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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
Clio Officials Seize
4 Locals, | ForcibIy,
In Welfare Inquiry
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK. Sept. 18.-The
CIO has clamped down on five
of its New York locals whose Of
ficers have allegedly enjoyed ex-
travagant pay and allowances at
the expense of union welfare
funds.
Officials of the Retail, Whole
sale and Department Store
Union forced their way into the
Offices of one local yesterday.
Later last night Max Green
berg, international president Of
the RWD, announced that three
other locals had agreed to let
union administrators take over
peacefully. Another local was
expected to follow their example.
Asked to Stop Checks.
A spokesman for the interna-
tional announced that banks
have been asked to hold up pay
ment on checks drawn against
accounts Of the five locals.
Reports of abuses in an AFL
local brought announcement
from Dave Beck, president of
the International Brotherhood of
Transfers, that he had assigned
his chief economist to look into
the matter.
The CLIO union leaders, spear
headed by President Walter P.
Reuther. were moved to action
by testimony developed in a
State Insurance Department
probe Of union welfare funds
earlier this week. In public hear
ings. department officials brought
out that some welfare fund adj
ministrators got fat salaries, Law
ish expense accounts, automo-
biles and other profits from
questionable business deals.
Try to Bar Door.
The first union to be taken
over by national CLIO represent
atives was Local 923 of the
United Culinary, Bar and Grill
Employees. Women workers in
the Office tried to lock out Alvin
E. Heaps, organizational director
for the union, when he came to
the door with eight other men.
After a brief scuffle, Mr.. Heaps
announced to newsmen:
"You can safely say the inter-
national has taken over the
local."
Samuel Rosenzweig, suspended
president Of the local. protested
the seizure as a violation of the
unions constitution and bylaws.
Rosenzweig had testified in the
hearings he received SAL, 900
from the welfare fund and union
last year.
The unions that submitted to
administrators peacefully were
Local 563, United Shoe Service
Employees; Local 377, United
Service Employees, and Local 1894,
United Auto Parts and Accessory
Workers.
Restaurant. Luncheonette and
Soft Drink Employees Local Ills
was expected to give in peace
fully too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
By the Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. IT,
The tert OF former President
Trun1Gn'S letter today to
Stephen Mitchell. chairman of
the Democratic National COM
mittee, tolloiDs:
I had hoped very much that I
could be with you and all my
friends in Indianapolis on the
18th, but the doctor and Mrs.
Truman, with Margaret's help,
forbid it. I am glad to be able to
report, however, that the prog
ress of my recovery is steady, and
1t seems to be only a matter of
time before I shall be back to
normal and able to help the
Democratic Party whenever and
wherever I may be needed.
My best wishes for a pleasant
and successful meeting. You are
meeting in the interest of a great
and good cause. There have been
times when the country badly
needed a Democratic victory, but
never a time when it needed a
Democratic victory more than it
does this year.
Incapacity to Govern.
In a short span of twenty
months the Republican Party has
shown its incapacity to govern
this great Nation. Torn by bick-
ering and internal dissension, in
capable of any decisive action ex-
cept in the matter Of giving spe-
cial favors to special interests, it
has disSipated our leadership OF
the free world and seriously un-
dermined the twenty years OF
Democratic reforms and recovery
from twelve long years of Repub-
lican misrule-1921 to 1888. The
Republicans have not learned a
thing since 1896. Whenever they
gain control of this great Gov
eminent Of ours, they try to turn
the clock back to Benjamin Har-
rison and William Mckinley. It
just can't be done.
I once said the Republican
80th Congress was the second
worst in our history; but it has
now been surpassed-in the
wrong direction-by the Repub-
lican SD. The 80th Congress
was a "do-nothing" Congress;
the SD was a "do-wrong, give
away" Congress.
They cut back our armed
forces in the face of the great
est menace to our safety in all
history.
Rich Mans Tax Bill.
They passed a rich mans tax
bill.
They drove down the farmers
income; in fact, they tried to
bankrupt him, as they did in
1921.
They gave away the country's
natural resources right and left,
natural resources that belong to
every citizen of this republic.
They have helped the bankers,
the oil tycoons, and have
quadrupled the business of the
bankruptcy courts with small
business failures.
They were about to pass a bill
making the Taft-Hartley law
even worse until the Democrats
stopped them. Republicans have
always wanted to browbeat labor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
Wife of Ousted Premier
jailed in British Guiunu
BY The Asseeioied Press

