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Evening star., 1932-06-12
CARE OF THE LAWN

With the return Of the crab grass, all
bare spots in the lawn are soon covered,
and in some measure this weed grass
deserves commendation for its ability to
thrive under adverse conditions. Were
it not for the fact that it dies out in
the Fall leaving the bare spots again
exposed, crab grass might become really
worthwhile 1t is we'll to keep the lawn
moved regularly, allowing the clippings
to lie where they fall These serve
double purpose-they help conserve the
soil moisture by acting as mulch and
then. too, in the course Of time the
clippings add fertility to the soil. That
such is actually fact was shown in
records made at the Ohio Agricultural
Experiment Station. where the lawn to
which clippings were returned made
much better growth than that from
which they were removed. This rather
stands to reason.
Watering is another item Of consid-
Grafton III the welfare Of the lawn. 1t
is we'll to begin this treatment before
the lawn begins to show signs of need
ing water. However as pointed out by
various garden writer's. one good drench-
ing is better than dozen sprinklings
because the latter largely evaporate
without reaching the roots. A light
application of peat moss to the lawn
will help conserve the moisture and. in
a slow way, aid in maintaining its fer
tility.
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PROPAGATION

Some of our favorite ornamentaS'
such as iris. narcissus, tulips, dahllas
and peonies, are of easy propagatlon'
50 easv. in fact, that in some cases II
becomes more of a question as to now
to limit propagation rather than 10 en-
courage it. Most every gardener knows
that iris may be easily divided oy tak-
ing I'D pieces of the thick rhlzomatous
root with leaves attached. Narclssus
divides naturally into small bulbs after
reaching mature size Tulips form new
bulbs each year Dahlias and peonles
are increased readily by division OF the
old clumps Few people realize tnat
dahlias also may be raised from Seeos
sown much as one would SOW tomatoes.
Some of our local home gardeners nave
tried their hand at planting dahlla .eea
with much success. The posslolilty Oh
securing new colors and forms Is en-
chanting and there are also %everai
dablia breeders in our locality who ac
tually cross varieties to obtain SEED OF
known parentage.
Propagation is really one OF the 1as'
cinating activities Of horticulture. some
plants increase or are increased easily
others with great difficulty. Most gar
deners like to give plants to their trlenos'
and it gives them sincere pleasure 10 oe
able to say that they grew the plant
themselves
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INSECT CONTROL

Tn his "Ornan entail Gardening Note"
for May, w R. Ballard. extension hortl-
culturist for the University OF Mary
land. discussed insect control, pointing
out that the different types are not
amenable to the same treatment. Pant
lice or aphids, which feed by thrustng
their mouth parts under the soft park
and sucking the plant juices, cannot be
killed by arsericals, such as arsenate OF
lead. simply because the insects are
feeding below the surface. To contrcl
anhids and other sap-sucking insects it
is necessary to smother them with some
material like pyrethrum oil soap spray
or nicotine sulfate The latter is COM
monty handled in our local garden
supply stores For leaf-eating insects.
on the other hand. there is nothing bet
ter than the arsenicals, generally
arsenate of lead. The Mexican bean
BEETLE should be combated with mag
nesium arsenate on account OF the TACT
this material does not injure the bean
foliage Still another group OF insects:
the borers, cannot be killed by any OF
the above mentioned treatments be-
cause they spend their entire feeding
life within the plant. The peach borer
is striking example of this group. It's
control was complete puzzle to fruit
growers for many years until some one
hit on the plan of gassing the insect in
the tree with aradichlorobenzene, COM
monty known as P. D. B. Up to this
discovery fruit growers fought the pest
with knife blades and sharp wires, with
the result that the tree was often
damaged seriously and the pest un-
harmed.
Some gardeners actually confuse the
treatment of insects and plant diseases
and attempt to control both with a
single material Generally this is not
possible, although the we'll known lime
sulphur spray used in Winter does con-
troll both However, If one tried, for
example, to control rose leaf black spots
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because Of their clayey texture, but
withal have plenty of good qualities.
Most of the local clay soils are underlaid
with a gravelly. sandy mixture that
affords good drainage. In other words,
one rarely sees water standing in pools
for any great length of time after
heavy rains. And as far as fertility
goes. it is perfectly feasible to build
it up to a favorable degree by the use
of fertilizer and of organic materials,
such as decaying cover crops and ami
NAL refuses. Very little of the soil
actually is used by the plant. in fact.
for the most part the soil acts simply
as a place in which the plant can
anchor itself and keep its root system
moist. Most of the plants food is made
IN leaves by the action Of sunlight or
chlorophyll Hence, when the gardener
speaks of feeding the plant. he is really
supplying only one or two small but
limiting parts of its total food supply.
In local soils nitrogen is the chief
limiting element, with phosphorus a
close second. Hence a fertilizer con-
tanning both these materials is better
than either alone. Bone meal has both
elements. so has cottonseed meal, and
of course. SO have all the various COM
plete fertilizers. Nitrogen also can be
supplied by turning under plant refuse
or animal manure Manures and plant
refuse keep the soil in better condi-
ton than do mineral fertilizers alone.
Their content of decaying vegetable
matter helps keep the soil porous, as
sists in holding moisture during
droughts and gives yellow soils that
blackish cast which is righttully asso-
ciated with producing capacity.
The gardener should and must think
of his soil as a changing environment.
Without care it is certain to 60 back
ward. with thoughtful attention it can
be made more and more fruitful. The
old pioneer idea of exhausting the soil
no longer holds. We know now that
with care production can be maintained
indefinitely
Evening star., 1932-06-12
GARDEN NOTES
Of the Home.

