davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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spray of water Is Of great help In con-
trolling the gladiolus thrips. This
simple process is the way that green
house men control red spider. The
water washes the insects off the plants
and 1t would seem that they do not
all again reach their destination. It
is likely that seasonal conditions play q
part In the control Of thrips as most
other insect pests. Gladiolus foliage
Is very glossy and smooth and it Is
hard to ind spray that will adhere.
The molasses mixture is, of course,
sirupy and seems to have good ad-
herring properties.
Garden Notes.
THE coleus Is popular in home gar
dens, not for its flowers, which
are relatively inconspicuous, but for
its brilliant and various colored
leaves. It is a wonderful plant to
work with because it roots readily In
water, sand or soil and can be car
ried through the Winter simply as
cuttings in water. Planted in among
the ANIMALS, the coleus Is constant
source of brilliant color from July to
the first frost.
The orange cosmos Is becoming in
creasingly popular because Of its
bright color and tendency to early
bloom as compared with the more
common varieties. The old-fashioned
cosmos. which would not bloom until
October, no matter how early planted,
is giving way to the early Towering
varieties, such as the orange and
early pink.
The pompom zinnias are extremely
desirable for the home garden and
,, many are the local home gardens
that are now frightened by these
CHEEKY little flowers in many diff
ferent hues, bright pink, golden yel-
low and red. Those who think only
of zinnias as they were 20 years ago,
stiff, artificial flowers, would scarcely
believe that the dainty pompoms are
the same species At the Takona
Flower Show, held last week. the
pompom Zinnias were a prominent
feature.
Climbing roses are now growing
rapidly and the long canes should be
tied to the arbor to prevent the
growing tips from injury. 1t is sur
prising how rapidly the young canes
can grow under favorable conditions.
Some gardeners had rather unsat-
isfactory experience with sulphur
during the very hot July period. 1t
burned the leaves of the rose and
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other plants. It would be safer to
use Bordeaux mixture during hot
weather or even perhaps not to spray
or DIST at all when temperatures are
above 80 degrees.
One of the attractive new gladiolus
varieties, as seen at the recent
Takoma show, was Olive Goodrich.
white with petals suffused and
blotched with pink. The throat of
the blooms was light yellow. Picardy
Is q popular favorite, as indicated by
the number Of entries of this variety.
It Is indeed a beautiful gladiolus.
The eggs Of the l7-year locust or
cicada are now Matching and very
shortly all the young will have en-
tered the soil. The small locusts are
white In color and not over one-six-
teenth Of an inch in length and so
inconspicuous that few will be seen
at all except by trained observers.
Fortunate indeed is the 17-year inter-
val. Otherwise the trees could not
endure the injuries.
It Is advisable to cut the seed heads
of of all flowers, especially so the
perennial phlox and hollyhocks which
seed themselves everywhere. Gener-
ally the chance seedlings are inferior
to their parents and simply clutter
up the garden.
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1853 CHURCHES USE
M0DERNIzATION CREDIT

In the 11-month period from Au-
gust, 1885, through June, 1886, 1858
churches have taken advantage Of the
;nodernization credit plan of the Fed
eral Housing Administration. These
notes totaled $779,56l.
OF this number 709 per cent we're
for structural alterations and repairs,
with the remaining 291 per cent
going for the purchase and installa-
ton of machinery and equipment.
The majority of these notes were in
the classification which includes loans
for less than $4,000. The average
loan was for 1854, which is above the
average note for most properties in
this classification.
Under amendments to the national
housing act passed recently, churches
have become eligible for loans aboyt
$4,000. Since that time loans in this
latter class totaling $20.038 have been
granted.
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out in rows. Grating named varie-
ties On seedlings may also be en-
ployed as means of increasing choice
plants.
Sweet-Scented Flowers.
LEW gardeners there are who do
not enjoy sweet-scented flowers
and foliage, yet only occasionally
does one find garden where any
special effort has been made to in
crease the number of fragrant spe-
cies. The heliotrope, the lemon ver-
bena, the lemon leaf geranium, laven-
der, the sweet brier rose bring fond
memories to many of the older home
gardeners. Miss Louise B. Wilder, in
her book, The Fragrant Path" pre-
SentS a lot of valuable information
on sweet-scented plants and flowers
in an effort to encourage their plant
ing. Many of our showiest flowers
have little fragrance and depend only
on their beauty for attractiveneSS. It
is unfortunate that the sweet pea is
not more at home in this locality, as
it combines beauty and fragrance in
a large degree.
Wild Flower Exhibit.
Mrs. E, F. LINES, who for several
years has delighted members OF
the Takoma Horticultural Club with
her wonderful pansy exhibits, staged
a very attractive display of wild flow
ers at the clubs Summer show. With
Homer D. Houses finely illustrated
book on wild flowers as the central
feature. Mrs. Lines surrounded the
book with various flowers, includinI
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RECORD
SET IN ARLINGTON
1865 Building Licenses Issued
in JuIy-1936 Building Now
Over Two Million.
BY STAFF Correspondent OF rne Star.

