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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
|WRC|N|ANS TO GIVE
CONCERT THURSDAY
Charlottesville Municipal
Band, Composed of Business
Men, to Appear Here.

Coming to Washington for the first
time for concert at the invitation of
the Washington Chamber of Com.
merce. the municipal band Of Char
lottesville. Va, composed of a group
of Charlottesville business men. who
have achieved something of a ma
tional reputation as travelling mu-
steal organization, will give free
concert here at the Sylvan Theater at
7:3O O'Clock next Thursday.
The band Is composed entirely OF
amateur musicians and all their con
certs are given without remunera-
ton. it is explained by Dorsey w.
Hyde. ir.. secretary of the local cham
Der. The band has played at public
gatherings in many sections of the
United States and appeared last year
at the Sesquicentennial at Phiia.
delphia.
Z Harry Lowe is director of The or
ganiZation and Mrs. T. a. Russow
will be soloist. The band is affiliated
with the Charlottesville Chamber of
Commerce and was organized about
five years ago. During the present
tour 1t will play at the firemen's
convention at Alexandria. Va.
The program for the Thursday APP
pearance here Is as follows: March,
independents" (HalD: overture.
Golden Dragon" (king); caprice
"Nola" tSt. Clair); smedley, sunny
South" Uampe); soprano solo. Mrs. T.
A. Russow. selected: march Re
ligioso'' Chambers). Intermission
March, Chicago Tribune" Cham
bers): overture, Light Cavalry" Oil
more): serenade. Dream of Autumn
Iosey): selection, Victor Herbert s
Favorites" (Herbert); valse. 'Old
Timers" U.ake): march, Gate City
(Weldon): The Star Spangled Ban
ner."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK. August 20.--A new
battle of Long Island" is being
fought on the Ebert II. Gary estate at
Jericho.
The war is not of man against man,
but of insect against insect. with one
man. Harold c. Hallock, a scholarly
assistant entomologist of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture, as an interested
observer.
The fight is being waged several
inches underground over a wide area
between the Tiphia Vernalis. or dig
ger wasp, and the Anomola Orientalis,
better known as the Asiatic beetle.
Theoretically the wasps carry the
hattie flag of the Department of
Agriculture in a campaign of eXter'
mination against the beetles. II the
waSps fail to check the spread of the
beetles. the United States will be
faced with another crop pest which
is likely to prove as expensive to far
mers and fruit growers as the
Japanese beetle, which has caused
enormous damage in New Jersey.
Pennsylvania. Delaware and Con-
necticut.
But, az Mr. Hallock explained
today, the war is likely to he won by
the wasps. although it may he n year
before definite conclusions can be
reached. The female wasp. it is GER
tain, is a mortal enemy Of the destruc-
tive beetle, for it chooses the soft,
white abdomen of the beetle larva as
place to deposit the egg which 1t
lays daily and sometimes oftener dur
ing it's life of from II to so days
Wasp Larva Kills Beetle.
With careful motherly discretion,
the wasp burrows into the ground,
finds beetle larva by an instructive
process unknown to man, CLUES Its
egg against the skin of the undevel-
oped beetle so that neither the feet
nor the mouth of the victim can reach
it and then moves on. In short time
the wasp larva comes to life. finds its
nose resting against it's favorite food
supply and, promptly begins to suck
sustenance from the beetle larva, in
variably killing it.
The Asiatic beetle was first discov-
cred in the United States in New
Haven, Conn, in 1920
SO rare was the series in the West
ern Hemisphere that it was necessary
to send one to London before it was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
WAR ON WHEAT SMUT.
Special Dispatch To The jtar.

Special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE. Md, August 20.-Iu
an effort 10 combat smut in Maryland
wheat. which had cost farmers thou
sands of dollars, Henry NJ Warfeld
president of the Chamber of Com
merce. has appointed a special com.
mittee consisting of T. Murray May.
nader. John NJ Dennis. Frank
Dudley. E. II. Beer and J. A. Manager.
to- cooperate with wheat growers in
inaugurating an intensive campaign.
Smutty wheat sells on the Baltimore
market at discounts varying from .
to cents a bushel under grades free
of smut. During July $4,000 bushels
of wheat were shipped to Baltimore
from points in Maryland and Virginia
of which Go per cent consisted OF
Smtltty wheat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
: TOBACCO CROP EARLY.
Growers Ask Date for Opening
:, Market Be Advanced.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star
PURCELLVILLE, Va. August 90
A Il. Darlington. president OF the To
bacco Association of the United
States. today received petitions from
eastern Carolina market towns ask.
ing him TO advance the date for the
opening OF the Eastern belt. The
date set for the auction season was
September 6.
This year the crop is unusually
early. and farmers are fiocking &c
South Carolina with their tobacco in
order 10 realize money on it quickly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
Cumberland Couple to Wed.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md. August 90
John Heating has announced tie.
engagement of his only sister. Miss
Kathleen brennan Heating. to Richard
Francis McMullen. son of Mrs. 4
McMullen and the late John McMullen
and a nephew of former State Con.
troller Hugh A. McMullen. Miss
Heating is the daughter of the late
Col John Heating
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21

