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Evening star., 1949-04-24
Plant These for Quick Results
Even the Barest of Yards Will Bloom
Brightly if Soil Is Perked Up Bit
By w. n. Younqmon
Garden Editor

do the larger r-fiowered types. They
need to be planted in well pre-
pared holes.
Some dealers and plant houses
will have perennial plants for sale
until the middle of May. While
these are, for the most part. fall
Towering kinds. we should not
overlook them in planting the
new flower beds. Most Of them
can be depended upon with a little
extra care. to become established
and to produce good results.
Peonies. poppies and early-spring
bloomers are not likely to give
satisfactory results If planted this
late in the season. Hardy phlox.
while a colorful and desirable
flower, requires considerable soil
preparation and care in this area.
Supports for Vines.
Vines may be grown for shade,
for screening and for their flowers.
All will require some kind of a
support. but they are so useful
that this extra requirement will
not be too burdensome. Wires
stretched between a few well-set
poles will support them. The top
wire should be 6 or 8 feet high,
the lower 4 to 6 inches. Train
on ordinary string. Mesh wire is
often used.
Fertilizer (5-10-5 or. 4-12-4)
mixed into the bed at the rate
of 2-3 pounds per 100 square feet
will give the plants good start.
A second feeding in late June and
a third in August may be applied
II the gardener wishes to keep his
plants producing in abundance.
The soil should be kept loose and
friable with frequent shallow culti-
vations. Cultivate after each
shower or watering. However. If
weeds appear they should be
brought under control.
A good soaking once q week
during periods Of infrequent rain
fall is ample for most plants. BY
soaking we mean letting the water
run until the soil is moist to q
depth Of 4 inches or more. FIRE.
quent wetting Of the surface sell
dom benefits the flowers but it
does help the crabgrass.
Dusts are easily washed OF
the leaves by rains so 1t will pay
to make a fresh application after
each shower, should the plants
require protection from insects and
disease,
Evening star., 1949-04-24

Plants May be furchAseo'
Most Of the ANIMALS may De
started from seed in pots or in a
protected bed. However. most
may be purchased as plants ano
IL the season is late before the
beds are ready 1t will pay to buy
them. Give the plants adequate
space in which to grow. The Pc
tunias and snapdragons will toll
crate some shade, the others
should have sun for at least half
Of the day.
Gladiolus corms flower in go to
100 days. It may be desirable to
make several paintings. Set
corms at least 4 inches deep; give
lots of moisture for best growth.
Dahlia tubers may be planted
any time after the first day OF
May and will come into flower in
August and September. The
smaller-flowered varieties give
more returns for the effort than
Evening star., 1949-04-24
This Week in the Garden

fruit. even II 1t reaches maturity
Is seldom worth having.
Now Is the tinle to prune for
sythia and other early sprinl
Towering shrubs that have finished
blooming. Remove from Y TO u
of the oldest canes. cutting them
of as close to the ground as pos
sible. This method Of pruning
forces the new shoots to come from
the ground and helps TO keep new
productive growth close TO the
ground. whereas cutting back the
canes to q height Of 3 or 4 feet
produces q bare-legged effect.
Space chrysanthemum plants a
to 80 inches apart and as growth
progresses pinch out the tops two
or three times. This will produce
bushy plants with q spread Of Ia
to "a inches. The flrst pinchins
should be made when the plants
are s to 10 inches tall.-W H. Y.
Evening star., 1949-04-24
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Where the frosts failed to de-
stroy the fruit crop. spraying or
dusting should be started to pro-
tect the fruit from disease and
insect pests. Follow the spray
program outlined by the Univer-
sity Of Maryland. "a copy may be
obtained by writing to the Horti-
cultural DEPARTMENT. Unprotected
Evening star., 1949-04-24

