Evening Star Newspaper, September 14, 1930, Page 89

N. . (Continued.) CALIFORNIA BUNGALOW, Five-room brick: now offered for.one week for $8, built to sell for $9,5 attractive and varied architecture, decoration, and convenient features. stores, churches and transportation. Until the 13th street extension is completed, drive Georgia avenue to Rittenhouse street, turn left on Rit house, one block over to development. their tasteful G. W. CHAS 415 Cedar St. N.W. Phone Ga. 3399 or Ga. 0277. Splendid Suburban Home Value Nearly New 9 Rooms—Center Hall—Brick AT LINDEN, MARYLAND (Opposite Montgomery Hills) Can be inspected at any time. Would consider trade for small brick in good white location. FLETErT R Lh‘lng room -hout 13x24.6; open inclosed breakfast porch, 7a-inch clur oak floors Second floor has 4 bed rooms, full tile bath with shower and ex lavatory: attic over entire house; hot-water heat; city water and g large, finished daylight basement with cold storage room; 60,000 sq fenced with field fencing and posts: 182 ft. frontage on Brookev Pike; about 75 trees; 2-car garage; chicken house; bus passes door. yards to house, on right. These properties and others may be seen any time by communicating with— C. W. Van Wagner (Bzclusive Apent) 223 Cedar St., Takoma Park, D. C. Georgia 1726 REERTTENFIREE OWNER, LEAVING CITY, WILL BA new 6-room_ house, tile bath, with ing _room. hot-water heal. garage, hot-water heater, o acre of ped, in very desirable K from buy 3 Jine, ZANTZINGER CO. 5 K St N.W. Washington. _Nai nuxuvme Md. Hyal STEAAAASA3ZHENNEIHANTNNRE NEARBY VIRGINIA. lnl tile ba\“h attic, large gas. elegtricit: &smnumn erms ; i Seer, Lt gessi ) Reasonable terms; basement, F | range. hoi nicely hndlu 1 blocl it and arden. 750; 00. The charm of these houses is their interior They are near schools, out ten- luruinu sasnss. fireplace, lnvnory on first floor, throughout. tra u. flll Drive out Georgia Ave, turn left at Montgomery Hills, about 300 CRIFICE arge 1v- Slectric location; Germs. t. 5371, 2. TAKOMA PARK, D. Real homes, located on paves stores and schools: have d_elec- month. . Va. l 5 fl(’ water, ERe ldt::lm' rendon_322. Sy ) level lots. TAKOMA PARK D. C R —— . rooms, sleeping porch d i ¥ 619 Whittier st.—A beautiful 6-roo: b 7 :r‘::'kf’nl ‘::ol;'y instantaneous hea! 5 S5t N0OK. NEARBY VIRGINIA. “Also many ofhers from $3,500 up. —5-room and OBE yw, fireplace, elec.. Eas, excellent ‘location. Price, ALOW BAR 1 attic, hot-water u! tully furnished, thre veral J.M. Ernest. un :mh 8t Price. $8,500, Sion” of the Above ‘and other de- R treets, near fireplac baths, oak floors, porches, & 1t 5 lari m brick, ter and ERT E. LOHR, m! k. G GAIN | heat. oughout. t. . M. Ratoier, M4, THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHIN BEAUTIFOL_LOTS WATH ALL ments in, Kyatigvilic Hitls: trom X 21 o x & R’ teal $alulier Na, " Seninston. 0!2 t. ug. C. E _EI L mer. . HIG] UNGALO" 6 R. te'ho g e e R ly r bt;rd l} Dllnled bso‘.m!.: wood floors, range. garage Abingdon bungalow PRICE. RES ONIAL, 6 R__AND SUN absolutely modern in every respect: 11500; 3730 cash. balance ¥ . Several beau- tiful ses. Also lots in Oak- crest, Aumn\ Hills and va_ Highiands, J. L. ICE. Oakcrest. Va.. office, Mt. Vernon Vo, hear Frasier wve. * Phone Clarendon 115:W-1 mu VER BPRING. MD__TWO LOT ami. priced for Trsmeaiate Bart Burchase price in 2nd -? 1mn re -m- Bullder. ” Phone, Sil- oonsu:l “PARK —TWO )u:eovmw ne of 20000 80 one of 2 pactunity. o Cail Silver for ‘appolniment £ inspect. 14 BEAUTIFUL 8-ROOM HOUSE, ONE ACRE of Ohade Trece and_ahrubbe 2ofocks of Lo Hirhwas. s miles from W terms. ' Address Mrs reh. Va. 14 OOM BUNGALOW: ROOM screens and arage; locks line. Cannot du&hcned SC*3a T80 Gty tefme. " Adams SPANISH FIREPROOF BUNGALOW. FC et Glen, Md —!]e‘fl.rh: r:m eraiar, e h urnac Toom: bath, 3 bed Tooms: steel casements. screened: 7' large garages: ‘a-acre oL large shade trees, hedge; $7,300. Kensington 65-J. Pl WILL SACRIFICE_NEARBY VIRGINIA, 8. room bungalow near car and bus lines; 20 [inytes from 13th and Pennsyivania ove IOt b1z s, electricity. sewerage. hard- wood floors, screened porches, laundry travh built-in 1run|nl;lbon cas) nt 8°*50ia Perry ot me tomac 5354-W. BROOKLAND, D. C. 1321 OTIS ST. N.E. Home-seekers, attentioni ~Before buying inspect this lovely, new detached home. faces park. Quality unsurpassed lnywhern g New colonial hotise o kfast BT 7 fooms. i alcove, elec. refrig bm.mm ‘decoratio price, ea: F. SONNEM Do Arenince garage. lot 50 by 157: lo Gpen and liented evenings. 3 er & Builde: s Po “BALE—8-ROOM HOUSE. eleciric lights, water in houge, double ougbuildings, 3 lots, at Branchville 34 convenient to cars and train. 1 g Tb‘fldi Dt (BL:{‘ beautiful l outbuildingg, fri uw OW, 5 ROOMS AND B flre lace: corner_ 10t, 80X1 C tricity, I Highway; 0 cash 50 ;r'wne Clar Md Cail Church 823 ion; arendon, Va. Vienn: WILL_SELL MY u5ou :qu‘"r} IN HOME for 3600. Call _Clarendon TWO BEAUTIFUL RES’ D_ VIRGINIA homesites: all, improvemente: 15 minutes from White House over Lee Highway or Memorial Boulevard: size 100 t, front. 