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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-10

Terrifying Experience
Banks were too unsafe to open
for business; candles and lamps are
unobtainable and res are forbidden.
/ ventured into the house and got
some coffee and bread and sugar and
eggs, and built fire in the back
yard and fed six of us. Between
shakes Avis and / got out bedding
and camped down in the garage, of
course claiming the door back, so it
could not jam. had my loaded
pistol at hand. Orders are to shoot
hooters or providers at sight. Avis
Is now out on the front steps, ex-
hausted; so sore and so i'll with cold
that I told her would rather die
comfortable on a bed than live any
longer ON the hard ground How
ever. we believe and hope that the
worst il over.
1T has been a marvellous expert
ence, though a very terrifying one.
One lock Of hair on the right side of
my head turned snow-white in two
hours, but there are others worse
on than we, for the house is still
standing, though none too safe. and
we still have some food and clothes.
Am too exhausted to attempt any
description, but am mailing exact pic
lures in newspapers. Note bed-sheets
tied to radiators as guests slid down
Evening star., 1925-12-06
Prehistoric INDIAN She Mou,,d mouth Tow, Creek
Nea1r Muscle Shoals, Colbert counAI ,A1abanta.

and lumber, means a constant costly
warfare with the insects. But before
the economic entomologist can under
take effective warfare, the basic re-
searcher must have named and de-
scribed the insect and studied its hab-
its. The New Jersey farmer was help
less against the crop-destroying beetle
which recently established itself there
until the systematic entomologiSt had
identified it as a species native to
Japan. With this Information, he could
take definite steps for it's control. The
monographs projects of this sort
planned by the Smithsonian are prac-
tically endless. Another feature of the
biological work proposed is the estab-
lishment, in conjunction with the Ma
tional Geological Park. of laboratory
to study the diseases of mammals and
birds which have direct relation to
the diseases of domestic animals and
perhaps even of man.
& X X ::
IN botany, the Smithsonian has the
countries of Colombia. Ecuador and
Venezuela, in South America. for it's
particular province. Before the drugs,
gums, fruits and fibers produced by
the plants of these countries can be
made available readily to commerce
the Smithsonian botanists will have
to make thorough studies in the field.
The importance of this work Is Illus
trated by the recent work of Smith.
Evening star., 1925-12-06

the esta blishment of the fourth sta
ton, in order that the forecasting for
weeks and months in advance may
be fastened.
In addition the Smithsonian pro-
poses to collect and make digest of
the meteorological data covering
weather conditions in the various
parts of the civilized world during
the last hundred years, in order that
scientists may have access to them
for the discovery of new laws.
Again, the weather Of the world is
a unity, but no common clearing
house where is known what is happen.
ing in all parts of the world, or even
in half of it, exists. The Smith
sonian's international reputation. po-
sition and work on weather fit 1t
naturally to fill the vacancy. 1t has
the plan and equipment for doing so.
:: *
THE scientific work done so far on
the life of the sea represents no
more than preliminary survey. Yet
it's importance as a source of food
grows with the increase in ollr popu-
lation. It's Importance to our climate
is indicated by the estimate made
that 80 per cent of our rainfall is de-
rived from evaporation from the sur
face of the sea. We do not have a
complete picture of the interrelation-
ships of any of our marine animals
or plants, nor Of the conditions which
Evening star., 1925-12-06

necessary for the growth Of sea
plants, or Of the depths in different
places Of the Illuminated upper layer
Of water in which alone the plants
can grow.
Most people visualize the sea as
more or less equally productive every
where. This is not so. In the first
place. though animal life extends
downward into the great abysses for
at least three and three-quarters
miles. plant life cannot exist below
600 feet, all the sea animals being fed
by plants growing in this thin surface
layer. In most places in the sea
animals are most numerous and most
varied in the twilight zone, where the
light is dim and not harmful to them.
and yet there Is enough light to sup
port some plants. A mapping of this
zone along our shores would produce
results of the greatest interest
The Smithsonian proposes to under
take this basic and comprehensive re-
search work on the sea in cooperation
with such other agencies as the United
States Bureau of Fisheries. 1t is a
plan altogether unique in size and
promise in the history of marine bio
logical research.
In biology, the study of animals,
birds and insects, the work the Smith
sonian plans doing is fundamental
The production G crops Of every sort,
for food, for clothing, dyes, medicines
Evening star., 1925-12-06
DR. Wa1cott, collecting CAM BRIAN Eos lis
IN CAnad1aM Rockies.

