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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-08
SHOCK IS BAD ONE

NEW YORK, Aug. 8. = A new earthshock in the Caribbean area almost as bad as the original shock on Sunday" was recorded on the Fordham University seismo- graph at 5:33:21 (PST) today.
 The time of the recording coin cided with reports of Dominican residents in New York who said friends and relatives told them in long distance telephone converse tions that a new and intense earth quake was hitting that Caribbean island
 One informant said he was speaking at 6:30 am. (PST) with a friend in San Pedro Macoris who said a new tremor perhaps more intense than the last one" had be- gun there this morning.
 Inhabitants of the town, hard hit by last Sundays quake were flee ing to nearby hills, he said.
 A few seconds later the com munication was suspended.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-08
Third Quake
 In H! aiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Aug. earthquake shook Haiti at 8:30 a. m. today, causing some damage.
 It was the third earthquake ex- perienced in Haiti in three days, the first one reverberating for an hour.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-08

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Evening star., 1946-06-02
ALL About the Farm
By jones Birchfield

Since all farmers must depend to
a large degree on commercial ferti-
lizers there should be considerable
interest in two. bills that are ex-
pected to come up for early action
in Congress.
Senator Taft. Republican, of
Ohio, indicated last week that he
will introduce in the Senate a COM
panion bill to the Lemke House bill
that would provide a Pure Food
and Drug Act" for the fertilizer in
dustry, while Chairman Flanagan
of the House Agriculture Commit
tee has indicated that action may be
taken on his bill and the similar
Hill-Bankhead Senate bill for the
establishment of number of pilot
fertilizer manufacturing plants.
The bill by Representative Lemke
Republican, of North Dakota, would
require manufacturers to list on
each bag of commercial fertilizer
an analysis Of the contents, partic-
ularly as to the type of filler used
and the quantity of organic and
water soluble nitrogen. The bill
also would prevent the use OF
ground leather. hair, hoofs, horns
wool waste" or any pyrites cinders
coal cinders or any injurious or
deleterious filler" In other words
the proposed legislation would pro-
teet the farmer.
The Flanagan bill would provide
for tapping huge Government
owned phosphate and potash depos-
its, and through additional fertilizer
Evening star., 1946-06-02
What to Do With a Small Front Yard
By Horace W. PeosIee
Fellow American Institute Of Architects


of treatment-perhaps brick laid in
sand downtown, turf in the outlying
areas and fine gravel closely packed
in clay so it will not scuff and
scatter
For lack of supervision or guild
ance, conditions are chaotic on many
streets. Side by side, we find lawns
level with the sidewalk, eroded ter
races four steps up and depressed
fronts for basement entrances with
walls, balustrades, fences and hedges
hit or miss.
Tactful guidance by a qualified
technician could generate enthusi-
asm and pride in contributing to
the beauty of Washington.
-Four thousand acres in the heart
OF the Nations Capital are as i'm
portant as, and more in the public
eye. than the smaller intown parks
and they ought to have something
of the same kind of sponsorship
Two possibilities are suggested. The
first is. that just as the District
maintains an architect instead oi
having its schools designed by the
building inspector, so likewise II
should employ a trained landscape
architect-either in addition to its
trees and parking permit Office
or as the next appointment to the
post of superintendent thereof
to design the grounds around it:
buildings. its Fairgrounds and te
work with citizens association.
and block groups to improve The
street frontages. An alternative
would be to invite the collabora.
ton of the National Capital Parks
There need be no RECOMMENDATION
or compulsion. Advice as to PLAN
Evening star., 1946-06-02

