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Second Section
Six Pages
DUlj T.fnty-tairlh Yur.
Klfty-uirnlh Vrar.
Growing Better Plants
AVhlle there is a tendency on the
part of advanced gardeners to
scorn the petunia as old-fashioned
and common, the magnificent dis
plays that are seen where petunias
ure properly grown and given a
fair chance soon bring them back
into the garden. The main factor
In getting all there is out of a
petunia, and it 1h an enormous lot
compared with many plants, is to
feet it heavily and give it room. A
well-grown plant of a petunia,
such as Rosy Morn, will make a
$lid mat nearly two feet across
covered with a sheet of bloom that
fairly hides the foliage if given a
rich well-worked soil and an abun
dance of water. Some of the finest
specimens are- seen - a long , sione
walks where they have the protec
tion of the stone on one side to
preserve moisture in the soil.
The petunia likes a warm loca
tion, all the sun there is, and un
abundant supply of moisture but a
well-drained soil. Waterlogging is
not to its liking. Plant petunias
eighteen inches upart to secure
maxim um development. The re
ward will he well worth the mis
givings when the little plants look
ho lonesome when first set out at
Annual Flower
Hedges
Where a permanent and all the
year around hedge 1 desired noth
ing can equal woody shrubs. There
are conditions, however, where it
is quite helpful to have a tem
porary planting to permit chang
ing of location from year to year.
Ornamental annuals of rapi d
vtiowih which may he cheaply and
easily produced from seed are In
greatest demand for this.
In backgrounds or where tall
plants are appropriate, the com
mon sunflower is quite effective.
To those who consider the com
mon variety too coarse and stiff
we suggest trying the more dainty
cucumber-leaved variety. Jn cata
logues It Is known us Ilelianthus
cucumerifollus. Cosmos is In a
class by itself as a temporary
hedge plant. If many flowers, are
desired plant only the early types.
On poor soil or in unfavorable
locations the Sphlerf lower. Cleome,
!' to he recommended. The curi
ous blossoms never cease to attract
attention. Where medium or low
hedge effects are desired nothing
Trains For Title
Mary Lou Quinn, young twim
mlng hopeful of the llllooi Worn
tn's Athletic Club, i toeing trained
, to take the ptice cf Ethel Lackie.
her teammate and cprint charrpion.
who quit the amateur ranks.
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Medforb Mail Tribune
(this distance apart. When it takes
hold the petunia is a rapid grower
and it won't he long before they
meet. This applies to the smaller
flowered bedding strains. The lar
ger flowered ones do not make
such rampant growth, the balcony
types coming closest in covering
gi-ottnd.
The large flowered frilled and
fringed types, magnificent blooms
worthy of - the finest green houses
In their exquisite markings, do not
make this rampant growth and
should be set a foot apart. Rut for
all of them give rich soil, drainage',
! full sun and plenty of wuter in dry
spells. Trie small f lowered bed
ding type, such as Rosy Morn,
spread out and make a heavy mat
of growth 'hlch. acts as n. mulch
and keeps the soil moist about
them. They will not wilt and show
(he lack of moisture as quickly as
the large flowered types. I
A border of the small flowered
bedding types in blue, rich purple,
I pink or white make a magnificent
display from midsummer on if i
given the room and the food to J
develop their capabilities. It is as i
easy to have fine petunias with I
great masses of bloom as straggly j
tmes with sputtering bloom.
can equal the four o'clock. Here Is !
a flower that is both delightful in
fragrance and color combination.
Moths and humming birds are also
attracted to It.
Zinnias and African marigolds
are excellent hedge plants of me
dium height. J'crhaps the com
monest plant Tor temporary hedges
is the Summer Cypress, also called
Mexican Burning Rush or Kochla.
It reproduces so freely from seed
that many regard It as a weed.
I Self-sown s'edlings are easily con
I trolled by cultivation. Jn hedge
j plantings Rummer Cypress should
i be thinned to two feet apart.
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j Foods That Cio Together
Waiyaied over turkey, brown
: gravy, glazed sweet potatoes.
! creamed turnips, mayonnaise of
j celery and steamed pudding with
hard sauce.
