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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 27, 1S21. VaFARE BUREAU'S SALVAGING PLATJS ; GIVE WORK TOW Men and Women Who Are in Some VEGETABLE HOT INDUSTRY SALVAGES JUNK, AIDS HANDICAPPED GARDEN FAVORITES THAT CHARM THE EYE CARE DISCUSSED A- Timely Suggestions Are Given for Way Incapacitated for Other the Benefit of Home Gardener; Duties Are Given Employment Bed Construction Is Featured. G BEDS AND !H ii i ti 11 it H t. tt 1 1 1 "Ml The plan of the Portland public welfare bureau to salvage Junk and provide jobs for the unemployed through Its industrial department, is already bearing fruit in the employ ment of 17 men and women, 13 of whom are handicapped in some way and were dependent cases which the city and county had' been caring for. The ejection of discarded articles of ciotmngr, household furnishings, paper and rags, which began about six weeks ago, has resulted liv a great assembling of much clothing, furniture, bedding, stoves, books, cans, paper and rags until the big three storr building at the corner op Thirteenth and Johnson streets is aireaay wen ruiea ana work in re- claiming the articles has been begun. A retail store in the down town dis trict wul be opened soon, where 'people f limited means may supply their needs and where the various social agencies of the city may make pur chases for their cases. This new industrial- department will receive no aid from the Community Chest, as It is expected that it will be more than self supporting when it begins to function. CLOTHES HINT OF MEMORIES Scores of bundles of baby clothes have been contributed, many of them yellow with age, although they had never been used, and about which cling loving memories of the little visitors who came and went almost at the same time. Then there are little girls coats In which are to be found, the leg or an arm of a doll, and the pockets of little boys' trousers conceal forgotten treas ures of marbles, tops and pieces of string. More than 100 women's suits have been contributed, also many coats, dresses, separate waists and skirts, hoes and hats. Of men's suits there are already more than 150 as well as overcoats, hats, shoes, and underwear. The amazing thing Is that most of the' clothing -sent Is remarkably good, the contribution of rags or of stuff that cannot be made wearable, being com paratively small. ALL CLOTHES FUMIGATED Kvery article of clothing is put Into the fumigation box for 12 hours before it is sorted. After sorting it is sent to tb cleaners,- this work being done free of charge by the Master Cleaners and Pyers association, comprising 14 of the large firms. Then it is mended, pressed and reltned, the work being done under the direction of Mrs. t-mma Fla herty by elderly women who would find It difficult to obtain employment in the usual places. One floor Is devoted to repair shops, one for stoves, one for sheet Iron and tin, .one for furniture, one for clocks, dolls and other small articles and one for shoes, t This Is in charge of J. A. Read. Kxperls In these various lines have been found among the cases which . the bureau has been caring for. Two nen are so deaf that they find It im- ,XosslbIe to keep jobs, although they are expert workmen, one a cabinet maker 1 and . one an iron maker ; one has a . wooden leg and Is obliged to have a TRANSPORTATION - : SAM FRANCISCO ft PORTLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY re Saw Fraswlsco . From Portland Aiosworta Does Alaska f.. Mar. CI "Hots City ...Apr. Alaska ..............Apr. ! Boss City April IS and every fire days thereafter PASSAGE FlUtES FROM PORTLAND Promenade Deck $28.80 Outside Saloon Deck ........ .$2 40 Inside Saloon Deck 824.00 Third ClaM (males only) 818.00 These lares do not include 8 per cent war tax, which must be added. All tana include berth aod iineals while at sea. Ctty Ticket OHIsaM sndwashtngtsa PboBeMaio 3630 Freight Office, Ain worth Dock Phone Bread way 203 . OALIFORNIA SERVICE B. 8. CURACAO SaiU IF.lt March 27 and April 8, for Coo. Bay. Sunk and Saa Fruclaco. Con Dec tin witli rUmer to Lea Ancelaa, Baa Diasa. Mexico ssd Central American porta, Krsulsr aailinn trom Seattle to aonthcaet rrn and eouUl wee tarn Alaska. PASSKNOKR SCRVICK TO TMC ORIKNT FROM PUOKT BOUND .. Wg NATCH EE SAILS Apr. TRANS-FACIFIO FREIOHT SERVICE to all Oriental Porta. U. 8. Shipping Board A 1 Steel American Venecia BAlHSiP WHOM Portland: m m aaeramj w. v. ... a. a. fawlit ..... a. a. OOAXET , May - '.: ... -.. f. Far Further Information Apply t PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. tOt THIRD T. PHONE MAIM SXS1 S.8A1ni;elr the Panama canal. i mS .