Evening Star Newspaper, April 18, 1937, Page 7

Makes Play g of Gardening Norman Sandridge Grows Freak Veg- etables as Hobby. Norman Sandridge (right) with Henry Carlyle as plowma: street car rail spikes and short HE power of the press reached to the roots of the vegetable world when Norman Sandridge of Washington, whose hobby is Srowing freak vegetables, was featured in a story in The Star last Summer. Since then Sandridge has engaged In correspondence with amateur gar- deners of 16 States, Hawaii, Canada, Germany, England and South Africa. His experiences with freak vegetables were described in a science magazine following The Star's account of his activities. Today Sandridge is engaged in Spring planting at a plot on the Car- lyle estate in Montgomery County, Md., working Saturday afternoons and after work on week days. He has received three assortments of semi-tropical seeds from Alfred Stevens of Coronado, Calif, and will experi- ment with them under glass. Stevens writes that he walked 15 miles into the desert to locate one variety for Bandridge. making play of his gardening n. The pulverizer was made of timbers. < | Sandridge’s crop this year will in- | clude also sweet Spanish onions weigh- ing from 1 to 2}; pounds each and said | to be s0 delicate in flavor that they are not anti-social; Ebenezer Japanese | onions, Australian brown onions; pur= | ple corn, presented by a student at the Miller Boys School in Albemarle Coun- ty, Va.; Jerusalem squashes, whose seeds are the gift of a school teacher in Ontario, Canada; giant straight= necked squashes; golden red banana and acorn squashes; white tomatoes, climbing tomatoes and cherry toma- toes; a New Guinea butter vine, light- ning express cabbages, Danish cab- bages, lemon cucumbers and Persian spaghetti. Sandridge recently purchased a five- acre tract in Montgomery County, where he intends to build a home and have his garden eventually. To him his hobby takes the place of golf, travel, theater and physician. Before he started gardening, his health had been poor for years. MEAT THIEF CAUGHf IN WILD PURSUIT Bullet Pierces Hat, Policeman’s Skull Fractured, Cars Hit. He's Surprised at Arrest. B the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 17.—Joe Greeco *just wanted to get some meat.” There was $400 worth of it in a Brooklyn provision company truck parked today in front of a Brooklyn lunch room. Greeco jumped into the driver's #eat and sped away. An officer com- manueered a motor car and the chase was on. It lasted for 3 long miles through the congested section c* Flat- bush, with citizens running for cover as the meat wagon raced along, dis- Tespectful of traffic lights and every- thing else. From time to time the truck slashed fenders of cars it passed. Officer James Kissane, observing the | eommotion, joined the chase, but smashed into another car and had to be taken to the hospital with a frac- | tured skull. The original policeman continued the pursuit, firing and coming o close that a bullet pierced the fugitive driver's hat. The meat wagon was finally forced to the curb and Greeco subdued in hand-to-hand combat. He was charged with grand larceny. | This surprised him, for, he said, dust wanted a little meat.” CIVITAN CLU.B TO HONOR 8 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS Group Best Fostering Qualities of | Leadership and Citizenship to Receive Keys. Eight senior high school students *“best, fostering qualities of leadership and good citizenship” will be honored | by the Civitan Club at dinner Tues- day night at 6 p.m. in the Mayflower Hotel. Each student will receive a Civitan honor key. Prize winners include: . Tetreault, Central; Bent Loving, Roosevelt; Victor Orsinger, St. John's; Edward P. Zimmerman, Western; Harold A. Davis, Eastern; Joseph H. Oehmann, McKinley; George E. Flather, jr, Woodrow Wilson, and Charles W. Riley, Gonzaga. RABBI GOLD TO SPEAK ‘Will Address Mass Meeting at Adas Israel Synagogue. Rabbi Wolf Gold, president of the World Mizrachi Zionist Organization and resident of Palestine, will address & mass meeting at the Adas Israel Bynagogue, Sixth and I streets, Tues- day, April 20. Rev. Louis Novick, vice president of the Mizrachi Organization “~\ of America, Will preside. Francis | |STRIKE SH‘IV)RT-UVED IN CINCINNATI HOTEL | Service Employes Return After Two Hours as Executives Take Their Places. | By the Associatrc Press | CINCINNATI, April 17.