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Evening star., 1926-05-23

they promise to have the work COM
pleted inside of two weeks. 1t is
proper to inform the public through
the columns of your valuable paper
CThe Starr that Mr.. Dewdney, having
secured the steeple both on the out
side with guys and on the inside by
braces, ii is now pronounced by him
perfectly safe even if another storm
should overtake us before the com
pletion of the work now commenced.
An interesting thing which the
Rambler recalls in association with
this steeple matter is that on the
evening of April %, 1876. the Rev. DIR.
John Z. Newman. then pastor of the
church. gave a "spire lecture" The
advertisement in The Star was: From
Washington to Jerusalem--an eve-
ming in the Holy City-scenes, Incl
dents and observations in the Holy
Land-especially interesting to ar
Cheologists, ministers and Sunday
school teachers. Proceeds for the re-
pairs of the spire.'
THE spire incident of Metropolitan
recalls to mind the fall OF the
tower of the Church of the Covenant,
August %, 1883. Nobody was hurt.
The tower fell about 5 o'clock in the
morning, but there was little doing
on that part of Connecticut avenue
in those days even between and 9
am. and 4:30 and pm. There was
an investigation and the investigators
said they found that there was too
much pressure on the foundation. the
sandstone was too soft. the mortar
was too thin. the cement not up to
standard. and few other things were
wrong. The Evening Star Wednes.
day. August 90. 1883. printed this:
The beautiful stone tower of the
Church of the Covenant, in course of
erection at the corner of Connecticut
avenue and y street, Rev. 7. S. Ham
lin. pastor. fell down early this morn
ing. A portion of the west and south
walls about 90 feet above the founda-
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Ions of Oil. On the first of the month.
perhaps, bill comes around for that
amount of oil, and the purchaser pays
it without a qualm.
Did he actually get the 800 gallons
of oil he ordered" Mr.. Smith inquiries.
1T must be admitted that the home
owner has no way of knowing whether
he did or not. The tank is out OF sight
and there is no gauge to tell him
about the contents. An unscrupulous
driver could readily stop at his own
house. or a friends. unload a few gal
Ions Of fuel. and then proceed 10 his
destination with his short order. This
condition ought not TO exist, and the
conference is going to take the prob
lem up with a view 10 remedying the
situation. 1t is proposed to adopt
tank gauging system. so shat the pur-
chaser will be able to satisfy himself
as to the quantity of oil for which he
is paying"
Much progress along similar lines
Evening star., 1926-05-23

out of order quite easily because Of
the length Of the cable from the meter
to the wheel, the possibility of the
driving mechanism becoming cloGged
with dirt or ice. etc. This is a matter
that should interest the owner OF the
cab. as well as the passenger.
The Bureau of Standards has noted
q tendency to remedy this condition
by connecting the meter direct 10 the
transmission shaft. In this way the
cab owner Is protected against tagging
meters, but officials are not so sure
about the perfection afforded the cab
occupants who are watching the
charges mount up on the dial In front
OF them. Every time the rear wheels
Of the cab revolve, under the trans
mission method. the meter talks"
When the tires skid around on slip
perry streets in q vain effort to get
traction" the little meter is skidding
around. too.
The slippage may not appear to be
Evening star., 1926-05-23

a very serious drain on the passen-
gers pocketbook in one or two short
trips, but when consideration is given
to the vast number of taxi passengers
whose money is involved in even a
slight error the problem becomes of
enough importance to the weights and
measures authorities for them to take
up in national conference. 1t will
be thrashed out from all angles at the
coming parley, and special contempla-
ton will be given to the claim that
balloon tires serve to eliminate most
of the skidding formerly regarded as
prevalent.
y; X
THE growing popularity of oil heat
Il ing among home owners has di-
rected the attention of officials to the
fuel oil mea suring system. Most
householders have their fuel-oil tanks
buried.in the yard. The tank wagon
pulls up, runs flexible pipe into the
tank and proceeds to fill the con-
sumers order for. let us say, 800 gal
Evening star., 1926-05-23
Blood Reveals Sex.

blood can reveal sex, according to
~ experiments conducted recently by
DR.. Dewey c. Steele of the University
of Wisconsin. DIR. Steele used the
blood of cattle and found that when
the blood serum is diluted hundred
times and then properly. treated with
chemicals a few drops of methyl green
dive can be introduced. turning the
blood serum to green if II came from
females and red If it came from males.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
County Hospitals.