OF many roses compared at an Amer
ican laboratory as a possible source OF
aromatic oils for perfume manufacture.
Ulrich Brunner and GrusS an TeplitZ
led. Both are deep red roses and, in
general, red color was found to be as
sociated with higher oil content. Gruss
an Teplitz is grown to considerable
extent in local gardens. but has one
serious fault. weak flower stems.
blooms with rather long stems, at least
the grover benefits because the next
crop of flowers is borne on relatively
long shoots whereas without such cut
ting the subsequent growth Is short
and relatively weak.
After the first crop of roses is through
it Is well to spade up shallowly about
the plants, applying at the same time
additional fertilizer. such as bone meal
Such treatment will aid the plants in
developing satisfactory later crops OF
bloom. Roses, as rule, flower rather
lightly in Midsummer, but need care to
prepare for Fall blooming.
The pyrethrum. or painted daisy. Is
an extremely fine Spring Towering
perennial because of its diverse and at
tractive colors and its long, sturdy
flower stems When the gardener finds
an unusually desirable color, he may
easily propagate the plant by division
of the clump. The painted daisy Is a
splendid flower for exhibiting at garden
club shows.
The English or Persian walnut grows
here and there about the city. but is
not always hardy, that is is frequently
killed back in the Winter in the top.
The trees recover rapidly. but often
only to suffer again before they have
time to fruit The English walnut bet
ter. perhaps, may be left to our Pacific
Coast States TO grow. On the other
hand. the native black walnut thrives
in this locality and in its improved va
rieties is making strong bid for pop
uiar favor. Butter nuts and shagbarl
hickories also grow well and should be
considered for local planting. both be-
cause of their beauty and utility.
Whatever may be said Of imported
Strawberries, they cannot compare with
native-grown fruit, because Of the fact
that they have to be picked before fully
ripe The strawberry finds place In
moderate sized suburban places and
can easily become a cash crop for the
younger members of the family.
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ting. Marigolds also do very we'll and
the French type are much more beauti-
full than the African or older garden
type. For brilliant color the dwarf
nasturtiums are unequaled. but the
plants need some care to keep item free
from aphids Petunias thrive in Mid
summer and are singularly beautiful
for beds and porch boxes and baskets,
but have little merit as cut flowers be-
cause of their rather weak stems. The
ROSY morn petunia is a pink k-f1owereo
variety of real merit. Gladioluses may
be relied upon to supply beautiful cut
blooms during late July and August
and deserve a much more important
nlace in local flower growing There
are many other ANIMALS that do we'll
in our locality, but if one visits local
gardens in July and August, ne Is quite
Certain to find a preponderance OF the
alb aforementioned species.
Certainly greater attention should De
devoted to Summer Towering peren,,
malls. such as the various lines ana
tie malloWs. There is no great olfr-
cultv in having fine Spring and Autumn
gardens in the vicinity Of Washington;
hut ii does take some thought and
planning to carry through the Summer
season,
Evening star., 1932-06-12
STEVENS PARTY WINNER
IN NEW SOUTH WALES
Margin of II Seats Goes to United
Australia Faction-Lead
May Increase.