1t. deep; price, 7c square foot. ~Address lox 271-M, ONLY semi-modern, redecorated thr, trees; 1 square from bus an ‘and business section of Clarendan, B r ‘Cathonic and public schools: ~excellent thrifty fami 3800 Gashe 135 month. ~1f interested address Box 470-K. Star office. BARGAIN 1IN LY 8-ROOM BRICK. B s Yacated, will stcrifce for auick sale. . Open for_inipection at 115 Virginia ave. Lyon Village, Va: nearhy to bus cars and’ stores HCMBACK REALTY GO 34 Wiison Bivd. > Phone. Clarendon. 1103 3780, COzZY BUNGALOW. IGOMS AND ‘with _5-room _efficie wooded lots, ehooj: . g00d meighborhood, neerby Va: 1375 $37.80 mo.. model snd novel development by _fecognized builder. For particulars address Box 335-M, Star of- ce. i, 335 MONTH—6 LARGE ROOMS and_elec: space for garage Oniy $3.950. Inquire 1431 Morse st. n.e. of call Slanic 1865-W. % PARK—_OWNER MUST BACRI- e Domfortanie 7 rooms. tle bath: §00d condition; Bliss School section, 106 Albany Star_office. 5 RMS. SLEEPING PORCH ughout: shad car. bus, ump an Tesidonce loeations \m. PAUL LANHAM. TAKOMA PARK— ME AML: two blocks from car; a0, Call Cl.vell'l.nd gmes, call our Clarendon o, N. E. RYON €0 INC., rendon 1280. 1604 Wilson Bivd. MONTGOMERY AND PRINCE GEORGES COUNTIES. 3 open_unti ood 7-room house and rp'n. splendid ments, §a- PEL‘I'.\L. nant house, 415 scres, 4-room bumgelow, good TOMonteomery County. 65 seres, main road, 8, miles from D. C. new 6-room bungalow, miles D. €., high wooded tract, . well built, with base urn: bath, electric pump, spien- . two-car garage, ideal for poultry, .350; easy terms ol %res, fne new Colonial hcuse. main 9 miles D. C. high school available, 000, By country home sold g pext 30 uipped free with rmun ‘service and Troit' .v.n: gase ran Shia PARK HOMES Owner leaviE Washington offers to saci- 8ce nearly 33.000 on well wutlt. atiractive Good_home of 12 rooms, modern atiractive Jor home or inv HILE Faiie Crisrn. e k5 {Two Suburb Homes 6 rooms, | oak floors. Less than H508 vallge 1n D. C. house of 6 large ' ooms, ln splendid eondition. attractive lot ‘Rh fruit. This property is located con. yenient to car line an school, and the 'rlu.‘l ,350, is low. Terms may be ars anged. D. LILLIE Citizens' !lnk Bldg.. Takoma. 8} 1302 G St. Woodside on h nin nd 1 Square South of Norti otfer extra teatures seldom ~founs i priced house Built of best matérial and | workmanship. Very reasonable terms can be arran 0 F. A. LINGER, Inguire ‘at 3100 24th i NE. (i2 block south Ave) “North 5921 WOODRIDGE, A S5-room semi-bungalow, Mke new: hizh location: %2 block from Price 36750 & small cash payment, Balance §55 per month. A 8-room bungalow. am.i. hot-water heat, 1 block from cchool. Price reduced from 6.500 to 16,200. Small cash payment and alance $50 per month F. A. LINGER, 3109 24th St. N.E. 1 block ‘south R.I Ave) Nortn 5931 D, C. just remodeled, R - ¥RE2ETIIAENTN Price, $6,250 5 rooms, bath, 2 sets of shade: weather stripped, greenhouse, 50x150, beautiful flowers shrubbery. Very easy terms, 805 Violet Place $9.500 * screened “What will lots in ‘Windsor small Park’ be worth next year or in 1932 “Windsor Park” a_re- stricted residential subdivision in Arlington County, Virginia, directly ecast of the Little Tea House, 10 to 12 minutes to Pennsylvania Ave, via Alexan- dria local bus, A., B. & W. Line, fare 10 cents Will sell a few lots now for eash at very low prices, or 10 per cent higher; 25 per cent €cash, balance 1, 2 and 3 years. Some lots priced about eents a square foot. Will agree to buy back the lots after one year. How is this for a safe invest- ment or a safe speculation? Brokers wanted. Address A. H. MINER, 1740 F St. N.W., Washington; after Sept. 15th, Scarsdale, N. Y. * aTRsTRITE ( High School in Bl 15 open fireplace, tile bath built-in_tub _and shower, Siz-room hous, bath, electric ligh wood trim, lot 50x100. nace heat: lot 68 feet frontage: h k of Forest Glen Station on main roa half miles from D, C. may be_seen any time (Ezclusive Agent) 223 Cedar St Georgia 172§ Open for Inspection Sunday 2:30 10 6 P. 3 Squares West of Georgia Ave., Wood. built-in garage, English-style brick with garage to match, 6 rooms (3 bed rooms), immense living room with cheery closets, daylight basement, hard- These properties and others communicating with— C. W. Van Wagner Takoma Park, D. C. FALLS CHURCH, VA improve. an: BEATRTTNTENESNENANY M. 52858, 23588 hot-water heat, and - heated lot and sq. north of Takoma with large by Hllllll:!lu:!)Hl“:::ll:’I"‘-r‘,lil.‘fl!llllv RENT—SUBURBAN. TAROMA PARK SEVERAL FINE HOMES and spartments for rent. LOHR, Ga. 0881 311 Cedar st. M__AND BATH COTTAGE. ELEC- city water, mc.ord ll.emnl oreh nd,’.uu 20 minu m offie &monston and Megruder aves., East lvtl‘dlle Md. GTON, = D. C., SEPTEMBER 14, 1930—PART SI®X. THE HOME GARDENER Practical and Seasonal Hints for the Amateur for Beautifying Surroundings of the ‘This is the time of year when our grandmothers began to fake cuttings of geranium, lemon verbena and helio- tropes in their gardens with a view to having material for next year. sand or sandy wflflrlnced in partial shade wilk root readily if kept lightly watered. As a matter of fact, the plants seem at this season to be almost getting ready for propagation by the abundance of short, sturdy shoots that form at this time of