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The Washington times., 1937-10-04
SLAYING OF GIRL
AND HER SU|TOR
LAID TO SADIST
Boy and Art Student
Shot in Auto

NEW YORK, Oct. 4 G.N.S0.
A youthful sadist was hunted to-
day as the slayer of Frances
Hajek, pretty blonde art student,
and Louis Weiss, her 20-year-old
sweetheart, found shot in Weiss
automobile in a lonely, wooded
section of Hollis, Queens.
Scarlet circles drawn on the
foreheads Of each Of the victims
with the girls lipstick were evi-
dence, authorities said, that the
murderer was a madman inflamed
with a lust for killing.
22 PERSONS QUIZZED
Based on belief the killers cloth
ing was saturated with the blood
of his youthful victims, detectives
of the homicide squad today were
searching cleaning establishments.
At the same time, police quizzed
Richard Jarvis, discoverer Of the
bodies, asking him to detail again
and again the man ner in which
he came to find the victims.
Twenty-Five persons had been
questioned today.
STABBED IN CHEST
The crime, the most sensational
in Queens since the "3X" muir
ders seven years ago, was de-
scribed as the work of Sadist
by Assistant District Attorney
Stephen Frontera after police had
been forced to discard a preVi-
Gus theory that a rejected suitor
had done the Staying.
Miss Hajek was shot twice in
the right temple and stabbed
seven times in the chest with a
weapon police believed was an
ice pick or stiletto.
Weiss, an athletic youth, also
was shot twice in the right temple.
Police believe he was killed first.
The savagery of the attack on
the girl led DR.. Howard w. Neail,
assistant medical examiner, to the
belief that hatred of the murderer
was directed against her and that
Weiss death was incidental"
JEALOUSY BLAMED
"It is my theory that Weiss
was an incidental victim Of the
hatred born jealousy that some
individual had for Miss Hajek,"
he said, and added:
although her clothing was
disarranged, apparently in her
struggle with the killer, Miss
Hajek was not criminaly at
tackled"
The girls parents said she fell
in love with Weiss about ID
months ago, and never went out
with other boys. She and Weiss
had planned to be married.
AS police reconstruct the crime
the killer must have been known
to his victims. According to this
theory, the murderer rode in
Weiss coupe with him and Miss
Hajek. In this imagined scene,
Weiss was driving, Miss Hajek sat
next to him and the killer sat to
her right.
Suddenly at the end of the
lane, police believe, the murderer
drew a .25-caliber pistol, pressed
it against Weiss head and fired
twice. Both wounds were of the
contact type.
Police reason Weiss was killed
first because he made no attempt
to struggle with the slayer. Weiss
was tall and strong and would
have fought for his and the girls
life had he known what was com
ing.
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clipping of the death of Mrs.
Hesson's husband in Ell Paso, Tex,
attached. The note read:
Il could not stand living with
out my husband any longer"
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wishes, made her screen debut in
1884, in M. G. Ms Viva Villa"
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ago at the Paramount Studios.
Miss De Mile, who entered
films against her foster fathers
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than are possible with outdoor cul-
ture alone, It is true that wide
variety Of plants may be purchased
from the florist but, for the large
home garden, these plants total
rather high in cost and, as a result,
are simply not purchased or grown
at all. A comparison at one Of the
nearby State experiment stations of
several different sources Of heat,
namely, manure, electricity, hard coal,
kerosene oil and gas as sources Of
heat for hot beds, showed that fer
menting manure produced somewhat
the best plants, possibly because of
IT'S fertilizing as well as heating prop
critics. Electrical beds are, however,
the most satisfactory to operate be-
cause the thermostatic control main
tains the temperature at fairly uni
form point.
Hot beds may be constructed of
boards, brick or concrete, covered in
all cases with window frames, COM
monty known as sash. The bed should
face the sun with the rear wall 4 or
5 inches higher than the front, the
better to receive the slanting rays of
sunlight and Also permit the free run
of of rain water. Often it is desir-
able to construct a temporary wind
break behind the beds or, better yet,
place them on the sunny side of some
building. Wind protection saves heat
and also prevents cold drafts in the
beds when the sash is partly raised.
A hot bed is simply small green
house and as such will produce tender
plants, such as asters, salvias, toma-
toes, lima beans and the like, some
weeks before these could be started
in the open. In the Autumn, the hot