BY the Associated Press.
SYDNEY. New South Wales. June II
Sunday Premier B. S. B. Stevens
and his United Australia party gov
ernment won a handsome victory in
yesterdays provincial election.
Returns this morning showed mar
gin of II seats for the Stevens followers
out of 80 in the Provincial Legislature
and it was possible that the lead would
be increased to 40.
Former Premier j. T. Lang. who
headed the recent Labor government
and whose party had majority in the
last House of Commons, was slightly
ahead in his own contest for reelection.
The election followed a bitterly con-
tested campaign A month ago Mr..
Lang was deposed as premier by Sir
Philip Game, governor of New South
Wales, after a long controversy with
the commonwealth government which
eliminated in the seizure of provincial
funds by the commonwealth to meet
interest on foreign-owned bonds issued
by New South Wales.
Evening star., 1932-06-12
PEACH LEAF CURL

One of the simplest diseases to con-
troll. peach leaf curl often causes seri-
GUS damage to the foliage of peach trees
Only recently the writer observed some
peach trees completely defoliated by
this fungus, and nearby were some dead
trees, which apparently had been killed
previously A Winter spraying-that Is
a dormant spraying with lime sulphur
would have saved the trees and othaS-
wise benefited them by killing scale
insects.
Evening star., 1932-06-12
PHILADELPHIA SEEKS
GIRARD FUND AID
Mayor Moore Asks for SIC, ,0C0. 900
of Principal of Merchants
Fortune.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. June 1l.-When
Stephen Girard died in 1881 he be-
queathed to the city of Philadelphia
sum of money-now s85, 900 ,000-to
be used for "a competent police force" ="
to diminish the burden of taxation"
and to provide for the health and
comfort" of its citizens.
The income from this trust has been
used to finance various civic projects
and to maintain Girard College. But
Mayor j. Hampton Moore believes the
time has come to dig into the principal
to the extent of s10,000,0 600 to help the
city out of its financial difficulties
He appealed yesterday to the Board
of City Trusts. which administers the
estate, for a grant to the municipal
treasury.
If the grant is made it would be the
second time the great merchant S
wealth has aided distressed govern
ment Girard put up s1,000,000 to
rehabilitate the shares of the Bank
Of the United States in 1910 and vir-
tually financed the War of 1912 by
purchasing IS per cent Of $4,000, 900
issue Of war bonds. when only $4,000
worth had been taken previously.
Evening star., 1932-06-12
PETT|C0AT REGIME
RULES SULU ISLAND
Nieces of Sultan Influential
In Administration of
M0sIem TribeSmen.

BY the Associated Press.
JOLO, P. l., June 1l.-Petticoat gov
ernment say observers. is running af-
fairs for the Sultan Of Sulu with the
Mohammedan tribesmen of the South
ern Philippines. scores of them one
time pirates, needing dictates which
come from two nieces of the potentate.
The United States is sovereign here
the province. but the Moros enjoy a
large degree of self-rule.
Sultan Is Religious Head.
Jamailil Kiram. the elderly Sultan, is
religious head of the people, but the
Princess Dayang, his adopted daugh-
ter. and Princess Tarhata, former
coed at the University of illinois, WELD
much influence in civic affairs.
American officials say there is jeal-
ousy among followers of the women
and sometimes there is difficulty in
determining jurisdiction.
Princess Dayang, posthumous daugh-
ter of the Sultan's brother and prede-
Cessor. was adopted by the childleSs
present ruler several years ago. She
recently tried to enhance her prestige
by putting in claim at Washington
for l6 islands scattered In the Sulu Sea
and around British North Borneo.
Claim Disallowed.
This was disalloWed because title to
the isiets had been settled by treaties
among the Moros Great Britain and
the United States after Spain sur
rendered her claims to America in 1889.
Princess Davang's full name is
Dayang Dayang Hadji Piandao. She
backed the United States in 1915, when
the Sultan had to give up pretensions
to temporal sovereignty.
Princess Tarhata married Tahil, a
Datu soon after returning from college.
She failed in 1927 to have her husband
supersede the American Governor of
the province A minor uprising fol-
lowed and Tahil was jailed She now
presides over court which adjudicates
domestic cases.
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CLUB NOTES

The annual Spring flower show just
concluded by the Hyattsville Horticul-
tural Society was one Of the largest in
its history Especially noteworthy were
the many exhibits Of beautiful peonies
and roses this year The club seemed
particularly interested in artistic ar
rangements Of all kinds and there was
much keen competition. The Hyatts-
vile Horticultural Society has won The
Evening Star Cup for three years and
now will retain permanent possession
of it.
Evening star., 1932-06-12
SUMNER FLOWERS

For Summer bloom in the garden
there is nothing equal to ANIMALS, and
among these ANIMALS none can surpass
the zinnia in ability to withstand heat
and occasional drought. The dwarf
zinnias are attractive for bedding and
the tall zinnias are excellent for cut
Evening star., 1932-06-12
JOBLESS WORK GARDENS
Colorado Plan Relieves Unemploy
ment and Aids Needy.