ETOWN, British
Guiana. Sept. 18.-Janet Jagan,
American-born wife of ousted
Premier Cheddi Jagan, was
sentenced to three months in
prison on charges of possessing
subversive literature.
The term will rum concurrently
with another three-month SEN
tence she began serving last week
after refusing to pay a $3.50 fine
for holding an illegal political
meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
Missionary to Speak

Miss Kathryn Eye, mission
airy to the Belgian Congo, will
speak at II am. on Tuesday at
a meeting of the Woman's So
ciety of Christian Service at
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church, 900 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
DR.. Flicker to Speak

DR.. Paul E. Flicker, of the Ma
tional Association of Secondary
School Principals, will speak on
Whats Right With Our Public
Schools" at 6 pm. tomorrow in
Calvary Baptism Church, Eighth
and H streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
Baptist Retreat Held

Baptist ministers and laymen
of the Washington area are at
tending a two-day retreat this
week end at Camp Wabanna,
Edgewater, Md. Officers of the
Southern and American Baptist
Conventions are among the
speakers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
First Sermon Scheduled

The Rev. Robert McMullen,
first pastor of the new Grace
Presbyterian Church, Springfield,
Va, will preach his first sermon
there at II am. tomorrow. A
get acquainted hour" will fol-
low.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
Russia Voices Resentment
AT U. S.-Turk Maneuvers
By the Associated Press

MOSCOW, Sept. 18.-Pravda
voiced acute Soviet displeasure
today at recent Turkish-Ameri-
can military rehearsals on the
approaches" to Russia's southern
border.
The Communist Party paper
said the maneuvers included SIM
ulated atomic attacks and asked:
How would Americans react
II some country located many
thousands Of kilometers from the
United States had brought armed
forces in to the districts To-
ronto, Montreal or Vancouver and
held military maneuvers?"
Pravda said the presence of
big Turkish forces showed that
country "has been converted into
one of the main suppliers Of can
non fodder for the American adj
ventures"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
Episcopal CIerics to Meet

More than 80 clergymen of the
Episcopal Diocese of Washington
will attend their annual confer
ence September 81 to % at Ros-
lyn, the Virginia diocesan CEN
ter near, Richmond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18

The maneuvers to test South
ern Europe's defense were held in
Turkey early this month with
units taking part from Turkey,
the United States. Britain, Cam
ada, Italy and Greece.
Evening star., 1954-10-10
This Week in the Gurden

say that It has $4,000 blooms In
one month Is the same as saying
q lilac has 100000 blooms In
May. but who Is going to count
the Individual fiorets2
Evening star., 1954-10-10
Fly Spray Injurious
To Pup; Don't Feed
Dog Exotic Tidbits
BY Peter Boees

Recently. I received q letter
telling me that q puppy had
died from the effects of fly
spray used to rid the dog of
deas. Fly sprays are not manu-
factured to eliminate fieas from
dogs, and should never be used
for that purpose.
A dogs system is geared to
certain foods, and to certain
sane habits Of life. On all these
things his health depends. If
you stun him with alien foods
which he can't digest (sweets.
starches, small cooked bones
which tend to splinter In his
throat or stomach, or II you
take him out for exercise during
the red-hot noon Of summer. or
do not dry him thoroughly after
his coat is saturated by the Icy
cold rain or snow Of winter, or
II you expose him to suddenly
altering blasts Of zero weather
and the hothouse temperature of
your hearth-what can you ex-
pect?
A dogs constitution is strong
and adaptable - but not enough
SO to keep him from serious in
jury If reasonable care is not
exercised.
CReleased By McNaught Syndicate. Inc.
Evening star., 1954-10-10
Strong Roots for Ponsies

Pansies and perennials nor
mally planted at this season Of
the year should 60 into the
ground as soon as they are large
enough. They need early plant
ing to be well rooted before
freezing weather. Undoubtedly.
some can be planted as late as
the first Of November in the
more protected sections Of the
city, but in the suburbs early
planting is recommended. Poorly
rooted plants are subject to
"heaving", the term used to de-
scribe the effects of alternate
freezing and thawing. They
heave the plants out Of the soil.
Evening star., 1954-10-10
Life in the Country
Machinery on Engineers 100-Acre Place
Stirs Envy in Owner of The 40 Acres

