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The Leak in the Dam.
The leak today may nothing seem.
Tomorrow IL may food the stream.
-PadHv the ReaYPr.

One who knows a very great deal
about any one subject is said to be an
expert on that subject. Paddy the
Beaver is an expert on several things.
He is an expert on cutting trees. He
is an expert on building dams. He is
an expert on making ponds. And he is
an expert on leaks. Yes, sir, Paddy is
an expert on leaks.
When Paddy and Mrs. Paddy retired
for the winter they felt that they were
thoroughly prepared for whatever
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DIARY OF A
NEW FATHER
BY ROBERT f.. DICKSON.

Sunday night.
I didn't know that we had decided
to buy an automobile thought we
were still just talking about it. | told
Joan so this morning when she said
to come along and look at some cars
she had seen advertised in the want
ads. hut she said no, we were going
to get one, all right, and for me to
hurry up, for heavens sake, before
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MOTHERS
Good Taste in Pictures.
AND THEIR CHILDREN.

One mother says:
A good way to preserve the most
interesting and beautiful of the pic
lures that child loves to cut from
magazines Is to pin them to a strip
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Says Some
Matches
Prone Cupid
Deaf, Dumb
AND Blind
DorothyDix
Men and Women Love Each Other With Hear
Rather Than Head-We Love Our Mates in
Spite of Their Faults.
IL L0Ve
BNndf

CORRESPONDENT this blind to the
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Copyright. 1927

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MENU FOR A DAY,

MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST
Fried Apple Sauce
Dry Cereal with Cream
Baked Eggs. Bacon Curls.
Mullins, Marmalade.
LUNCHEON
Scotch Broth with Barley
Romano Salad
Rolls
Gingerbread. Whipped Cream
Tea
DINNER
Vegetable Soup
F'illet of Beef
Baked Potatoes
Brussels Sprouts
Bartlett Pear Salad
Chocolate Rice Pudding
Coffee
FRIED APPLE SUACE.
Melt tablespoons butter in
frying pan, fill with sliced
apples, dot with bits butter,
cover closely and cook gently
until tender. Sprinkle with
enough sugar to sweeten, cook
without stirring for minutes
longer, turn into hot dish and
serve with cream.
BROTH WITH BARLEY.
Three pounds neck mutton, 2
tablespoons pearl barley, 2
tablespoons minced onion, 2
tablespoons minced turnip, 2
tablespoons minced carrot, 2
tablespoons minced celery, salt
to taste. l teaspoon pepper, !
tablespoon minced parsley, 3
quarts cold water. Remove
bones and fat from mutton, cut
meat small and place with
vegetables and seasoning, ex-
cept parsley. Simmer hours
after coming to boil, then thick
en- with -four and add parsley.
| CHOCOLATE RICE PUDDING.
Two cups cold boiled rice, q
eggs, scant cup sugar, 2 table
spoons cocoa, little salt, tea,
spoon vanilla, heaping teaspoon
butter, l quart milk. Bake in
hot oven.
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Prices realized on Swift & Company
Gales Of CARCASS beef In washingtons +. G..
Tor week ending Saturday, Janusry !, 1877,
Oh shipmente sold out. ranged from 1000
cents to 1900 cents per mound and averaged
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That depends upon the kind Of love Also the individual Certainly
that not blind but deaf and dumb and afflicted with PARALYSIS
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We men femat
fence
married
old
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sentiment the
o
The Washington times., 1927-06-06

taken on at Eisleben sufficient to
last him only a little more than
two hours. His plane was sighted
over Cottbus an hour and a half
after he left Eisleben.
His being forced down at Cottbus
brought a disappointment here,
where the huge crowds still await
ing Chamberlin's coming were be-
ginning to fear for his safety.
AS soon as word of his misfortune
at Cottbus had been received Luft-
hansa officials sent out the relief
plane and were prepared to offer
all their facilities to Chamberlin to
continue his flight In a borrowed
plane If he desired.
Today is a holiday in Germany.
and 1t seemed as If the whole popu-
lation of the capital was attempting
to force its way onto the Tempel.
hofen Flying Field. The enthusiasm
engendered by the America Germany
flight, and the new record, was
heightened by the crowds admira-
ton for the pluck and grit of Cham
berlin and Levine in again enter.
ing their plane after almost two days
Of flying, Ambassador Schurman, of
the United States, waited with
scores of other high German and
foreign officials to welcome the
filters, but no word was received
for hours. Finally a squadron of
planes which had been sent out to
escort Chamberlin and Levine into
Berlin returned, reporting that they
had been unable 10 locate the Ameri-
can airplane, due to the fog, and
the hopes of the multitude sank
lower.
At last the elapsed time since the
Columbia took off from New York
reached and passed As hours, which
was estimated as the maximum time
which the plane could stay in the
air on its load of $50 gallons of
gasoline.
1t was believed certain that Cham
berlin had been forced down, and
perhaps crashed, and the crowd be-
gan to diminish.
The reception plans were aban.
doned and officials left the field,
while the government issued orders
that army planes be sent out i'm
mediately to search for the Amer
lean aviators.
The Washington times., 1927-06-06
Photo BY International