year. Many local home gardeners have their best success with outdoor rose propaga- tion in Autumn; that is, where the cut- tings are planted with two or three buds below the soil level and one or two above with a glass jar inverted over the cuttings. Te are less active dis- eases to rot the cutting and undoubtedly the wood is in a more favorable condi- tion at this season of the year. Removal tion of cuttings is not necessary al- though it has long been a common prac- tice. In some experiments with coleus cuttings, the Ohio Experiment Station | found the best rooting in those cuttings in which all the top leaves were left un- touched. Likewise it made but little difference with coleus whether the cut was made through a bud or node or in the smooth stem between the buds. Somewhat better rooting was obtained with between the node cuts. Much of the chance for success or failure of cuttings to root depends on the condition of nutrition in the mother plant. At the season when plants have stopped rapid development, sugars and starches and other reserve foods in- crease and hence are greater in quantity in the cuttings taken from the mother plant. This large content of reserve foods enables the cuttings to sustain themselves and send out strong roots. This is undoubtedly the reason why Au- tumn is a favorable time for propagat- ing many annual and other plants. ADO LILY Recently a Boston, Mass, garden store, which regularly broadcasts infor- mation on the garden and its prob- donna or Ascension lily at this season, just as soon as bulbs could be obtained. This is one of the first lilies to bloom in t‘ early Summer, in June in this vicin- ty mth prominent yellow stigma and sta: erendlng on size of the bulb and its | tural_care. he Madonna lily is planted much of the bulbs. There is usually a crown of leaves formed in late Autumn, which | persists in more or less green conditicn until Spring and then shoots upward to | join the flower stalk. Lilies are wonderfully beautiful and alluring inhabitants for the flower gar- den and are rapidly gaining in popuiar- ity and use as the bulbs become more plantings of Madonna lilies for early and Regal lilies to follow, one may gain a good insight into the reason why certain home gardeners become enthused over this family. PRUNES OR PL Among the simple questions that seem more or less confuse the ordinary layman and the gardener as well are the differences between cantalopes and muskmelons, between prunes and plums, and between caulifiower and broccoll. ‘Thees and other simple problems, such as whether cucumbers will cross with muskmelons and destroy the latter's s SALE OB RENT—SUBURBAN. Y s room ca o tes and torists; : ity conveniences, ; Doreh, screen- terms. ation tunity for doctor. [ noou BUNGALOW. lec. ) BUNGALOW—§ B h‘ farse OO mont 631 Walen st O evy ase, Md. YOM HQUSE, GARAGE. near cars; Ken- IBZ 3)1 ALLENDER, West A‘l'rnAc—rxvm (5 elec.. large grounds: mman, Md. Apply ton. _Phone LUNGALO\\ —8 ROOM h.-w.h., large lot, $35 month gottage. bath, acreened porch. furniehed. $25 month, STEL 00d_ave.. Cherrydale. v- 5. oo\x BUNGALOW. H_W.H. GAS AND elec; Ui sround. 18 llllncn _Phone Clarends AND BATH BUNGALOW, IUILT» . porches, large yard: am.i; 360 » North Woodside, Md. Bifver Spring vmc.mx IGHLANDS—COZY BUNGALO 1y electricicy. baty garden. g mflx}n iath st.: $30. Address Box 303-] UNGALOW, NEA ot-waler heat, & rms, ba., ghr DON. dpco Cl! c UTIFUL MODERN HOMES Jwathineton Gl and Sounty Club, i by Virginia 300 per Cuirs Chun Rills eld mce. Sundsy of ghone Clarendon 1102 ‘weskdars, =~ BRUM- BACK REALTY €O, 3¢ Wilson Bivd, Clar- [ A, OAKCREST, _ A 'EEIW S niahed o unfurnished. fl"'& hot water furnished: 478 mo rs. muxn NEAR 9 Bear RIEDER. 137 Oukriaee Biv OVER ENOLI 5-room ungalon: 6 my: Afeplace. electric range, hot-water heat: $50 per_month; near school; possession September 15. Call endon 219 or_Columbia 7742, TAKOMA PARI] 6 AND 8§ RM. HOUBES, $52.50, $60.00 and $65.00. 5-room apartment, firstfloor, $42.50. LILLIE, “Citizens’ Bic. Bide.. Takoma 304,01 L M, MD. DEF! HIGHWAY. 5. rooms,’ bath, “detached e. heating M, rai plant. electricity: $30 month. Mr. LANHAI Hyattsville 804-F-11 LANHAM. NGALO! th: Poren.. kitchen mlfy e; niear Defense Highway L. HOWSER, phone Hyatis- AR T L 2-car garage. e Hife 604-F-i3 §35 PER MONTH — BUNGALOW rooms. 2 porches. am.i., seil cheap. Nat. 0882 COMFORTABLY near Wisconsin ave Tooms. hot-water Hear. places; thoroughly scre SET, MD. and bus line. 5 bed attic. cellar. 2 fire- ed. Phone Wis. 3137. FOUR-ROOM Housz cuuuol bulidings™ Bon Alr, " Va lrtndnn R ED SIX-ROOM BUNGALOW, gter heat, baih, gas, clectricity. Oh R I ave. G st cars. Hyattsville GEO. G WALKER. “Hyatls. 803 house, Ho'r e block 437,50 06. Same G 17¢ LYON VILLAGE. & rooms and bath. Phone_Clarendon 1904 OXON HILL, MD 4 MILES BEYOND OON- ress He) car line. S-room and_ceilar ungalow heat. Re 461 E AVE 1 CHERRYDA - am.li, a month, AL 340 in splendid condition: furnace heat, ‘Room for garden and ‘riviiee"of adsii ns. per mo." JESSE L. HEISKELL. 1115 Eye st. .y T GARVIEW, VA h, on 1ot 150x175. 1 block rent free. 217 P 8t n.w., PAHK nunouuw‘ wooded. schi (_LUH HILLS, VA NEW 9-ROOM D _BRICK HOUSE. R ASE 1 TO 9 W1 EE i ossaamic: i o e [ 18 per in 3 flm.’