~ SteH COfIeeponQenv OF rne star.
ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va,
August 8.-Building operations in Ar
lington County shot above the 81. .000,-
600 mark for 1886 in July. in which
month a new record was set for the
number of permits issued.
A total of 166 building permits,
representing a value of $452 .899, were
issued through the Office of Building
Inspector Andrew Jensen in July. The
previous record, set in March this
year, was 134.
The July figure brings the total
value of building construction in the
county to date this year to 81. .347, 1877.
Inspector Jensen's report for July
lists 116 permits for one-family resi-
dences, valued at 1857 ,790, two permits
for apartment houses. valued at $18,-
600, 10 permits for business structures,
valued at $23, ,925. 81 permits for alter
ations and repairs. valued at S34,8I9,
and SO permits for garages, valued at
So 1865.
The July building activity figure
was more than double the s211 1888
June total, and in excess Of the July,
1885, figure Of S402,925.
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cat-and-nine tails, goldenrod, orange
milkweed, pink milkweed, Queen
Anne lace, OSWego tea, bleeding heart.
butter and eggs and pokeberry. 1t
was an attractive and educational
exhibit that interested every one.
Three at least of the plants, namely.
bleeding heart, orange or butterfly
milkWeed, and OsWego tea, would in
dicate that there still are other
native plants with horticultural value.
Annual Larkspurs.
COMPARED with the difficulties
often encountered with the pc
rennial larkSpur or delphinium, the
growing of the annual varieties is
much simpler and more certain of
success. The colors are much the
same in both the annual and peren-
NAL larkspurs, that is. white, pink
and blue shades. The ANIMALS, how
ever, can never replace the tall majeS-
tic perennials, matching them neither
in height nor intensity OF colors. The
annual larkspur has no important
insect or fungous enemies and, though
annual in nature, is almost self
perpetuating because Of self-seeding
in great profusion. 1t is one of the
easiest flowers to grow and very
satisfactory when planted in mass.
GladiOlus Thrips.
4 TAKOMA HORTICULTURAL
CLUB member, who is an excel
lent gladiolus grower, states that he
has had much less trouble with thrips
this Summer than last. This Summer
he has sprayed three times with the
paris green, molasses, water mixture
and feels that perhaps this is the best
spray that is yet available. Last year
he used a proprietary mixture and
got so discouraged with results that
he greatly.reduced his gladiolus plant
ings
Mr.. John L. Bishop. president of the
Woodbridge Garden Club, believes that
spraying the plants with a strong
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RESORTS FAME SPREADS

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del, July 25-
The increasing popularity of this
Atlantic Coast vacation center has
been more than ever evidenced by
reservations at the leading hotels.
Although great number of men,
bers of the official family at WASH
ington, as well as employees of
the Governmental departments, make
up large share of the visitors to
Rehoboth Beach, other sections Of the
Middle Atlantic States are learning
about this popular resort.
The Hotel Henlopen, which faces
the ocean and is right in the midst
of the aristocratic section, reports
advanced reservations far in excess of
recent years.
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DEEDS IN FAIRFAX
SET NEW RECORD
July Building Permits 23.7
Per Cent Higher Than
Previous Month.
6re cial Dispatch to The star.