FORT COLLINS. Cclo LP.-Planting
of emergency gardens to provide work
for unemployed and vegetables for the
needy has been started in several parts
Of Colorado.
The Colorado Agricultural College
Extension Service has co-operated with
industrial concerns which have made
plans for such gardens to aid jobless
men.
Evening star., 1932-06-12
LUMBER RECEIVER ASKED
Bondholder Claims Chicago Firm
Lost s2,2oo,ooo in 1880

CHICAGO, June II LP.-Receiver-
ship for the Chicago Mill & Lumber
Corporation was asked yesterday by
David Schrader, a bondholder living In
New York
The petition charges the company
lost $4,000 in 1880 and that, al
though its assets exceed its liabilities,
the company has defaulted on Its
bonds. The company was said to own
95O,OOO,COO board feet Of standing tim
Der in North Carolina, Arkansas and
Mississippi.
Evening star., 1932-06-12
THE HOME GARDENER
BY J. w. WELLINGTON.

with nicotine sulfate it would be simply
a waste OF time and effort Some simple
knowledge of the pest that one is seek
ing to control is quite essential
Evening star., 1932-06-12
THE SOIL

Local soils often are described as
relatively inferuile and difficult to work
Evening star., 1932-06-12

The Star convention staff will bring
to newspaper readers vivid picture
of the pageantry and excitement, but
that is not all. Expert reporters will
write up.to-the.minute, accurate &C.
counts of all vital ang lies, probe under
the surface to interpret authoritatively
the significance of each important mo.
ment and analyze fairly the ever
changing situations and give the local
readers the news of the convention
that has peculiarly local appeal.
Evening star., 1932-06-12

Former crack reporter and author of
many hits. will drop into his familiar
role of ''Godfrey Gloom for both con-
ventions His sardonic observations
will be telegraphed daily.
Evening star., 1932-06-12

The Associated Press, organized solely
to provide newspaper readers with &C.
curate, unbiased news dispatches,
serve the Nations electorate. Before
and during the conventions, thru
the campaigns and to the final tabula.
ton of the ballots, "A. P.'' dispatches
bring you fair, impartial reports on
significant events, the complete day.
to-day history of the United States
political year.
Evening star., 1932-06-12

FARM AND GARDEN.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-14
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume Of Happenings OF
the Week Collected for
Our Readers.
THE MARKETS


Portland
Wheat = Big Bend bluestem, hard
winter. coo; soft white and western
white, soc; hard winter, northern
snring and western red, 4Skc.
Hay-Buying prices, I. o. b. Port
land: Alfalfa, Yakima, $1,000.
Butterfat-Pound 11@13c.
Eggs-Ranch, 15@1ec.
Hogs-Good to choice, $4.65@5.15.
Cattle-Choice steers, s6.35@7Oo.
Thanksgiving, $3.50@4.0O.
Seattle
Wheat-Soft white, western white
hard winter, western red and north
ern spring, 4Sc; bluestem, SIC.
Eggs-Ranch, 16@1Sc.
Butterfat-Pound 15c.
Hogs-Good to choice, $5@5.65.
Cattle-Choice steers, $5.5O@5.75.
Sheep-Spring lambs, $4.O0@4.75.
Spokane
Cattle-Steers, good, $6.00@65O.
Hogs-Good to choice, $4.00@45O.
Lambs-Good to choice, $3.35@3.5O
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-14
Woman's Chief Charms a..
Not to Be Purchased