West dealt and having minimum
of two and one-half honor count
called one spade. North doubled
and East bid two hearts. South
called three diamonds; West passed
and North bid three no trump; East
doubled and Mrs. thinner in the
south went to four diamonds; West
again passed and North bid five dia-
monds. Recognizing that his part
ner must have at least two honor
tricks despite the double and hold
ing two himself. East thought it
quite safe to double a bid Of five in
la minor suit.
West opened the king Of clubs
which caught the lone queen in
Mrs. Zimmer's hand. Hoping that
South was false carding and might
have the jack, West continued with
the ace of clubs. This was the tip
of for the declarer. She held three
hearts and there were four in the
dummy. East, for his bid of two
in the suit. must, therefore, hold six
and his partner none. This was
evident when he did not lead a
heart on the second play. Mrs.
thinner trumped the ace of clubs
and led the king Of diamonds. East
showed out and West could there
fore have only one more diamond,
the jack. Next she led the two of
spades to the ace in dummy and on
the king of spades discarded a
heart. The eight Of spades she
trumped. Then with q lead to the
ace of diamonds in dummy she took
out Vests last trump. The play of
the six Of spades upon which she
placed a losing heart threw West
into the lead. He had only spades
and clubs, either Of which dummy
could trump with the ten of dia-
monds and enable declarer to dis
card her last heart. She scored five
diamonds. doubled.
Evening star., 1946-06-02

material which would thrive would
save many a trial-and-error dollar
The Board of Trade, through its
municipal aid committee might
we'll be expected to stimulate block
competition by including this pro.
gram of street improvement in its
awards.
These views are presented after
demonstration of the garden
idea at the writer's home, 1924
Nineteenth street NV. (as well
as those at adjoining 1910 and
1912 in the next block. Here
after futile struggle against crab
grass and trespass, there has been
developed an enclosed garden which
passers-by seem to enjoy-es-
pecially those who have been forced
to leave other community gardens
which have meant much to them
Here, in sequence, they see the
harbingers of spring: Crocus and
hyacinth, jonquils, tulips and iris
dogwood and lilac, forsythia, jas
mine and mock orange, and roses
en- masse. followed by summer flow
ers and fall chrysanthemums, with
box, holly and perennial candytuft
for winter green. Vandalism has
given way to neighborly interest
and emulation.
Such an intimate garden would
be out Of place in some orderly block
developments, but it might set 8
pattern in others. If and when the
street is widened it will yield te
progress, but in the meantime II
will have served a useful purpose
in giving pleasure to those who have
paused in passing and exchanged
views, as gardeners do.
Evening star., 1946-06-02

plants and an educational program
would assure that the land for ths
first time will have, along with othel
conservation measures, a restoration
Of soil fertility and a program thai
under right management will main.
tain soil fertility"
This bill. which has the backing
OF the National Farm Bureau Fed.
GRAFTON, would provide for the de.
velopment by the Interior Depart.
ment Of experimental phosphate anc
potash plants in the reserves nov
controlled and would provide thai
the Tennessee Valley Authority
establish similar experimental
phosphate plant in the Mobile ares
to draw on raw materials from
Florida.
On or before five years, under
provisions Of the bill, these plant.
and the reserves would either bt
sold, at fair value, to federated
farmer cooperative or others, OF
closed
In providing for an educational
program, the bill calls for the crea.
tion of Grass Roots Committee tt
advise the Congress and the Secre.
tary OF Agriculture on what meas.
ures should be taken to improve
and maintain soil fertility. Tn,
program would be carried on b,
State experiment stations and tn,
Extension Service and would be di.
rected in each county by the county
agent.
Evening star., 1946-06-02
Current Functions
OF Garden Clubs

Tuesday-Women's National Farm
and Garden Association tour of the
famous Longwood Gardens at Ken.
net Square, Pa, leaving Washing
ton at 800 am. and returning al
7:50 pm. The gardens have beer
opened to visitors through courtesy
of Pierre S. du Pont
Wednesday-The Little Garden
Club of Sandy Spring will hold q
flower show at the Sandy Spring
Community House located off Route
% near the Old Quaker Meeting
House, from 3 until pm. Mrs
Mahlon Kirk w and Mrs. G. Rust
Candy are co-chairmen. Flower
show enthusiasts may remember
this clubs prewar exhibit held at
Brooke Manor. Afternoon tea will
be served.
Wednesday-The Garden Club oi
Chevy Chase, Md, will meet at
o'clock at the home of Nine. Ivan
FRANCES, 9 Chevy Chase circle. Clut
and charter members will assist
Nine. FRANCES as hostess. Mrs
Whitman Cross will preside at the
meeting which will celebrate the
Goth anniversary of the club, with E
program dedicated to its history ane
it's activities.
Evening star., 1946-06-02
Clearing House
For Market Data

