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Evening star., 1948-03-15
Husband Kills Self
After Shooting Wife,;
Latter Recovering

Chances of recovery were reported
good today for Mrs. Harold Stuart
Boyer, So, who was shot twice in the
head by her husband yesterday be-
fore he fatally wounded himself in
their home at 1929 Varnum street
NV.
Apparently depressed because of
his slow recovery from an opera
ton in January, Mr.. Boyer, 50, shot
his sleeping wife with vow to
take you with me-" then went to
the basement and fired a bullet in
to his head, police said. A certif-
cate of suicide was issued by Cor
oner A. Magruder Macdonald.
c. Vernon Hill, president of Barber
& Ross, building supplies, where Mr..
Boyer was employed as an estimator
in the mill work department, said
he had appeared to be in good spirits
recently.
Wife Recalls Talks.
But Mrs. Boyer, in her account to
police at Garfield Hospital, said her
husband was depressed Friday night,
believing he was not working eff
ciently. He talked of suicide and
spoke of taking her with him, Mrs.
Boyer said.
From Mrs. Boyer and roomer
atFti1e home, Mrs Annette Hurst, a
War Department employe, police
pieced togetner this account of the
siioo,siiis '1s,tt - .s.l,,s. y.3.s,.s.
Saturday night, Mr.. Boyer de-
cided not to retire with his wife
in their bedroom, but to sleep in
another room. Later, she was awak-
ened when he got into bed with
her, but soon slept again.
She was awakened again by blow
on the back of the head. Leaping
from bed, she ran around to his
side and asked: What seems to
be the natter"
Shooting Described.
His reply, she told police, was
Yes, you are going with me-
With that, he shot her with
22-caliber pistol and she fed to
Mrs Hursts room, asking to be
let in
After Mrs. Hurst admitted her and
locked the door, Mrs. Boyer said:
He hit me" Mrs. Hurst called the
police.
Searching the house, police found
Mr. Boyer's body at the foot of the
basement stairs. He had been shot
through the right temple with
.22-caliber rifle.
DR.. Herbert H.. Schoenfeld, at
tending Mrs. Boyer, said she had
wounds in the front and back of her
head. He refused to say whether
the wounds were inflicted by two
bullets. X-ray studies were incom-
plete and it had not been deter
mined whether an operation would
be necessary for removal of bullet,
he said.
Improvement Expected.
Calling her condition satisfactory,
DR.. Schoenfeld said he expected her
to improve.
Mr.. Boyer had been employed by
oaIpcI 0 nOSo SlllCe Aplu, 1SoA.
Mr.. Hill said he seemed to be in
good health until two months ago.
On January Is, he was operaed on
at Georgetown University Hospital
and for the last three weeks ap-
peared to be gradually getting
back into his work" Mr.. Hill said
Mr.. Boyer was native Of Balti-
more and moved here with Mrs
Boyer about 80 years ago. They had
M children
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Delay Seen on Delegates Order
ToProbe Richmond Newspapers

"monopoliStic practices" exist. The
resolution was passed on a motion
by delegates who objected to news
paper criticism of the House for
voting each member $500 bonus.
Indications that there would be
no immediate action came last
night. One sec member said the
group would reserve comment until
the commissioners could confer and
study the resolution, introduced by
Samuel w. Swanson of Pittsylvania.
Acting Attorney General Walter
E. Rogers also refused to comment.
indicating his Office would have
nothing to say until it had received
the official text of the resolution.
]. Lindsay Almond, jr., attorney
general-elect, said he would have
no comment until he took over his
duties officially and had a chance
to study the resolution.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Prisoner Found SIoshed
In Cell at Alexandria

Edward piggy" Monroe, 3S, who
is awaiting trial on 10 charges OF
safecracking and HOUSEKEEPING in
Alexandria, today was found in his
cell with his throat, arm and leg
slashed, police reported.
Monroe, who was alone in the cell,
was found rolled up in blanket on
the floor when a jailer took him his
breakfast. He was treated at Alex
andria Hospital and returned to the
Jail. None of the cuts were serious,
rolice SajS
Evening star., 1948-03-15
CisseI-Soxon Auxiliary
To Mark 18th Birthday

The 25th birthday anniversary of
Cissel-Saxon unit No. Al, American
Legion Auxiliary, win be celebrated
at pm. Wednesday in the Silver
Spring Armory.
Mrs. Hilda R. Cissel, the auxili-
ary's first president, and other past
presidents and charter members
will be guests, along with State Of
fcers of the Maryland Department
of the Legion and its auxiliary.
Mrs. Walter s. Davis, president
will nrpSiCIe
Evening star., 1948-03-15
GreenbeIt Benefit Planned