—Service | employes of the Netherlands-Plaza, | Cincinnati’s largest hotel, struck today, | but returned two hours later to re- | lieve executives and office help who | abandoned their usual work to “‘pinch= | hit” as bellhops and elevator opera- TS, Ben Lash, secretary of the Cin- cinnati local, Building Service Em- ployes Union, said an agreement to | negotiate alleged points of dispute in- | cluded employes of the Greenwood | Building, a downtown office structure, | where elevator and maid service like- wise was temporarily abandoned. Lash said the strikers' demands | included union recognition and a 35 | per cent wage increase. Fred H. Rasser, vice president of the International Hotel Workers' Union, said the hotel had agreed to recognize the organization and At- torney A. C. Fricke, in addressihg a strike meeting, said the hotel men had admitted workers were under- paid. 'SOUTHWEST, TOFIC OF LECTURE HERE Kenneth B. Disher to Give Illus- trated Talk on Wednesday Night. Kenneth B. Disher, associate mu- seum expert of the National Park Service, will give an illustrated public lecture on “Trekking Through the Southwest,” in the Departmental Auditorium at 8 p. m. Wednesday. Disher will tell of the many wonders of Mesa Verde and.Grand Canyon National Park, Tumacacori, Aztec and Can- yon de Chelly National Monu- ments and the Hopi and Navajo Indian reserva- tions. The speaker spent much time in Arizona and New Mexico on several exploration trips of the Museum of Northern Ari- zona and the Peabody Museum of Harvard. Before taking over his pres- ent position with the National Park Service, he was associated with the Wayside Museum of Archaeology at Grand Canyon National Park. Kenneth B. Disher. ButLer FLYNN PAINTS *GLASS To Impart New Beauty to Your Furniture— OR IOLAC FURNITURE ENAMEL 98¢ « Springtime calls for freshening as may be given new lustre enamel. ORIOLAC will trans! up your home and such things and beauty by bright-colored form your chairs, tables, porch furniture, etc., to the envy of your friends and neighbors. Flows freely, dries in four hours, and provides a smooth, hard finish. Choice of colors. Phone your order—it will be delivered by our ““Speed-E" Service. METROPOLITAN OISO North Side of C bet, 6th & 7th FREE PARKING —at Ellis' Parking Lot, 6th and Indiana Avenue. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., APRIL 18, 1937—PART ONE. ROOSEVELT PLANS FOR PUERTO RICO Takes Steps to Teach Natives English, Letter Discloses. Expressing regret that many Puerto Ricans neither understand nor speak English, President Roose- velt has taken steps to change this condition. The President’s policy in this con- nection was outlined in a letter ad- dressed to Dr. Jose M. Gallardo, newly appointed Commissioner of Education of Puerto Rico, and made public yesterday at the White House. In his letter the President pointed out that irrespective of the fact that Puerto Rico came under the Ameri- can flag 38 years ago and has had American citizenship for nearly 20 years, hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans know little, if any- thing, about the English language. In his opinion, the time has come, principally for their own personal benefit, for the citizens of this insular possession to master the English language. With this object in view, the President desires the Puerto Ricans to become bilingual. However, he contends that bilingualism will be achieved by the forthcoming genera- tions of Puerto Ricans only if the teaching of English throughout the insular educational system is started at once with vigor, purposefulness and devotion, and with the under- standing that English is the official language of the United States. In- his, Mr. Roosevelt’s, opinion, Puerto Rican Americans will acquire a better understanding of American ideals and principals through knowl- edge of the English language and, moreover, it will be only thfough familiarity wisth English that they will be able to take full advantage of the economic opportunities offered to them as American citizens. . Ski runs are now included in the training at Tula Naval 8chool, Russia. Four of Hobson’ 8 Heroic Crew . Live to See 39th Anniversary By the Associated Press. Four of the seven men who went with Lieut. Richmond P. Hobson on his dark and dangerous effort to bottle up the Spanish fleet in Santiago Har- bor are still alive. The last death among the group was that of the leader, grown to be an admiral in the 39 years since he and his crew sailed the naval collier Mer- rimac into the narrow entrance to the harbor and tried to sink it there. The collier got past the entrance before they sank it and the feat failed of its purpose, but its very audacity