work on light rays to q revelation of
the earths age. It's proposed pro-
gram is the result of a survey of the
entire scientific front, in an endeavor
to aid in filling the principal gaps.
But lest there should be duplica-
ton of effort, and to insure the
greatest advance in knowledge. "A
third principle forbids the Smith
sonian to undertake or carry on any
work which any other agency can or
will do as well. The proposed pro-
gram will therefore compete with no
one: 1t will cooperate with many. The
Smithsonian has followed this prin-
ciple so scrupulously that it has i'm
mediately retired from any field in
which another agency has arisen to
carry on the work. Aviation and the
various Government bureaus created
by the Smithsonian are examples.
In accordance with these three
principles, the research program of
the Smithsonian contemplates a wide
expansion Of it's work in astrophysics.
In spite of the benefits conferred by
the meteorological work which the
Smithsonian began 80 years ago,
weather forecasting is still limited
to approximately two days in ad-
vance Longer range forecasting
will give insurance to the food sup
ply, protection to industry and ship
ping, and remove what seems to be
the most serious obstacle to the com
mercial' use of ~airships.
Evening star., 1925-12-06

So far science has only scratched
the surface in the study of what de-
termines the weather. The Smith
sonian Astrophysical Observatory al
ready has discovered a new influence
the variability of the amount of
heat given off by the sun. In %
Years of such intensive work, the
observatory. under DIR. S. p Langley
and DIR. Charles G. Abbot, has proved
the relation between the change in
the solar constant of radiation and
weather with sufficient certainty to
lead the Argentine government to
make forecasts for seven days in ad
vance from daily observations made
at the Smithsonian Observatory in
Chile. Farmers and business men be-
lieve strongly enough in these fore
casts to pay for them But the sue
cess already gained is no more than
an incitement 20 further effort. To
push the Investigations to their
greatest efficiency, two more stations
for daily observation of the suns
radiation are needed.
The National Geographic Society
has just given $4,000 for the estab-
lishment and maintenance for three
years of one of these stations. and
DR.. Abbot of the Smithsonian now is
engaged in picking a site for il, either
in Morocco. or in Baluchistan. A part
of the income from the proposed s10,-
100000 endowment would be used for
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determine the amount of evaporation
Of sea water.
The situation of the lobster and
that Of the oyster indicate the sort of
research which needs to be done at
once and which is included In the
Smithsonian plan for marine biologi-
cal investiga ton. Such measures as
have been taken to protect the oyster
and the lobster from extinction have
for the most part been devised by in
ference from what we assume to be
the facts Of their life history and en-
vironment, and have been developed
by a series Of experimental measures
meeting with more or less success,
whereas obviously they should be
based upon a complete or at least ade-
ouate knowledge of their food and
feeding habits. their relation to the
bottom. and the physical and chem
ical conditions of the water and their
life cycle.
All animal life must depend on
plant life for it's existence, since only
plants can synthesize inorganic into
organic compounds. Plants can do
this only with the aid Of sunlight
Therefore, all ocean life depends
wholly on conditions within the thin
illuminated surface layer Of water,
nowhere more than 600 feet in depth,
beneath which 1t is too dark for plants
to grow. We know practically moth
ing Of the conditions Of Illumination
Evening star., 1925-12-06

P*. fEWKEs Chief Of we Bu,eau Of 4mer4cau
Eth1o1oqp oNdaN 1nstu1 At pfeh1stof4c
Indiana oectst collected Mesa Verde Colorado
Evening star., 1925-12-06

Valuable Which Build
hH Done Snntbi CoueI haorS Ah|T
Ma Privately Means naanh sKnd@
Evening star., 1925-12-06

R5Sstsyes 2%ss ;% E2ss 2 M kr>.
we're fifgt Hads k'.owq 70 ffA9ncs through Ae' TI7@
Evening star., 1925-12-06
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

YOULD you like to pass along
~ to your children and your
wv children's children advan-
tages and utilities CORE
Evening star., 1925-12-06