Being o weekend farmer is
not all that it is cracked up to
be. The trouble is that when you
have to do something on the
farm, you usually have to be
some other place.
Most Of the time the weather
doesn't wait for the week ends.
Not that we have had much
weather this summer. but in hay
ing time, for example. when the
hay Is ready to cut, you better
get at it. Otherwise. 1t is sure to
rain during the week end-even
in a drought.
I was out to see w. c. Hubert
the other day. Mr.. Hubert also
is a weekend farmer. Full time.
he is an agricultural engineer at
the research center at Beltsville,
and week ends he is squire Of
100 acres Of good land in How
ard County.
Mr.. Hubert is just so acres
more of q weekend farmer than
] am. And from the looks Of his
place he Is considerably more
Evening star., 1954-10-10
Activities
CONTINUED From Page c-8.)

returns Of health and produc-
tivity, DR.. Morrison said he
hopes that his proved results viii
inspire others and that a work
able program for future meetings
can be drawn up.
Plans are moving forward for
the National Capital Orchid So
eiety's annual display at the
Evening star., 1954-10-10

ambitious. He has o lot Of things
that I don't have. and wish I
did. There IL q shredder that viii
follow q corn picker and cut up
!, the stalks, and there are other
machines that I looked at long
ingly.
But, after all. say, Mr.. HUI
bert is an engineer. and one
could expect more machinery on
an engineers place.
One thing Mr.. Hubert and I
have In common. He has good
neighbor who comes to his rescue
and plants and harvests his crops
for him.
And I have Tweed Howser. And
that is what makes part-time
farming possible.
Il 4 4
Up to see Raymond Gibbs and
his nut trees the other day. Mr..
Gibbs owns 70 acres of good
mountain land near Front Royal
and has gone about establishing
a nut orchard-chestnuts, that is.
Mr.. Gibbs, unfortunately,
wasn't at home, so Mrs. Gibbs
had to show me the trees. There
are some rows for transplanting
later. and others that have been
set out In the upper fields.
I believe there are about 8
acres Of nut trees on the Gibbs
place. enough for considerable
production when the trees get
Of good bearing size.
Some. Of the trees are begin
ming to bear now. but 1t will be
some time before production
really gets going. Then he
should have q pretty good in
come OF his steep land.
y
Harry Dingler, extension fores-
ter at the University Of Mary
land. has q good idea. He says
he has come to the conclusion
that q person with q little house
Evening star., 1954-10-10
Joponese Andromedo Comment

japanese Andromedo Comment
Recent advertisements about
the Pieris Japonica are apt to
alter the gardeners view on this
useful evergreen. There is moth
ing new about the japanese
Andromeda, as it Is usually
called. There are a number Of
them in Washington gardens. 1t
is a shade lover, growing well
with azaleas and other broad
leayed evergreens. but it requires
the same cultural conditions
that they thrive under. The
myriads of tiny buds form in the
fall and gradually expand during
the winter. finally opening in
late March or early April when
weather permits. The Andro-
media grows from 5 to 6 feet
high at maturity, but is . COM
paratively slow grower and thus
can be used in the foundation
paintings. that is where it is
sheltered from winter sun. To
Evening star., 1954-10-10
By james Birchfield :

berries for hedges, etc. You
never think Of q blueberry hedge,
but it should be fine. It's foliage
is lovely. particularly in the fall
when its leaves become q bright
scarlet. And its fruit needs no
praise from me.
And nut trees? Well, they give
good shade, q good crop and most
Of them, such as the black wal
nut. will allow the grass to grow
underneath.
think Mr.. Dingler has some
thing.
Evening star., 1954-10-10

American Security & Trust Co.
October % and "a with the linn
tied preview October az. The
society's annual banquet limited
to members, is to be held Sat-
urday evening, October %. at
the Willard Hotel.
Linnaeus T. Savage. treasurer
Of the American Orchid Society.
plans to attend the First World
Orchid Conference at st. Louis
next Friday and Saturday. when
an invitation will be extended to
hold the second world conference
here, probably in five years.
The bank has approved a Bal
timore florists plan to install at
the local show a formal Ameri-
can orchid garden, built from
the floor up" Is by Is feet in
area. This feature will be in ad-
dition to others including a fash
ion show and a galaxy Of exotic
importations.
Furs and gowns from leading
American and French designers
will include a cape-stole of en-
press chinchilla worn over a
violet satin gown, created by
Jean Desses Of Paris, and valued
at $4,000. More than $780, 900
worth of orchid plants, blooms,
corsages and table settings will
grace the display.
The hours will be: october %
% am. to II pm: October
24-9 am. to 6 pm.
Among prominent personages
here from out of the country will
be Takumi Kono Of the Ha-
waiian Orchid Society, and Maui
rice Lecoufle of Paris who will
be in the United States buying
seedlings as Is his custom every
three years,
Evening star., 1954-10-10
Plon Now 10 Beot Frost

