Evening Star Newspaper, July 25, 1929, Page 12

Salmon and orange—Marjorle Han- sen, first; Dr. Earle B. White, second; Mrs. V. E. Brown, third. Any other color—Mrs. V. E. Brown, first; L. C. Mitchell, third. Ruffled vuletlu—-n. A, Hl.nun. first; AWARDS ARE MADE INGLADIOLUS SHOW . Display Under Takoma Horti- culture Club Auspices Closes Tonight. other flowers—Mrs. Roy G. first; Marjorie Hansen, second; Hansen, third. Best basket or vase of other flowers— Mrs. R. W. Buckner, first; W. T. Sim- ® mons, second. Awards in the seventh annual gladi- olus show, held under the auspices of the Takoma Park Horticultural Club in the Takoma Park branch of the ‘Washington Public Library, were an- nounced today by officials of the club. ‘The show opened yesterday and will continue through tonight. The winners in the various classes are as follows: Collection of 25 or more named va- rieties—Dr. W. A. Orton. ‘Collection of 10 named varieties— V. E. Grotlisch, first; Dr. Earle B. ‘White, second; E. C. Powell, third. Tall spiked varieties: ‘White—V. E. Grotlisch, first; Earle White, second; W. T. Simm third. Yellow—Mrs. V. E. Brown, first; Mrs. A. Hallowell, second; E. C. Powell, third. Pink—! ansen, first; V. E. Grot- lisch, secol . T. Simmons, third. Red—Dr. le B. White, first; Mrs. Y., E- Brown, sccond; H.'C. Heftner, Pu le—L. A. Hansen, first; E. Powell second; V. E. Grotlisch, th’d Salmon and orange—Mrs. V. Brown, first; E. C. Powell, second; V. E Grotlisch, third. Any other color—L. A. Hansen, first; Marjorie Hansen, second; W. T. Sim- mons, third. Primulinus Hybrids: Yellow—V. E. Grotlisch, first: Mrs. V. E. Brown, second; Dr. Earle B. ‘White, third. Pink to red shades—Marjorie Han- sen, first; Theodore De Moll, second: E. C. Powell, third. Sim ; Mrs. E. A, Hnlloweu ueund, tricia Pierce, third. Nasturtiums—Mrs. E. H. Fairless, first; H. C. Heffner, second; Theodore De Moll, third. Petunias—Mrs. R. W. Buckner, first; Margaret Riley, second. Phlox—Mrs. Evelyn Riley, first; Mrs. Louise A. Cutshaw, second. Zinnias—Mrs. Eimer Bndley flrs! John Robert Riley, second; Mrs. E. Fairless, third. shrubs—W. T. Simmons, 3 . F. J. De Moll, second. Other flowers—E. C. Powell, first: Mrs. E. Clydg Shade, second; D. T. Blose, third. The judge of the exhibition was C. E. F. Cversdorfl C. C. Thomas is president of the Ta- koma Park Horticultural Club, Roy G. Pierce secretary and E. C. Powell chair- man of exhibition committee. ‘The gladiolus show committee is eom- posed of W. M. Peacock, chairman; L. Holt, Marjorie Hnnun Mn]orle G. s ‘Waters, R. I Nevm De Mol Dr. ons, AUGUSTA, Ga., July 25 (#).—R. L. Burnett, 54, early today killed his wife, inflicted serious injuries on his 14-year- old son Edward, then slashed his own throat with a razor after an unsuccess- \Iu{’nllempt to drown himself in a bath- ul , | national statistics applied here, Eldred W. | weed pollen. KILLS WIFE, CUTS THROAT.| in rank: profusion in Rock Creek Park and in STEPS T0 COMBAT HAY FEVER URGED = A-| Destruction of Ragweed by District Government Is Proposed. i ucht by cm per eem ol the demic of lny other t of the lery result in definite action. Loss Figured At $225,000. ition. An tire country, We monetary loss due to Estimating that approximately 45,000 residents of the District will suffer from hay fever next month, on the basis of away from ragweed-infested areas, is hardly to estimate Mowery, local architectural dellgngr proposes that the District government promulgate a program. of wholesale de- struction of ragweeds to minimize the economic waste resulting from the Summer ailment. If a small part of this economic loss, estimated at $225,000 for the District, were spent in destruction of ragweeds, he declares, a real humanitarian and valuable service would be rendered to that portion of the local populatin who are suscepticle to the effects of this ailment. and September. much more agreeable place