THE second principle of Smithsonian
L operation requires the institution
"a give attention to all branches of
knowledge. That is why its record
includes achievements in every field
---n aviation to anthropology; from
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-12
REV. CRAVEN STILL
FOLLOWS 'DOINcS'
OF THE VALLEY

Tn q letter received by the Press
today, Rev. Arthur p. Craven, for
mcr minister of the State Street
Christian Church, cnelosos his sub
seriptiou for the Press and declares
that he read, it '..oagerly ana de
YOURS grecdily It's daily informa-
zion - Rev. Craven is located in
junction City, Kansas, and declares
he had recently visited an old man,
SIS years of age, J. NJ. Bavliss of
Junction City, who is valley pic
ueer aud helped start Holtville
wears ago when he lived in Imper
jal Valley.
''Somc Of the news / rejoice
over, some makes me sad, - writes
Rev. Cravcn. ''What about the
crossing of the border at Jacumbat
Is Jacumba to be another CaleXico
and the resort across the line from
Il another MeXieaE?'
The minister declares he is meet
ing with success in his work, hav-
ing baptized four new converts the
past week.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-12

rHt kinds of mites naturally varies
STICK nght fleas cause the death
Of many poultry while other fowls
may become so weak as to remain
~tWted ana uu3tofiiable for ;, loag
time.
Iu order TO demonstrate the quick
,-t. simplest. most effective and up
ts late methods Of controlling and
,vtrmuatmg all poultry para,
sites HE agricultural extension ser,
wee Of lie University Of California
and the United States department
ot agriculture. have arranged q
series of poultry parasite contro.
Demonstrations to br held concur
r,atly with The poultry culling de
ron~trations ii all parts Of Imperial
valley, Jmc t5 to 20 As soon aS
m7anacmcujs have been completed
announcement viii be made of the
complete schedule Of these demoH-
>tf.tiou>.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-12
STATE OFFICIAL
SAYS PLENTY or
HIGHWAY FUNDS
Figures Show That Forty
Million Dollars
Available

After the smoke Of politics has
cleared away from the discussion Of
the gas tax ihe pIaiu facts rcIa-
tive TO moneys available for road
building ana maintenance for the
ncNt two years are as follows. &C.
cording To Charles O.. johnson. State
treasurer.
There was appropriated in tie
budget bin S2,9I7,540 for salaries
and support of the highway com
mission ana $j,544 GOO. fer new
construction; or total Of S.
459,34O 10 be paid from tile gem
cral fund.
The federal government aliots
S2,5oo00o u year for federal and
road projects or 5000 GOO for the
bicnnium. There is therefore q to-
tal Of S13.459,340 available for
overhead and new construction.
During the period fsom May -.
1924 TO May -, 1925, the state :
motor vehicle fees was S3.0-9.65S;
total of 594&t,5@2. In that time
this state suffered severely from
the quarantine due 10 the foot and
mouth epidemic. There were =. eco
less foreign cars registered last wear
than in the preceding year. mI
the normal and vacation automobile
jntrastate travel WAS seriously cur
tailed
The anto fees collected for the
four months from February ]. 1925
are le-9 per cent already greater
than the fees collected in the five
months period between February I.
1924 and June 30. 1924.
Forty Millions Available
It IS, therefore. conservative TO ,
estimate that the revenues from /
the gas tax and auto fees will in
crease 20 per cent in the ensuing
year and - per cent for the year
following On this basis there will .
viii be &24.340.j74 available for .
maintenance and reconstruction for .
the ensuing bienuium. in addition to f.
the $13,459,340 for new eoustruc-
ti0n.
A total Of S3Z79991a win Tins
he available for highway work. not
taking into consideration any bal
ances cf money meXpended en- the
first of July which viii undoubtcd-
" bring tie total figure 10 the
Si0000,000 marx. Tie largest
amount Of money expended for
highway work from al soa1ees in .
any previous year was SI8.471.6l4 .,
in 1922. j. 1928 the expenditures
totalled s. 979,40G, and tie first /
six months Of 1921 showed : sos n
go expended
The amounts available II pre- 3
sent viii provide for more work
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-12
Shif1llny Dancer
Goes In Movies
ny United rr,ys rca>cd Wire