The early gardener In the more
protected situations might try set
ting out a few tomato plants. They
will make q slow start until the
soil warns UP. but the time viii
not be entirely lost since the
plants will become well rooted. Be
prepared to cover them on cold
nights.
1t Is time to make the second
planting of gladiolus corms. A
dozen or two planted now viii
bloom In late June. Paintings at
two-week intervals until the first
of July should provide cut flowers
all season.
The first planting OF bush beans
may be made In the more pro-
tected sections. but 1t should be
small and we ought to be pre-
pared to cover the plants on frosty
nights. The main planting can
not be made safely before the 5th
TO 10th of May. Pole beans and
limas need not be planted before
May 10.
A second planting OF lettuce
made now will help to provide
fresh tender salad material the
last of May. Slobolt is good va
riety for this planting.
It will pay to be ready to start
the annual campaign to control
rose disease as soon as temper
atures reach rs to 80 degrees. A
dust or spray containing fermate.
DDT. or chlordane. and a contact
insecticide for aphis Is needed to
do the job effectively. A regular
program Of applications is much
more successful than an occasional
treatment.
Beds for annual flowers should
be gotten ready now. Incorporate
a goodly quantity Of humus (de-
cayed vegetable natter in them
to keep the soil from baking and to
hold moisture. Well-rotted COW
manure. compost. peatmoss, rotted
sawdust and other kinds Of mate
rial may be used for this purpose.
Add bonemeal or commercial
fertilizer before spading.
Evening star., 1949-10-29
DenfeId Offer to Let Trumun
Use Quarters as Home Revealed

1.-THE fact Of the matter is that
the admiral offered Mr.. Truman
the house as soon as it was learned
that the President weuld have to
move" he said.
1.-THE whole thing was settled in
one day in this fashion:
'"The Secret Service canvassed
the grounds and said it would cost
entirely too much to protect It..
They didn't like the fact that the
shrubbery was so close to the house
and also objected to the many
entrances.
But to top it off, the President
said flatly-without even visiting
the place-that 1t was too far re-
moved from his Offices and that
he preferred Blair House. He
thanked the admiral for the offer.
and that was that"
The observatory quarters are
located on Massachusetts, avenue.
Evening star., 1949-10-29
] Football Players
Held on Theft Charqes
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

ROCKFORD. Ill.,, Oct. 29.-
Seven Joliet High School football
players, including six first string
ers. were in jail today on charges
of looting two stores of clothing
while on their way to last nights
game.
Four of the players missed their
teams game against nearby Free
port and the other three were
seized by police after the contest,
which ended in a 6-6 tie.
Police said larceny charges were
placed against six of the youths
and the seventh was charged with
accessory after the fact. They
said the youths admitted they had
looted the two stores Of clothing
during a 45-minute stopover on
the 100-mile bus ride from Joliet
to Freeport.
Police stopped the bus carrying
80 members Of the varsity team
about l mile out of Rockford. De-
tectives said proprietors of the
two stores reported several ar
ticles of clothing missing after
the youths had left the establish
ments. the M. & w. Clothing Store
and the Chicago Outlet Store.
Detectives Willard Lundberg
and Donovan Saunders said they
found one topcoat, two pairs of
slacks and IS pairs Of socks hid
den in the bus. However. at first
all of the boys denied the thefts,
but when the detectives threat
ened to take the entire team back
to Rockford four Of the players
admitted stealing the articles.
Later detectives went to Free
port and seized the three other
players after the game.
Acting Police Capt. Charles Nc
Donnell identified the players
held on charges Of larceny as
Charles H. Martin. 18. and Joseph
Catarello. II, ends; Anthony
Vrakas, 16. a guard; James Jeffer-
son, 18, halfback; John Pakacs,
II. fullback, and Ed Schweizer,
F16, reserve guard. Neil Foster,
10, halfback. was booked on a
charge of accessory after the fact.
Evening star., 1949-10-29
MARYLAND
Continued From First Page.)