6recia1 Dispatch to The star.
FAIRFAX, Va, August S.-Another
all-time peak in the recordation OF
deeds and trusts in the Office Of
County Clerk John M. Whalen was
reached during the month Of July,
the report of the clerk shows.
At the same time County Commits
sioner of the Revenue James U.
Kincheloe, IN whose Office building
permits are issued, announced that
permits for July exceeded the June
figure by 237 per cent, and reached
the highest amount for the year.
In the clerks Office, 377 recordations
were reported for July, jump of 8
over the former peak of 374, set dur
ing the month of June. The previous
high figures for the county was 333
recordations during the month of
April.
2,1S9 Seven Months Total.
For the first seven months of 1886
the total of recordations was 2,189,
while for the similar period of 1885
the total was 1,728, an increase of
461.
During July AZ building permits
were issued for a total of $89, ,494 in
construction work. OF this amount
the commissioners records disclose
that S36,294 represents new build
ings, with but $1,000 listed for in
provementS.
Because of the fact improvements
and repairs to property costing less
than 5000 do not require permit,
the actual value of work done over
the month would even be consider
ably in excess of the permit figure, it
was pointed out.
Seven Months Permits.
Permit values for the sevcn-mcnth
period from January l were il the
aggregate of S412,896, including both
new buildings and improvements No
comparative figures are available for
1885, since the county had no build
ing permit ordinance prior to 1896.
Providence and Falls Church dis
trlcts continue to lead in building
activity. For the former district the
total for July was S39,744, and in
the latter S2l, 500.
For the other districts the totals
were as follows:
Centreville, $9,550; DranesvI!Ie, ST.
$50; Lee, $4,000, and Mount Vernon,
$14,150.
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IL chance that at the END OF nVe
years one will have nice workable
soil and the other hard baking. dill
fcult material. The original minerals
change very little but the fibrous
plant residue. known as organic mat
ter, will quickly disappear If not re-
plenished Stable manure applied in
large amounts tends to improve soil
because of the added organic matter.
In lieu of stable manure, the home
gardener may add peat moss, rotted
leaves or spaded-under crops of clover,
rye. oats. soybeans or coWpeas. In
fact. even weeds make a very good
addition to the soil. but are not sug-
gested because Of their prolific seed
bearing habit.
Instead of trying to burn plant
stalks. they may be placed in pit,
perhaps with a handful or two OF
suIphate of ammonia scattered over
them. Covered with soil, the plant
refuse will soon become organic mat
ter and all mildew and other spores
will have periShed. No matter how
freely one uses mineral fertilizer, the
soil will lose its original texture un-
less some plant refuse is turned under.
Hard coal ashes and lime tend to I'll
prove the texture of the soil but are
not fertilizers.
Soil may be injured temporarily by
spading when too wet. In other
words, the cultural operations should
be timed carefully. Local soils are
not the best by any means but, on
the other hand, all except coarse
gravels can be converted gradually
into nice gardens.
Althea,
THE Althea or, as it is sometimes
l. known, rose of Sharon is one of
the few strictly Summer blooming
shrubs. One may see this plant in
many suburban gardens and being
utilized in a few instances as
hedge plant instead OF privet or bar
berry. Rose of Sharon has one dis
tinct advantage over Grape myrtle,
namely, it is fully Winter hardy. The
colors range from clear white through
the pirks to light reds and the flowers
NAV be either single or double just
as occurs in the rose. Propagation
is very simple as the bushes seed pro-
fusely and, if one desires plants for
a hedge, natural seedlings may be
found near any native plant. How
ever, the Althea does not come true
to color from seed and, therefore,
cuttings are taken in the Autumn and
handled much as one would grapes
or other woody plant material. The
cuttings are tied in bundles and
buried in a well-drained spot in the
garden. In the Spring the bundles
are lifted and the individuals planted
Evening star., 1936-08-08
SNOW FINALLY CLEARED
Lassen Volcano National Park
Area Thrown Open.

Notwithstanding the heaviest snow
pack Lassen Volcanic National Park,
Calf. has experienced in years. the
famous scenic "Lassen Peak Loop
Highway" - the 30-mile transpark
route-haS opened three days earlier
this year than last, and FIVE days
sooner than in 1899, the National
Park Service has announced.
Those visiting this still active VOL
canic section will experience the thrill
of passing within a few hours from
Summer conditions to snowbanks. IS
feet high, lining the higher elevations.
The Lassen Peak Loop Highway
will be open to the public daily from
6 am. to $50 pm.
Evening star., 1936-08-08

The rich man in China can usually
get a substitute to take his punish
ment, even sometimes to being be-
headed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-24
CHILD BEATER
SENT TO JAIL

xENIA. Ohio, April "a G.N.SO.
Ammiel Bent, jr., 15-year-old high
school boy whose father admitted
in court that he flogged the boy
and then rubbed salt in the
wounds because he twice at
tempted to steal pigeons, today
was a ward of the juvenile court.
Municipal Judge F. L. johnson
sentenced the father, Ammiel
Bent, ST., 80, a South American,
to six months in jail and fined
him 5000, the maximum sentence
possible under Ohio'S seldom used
torture statute.
Bent pleaded guilty to an affi-
davit filed by his wife, Ida. He
said he lost his temper and was
sorry he had hit his son "too
hard" Hospital attaches pre-
dicted the boys recovery but
feared an infection in his knee,
resulting when the lash broke off
and a piece lodged in the flesh.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-24
PARKER
FACES ORDER
T0HUNT SON
One Of Five Indicted in
New York in Wendell
Kidnapinq Case