-V. rteel vv2ii naI' "ortb AUanUe it eel vessels. EASTBOTTND oni . m " ' Portland J.S. Brstk ..i...Apr. 4 8.8. Talsa Apr. 18 8. 8. West Itlta..Uay C IT- OALIFORNIA SERVIOE A" JBS) For Farther Information Itt Tbir atrJ.? ADMIBAI' tcr,E- . ' ( ' , V"TV. ' . - ;'. ; ' v ' '. . it ' ' ' ' " i i ' ' , ""' - 'II at . .i: . . . , J &myi'. s:'-yS'- i r - ' "" ; f" . 1 !. ' - ' "" ( t ' : - j ''A- -.-:? ' - i. ijr " I .TTt '" wwwatwwMwuwimi iwwv.iw. : raa w wim ft.:.y.:v:-:-:.y..--.;coftic.-)4.it. , : .- . . ' ',r .- .. : :S . , , . ' ' - 'mriJ f ' f Pi ' ? I - I If Swwinmmti.Mft.HMae wi.w. m.,,,,- , ,IMt , , - JZinmne iTnmiinwfyinTTT il" . . jL1iri "wiiiiiisMioninaMiBiwoiiiiiiiViit,hiiiLjjN -y ,J ,J Above One-legged cobbler supports lic Welfare Bureau. Below Widow who Is supporting small children pressing department of the industry. :..- : sitting job ; another is subject to ter rific headaches which incapacitate him; another has chronic heart trouble which debars hard work ; several are too old to get a job in these days of the supply so far outnumbering the demand and they are used to sort and stack maga slnes and papers. "Our one trouble with these men is that they try to do too much, more than they are physically able to do." said Hugh Cram, well known social worker, who is in charge of the industry. "They are so pleased with an opportunity to earn an honest dollar, that they actually try to do more than they are able to do." A recent development in this reclam ation project is the decision of the wel fare bureau to institute an annual con servation week, placing It on an edu cational basis through the cooperation of the school i - TRANSPORTATION Oregon-Pacific Company GENERAL AGENTS JFOB Holland-America ! 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West Togas ...Aprat May 1 Hay a " Ageats Psoas Mala 8J?1 mother by mending shoes at the new PROF. PECK SAYS II GOOD FOR LAWNS Application Once - Every Three Years Neutralizes Acids and Renews Life of Grass Plants. Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallis, March 26. The soil of a lawn should be kept sweet by applying hardwood ashes or airslacked lime once every three years, according to Arthur X Peck, professor of , land scape gardening at the. agricultural college. ' The application neutralizes the acid In the soil and changes the sojl from an acid to an ankaline soil, which is better for the grasses. To keep a good grass covering, 'one pound of seed should be sown for every 600 square feet of lawn every third year. This practice keeps new plants coming and thus replaces the old plants which die out each year. The best mixture of seed is made up from 60 per' cent Ken tucky blue grass and 60 per cent creep ing bent, but since the latter cannot be obtained now, red top should be substi tuted for It,: 4 -'-.v 4, "v :' . .;) ': The lawn should be thoroughly soaked once a week. This practice is much bet ter than sprinkling' every evening : for the letter just wets down an Inch or two and this causes the plant roots to come up to the surface and soon die on ' ac count tt the top layer baking out on the hot days. Any complete commercial fertilizer ap plied at the rate of 25 pounds on the av erage city lot gives good results, s It should be applied in February or early in March. Spring rolling is also bene ficial. . . 