gave a thorough expla nation of the
new Virginia apple grading and brand
ing law. Conditions in British cont.
mental markets were detailed by
Edwin Smith. foreign marketing spe-
cialist of the Department of Agricul-
ture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
Pool May Worry Children.

Children of Kenfig. South Wales.
have something 10 worry about. The
Phantom Pool of kenfig. the largest
fresh-water lake in that country, has
moved 10 miles toward kenfig Hill
IN the past 10 years. Estimators re-
Gently said that at this speed it will
take less than 30 years for the body
Of water to reach Kenfig.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
Retired Minister Succumbs.
ial Dispatch to The StaI

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEWPORT NEWS. Va. August
20.-Rev. Preston Blake, a worthy
retired Baptist minister died here yes
terday at the age of CT years. During
the World War he was pastor of the
First Baptist Church here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
ARMY OF WASPS BATTLES
FOR u. S. AGAINST BEETLES
Government Employs Novel Experiment
To Exterminate New Pest Which
Threatens Northern Crops.

identified as pest common in Japan
and we'll known in Hawaii. where it
threatened to destroy the sugar crop
until controlled by a parasite. The
parasite used in Brazil was useless
here. however, because it could not
live through the rigors of Winter
While the Department OF Agricul-
ture was experimenting with the use
Of poisors and searching for a para
site which would halt the multiplica
ton Of the beetle. the pests appeared
in Mount Vernon, White Plains and
North Pelham in West Chester
County and in the vicinity of Jericho
and Wheatley Hills in Nassau County.
Experts agreed that it had been
brought into New York from Connect
cut or innocently imported from Japan
by gardeners who wished to diversity
their shrubs and flowers with Oriental
varieties.
1t was discovered in July, 1926, in
Nassau County, when gardeners on
the Gary estate noticed wide dead
patches of grass surrounding the Gary
mansion. Investigation showed that
the BEETLE larva. sometimes as numer-
Gus as 100 to square foot of lawn
were eating the roots of the grass.
1t was found that 50 completely was
tnc sou separated from the lower roots
that it could be rolled back from the
ground by hand. Loren 3. Smith,
entomologist in charge of the River.
ton, n. j.. station of the Department
of Agriculture. was notified and Mr..
Gary's gardeners began to fight the
pest with arsenate of lead using 1000
pounds to poison the soil
Wasps Shipped From Japan.
Many experiments were conducted
at the Riverton laboratories before it
was discovered that the digger wasp
was natural enemy of the beetle.
Then Mr.. Hallock was dispatched to
Long Island He made his headquar-
ters at Westbury. near the infested
area and hurryup call was sent to
Department of Agriculture scientists
in far-off Korea to catch a supply of
digger wasps and ship them to the
United States.
Aided by Japanese assistants who
welded fine spun nets. the waSps were
captured by the score. placed in venti-
lated cans with supplies of water and
honey and shipped to Riverton. They
were then turned over to Mr.. Hallock,
who carried them in glass tubes to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21

the Gary estate and its environs,
where about 300 were released. Of
the 800, only one stung the hand that
5ought to feed it on beetle larvae, Mr..
Hallock said today.
mo one need be afraid of these
little wasps." explained Mr.. Hallock.
II was stung only once and that was
when I sought to prevent one from
escaping and caught it between my
fingers. The sting was mild and the
,ain lasted only few minutes"
Both the wasps and beetles are
mailer than the familiar American
varieties. Roughly they are quarter
Of an inch long. as rule. The beetle
is of an elongated oval shape and
varies from dark brown to black
white. The wasps are slender and
black.
No man knows half as much about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21

Until about century ago the chief
market for fur sealskips was in China,
where trunks we're made Of the hide,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21

friend In need is a friend to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21

No man knows half as much about
women as he tries to make them
think he knows.
Evening star., 1927-05-18
Clues to Character
BY !. O. ABERNETHY.
Rumn on Nose.

