Evening Star Newspaper, June 15, 1929, Page 18

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTOXN: D. C., SATURDAY JUNE 15, 1929. REAL ESTATE. FEDERAL BUREAU- Hoover Plan Has Resulted in| Economy to Persons Con- .1 structing New. Homes. Why does the Government have a | Bousing bureau? | ‘What connection is there between the large white building in Washington, ‘where a great many men make long re- | rts, and the average person about to | uild a home? The clacking of these men's writers back in 1923 helped to call halt to rising material prices, and to ‘make it possible for many people to own home today, the National .Asso- ciation of Real Estate Boards declares in its weekly article on subjects of in- derest to property owners. The division of building and housing | of the Department of Commerce, or- wanized by President Hoover when Se« retary of Commerce, has done much to | make American business prosperous by | helping the construction industry to | fabilize itself, says the real estate | " HELPSBULDERS ‘The last report of the Ohio Agricul- tural Experiment Station contains some observations pertaining to interesting ns the care of the lawn. Concerning the advisability of raking up and removing grass cl , the -investigators re) that of two plots treated exactly e, except that in one case clippings were raked and removed and in the other returned to the soil, the latter was decidedly more successful The difference was particularly noticeable the dry period of Midsummer during s when the plot to which clippings were 8 | returned showed up greener and with more luxuriant growth. . The increases in yield of grass for the areas to which clippings were returned over that from which they were removed were 14.4 per cent in 1926, 39.7 per cent in 1927 and 58 per cent in 1928. In another experiment.the value of early cessation of cutting in the Autumn was indicated. Both plots were ferti- lized alike and clippings returned to the soil. The plot on which cutting ended in September yielded 15 per cent more grass in two successive years. This association. _.‘Workers of the division had much to with punching holes in obsolete | Building codes, advancing the fight for | uitable 7oning laws, protecting invest- | ents by _discouraging _overbuilding. | inting out the economies of Winter | nstruction and showing a group of | * fnanufacturers who were ‘making too | fany sizes of -bathtubs how to eut | .;m:n on the number,” the association fates, g Hoover. Organized Bureau. ! S'*It all started at a time when the | ;o;nnlenon industry was suffering, | en millions of unemployed men were g the streets ears America had e association says. because for three | not been building, #hen Secretary of Commerce. ngress for an appropriation 1o estab- sh_a permanent Government bureau | $0 help keep -business prosperous by | naking the construction industry more | ble. The appropriation for the di- fon of building and housing was | granted. |“Mr. Hoover soon after, as chairman t the President’s Conference on Un- | ployment, appointed a notable com- fttee, which. called upon the country | relieve the unemployment situation resuming building that had been rtailed by the great war. The coun- v responded, but it responded so well t the bureau was faced within & ar and a half by a new condition. rly in 1923, with every one trying to nstruct something, building material rices started to rise and leaders in the ustry feared that they would soar to nreasonable heights and so lead to & mp in building. Mr. Hoover sounds ! note of warning in the form of refully worded recommendation that e Federal Government itself defer, for e time being, all of its own construc- ibn_projects not eminently required by ublic necessity. Although ~building ontinued active and reached new high Is that vear and in 1924, enough ers deferred or slowed down their éw bullding projects. so that the dan- | ir of inflated material prices passed | ithin .. few weeks, and they have Wever since reached the same high level. ‘Winter Construction Begun. “One of the first things the bureau #id was to show contractors and build- ers the possibilities of Winter construc- H Up until this time too much of the country’s bullding was done from May or June until October or Novem- heér. Labor was consequently greatly in demand and employers often had to has shown the leaves of plants fo be water and nutrients from the =oil and in the presence of sunlight. uniting them into food reserves. This is in line with the advice given in the Spring to allow ecrocus and other Spring bul chance to mature their leaves. Fertl lizer. eannot replace the food made in the leaves, but can help greatly by furnishing a liberal supply of the raw materials. ‘With all said and done about othe: plants, the grase iz the most important home garden plant. Nothing makes a place look &0 run down as A shabby {iawn. These simple experiments give ns a° suggestion toward the mainte- ! nance of nice lawns. SOME VEGETABLE INSECTS Asparagus beetles can seriously affect next year's crop if allowed to strip the foliage from the plants. = There Iis really no great dificulty in controlling this insect. One part of arsenate of lead powder mixed with one pound of hydrated lime or of plain wheat flour is recommended by the New Jersey sta- tion as a control for this pest. This may be applied preferably with a small hand gun, while the plants are moist with dew. A liquid made up of two ounces. of lead arsenate powder, four ounces of paste and two ounces of ‘wheat flour to l!