MOUNT HOLLY, N. j., April
"a QN.SO-Ellis Parker, detec-
tive with a reputation for getting
his man. today faced the prospect
Of hunting down and arresting his
son.
A warrant for the arrest Of the
younger Parker, also named Ellis,
was issued by Justice of the Peace
w. H. Grady at Vincentown today
on a complaint signed by Sergt.
Howard Carlson of the State po-
lice. Ellis Parker, jr., is one Of
five men indicted in Brooklyn for
the kidnapping of Paul H. Wendell,
disbarred Trenton lawyer who
claims he was abducted that a
confession" to the Lindbergh
baby kidnapping might be forced
from him.
do You Duty" Is Order
Shortly after the warrant for
young Parker was issued, Assistant
District Attorney Francis Madden
of Brooklyn arrived here.
Madden said he would ask
Prosecutor Howard Eastwood to
instruct Parker, ST., to perform
his duties as police officer and
institute a search for his SON."
The elder Parker today said he
did not know the whereabouts Of
the son, reported missing since
the Brooklyn indictments were
handed UP yesterday.
Resistance Doubted
Friends of the ParkerS declared
they doubted whether Dung
Parker would resist eXtradition to
Brooklyn and predicted he would
surrender to the Brooklyn author
tiles today or tomorrow. 1t was
reported that because of political
hostility famed by the State
troopers handling Of the Lind
bergh case and the elder Parker's
assistance to Gov. Harold Hoff-
man in his efforts to save Haupt-
mann. young Parker would not
give the State officers the salts
faction of arreSting him.
Parker was reported to have
been accused by Martin Schloss-
man, who confessed a part in the
kidnapping and went before the
grand jury after signing a waiver
of immunity. Also indicted was
SchloSsman; his father-in-law,
Harry Bleefeld; Murray Bleefeld,
Harry's son, and Harry Weiss, a
cab driver. The latter two are
fugutives.
Bail Arranged
SchloSSman and Harry Bleefeld
were arraigned before Judge Mar.
tin Immediately after the indict-
ments were returned. Bleefeld
was held without bail, but Schloss-
man, on the plea of his counsel,
Samuel Leibowitz, was released
under bail of $500.
According to District Attorney
Geoghan young Parker was the
man referred to as the man from
out Of State" who was present
when Wendell was beaten.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-24
BORDER WAR
NEAR CRISIS

DENVER, April "a UN.SO.
Gov. Ed C. johnson, of Colorado,
today attempted to arrange a tele-
phone conference with Gov. Clyde
Tingley, of New Mexico. to settle
crisis in interstate relations arts
ing from the posting of uniformed
Colorado guardSmen on the south
ern border of the State to bar alien
and INDECENT laborers.
Governor Tingley showed his re-
sentiment in two separate state
ments. In the first he warned
Governor Johnson against sending
his intelligence officers into New
Mexico. The Colorado executive
agreed with him and ordered the
guardsmen to be very careful
about stepping over the State
boundary.
But resentment still Smoldered
below the State line. Said Tingley:
IF the governor of Colorado
wants to set up the National
Guard as an immigration bu-
reau, that is all right with me.
But he can't get away with it
when he starts sending New
Mexico citizens back across the
line"
Reports from field headquarters
at Trinidad revealed that a total
Of 389 persons had been turned
back into New Mexico since the
blockade was established Sunday
at cost of $3.50 a day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-24
WOMAN FACES
FRAUD CHARGE

A woman who for a number of
years was assistant to the chief
clerk of the Women's Bureau of
the Department Of Labor, was be-
ing held today at the Woman's
Bureau Of the Police Department
to answer false pretenses charge
in Police Court tomorrow.
The woman is Mrs. Mary E. We
Der, A, of 214O N st. N. w. Inspec-
tor Bernard w. Thompson, chief
of detectives, said she had been
sought for a year for passing $500
in worthless checks and that she
was arrested yesterday in a down
town department store as she
sought to pass an allegedly worth
less check for $45. The arrest was
made by members of the police
check squad.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-24
MAYOR M'NA|R
GIVES SNUB
Continued from Page y