bed may be used without heat to grow
perennial plants, such as larkspurs,
panSies, columbines and the like for
the next seasons garden.
Bone Meal.
IT is interesting to read in garden
magazines the many opinions pro
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keen interest to lecture on the use
Of the new growth stimulating sub
stances for encouraging roofing Of
evergreen, rose, chrysanthemum and
other cuttings. The speaker, Prof.
H. G. Du Buy Of the University Of
Maryland, brought material from his
experiments and showed the remark
able response secured by soaking the
ends of cuttings for a few hours in
solutions of certain chemicals. The
new materials, with rather formidable
names, such as indoleacetic and in
dolebutyric acid, viii shortly be avail
able to home gardeners and appear
certain to revolltionize certain propa-
cation practices. Instead of waiting
for weeks for rose or other cuttings
to root, the time may be reduced to
days. Some of the Woodbridge gar
deners became 80 interested In the new
methods that they are planning to
experiment with dahlia and chrysan-
themum cuttings this season.
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not fertilizer unless fortified in ad-
vance by the addition of chemical
manures, but peat moss does promote
strong root development in many plants
because of its capacity to tighten the
texture Of heavy soils, to hold water
during dry periods and to permit freer
movement Of the air through the soil.
Perhaps not all of its benefits are vet
understood, for it is likely that peat
moss favors the development Of bene-
fetal soil organisms.
AS a Summer mulch to place about
the evergreens and shrubs, peat moss
has few equals and fills rather well
the function formerly done by we'll
rotted manure.
Much has been said Of the unfavor-
able effect OF peat moss on the acidity
OF the soil. 1t is true that this moss Is
relatively acid, but its acidifying ef-
fects can be overcome with the appli-
cation OF little agricultural lime.
Many plants, such as rhododendrons
and azalea, need an acid environment
and peat moss helps to maintain this
essential condition.
Plants From Cuttings.
II j. CLAY, president of the Wood
ridge Garden Club, states that
nearly 10 members and friends at
tended the April meeting held last
Monday evening and listened with
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arches, ramps and winding staircases
and for general striking architectural
effect.
On1cers Of the Structural Clay Prod
ucts Institute say that, while the up
to-date ideas start with the architect,
they are not confined to him alone,
since equal responsibility is involved
in the work Of the operative builders,
engineers, contractors and even real
tors, who are interested in having the
latest type Of construction in homes
they have to sell. For this reason the
institute has thrown the contest open
to all those who have to do with the
planning. building or selling OF q
home.
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and con with regard to bone meal as
a garden fertilizer. Some seem to
feel that bone meal Is a universal
fertilizer meeting all needs Of the
lawn and garden. Others consider
it Of little value because of its slow
decomposition and rather one-sided
composition as 1t contains chiefly
phosphorus.
According to Voorhees,, good raw
bone, free from meat and excess Of
fat, should contain on the average %
per cent OF phosphoric acid and 4 per
cent Of nitrogen. Thus there is pro-
vided ample phosphorus and nitrogen
but no potash. Since most fertilized
authorities favor well balanced ma
terial for the garden and lawn, bone
meal does not fully meet the needs.
1t is better, therefore, to think of bone
meal as supplement for use chiefly
on perennial plants, such as trees,
grapevines, roses and peonies, which
live long while and can wait until
bone meal has decomposed into readily
uSable nutrients. One could not ex-
pect to secure the quick results with
bone meal that follow the use of q
ready mixed commercial fertilizer
the nitrogen and phosphoric acid Of
which is largely in q soluble and
readily available form.
Garden Notes.
TT is easy to detect lawns that have
received their early Spring fertiliz-
ing by their attractive green color.
There is still plenty of time for this
important task, using for each 1000
square feet of grass about Is pounds
of ell-balanced fertilizer. One can
distribute the material with the hand
or purchase small distributor. 1t is
we'll to sprinkle the lawn after apply
ing the fertilizer in order to wash the
material off the young grass and down
around the roots where 1t Is needed.
Peat moss has come to be accepted
as a valuable material for various
purposes in the home garden. 1t is
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BY J. w. WELLINGTON,