Scotch ham wit It dressing,
baked sweet potatoes, spinach
garnished Kvith eggs, lettuce with
Russian dressing and bread pud
ding with hard sauce.
Roast duck, oyster dressing, cur
rant jelly, sweet potatoes, cream
ed cauliflower, pickled' beets, cel
ery salad, mince ami squash pie.
Raked rabbit, currant jelly,
baked sweet potatoes, slewed to
matoes, boiled rice, watercress
salad and sponge pudding wit h
creamy sauce.
Reef croquettes, mush room
sauce, rlced potatoes and turnips,
lima beans, lettuce and tomato
salad and apple fritters with
foamy sauce.
I tolled rod. Knglish drawn but
ter, boiled potatoes, pickled beets,
corn, mayonnaise of cabbage and
rice, custard with cream sauce.
Flying nt an altitude of ' 2000
feet, an airplane operated the con
trols of a tunk or miniature auto
mobile on the ground started, di
rected and stopped it during an
interesting test at Wright field,
Dayton, Ohio, recently. The tank,
without any other means of guid
ance, responded to radio Impulses
transmitted from the plane.
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A number of readers have
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department they prefer. Ad
dress Kditur of the Woman
pace.
Humane Society
Itnys Start C'luh to iv Square
Deal in IVts
One-half the trouble with grow
ing boys and girls is lat-k of ac
tivity of the right kind. Youth
bubbles over. Boys and girls want
to do something.
Buffalo, N. Y., has a group of
boys organized, as the Animal Res
cue league who are out to do
things for animals in a practical
way
Iui-tll ;
Spitf d
started when a "kind of a
dog," na med .loo Glutz,
homeless and friendless, followed
a woman, along Pearl street. He
was evident y seeking someone
who would adopt him. but he had
got the wrong one this time, for
the woman sought to be rid of Joe
by n lining a kick at him.
The eyes of Sam Spalazza, a pu
pil of school 711, and Miss Mary 1
Houghton, a member of the S. V.
C. A ., were on the dog at that
moment. Both were of one mind
and they started out after the dog.
Joe was apparently expecting kicks
and he made off with the pair In
pursuit. Several blocks away the
first chapter ended with the he
draggled dog in Sam's arms and
his delivery at the S. P. C. A.
headquarters. Then a rub-down
and a good meal, and so on.
, Something told, Sam there was
a job for boys who would befriend
dogs and oilier hoys. The upshot
was that Sam Spata'.za, along with
Colegero Fierameca, 15 years old,
and Angelo . Dubreville, 12, pre
sented themselves at the office
of President Harold J. Cook, of
the S. P. C. A. Sam put the thing
up to Mr. Coo k a 1 ot of t h I ngs
happening to animals down their
way, a chance and a willingness to
do something. So the Animal Res
suo league was started as a Junior
organization of the, s. ,P. C, A.,
with Sam as president, Colegero as
vice president and Angelo secre
tary. Mr. Cook was made honor
ary president.
They held an organization meet
ing and there were plenty of appli
cants for membership. The story
got into the papers and caused a
lot of talk. But the league was
not going to take everybody who
applied. All applicants were to he
of good character, of average
scholarship and the right kind.
Rules were drawn up. Any 'mem
ber missing a remtlar meeting
must pay five cents penalty.
Swearing during a meeting would
cost the offender ten cents.
So the Idea has gone ahead. Tet
ters that came to hand Indicated
that similar movements would he
started in K e n t m o r e, Lewlston
heights nnd other places.
Keep Toys on Shelves
Shelves for toys are much better
than a toybox for tho nursery.
Playthings In a toybox are apt to
be thrown In ca re I ess I y , a n r I the
result Is an untidy, mixed jumble
that children simply toss out.
when seeking a particular toy.
Shelves, on the other hand, keep
playthings in plain view, are easy
for the children to keep In order,
and enable a child to find a favor
ite toy quickly nnd easily.
BRILLIANT FROCKS FAVORED IN
lay I'rr ' k' J)i -J
;r y$ -iw -17, " Lx
Center: BaclaKSva wean a dinner frock of periwinkle blue chiffon with a volumlnoui skirt of
unburet pleats that fall unevenly. Right: Salmon pink taffeta and tulle art u,ed in thl, evening
down from Bergdorf Goodman. Left: Black chiffon, the graceful uneven iklrt, the Ivory flower clutter,
all lend amartneti to thla evening gown from Mllgrim.