-,““ d"’ L " 58 LOW. b P L T T o Aisg " arlington Ridge” Unfurnished, 315, 1 1 acre land. ~Als g 7y 800 Also Ahlnt PRIC! Vernon Bivd. near RIDE_FOR 1§ MINUTES PROM OFFICE to detached pleasant home, gara Teasonable. Address Box 191, Siar "o nfilce, | WANTED TO RENT- SMALL HOUB “IN suburbs. reasonably priced: must be in good condition; s Darticuinrs Address Box 171-M, Star office. Nectric ’r'.n T Pretviied, 5 e pre e B 0. Box 486, Olarendgy. V. % | beter AYS. SON, AUCTIONEERS. s Brick Dwelling Known as Premises 51 R Street North- east, At Auction. By virtue of authority \Mltd in us, we seil At publle wucti frogt of e | replie, o EONESDLY, Pl CLOCK PM lot 77 in square Iill, im- proved as ab T to s fret d oV ‘erms: 8qid subject trust for $4.350 w“ oo tun Lo be paid 1800 in c nth, to include intere cost. ~Deposit 00.00 4 within thirty Gays or Eeposty rortelten 5011,13.14,16,17 e SON, Auctioneers. PROPOSAL DEPARTMENT OF INTERI WASHING- o DG Beptember 8. 153 —Seated bids in duplicate, subject to the conditions con- Illllt heum will be received until 2 p.m., October 1, 1930, and then opened all 1abo; ot (b and 3 0f the Women's Dormitory Howsrd University, Washington. work will include excavating concrete _construction, e work, floor and wail 'tile, Teous Ifon ‘and steel work nue roofing, lathing and glectric 5 mes ture. shades, draperies. etc., fur- nigned and instailed. Proposals will b con- sidered only from individuals, firms or cor porations _posses: and technical abil ganization to ihsure ‘speedy completion 'of ntract, and in making awards -the Tocorde’ 61" plAders. for expedition ARG sal factory performance on contracts of simil cter and magnitude will be carefu considered. Separate distinct appropria- tions having been made for dormitory No. 1 and for dormitories Nos. 2 and 3. it will be neteseary. i order to avoid any violation gf, Sections 3678 ‘and 3733 of 5 “Which will specify the consideration ) separate and apart from 0s. 2 and © A% contraciors may be ke a price to the Government if assured of the contract for the whole three build- ings, there is no objection to having bidders subriut bids 'ror’ the two lprosects separately , also. te bid prices umenlv?lv for ot thee ™ Sulidings Is buildings be completed at the earliest pri O leElate ana theretore time Wi Do con- sidered an element in awarding such con- At the discretion of the Secretary, hes and specifications may be obtained Gbon. "application to the Department gertined check in the sum of 3100, payabie {0 the Treasurer of the United St uired as security for rawings and specification: date of opening proposals. accompany his proposal with bidder mu |'statement of his construc. detailed financi tlon erganization the right to relect any or all technical defed he Government also re for each of th ders, or as separate contracts for the two went and. fu e 1 &ha buildTags 2 and nington, D. C., LONG-DISTANCE MOVING Loads_or part loads to and tnm Baltimore, l’lllh r’ hia York, Bosto: mmun and nllh en route Since 1896 DAVIDSON $73ie"co. 'ORAGE CO. 117 B St N.W. Nalh 9220 to available both in price and quality. With | Sale - of Two-Story | Kitchien equip- | 3 the Revised | ites. to invite bids and enter into con- | Cut- | tings taken now and placed in boxes of | of leaves from the above ground por- | lems, advised the planting of the Ma- | BY J. W. WELLINGTON, No more beautiful plant ever grew than the Colorado blue spruce shown at the right and left of this picture. Note how the pyramidal arbor vita trees in the center harmonize with the tall columns, —Photo by courtesy of Department of Agriculture. The color is of the purest white | more shallowly than most lilies, only | mushmelons. two or three inches of sofl over the top | Fough skinned type only grown in Eng- | their fine varieties on American species |the Plums of New Yerk, a New York | growers succeeded good quality, never seem to reach satis- factory or at least generally accepted mens and with several blooms per stalk, | decisions. According to Department of Agricul- | ture workers, there are no true canta- loupes grown in this country, but all are The true cantaloupe is a | |land and Europe and not estesmed in | this country. As for prunes and plums, station publication, uses plum as the | comprehensive name with prune simply & plum whose flesh will dry without de- | caying. No one could distinguish a headed broccoll from a caulifiower, and the two are apparently very closely re- lated if not the same Whether melons will oross with cu- cumbers was quite well decided in the negative by extensive experiments at the Iowa Experiment Station some years ago. No successful crosses were made, nor was any effect whatsoever of one | on the other recorded. Yet these and other garden problems never seem to be solved to everybody's satisfaction, but are constantly cropping up just as weeds reappear in the garden. SECTS ABROAD ‘The problems involved in protection | of American gardens from foreign in- | sects are not by any means one sided. America has contributed some vicious pests to other countries, among which none has been more