Now Is the time to collect bas-
kets. pieces Of cloth and other
materials for protecting plants
from frost damage. Newspapers
have been used many times to
save late vegetable crops from
the first frost. This protection
normally pays well because there
is usually an Indian summer"
period Of warm weather and
plants than can be saved from
frost injury may live several
weeks before the next killing
frost. A year ago the sprinkler
was used to protect o dahlia
patch. The spray protected the
plants, and they continued in
bloom for three weeks.
Evening star., 1954-10-10
Grondiflorc Rose at Show

The new type Of rose. Grandi-
flora. had only one representative
at the Potomac Rose Society's
show last week end. It was q
beautiful long -stemmed rose
Queen Elizabeth. And. unlike
the polyanthas. had just one
bloom on the stem which made 1t
look no different than other hy-
brid teas. However. this char
acteristic seems to be limited to
the first season, perhaps to fall
bloom. It is supposed to produce
clusters OF bloom, the individual
flowers resembling those of a
hybrid tea rather than q poly
antha. It is the first representa-
tive Of a new type.-W. H. Y.
Evening star., 1954-10-10
Check chickweed Growth

Chickweed is making rapid
growth in flower bed and lawn
and the gardener should take
steps to eradicate this pest before
it smothers desirable plants. At
this season the chickweed Is
easily killed with 2.4-D. potas-
SUM cyanate, even sulphate of
ammonia sprinkled on the foliage
will destroy 1t. However. 2,4-D
must not be used where its fumes
or spray will drift onto desirable
flowers or shrubs. Sulphate Of
ammonia is a high nitrogen
fertilizer and should not be used
too close to shrubbery which
will take up the nitrogen and
develope tender new growth that
is subject to winter injury.
Evening star., 1954-10-10
For Hidden Hunger
I race Elements in Soil
Affect Flavor, Color
BY w. n. Younomon
The ssar's oardsn Edlies

thing to our backyard problem.
Actually the situation is difficult
to pinpoint because there are
nearly 90 Of these minerals that
occur In very minute quantities
In the soil, and. in most cases
they may be applied In q score
or more forms. There Is much
to be learned as to which form
Is effective. We still are not GER
tain which is the best way to
supply the iron. Another compli-
cation is that many Of these
minor elements are toxic to plant
growth If present in too great .
quantity. Both the magnesium
and the boron are In this cate
CORY as well as copper and .
number Of others.
Early attempts to supply these
elements included dilute sulphate
compounds Of most Of the better
known trace elements. These
were applied In dilute liquid
form. In some cases they were
effective and In others not. The
sulphate forms was not the whole
answer. That Is why chelated
and fritted forms are now being
tried.
Experiments Are in Order
You will wonder what the gar
dener can do while these answers
are being worked out by the SCI
entists. DR.. Myron 8. Anderson
of the Soils Division Of the
United States Department Of
Agriculture has repeatedly stated
that the home gardener might
well do a bit of experimenting on
his own. BY that he meant by
making tests by applying trace
elements in the available forms
to a few plants or a part Of a
row, carefully noting the differ
ences, if any, between the treated
and untreated. This is logical.
since. as indicated above. the
soils in most gardens are a mix
ture of basement clay with what
ever else was dumped on the lot.
OF course. the organic gar
dener will disagree. saying that
stable manures are the answer
since they contain many things
which help to maintain the bal
ance in the soil. Undoubtedly
there is considerable merit to
their belief. but that does not
tell us where to get the manures
in sufficient quantity to supply
more than a small fraction of
the gardens in the Washington
area. Also, in these days there
is serious doubt that the manures
contain all Of the properties that
they are reputed to have. AMI
mails must be fed with grains
and forage containing such
elements before their manures
will have them.
From all that Is presently
available it seems logical for
the gardener to make use Of such
forms as modern science pro-
vides, use the manures that are
obtainable and carry on as best
he can. When something new is
offered test it, If that seems
advisable, or wait for others to
determine it's usefulness. There
is no point in being impatient
or in plying the soil with q lot
of untried remedies. Leave that
to the trained scientists. These
trace elements are necessary
and some day we will have them.
In the meantime we will con-
tinue to do the best job Of
gardening we know how.
Evening star., 1954-10-10
Tips About Saving Seeds