to look — Nine Per Cent Affected. Mr. Mowery, a resident of the Valley Vista Apartments, who is an employe of the National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association here, has the following to say in an open letter: “In a few weeks the hay fever season will be upon us. Nine per cent of the people of the United States are affected by rag- 1f this same proportion holds true in the District, there are 45,000 people in this city who are look- ing forward to the coming month with an hour. The smokestack was knocked the engineer put in a hospital. smashed. Plane and Steamroller Clash. ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y., July 25 (#).—A clash between a steam roller and an airplane seems to have been a draw. One.was cruising at two miles The other was slipping out of the skies at about 35 for Ll;dlng THE EVENING S'l‘AR ‘W ASHJ.NU'[UN— D.. O, least two vicious ntmlu m trwinll lndnuhe vropurusnbour.madty permnud wluml Hulth Dmr'-mml. the the fortunate 91 affect would cer- “Based upon an elthluu for the en- s annual plague would be $225,000. If one considers the loss due to decreased efficiency during the several weeks of affliction as well as the actual loss of time, doctors’ bills and traveling expenses in efforts to 'Lfi estimate is nuu!y very conservative, It the sulting from hay fever during August “A small part of $225000 spent in destroying weeds during the first two weeks of August should prove an ex- cellent investment to the taxpayers and merchants. A Washington free from rank growths of weeds in unkempt spots would not only prove a much more 1liv- able place for those who suffer from this annual pestilence, but would he a at.” THURSDAY, ) CAPITAL YOUTHS WIN CAMP HONORS Many Obtain Promotion and Recognition by Their Traininu Tactics. A number of young men from Wash- ington are winning promotion and rec- ognition with the some 2,500 C. M. T. C. \ JULY 25, 1929. candidates in Summer training at Fort Eustis and Fort Monroe, Va. At Fort Eustis, where 200 local ywflu-ndom n}‘mmmnu street was made a eolor-hnrer for the week, an honor conferred each week on the four best drilled men in camp. ton street, promoted to. & captaincy, was placed in command of Battery B. Bates, who will be graduated next year from Willlams College, is a fourth~ year candidate for commission in the Coast Artillery Reserve. Those " winning recognition at the 3 of 2115 P street Coast Artillery camp at Fort Monroe Was promoted to ti srm of captain in the past week included Thomas P.,and placed in command of a platoon of Baxter of 1212 Sixth street northzut Battery B. Remley, a graduate of Cen- a fourth-year candidate, who was pro- | tral High School with the class of '26, moted to color-bearer, with the rank|is a fourth-year candidate for a com- of sergeant. mission in the Coast Artillery Reserve. Second Lieut. Martin A. Ross of the = Goast Artlllery eserve, emploved by| Man Bitten in Ape and Mule Fight TORONTO, July 25 (P —When an the Patent ice here, qualified as a pilwl expert while on duty with the ape takes a dislike for a mule, bystand- M. T. C. battalion. Rlchlrd B. Schmidtman of 1326 Lewis street northeast, a fourth-year candidate, was pmmotod to the grade of first sergeant. George Newcomb Bates of 3616 Ful-| ers should beware. There are four stitches in Nell Faraborough's thigh. In & vaudeville act the ape leaped at a kicking mule. Neil tried to separate | them and was bitten by the ape. |« ORIENT PAY SCALE RAISED Santa Fe to Increase Wages in Taking Over Railway. WICHITA, Kans., July 25 Em- ‘%laoyu of the former Klnm City, Mex- & Orient Railroad will receive wi increases beginning August 1 from l'}w Santa Fe lines, amounting to about $500,000 annually, H. Shaufier, as- sistant general manager for the handle & Stana Fe Co., has nnnounud Office employes as well as gine and yardmen will be lfleclzd bv the new scale when the Orient is ab- sorbed by the Santa Fe the first of next month. Train and enginemen who re- main here will receive an increase of about 40 per cent in their aggregated annual pay roll, Shaufler disclosed. The Orient wage scale hes been con- riderably less than that of its successor. and The fuselage was battered and one wing little pleasure. “Dr. Arnold H. Kegel of Chicago, as| quoted in the Literary Digest for July | Tolmanized . 