Levine said. "I can't express nv.
self. My thought is to thank God
for his guidance. 1 am so proud"
Mrs. ChamberIin Grateful
Mrs. Chamberlin. who before her
marriage was wilda Van De Bogert.
Of Independence, Ia, never lost
faith in ner husbands ability to
pilot the Columbia across the Allan.
tic.
She maintained a vigil of more
than so hours duration, however,
before she consented to take a
cat nap
When she learned he had landed
in Germany she made public the
following statement:
Much credit is due our friend.
Mr.. Giuseppe Bellanca. who de.
signed and built the plane, and Mr..
Charles A. Levine, the owner of
the Columbia, who had the cour-
age both to back the flight and &C.
company Clarence on this epoch
making trip.
II am also deeply grateful to
the thousands Of people who havs
cheered the boys on.
II knew he would do it, and
never for a moment wavered Ia
my faith in him.
The Washington times., 1927-06-06

she saw her husband take off with
Chamberlin from Roosevelt Field
without telling her he was going
on the perilous adventure, has since
remained at her home in Belle
Harbor with her two children, walt.
ing for every scrap of news. She
has slept very little since her hus.
bands departure.
A dozen friends and relatives
were with Mrs. Levine this morning
when Samuel I. Hartman, attorney
for Levine, answered one of q. sue.
cession of telephone calls.
Mrs. Levine jumped to her feet
and stood beside Hartman.
She had been almost frantic with
anxiety as at that time the filters
were long overdue at Berlin.
They've landed at Eisleben, Ger
manyr' Hartman announced.
Mrs. Levine threw her arms
around Judge Algernon I. Nova. a
relative. who held her to prevent
her from falling.
She laid her head on his shoulder
and wept She rsgained her com
posture, and then relatives began
to shake her hands and kiss her.
Il don't know what to say" Mrs.
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greet the filters on their arrival, and
was learned that the Bellanca was
in Cottbus, SIS miles away, with a
broken propeller and that Chamber
lin and Levine were to spend the
night in that town.
Tired and weary Berliners who
had stood for many hours left Tenn
pelhofer Field singing the praises
of the men who had made so mar
velous a flight, but bemoaning Ber-
Inns i'll fortune in not being able
to greet them today.
Chamberlin' great flight, which
ran like clockwork over the danger
Gus Atlantic route, has been logged
by misfortune since he entered the
German borders.
\ Heavy fogs during the night ap.
parently caused the pilot to get off
his course and lack Of fuel forced
him to make a landing at Eisleben
10 miles from Berlin. He landed
Just as his gasoline gave out com
pIefely.
The residents of the town. famous
az the birthplace of Martin Luther,
crowded around in astonishment
and their amazement was almost
without bounds when Chamberlin
leaned from his plane and asked how
far he was from Berlin, adding casu.
ally that he had just arrived from
New York.
Having refueled. Chamberlin took
off at 9:35 from Eislehen to continue
his flight to Berlin, but when nearly
half way to his goal he suffered pro.
peller trouble and was forced to make
the other emergency landing
1t is believed here that Chamber.
lin may now have to abandon his
plans to fly to Berlin today. mas.
much as he has been some 20 hours
without sleep and repairs on the
plane may take some time.
Cottbus, where ChamberIin made
his second forced landing, Is in
Silesia and is town Of consider.
able size.
Chamberlin was taking a cir.
cuitous route from Eisleben to Ber-
lin, apparently planning on flying
over Frankfort.
He had 100 litres of gasoline
The Washington times., 1927-06-06
CHA|NBERL|N HAD HARD
FIGHT WITH STORM
Continued from First Page)
fragmentary. We haven't understood much of anything
that has transpired up to now"

Neither Chamberlin, nor Levine
are happy over their record-making
flight, on the contrary they are
dissatisfied.
Its not as good as it should
have BEEHIVE should have reached
Berlin" said Levine.
81 am awfully sorry we didn't
make Berlin echoed Chamberlin,
who disclosed that the two men
had gone through terrific storm
yesterday afternoon.
IF it hadn't been for that storm
we would have been in Berlin last
night" continued Chamberlin. 1--WE
ran into a pretty bad storm just
after the Mauretania sighted us
yesterday.
And you know we didn't even
have a map of Germany"
The Washington times., 1927-06-06
Chamberlin Is Aided
By Bicyclist When He
Alights Short of Fuel
By international News Service

ny mternaCAOnaI news service
BERLIN, June 6.--While Clarence
Chamberlin hoped across the
Atlantic in the most modern vehicle,
the airplane, he finally had to
resort to an ancient form Of loco.
motion-the bicycle-for aid.
This is the story told today by
Rames Dietrich. a mechanic. who
lives in Tisleben and was the first
to discover Chamberlin when he
was forced down there for lack OF
fuel.
Chamberlin landed in clover, &C.
cording to Rames, for his plane
was found almost buried in a
clover field.
ut was after o'clock in the
morning when was awakened by
q thud near my home" said
Dietrich. II got up and looked
The Washington times., 1927-06-06
'Chanberlin Neck Is
Worry Of Anxious
German Throng