destructive than the | root worm or phylloxera of the grape. Bring New Beauty toYour Garde: Special Offer for Fall Planting This Offer Good for 1 Week Get Yours While It Is Gded Collection consists of 3 Arborvitaes, 3 Mugo Pines, 3 Balsam Fir, 2 Juniper Communis. Fall is Best T 3 All trees T 1o 8 vears old Colorldo Blue Spruce s King of Bvergreen: a trees d, twice trai N ) & Pacn 2 Mignoija Trees, 14 o 8 Lim! mber at this price Pink. Red col il r-01d Pisais MUST Be Planted m)w te Bring Flowers in Early Spring FREE-Bargain Catalog with Every Order 4dd 150 for Packing @nd Imsurance ew ‘Matket Perennial Gardens - 55 RANDOLPH ROAD ~—— pw Market —NewJJersey EVERGREENS for 2 Chinese Arbor i Ne Three- to five 4 Am year-old trees. =N Junipertus Sis ¢ vears T—_—'—— A AT 10 selectlon Trom this ad FREE with e f $5.50 ver. - Grder ‘direct feom this advl, sL10 COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE o DISD. bushy. each. ... - Pinkian white flow- . flower reddish pur- imanum), dark pink, $1.10 i $1.10 A handsome. early free-flowering. deep Iy profuse and snowy pec: Beautiful variety. = Very hardy. $1. 10 Blooming age. LEA " bloomi Hardy Chrygant Jooming beautifii . blooming “age. || tllize ligh This pest has been present in Ame; for 50 long a time that our native sp | had developed more or less of an im- | munity to its attack, but, when intro- | duced “into Europe, the phylloxera vir- tually destroyed vineyards everywhere that it reached. Finally by grafting or hybrids between American and Eu- rop:an grapes, the European grape in again growing ;gnpu in their infested areas. The | potato beetle is another American pe that went abroad to cause great de- | struction in the potato fields of north- ern Europe. Hence, when we feel particularly bit- ter toward the Japanese beetle, the Oriental peach moth,, San Jose "scale and other foreign pests, we should real- ize that some of our own natives, such as the grape worm, wooly gphis and Colorado petato beetle, are causing plenty of trouble in other parts of the world. Under present systems of quar- | antine, insect movement throughout the world should be much curtailed and the | danger of such scourges materially les- sened, but there will likely always be occasional outbreaks such as the recent advent of the Mediterranean fruit fly into Florida. | Practically every variety of culti- vated pear will be improved in eating quality if picked before fully ripe and stored away in a cool, dark location to soften. The fruits should be ap- proaching the stage when the green color is changing to yellow, usually in the case of the Bartlett when a few {fruits on the tree look almost ready to eat. If picked while too green, the rs will wither and not become real icy and sweet. If any one will pick some of the pears and ripen them in the way suggested and compare the ripe pears with those left on the tree to soften, he will be fully gonvinced of |the wisdom of early picking. The gritty stone cells so characteristic to ripe pears will be greatly reduced by the early harvesting. | ""The home gardener’s problem in pear picking is not difficult to solve, but for the Western pear grower, who picks pears for our use in the East, the problem is still very far from solved. Most every user of Western Bartlett pears meets with fruit that looks quite good, but has little quality. It prob- ably wns flcked too green and then | again, ft on the tree too long, iwenern pears soften too rapidly for long shipment. The Department of Agriculture has helped the growers by developing vari- ous devices for testing maturity, among which a pressure tester which records the number of pounds necessary to force a plunger into the green flesh has been very successful. For the home | gardener, however, the pears can be Jeft safely on the tree until the chang- ing color leaves no question of the approach of maturity. VEGETABL! Certain vegetables may still be plant- ed in the garden if the soil is suf- ficiently moist to germinate the seed. Turnips, radishes, kale and lettuce may be seeded and celery, cabbage and | caulifiower plants may still be set out. Late plantings require abundant fer- tilizer to keep them hustling along at top speed. Most vegetables are best when grown rapidly and without check. especially such vegetables as celery and | lettuce, whose quality rests on a certain | amount of succulence, which is princt- | pally high water content, as well as sugars, proteins and so forth. No one ever taw a radish that had grown slowly that was really good, and the onsY miay be said for ‘all. vegetables, ‘cxcept perhaps, the gourds, such as | squash’ and pumpkin. | " Celery foliage is likely to become spotted or rusted with plant disease and, Hr this condition is prevalent, should be sprayed once at least with Bor | mixture, which may be purchased at | any garden supply store. The very condition under which celery grows best, namely, high water content of soil and air, tends to favor the leaf spots, of which there are at least three known forms. Tomato vines and other plants refuse, | such as sweet corn stalks, are not only lacking in ornamental value, but aiso | may be an insect or disease menace