The men of ST. Hugh's parish,
Greenbelt, will sponsor a benefit
st. Patrick's Day dance in the Gen.
ter School auditorium at $50 pm,
Wednesday. Proceeds will go to-
ward new building fund. Erwin
Dietzel and Joseph Karitas are in
charge of ARRANGEMENTS.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
$500 Scholarship Open
To Maryland U. Students

Applications for the Rabbi l..
Israel Interfaith Scholarship of $500
are being accepted from Maryland
University students.
The scholarship is awarded an
nuaiy to junior student of any
faith who in the opinion of judges
has contributed the most toward
promoting amicable relations among
university religious groups and the
improvement of student religious
life.
Miss Rosalie Leslie. assistant dean
OF women, is receiving nominations.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
1rafficCrashes
|njure
Youth Critically
Teen-Agers on Scooter
Hit by Cor; Driver Held
In Maryland Death

A Maryland man was killed in q
traffic accident near Bel Alton,
Charles County, and two youths
were hurt, one critically, in a crash
between their motor scooter and an
automobile in the District yesterday.
Killed was Richard Smith, %,
Indian Head, according to Maryland
State Police, who said his neck was
broken when the car in which he
was q passenger overturned on the
Grain highway. The driver, they
reported, was Winston Morris Alex
ander, %, Indian Head, who suffered
an ankle fracture. He was treated
at the dispensary at the Naval
Powder Factory.
DR.. William J. Edelin, La Plata,
deputy medical examiner, issued a
certificate of accidental death.
Police said the car struck soft
shoulder and overturned, 1t later
burst into flame, police said.
Car Driver<Held.
The crash between the motor
scooter and an automobile occurred
at Fourteenth street and Constitu-
ton avenue NV.
Wallace B. Graves, Is. of 2s4o
Newark street NV, who was oper-
ating the motor scooter, suffered
internal injuries and broken leg.
He was removed to Emergency
Hospital where his condition was
described as critical today. His COM
panion, William Bird, IS, of 5325
Baltimore avenue, Hyattsville, re-
ceived a fractured nose and bruises.
He was in good condition today at
Walter Reed Hospital.
The driver of the automobile,
police said. was Edward P. Myers,
%, of the $500 block Of Fourth
street NV. Uninjured, he was
charged with failing to yield the
right Of way and failing to give
full time and attention to driving.
Meyers case was continued until
April II when he appeared before
Municipal Court Judge George D.
Nelson today on the charges. Bond
was set at $500.
Boy Struck by Truck.
A 15-year-old Bladensburg boy
suffered head injuries yesterday
when he was struck by a truck on
Kenilworth avenue, Bladensburg,
Prince Georges County police said.
He is Frederick Gessner, 1904 Mon
roe street. Admitted to Prince
Georges Hospital, Cheverly, he was
reported in coed condition today.
A District mortician, George l..
Bowser, 36, of 1921 Linden street
Sc, got into trouble with police
twice Saturday. both times after
accidents. Each time he was in
volved in an accident and each
time he was charged with driving
while drunk.
Police said Bowser struck a BIZ
cyclist at Fourteenth and F streets
NE. in the afternoon. The boy,
Thomas Hawkins, 16, colored, of
265l Nichols avenue Sc, was re-
moved to Casualty Hospital with
head injuries. After posting $500
bond at the ninth precinct on a
drunk driving charge, he was re-
leased. Later that night, Bowser
again was in collision, this time
with taXicab driven by Perry L.
Mettingly, 81, of 1918 Otis street
NE, at Bladensburg road and Neal
street NE. police said.
Asks Jury Trial.
Again Bowser was charged with
driving while drunk and also with
following another vehicle too closely.
Bowser asked for a jury trial
when he appeared before Judge
Nelson today and it was set for
March 90. Bond was left at $1,000
on the two drunk driving charges.
Evening star., 1948-03-15

chairman OF It's
A p p r opriations
Committee for
the last three
S e S S on S, an
nounced today
he would not
seek reelection
to the General
Assembly.
Mr.. Louder
back, who was 10
on January 3,
succeeded Dele
G a t e Fran k
Moore of Rock
bridge as chair
man of the An
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Citizens to Heur Johns

The recently organized Glenmont
and vicinity Citizens Associations
will meet at pm. tomorrow in the
Glenmont Md School. Brooke
Johns, president Of the Montgomery
County Commissioners will speak.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Church to Show Film