“qu‘;m of water makes & good spraying fluid. The striped cucumber beetle is usually a severe trial to young squash, cucumber and cantal plants. Land laster or hydrated lime, to which has Peen added enough kerosene to give an odor is an effective means of driving off these insects. Pyrethrum soap, such as is used for the Mexican bean beetle, has been foumd an effective. destroyer of this pest. The Maryland University Extension Service at College Park has recently published a new circular, information card No. 24 (revised), ‘Mexican Bean Beetle . Cantrol,”’ .. Dr. Emest N. Cory, in which the information on con- | trol is boiled right down to essentials and is 50 up to the minute in timeli- ness that we are presenting some of the advice which bears most closely on the home garden. “Spraying or dusting should begin as soon as adult beetles appear in con- siderable numbers. Spraying, based on accords with scientific knowledge, which | the food manufacturing units. taking | the carbon dioxide of the air and the | BY J. B. WELLINGTON. | A large suburban home garden in | Rowers receives equal consideration. supports are provided for the gladioll. editor says, would beautify the picture. " THE HOME GARDENER Practical and Seasonal Hints for the Amatenr for Beautifying Surroundings of the Home. which the growing of vegetables and There are attractive grass paths and wire A screen of annual vines, such as lima Ibs a | beans, scarlet runner hean or morning glory in front ef the shed, the garden | —Photo by courtesy of the Department of Agriculture. | ing. use magnesium arsenate at the or either one pound of magnesium or | caleium . arsenate in 50 gallonz of 4-6-50 Bordeaux. Apply 90 to 100 gal- | | lons of spray per acre. Use good pres-| | sure, thorough agitation and small-hole disks. Do not use brackish water from | tidal streams. “Dusting has given good results in| our experience. - For .dusting use 1 | pound of magnesium arsenate to 3 to 5| pounds of lime. .Apply 10 to 15 pounds | per acre. Tn general it is advised that | | factory-mixed dust be - purchased un- less a self-mixing duster. is used. TIn all cases purchase the best materials | available. This applies: equally to | spraying materials. |~ “The number of applications (dust or |aray) will depend upon the abun- | | dance and distribution of rains, growth | of plants, and whether the beetles are | migrating into gardens over a short or | period. Usually applications at 8/ to 10 day intervals are necessary. Ap-| | plications should be discontinued when | | the pods of green beans are formed. In| | ease” later applications, due to con-| | tinued migration into the garden, are| | necessary, extrs care should be exer-| | cised in washing beans. Beans should |be sprayed with pyrethrum instead of arsenicals if applications after the pods are formed are necessary. After the crop is picked. spade under vines to| destroy all stages that may be on the plants.” THE SWEET CHERRY. | It j= really strange, in view of the| universal appreciation with which the sweet, cherry is held, that so few trees | of this fine fruit are to be found in the | larger home gardens about this eity. | ‘There does not seem to be any real reason why sweet cherries should mot| be grown, for here and there about the | city trees may be observed, generally fairly productive and often living on | without. any great amount of eare. Taere are two or three obstacles to | 1 a A #h beging 5o oho It ix at present. One ecannot pleture | | rate of one pound in 50 gallons of water | the home gardener who would net be ha- - to have a fine sweet cherry tree in his possession. SUMMER FERTILIZERS I of fertility in the soil w up quite definitely at this time of vear in slow growth of plants and lack of vigorous green color in the leaves. Too often the home gardener fails to follow any definite plan of f his garden but simply applies a little of whatever kind of fertilizer the local seedman has on hand for sale. Most of the fertilizers sold simply as fertilizers contain but little nitrogen because this is the costly A Home Built for youon Property I Bought at a Saving . . . ‘As a builder T was able to make a most advan- tageous purchase of ground in Northwest Section, adjacent to car line, 3 schools, 2 parks, stores, in fine neighbor- hood. Take Advantage element. Inconsistent as it ma: nitrogen is the chief element in our solls. =The practical | 15 offered that it is not too late now add supplemental fertilizer: in fac many truck growers prefer to fertil in two applications, part before plant- ing and part as a side dressing when plants are partly grown. {a really high-grade fertilizer contain- ing 4 or more per cent of nitrogen or may use nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia alone, either of which con- tains about 16 per cent of nitrogen. Of the two the nitrate of soda is perhaps preferable because of its ready avail- ability for the plant’s use. With rows llbflub two feet apart, one pound of either nitrate of soda or of sulphate of ammonia scattered along a 100-foot | row will prove very helpful. | The only precaution needed is to be | careful not to burn the foliage by care- | less application or by placing the ma- terials directly in ‘contact with the stems. It is better to place the ferti- lizer about six inches from-the plants. Young fruit trees and ornamental shrubs may be helped into strong growth by scattering a fourth of a pound of either of the above mentioned fertilizers around the base about a foot | distant from the plant itsel | GARDEN ITEM | The popularity of the