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MEDPORD, OREflOX, St'NDAV, APlilh 121, 1020.
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having anyone who reads this page
and is interested in it, to send in
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Material should be sent In as
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Address Kdilor of the Woman's
Page.
From a Siiltscrihcr
Hear Kdilor: Perhaps you would
like to know how much i enjoy
reading the woman's page of the
Sunday Tribune. It covers such a
variety of topics that it Is very
interesting indeed and adds great-
ly to the attractiveness of the Sun
day edition.
I I will he glad to send in any
I items of interest from time to
time that I may have.
MRS. FRANK 10. UPTON.
I Central Point.
j From a Visitor
Pear Kdilor: Although I have
only been in your city for a few
weeks I look forward to rending
Now Strains of Shrubs
Provide Better Fruits
Improved vaiiello's of three or
namental shrubs which combine
beauty of flower, fruit and fuliago
with edibility of fruit are being
offered by nurserymen this season,
according to James D. Luekett, of
the New York Motanical Garden.
T h ese a re the imp ro ved A d a m s
elderberry, the Dwarf China
cherry, and the High-hush Cran
borry, all easily cultivated and
readily adapted to even the very
small garden. In an article in the
March American Home Mr. Luek
ett points out the virtues of these
improved varieties and (heir inter
est to amateur gardeners. .
The Adams elderberry Is a new
strain which has unusually lurge
berries, borne in mammoth clus
ters. The flower clusters almost
hide tho plant In blooming time '
and make it especially valuable as
a decorative feature of t lie garden.
This variety is also one of the most
prodigal producers of fruit to bo
found. Single plants have been
observed to yield as much as thirty
quarts of berries. The plant may
be grown In tree form or It may he
trained as a bush.
The Dwarf cherry, which comes
from northern China, bears fruit
of the same quality as the com
mon sour cheery. The flnvor Is
similar to that of the Montmo
rency cherry. Usually the Dwarf
cherry is best grown nif a small
tree, hut it can be trained aa a
shrub if one prefers. It requires
your woman's page. Knclosed find
a poem of my own composition.
The Vnknown Soldier
My mother's dear hoy, all dressed
in blue,
Stood on the deck ns one of the
crew.
With Uncle Sam's guns he stood on
the deck
And silenced the kaiser with o shot
in the neck.
Up 'stepped a big feller with a big
wooden shoe
Saying, ytung feller, who are you?
I came er from Med ford In n great
big boat
And stopped the kaiser from get
ting your goat.
Ho got all the others except little
Spain.
And we got him, so remember the
Maine.
Wherever we go, to nations of all
(ypt-s,
We carry Old tilory. with Its Stars
and snipes.
IVhfll-flUM' if a Clnu'n It a crlnftr la
i seen,
Defending the home, where Molh-
I er Is queen;
: Where Father and Son are always
on hand.
To defend the oppressed of every
lam).
For all aro God's children, not a
soul will be lost
In defending Old tllory, tho life it
may cyst.
Mr. Traveler, Ideal Auto Camp.
no spraying and little pruning,
thrives in almost any soil, grows
remarkably well In sod. and is long
lived. (
The lliKh-biish cranberry Is an
American species of Viburnum. H
has a single flower, but the foliage
Is as handsome as that of the
Ktn'opctiin snowball (Viburnum
1 opuhis.) The American variety
now available bears a grDat abun
dance of bright red berries which
resemble the common cranberry In
appearance. The high-bush cran
berries aro also excellent for jel
illes, pies, 'preserves, and sauces.
The Improved strains will flourish
In any good soil.
Out of consideration for our
Thanksgiving tradition one would
hesltato to claim that the fruit of
the high-bush cranberry is as good
as that of the common cranberry,
says the American Home author
ity, hut probably, had the Pilgrim
Fathers set the example of using
tho former for food instead of the
latter, we should now prefer the
high-hush to Un common.
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Designed especially for duck
hunters, but equally serviceable to
hikers, trappers and campers, a
wa t e r p roo f k n n psac k now on the
market has four compartments
and is shaped to fit the hack with
comfort. The lower section holds
six boxes of shotgun shells, while
the upper divisions may be used
for food, clothing and other arti
cles. A cover keeps out rain.
