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Of narciSsus bulbs should take place
in the dormant period. June to Sep
tember, and the bulbs may be planted
again at once or kept for a time in
baskets in a coll airy but dark
location.
There has been such a wonderful
improvement in narcissus varieties in
the last decade or so that the home
gardener would often do we'll to re-
place old, depleted bulbs with new
stock.
Hardy Chrysanthemums.
THERE are primarily two flower sea-
sons in this general region. Spring
and Autumn, with a difficult Summer
period in between. Narcissus, tulips,
iris, peonies and roses assure a fine
show in Spring, and in Autumn the
dahlia and chrysanthemum again as
sure success. Great strides have been
made in the development Of hardy
garden chrysanthemums in the last
few years. A decade ago there was
none which fowered before November,
with the result that success depended
altogether on the weather. If freezing
and snow came in late October or
early November. there were no chrys-
anthemums worth cutting. Now breed
ers have produced many varieties
which commence blooming in late
September and the chrysanthemum is
established as a reliable garden flower.
BY introducing new species into the
garden chrysanthemum, breeders have
not only brought into existence earlier
varieties, but also greater Winter re-
sistance, and one large grower now
announces a variety that he terms as
absolutely hardy. It has an Arctic
species as one parent. There are some
wonderfully beautiful varieties avail
able for the garden, such as Saranac,
light yellow; Ruth E. Adams, bronzy
yellow; Crimson Splendor. Natoma
pink, and Gamma, deep pink, and
many others. The home gardeners
who lay aside a portion Of their gar
dens for hardy chrysanthemums will
have no cause for regret. The plants
are not expensive and. given any kind
of moderate Winters. multiply with
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columbine, saliva, veronica and platy-
codon. Row culture permits Of running
the wheel hoe between the rows and
of easy fertilizing and watering.
Garden Notes.
EOR many years it has been known
that the color Of the hydrangea,
known as hortensis or greenhouse hy-
drangea, could be Influenced by regu-
lating the acidity Of the soil. The blue
color is promoted by acidity and the
pink by neutrality and slight alkalinity.
Many home gardeners in this region
grow these hydrangeas as garden
plants, often setting out Easter plants
in the open soil after the flowers have
faded. Many gardeners prefer the in
tense blue shades. At Cornell Univer-
sity it was found that aluminium sui
phate in solution was the most effective
agent for promoting acidity and the
blue color. In this particular expert
ment, five applications at weekly in
tervals of about one-half pint of 2la
per cent aluminium sulphate solution to
plants in 5-inch pots were effective in
producing blue blooms. Out Of doors,
probably more of the solution could be
used safely, but in the greenhouse more
of the solution injured the roots. Ap-
parently the most effective time Of
application Is while the flower buds are
expanding.
AS indicative Of the value Of peat
in home gardening operations, comes
the news from the University Of Min
nesota that coleus, calendula and
annual larkspur did just as well in
potting soil in which part Of the
manure was replaced with peat moss
as in where the full portion Of the
stable manure was used. One form Of
begonia did very well where all the
manure was replaced by peat moss
All Of which should be good news
to the home gardener to whom peat
moss is much more accessible than
stable manure.
Home gardeners sometimes are puz-
zled why poisons, such as Paris green
and arSenate Of lead do not control
aphids or plant lice. Simply because
the aphid thrusts its mouth parts
directly through the soft surface It's
sues into the interior, where it draws
on the sap which is free of poisons.
Nicotine derivatives, to which are
added a little soap, are highly efec-
tive in destroying aphids.
Color Of soil is not always an indi-
cation of its fertility, but as a rule
dark colored soil is generally accepted
as being more favorable for gardening
than is light yellow or reddish mater
ial However, it is possible by adding
some partly burned material to soil
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to give it dark color without adding
anything to its value. Such an unfair
advantage has been taken at times
of new home gardeners. 1t Is surpris-
ing how the color of soil may be
changed gradually by adding stable
manure, leaf mold or other decaying
organic matter. The yellow color will
disappear as these organic materials
decay further and become incorpor-
ated in the soil. 1t Is conceivable
that the most discouraging looking
garden plot may be converted into
a real garden by adding peat moss,
ashes, lime and other soil amendents
in addition to the fertilizers.
The Garden Clubs.
THE narcissus Is an excellent show
flowers, as demonstrated in the fine
exhibitions held this past week by the
Woodbridge Garden Club and the
Takoma Horticultural Club, as well as
the large regional display at Alexan-
dria. The trend in new varieties Is
away from the large yellow trumpets
and toward the Barri group, character
lied by short cups of brilliant red or
apricot and large petals Of clear white
or creamy yellow. There will always be
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Bordeaux on drying, 1t would be the
most desirable material for spraying
roses for black spot. AS it is. many
rose growers use Bordeaux to spray
the plants after each flush Of bloom
has been cut. Timing the spraying
in this manner, the new flower shoots
are never covered with spray. An in
teresting story is told Of the discovery