Dr. Van Fileet | climbing rose is easily understandabie | when one views a plant, growing under |go0d conditions. The vigor of the | plant, the glossy foliage, the lonf‘ stems |for-cutting and the beautiful light pink of the expanding buds are attributes not grouped in anv other rose. Another rose, or rather group of Toses, the pink, red and the white Dorothy Per! , has much to commend itself to the gardening public. y and late blooming are among the admirahie qualities with susceptibility to mildew as its weakest point. A long fence cov- ered with the Dorothy Perkins rose in its three varieties is a handsome sight. If one stops to consider, climbing roses in their many varieties cover an un- usually long season. Some of the ear- liest, varieties were in bloom at the end y seem, to evident the middle of June. show were wn out of doors in this vicinity. Lilies have wonderful possi- bilities for local gardeners but are slow to become generally adapted due, per- hlgs. 10 the rather high cost of bulbs. lant lice on shrubs and varieus —Rooms MORE Than Any House in 3817 Upton S —Conv 1 Clev, 6838 lacking | tr: One can use | of April and the latest bloomers are still | ' The Madonna lilies exhibited at the | American Horticultural Society flower | checked with tobacco ex- acts. leaf 40 is one of the most available forms. and may be purchased | in small bottles at most of the drug and | hardware stores. One spraying will | clear the plants of this pest. | | THE GARDEN CLUBS I The committee of the American Horticultural Society in charge of the! flower show that was held June 7 and 8 at the Willard Hotel certainly ful- filled their promise to give Washington | people the finest cisplay ever held here. Never before has such & showing of { peonies been exhibited in Washington | and it was particularly gratifying to see | 1ocal growers take the finest prizes. Dr. Earle B. White of Kensington, Md.. won the gold medal for the finest dis- play and Dr. Howard Watkins of Som- | erset, Md., had the honor 6f exhibiting | the finest peony in the entire show, & | beautiful light pink Tourangelle bloom. | Although peonies made up the bulk of | the exhibits, they were by no means the outstanding feature of the show. The garden organization exhibit by local garden clubs under the general leadership of Mrs. John Ihlder, com- ]muu-emhakrrn;n. was to the garden | editor’s Viewpoint at least the most at- | tractive display. of ail. Here was evi- | denced real creative ability and all ten | entries were so good that it must have | taxed the -judges to make the awards. | The roses ‘displayed in the American | Horticultural Society section were ex- | cellent despite the lateness of the sea- | son and the Japanese iris with their | gorgeous colors attracted attention. The | Hyattsville Horticultural Society won, possession of The Evening Star trophy by virtue of accumtlating the largest number of points, but it is sate to say | that this club will have a real fight on its hands next year to retain the eup; plants ma: ts. RULING RETURNS SUM T0 TREASURY Mistake in Expense Distribu- | tion Causes $210,000 to Be Taken From D. C. 1 Two hundred and ten thousand dol‘I lars has been switched from the District. | funds back into the United States Treasury general fund. whence it came, as the result of a ruling by Controller | General J. R. McCarl. Two sums, $60,000, the District’s | share of the expenses of the United | States Employes’ Compensation Com- | were taken from the Treasury general | fund instead of the District’s pocket- | book, with the result that the Secretary | of the Treasury, discovering the error, | applied to the controller general to find | out, what should be done. | Controller General McCarl today in- structed the Treasury Department to | deduct $60,000 from the District’s nest- ‘ egg in the Treasury and put it on the | Treasury ledger as a District appropria-~ | tion. Then the District disbursing of- | ficer will have to draw a check for the | amount and turn it in for deposit to the account of the general fund of the Treasury. | 11 have to be followed in the case of the $150.000, which was taken through error from the ultimate awnership of which goes to the club first winning three years’ honors, ‘The Takoma Horticultural Club's bulb made up, the cl date being Jine a large Holland grower who packs the orders individually, insuring correct naming and high quality. Members and friends are requested to give this order their prompt consideration. may be obtained from L. W. Kephart, chairman, 226 Maple avenue, Takoma Park, D..C. B Y U Foundations of a Roman wall were re- eently unearthed at East Newcastle, Englind. UNQUALIFIED STATEMENT —Spacious House (2914x44) : 5 bedrooms—2 tiled baths —Ground: Lot 3914x160 —Shade: Seven large trees eniences: Stores, Schools, Churches, Transportation—all within one block. ncluding Elec.' Ref. and One-Car Garage North Cleveland Park: treet—$14,950 SELDEN B. DANIEL, JR. 1416 F Street N.W. order is now in the process of being | 20. This order is placed directly with | Blanks | The same procedure wil the Treasury general fund instead of = | | | | the District fund to take care of the District’s obligations with -the retire- ment disal fund. say'th steaighten out. the e, oot n 3 there is $210,000 which yesterday was in the District's favc: at the Treasury that the District will not - Bass Season Opens Jaly 1. The bass season in Virginia opens July 1 and not June 15, as was erro- neously stated in one of the morming papers, Judge William A. Snow of Al- exandria, & member