Plans for the establishment OF q
clearing house of marketing infor.
nation for perishable farm crops
at the University of Maryland are
being made by the Farm Bureau
Marketing Committee, the State
Production and Marketing Admin
istration and the State Extension
Service.
Under the arrangement, agricul-
ture officials said, it will be possible
for Maryland farmer who has an
oversupply of a perishable crop to
call the university for information
on markets.
At the same time. officials said, a
committee has been authorized to
seek information as a basis for ad-
vertising Maryland farm products
Both the committee and the mar
keting service will be under the di-
rection of DR.. S. H. DeVault, head
Of the universitys agricultural eco
nomics department.
Evening star., 1946-06-02
Gardening in the Capital Area
Choice of Perennials for Borders
Depends on Shade and Soil Factors

plant food per 100 square feet Of
surface. The humus Is needed to
store moisture during the hot sum-
mer months and keep it available to
the growing plants.
Space the plants far enough apart
so that they may be cultivated easily
and the weeds kept under control.
Overcrowded plants seldom grow
well, while the lack of air circula-
ton due to crowding is conducive
to the spread of plant diseases.
This is especially true of zinnias,
which are subject to mildew injury.
The taller growing ANIMALS, such as
cosmos and marigolds, need to be
staked, for they are often blown
over during heavy rair1storns IN
August and September.
Good Culture Helps.
Good culture, feeding and water
ing 60 long way toward insuring
desirable Towering plants. One
word of caution, though. Most an
nuals are shallow rooted and deep
cultivation is not only unnecessary
but can be injurious. All that is
needed by cultivation is the control
of weeds and keeping loose soil
surface. But even this work can be
avoided after the plants are we'll
established by the use of mulch,
such as peat moss or compost.
Most annual plants can be kept
growing and Towering vigorously
over long season by the simple ex-
pedient of keeping the flowers cut.
Animals apparently have one mis-
sion in life, the formation of seed.
AS soon as a seed crop is ''set" they
stop growing. BY cutting the flow
ers freely, or shipping off the faded
blossoms, the formation of seed is
prevented and plants keep on fow-
ering.
AS a rule the ANIMALS are not
subject to many diseases or pests.
However, the Japanese beetle de-
lights in feeding on the flowers Of
several-the marigolds, snapdragons
and zinnias-but it is believed that
the use of one of the newer sprays.
combining DDT with a stomach
poison and fungicide, will prove
effective. The one mixture should
in most cases keep the plants free
Of both insects and diseases.
Evening star., 1946-06-02
By w. n. Younqmon

Most gardeners plan permanent
flower borders of perennials, but at
this season of the year the planting
of perennials Is rather risky. After
the middle Of May, 1t is seldom prac-
ticable to count on their becoming
we'll established before summer heat
and drought is to be expected. How
ever, there may be an exception in
the few ANIMALS which may be
counted on to thrive and flower
freely in shade.
|. The gardener otherwise should
look toward the colorful ANIMALS for
color and cutting material. There
are many kinds and forms of an
nuals, as well as a wide range of
colors, from which to choose. In
fact, most gardeners find them all
so interesting and attractive that
choice is problem.
If we examine the site or the bed
which is to be planted, the choice
will be easier. For full sun, in a
rather hot, dry situation. zinnias
are perhaps the most dependable
In a bed with a bit more moisture
the marigolds are well worth plant
ing. Annual phlox and verbenas
like protection from the hot after
noon sun and need more moisture
and a cooler situation. Petunias
need rich fertile soil and abundant
moisture. The adaptable fragrant
nicotiana-flowering tobacco-needs
fertile soil and moisture. 1t can
Withstand full sunlight or even light
shade with favorable soil conditions
The tall-growing cosmos need
medium well-enriched soil and pro-
lection from strong winds. They
take a long growing season before
Towering. Annual sunflowers dc
much better in hot, dry situation
Many Varieties Popular.
There are pleasing ANIMALS, such
as the scabiosa, babys breath, snap.
dragons (really a bienniaD, nastur.
tium (does we'll in a poor SOLD, gail.
lardia, calliopsis, pink chrysanthe.
mum and sweet sultan, to mention
a few of the more dependable kinds
The bachelors button, larkspur
portulaca, annual poppy, China.
aster, stock, sweetpea and calenduls
are not recommended at this season
principally because they do best
when sown in the late fall or very
early spring.
Seeds of these annual may be
sown in beds where they are tt
grow. However, to obtain a Longer
season Of bloom, it is perhaps pref.
cradle to procure plants from com.
mercial grower. Undoubtedly where
only dozen or so plants of a kline
and variety are wanted. this is the
more practicable method.
There is a tendency to speak O
ANIMALS as plants that will grow
anywhere with little or no care, bu
this is poor practice. Real garden
ing pleasure is derived from vel
grown, healthy flowers. Hence, thu
preparation of a bed or borde
should be thoroughly and CAREFUL.
carried out. Quantities of humu
(peat moss. compost or leaf mold
should be worked into the soil, plu
two or three pounds of commercial
Evening star., 1946-06-02
1000 Farm Women
To Attend School