In this article we shall tell you
about the chap who never loses an
opportunity TO argue. In fact, he is
the fellow who hunts for an argu-
ment He just loves TO take the
opposite side on most any question.
He says Il know but" and then he is
off for an oral marathon.
Trial lawyers often are OF this
type. They have to be to attain sue.
cess. A good pleader must be aggres-
siye, combative, and always primed to
contest every point of his legal ground
or else he will lose his case.
All who love to argue and contend
for this and that against all comers
have noses alike in a certain region.
The sign is unfailing and you can tell
it at a glance. Glimpse the nose; IL it
is high in the bridge, you may know
that here is person whom you can
not silence once he opens verbal
battle. The broader the nose at the
designated point the more tenacious
will be its wearer. If the faculty of
argument is extreme you will find a
kind Of bump" slightly below where
the eye glasses clamp the nose. The
more this sign sticks out the more
will be his inclination to argue.
Unless you are willing to have your
hobbies assailed, your favorite movie
star assailed and your ideals shattered,
do not wed person with a hump on
the nose.
(CopyriRht. 1877
Evening star., 1927-05-18
Thoroughness.

Teachers and parents preach thor
oughness. That Is right. We ought
to do whatever we do thoroughly. in
a workmanlike manner. But we must
remember that our thoroughness is
the accumulated experience of years.
It is "A powerful force that we bring
to bear upon any task before us. 1t
is still very powerful and wcighty
when we put its pressure on the chill
dreu.
They cannot be thorough In the
same proportion as we are. because
they have not had that mass of cumu-
lative experience that pushes us
through the hard place. They must
take one step at a time, and II they
get that one placed just right they
have done well.
When a little boy is weary Of his
blocks and rises TO leave them his
mother says: Put your blocks away"
That is right. lie should. But some
times her conscience prods her to
make the child thorough. so she says.
Not that way. pell NELL higgledy
piggledy. DO it right, Put those
blocks back into the box the way they
were when you found them"
That Is too much. In the first place
the way he found them was the way
the experienced adult had laid them.
And the adult was not tired. The
child rarely can put his blocks back
Evening star., 1927-05-18

rather plainly 1t wasn't only money
that she wanted out of life.
With Edgar she could have had It,
Not only that, but she could have
played around with the gay and
rather wild young set that she had
met at the prom. Instead of pleasing
her, that kind Of thing had vaguely
disgusted her, Perhaps it was because
she felt older than these youngsters.
who didn't seem to know exactly what
they wanted out Of life
1t was startling to discover that she
didn't really know what she wanted,
either. 1t made her think.
OF course, what she felt she wanted
was power over men. That was easy,
provided one met the men. But what
opportunity would she have of meet
ing many men in her present posi-
ton? That was the question.
While she typed Mr.. Simpsons let
ters her thoughts went soaring. She
wanted light, brilliance. Herself the
center of a group of people, all hang
ing on her words. She wanted the talk
about her to be interesting, not the
foolish stuff that she had listened to
at the prom. She wanted men to ask
her opinion about things.
Her thoughts crashed down from
the heights.
Mr.. Simpson was speaking,
Miss Anderson" his voice was
crisp.
Yes. Mr.. Simpson"
i've spoken to you three times"
I'm sorry"
will you come here a minute?"
She rose Immediately and went over
to his desk. He looked at her criti-
cally.
Miss Anderson. you know my son
fairly well. don't you?"
She flushed scarlet.
Not very we'll"
well enough to go to dance with
him at college?"
YES"
He's called you up several times
at the office?"
"Yes?"
What do you think of him."
The question startled her. She had
expected instant dismissal,
tCopyright. 1927
Continued in tomorrow's Starr
Evening star., 1927-05-18
New Materials for Flowers
BY MARY MARSHALL.

There Is fresh, summery look to the
white pique boutonnieres to be worn
with the tailored suit, quite as smart
and crisp as those of leather, but
lighter, and therefore more In keeping
with the season.
There is no limit apparently to
what the flower makers can do with
ribbon Charming new boutonnieres
are made of striped ribbon cut and
slashed irregularly and made into
neat fat blossoms. Gauze ribbon is
made into large flowers as light as
thistle down to wear with Summer
evening gowns. and metal-trimmed
ribbons are made into ornaments half
rosettes and half flowers in appear.
anCe.
Lace flowers are eXquisite-cspe.
cially when made of fine ecru alencon
lace the color of cream.white roses.
There are wax flowers, feather
flowers. wooden flowers. linen flowers,
cretonne flowers. fur flowers, metal
flowers, and now some lovely flower.
like ornaments for evening wear
made from strands and strings of
jewel-colored glass beads and drops.
tC0pyriSht. 1927
Evening star., 1927-05-18
Picnic Cake.