of the Bureau of Game and Inland Fisheries of Virginia, stated today. The anglers who catch bass before July 1 will 'be subject to arrest. FOR RENT First Floor Office 14th St., Between Eye and K Sts. NW. Desirable, well lighted, two large rooms, private lavatory; suitable for real estate or simi- lar business. Can rent furnished or unfurnished Rent very reasonable B. F. SAUL CO. Main 2100 925 15th St. N.W. CHOICE LOTS| CHEVY CHASE| Live in a Community of Home Ouwners | The man who owns ed section of beauty a a man as you would neighbor. This is one of the ad his home in a restrict- nd . refinement -is- such like to have for your vantages to you in be-: coming a home owner in.Chevy. Chase, There are many other advantages, too. These we would like to Have the oppor- tunity of explaining to you—of showing you the property and telling about our conyenient terms of payment, Thomas J. Fisher & Co;,_ Inc Agents 738 15th St. N:W, of My Saving ‘A Home, incorporat- ing your own ideas, will Federal experience of eight years, has | been more efficient in actual percent- age of control of beetles and larvae | than dusting, but in small flelds dust- | ing is more practicable, since no thor- | success with sweet cherries, notably the general lack of ability to set fruit when standing isolated from ~other cherry /} trees, and, too, the difficulty in trans- pl young nursery trees, Both of] e large bonuses in order to get men, | th this extra cost added to the cost of | structure, The new Government di- | found that the main reason why flding was crowded so largely into a jew months was because it had always that way. It was found that most Kinds of buildings could go right on during the Winter. This practice. which | m“ become much more general | ) hoyt. the country, mekes it pos: #fble for the home builder in most sec. Hons to secure labor without bonus pay- »ments and also to secure- the individual | sttention of the contractor, who. with | his work spread out over the year, can | &fford to give more personal time to | each job. “Year-‘round _construction fiave resulted in greater volume of ‘building in many cities, chiefly because ot the possibilities of economy, and such steady employment has increased the annual earnings of building trade | sorkers. - “Early in 1918 the American Insti- fute of Architects had suggested that | the Bureau of Standards frame a | standard building code that might be | wused in cities throughout the country, and an advisory committee of the new division undertook this work. 1t found @00 different building codes in effect in as many cities, with the require- ents varying from a 17-inch brick | wall in one city to an 8-inch brick wall M another city, both prescribed for three-story homes. One of these must e wrong, said the division. “Plumbing pipe, as every one knows, forms an item of considerable propor- tion on the home owner’s bill, yet the Goy ent Housing Bureau in it standard, building code werk found | that the cpdes in same. cities called for a 4-inch plumbing . soil | Whereas tests at the Bureau of Stan ards, with which the division is con- ected, showed that a 3-inch pipe 15 adequate for any house and fits better | in partitions in the small home. Fconomies Are Stressed. oughly efficient and economical hand rers are available. “If you spray. adjust the nozzles so that two are directed upward and back- ward from pipes that reach nearly to the ground and one downward directly gver the center of the row. For spray. and face brick could be obtained in 40 different sizes and that about 160 dif- ferent sizes of bathtubs were on the market. The expense to manufacturers of turning out so many different models, obviously, was. being passed on to tli buyer, who could very well make his selection from a less bewildering array of window frames and bathtubs. “Such equipment is becoming stand- ardized without losing any of its efi- clency, as a result of the simplified practice work, and this, in time, will not only cut down on the initial cost to the home owner, but will decrease plumbing repair bills. “The division has encouraged the preparation of vacancy surveys through local civic organizations in many oen- ters on the theory that private indi- viduals can be prevented from wasting their funds in building new structures if they know their communities are overbuilt, while at the same time legiti- mate demands are made known before an’actual shortage develops, conditions that only a vacancy survey can reveal accurately.” NEAR CATHEDRAL 3806 Garfield N.W. “The findings of the special com- imittee appointed to draw up a stand ard building cod dertaken at less e; t! the requirements of safety, and the re- | of this committee have been used | 200 American ecities that had been tusing obsolete and out-of-date codes. e tests, experiments and surveys | eonducted by the Government in con- | nection with the framing of this stand- ard code could not have been under- ftaken by any municipality from the point of view of expense, to say not | of its ability to call on the experts who | contributed their work in this connec- | tion. “Beside the housing division also | worked the division of simplified prac- | ties that quietly conducted investiga- | tlons for several years and then startied Bome builders by anouncing that manu- re making window frames in t sizes, that both common Estimates Cheertully and Promotly Submitted Brick home less than three years old with eight rooms, two tile baths and shower, double garage. 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