and sorority houses began their
parade shortly before noon.
Many of the floats had as their
theme the hoped-for defeat of the
University of South Carolina
Gamecocks.
Leading off the parade was the
University's Air ROTC unit. Next
came the university's band clad in
colorful red jackets and white
trousers and headed by three
housekeeping drum majorettes.
Scattered through the line of
march were cars carrying the %
candidates for queen.
This mornings parade was
followed by an inspection of
fraternity houses which COM
peted for the best decorations
prize.
After an alumni luncheon in
the dining hall, to which members
of the General Assembly have been
invited, the university's football
team will play the University OF
South Carolina eleven at 2::15 pm.
Just prior to the game, there
will be a band exhibition, drill and
concert by the university band.
Members of the first cadet band
who graduated in 1909 will be
honored.
Enrolment Grows.
Meanwhile, DR.. H. c. Byrd, uni
versity president, reported today
that enrolment is 2.5 per cent
greater this fall than last year.
He said the total registration of
1881 students represented a de-
cline in most of the undergradu-
ate colleges. but this was more
than balanced by increases in
the Colleges of Physical Edu-
cation, Special and Continuation
Studies and in the Graduate
School.
Evening star., 1949-10-29
Matthews, With Seat
Next to DenfeIds,
Is Passing Up Game
BY the Associated Press

Navy Secretary Matthews
cancelled his plans to attend
the Navy -Notre Dame football
game at Baltimore today
ostensibly because of an accu-
mutation of work.
The decision headed off a
probable social encounter
with the other figure in the
current tilt between the
Secretary and the Chief of
Navy Operations.
Admiral Denfeld. fired from
the operations post on Mr..
Matthews recommendation.
apparently intended to 60. His
seat is next to the box re-
served for Mr.. Matthews and
the other civilian chiefs of
the Navy Department.
Mr.. Matthews said last
night that he had tried four
times to get to a football game
this season. Then. looking
ruefully at a pile of papers on
his desk, he told reporters it
began to look as if he would
miss another game. This
morning the backlog of work
was even bigger, his Office
said.
Evening star., 1949-10-29
Mrs. Gillespie Armstrong,
Wife Of New Bishop, Dies
BY the Assoeioted Pres,

ARDMORE, Pa, Oct. 2s.-Mrs,
J. Gillespie Armstrong, wife OF
the new suffragan Episcopal
Bishop of Pennsylvania, died last
night at the rectory of st. Mary's
Church here.
Mrs. Armstrong had been i'll for
two years and her condition be-
came critical a few weeks ago
Her death followed by several
hours the conservation of her
husband as suffragan bishop.
Mrs. Armstrong, a native of Bal
timore. was the daughter of Judge
Thomas Ireland Elliott of the
Maryland Supreme Court. She
attended Bryn Mawr College,
graduating in 1926.
She and Bishop Armstrong were
married in June, 1881, on his
graduation from General Iheo-
logical Seminary, New York, and
ordination to the priesthood.
Evening star., 1949-10-29

The Chief of Naval Operations
quarters at the Naval Observa-
tory were offered to President
Truman when he vacated the
White House, but the offer was
turned down, it was learned to-
day.
The President declined the Of
fer by Admiral Denfeld because
of the distance from his Offices at
the White House, an assistant to
the Admiral said.
The assistant, Capt. Walter r.
Karlg. said the admiral and Mrs.
Denfeld were "distressed"a "aby pub
lication of a story that Mrs. Tru-
man had hand in ousting the
admiral as Chief of Naval Opera
tions because Mrs. Denfeld had
not turned over the house when
the Trumans moved out of the
White House while it was under
repairs.
Evening star., 1949-10-29
Military
Continued From First Page.)