captured the imagination of the Na- tion and made heroes of Hobson and his men. Next Wednesday will be the thirty- ninth anniversary of the war declara- tion which made their feat possible. It was on the night of June 2, 1898, when the eight picked men from the American Fleet went out to their peril- ous task. ‘The four alive to see the anniversary this year are George Charette, Ran- Ten Bedroom Croups Selected in Celebration of The Anniversary A full Bedroom Suite consists of seven or eight pieces, depend- dolf Clausen, John E. Murphy and Francis Kelly. All are retired from the Navy now and receive the pay of a lleutenant, senior grade, amounting to about $3,000 a year. Charette lives in Loweli, Mass.; Clausen in Brooklyn; Murphy in Sen Dilego, Calif, and Kelly in Glasgow, Scotland. ‘The plan for the exploit is accredit- ed to Admiral W. T. Samson, who turned the job over to young Hobsom, | then 28, Hobson was chosen because of his knowledge of naval construction. Sampson said Hobson should be able to sink a ship faster than any one else in the fleet. The young lieutenant prepared the Merrimac for the venture by attach- ing 10 torpedoes to it, to be exploded electrically, His plan was to slip into the harbor entrance, drop anchors, and set off the torpedoes. ‘To aid in the venture, Hobson chose three members of the Merrimac's crew, Osborn Deignan, coxswain; George F. Phillips, machinist, and Kelly, water tender; from the U. 8. 8. New York, S8ampson’s flagship, he took Daniel Montague, machinist; Charette, gunner’s mate, and Clausen, coxswain, Murphy was coxswain of the U. 8. 8. Towa. Hobeon, afterward reported: “It may be said broadly that the bulk of the fleet was anxious to go.” Both Montague, 32, and Murphy, 29, were Irish born; Clausen, 28, a Dane. Kelly, 28, and Phillips, 34, were from Boston, and Charette, 29, from Lowell, Mass. Deignan, 21, and youngest of the crew, was an Iowa farm boy. Hob- son himself was an Alabaman. T mon ey TUBERCULOSIS DEATHS INCLUDE 104 CHILDREN New Figures Made Public by Mrs. Grant, D. C. Associa- tion Managing Director. Urging that every facility for the care and cure of tuberculosis in the District be made available, Mrs, Er- nest R. Grant, managing director of the D. C. Tuberculosis Association, speaking as chairman of the health education section of the Junior High A—7 School Conference at the Langley 8chool, yesterday made public hitherto unknown statistics on the disease. “Of the 662 reported deaths here in 1936, 104 were of children,” Mrs. Grant said. “If we can find these children in the early stages of infec- tlon we can save their lives. It is costing the Nation $70,000,000 in hos- pitalization alone, because 80 per cent are not hospitalized until in advanced stages.” With the hope that the District would make examination and hospital- ization compulsory, she added that “the District law on tuberculosis has not been revised since 1908.” — DINNER PLANS MADE The Welfare Lialson Committes, composed of the welfare representa~ tives of the posts and units of the American Legion, will hold its sec- ond annual dinner tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. at Sholl's Cafe, 1219 G street. Guest speakers will be Prank M. Gray, budget secretary of the Com- munity Chest, and Lieut. Col. Julius Peyser, attorney. Plans will be made for welfare activities of the commit~ tee at a meeting following the dine ner. W& |./SLoANE 39 fl/{z'wrsary Bedroom Croups Oriental Rugs Broadloom Carpets They are all featured offerings in the Anniversary Occasion —qgiving keen accent to Sloane quality, and pointedly em- phasizing the importance of authenticity of design—and through the special prices saying “thank you" for your gen- ent upon whether it includes Twin Beds or Double Bed—the really correct number to completely furnish a room. This complete group is made up of Double or Twin Beds, Bureau with hanging Mirror, Chest of Drawers, Dressing Table with Hanging Mirror, Bedside Table, Side Chair and Bench. Calling groups contracted to four or six pieces, complete suites, in order to quote a seemingly low price, is not a Sloane custom— but as a rule selection of individual pieces can,be made—at pro- portionate prices. The Blondell—Pictured above. It is developed in blond maple—the popular present-day creation of something which is new in furniture. Definitely modern in design but with pleasing lines and proportions that will hold favor in service. - Solid maple; crystal mirrors—a Suite that will pleasingly qualify in the “smart" modern room. Complete in 8 