Saving the seed from ANIMALS
and perennials is seldom recon-
mended, because, due to cross
colonization, the next crop sell
dom comes true. In most cases,
the effort is wasted because the
gardener failed to follow some
of the rules necessary to have
good live seed come next springs
planting time.
Seed must be thoroughly dried
after harvest. Sun-curing is
preferable. but good seed drying
can be done indoors. After dry
ing the chaff and debris should
be removed since it tends to hold
moisture. After cleaning and
drying the seed should be stored
in a cool. airy situation, and not
in air-tight jars or cans.
Evening star., 1954-10-10

Experiments have shown the
values Of the various minerals
that parade under the name Of
trace elements. However. those
tests relate to major soil areas.
It Is practically impossible to tell
what is lacking In Q particular
yard. The soils In the average
lot have had so much done to
them that they are anything but
typical Of the original land area.
Usually We must turn to our
plants for the signs Of this hid
den hunger and in several cases
1t is q valuable guide. No doubt
many OF you complained a few
years ago Of the lack Of flavor
of the local cantaloupes. You
surmised perhaps that they were
picked too green. The Univer-
sity Of Maryland researchers dis
covered it was due to magnesium
and boron deficiencies. Now the
cantaiuupe fields are sprayed
with EPSON salts and Borax.
Maybe we ought to try these
tvs on our carrots when they are
lacking N flavor. We are using
the Borax on our lima beans. 1t
usually improves the set OF PODS.
Some have tried Borax on to-
matoes and claimed results, but
this has not generally been the
findings or gardeners.
Magnesium and Iron
Apple trees sometimes show the
lack Of magnesium by the brown
ing Of the leaf edges. The
remedy is EPSON salts or dolomi-
tic limestone-a ground lime
stone that contains 6 or 8 per
cent magnesium. Dolomitic
limestone is the preferred way to
insure an adequate supply of
magnesium to the vegetable gar
den, the flower border, and other
areas where limestone is needed
periodically to keep our soils
from becoming too acid in reac-
ton. EPSON salts are commonly
used to supply magnesium to the
azaleas and other acid-soil low
ing plants.
Another element that Is often
lacking and the lack is most evi-
dent In azalea paintings and rose
beds Is iron. Its absence Is
usually evidenced by the pale
green color Of the leaves and
with the veins standing out
prominently. Iron may be added
in the form of iron sulphate.
but that is quickly locked up in
q soil that is not strongly acid or
leached out Of the acid soils. A
new form Of iron is available in
q form called "chelated" trace
elements, or in a form known as
"fritted" trace elements. They
are new and being tried out by
the Potomac Rose Society, and
others. Still another available
source Is the finely pulverized
marine deposits now being
worked in Maryland.
Iron has been the principal
line Of approach in developing
the trace elements. No doubt If
this is successfully accomplished
other minor minerals will be
added to the line.
Zinc, Copper, MoIybdenuni
We could continue to illustrate
known deficiencies of other minor
elements, such as zinc in the cit
rus orchards of California; cop
per in Florida soils and molyb-
denum in the West, but such
illustrations would not add any
Evening star., 1954-10-10

The subsoil Is still very dry.
Water the newly set out ever
green's and the newly planted
lawns, shrubs. trees and plants
that show signs Of whiting will
need watering. One good soaking
q week viii do them more good
than daily sprinklings.
The chrysanthemums and
other fall towering plants VIII
need to be kept watered II they
are to provide the display OF
bloom that is expected. Plants
that are approaching dormancy.
such as the peonies. do not need
watering.
Evening star., 1954-10-10

undisturbed until the foliAge Is
mature. Thus gardeners who
plant them In grass areas are
torn between the need for cut
ting the grass and leaving the
bulbs grow until the foliage dies
down. Usually they protect the
bulb foliage for q year or two
and then something happens so
that the yard must be mown
and that is usually the end Of
the naturalized planting.
Evening star., 1954-10-10
'NoturoIized Pointing Woes

Crocus and many Of the other
small. early spring Towering
bulbs are very attractive in mat
uralized" paintings, but they
should be restricted to those
areas where they may be left