Dr. Abbott I. Lowell, president
of Harvard university, will receive
a honorary degree from Edinburgh
university.
SPRING MODE
Pointers forParerits
There Is no period in the entire
life hitttory of an imlividunl thut 1h
so full of iiotentlul poanlbilltiert an
the period under five years of ago.
Here wo have the lime ot most
rapid development both mental and
physical, the time when habits do
not have to be changed before new
ones ran he learned, the time when
the child Is more, definitely affect
ed by his environment than he will
ever be again. It is tho URo of
plasticity, the age when we have
in our hands tho most malleuble
of material, the age of eager won
dering anil Implicit belief. A clean
slate. May tiie writing we trace
upon It be worthy!
An Important purt of dental hy
giene is the care of (tie tooth brush.
Tooth brushes, as ordinarily kept,
are none too sanltury. Cleanliness
is a necessary second lo prevent
ive work. A tooth brush should be
washed In hot water after each us
ing, dried and hung In the sun. H
Should be Buspiciously watched al
all times lo see that it Is as clean
as the tooth It brushes.
The power of selecting clothes
which one will enjoy doesn't come
except through exorcise of cholco
and development ot taste. It la a
result of learning how in the years
when one learns how to do every
thing. Anything which we do well,
the psychologists tell us, we must
start In early years. All of us
know women who go through ago
nies ot Indecision whenever they
buy anything to wear. They are
the bane of department stores.
They spend one day buying nnd
the next exchanging what they
have bought. This lack of tho pow
er ot decision comes out of a soiu"
ot Inferiority Just as much when
It applies to dress as when it up
plles to more serious affairs. One
can't begin too early to lilve ft girl
confidence In her own judgment so
that she uuiy muke decisions that
satisfy her when she Is grown.
Whenever a house Is being
looked over for safety's sake, the
stairs come to the foreground for
consideration. They need to be
well lighted, as do nil other parts
of the home. A switch nt the head
and foot of the stairways Is an ex
cellent investment. Children can
be taught when quite young to
make use ot the lighting facilities.
The buttons which control lights
should be placed low enough for
children to reach. With the base
ment stops another precatlon may
be taken. They may bo painted a
light color, so that the steps may
b I ii nd out and can be seen easily
during the twilight hours and on
cloudy days. Light gray paint Is a
happy choice, as It does not show
soil readily.
All children's nnrtiea shnilld be
as simple as possible, ns lo food,
favors and entertainment, anu
should be so 'short that the chil
dren depart before the period of
.Unruly behavior, almost ceratn to
follow excitement, sets In. A dish
of ice cream and a clean frock
should make a party up to the ago
of 12 or 1-1, at least, nnd these
parties should never be expensive
or elaborate or largo. . ' -
WTien your small daughter comes
to you with a scratch or cut get
the mercurochrome bottle and paint
on the wound a little man, n dog
nr anything that your daughter
suggests or your artistic abilities
will allow. Never for a moment
will she hesitate to let you apply
the anliseptlc, because it is asso
ciated In her nilnd wltli the funny
little pictures.
the children sit on a dark
blanket when they are stringing
beads or cutting paper. The blan
ket can be shaken out of the win
dow when they are through and
the room will he In order.
. To Clean Wax Flowers
Wax flowers are not an Imprac
tical form of decoration, as they
are often thought to bo, says the
March American Home, They nn
slnnil ion degrees of temperature,
and can he euslly cleaned by dip
ping them In tepid water In which
Honp flakes have been dissolved.
This same method of cleaning may
be used with the shell, crystal,
glass, tin, and silver flowers, hut
of course not with those made of
cloth or those whose petals have
hoen glued together, like tho home
mnile sealing wax and paper
forms.
liulpplng the Stain Kit
Removing- stnlns is less trouble
If you haveOa, complete stain kit
handy. It should contain the fol
lowing soiutlnns: Household am
monia, reduced with water, 1 to 1:
oxalic acid solution, reduced with
water, 1 to 1 ; nnd Javelle water,
which Is a bleach for white cottons
and linens. Have besides a small
bottle of hydrogen puroxidc, potas
sium permanganate crystals which
will be kept in a solution, dena
tured alcohol, and carbon tetra
chloride. Krorn the American
Home.