of the plant disease control qualities
of Bordeaux. Some Of the material,
mixed for an altogether different pur-
pose, was accidentally thrown over
some grape vines. The owner noticed
that the leaves and fruits so covered
remained healthy when others had
suffered severely. Thus was started
Bordeaux mixture as a fungictde.
Fertilizer Losses.
pASSING downward through the
surface soil to the subsoil, much
Of the plant food which one applies
in the form Of commercial fertilizer
may be lost unless the plant roots are
ready to absorb 1t. Hence it does not
pay to apply commercial materials
many days prior to the sowing of the
crop and often it pays to divide the
application, putting portion along
the rows after the plants are up.
Nitrogen is lost most easily of the
three elements, nitrogen. phosphorus
and potassium comprising commercial
fertilizer because it is readily soluble.
Phosphoric acid is lost in another
way, it gradually unites with soil
chemicals to form compounds un-
available to the plant.
From a practical viewpoint this loss
of plant food means that one cannot
every two or three years apply a heavy
coating Of commercial fertilizer as was
often done with stable manure. Au-
tumn Is not good season for fertiliz-
ing the garden unless one Is seeding
Winter rye or clover to take up and
hold the fertilizer for the garden
plants that are to follow. Lastly that
divided applications may often be more
effective than a single treatment of
the same total weight.
Perennials for Cutting.
ONE garden author urges laying
aside a small portion Of the garden
for growing perennials for cutting so
that the ornamental borders and beds
do not have to be depleted of their
beauty. In this production unit, the
plants should be grown in straight rows
for easy culture and greatest economy
of space. Among species to be grown
for cutting are delphiniums, peonies,
coreopsis, helenium. sunf1owers. chrys-
anthemums. asters, bellfiowers, gall
lardia, garden. pinks, painted daisy.
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great rapidity and soon produce an
excess of plants.
Pruning Privet.
ONE Of the major troubles with privet
is that, with its tremendous Ca
pacity for growth, it very quickly grows
out of bounds. Even persistent clip
ping will not keep a hedge at con-
slant size and gradually the point is
reached when the hedge is unsightly
because it is simply too large for the
landscape. Fortunately, privet can be
cut back very severely and recover.
New buds push out of the rather stout
branches and very shortly one has a
new hedge, much more slightly than an
old overgrown one. March is the
best month Of the year for severe
cutting back of hedges. In fact, it is
now little late although the hedge
would undoubtedly survive safely.
Bordeaux Mixture.
THE mixture of copper sulphate and
lime. known as Bordeaux mix
ture, is one of the most reliable spray
ing materials for control Of foliage dis
eases on fruits, vegetables and flowers.
For the home garden, small quantities
of Bordeaux may be bought in paste
or powder form ready for diluting with
water. The orchardist or truck-crop
grower prepares the material himself.
using pounds of copper sulphate,,
pounds of hydrated lime in 100 gall
Ions of water. Copper sulphate can
be purchased in powdered form, which
dissolves readily in water.
However, for the home gardener it is
more convenient and practical to pur-
chase the prepared material. Were it
not for the blush residue left by the
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a place for the large trumpets, but
they no longer dominate the interest in
narcissus as they did few years ago.
1t is interesting to note the enthusiasm
of certain exhibitors. Winn T. SIM
mons Of Takoma Park was a high
point winner at both the Woodbridge
and Takoma shows. Now that the local
garden flower season is under way
there will be rapid succession Of in
teresting exhibits-tulip. iris, rose and
peony.
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W W MdI yldIlO OllClS d tWOAdy
program, April 81 and %,
Of garden talks by members Of the
staff and by group of guest speak
ers including such well-known author
tiles as DR.. j. H. Mcfarland of
Harrisburg, Pa; DR.. E. A. White of
Cornell University and DR.. J. H.
Nicolas of Newark. N J. The meetings
are to be held in the Agricultural
Building and will begin promptly at
$50 am. For those who wish, lunch
con will be available at nominal cost.
This school is real opportunity to
contact some Of the leaders in orna-
mental horticulture and to gain
knowledge of the latest information
in various fields. Among the sub
jects to be discussed are: The Diff
ferent and Better Shrubs The
Better Evergreens," "Azaleas," Flower
Arrangement" and "Modernizing the
Home Grounds"
Nom Blooming Narcissus.
Many home owners have paintings
of narcissus that do not bloorA at
all or very sparsely. The cause is most
likely very simple, very likely a lack
of food of sufficient quantity to pro-
mote flower formation in the bulbs.
AS pointed out by B. Y. Morrison in
his recent lecture before the Wood
ridge Garden Club, each narcissus
bulb under favorable conditions will
send out roots to distance of a foot
or so. Obviously. if there is mass
of bulbs in one spot, the individuals
cannot obtain adequate food and the
result is equally obvious. to lift the
clumps, separate them and replant
with proper spacing in replenished
soil. The narcissus plant has tre-
mendous vitality and will persist for
years under unfavorable conditions.
Like the lilac. yellow day lily and
tiger lily, narcissus plants are often
observed about the old house Gel
lars long after the house itself has
disappeared. But in such situation
the narcissus rarely blooms. Digging
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New Green Glaze.