'Trenching? Garden Is Good Protection The home gardeners of England take great pains in preparing their soil, even going to the extent of throwing the sur face soil to one side and. then spading manure into the subsoil to a depth of 14 to 16 inches. After the subsoil Is so treated the surface soil is replaced and great Quantities of rotted manure mixed with it. k This process is known as trenching. It results in heavy yields of vegetables and enables the crops to withstand a drought period much better than where the soil is not broken so deeply. ; Care Urged in Watering Gardens In applying water to garden crops it is important that the work should be done thoroughly without is jury to the plants. An occasional thorough watering, with at least one good cultivation after each watering, . wfll give better results than more frequent sprinkling of the surface. Home gardeners have in many Instances fitted up simple systems for irrigating their gardens that have proved a great help in carrying the crops over dry periods. - Home Garden Big Aid' The home garden utilsea idle land and spare time for food production. The use of vegetables conserves meats, grains, and other food produced on farms. , HARDWOOD ASHES 2fp industrial department of the Pub by working In the mending and Quality of Tomato Is Improved by Pruning And Staking Plant A thrifty tomato plant left to itself will spread over a space from 4 to 6 feet in diameter and will produce a peck Or more of tomatoes. If staked and pruned, it will yield about the same quantity of fruit, the tomatoes will be larger, t cleaner, better flavored and su perior in every respect, and enough space can be conserved to accommodate five other plants cared for in a similar , man ner, t The staked and pruned giants are easily sprayed, and will continue to pro duce fruit later in the fall than plants which , are allowed to spread naturally. As -a rulie. also, the pruned tomatoes will mature earlier. On the scale on which tomatoes are gron in the home garden, staking and pruning require little trou ble, and will fully repay the effort.; ' ( When the plants are to be staked, they may be set 2 feet apart each way, or every 18 Inches, in rows 3 feet apart. Any substantial stake of sufficient size to bear the weight of the plants and 4 on 6 feet long, is suitable for tying up to matoes. Straight saplings, 2 inches in diameter at the base, make very good stakes. Sawed strips or laths may be used. A stake is driven about S inches from each plant, which is tied to it at intervals Of 8 or 10 inches as the stem develops. Soft string or narrow strips of cloth are used for this purpose. " When the plants begin making a vigor ous growth, shoots will appear in the little pockets where each leaf joins the 8 tern. Later the blossoms appear on the opposite side of the stem. In pruning the plant, remove all these side shoots and those around the base 'of the plant, be in e careful not to disturb : the blossom clusters. The shoots, sometimes called suckers, should be pinched off shortly after they appear- The main stem can be carried to the full height of the stake, then allowed to hang over. By this time six or seven blossom clusters, on which the fruit is developing, should be set on the stem. . SEVEN NEW WEST COAST STRAWBERRY CREATIONS tlTCKT CBOSS and UNIQUE FALIi BEABISO Strawberries? "NEW BACK," C B E A Iff SUGAB, EU RESKO, TBEBLAi 1 plants mailed prepaid for 87. &O. Practical double crop Strawberry. Idaho Seedling, mountain grown, for people who want the best. Write for interesting and attractive free litera ture. Address Evergreen Plantation NEW MEADOWS, IDAHO PLOWING AND FERTILIZING Best grades of rotted cow and horse manure selected. Plowing expertly dona. ; Very reasonable prices. Call . " AUT. 320-62 OR EAST 4313 'Rose Fertilizer & Plowing Co. 348 RUSSELL ST. Spraying. Gardening and Planting GREGORY HEIGHTS NURSERY SSS C. SOTH ST. MONt TABOR S2SS Hotbeds and cold frames enable the home gardener to lengthen the growing season for his crops. With mem ne can start his operations a few weeks In advance of the last chilly days of spring, beTore which it is not possible to plant out of doors. Throughout the spring and summer these beds may be utilized. and alter the first fall frost they furnish protection for late vegeta bles. They are Inexpensive and easily operated, say garden special ists of the United States department of agriculture. , Standard hotbed cash are 3x6 feet, and it is customary to make a home garden hotbed with one, two, or more sash, ac cording to the size of bed desired. Select a well-protected and thoroughly drained