to | the future garden and should be buried | deeply or burned. It is true that more | or less fertilizing material is thereby ost, but it is better to get rid of the old plants, cultivate the sofl shallowly, fer- tly and sow a cover of Winter | rye to Teplenish the soil with organic matter. A few cents' worth of rye seed | sown now will return large amounts of | green matter to the soil next April. GARD! ITEMS | _Tn planning the shrubbery plantings | about the new home the average person is prone“to use altogether too many plants, forgetting perhaps how rapidly plants will reach a crowding condition when ideal growing conditions are pro- vided. Another side of the e prob- lem is the matter of plants selected. How many times, for example, one sees Norway spruce used where semi-dwarf evergreens would be much more to the It ls true that the Norway spruce very rapid growth und for five or llx yealrs serves admirably, but soon the time comes when one must either cut the spruces very severely or remove jes | Army. A meeting of the interdepartmental pay and promotion board was held | Tuesday, at which the work accom- | plished by the members of the subcom- mittees of the six services was con- sidered by the full board. ThLe meet- ing was presided over by Rear Ad- miral Tuke Mec- Namee, U. S. N. The subcommittee reports will form the basis for the preparation cf the report of the board that will be sub- mitted to the con- troller general not later than Novem- ber 1, for trans- mission to the Joint Congressional Pay Rear Adm. McNamee Committee. The officer personnel of the Army is recruit- ed from such a varlety of sources that a vastly different problem exists than in the Navy, the line officers of which are graduates from the Naval Academ; with the exception of the small con- tingent appointed under the provisions | of the act of June 4, 1920. . It is reported that confidence is en- tertained that there will issue from the departmental sources such reccmmenda- tions as will enable Congress to act promptly and effectively on the matter. An exceptionally large number of of- ficers of the Regular Army were pro- moted last week, 8 lieutenant colonels, 8 majors, 9 captains, 11 first lieutenants and 13 second lieutenants, or a total of 49 officers, being promoted to the next higher grade. The lleutenant colonels promoted to be colonels nre P W Griffin, F. A.; J. L. Long, C. A. C.; R. M. Mitchell, C. A. C; F. [ Denzler C. A. C.; R. H, Williams, C. A. C. Ryan, F. A.; Tilman Campbell, and T. L. Sherburne, Cavalry. The majors_promoted to lieutenant colonel are: F. K. Chapin, Cavalry; L. R. Fredendall, Infantry; R. P. Lemley, In- fantry; Frank Thorp, jr. F. A A. Brown, Infantry: L. P. Collins, F. A Baliard Lyerly, F. A, and G. A. Wild- rick, . A. C. The c-pu!.m promoted to major are: A. A. Farmer, 8. C.; C. 8. Ferrin, F. A.; D. L. McKee, jr., Infantry; J. H. De t, Q. M. C.;: Q. Wil- liams, Q. M. C. M. Ward, Q. M. C.; Ww. T. Hfildemm‘ Cavnlry J. M. Grey, Q. M. C, and A. M. Reeve, Q. M. C. The 11 first_lieutenants advanced to captain are: Frank La Rue, Infantry; T. H. Mills, Q. M. C.; L. C. Webster, Q. M. C.; John Bevll‘idfle, jr., A. C.; Julian Dnyton, Infantry; Eimer Hostet- ter, Q. M. M. E. McHugo, A. C.; W. M. anm .. F. A; G. D. Gorton, Q. M. C.; P. W. Allison, F. A, and J. L. Grisham, A. C. The second lleutenants promoted to first lieutenant are: L. B. Kuhre, C. E.; C. M. Myers, C. E.; R. T. Garber, Cavalry; W. L. Ritchie, F. A.; A. T. Akerman, C. E.; A. A. c‘vemu.h Cavalry; O. C. Torbett, C. E. Gardner, Cavalry; A. H. Burien, C E. B. C. Clarke, C. C. W. Meyer. C.E.; J. H. Dulligan, A. C,, and D. H. Tull C. E. There are no vacancles in the grade of second lieutenant, The following policy regarding s cial measurement uniforms for enlisted men of the Regular Army has been ap- proved by the Secretary of War: (a) That the issue of special measurement uniforms except in cases where men are of abnormal size or conformation be discontinued. (b) That a set of uni- forms of each tariff size be placed at each post, camp and station for trying- on purposes. (c) That the issue of the tariff size, roll-collar type 16-ouace mel- ton uniform be made on the same basis and in lieu of the special measurement uniform now provided, viz, not excess of one each per first and second year men during the 1931 fiscal year. (d) That these issues be made direct to posts, camps and stations from the Philadelphia depot, requisitions being submitted for individuals by size, after proper try-on and fitting, as now pre- scribed for the submission of requisi- tions for the special measurement uni- forms. It is estimated that from three to six months will be required for the manufac- ture and distribution to posts, camps and stations of complete sets of tariff sizes. In the meantime, the present policy of issuing an additional special-measure- ment woolen uniform to each enlisted man of the Re{\llnr Army stacioned in the continental limits of the United States, China and Alaska, who is serv- ing the second year of a three-year en- listment, or who may enter into the second year of such an enlistment, will be continued. | Navy. Vice Admiral Arthur L. Willard. com- mander of the Scouting Fleet, will transfer his flag, prior to October 1, from the U. 8. 