Continued from Page y
Presidents son. Making no move
to extend his hand, McNair asked:
"Mr. Roosevelt, what relation
are you to the man in the White
HOuse?"
81 am his SON."
Gle and his gang put me in
Jail"
Roosevelt, who evidently had not
heard of hizzoner's two-hour so.
journ in the city lookup last Sat.
urday, countered:
81 don't understand you"
The mayor came back:
"Well, tell your old man I am
out"
Roosevelt replied:
81 don't know anything about
your troubles. am not in poll
tics"
With that McNair turned his
back and walked away.
Before his plane took off, Roose
welt was heard to comment:
"That fellow (McNair) Is sort
Of q surly cuss, isn't he? Well.
If he thinks i give q damn he II
mistaken"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-24
POWER PLANT
LOAN BY PWA
HIT IN COURT
Utilities Attack Plan
to Aid Texas Town
As Uneconomical
International News Service

Utility companies fighting the
Public Works Administration mu.
nicipal power program today in
troduced evidence in District Of
Columbia Supreme Court tending
to show that proposed munich
pal lighting plant at Plainview.
Tex, was not economical, could
not become self-sustaining, and
that revenue probably" would
fall below operating costs and
debt service.
Income, N. D. Veatch, of Kansas
City, elecCrlcaI engineer, testified.
might even fall below the cost Of
keeping Inc plant operating"
Plainview is one of 10 cities
which have been granted Public
Works Administration loans and
grants to establish municipal
plants, all of which have been
halted, at least temporarily, by
temporary court injunctions In
volved in the District of Columbia
Supreme Court suit. 'Fifty-tnree
other applications also are held up
by injunctions.
The 10 cities involved in the
present case, including PlainvieW,
are Decatur, Florence, Tuscumbia.
Hartselle, Sheffield, Guntersville
and Russellville, Ala; Hominy,
Okla, and Iowa City, Iowa.
Veatch, vigorously cross-exam-
ined by jerome Frank, Public
Works Administration chief coun-
sci, stood pat on testimony show
ing a difference of $50, 1000 he had
made in two estimates of the cost
of the proposed Plainview munich
pal plant. The first estimate, made
in January, 1885, of 1888, 900, was
based on the original application
of the city for public works funds,
without the specifications.
The other estimate, made as Of
March this year, was based on the
exact specification which included.
he said, more elaborate equipment
and different construction mate
rails,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-24
Italy Trade Balance
Better Since Sanctions

ROME, April "a U.N.S).
Ita1y's unfavorable trade balance
has been reduced by q per cent
since last year and the country
is stronger commercially than on
the day League of Nations sane
lions were imposed, it was an
nounced today.
The official Italian figures were
released in reply to. the report of
Augusta de Vasconcellos to the
League sanctions coordinating
committee of 10, of which he is
chairman, regarding the effect of
sanctions on Italy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-24
KING LAUDS RESCUERS

STELLARTON, Nova Scotia,
April "a Il. N. SD.-Stellarton
draegermen-miner especially
trained in rescue work-came
home today to receive from their
own folk the plaudits they have
earned even from King Edward
VIII of England.
At Halifax, Lord Tweedsmuir,
Governor General of Canada, re-
ceived a cablegram from hte king
expressing admiration for the
heroic rescue workers and hope
they would not suffer any i'll ef-
fects from their rescue efforts.
George Morrell, one of the men
who broke through first to DR..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-24
Missing Car mo Joke"

HAGERSTOWN, Md, April "a.
The next time Manuel Knode,
misses his car he will not think it
was a joke. Knode parked his
car in front of a filling station
here and went in to talk with
friends. When he came out the
car was gone. He thought it was
a joke, and went home to await
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-24
MANY Have HookWorm

OF 1857 residents OF the Philip
pine Islands tested for hookworm
1,O48 returned positive results. In
festation was light in the Manila
district, where most tests have
been confined previously, but
heavy In more moist, warm regions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-24

d. E. Robertson and C. Alfred
Scadding, told of the greatest
thrill of my life" It was:
Shaking hands with DIR. Rob
ertsOn when we broke through
that alst barrier. 1 don't think
those two would have been alive
if it hadn't been that Robertson
was a doctor"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-24
New Use for Eggs

There is in some sections Of the
Sudan q taboo against the eating
of eggs so strong and so generally
accepted that when a person is i'll
and an emetic is indicated, an egg
is fed to him,