BRLIN, June 6.-An epidemic
of "Chamberlin" neck, signify
ing the spasmodic contraction of
the muscles used to look up
wards, attacked the population
yesterday.
Every airplane of the Luft-
hansa line approaching Tempel-
fofer field attracted the curiosity
of thousands.
The hum of the propellers of
cruising planes was the signal
to call forth from homes, hotels
and restaurants thousands of
persons, who lined the side
walks, peering anxiously at the
sky.
'Donnerwetter! Der Kerl list
da!" was the cry which ran
through the city a dozen times
during the day.
Successive dis appointments
failed to quell the ambition of
very Berlin burgher to be the
first to sight the American
adventurer.
The Washington times., 1927-06-06

about me to see what had caused
the noise outside.
There in the clover field. almost
buried, / saw the great airplane,
and 1 ran out to it.
AS soon as they saw me coming
Chamberlin ran towards me. but he
couldn't speak German. He was
almost crying and he shouted nix
baggage which I suppose he in
tended to indicate that his load was
gone. / guessed his trouble and l
asked, 'benzin-benzol.' He under.
stood and he answered, yes. yes,
benzol.'
81 hurried away and got my
bicycle and rushed into the village
and told them to rush gasoline out,
that the great American plane had
come down in the clover field and
needed benzol. They brought 100
litres Of benzol and as soon as it
was in the tanks. we helped to
wheel the plane out to an even
The Washington times., 1927-06-06
Berliners Disappointed
After Hours of Waiting
At Not Seeing Airmen
BY o. d. TOLISCHUs
international News Service

BERLIN, June 6.-Broken dis
lance records dramatic flight
from New York to, Germany--two
forced landings.
These great thrills given to the
world and Germany by Clarence
Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine,
who flew farther in the Bellanca
monoplane Columbia than man ever
has flown before. failed TO satisfy
Berlin today.
Berlin wanted to be the first to
The Washington times., 1927-06-06
Pilsner Beer Is Ready
If Charnberlin
Wants 1t

BERLIN, June ga bottle
Of Pilsner beer was placed in
a champagne cooler filled with
ice on the field early today for
the use of Aviator Clarence D.
Chamberlin if he wished to
drink it after his arrival.
According to cable advices
received here Chamberlin was
quoted as saying "He would
drink a glass Of beer in Berlin"
The Washington times., 1927-06-06

many congratulatory messages piling
up tor the family.
II only hope they will let Clarence
get some rest" Mrs. Moffitt said.
81 know he must be exhausted. 1t Is
fine, this reception the German peo-
pie are extending to him, and we
appreciate 1t here, but IL they will
just let him rest little while firsty
it will be better.
The Washington times., 1927-06-06

place and they took off for Berlin
again"
Eisleben, the town where Cham
berlin made his landing, was tbs
birthplace of Martin Luther.
The Washington times., 1927-06-06
Chamberlin's Town
Is Staging Big Fete
Celebrating Flight
BY International News Service

DENIsoN, Iowa, June 6. This
town took holiday today to cele-
brate the achievement of its dis
tinguished son, Clarence d. Cham
berlin, whose jump from New York
to Germany established a long.dis-
lance flight record.
The courthouse was closed for the
day. Some business houses did not
open at all. Others were to close at
noon. A parade was scheduled for
this afternoon, and tonight fire
works display was to be the attrac-
ton. The main streets are hung
with bunting and flags drape every
window and porch.
Only one thing mars the celebra-
ton. That is the absence of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. c. Chamberlin, parents of
Clarence. They went to Omaha to
receive reports of the flight and are
not expected back until this evening.
In their absence. Mrs. Max Moffitt,
sister Of the flier, is receiving the
The Washington times., 1927-06-06
CHAMBERLIN'S
LOG
BY International News Service
Saturday, June 4.