More than 1900 Maryland farm
women are expected to attend the
first postwar rural women's short
course to be held at the University
of Maryland June II to 81.
Courses to be offered will include
public speaking, music appreciation
and parliamentary law, together
with courses on family living, nu-
triton, clothing. home management
and furnishings and landscape gar
dening.
Evening star., 1946-06-02

q good growing season, prospects
look favorable for the 10 per cent
increase in tobacco production sug-
gested by State Extension officials
While tobacco accounts for the
highest percentage of crops in Cal
vert County, farmers also are in
terested in other projects this season
The Farm Bureau Federation, for
example, is sponsoring a frozen food
locker plant; All Baby Beef Club
has been organized and the county's
first Senior All Club Council was
formed early this spring.
Locker Plant Started.
Already more than 200 Calvert
farmers have signed for lockers in
the proposed frozen food plant. 1t
is anticipated that construction will
begin soon. 1t. will be located at
Prince Frederick and the plant may
be in operation by fall.
The All Baby Beef Club consists
of seven members who came to-
gether from other clubs for the
beef project. Five have Aberdeen
Angus calves and two have Here
fords. They plan to show their
calves at the Calvert County Fair
to be held October 8, 8 and 10 at
Prince Frederick.
The All Senior Council, headed
by Doris Gibson, was organized to
keep alive an interest in All Club
work with members who have fin
ished school. Other officers are
Doris Sunderland, vice president;
Howard L. Glow, secretary, and
Glenn Hall, treasurer.
1877 in All Clubs.
W. B. Vanderford, assistant coun-
ty agent, is in charge OF the
boys All Club work, which now
includes seven clubs with 1877 men,
bers. Their projects include gar
dening, tobacco, poultry and recre-
alton. Mrs. Florence E. Buchanan
home demonstration agent, is in
charge of the 207 girls in 10 girls
All Clubs. Their projects include
food and clothing and home fur
nishings.
In recent years greater emphasis
has been given All Club work. We
have been working on the theory
that well trained boys and girls will
make better farmers and rural
homemakers.
Evening star., 1946-06-02