H0llN WOOD. iunc -. - Giaa
Gray. queen of SKINNY dancers.
Las signed a ; year contract to sir
ia mot. n pictures with Famous
Players I"skv il was announced To-
say by jesse L. la>hl, president.
Miss Gray. who has Just com
H.eted Fl vaudeville tour-Wiu leaye
Ncv YORK. within the next few day,
f. Hollywood - start work in he
FIRST picture, Lasity said
N'ilc "o figures We're given oat.
i Is understood through welljA-
formed sources that thr noted SHIN
WE dancer has a contract whi.h will
re, her 92.oo0,oo1 IN five years b,-
fcre TIN. cnmeras.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-12
Arrest Near In
College Murder

BATON ROUGE. La. Jana 12.-
An a#rast ia connection with lie
axe murder ot Professor Oscar p.
Turner Of Louisiana STATE Cuivor-
~.rv nary he made Within - hour-.
Chief Of Police King StsenzEr pro-
missed today.
Finger prints Of tie - students
in ag.oaumv. tie class Taught 10y
Professor Turner, have been made
and police are comparing these
with the finger prints found en- the
scene Of the murder.
a new angle was given the mys-
trrioas case when Il waitress Ia the
university restaurant told If having
seen the professor III an automo-
bile With ta-ae strange men O.. SAT
urlaT. tHe day before tire murder.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-12
WILL TELL HOW
POULTRY PESTS
NAY Be STOPPED

~raro jac E,c and spoil the
profits n poultry is mighty
.r.e conversion Of :he popular
Iao.aD. j, is m., IS absurd 10 Try
ia aaae mu,N aat o. poultry that
.n. attacked by yerain as it is to
.,. to mako va'c~ run mp bjn Il
simply cH'. ue daHe.
Tic lacE ot rain "al cold waa.h-
e. ,a4Ers IwlciaI Naj'cy an IDEAL
H.a.e for poultry HEasitcs oi aIl
a.a~. $50, raav 40 -ite. mites 1ud
-l.4~ "n.nI he.a. rs elsewhere jH
C"#tau:. uat Tire fowl piya Or
,.h.a D.g as # is known. is
faHaJ here .u great numbers and
Is. J great !o>~ oG poultry raisyrs.
Tae E.,, tick ~ L.ae hug is the
,sa-t Aa.nt. of ail poultry para
sites. .ssa. ~ tire same time The most
EEjeu.t so a., f5d al once it g,5s
>ta,s.# D.p of -he worst features
about His r.m.a : ,ao ta"t that
It fge1< vu Tie lo&t only g. night,
IS do tha various mite,, hiding in
~ aev .im>. Fer this reason most
f.aeN owners ao not realize their
HHcsaeH - severe eaH be- the t"W-
age tau these blood ,nc5ing in-
>e.s that fowls frequently die from
laaG af hu.t.
T. IRE ate several hiads Of mites
alatmHitry ra'>eas liz Imperial vi
lev l.sye to contend with. ~, only
are fAc common mites found here
aaaaaan,Ir but a5>o dop'aminI
mites. -ealv lex mites and fe1ther
mites. The control Of these differ
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-12

than las ever been performed lv
my Highway commission, aud ii ot-
fitieHtlv expended should take cre
OF III legitimate demands for this
bieaalam. without creating addj-
tioual methods for taxing an al
ready oEe1burdcued public
New Britain herald., 1925-07-18
Conclude Hearing on
 Higher Phone Rates

Boston, July IS P-Public hear ings before the state department of public utilities on the petition of the New England Telephone and Telegraph company for a general rate increase closed here yesterday A decision is expected before August 1, the date on which the new rate IS scheduled to go into effect unless suspended by the department.
 The company first petitioned for increased rates on special forms of service and then filed a petition for a general increase. Hearings on the two petitions have been in progress for 15 months. Testimony of AS witnesses has covered about 10000 tyrewritten pages and 27S exhibits have been presented. More than 100 .cties and towns in the state opposed the increase.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-18
REPORT ON SMALLPOX
Medical Research Council 10 Publish Findings Of Dr. Gordon of Lon don Hospital.