Cecil B. DeMille's motion picture
THE King of Kings" will be shown
at Grace Episcopal Church, $500
Georgia avenue, Silver Spring, FRI
day under the sponsorship of st.
Hildas Guild. There will be two
performances. one at 2 pm. and
another at $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Soroptimists Plan Dinner

Mrs. Madeline Fennell, director
of social work for the Montgomery
County Juvenile Court, will speak
on juvenile delinquency at a din
ner meeting of the Montgomery
County Soroptimist Club at Z pm.
Wednesday at. the Kenwood Club.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Arlinqton Marines to Meet

The Arlington County Detach-
ment of the Marine Corps League
will hold a business meeting at
g pm. "wednesday in the Radio
Building, 2030 North Sixteenth
street.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
ArIinqton Methodists to Dine

The Community Methodist Church,
Arlington, will sponsor ham din
ner from S to pm. Wednesday at
the church, Key boulevard and
North BRYAN street.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Silver Spring Dance Set

A ladies night dinner and dance
featuring the st. Patricks theme
will be held by the Silver Spring
Board of Trade at 7:30 pm. Wednes-
day at the Indian Spring Country
Club. John R. Fagan is in charge.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
East Bethesda Meeting

The East Bethesda Citizens As
sociation will discuss traffic condi-
tions in the area with the Police
Department at a meeting at BIS
o'clock tonight in Lynnbrook School
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Louderback Reveals
He Won't Run Again
For Virginia House
By the Associoted Press

STANLEY, Va, Mar. 15.-Charles
c. Louderback, a member of the
House of Delegates from Page and
Warren Counties since 1880 and
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-12-01
Shelterbelt on Contour
Catches RunOff

LLOYD L. BOLSTER. Sheridan County
THE site of our shelterbelt lies
northwesterly from the farm
stead, from which direction the pre-
vailing winds blow. The land is near
ly level but is at the base of a low
ridge of hills and a considerable
amount of water runs down through
it. The year previous to planting I
broke up three or four acres and
worked it several times by discing,
one-waying and duckfooting.
The trees were planted with a
tree planter on the contour, making
a sort of quarter circle around the
farmstead. By planting on the con-
tour we are going to trap nearly all
the runoff water in the spring and
from heavy rains during the sum-
mer. 1t is also going to give better
protection to the farm when the
trees get larger.
In cultivating the trees this year
I worked them several times and
then plowed between the rows
throwing the dirt up around the
trees. This left wide burrows be-
tween each row to hold snow and
water.
We planted three rows of cara
CANA on the outside, then Russian
olives followed by box elder and
ash. Toward the center we planted
currant and plum trees and on the
inside of the circle are the spruce
trees. The trees made a remarkable
growth this year and we lost very
few out of the 1,150 planted. I was
assisted by Mr.. o. N. Capps of the
eserve soil conservation district
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-12-01
We Made Mistakes in Our First
Shelterbelt Paintings
BY JIM AAE Sheridan County
Sheridan County

each plant some water so as to set
the roots firmly in the soil. Some
of the Russian olives did not grow
due to the pack rot in them at the
time when I received them. l re-
placed all of those which did not
grow in the following spring.
is Feet Not Enough
My plants are 6 feet apart in the
rows and the rows were spaced Is
feet apart. If I were to set another
grove 1 would make the rows at
least 20 feet apart. Sixteen feet
looks like a lot of room when the
plants are small but the last two
years I have only been able to get
through with a small three section
spring tooth. A person could keep
his trees cleaner with heavy tools
such as the duckfoot and tandem
disc if the rows were wider apart.
The carraganas did not do so well
for me as the Colorado blue beetle
would swarm in On them every time
they were green during the later 30s.
The beetles did not kill the trees
but retarded their growth so much
that in 1910 I pulled them up. In
1941 I planted Chinese elms in their
place and now / have a good even
hedge on the outside. I do not know
how long they will live but time
will tell the story.
There is one definite conclusion
that I have come to and that is do
not trim your trees if you want a
windbreak. Let them grow as nature
intended them to grow, for the
sooner they get to shade the ground
around the roots the less moisture
there evaporates. We on the plains
of Montana cannot grow a trimmed
tree that will live long, so let us be
content with our bushes. The bushes
are really quite nice to get behind
on cold, blustery, winter days.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-12-01
Cattle Do the Harvesting
Steers Turned Into Corn Do All the FORK

there is a considerable increase in
cash per acre.
The summary then looks like this
the grower realizes the regular
market price for corn without having
to harvest it and got a higher price
per acre of yield, than for barley
last year plus a n dividend on
the fields from the cattle feeder OPP
Grafton. The cattleman on the other
hand has a good winter feed lot
with plenty of the best feed plus the
fodder bonus at no more than tho
cost of corn itself.
Bale Straw for Market
There are also $50 acres of dry
land wheat on the Kildahl farm that
make an excellent balance with the
200 acres of corn on irrigable land
A heavy straw problem on stubble
strips last year encouraged the An
derson brothers to get a pickup
bailer and windrower to bail straw.
The straw on about half of the acre
age was bailed and the result will
not only mean easier farming with
rod weeders and spring tooth har-
rows but a surprisingly good mar
ket was found for the straw.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-12-01
Pasture Puts 500 Lbs.
Gain on Cattle
By w. B. DIETRICH. Lake County