erning use of the weapons re-
ceived.
RFC Funds Provided.
Some of the nations, like Greece
and Turkey-which have been
getting aid right along-already
have such agreements with this
country.
The separate bill setting up the
program, which was passed Sep
tember %. authorized the admin
istration to get the program roll
ing with 100000 in funds
from the Reconstruction Finance
Corp.
OF the total appropriation for
arms aid, 100000, ,00O-divided
equally between cash and contract
authority-is for members of the
North Atlantic Alliance.
Only s10O.O00,000 of this can
be used as soon as the necessary
agreements are signed. The rest
must await presidential approval
of an overall defense plan for the
North Atlantic nations. Final
agreement on that strategy out
line is expected by December /.
Other Programs Involved.
| The measure the President signed
late yesterday finances several
programs besides the arms prof.
ect. The others include:
Economic aid to Korea, $30,-
900, 900; aid to crowded school dis
tricts in defense areas, $7,250, 900;
construction of Air Force wind
tunnels, $6.000,000 in cash and
$24,000,000 in contract authority;
Finnish claims for ships seized in
American ports at the start of the
war. $5,5O0,000; military construc-
ton in Alaska and Okinawa, $62,-
100000.
In addition to the 81 900, 900 900
appropriation for military aid to
pact nations, the arms program
provides 10000 for Greece
and Turkey; $27 100000 in aid to
Iran, Korea and the Philippines
and S75,000,00O to be used at the
Presidents discretion in the China
area,
Evening star., 1949-10-29
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Continued From First Page.)

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Mayf1ower Hotel at which Mai.
Gen. Patrick j. Hurley, an alum
nus. is to be principal speaker.
More than 400 alumni are expect
ed to hear the former Secretary
of War, who received a doctor
of laws degree from G. w. U. in
1918.
Ten faculty members who have
completed Is years on the univer-
sity staff will be honored at the
luncheon, together with the foot
ball squad, the homecoming
queen hopefuls and members of
the G. w. U. and Oxford Uni
versity debating teams who de-
bated Thursday night to open
the homecoming weekend pro-
gram.
DR.. Alexander Wetmore, secre-
tary of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton and president of the G. w. U.
Alumni Association, will offer a
tribute to the longtime faculty
members.
Morton Is Luncheon Chairman.
Jack Morton is general chair
man for the luncheon. The Com
mittee on Arrangements includes
DR.. Helen Gladys KAN, vice pres
ident of the G. w. U. Medical
Society: Lester A. Smith, director
of alumni relations. and Peter
Martin.
The reception this afternoon
from 3 to 5 O'Clock will be the
first alumni function in the new
Student Union quarters, opened
last May.
The queen selected will be
crowned at 10 o'clock tonight at
the ball by Charles Crichton, pres
ident of the Student Council.
While the football players shook
off the mud during halftime last
night, members of 81 campus or
ganizations staged a mummers'
parade. The heavy rain abbre-
waited the show, but the costumes
made a colorful display. Prizes
were awarded the most effective
entries.
Evening star., 1949-10-29
Margaret Emerson Bailey,
Novelist, Dies at s.
BY the Associated Press

NEW CANAAN, Conn.,, Oct. 20.
Miss Margaret Emerson Bailey,
So, novelist and magazine writer,
died at her home here last night
after a long illness.
A native of Providence, F.. l.,
Miss Bailey had lived here since
1923. Her mother was the late
Eliza Randall Bailey. granddaugh-
ter of James Franklin Simmons,
Rhode Island Senator, who was a
friend of Abraham Lincoln Her
father. the late Whitman Bailey,
was a professor at Brown Univer-
sity. She was a distant cousin Of
Poet Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Among her novels were Good
bye. Proud World" Robin Hoods
Barn. Rain Before Seven" THE
Wild Street" and white Christ
mas"
Evening star., 1949-10-29
Edith Piof, Friend of Cerdon,
Sinqs as Usual Despite Tragedy

not be true she replied softly IN
French. Naturally, he was a great
friend of mine"
The tiny singer was linked with
Cerdan in a Paris court suit last
January. Her French secretary
brought a charge of brutality
against the fighter.
The suit alleged that the secre-
tary was beaten IN an effort to
silence her on the friendship of
Miss Piaf and Cerdan.
Cerdan was married and the
father of three children. Miss
Piaf is not married.
1T is a horrible thing-that he
left his three children" Miss Piaf
said. THAT Is worse than anything
else"
Her act went on, on schedule, in
the packed Versailles Restaurant,
where she has been starred for
weeks,
Evening star., 1949-10-29