no most States in the Union have
~ at least one hospital in every
county? Reports for 1925 show Con
necticut. Maine and New Hampshire
were the only States that did have at
least one hospital for community use
in every county. About 10 per cent OF
the New York counties were without
such hospitals. The worst record was
shown by Georgia. almost 20 per cent
Of the counties being without ordinary
hospitals.
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about to fall TO do this he refreshes
his memory by turning to an old Ram
BILE which he probably wrote in 1912.
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Campaigns for Correct Weights
z" Conducted by Nation and States
Conference Be Will Relate Commodities
Consume Have Been sin the
By REX COLLIER.

"HE common barnyard hen had
better look to her cackling
these days, or she will he
a shown up under the scrutiniZ-
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23
Gates of Japan" Leader, Mrs. Soren
J. Peterson.

Gates of Japan" Leader, Mrs. Soren
J. Peterson.
CHRIST CHURCH
Rev. Guy L. HILL s. T. B.
Third Sunday after Easter.
Service of the Holy Communion,
II a. m. Rev. Whitehead will Off
ciate.
Sunday school at s:45 q. m.
81. JOHNS CATHOLIC CHURCH
Rev. Charles ]. Conway
Mass at Milford 9 a. m.
Mass at RehobOth II a. m.
Evening service 1880.
All are welcome.
PILGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH
c. W. SchelhOuse, Pastor
1880 Glass meeting Sunday.
11:00 Preaching.
1900 P. M. Song service.
500 P. M. Preaching.
1880 P. M. Saturday night preach
ing.
1880 P. M. Wednesday night pray
er meeting.
All are welcome.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MEETING
Christian Science services every
Sunday morning at eleven O'Clock at
the New Grange Hall.
All are welcome.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23
PROTESTANT NEWS

The regular monthly business
meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society
was held last Tuesday evening, at
which the following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. Attic Ken
ton; vice president, Mrs. W. G. Sal
mons; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
A. D. Dickerson; assistant secretary,
Mrs. VIM. Denney; social commit
tee, Mrs. Mag; flower committee
Mrs. Downing.
Some very interesting reports
were given of the work accomplished
during the past year, and plans made
for still greater things this coming
year
The BUSY Bee" Club will hold
their next meeting at the home of
Mrs. Giltner on Clarke avenue, next
Wednesday afternoon at 2 p. m. Ev-
cry member is urged to be present;
also anyone desiring to join will be
heartily welcomed.
The Rev. J. Franklin Bryan, d.
D., and his splendid wife arrived in
town on Tuesday and were warmly
greeted by members and friends of
the church. DR.. Bryan preached from
this pulpit not long ago to a large
and appreciative audience, and we
are more than glad to welcome him
as our minister for the coming year.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23
Oak Orchard

Winter visited us again Sunday
with snow and sleet. The fruit crop
for another year is in great danger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Veasey of
Harbeson and small children and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Veasey of Will
mington were callers at the Veasey
cottage on Friday.
Charles B. Phillips spent Thursday
with her sister, Mrs. Charles E.
Jones near MillsborO.
: Mrs. c. w. Warton and mother Of
Jersey City, N. J., spent Sunday at
her cottage here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Morris of Phil
adelphia spent the weekend at their
cottage lin Riverdale.
J. Henry Phillips is very ill at
this writing. We hope for his speedy
recovery. Mr.. Phillips is SO years
old.
The measuring party held by the
Girls Friendly Society on Friday ev-
ening was very successful.
Rev. Harvey Hufnal spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. w. D.
Steele and family.
Mr. and Mrs. William Phillips and
son Billie entertained on Sunday Mr..
and Mrs w. B. Ewing and sons,
Paul and Eli, and Miss Nan Cleaner
of Philadelphia and Mr.. and Mrs. D.
T. Mustard and daughter, Miss Es
ther of Angola.
Alfred Spears of Chester, Pa,
spent the weekend with his family
here.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23
Careys

Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Wilkins and
family entertained on Sunday Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Belts and son How
ard, Mr. and Mrs. VIM. S. West and
daughter Doris and Mr.. and Mrs. C.
E. Wilkins.
We are still having some real win
ter weather that is making the house
wives postpone their spring cleaning
for a while.
Miss Florence Jones visited Miss
Ruth Thoroughbred Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles MumfOrd and
family of Laurel visited p. ]. Num-
ford and family on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Morris and
small daughter visited E. H. Hudson
and family Sunday.
Alton Moore visited Roy Jones ov-
er the weekend.
The dwelling house of R. E. Wilk-
ins caught on fire Saturday near
noon, and it was through the quick
work of the family and neighbors
that the fire was extinguished before
serious damage was done.
Misses Myra Diggs, Ethel Thor
oughgoOd and Della Jones visited
Miss Olive Bush over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Parsons enter
tanned on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
rison Parsons and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther Parsons, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Parsons, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Parsons and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Long and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Mitchell visit
ed VIM. R. Dorey and family on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Mitchell Wis
tied the formers mother, Mrs. Alice
Mitchell and family on Sunday.
Some from here attended the va
riety shower given Mr.. and Mrs. Lin
den Kitchens at the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Ward at Loves x
Roads on Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mumford and
child visited Green Mumford and
family on Sunday.
Miss Anna Barr was among those
to take advantage of the excursion
on Sunday and spent the day with
her parents.
Services Sunday: Sunday school at
1870; class at 2:30. Everyone invit-
ed.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23

alike, but one of the most impress
sive parts of the program was an
exercise by the children of the Lin
coin school, showing the danger
rocks to young feet in the journey of
life. This together with march of
allegiance by the same grades, mar
ked indelibly the superior training
these children are receiving st the
hands of their teachers. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mick with Miss Elizabeth Heath are
in the judgment of the writer an as
set to any community.
Mrs. Clara Pierce Macklin, mother
of the Y. P. B. branch of Milford w.
C. T. U. spoke well of her organiza-
ton and urged Lincoln to equip Y
as soon as possible.
Everybody is always happy to hear
Mrs. Georgia G. Pierce, president at
large of Delaware w. c. T. u, and
her plea on this occasion for a single
standard of purity and a call to
young mothers to organize, educate
themselves and enlarge their Oppor-
tunities was one of her best and
most earnest slogans to the call of
righteousness and clean living.
Miss Calhoun of Lincoln recited
Lutte Yawcob STRAINS" very clever
ly. Miss Dorothy Davis, one of the
"Y" girls of Milford, recited "The
Story of the Crusade" with the ac-
comparing Psalm.
AS special guest of honor, Mrs. w.
P. Taylor, of NIillsborO, Md, and
wife of former pastor, gave a
splendid talk.
Mrs. Taylor is well beloved by the
folks of Lincoln and the surround
ing countryside and everybody was
happy to see her again.
Delicious refreshments were serv-
ed and one and all realized the fact
that loyal w. c. T. U. members are
still on their job.
Miss Ella Warren of near Redden
is spending some time with her broz
ther, Henry T. Warren.
Call at Morrison's Store for Pet
tvs Bread.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23
Possum Point
(near Greenwood)

Many from here attended the box
and shadow social at Fishers school
house on Friday evening.
Pauline Wooters spent Friday eve
ming with Mary Morris of this place.
Mrs. Robert Priestley and son Oh
lie spent Saturday afternoon with
her daughter, Mrs. Harvey Warning
ton of Dublin Hill.
John Bailey spent Thursday cven-
ing with Frank Tucker.
James Rogers is on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Brittingham
and daughter, also Mrs. Charlie
Smith and son spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Priestley.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lord of
Bridgeville spent Sunday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Frye.
Miss Helen Mcdowell and friend,
John Lloyd spent Sunday evening
with Miss Nora WrOten and friend.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Fry visited
their parents on Saturday evening.
Miss Margaret Coleman spent last
Sunday afternoon with Miss Olive
Ordenorf.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
REV. }. FRANKLIN BRYAN, MINISTE
REV. H. L. BUNSTEIN, A. NJ, MINISTER

1000 A. M-Sunday School Lesson. Gain and Abel"
IIOO A. MSermOn. Subject. THE Conditions Of Success
i:IS p. M-chEis6aa EadeavsS Tspic "Cty Life"
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23
Chaplain's Chapel

Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred O'Day spent
Sunday evening with Mr.. and Mrs
Amos Wiley.
Mrs. Isaacs is spending some time
with her daughter, Mrs. r. NJ. Car
penter.
Miss Francis DickersOn received
for her birthday piano.
Ired Donovan, a we'll known young
man of this section, being reared
here, met with an accident while
working at Philadelphia for his first
day. He was not a we'll experienced
tractor driver and while going up a
grade the tractor reared backward,
fastening him under it. He was
found a short time afterwards and
was rushed to a hospital. The acci-
dent occurred on Wednesday Of last
week. He passed away on Thursday
morning about four o'cl0ek. Funeral
services were held at st. Johnstowns
Church on Sunday.
Do not forget the P. T. A. meeting
that will be held at Smiths school on
Wednesday evening, April o. Every
one is invited to be present.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
House of Worship, Second Street,
West of the School House.
Pastor, Rev. Samuel C. Welsh,
317 East Front Street, South Milford
The Church with a Message.
Services of the Week-Friday
I'd. m. Junior Choir.
p. M Prayer and testimony
meeting.
Sunday
10 q. m. to noon: Morning service.
Bible school lessons, children's story
and sermon.
6:45 p. m. Young Peoples and
Junior meeting.
1880 D. m. Evening service.
SD. m. Sermon by the pastor.
The subject for the meeting on
Friday at p. m. will be "Sin's
Cure" Ephesians 1919.
The Junior Choir will meet at z p.
m.
The pastor will preach next Sun
day morning on "The Symbolism and
Teaching of Baptism" according to
the New Testament.
The subject for the sermon at 1880
D. m. will be 1.-The Test"
Subject for the Young Peoples
and Junior meeting at 6:45 p. M,
will be prayer Prizes Open the
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23
Ocean View

Herman McCabe of Jersey City, ~
j., motored down and visited rela-
tives here recently.
Mrs. VIM. Belts has returned home
from a visit with Mrs. Nellie McCabe,
her sister, in New Jersey, and daugh-
ters, also Messrs. Harold and Donald
McCabe accompanied her here by au-
to.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Dukes and
son of Philadelphia were home on
Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23
sTHE MARRIAGE WHIRL"

Corinne Grifith's new First Ma
tional picture, The Marriage Whirl,
which will be shown at the Plaza
Theatre next Wednesday and Thurs
day, April 1929, is full of life and
jazz.
1t moves quickly from novel
masquerade party to dance of the
Sixty Club, showing the acme of
New York's night life, and from that
to the all-night restaurants Of Paris.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Belts and daugh-
ter Elizabeth and Mr.. and Mrs. Cas-
sci Parker and child spent Sunday
with George Mitchell and family.
Evening star., 1926-01-29

thirty degrees below zero and lower
are reported. 1t was thirty degrees
below zero ut Duluth. eighteen below
at st. Paul and twelve below at Mil
waukee. Dwellers In the zero parts
OF the country probably think OF
Washington as a city of the sunny
South" where Winter weather Is en-
feebling to mans constitution and
where magnolia blossoms exhale fra
GRANGE In the parks. People In the
zero sections no doubt think OF Wash
!ngton as many Of our people do OF Palm
Heach, Mobile and New Orleans. and
congratulate themselves on living In
q snappy and invlgorating climate.
Generally there Ia all tn, snappiness
In Washington that is needed. and
there come cold waves which make
thick overcoat seem thin.
We are content with our climate. It
10 the best we have. II 10 famous for
Its variety. Even while this low-de
gree weather IL with US many Of our
people are thinking that February is
short month. and that in March there
are apt to be bright. warm days.
which will bring buds on many trees
and that early flowers will show their
colors.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
Diplomatic Immunity.