By w. B. DIETRICH. Lake County
DASTURE feeding of cattle is prof
liable in Lake county.
Twenty-Five calves were bought
in January, 1947, averaging $50
pounds. They were Herefords and
Shorthorns. When sold in January,
1948, there averaged 1,041 pounds.
Six tons of hay and 1,700 pounds
of grain carried the calves until
spring and got them started eating
dry feed. Twenty-seven acres of ir-
rigated pasture furnished the calves
abundant feed. Shade trees and a
water pond and an open shed kept
the calves comfortable. Three DOT
sprays kept the flies off all season
at 80 cents per head. The spraying
paid enormous returns.
Twenty tons of hay (pasture clip
p~ings-seed crop clippings, etc., and
three tons of ground barley and
oats fed in late fall and winter put
these steers in marketable condition.
The average of 500 pounds gain
and the increase in market value was
secured with 1926 pounds of grain and
approximately ton of clippings
in addition to the pasture. This addi-
tional feed was given a value of
$19.75 per head. Eighty to 80 pounds
of grain paid for this, leaving the
credit for 500 pounds of grain en-
tirely to pasture.
no-o~L~~ ION
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-12-01

Montana Farmer-Stockman Photo
Henry Beier. Valley county. has given
his newly remodeled farm home the
latest and best in fire protection. This
group of different types of e~xtinguish-
ers is located near the stairs in the
basement. Beier is pointing 10 a small
card with instructions in case of fire.
The two bulb-like units and the metal
container hanging from the ceiling
(this was moved from another part of
the basement TO show all types TO-
gether) are both automatic and when
heated too much will come apart and
fill the area with carbon tetrachloride
gas The hand portable type shown m
the rack uses the same chemical. Ten
of these extinguishers are located
throughout the house and basement.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-12-01
Farm and Ranch Experiences

THE FIRST and most important
\ step in planting a shelterbelt is
to get the site cleared of all weeds
and grasses. In my personal expert
ence I summerfallowed my plot in
1882, then I planted potatoes in 1888
and summerfallowed it again in
1884.
Then in 1885 I secured from the
county agent about 1900 plants con-
sisting of caraganas, to plant around
the outside edge, Russian olives, Chi
nese elmS, green ash, and a few
American elms which seem to be the
hardest of the whole lot and the
ones which I like the best. The
American elm does not grow as
rapidly as the Chinese elm but I
believe it will out live the Chinese
elm.
/ also planted about 100 choke
cherry trees and some plum trees
on the inside side of the grove. The
fragrant smell that these trees give
off when in bloom is enough to
compensate anyone for their work
in caring for them.
Mistake Number One
I planted my trees in rows run
ming straight north and south and
straight east and west. That was
mistake number one. AS I see it
now, the trees should have been
planted on contours, if at all pos
sible, to help hold snow water run
off in the spring.
Mistake number two was that I
planted my Chinese elms in the CEN
ter of the grove. They should have
been planted on the inside side, that
is, east and south of the grove. The
Chinese elm grow much faster than
any other tree and therefore hold
more snow on the inside side where
the wind can't move it out. In spring
when the now melts, it brushes the
small trees on the inside side of the
grove.
I had very good success in getting
my trees started in spite of the
drouth. When l planted them I gave
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-12-01

THERE'S plenty of corn for feed
\ ing out cattle this winter at the
Kildahl ranch, Custer county, and
the job has been done with an abso-
lutte minimum of labor and expense.
The 200 acres Of king crossed hybrid
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-12-01