8. Wyoming to the U. 8. S. Arkansas. Upon the completion of short-range battle practice, the U. 8. 8. Wyoming and U. §. §. Florida will pro- | ceed to the Philadelphia Navy Yard, while the U. §. S. Utah will go to the Norfolk yard. The Florida will be de- commissioned and the Utah will be placed in a reserve status. As the result of attaining the stat- utory retiring age limit on August 20, Rear Admiral Thomas S. Jewett (8. C.) was transferred to the retired list of the Navy on September 1, 1930. Rear Ad- mira! Joseph J. Cheatham, paymnswr, general of the Navy, has been commis- | sioned permanently in the rank of rear | admiral to fill the vacancy resulting | from Admiral Jewett's retirement. | Comdr. Alexander M. Charlton will be | detached from duty with the American | naval mission in Brazil and will come to duty in the Bureau of Engineering, Navy Department. The recent decision of the controller general of the United States in denying members of the Nurse Corps of the Army and Navy the right to include the extra pay authorized for nurses serving as superintendent of nurses, assistant superintendent, _director or chief nurse, has causeed consternation among the members of that corps, and there is a determination to return the them altogether. Either of these opera« tions proves entirely satisfactory. It is better to plant the kind of plants really | desired and for a year or so use tall growing annuals to fill the empty spaces. Nature has many wonderful flowers in reserve for our gardens when we care to devote the time to learn how to care for them. The purple gentian, for example, is as lovely a flower as most of its gar- dlen rivals. The wild mallows along the river e some wonderful op- portunities for amateur plant breeders in the development of entirely new garden flowers from native material. Some interesting work has been done at the New Jersey Experiment Station some years ago on influencing the color of hydrangea flowe: rs by changing the acidity of the soil. rutum half the roots of a single plam in a pot of acid soll and the other half in an alkaline soll it was possible to secure blue and pink blooms, respectively, on the same plant. Home gardeners may have been puzzled by their hydrangea plants changing flower color. It is likely that the roots have penetrated to a layer ot soil of different reaetion. For instance, if the roots of a blue-flowered form should come into a layer of old murur, with its high lime content, it is alto- gether likely that the plant would begin to bear some pink flowers or all pink flowers perhaps. The problem was at- tacked by the New Jersey station for the benefit of nurserymen who desired to sell blue flowered plants, for example, and found many of them with pink or partly pink blooms. It was found that certain chemicals, such as aluminum sulphate and lime, could be used to modify the soll reaction nnd mllnmn | the desired color. Strange to say, no fertilizer or chemical seems to have any question to the controller general for further consideration in view of the clear intention of Congress to include the extra ey War and Navy Department machine ery has already been set in motion to secure a correction of this decisfon, but it has not been determined whether or not the Secretary of the Navy will re« quest a reconsideration. The War De- partment cannot apply for a reconside cration of the decision, as it was ren- dered on request of the Secretary of the Navy. However, the Secretary of War can request a decision from that source as to the retired pay of Army nurses, retired under the 1930 act, or an Army finance officer, who is pay- ing retired pay to a retired chief nurse an advance decision as to the correct rate of retired pay. Failure of any of these methods to secure a correction of this decision will necessitate reference of the matter to Congress for further legislation to correct the unfortunate situation in which the controller gen- eral’s ruling has placed the nurses of the services in the higher grades. D. C. Naval Reserves Offigers and men of the 1st Battalion, District of Columbia, face a strenuous gram which has bcen mapped out for them, under the direction of Lieut. Samuel W. Stinemetz, cnmmnndln( of« ficer of the organization. The gram which is being laid down is dc- signed for the purpose of increasing the standing. of the local unit among the battalions and divisions in other parts of the country, working closer to the top of the list in an effort to eaj ture the two trophies offered nnmllgy for the units having the highest figure of merit. Both of these trophies were donated to the Naval Reserve by the United States Naval Reserve Officers’ Association, and are awarded on flll basis of the reports on the standing of lhe organizations obtained as a result the annual inspections conducted by A board of nfllcen assigned by the Navy Departmen While the local ‘organization has never won one of these trophies, it was pointed out that there has been a 1 im- provement shown each year as a result of the drilling and class room and there is the