Beat three tabIespoonfuls of butter
TO cream with one-half pound Of
brown sugar. Sift one-half a pound
OF flour with two ounces of cocoa, a
pinch of salt, two level teaspoonfuls Of
baking powder and level teaspoonful
of ground cinnamon. Add an egg 10
the creamed butter and beat IL in well.
then stir in the flour mixture alter.
nately with one-half pint OF milk. Mix
well. add about four ounces of finely.
chopped peanuts and a teaspoonfui OF
vanilla. extract. Put into a CREASED
loaf-shaped tin lined with CREASED
paper. Place this on baking tin and
bake in fairly hot oven for about
an hour. Test with a straw or
skewer. Cool on a sieve and when
cold ice with white glace icing
Ground ginger may be used in place
of the cinnamon and almonds or wal,
nuts in place of peanuts. Chocolate
glace icing may be used in place OF
white icing for a change.
Evening star., 1927-05-18
DEDTTNTE CT0DTES BY THORNTON
DILL 11VAL ~ LO101ALC Y. BURGESS

"a horse,' said Peter. "a horse,
but it's the queerest horse ever
saw"
Circus Mouse looked over where
Peter was looking. II don't see the
horse" said he.
Then something Is wrong with your
eyes" declared Peter. Don't you see
that black and white horse over
there?"
Circus Mouse chuckled that funny,
squeaky little chuckle Of his. THAT
isn't a horse" said he, that is
Stripes. Don't you know Stripes?"
"That's a good name for him.
declared Peter. HE certainly is
striped. il ever anything was. But
what do you mean by telling me
that he isn't a horse?"
"Just what l say" replied Circus
Mouse. Stripes would be quite put
out IL he should hear you call him a
horse. Yes, sir, he would so. Did you
ever see a horse with tail like his?'
Peter had to admit that he never
had seen a horse with tail like that
1t was more like a donkey's tail
We'll" declared Peter, 'if he isn't
horse he must be a donkey or a
mule and some one must have paint.
ed him black and white
Nothing Of the kind" retorted Cir
Gus Mouse. He isn't a donkey and
he isn't mule and he hasn't been
painted. He Is just the way old
Mother Nature made him"
We'll. If he isn't a horse and he
isn't donkey and he isn't a mule.
then what Is hep demanded Peter
who was beginning to get a little
cross.
HE is Stripes the Zebra replied
Circus Mouse, land he comes from
the same country that Zinba the Lion
and Horned-nose the Rhinoceros
came FROM
"Can he run fast?" inquired Peter
"Im told he can," replied Circus
Mouse. HE dosn't have any chance
here, but am told he is very swift
footed"
He certainly il handsome" said
Peter, "but what funny coat. Never
have I seen anything like it."
And never will you see anything
like It anywhere else" replied Circus
Mouse. IT mean never will you zee
any one else wearing such a coat.
have heard 1t whispered that Sirnba
the Lion looks rather iongingly al
Stripes sometimes. 1t 10 said that
Simba's family in their own country
often hunt the family OF Stripes Just
as cats hunt US. That is why Ole
Mother Nature has made Stripes and
his family fleet-footed."
Evening star., 1927-05-18
Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

In answer to Mrs. A. II. f.: With
out quite understanding the reason
for it. there are children, a limited
number, who cannot take cows milk
in any form without showing distinct
symptoms Of disturbance. These may
take the form of vomiting, darrhea,
skin irritation. or swelling of lips and
tongue, and fever. Sometimes these
symptoms will appear when the child
first takes cows milk, but If the
formula Is kept very weak, the child
may acquire an immunity to the milk
and will be able to take it later with
out trouble. Other children may be
able to take the milk for several
days before showing any disturbance.
In these cases, it is not easy to de-
eide whether the child has a real
idiosyncrasy as to milk or II the form
ula is wrong.
Several methods are used to help
the child overcome this tendency, as
it is extremely difficult to feed child
properly the first two years without
the use of milk.
Injections of milk protein can be
given a child to determine If this is
the offending factor and then further
inpections Of whey protein TO desen.
sitize the child.
The child can be gwen mix "HlcH
has been boiled for 10 to Is minutes
on the fire in an open vessel. This
may serve to remove the cause Of the
disturbance and the child can take
milk thus treated without showing
anv abnormal reaction to it..
Babies can be given milk daily by
the drop. we'll diluted with water. The
dose, just as if it were a medicine, or,
more apity, a poison. can be given in
increasing drop doses. In this way
the child becomes used to the milk
and establishes an immunity to it.
Such children should be fed liber-
ally on cereal, vegetable. meat broths
and sieved vegetables early in life.
Sometimes they can take powdered
milk or goats milk without trouble.
1t is likely that if the process of
desensitizing the child to cows milk
is begun early enough and continued
cautiously. the child will develop suf-
ficient immunity to the cows milk 50
that, by weaving time, it can be ad-
ninistered. Naturally such children
may have to be nursed longer than
| the usual nine months, and every
effort should be made to keep the
| mothers milk active until such time
as the baby can be safely weaned.
Evening star., 1927-05-18
OUR CHILDREN By Angelo patri