verdigris green is a glazing color
most used for mottling and blending
on wall trims. 1t is frequently used
to obtain the effect of antique copper.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
BY J. w. WELLINGTON.

w WITHOUT charges Of any
n kind. the University of
wv Maryland offers a twoday
v v program, April 81 and a.,
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-08

holding
body the side
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hold.
Then, dropped, his left hit the
He swung feI-under
my
whiz
only body lay
tery unable to Then my mind began
Undersung Hopper Bottom Cars Meant Certain Death.
land between the tracksn them AS long did
that hopps
only
pulpspead along half mile of track"
there darned good possibility that
of bottomed the
like Bill
carsb
sway clicking on n
his of peri-taking in consideration.
There perOuS something told Bill
hopper
watching wheels clicked
distance.
could throw his body the
before the wheel hit hmed be
those moving
every
Then a wheel flashed BY he started to ROLL
Would
Bill didn't his shut He didn't
thing Then all he felt himself
"Then," says Bill, began trembling
got this day the sight
hopperbotom give a of chiIs."
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The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-08
"The Turn Of a Wheel''
BY FLOYD GlREcNS
Famous Headline Hunter.

WHATEVER you might say about gambling, takes
w to do it. The best of the professional card sharks
who keep poker face and bat eye when they're
betting their nickel Yes it takes plenty of gamble
with your moneybut it takes doggone sight courage
to gamble with your life.
I've got a yarn here from Adventurer William Joseph
Bnkey N " unless I'm reading
tween the Bill Bnkey of
is in the of peril
collecting
his joining 1915
out
rigorous fate dshed guy, that.
Bill it
happened pretty quite
When it all Bills felt like putty than ron
Bill Had Prosaic Job Checking Freight Cars.
working
switched
lot
full both Bill partner
the jump of the time
The job Bills routine get
the entered the Bill would
while his partner, Willie, the
would walk them ride
the first That's what they when Old Lady
Adventure swooped down got Bill in clutches.
They walked the Special" the Special
without realizing they
clip Willie caught the but Bill let three
the fifth since he check the other side
train, he started to climb the top.
But Falling Under Train Isn't So Prosaic!
didn't Bill should
the other side that train AS he reached for the abn with his
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-08

or home guard, would be dissolved
"only over my dead body"
Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg,
speaking at Baden, retorted that
austria is not Italy and Austrians
are not Fascists."
Won Starhemberg asserted that If
internal foes press too hard there
will be a repetition of 1897
when the heimwehr triumphed in a
short but bloody civil war against
Socialists. False friends surround
Schuschnigg, Won Starhemberg said,
and the heimwehr plans to protect
him from them.
The vice chancellor directed
thinly yelled reproof at monarchists,
who are too democratic" to suit
him. Democracy in Austria is high
treason" said he.
For Austria, said Starhemberg,
there are three possibilities-a con-
tinuatiOn of the authority Of the
state, Naziism, or Communism. He
asserted the heimwehr is deter
mined to preserve the Fascist sys-
tenn and would continue as a separ
ate organization but that other pri-
vate armies would be absorbed by
the regular army.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-08
Scriptures Translated
in Anglo-Saxon in 900