Protests have been filed with the
State Department by the District Com.
missioners against the continued de-
fiance Of local traffic regulations on
the part of attaches of foreign coun-
tries. who. depending on the Sd. called
diplomatic immunity" have ruth.
lessly and consistently violated rules
laid down for the protection Of the
public.
Two fragrant cases were cited by
the Commissioners, one involving an
attache Of the Belgian embassy and
the other Il member of the Ecuadorian n
legation, but these constitute but .
fraction of the total Of traflic viola
tons charged up to those possessing
diplomatic immunity"
Not only have regulations been de-
fled by representatives OF foreign
governments. but 1t 10 not An un.
common occurrence for q Washing
tonian to find himself entangled with
the car Of q speeding diplomat, who.
on ascertaining that his machine will
still operate under it's own power, will
politely lift his hat and proceed on
his way. leaving the voteless and help.
less resident of this fair city gazing
ruefully at the wreckage and wonder
Ing how he can save enough from the
grocery bill to pay for repairs.
1t is eminently proper that the
Commissioners should report these
matters to the State Department. and
the department. in turn, should make
strong representations for the eliini-
nation Of this class Of law-breaker.
No city can have q privileged class
of motorists. 1t Is not possible under
the nationwide traffic movement to
protect life and limb. and II Ia not
possible under all rules Of decency
and courtesy on the highways and
byways Of these United States.
No man, be he of high station or Of
low, can be allowed to place himself,
with the consent of the Government,
in the position OF careless disregard
of human life. Reckless operation Of
an automobile, coupled with defiance
of the constituted authorities. can lead
to only one thing in the end. the
slaughter Of innocent citizens.
It is a simple matter for the State
Department to request the recall Of
an offending diplomat. There can be
no better reason for request Of this
kind than the menace to lives in
volved in the deliberately reckless op-
Grafton of a motor car. Diplomatic
immunity" must not be stretched to
cover willful violations OF laws de-
signed to protect life and property.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
A "HowlinR" Success.

International radio test week ended
last night. The best that can be said
for it from Washington's standpoint IL
that it was a "howling" success. All
manner of howls, from little howls to
big howls, intermingled with screeches
and whistles. were on the air for local
listeners, and many q disgruntled
radio fan was reluctantly forced to
"sign off" as a measure Of protection
to his ears.
From published reports In various
sections Of the country, 1t Is believed
that small success was obtained in
spanning the sea with ether waves.
In New York. as in Washington. "a.
dating or regenerative receivers were
blamed for most of the trouble. A
prominent New York radio concern
in advertisements in the newspapers
pleaded with owners Of regenerative
sets to "stay off the air and let real
radio have a chance"
II nothing else has been accom-
plished by the tests just concluded
the menace Of the improperly oper-
ated regenerative set. Until laws are
passed eliminating this type Of ap-
paratus, or the public shows an In
clination to learn its proper opera
ton, the progress Of radio reception
will be at 4 standstill, as one regen
erative set alone Is capable OF blanket
ing the reception Of an entire city.
The situation is clear. even II the
air is not. Before the next series Of
tests occurs drastic action Is neces-
sary II any hope Of success Is to be
held out to the millions Of radio en-
thusiasts in the United States. This
test has shown that the time has ar
rived when facts must be faced Il the
great new art Of communication Is to
develop along progressive lines.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
Seven-Degree Weather.

The weather forecast is that the
crest of the cold wave has passed
Washington and that the weather
will turn warmer, attended by rain or
snow. Some OF US regret that the
forecaster found It his duty to intro
duce rain or snow into the warming.
up process. On Thursday tho fore
caster for this region said that the
would fall to seven de-
erees-above zero, of course. He was
right. The oficial thermometer reg.
istered seven degrees at 6 o'clock this
morning. Many household theFmom-
eters gave a different registration Of
the mercury, but thermometers do not
agree. Some are more sensitive to
temperature changes than others. and
some are nailed on colder porches.
The public would not have found fault
with the torecaster had he made q
blunder in tho public interest, and Il
the mercury had reached only seven.
teen instead of seven. It is when the
forecaster promises pleasant weather
and 1t rains or blows cold that the
public shows resentment.
washington's seven-degree tempera-
ture for a moment in early morning
was balIny weather compared with less
fortunate places. In the Northwest,
and along the western part OF the
0goa4 ke.0s. rsS3oas teQpsg4EWee o.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
Vagaries of Fashions
Costly for Factories

One London firm attributes a loss
Of $50,000 year to tho vagaries Of
women's fashions. The firm manu-
factures hairpins and hatpins.
Before the present urge for small
hats and shingled hair the firm did
a f1ourishing business In pins. Now,
with pins about as antiquated as
bustles. it does hardly any business.
Not only the ordinary straight pin.
but the old reliable safety pin has
gone out of fashion. Manufacturers
Of safety pins bewail the fact that
woman seems no longer to be pinning
herself together. They blame lingerie
clasps, dome fasteners and other mod
ern "gadgets" for the decline in their
business. Americans, too, are blamed
by the British needle and pin manu-
facturers. Before the war the United
States produced hardly any pins; now
it manufactures millions-and puts a
35 per cent duty on all that are i'm
ported. For all Of these reasons the
pin business In England y having
hard t3&n0a