There are two definite types Of
public garden, one produced by con-
stituted authority for public use
the other developed by the citizen
primarily for his own use but in
cidentally for the pleasure of
passersby.
In the first class are the Pincian
Hill in Rome, the Luxembourg
gardens "Kew-in-lilac time" and
others of the Italian Renaissance,
which the writer studied in design
ing our own Meridian Hill. OF the
second type are the little front
yard gardens which one finds, or
used to find, along the residential
streets of Munich and other CONT
mental cities.
In letters about the National
Capital, one usually finds reference
to its parks, its trees and to its
Georgetown garden, but rarely to
gardens within the boundaries of
the Capital as originally projected.
Kind friends usually kill any trend
in that direction by assuring that
you simply can't have garden
in downtown Washington and
there's no use wasting your time.
Proved Garden Possible.
| Piqued by this can't-be-done atti-
tude, I undertook to prove that
such gardens were possible. The
Star presented my thesis on the
elimination of the backyard" point
of view and all that it implied in
dominance of trash and garbage
containers, laundry lines and ga
RACES, and on their replacement
with grounds designed for living as
carefully as the house itself is
planned. After having proved my
point in decade, I turned to the
street side for a public demonstra-
ton.
To begin with, we have in the
old city, street rights Of unusual
Width-excessive and absurd in
L'Enfant's day but of tremendous
value now when street widenings
can be made without the cost of
condemnation-the public merely
reclaiming the land reserve which
has been in private custody. Many
householders do not realize the
front yards are not their private
property, even though permit
must be obtained for cutting tree,
erecting a wall or fence or the pro-
lection of a bay window over the
building line.
Yards Overshadow Parks.
The most startling factor is the
total acreage of these front yards as
compared with the intown squares
and circles Whereas these small
parks, totaling less than $50 acres,
are carefully designed and main
tanned by governmental authority,
the more conspicuous yard borders
of our streets and avenues, an esti-
mated total of perhaps 1000 acres,
are left without any kind of design
guidance and without adequate
funds even for care. replacement or
extension of tree paintings.
The. strip between sidewalk and
curb is, in effect, a no mans land.
Perhaps once year trees are
trimmed and sprayed and the weeds
cut by District outfit. Such serv-
ice is merely a token of what is
needed. The owner may be willing
to pinch hit" but the renter is
more inclined to leave it to the
Government" In either case, it is
futile struggle downtown to main
tain grass strip against the COM
ings and goings of car parkers. The
net result is crab grass, weeds and
dust or mud.
1t should not be difficult for the
authorities to enlist cooperation,
block by block, and obtain consti-
tuted maintenance and uniformity
Evening star., 1946-06-02
Bridge
By Fronk B. Lord

The Cavalier tournament, an an
nual Memorial Day week end event
is being concluded today at Norfolk.
Washington players are represented
and in order to accommodate them,
the Agriculture Bridge Club post
poned its monthly master pair game
until June 8. It will be held at the
Stephan Studio on Euclid street.
The master point pair game of
the Federal Bridge League was held
Tuesday night at the Wardman Park
Hotel in two sections. In the first
division, Larry Reynolds and 1t.
Comdr. j. J. Parish won 157 points
North and South; Mrs. Dora
Schwartz and Capt. Russ" Nc
Ghee, 154 and James G. Stone and
Sybil Newlands, $50. East and
West, Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Graham
made 161 points and DR.. and Mrs.
j. L. Vanderslice l48. In section B,
w. S. Benedict and j. r. Moore
were the North and South leaders
with l67, followed by Mrs. Mariana
Boschan and w. F.. Million with
1874, and Miss Margaret Myrtle and
Charles Lyons with 1891. East and
West, Sidney Grossman and L. c.
Kernon were first with 1865; E. An
derson and R. Langley, second with
1907, and Gene Hermann and Mrs.
Irene Surguy third, with 149.
The second play off game for the
annual championship and the pos
session of the Luther G. Stewart
Cup to be held for one year, will be
played next Tuesday night. The
teams in the contest are the Cas-
cades, winners of the first half of
the season series; the Victory four
some, winners of the second half,
and the Westerners, having the next
highest percentage for the two
halves.
The big June pair games of the
Washington Bridge League to be
played on the first and third We'd
nesdays of the month will also be
open to all players regardless OF
previous qualification. They will be
played at the Hotel Shoreham
Thereafter there will be two pair
games each month during the re-
mainder of the summer.
The bidding on the hand here
given affords opportunity for a skill
full player to determine accurately
the pattern of the hands held by
the adversaries and thereby fulfill
a difficult contract. 1t was played
by Mrs. Violet Zimmer at the Bridge
Studio of Washington, ITS N street
NV. With both sides vulnerable,
the distribution of the cards was as
follows.
Evening star., 1946-06-02
Late Cabbage

Seed of late cabbage, late broccoli
Brussels sprouts and late caulifowel
should be sown at this time ano
taken care Of carefully until ready
to set in the garden in July. They
will mature as weather becomes COO
in the fall, which is ideal.
Evening star., 1946-06-02
F arm ndCarden
Calvert Emphasizes Tobacco
Prospects for Increased Yield Good; !;
Baby Beef and All Clubs Organized
By John B. MorseII
Calvert County Extension Agent.

Tobacco the big Calvert County, and at this
the job of getting transferred
advantage of weeks this
Handicapped