pieces, including twin Beds 5245 Regular Price §295 Louis XVI Group—An interpretation and production by our own Cor of Mastercraftsmen—using the characteristic fruitwood, inlaid with bal tulip wood. The daintiness of the fine old color, together with the grace symmetry in design, make this Suite a masterpiece. Complete in 8 piec including twin Becs $375 Regular Price $625 The Harrod—A Sloane creation after the Modern School, constructed of sycamore, finished in silver tone, offering a new and beautiful color scheme While decidedly modern it has a charm and grace that will merit a place among the famous motifs. Complete in 8 pieces, including twin Beds. Regular Price $395 5315 The Chadwick—An American interpretation of the Chippendale school with interesting fretwork, moldings, hanging Mirrors—produced in genuine Honduras mahogany and finished in the traditional Chippendale color. 8 pieces, including twin Beds, which are exquisitely carved. Regular Price $270 3210 The Nottingham—Colonial American in the detail of its expression, with the slender twin poster Beds and finely turned finials. .The Chest-on-Chest, Knee-Hole Dressing Table, curved front Bureau, and even the Candle Stand which serves as Night Table, Bench and Chair are all purely Colonial. Con- struction is genuine Honduras mahogany and it is complete in 8 pieces, with twin Beds. sz,g Regular Price $355 18th Century English Group—With attractively large important pieces, having gracefully curved fronts; deftly inlaid with satinwood. Construction is genuine Cuban and Honduras mahogany. The twin Beds are of the sleigh type; the Mirrors also are of unique design. Complete in 8 pieces, including twin Beds s525 Regular Price $635 The Chilhurst—Distinctly belonging to the Colonial School, of Hepple- white inspiration. The Mirrors are large and beautifully decorated in gold The Bureau has graceful serpentine front; Chest and Dressing Table swell _ fronts; while the Night Table is of the chest type. Low back Bench and Arm Chair complete the group. Construction is genuine Cuban and Honduras mohagony $ 48 5 Regular Price $645 The Chapman—A modern design, however, with graceful curves which is a departure from the usual angular modern thought. Genuine walnut effec- tively trimmed with copper and chrome drawer pulls. Crystal hanging mirrors. 8 pieces, including twin Beds. Regular Price $365 . 5298 The Randolph—An American interpretation of English Chippendale. In- teresting carvings, moldings and figured veneers are decorative features. In genuine Honduras and Cuban mahogany. The hanging Mirrors add two charming pietes. Complete in 8 pieces, including twin Beds. 5370 Regular Price $450 . The Chelsea is illustrated at right—An American Sheraton in genuine Honduras mahogany, beautifully inlaid with bands of satin wood. The color scheme of the rich, red mahogany and the golden satinwood make a pleasing combination. Complete in 8 pieces, including twin Beds. Regular Price $370 5298 erously expressed appreciation of, and preference for, the fine things from Sloane’s which enrich the home. “Always High Grade; Never High Priced” Oriental Runs From looms that are age-old in popularity. A wealth of artistic coloring and beautiful designing! A group of genuine Kermanshahs 9x12 size, in the wonderful Kermanshah desians and colorings Regular Price $395 Group of Sarouks—In the fascinating designs and lustrous colors—prize se- lections of this famous weave. Size 9x12 Regular Price $295 Heriz—With all the dignity, charm and beauty for which the Heriz looms are famous. Size 9x12. Regular Price $235 India Rugs from our own East India looms—rich and beautiful. masterful design, masterfully executed. Size 9x12. Regular Price $425 Lillehans—In scatter sizes. The Lillehan is just the rug for that awkward space. Size 3x5 : Regular Price $35 Each a Broadloom Carpets $335 $235 $195 $285 $2°7.50 Ot Course, Alexander Smith & Sons Tru-Tones— The sterling qualities and the ex- quisite Tru-Tone colorings of the Alexander Smith Broadlooms give them preference in the Sloane stock. From out of the great variety of grades we have selected two of the most popular for the Anniversary Specials. And you will note mate- rial reductions in price for this event. Stratfield—In six of the leading Tru-Tone shades—Soft Heather, Reseda Green, Beaver Taupe, Royal Blue, Antique Mahogany and Burgundy. 9 and 12 ft. widths. Regular Price $4.95 sq. yd Curlew Twisted pile, in five of the beautiful Tru-Tone Shades. Apple Green, Burgundy, Blue, Soft Camel, Antique Mahogany. Regular Price $5.50 sq. yd