The historic towers on the walls
of Home are being converted into
sludlua lor nrtlaUh
n
Well Selected
Tress Mellow
Homes Quickly
Bid you ever see a blatant
house? This is the kind which,
beautiful or not In llself, stands In
a bare space and shouts at the
passerby. There nre no trees or
shrubs about to blend It into the
landscape. It cries for mellowing
foliage.
It doesn't take ns long ns you
think it would to grow trees and
shrubs upon a bare house lot. In
one summer a lowly castorbeun. If
properly nourished, will grow as
high as fourteen feet, with leaves,
four feet long. , Under cover of
such plants as these, good for only
one season, one may begin other
quick growers of the perennial
kind. The various willows are per
haps tho easiest planted, most
rapid growers for quick effect
around a house. Do you know
that an ordinary twig of pussy
willow will sprout roots In a Jar of
water In your home In March and
hecoine a thriving young tree be
fore fall? In three years a willow
tree will be lacy and beautiful
enough to lend charm to nny house
site. Maples, too, are fairly rapid
growing trees.
Jtapld-fJrowIng Shrubs
Common privet Ih nnolher fast
growing plant which Is ensy to
cultivate. With this, loo, the
merest twigs, plunged Into loose
soil, will take root in no time and
start a healthy growth. No hand
ling gingerly or holding one's
breath while these are planted,
I'rlvet will grow to considerable
height If left untrlmmed.
In choosing flowering shrubs for
foundation work, It Is well to
select kinds that bloom successive
ly through the season. Ciolden-bell
tForsythla) Is the earliest flower
ing shrub of this type. Van lloutte
Hplrea Deutzla are among the oth
er shrubs well worth attention In
attempting to make a house rr.elt
Into the landscape. None of these
shrubs should he planted too solid
ly. Ill Ih better to leave open
spaces, hecuuse, although a. house
should not look hlatartly hare. It
should aot have Its underpinning
entirely hidden lest It look us If It
were floating on a sea of green
leaves.
Although It hyiot difficult to
achieve real beauty with these
quick-growing shrubs and trees, It
Is always well, the American Home
writer suggests, to include n few
elm or oak suplfngs In the planting
plan. Hut never leave a lot bare
while you wait for them.
TIiim" for Bird Houses
Bird houses should be put up
now If you wai Aio have them oc
cupied this seasun. They need to
weather a Utile before the birds
take possession. If you make the
houses yourself do not put any
paint on the Inside nr on the Inner
Ugev of the -doorway.
Second Section
Six Pages
No. 30.
For the Blue Border
In garden color combinations
blue rarely plays a solo part. This
hue Is by nature refined and re
tiring and prefers a background
position as an accompaniment to
the warm and vivid tints and
shades of yellow, orange, pink and
red. It contrasts beautifully with
white, green or gray.
Unfortunately blue is compara
tively rare among favorite garden
flowers. Hoses, peonies, dahlias,
snapdragons and lilies while be
loved by nil gardeners can boast of
no blue species or varieties. The
favored blue flowers In the aver
age American garden are delphini
um, pnnsy, ageratum. Iris, speed
well and some types of phlox.
This Is not a pretentious list, to
be sure, so the suggesting of five
new but tried species will not come
amiss. They are: Annual Anchusa,
Anchusa capensls, one to two feet
high: Oriental Woodruff, Asperula
nxlunln lla nn. fnhl U-aniiin 1 1 1 -m
)amethvst. Rrnwnllln el At a nr -Ha.
missa, one to two feet; Olobe gilla,
Ollla co pi lata, one and a half to
two feet; and Chinese forget-me-not,
Cynoglossum amablle, one to
two and a half feet.
Their culture Is most simple and
all respond readily to the dlreot
planting of the seed In the garden
In early spring after all danger of
frost hns passed. The blooming
season Is long, often lasting from
two to three months.
Filipino Beauty
Pat da toa Rsyes, choeen In
conteat conducted by Philippine
colleges and the University of th
Philippine, aa queen of the 113
carnival,
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