London, July IS Rl-An import ant report on an Inquiry into the virus of smallpox, says the Daily Mail, will be published shortly by the Medical Research council. The report Is the work of Dr, Mervyn II Gordon, consulting bacteriologst 10 St. Bartholomew's hospital, London,
 Dr, Gordon started, according to the Mail, with an investigation into a process for handling the virus Of cowpoX, which is used for yaccina- ton against smallpox. It Is stated that he found method for killing the virus, and studied its action, alive and dead, in conferring pro. lection against infection.
 Dr. Gordon's report is described as further eluCidating the role Of mi mute microbes which are invisible under powerful microscopes but which are known to cause a large number of diseases.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-18
EXonerates Hospital
 In Inmates Death

Middletown. July IS P-Coroner L A. Smith in a finding yesterday afternoon after holding an Inquest into the death of John Hunt, an in- mate of the Connecticut Hospital for Insane who was drowned in the Connecticut river yesterday morning, generates the hospital authorities from any responsibility in connection with Hunts death. He holds that Hunts action were brought about by his mental condition. Hunt, who was B years old, was born in North Carolina. He was arrested In New Haven on July IA and committed 10 the institution the day following as an insane person. He broke away from guards, Taded out into the river channel and sank. His body was recovered.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-18
HINDENBURG'S BILL
 AFFECTS HIS ESTATE
In Signing Rcyaluation Measure He Ends Possibility Of RccoupinE
 War Time Losses

Berlin, July IS R>-Tho reyalua- ton law signed by President Non Hindenburg apparently satisfies mo- body although it is generally ad- mitted by the press with the excep- ton of the left organs, that the prosldeny could not have acted otherwise.
 II is recalled that he and his brother and sister lost their entire inherited fortune by the country's financial dohacIo and his friends point out that by signing the bill hr has definitely buried any hope of rcEainlng his own fortune.
 While tho bill is SO complicated that few understand all it's implica- tons, it briefly provides for the ex- change Of war loan securities and pre-war German government bonds held hy German and foreign sub scrbers for q new loan
 The loans are rovaluod at l.2 per cent both in the case of holders before July [, 1920, and those who obtained their securities after that date.
 However, those purchasing the bonds before the specified date and who are in particularly needy cir cumstanCes will be given small rental, not exceeding 800 marks an- nually.
 All mortgages on landed property and debts on shipping and railway lines are revalued at 25 per cent but where the owner of mortgag cd property can show that he was hard hit by the post war crash he may apply for another valuation of i 5 per cent, Industrial bonds are re. valued at IS per cent,
 The securities in the hands of the old holders are estimated to total about 50,o00, ,000,00o marks against 70, ,000,o00,o00 held by those pur, chasing the securities since July 1920.
 The process Of redeeming the loans, it is thought, will extend over a period Of 80 years, and possi. bly, twice as long, as Germany'' reparation payments take absolute precedence over such payments.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-18
MRS, M, T, DOWNES KILLED
Sister. .in-Law Of John F. Downes of This City Dies of Injuries Receiy- cd in Automobile Accident.

Mrs. Michael T. Downes of Wallngford, slster-in-law of John F, Downes of Monroe street, this city, was killed yesterday in Walling- ford when an automobile in which she was riding crashed into an electric light pole. Her sister-in-law Mrs, Robert Hasset is in serious condition at the Meriden hospital as q result Of injuries sustained in the crash William Waddleton, driver of the car, has been held in Sl,000 bonds by Coroner Ell Mix, who has announced that he will ssue a find ing within a few days
 It is claimed that rear tire blew out, causing Waddleton to lose con- trol of the machine. The pole was broken off and the auto was wreck ed, Waddleton was slightly injured.
 Mrs, Downes was leading figure among the women In Wallingford. She was active in the Woman's club and in the Wallingford country club where she was going when the acci- dent occurred. Waddleton Is a golf professional at the country club.
 Besides her husband, who is judge of the Wallingford court. Mrs. Downes leaves her mother. Mrs. William Hasset; six brothers, Will liam, Thomas, Justin and Robert Hasset of Wallingford and George and Charles Hasset of California, and five sisters, Mrs Frank Lemon of Boston, Mrs Lombard of Bridge port, Mrs. Clarence Ryce of New Haven and Misses Ethel and May Hasset of Wallingford.