as he found them If they are laid In
any set pattern. It takes as much
nervous energy to do that as II did
to play an hour with them. There is
none left for the task. Let them go
into the box as he tosses. them and
he content He can be but proper
tionately thorough.
When a little girl washes the dishes
she cannot do them all from silver To
aluminium. Some part of the task will
have TO be lifted if she is to feel that
she did good work and have the feel
Of success after the accomplishment
Somebody must do the pots and pans.
or the silver and glass; somebody must
do the washing and she the rinsing
and Wiping; some division of labor
there must be for this task for the
beginner.
The little lad could lay the first
layer Of blocks neatly on the bottom Of
the box and then somebody could help.
He will have reached his limit Of
thoroughness by then. Somebody can
prepare painful OF nice not, soapy
water with dish rag and soap handy
and tell the little girl that she can
| wash the glasses and the silver ana
give them hot rinsing bath in this
| pan of clear water. and wipe them
| quickly on this fresh towel. That is
| as thorough a job as can we'll be done
And it is in proportion to the child 5
| power.
My mother taught me to be thor.
ough," said tight-lipped lady. "and
| can't see why Anna can't be taught
| the same way. / could wash the
dishes without help when I was her
age"
Maybe. Maybe the lady thought
| she did 1t all when she was Anna s
age. Maybe Anna thinks she is doing
| it all now. Children get queer no.
/ tions. That is why one has to he so
careful about this matter of proper
! ton.
fCODvriObt 1Oo7N
Evening star., 1927-05-18

Peel four large potatoes, lay them
in hot salt water, dry we'll, then crate
them. Mix with one.half a teaspoon
full Of salt, two whole eggs, one table.
spoonful of -four and one teaspoonful
of baking powder. This can be baked
in an oven in large pan by heating
the pan we'll with one tablespoonful
OF butter. Pour the mixture into this
and bake In d hot oven, or it can be
baked like griddle cakes or dropped
into hot fat with a spoon on top of
the stove.
Evening star., 1927-05-18
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
YOUR OWN LOCALITY?
Washington and Nearby Regions OF
Maryland Virginia.
Today's Questions.
nv nONAIn A. CRAIG.

Civil War which no other
District of
Maryland Virginia?
Virginia
principle which Lincoln
the erna traffic" in in
this
Evening star., 1927-05-18
MISS RLUEBEARD
BY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR.

Constance Anderson, better knot0n
as Jill, comes to Net0 York as q pri-
rate secretary in order to satisfy her
ambitions. Her aim, is to do more
icith her life than her mother and sis
ter hare. she 1Cdtu8s to make men her
sldUes, aud her ttrst real Uicttm from
a standpoint Of importance is Edgar
Simpson, the son Of her employer.
Evening star., 1927-05-18

NAV be found; but that some one has
been living somewhere and its family
has been living before it, perhaps as
long as any other Of Mother Nature s
families.
Circus Mouse had just introduced
Peter Rabbit and Danny Meadow
Mouse to Horned-nose the Rhino in
the circus tent. Now he led the way
to introduce them to others of the cir.
Gus folk. Suddenly Peter stopped.
He sat up and he stared with all his
might off to one side. What are
you looking at?" inquired Circus
Mouse.
Evening star., 1927-05-18
Lessons in English
BY w. l.. GORDON.

often mispronounced Zenith. as
in me" is preferred to as in men.
Often mispelled: Isaiah.
synonyms: Comprehend, under
stand, perceive, conceive, grasp, en-
brace.
Word study: use a word three
times and it is yours" Let US in
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Today's word:
obvious: Immediately evident. No
explanation Is necessary; your mean
ing Is obvious