YITHIN the next week there
IA will be held in this region
" " several fine exhibitions of
narciSsus, or daffodils, as
they are popularity known. Woodbridge
Garden Club will hold its annual mar
cissus show on the evening of April
IS, the Takoma Horticultural Club on
the 18th and 18th and the large
Northern Virginia Narcissus Show will
be held in Alexandria on April Is
and IT. Thus local home gardeners
will be given a chance to display their
blooms and to observe new varieties
and seedlings.
The narcissuS is really a very valu-
able early Spring flower, possessing
an ability to withstand freezing
weather and develop under conditions
of cold winds and rains such as would
destroy less sturdy species. The mar
ciSsus blooms over a period Of several
weeks, so that with a scattering of
varieties one may have flowers for
home use for an unusually long time
Although the plants thrive under ad-
verse conditions of soil and fertility,
they do respond to care and some of
the more successful growers take much
pains in their planting 1t will pay
to dig out a trench and place in it
some Well-rotted manure bone meal
or even mixed commercial fertilizer.
Over this should be placed two or three
inches of good soil and the bulbs
placed thereon and then covered with
topsoil. One reason why narciSsus
fail to bloom after three or four years
is their tendency TO rapid reproduc-
ton. Shortly there are so many
bulbs in a small area that they can
not obtain sufficient food to provide
for flower buds. Some growers dig
their bulbs every year and replant
at once or in September. Others
leave the plants for two or three
years, until the number and quality
Of the blooms is obviously declining
BY planting deeply the tendency to
multiply Is decreased and the plants
can remain in place for longer time.
II one has had occasion to dig up an
old narcissus bed he will have mar
veled at the extent of reproduction
and can well appreciate the need Of
renovating the beds.
One of the fine qualities of the mar
cissus is its capacity to thrive under
partial shade. In fact, the finest
texture and color of blooms is often
secured under such conditions. This
makes the narcissus a very desirable
species for the home garden that has
a few shade trees. However, under
such conditions, it is all the more
important to supply plant food, be-
cause the trees will compete strenu-
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the entries will include photographs
ana blue prints OF working drawings;
sketches, floor plans, elevations and
sections; individual architectural dec
oratlVe details, such as f1replaces, door,
ways, wall fountains, ETC., or structural
details, such as methods Of frestop-
ping, floor construction, etc., built of
structural clay products.
The competition closes September
20, after which the entries will bs
Judged by jury Of three realtors and
four prominent architects, selected
from four geographical divisions of the
United States to insure full local rec
ognltion. They will be announced
later,
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ously with the lesser plants for sus-
tenance.
Evergreens.
THERE are very few books on ever
green's that have been written In
easy, readable language that f1t the
needs Of the home gardener. Hills
Book of Evergreens, published in 1886,
appears to meet requirements and con-
tains valuable information on va
rieties, planting, pruning and general
culture. The author points out that,
although it is possible to transplant
evergSens most any time during the
year, except when the soil is frozen
deeply, there are really two desirable
seasons--March and April on the one
hand, and October and November on
the other. OF the two seasons, late
Autumn is considered the more favor
able, as the plants have time to be-
come established before the next Sum-
mer.
There are valuable suggestions as to
watering and cultivation of newly set
evergreens. 1t Is considered far better
to let the hose run slowly about the
base of the plants for several hours
than to simply spray once in a while
with the fine nozzle. Watering may
be necessary all through the first
Summer if droughty conditions pre-
vail Cultivation in a circle about the
base of plants is needed while the
~ q oC
resent hard, baked soil. Peat moss
provides an excellent Summer mulch
and may be worked into the soil to
advantage.
A timely suggestion as to planting
is that the roots be exposed to the
duration. If wrapped in burlap this
need not be removed at time of plant
ing but should be united after place
ment in the hole The burlap will rot
away rapidly in the moist earth and
be of no harm. No fertilizer or ma
nure should be placed in the hole
with the roots, but good topsoil should
be used instead of the hard, sterile
clay which so often surrounds the
new home.
The book Is nicely illustrated,
partly in color, and makes interesting
reading.
Hot Beds.
FORMERLY one of the usual and
useful adjuncts to the home gar
dening enterprise, the hot bed went
out of favor with the difficulty in OBJ
tanning fermenting stable manure as
source of heat. With the advent Of
electrically heated beds there seems
to be a revival of interest in hot beds
and rightfully so, for a good hot bed
makes possible the successful culture
of a much wider variety Of plants
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construction was the rule, the same
construction now shows wide use Of
brick and structural clay tile for at
tractive decorative purposes, such as
in designs for windows and doorways,
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WITHIN the next week there
~ will be held IN this region
" " several fine exhibitions of
narciSSuS or (affOdi1S as
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new scenic gateway to Yellowstone
Park and is in an area where DR..
Darton has made extensive explora-
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EDWARD T. HUGHES,
LAWYER, is DEAD
Veteran of Army Air Service Will
Be Buried Friday in
Arlington.