The mouth is a photograph Of the
disposition. Someone has said that
we are not responsible for the dispo-
sition we are born with, but we are
responsible for the one that we die
with. 1t is the same with the mouth.
The sweetness and kissableness and
dearness Of baby's mouth are not
dependent on the shape or size.
Baby's mouth Is sweet because his
soul is sweet. No brand of lipstick.
nor any artist in it's use, can camou-
fage a sour mouth and make even a
casual observer believe it is sweet.
Then there Is the eye, which the
contents Of the vanity case cannot
change. 'The eye is the window Of
the soul" You can buy something
that will lengthen the fringe on the
curtains to your windows, you
can change the cut Of the lambre-
quins above, but you can't keep peo-
pie from looking in sometimes, I'M
less you pull the shades down alto
gether and put yourself In darkness.
No vanity case, not even whole
drug store or beauty shop, can make
attractive the windows out Of which
looks quarrelsome, envious soul.
Keep sweet within, If you want to
get full value from your vanity case.
Nellie S. Russell in the Farm
Journal.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-14
PRINCE CHARMING

MO, LADIES have never actually
" worn glass slippers. But the Gin
derella theme, the story Of the down
trodden heroine to whom at last has
come a Prince Charming and bliss for
ever, has become so deeply imbedded
In our literature, and in our very
hearts, that we are scarcely surprised
to find 1t founded on real hap
pening.
About 1880 talented and wealthy
French actor, named Thevenard, then
a man over sixty, wandering about
the streets Of Paris, observed upon
cobbler's stall awaiting repair WON
ans slipper. SO dainty was 1t, and of
such grace, that Thevenard was struck
with admiration and curiosity about
it's owner, and a sort of fascination
which would not leave him, even after
he had returned home and several
days had passed. Unable to free him
self from his uncanny interest. he at
length returned to the cobbler's stall,
but could gain from him no clew as to
the slippers owner.
Days passed, and that worn little
slipper became an obession with the
great man. Again and again, irri.
tated by his own folly but unable to do
otherwise, he returned to the stall
and watched the cobbler as he worked
upon the tiny shoe, always hoping in
vain that the owner would appear.
She appeared only when the shoe was
done, and proved to be charming
girl enough, but Of the poorest and
humblest class But since this was
real fairy tale, that made not the
slightest difference and this Prince
Charming and his Cinderella were
married and lived happily ever after.
&c. 1882. Western Newspaper Union)
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-14
VILLAGE HAS HAD
ITS DAY OF GLORY
Old Tadoussac Now Quiet
Summer Resort.

The Oldest white settlement In
America, and once the center Of the
American fur trade, the quaint little
French Canadian village Of Tadous-
sac, on the lower st. Lawrence rlv-
er, is today a quiet Canadian sum-
mer resort.
Nesting among the foothills Of the
blue-capped Laurentian mountains
at the junction Of the st. Lawrence
and Saguena rivers, the village itself
Is still living in the past, the nat
ural beauty of it's surroundings and
the quaintness of it's people attract
ing each summer large number Of
holidayers who are seeking to leave
behind the rush and hustle of mod
ern life.
Woven around Tadoussac Is long
and romantic history. Here Jacques
Cartier, the first explorer of New
France, landed in the summer of
1886, and there are numerous tales
of visits by those fierce sea rovers,
the Vikings, at much earlier date.
Tadoussac, with it's natural protected
harbor, was long used as a whaling
station by the Basques and Bretons,
who were the first to form settle
ment there, and 1t was in 1890 that
the first house in Canada was built.
At the opening of the century,
Tadoussac became the center Of the
fur trading industry, which extended
as far as Labrador and Hudson bay
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-07-14
The first trading post of the Hudson

The first trading post of the Hudson
Bay company, that great company
Of gentlemen adventures, was erect
ed on the site where the modern Ho-
tel Tadoussac now stands,
In 1903, Champlain landed at Ia
doussac and made his disastrous
treaty with the Algonquins, thus in
curing the enmity Of the warlike
Iroquois, and in the same year the
oldest church in America, the Ia
doussac Indian chapel, was erected.
On the site of the first church tiny
chapel still stands and the bell,
which three centuries ago called the
converted Indians to mass, still rings
out from the chapel belfry.
In 1861, the Iroquois sacked the
village, leaving standing only the
church, which their superstition
prompted them to leave unmolested
and for time Tadoussac was a de-
serted village.
In the meantime, explorers had
pressed onward and in the search
for new worlds this beauty spot on
the lower river was neglected. Great
cities sprang up throughout the Do
minion and Tadoussac remained a
tiny village important today only for
it's historical interest and it's sum
mer resort fame. Once the scene or
great historical events, peaceful and
warlike, Tadoussac today submits
each summer to peaceful invasion
as visitors arrive by steamer and by
car to rest and play in this Oldest
settlement on the continent.