Montana Farmer-Stockman Photo
Cleo Anderson looks over an ear of
corr in the 20o-acre field grown this
year on the KildahI ranch. Custer coun-
tY. The corn was contracted to a cattle
man who turned his stock into the
fields TO do the harvesting.
corn was contracted for by a local
cattlemen who turned the cattle into
the fields to do the harvesting.
Cleo and Lester Anderson, now
operating the farm, had the fields
in barley and oats last year but had
a little trouble harvesting the crop,
so decided to try corn. The 200
acres of land were irrigable and pre-
pared for water but good rains made
this unnecessary. So the work on
the crop which was expected to
average 70 bushels to the acre con-
sisted of planting the seed and cul-
tivating.
Market Price
AS for returns, under the terms OF
contract with the cattIeman, the
corn was to be paid for at the market
price. The corn yield was deter
mined by a number of sample check
plots harvested from the fields. The
cattle also get the corn stalks and
leaves, plus the protection of the
river bottom fields, SO the deal works
out well for the feeder. The land
last year produced about so bushels
of barley to the acre but a 70-bushel
corn crop will bring about double
feed value. With barley selling for
90 cents a bushel and corn for $1.4z
Evening star., 1948-12-03
By Mary McGrory

Multiple marriage means multiple
heartaches in the opinion of Re-
hecca Reyher, who studied'polygamy
IN Africa at first hand and wrote
about it in Zulu Woman" the story
of Christina, first wife of Solomon,
King of the Zulus.
And if Americans continue in the
kind of progressive polygamy" that
our alarming divorce and Temar-
riage rate seems to indicate, she
thinks they ought to stop and con-
slider all that is involved in prac-
tical terms.
A vivacious grandmother, Mrs.
Reyher came here to speak at the
NV Book Fair which will be held
at the Arts Club from Sunday to
Thursday. "A feminist who worked
for seven and a half years in the
cause of woman's suffrage and equal
rights, she is convinced that "a
homogeneous family is the basis OF
all human happiness"
First Saw it 20 Years Ago.
She first saw polygamy some 2C
years ago in Africa, where she was
sent on a news assignment, she be-
came curious about the emotiona!
strain that the practice might cause
to women. She could not believe
Evening star., 1948-12-03
Author Tells of Heortoches
Wives Suffer Under PoIygony

ADD TO 0OmeSClc happiness III many
cases for a wife to have a part-time
job outside the home.
A woman whose children are
grown and who lives in a small
apartment easily managed with the
mechanical devices available today,
feels isolated without any outside
interest, Mrs. Reyher thinks. She
would like to see businessmen ad-
just their time schedules to the
time of the housewife as they did
during the war.
In contrast with the authors of
Modern Woman: The Lost Sex, "
who believe that woman's place is
in the home, Mrs. Reyher feels that
the woman with outside interests
may often enrich her own life and
that of her family.
Still fascinated by the problems
of multiple marriage, Mrs. Regher
will leave Immediately after Christ
mas to study another aspect of the
picture-polyandry. On assignment
for Life Magazine, she will visit
Middle and South Africa and also
Evening star., 1948-12-03

she said that a primitive wife would
react any differently than a more
sophisticated woman in the pres
ence of rivals for her husbands S
affection.
When her own marriage failed in
1943, she decided to investigate for
herself the polygamy which worldly
friends assured her was q natural
state of man.
Returning as the guest OF the
much-beloved magistrate Of Zulu
land, Oswald Fynney, she gradually
met and talked to few runaway
wives. Finally, Christina, whose
story is the great saga of story
loving people, came to the magis-
trate's home to offer her autobiog-
raphy as a gift Of hospitality.
Every day from Z in the morning
until 10 at night for five weeks, the
Zulu woman poured out the tale OF
her woes. A Christian school teach
er, who attracted the attention OF
the fiery, charming Solomon. she
married him despite the objections
of her parents and her missionary
friends. For two months they were
happy, but within that short time,
her royal husband met and married
another woman and Christina was
banished from her place as favorite.
In time, Solomon became de-
bauched, diseased and a chronic
drunkard. After he had admins
tered a brutal beating, Christina,
with a courage rare among submis-
sive Zulu women, left him and even
tually became the first Zulu divor-
Gee.
Although kindly treated by their
many mothers, the children OF such
marriages are as confused by par
entail relations, as the children OF
divorce in a supposedly more civil
lied society, according to Mrs. Rey-
her.
A Zulu woman, who is on the
shelf at 80, is given, as a kind of
dividend in her barren years, GER
tain authority in the household and
exercises the prerogatives of mother
in-law. In the case of Solomons
family, that meant mother-in-law
trouble multiplied by 65, since that
was approximately the number of
wives he took before his death in
1888.
Mrs. Reyher has concluded that
1t just isn't possible for any one to
love deeply more than one person
at time. The stretching of the
heart, which polygamy requires,
leads only to heartbreak and de-
bauchery, she declares.
Although she denies being her
self a career woman, and does not
advocate a career for every woman,
Mrs. Reyher does feel that it might