Edward T. Hughes, 81, lawyer and
World War veteran, died yesterday
after long illness at his home, 1888
Monroe street.
A native of this city, Mr. Hughes
was a graduate of National University
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HEADWINDS FOUGHT.
flight From Australia Requires Near.
ly Eight Hours.

Lac. New Guinea, June 80 lP.-On
our 7 hour and 43 minute trim bere
from Port Darwin. Australia, our
monoplane encountered strong head
winds.
We had to fly at height of more
than 1000 feet to surmount tho
lower clouds, while above us lowered
cumulus turrets We threaded Cur
way through shining white valleys and
decided that travelling there was better
than trying the unknown mountains,
We were glad to be able to make our
way through it all-strangers in a
strange land.
Lac is situated in q corner of the
gulf by winding river. 1t is the
headquarters for the Guinea AirWays
Co., which has made an outstanding
record for flying passengers and
mining equipment into the inacces-
slole gold fields. Tons upon tons of
the heaviest machinery used in the
operations have been transported by
their planes. In fact, no other means
exists, and probably without aviation
much of the gold would remain undis-
covered in them thar hills"
Considering the terrain and paths.
think the pilots here have done as
notable work as any in the world.
The landing field is one long strip
Gut out of the jungle, ending abruptly
on the cliff at the waters edge It is
5000 feet long and firm under all con-
ditions. There are hangers, but a
number Of planes have to be hitched
outside. noticed all these were metal
ones.
No villages are visible from the air.
should think it would be impossible
to find one in the dense growth.
Most noticeable on landing were
native men with peroxide bleachad
hair. the sun-tan effect on their head
being striking to a degree. Perha os
the native women also bleach, but as
yet I have seen none. Men alone seem
to be employed for chores inside and
outside their homes.
Every one has been as helpful and
cooperative as possible-food, hot
baths, mechanical service, radio and
weather reports, advice from veteran
pilots here-all combine to make us
wish we could stay.
twenty-five thousand miles have
been covered so far. There are 1000
to go.
(Copyrieht 1o37)
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Residential

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MISS EARHART SET
FOR ROWLAND HOP
Will Complete Long Flight
From New Guinea Few
Hours Before Start.
HS the Associated Press

B5 the Associated Press.
ABOARD UNITED STATES COAST
GUARD CUTTER ITASCA AT HOW
LAND ISLAND, June 30-Amelia
Earhart reported today she planned
to start tomorrow on the most haz-
ardous flight on her leisurely journey
around the world.
The hop will carry her over 2,57O
miles Of ocean, from Lac, New Guinea,
to Rowland Island.
Because she crosses the interna-
tional date line she will complete the
1S or 20 hour flight a few hours before
she starts it.
She radioed she will take off at
1:30 pm Thursday, Lac time, and
expected to reach her goal between
10 am. and noon Thursday, Howland
time. Translated into Eastern stand
ard time, she will begin at 1920 pm.
today and will land between 4:3O and
$50 pm. Thursday.
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trude L. Hughes and Miss Genevieve E.
Hughes. Mr.. Hughes was the son OF
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A.
Hughes. His father was in the shoe
manufacturing business.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. Friday at the residence. Burial
will be in Arlington National Cemetery.
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Mrs. LIE Fevre Luke, daughter Of
Mrs. Charles LIE Fevre, and her two
little daughters, Nancy Mills and
Hester Ann Luke, have gone to Beth
any Beach, where Mrs. Luke has
taken cottage for the Summer. Mrs.
LIE Fevre's other daughter, Miss Sarah
Mitchell LIE Fevre, went to Philadel-
phia yesterday to attend the dinner
dance given by the Rev. and Mrs.
B. Janney Rudderow for their daugh-
ter, Miss Elizabeth Rudderow. Satur-
day Miss Luke will join her sister at
Bethany Beach for the remainder Of
the season.
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Law School and
prac t iced law
here before the
war, In which he
served as a lieu
tenant in the
Army Air Service.
Surviving are
his widow, Mrs.
Nellie M. Hughes;
two daughters,
the Misses Louise
and Elvia Jane
H U & h es; two
brothers, Harry
D. and Leo L.
Hughes, and two
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Mr.. and Mrs. John Slidell announce
the birth Of q daughter June %.
Mrs. Slidell was Miss Halle Brooke,
daughter of Mrs. Mark Brooke and
the late Col. Brooke, U. S. A.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Ludwig, who
have been at the Wardman Park Hotel
while in Washington, left this morn
ing for New York City. from where
they will sail for their home July 9.
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Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Van Gelder Of
London. England, who are visiting in
this country, will be at the Wardman
Park Hotel while in Washington for
visit.
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Mrs. D. A. Upper Of Everett. Wash,
Is stopping at the Dodge while In the
Capital.
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tions for the United States Geological
Survey.

Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent P. McGim
of Providence, r. l., are in Washing
ton for several days. While here they
will be at the Wardman Park Hotel.
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recuperating from her recent illness
and able to receive her friends at
home.
Mrs. L. A. Wheelock and son, Mr..
Lewis Wheelock, jr, Of Des Moines,
Iowa, spent the week end at the
Dodge. They were accompanied by
Mrs. Lawrence Kelley and Mr.. John
Kelley, also Of Des Moines.
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Mr.. Ludwig has been in Washington
to collect material for biography
Of President Roosevelt which he is
writing.
Mrs. Cabot Stevens has returned
to her residence at 1915 Webster
street after spending several weeks
In the Washington Sanitarium In
Takoma Park. Mrs. Stevens is now
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SUPPER
TO BE OBSERVED
DR.. Pruden to Preach at
First Baptist
Church.

DR.. Edward Hughes Pruden, pastor
of the First Baptist Church. will speak
tomorrow morning on "Our Lords
Memorial" when the Lords supper
will be observed. In the evening he
will speak on Are Life, Love and Re-
ligion Gambler" Swedish services
will be held in the afternoon, DR.. K.
E. Carlson preaching. On Thursday
evening DR.. Pruden will speak on
Grace"
The Ann Jackson Glass will hold
q business and social meeting at the
church Monday evening; the Eu1elian
and Luther Rice classes, Tuesday eve
ming, and the Fidelis Glass Wednesday
evening at the home of Mrs. Theo-
dore Gochenour. The Ann Hasseltine
Judson Circle will meet at the church
at 2:30 Monday afternoon, and the
Woman's Society Wednesday morn
ing will be addressed by Mrs. E. ".
Pugh. president of the Woman's Coun-
Gil Of the Washington Federation of
Churches, and by Mrs. George A..
Ross. president Of the Baptist Wom-
ans Missionary Association of the
District.
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GUEST AT CHURCH
Thiel College President to
Attend Services.

Rev. Henry j. Whiting will have as
his guest at Christ Lutheran Church
Of Bethesda Chevy Chase, at State
Theater, Bethesda, tomorrow DR.. Earl
s. Rudisill, president of Thiel Col
lege, Greenville, Pa, attending the
National Lutheran Education Confer
ence at the Maydower Hotel. DR..
Rudisill will speak on Christian Edu-
cation" The Junior Choir will meet
Sunday night with Miss Ruth Klaas,
36 Oak place, Alta Vista, Md. The
Young Peoples Society, organized last
Sunday night. elected the following
officers: Miss Mary Trone, president;
Miss Mary Louise Klaas, vice presi-
dent. and Miss Helen Hermanson, sec
retary.
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Reception
For Pastor
And Family
Event to Be Held in
Saint Thomas
Parish Hall.

DR.. Howard s. wilkinson, rector Of
st. Thomas Church, will preach at
the IL O'Clock service tomorrow on
Epiphany Gifts and Their Sym.
bolism."
The vestry will meet at the rec
tory, 1920 New Hampshire avenue, at
pm. tomorrow.
On Thursday evening the wardens,
vestry and parish, will hold q recep-
ton for DR.. Wilkinson, Mrs. Wilkin-
son and Miss Wilkinson In the parish
hall.
Canon Stokes is announced as the
preached for Sunday morning, jan
uary II, at which time the rector
will be preaching in the United States
Naval Academy, Annapolis.
All young men Of the parish are
invited to attend a meeting on Mon
day evening, January ls, under aus
pices Of the Brotherhood Of st. An-
drew and the Acolytes. for the pur-
pose Of inaugurating some form Of
an organization.
A girls club Is to be announced in
the near future.
The rector contemplates q young
peoples fellowship, with the possi-
bility Of meeting on Sunday evenings.