spot, dig a pit 12 to 18 inches deep ami a little larger than the bed is to be made. SOIIj FBEFABATIOir .Throw the good top soil to one' side and the bottom soil - to the other side. For a two-sash bed about one good wagon-load of fresh horse-stable manure will berequired. The manure should be thrown in a flat pile a few feet away from where the bed Is to be constructed and the pile turned about twice at inter vals of three or four days. As it Is turned the outer portion of the pile is thrown to the middle and the inner por tion to the outside, in order- to get uni form heating throughout. Then put the manure into the pit, each forkful being shaken to break it apart and spread it evenly. It should be well tramped. Put in a layer about three inches deep, then another layer, treading each until the pit has been filled level with the ground. In case the manure is rather dry, a little water should he sprinkled over it as it is spread in the bed. It should be just motet enough to pack reasonably solid but springy under the feet. TO ELIMINATE COLB The frame of the bed, made of wood, is then set on top of the manure and the earth from the bottom of the pit banked up outside of the frame to keep out the cold. The north side of the frame should, be six inches) higher than the south side.' The good soil from the surface of the pit is spread on the packed manure. It is a good plan to mix a little well-rotted ma nure with this soil. A very light sprin kling of fertilizer, so little that it can scarcely be seen, will be beneficial. - Put the sash on and leave the bed to heat for several days. First the manure will become very hot, then after two or three days it will gradually cooL The temperature will then remain more mod erate. No seeds Bhould be planted until the temperature of the soil has fallen be low 85 degrees. Use a thermometer, the bulb of which is buried about 8 inches deep in the solL ? Feeling the bed with the hand is not a reliable method of tak ing thd temperature. Have a piece of old carpet or a b.urlap mat to throw over the sash for portection or extremely cold nights. Loose straw will serve the same purpose, but it Is difficult to handle and must be weighted" down to keep it from blowing away. In warm weather the straw is swept off the glass so the sun shine can get to the plants. CABEOF HOTBEBS Hotbeds .must be watched during bright weather to prevent them becoming too warm, as the sun shining directly on the glass soon brings the temperature above that suitable for the growing of plants. . i Ventilation is provided by propping the Sash up at one side or the other accord ing to the direction of the wind. Have the wind blow over the opening and not directly Into the bed. , The bed should be closed toward evening so It - will keep warm during the night. As the season advances more ventilation Is necessary. Cold frames are hotbeds minus artifi cial heat simply sash-covered frames wHh no pit under them but banked up on the outside to keep out the cold. They are useful for growing plants that have been started in hotbeds, and for harden ing plants to get - them in condition to plant in the garden. Sometimes a bed about 12 1-2 feet in length covered by 4 regular hotbed sash 1s -divided into two parts, one part being made Into a hot bed and the other a cold frame. This is an excellent arrangement and One that is not expensive. ART FO THg. GARDEN Vases, Fountains, Benches, Sun Dials and All Garden Decorations ERNEST THOMAS 841 PACIFIO ST., NEAR 2TH AND SANDY ROAD. . EAST 19S Plant ROSES Diamond QniOAy Roses are larre. iturdy, rwo-rear-old, field-erowa roses that yon xttty absohrteJy depend apos to tfrre splendid fkrwers the first seasoa. W offer all the pojmUr rosea aad the best of the nev ones, - j- DIAMOND QUAIJTf LAWN AND ROSE FERTILIZER ten ftstpeftraiaci Ww W aaM yjasjSillSlalUfc Frs SeU Dnristg LWda 14 to vss : w&f$ 0 it4ti. Bay t PilllWS . QOMlUr, . . FRONT AND YAMHILL ST5. r Not Much Ground Needed to Eaise Family Vegetables Plenty of i vegetables for the table should be the first consideration of every home gardener, but where the space is large enough a few fruit trees and some bush fruit should be planted. It does not take a large