13, says: “The destruction of all weeds COLLARS & SHIRTS would reduce the occurrence of hay o fever by almost 90 per cent." | Wilt Slowly “Here is an opportunity for the Dis- | trict of Columbia to perform an in- | valuable service to a very substantial ! part of its population. Ragweeds of at The Tolman Laundry Metropolitan 0071 How’s tllis for a llot-weat]wr (linner? One of these evenings, when you’re exhausted from the heat and nothing tastes good, how would you like to sit down to a dinner like this? An ice-cold fruit cup, jellied chicken and ham, a salad of crisp lettuce with a stuffed tomato in aspic. And, for dessert, a strawberry sundae. Tempting, isn’t it? And so pleasantly easy to prepare. All the real work can be done in the cool of the morning. Then your General Electric Refrigerator will do the rest « « o chill new flavor into every course. 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Jenkins, Star Grocery Co., Culpeper, Leonardtown Motor & T. H. Maddux & Co., Marshall, Virginia. CITY DEALERS J. C. Harding & Co., Inc., 1336 Conn. Ave. Potomac Electric Apphnnce Co., 14th and C Sts. N.W. C. Schneider’s Sons, 1220 G St. N.W. Inc., 1503 R. I. Ave. N.E. A‘l‘ NEARBY POINTS Mitchell Motor Co., La Plata, Maryland. North Beach Electnul & Construction Co., North Beach, Md. Page Power Co., Luray, Virginia. John S. Solenberger & Co., Winchester, Virginia. George B. Thomas, Berryville, Virginia. Walter Trobaugh, Harrisonburg, Virginia. Hardware Co., L-on-rdtown, Mnryhn ., Warner & Gray, 905 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia. Silver Spring Electric Co., Silver Spring, Maryland. Above is a photograph of one of the rarest birds eztant, the Osprey. The bird has almost disappeared from the face of the earth, why no one seems to know. The bird shotwn was taken by the Universal Newspaper News reel cameraman on the Clarence Mackay estate, where Mr. Mackay has provided sanctuary for the birds. Below, exploring ship Tamir, caught between ice flelds o a Polar ezpedition. At the right Col. Fitzmaurice is alighting at Seven Islands after o flight with Duke Schiller from Greenly Island. he Star. Supplements the News of the Day With Actual Motion Pictures of Important Events Beginning Next Thursday, August 1 and they will be exhibited daily at your favorite motion picture theater in Washington and throughout Maryland and Virginia Through co-operation of Universal Pictures this most elaborate news-reel service will be inaugurated in Wash- ington. A staff of 500 trained news.cam- eramen, stationed in every quarter of the globe, ready at a moment’s notice to rush to the ends of the earth to record in pic- tures what you have been reading in The Star. They are men of daring—detesred by no peril to snap the pictures that will portray in action the great news fea- tures day by day. By fastest means of transportation— airplane, motor, express, fleet steamers, these pictures will be rushed to the studio, and assembled for quick show- ing to Star readers. Entertaining, instructive, thrilling — literally bringing the world to Wash- ington—in a pictured review of current events. Whatever happens—here at home— or abroad—there will be a Star camera- man to snap it and rush it to Newsreel editors to be flashed on the screen. Nothing so complete and comprehen- sive has ever been attempted before. Read the News in The Star—and See the Pittures at Your Favorite Theater The Star News-reel Service Begins Thursday, August 1