Translations of the Scriptures in
to Anglo-Saxon were made as early
as the Eighth century, though no
complete Anglo-Saxon Bible existed,
according to an article in the De-
troit Fress Press. In the Fourteenth
century John Wycliffe translated
the Latin Vulgate of st. Jerome in
to a complete English Bible, a ver-
sion eagerly read by the people. But
printing was not invented until 1850.
Thereafter printed Bibles in the
common language of France, Spain,
italy, Bohemia and Holland ap-
peared. Not before 1925, however,
was even a part of the Bible print
ed in English. This was the New
Testament translated by William
Tyndale from the Greek and Hebrew
originals and published out of Eng
land, at Worms. There was de-
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-08
New Tax Bill Battle
Started in House

THE Administrations bill to levy
l. about 800 million dollars in new
taxes yearly was introduced in the
house by the ways and means COM
mittee. and a fierce battle started
Immediately. The Republican minor
ity Of the committee issued a report
which stated that the proposed tax
law was "unsound in principle, will
undermine business stability, is an
other step toward RECOMMENDATION of
all business, and is not designed to
raise revenue but admittedly is an
other New Deal experiment"
Conservative Democrats Joined
with the Republicans in this attack
against the bill, but the administra-
ton leaders were confident the
measure would pass before May l..
Complete revision of the corpora
ton tax system is the main objec-
tive of the i'll. It levies a gradu-
ated tax on corporation income,
based on percentage of earnings
withheld from distribution to stock
holders in the form of dividends.
The majority report asserted the
measure would raise about $685.
GO0000 the first year. but admitted
that over a threP-year period rev.
enue would fall S334,OOO,0OO short
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-08
Rescue of Entombed Men
is Epic of Heroism

THAT old gold mine at Moose
L River, Nova Scotia, provided an
epic tale Of unselfish and heroic hui
man endeavor that will be told for
many a year. For ten days more
than a hundred experienced miners
Strove increasingly to rescue three
luen who had been trapped by the
fall of dirt and rocks in the 14O-fOot
irvel of the abandoned mine they
were Inspecting. Machinery and
other equipment were brought from
FIR away. A diamond drill was
driven through and through this
small opening, communication was
established and food was dropped
Down, but already one Of the three
WIS dead Of hunger and exhaustion.
Finally the desperate efforts OF the
reycuers were successful and the
two survivors were brought safely
to the surface, together with the
body of the dead man. Those saved
were DR.. d. E. Robertson, famous
and beloved surgeon Of Toronto,
and c.. A. Scadding. The one who
did not live was Herman Magill,
also of Toronto.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-08
Advance o. the Italians
in Ethiopia Continues

TTALY'S victorious troops in north
ern Ethiopia continued their ad-
vance on Adds Ababa, though it
was somewhat retarded by the eff
forts of the natives to blow up the
rOadways and otherwise harass the
invaders. The Italian motorized col
umn in this movement is the most
formidable yet formed in this war
and is notable for the large num-
Der of white troops included.
General Graziana's southern army,
meanwhile, was driving toward Ha-
rar, second city Of the empire, in
three columns. The Ethiopians were
putting up stiff resistance at vari-
Gus points but everywhere were
driven back, according to Italian
dispatches.
Officials at Adds Ababa were
still confident of success in saving
the capital and were reorganizing
their forces there and sending
fresh troops to the front. The gen.
eral opinion there was that the Ital-
ian army could be held off if it tries
to come in from Dessye, by small
detachments concealed in mountain
caves with only a few grenades and
machine guns. Therefore, it was as
serted by Ethiopians, the Italians
are likely to attack the railroad rum
ming to French Somaliland before
attempting to advance to the capital.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-08
Secret Panama Treaty Is
Cause of Concern