space - for .growing enough fruit and berries of the different kinds to supply the average family. Everbearing strawberries, which were a novelty a few years ago, are now being planted by thousands of gardeners, and they should find a place In every garden of the temperate region where space will permit. Strawberries, however, can be grown under a very wide range of cli matic and soil conditions. The same is true of the blackberry and the dewberry. Raspberries are more limited as to dis tribution, and will not withstand the heat of summer In the South or the extreme cold of the North. Their planting is con fined almost entirely : to the temperate regions, the Central and Eastern states and the Pacific Northwest. Certau vari eties of the red raspberry that are prac tically everbearing, or that at least pro duce both a summer and fall crop of fruit, are now being developed. Rasp berries, blackberries and dewberries do well when planted along a fence. Planning Garden on Paper Is Big Help When the bluebirds and robins make then- appearance it is time to make plans for starting garden work ; but several things can be done before the birds and buds appear that will, prevent delay when it is desired to start actual operations, say specialists of the United States de partment, of agriculture. Plan the gar den on paper. : Get seed and make sure it is of the best quality. Good seed will not sleep long In good garden soil, but poor ones- may never wake up. All tools should " be in proper order before it is time to use them. Few Tools Required In Making Garden It Is surprising how few tools are needed to care properly for a small home garden. Expensive equipment is not nec- r LANDSCAPE GARDENING Experts in creating and planning of new lawns and parks ; furnish alt plants and material. Specialise in taking care of your lawns and garden. Pacific Landscape Gardening Co. - Km H. Meyer, Trop. 4S0S 4Sta Ave. 8. E, Phone Sell wood IOCS. CAROLINE TESTOUT ROSES 8 yean eld; win bloom this annuser; alao Holly Treca, and aereral choice ariatiaa Samba; at bargain prioee. W. T. O'BRIEN 35 STARK ST. MAIN 236S Now! teorofM m2thr grxrmtbL, cfirlnc tls giwrti dttt, ricb TT 1 sUeaWlfiSJ aSiaal 1 aa a Ma, alaW iSiHW asw wm SJaB)F 1 Willi SOe or Usr. a ft) VErrai thnruLly tasted sactisaaarly adawted to thta la- - .. . . : Main 4040 anj 512-51 , ' . v -If f s , a - " . - . Sty i li -Picture by Oounacy of u. H. Crwso ana iiirii Bmuifi.. Above A. profusion of peonies that thrive In Oregon climate; Tulip bed Is bower of bloom. Below Dorothy Perkins rose transforms a telephone pole into a thing of beauty. eesary. A spade or spading fork, a hoe, and a steel rake are the essential garden tools. ,To these should be added two wooden stakes and-a strong string to serve as a line for making straight rows. A watering can and a trowel are desir able but not absolutely necessary. Where the garden work is to be carried on rather extensively. It is a good plan to have a wheel hoe, or a combination-seed drill and wheel hoe. .. (CfJ ...... Garden Tools j Everything for the Garden and Lawn HOES. RAKES, SPADES, FORKS CULTIVATORS, ETC Great American Ball Bearing Lawh Mowers Superior in construction and finish and built to give years ot satisfactory service. Grass Catchers in Many Styles Poultry Netting In full rolls or cutto"any de sired length. ' Ink Honeyman Hardware Company Fourth at Alder and Park at .Glisan UN SEEDS FULL LINES OF SPRAY PUMPS AND MATERIALS, POULTRY SUPPLIES, FRUIT TREES AND FERTILIZERS Sand for Catalogrue "It Is full of information' jr.' J. BUTEEIE . 188-190 FRONT STREET PORTLAND, OREGON sv t. . 1 $r-t . ' 7 s- it. , : u 4 ft JJ, vi , s New Industry Is Open Baskatoon,- Saskatchewan. March 26. A new Industry may be opened up in the province as the excellent results of a series of laboratory tests to determine the suitability of Saskatchewan clays for the manufacture of ceramics, which han f Just been completed for the bureau of labor and Industries. Some of the clays proved to be similar in texture to the Kentucky ball clay used generally throughout the United States iq, the manufacture of porcelains. Streets i IK i i fTHE KIND THAT GROW!") -I YOU CAN'T KEEP THEM THE GROUND. J