South Sunutra and East Suma-
ira.
Still to be discussed before the
talks end is the status of Dutch
New Guinea. which the Indone-
slams thus far have demanded be
included in the new USI. The
Dutch have held out for a special
status for this vast undeveloped
area.
Also, no agreement had been
reached yet on the future status
of South Assahan in Sumatra,
which is expected eventually to
become a part of the republic.
With the granting of independ-
ence to the island republic the
Dutch will have given up one of
the richest slices of their once
vast empire. There is still strong
opposition in Holland against ac-
cepting this loss, and the ques-
ton of ratification promises to be
hotly debated in Parliament.
But pressure from the mixed
races and hundreds of nationali-
ties and creeds embodied in the
East Indies would threaten to
Evening star., 1949-10-29
De Gasperi's S Paper
Calls for Scrapping
OF Ita|y's Peace Pact
BY the Associoted Press

ROME, Oct. 29.-n Popolo, or
gan of Premier Alcide de Cas-
peri's Christian Democrats, called
today for the scrapping of Italys
peace treaty.
The newspaper aimed it's offen-
sive primarily at the shackles the
treaty imposes on the strength of
the nations armed forces. In a
two-column editorial II Popolo
referred to the treaty as dead
man that must be buried"
Pledge Held Untitled.
II Popolo pointed out that be-
cause OF Russian obstruction the
Big -Four had failed to carry out
a peace treaty pledge to admit
Italy to the United Nations and
added:
1T is certain from a judicial
standpoint the failure of
others to carry out an essential
pledge has released Italy from the
obligation to observe peace treaty
clauses"
Because Italy has been unable
to take her place as a ull-fedged
member Of the U. N, she has
been left "at the mercy of con-
trasting international forces" the
paper said.
Although Italy is a member of
the North Atlantic pact, she still
is required to keep her armed
forces within the limits of the
peace treaty. Thus she is author
lied to have an army of only
250,000 men. a 35O-plane air force
and navy of 81.258 tons.
Treaty Declared Dead.
Chief signatories of the peace
treaty are the United States, Brit
ain, France and Russia.
I'VE must let no occasion go
by for persuading the powers the
treaty really is dead" II Popolo
said. Such persuasion. the paper
added, will get the powers used
to the idea that the hour will
soon dawn in which we can re-
nounce" the treaty officially.
The newspapers editorial came
after Foreign Minister Carlo Sfor-
Ia told foreign policy debate in
the Italian Senate Thursday that
the peace treaty is practically
dead"
Evening star., 1949-10-29
Oxon Hill Methodists
Planning Homecoming

Members of the Oxon Hill (Md.)
Methodist Church are planning
homecoming at II am. tomorrow
as the climax of an "Old Time
Revival" in progress since Octo-
ber 16.
The Rev. William L. Lynn. pas
tor from 1899 to 1901, is the Oldest
former pastor who has indicated
he will be present. The plan is
to have the oldest preacher deliver
the sermon.
After the morning service, wo-
men of the church will serve
luncheon. A song festival will be
held at 2:30 pm. and at 7:45 pm.
the Rev. Everett w. Culp will
preach the final sermon of the
services.
Evening star., 1949-10-29
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civil servants paid by the state
and gives the government control
over all church appointments
finances and administrative af-
fairs.
President GottWald's amnesty
apparently was intended as con-
ciliatory action to win over the
priests. The official announce
ment said the amnestied priests
would be restored their rights un-
der the new church law.
The government has never an
nounced how many priests it has
jailed. Nor was there any men
ton of priests who have been
imprisoned on charges of treason
for executing the papal decree for
communication of Communists
or for disseminating directions
about the decree.