A RMY and navy officials were re-
n ported to be concerned over a
new treaty with Panama which is
being secretly considered by the
government. 1t was said an uncor-
rected text of the pact showed it
provides for Joint conversations"
rather than for defense of the
Canal Zone in event of aggression.
The grant by Panama for the use,
occupation, and control of lands and
waters outside the jurisdiction of
the United StateS," If necessary, is
renounced by this country in the
treaty.
Chairman Pittman of the senate
foreign relations committee said
closed hearings on the treaty soon
would be completed, after which
the senate might consider the docu-
ment In secret session in order to
avoid international complications.
Senator Hiram Johnson has said he
will try to have the text of the pact
made public before it is taken up
by the senate.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-08

man again. Yet another repeater
will be former Judge John E. Mack
of New York. Four years ago he
placed Franklin D. Roosevelt in
nomination, and he will do it again
in June.
These selections were made by
the committee on arrangements.
Other officers of the convention
chosen are: Lee Barnes of Ala
bama, chief doOrkeeper; Mrs. ].
Borden Hartman, national commit
teewoman of the District of Colum-
bia, hostess of the convention, with
Mrs. Agnes Collins Dunn of New
Hampshire as assistant; Col. Ed
ward G. Halsey, secretary Of the
senate, sergeant at arms; Repre-
sentative Clarence Cannon Of Mis-
souri,, parliamentarian, assisted by
Representative John J. O'Connor of
New York; w. Forbes Morgan, sec
retary of the convention.
National Chairman Farley said
that the two-thirds rule, which has
prevailed in Democratic conven-
tions for century, will not be abol-
iShed. The rules committee will be
headed by Senator Bennett Clark
of Missouri and it will report for
abrOgatiOn of the two-thirds rule as
well as elimination of the unit rule.
The latter binds the state delega-
tions to abide by the decision of
majority of the delegation. Accord
ing to Mr.. Farley, these changes
will not prevent the practically
unanimous nomination of President
Roosevelt.
Present plans are to have Mr..
Roosevelt go to Philadelphia on
Saturday, June q, to close the con-
vention by accepting the nomination
I'm a speech delivered either in the
Municipal stadium or in the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania stadium close
to the convention hall.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-08
Roosevelt Addresses National
Democratic Club

D RESIDENT ROOSEVELT made
what might be considered the
first of his campaign speeches be-
fore the National Democratic club
in New York city. Tammany was
there in full force, but such dis
gruntled Democrats as Al Smith and
John ]. RaskOb were conspicuous by
their absence. Mr.. Roosevelt de-
clared his purpose to bring more
food, higher prices and better homes
for the people.
''If you increase buying power"
he said, prices will go up; more
goods will be sold. Wages ought to
and must go up with prices. This
does not mean unsound imitation or
skyrocketing prices; this should be
avoided just as we seek to avoid
bankruptcy sale values"
Turning to his critics with sar-
casm, the President said 'some in
dividuals are never satisfied" Re-
ferring to charges of extravaganza
and mounting deficits, he said peo-
pie complain to him about "the cur
rent costs of rebuilding America,
about the burden on future Ameri-
ca" He insisted that the measure
should not be the three billion-dol-
lar deficit of this year but the asser-
tion that the national income has
risen from thirty-five billions in 1882
to siXty-fve billions in 1896.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-08

alton had been given the names Of
several other prominent Republic
ans.
Observers held that the main mo-
tive in picking Steiwer was a desire
of the party leaders to give the
convention a western atmosphere
right at the start, with an especial
eye to agriculture. The senator has
been actively identified with wheat
growing and his home town, Port
land, is a center of the northwest
battle-ground of the November elec-
tions. His colleague is Senator
Charles L. McNary, one Of the au-
thors Of the old McNary-Haugen ag-
riculture bill and by many regarded
as a possible dark horse in the
Presidential nomination race.
Congressman Bertrand Smell of
New York, minority leader in the
house, was selected to be permanent
chairman Of the convention.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-08
Green Urges Unions to
Remain Nonpartisan

XXIILLIAM GREEN, president of
w the American Federation of
Labor, has sent a letter to all affil-
lated unions urging that they ad-
here to the federation's traditional
nonpartisan political policy" He
says:
"For obvious reasons, labor should
avoid division even in the pursuit
of it's political policies. Such divi-
sion can be avoided if working men
and women, loyal to the American
Federation of Labor, will refrain
from identifying themselves with
any political movement designed to
serve as a substitute for the non
partisan policy of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor"
Some time ago George L. Berry
asked all unions to join "Labor's
Nonpartisan league" the object of
which, he said, was ito put Ameri-
can Federation of Labor unions on
record for President Roosevelt"