hope that the unit will be successful in the near fue ture. Much of the marking of the units is done a result of the show- ing made in the emergency drill work 2t the time of the inspections on their training ship, th: United States de- stroyer Abel P. Upshur. In view of this, every man is to be lmm-d.hhlz assigned a station on the ship wi he will be required to take during emergency lls. Permanent watch, quarter and station bills will be pre- ° pnred as soon as possible and these will * be posted in various placés aboard the vessel, 5o that & man at any time may acertain where he is supposed to N for : each drill. In order to perfect the men in this drill work and enable them to go to their stations without confusion, the training will be continued during the ; Fall months on the ship, and will be weather permits. When the weather becomes too severe . the work will be done in the armory. It has been the practice for each division to take the ship on each drill night, which makes it possible for a unit to have the vessel for training every third drill night, Each division of the organization is formed on the basis of mr% skeleton crew for a destroyer im of emergency, and for that reason only one division is allowed on the vessel at a time. Aside from the drill work, #t was pointed out that the class room in- struction during the ensuing year will be founded on a more elaborate scale than has been the practice heretofore, The group of officers which has been instructed to work out this feature of the program by Lieut. Stinemets has been directed to make provision in the schedule for more detail in the class room work and to give special atten- tion to individual instruction for all of the men assigned to the classes. It is the belief of the officers that better results will be obtained by this ine dividual instruction, and further thas the interest of the sailors will be in. creased by this personal supervision. next higher rating. A rather novel | method for the instruction of signalmen has been inaugurated, according to the om:ers and required to participate each drill ning. Each of these men represents & shlp in formation, and they go the same tactical maneuvers on !bot the vessel to which they might be tached would on signal from the nfi- ship. This method is expected te result reased interest and give the ter knowledge of the tactical sig- . nals and the signal flags, bfln‘ then able to visualize what each signal means when it is hoisted. Plans also are being rormuhud for _ the appointment of an examining board in the local battalion, for the purpose of conducting tests of the enluufl sonnel who have been recommanum | promotion to the next higher ra There are sald to be a number of - vacancies in the lower peuy-ofln ratings in the several divisions efforts will be made to fill thau as quickly as possible to perfect the ore. ganization. As a result of the interest and pro- . ficlency shown by a number of mem dus the last annual cruises, they have been recommended for prmouen, of examining the men nqulr- con. siderable time, and it was that it will be well into the Winter before the results will be known. While it is possible to give some of the tests in a group, it was pointed out that owing to the variety of ratings in the Navy, each requiring technical qualification, practically every man must go through some part of his examination alone, and this involves the board nvina a certain amount of time’: to each individual. ‘With the strenuous technical mapped out, the officers, ho‘evgrr fl not overlooked the physical program. It was said that plans are under way to repeat the successful boxing sea-- son of last year. Teams now are organized, and it was said that & num: ber of It is al pmgcsed to arrange inter- battalion matches with Naval Reserves . ntm nearby cities, including friendly rivalry has been hull! up "- tween the units. The team is to be coached, it was announced, by H W. Whiteley, tnrmer chief yeoman a Navy boxer. While some Naval Reserve Officers upon becoming disqualified for mrthw service are honorably discharged, others are placed on the honorary refired list. ‘The departmental officers, it was said, consider that officers in the following categories will have performed suffi- clently meritorious service to warrant their being placed on the latter list: Officers who have had honorable commissioned, warrant or enlisted serv- ice during any portion of ‘World ‘War, officers whose oy e ur’ m «2: ns are due to while performing active or duty, officers who have had a of 15 years' meritorious warrant or enlisted service, provided flt {obu'r years ouuch service ghall Dave been comm sned or '.n-un service in uu Naval Reserve, not covered effect on_ other species \of Sich s the panicalsta Srandiiorater arborescens. . |or one in a higher grade, may request .’ United States Naval Reserves of the - drill year, judging by the intensive pro= . carried as far into the Winter as the == The instruction will be designed to . qualify the men for advancement to the . i matches are to be planned... - but before they may be given m.. book tests . All quartermasters, slfn.lmm o “strikers” for these position