ny MteKhhHOnAl NeWs befflee
Saturday, June 4.
sos a. m.-Hopped off from
Roosevelt Field, MineOla N. Y.
8:45 p. m.-Plane passed over
PrOvincetOwn, Mass.
IL p. Ea.-Sighted over Bay of
Fundy off Yarmouth, N. s.
1850 p. m.-Sighted off Shay
Ledge Light, N. S.
5:25 p. m.-Sighted off st.
Pierre MiquelOn.
$50 p. m.-Sighted at Tre+
paSsey, N. F.
3 SUNDAY, June S.
1880 a. m.-PIane flew low
over Mauretania, west of ScilIy
Islands.
$500 p. m.-Sighted off Lands
end, England.
3:45 p. m.-Sighted over Pad
stow, England.
4:1O p. m.-Sighted off Ply.
mouth, England.
$3.50 p. m.-Sighted over Nor.
mandy. France.
1850 p. m.-RepOrted over
Holland, near Amsterdam.
11:05 p. m.-Reported passing
over Dortmund Germany.
MONDAY, June 6
1855 q. m.-Landed at Elsie
ben, Germany, due to lack of
fuel.
4:35 a. nt.-TOok off for Ber-
lin from Eisleben.
$3.50 .. m.-Made forced land.
ing at Cottbus, Silesia, breaking
pfOpelIeF.
The Washington times., 1927-06-06
Berlin Crowds Demand
Larger U. S. Flag
For Fliers
by International News Service

BERLIN. June 6.-"Haven't
you got a bigger one?" shouted
the crowd when an American flag
was run up over the field early
today in preparation of the land
ing of Clarence D. Chamberlin
in the Columbia.
The flag that was raised was
rather a small on which caused
the crowd to shout it's query.
Later a larger flag was run
up amid cheers.
The Washington times., 1927-06-06
filters WIVES
ARE ELATED

Continued from First Page.)
you and your brave pilot. The whole
world halls your achievement. / am
leaving on the next boat to join
you. Love from Lee Cthe flier's step
mother).
Signed. Dad"
Mrs. Levine, who collapsed when
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RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS

ratus is approved, according to the
commissions orders, for either Crys-
tai control in frequency or wave meas
uirng apparatus utilizing crystals or
mechanical means of detecting Varia'
tions in a stations transmitter. The
Bureau of Standards has offered to
test any standard mechanism or crys'
tai means Of controlling or checking
frequencies,
Paper CraciSles Over Radio.
When you hear an announcer
speaking rhythmically and mo.
potonously accompanied by a crac.
king noise don't blame the noise on
static. 1t may be the rafting of paper
from which the announcer is reading,
Some stations have a rule which pre-
vents it's announcers from holding
papers in their hand at the micro.
phone. The sheets must be fiat on
table.
L. S. Leads Radio Trade.
Out Of a total international radio
trade in 1925, approximately $50 ,000,.
900 in value, the United States had
20 per cent, Germany rs per cent,
Great Britain 20 per cent and France
Is per cent. Although our exports de.
creased about II per cent last year,
export figures for the first half of
1927. the Commerce Department says,
indicate a revival; the increase for
the year was s450,000 over the same
period in 1926. OF the 1926 exports
abroad. receiving sets were valued at
50 .S73.676; accessories, 81 ,4S1 ,040;
tubes, 1857 .63l, and transmitting ap-
paratus. $555, $40. The total for 1926
was S8.794453. compared with S9,90S,-
1877 in 1925. This year the 10000, 900
| mark will no doubt be passed, experts
OF the electrical equipment division
believe.
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WASHINGTON OPERA
GETS MARY LEWIS
Famous Soprano to Sing
Title Role in "Thais" for
Festival Week.

Engagement of Mary Lewis, the
Young American beauty. who sang
her way from the Ziegfeld Follies to
the highest pinnacle of grand opera.
10 sing the title role in '"Thais" in the
festival week of grand opera with
which the Washington National Opera
will inaugurate the coming season,
was announced yesterday by Edouard
Albion, general director of the ma
tional opera
Announcement of the engagement
Of Mary Lewis was made on the heels
Of her triumph in Berlin when she
sang in Faust" with her husband of
two months, Michel Bohnen, basso OF
the Metropolitan Opera Co,
THE engagement Of Mary Lewis
to sing the title role of That's is in
line with the program of the support
ers Of the Washington National Opera
to make the festival opening week of
opera in Polls Theater beginning
December B, an outstanding week of
opera In the Capital" Mr.. Albion
declared,
"Luella Melius. famous American
coloratura. John Charles Thomas,
Jeanne Gordon and Charles Trowbridge
Tittmann, are among the stars who
have been enga ged TO sing the leading
roles in the seven operas we will
produce i'm Polls Theater the opening
week. which will signalize our tenth
season"
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OFFICIAL EXPLAINS
LAWS ON MARRIAGE
Connecticut Ministers Con-
Germ Removed by Attorney
Generals Findings.

BY the Associated Press.
HARTFORD, Conn, August 20
Concern Of the ministry in this State
over the recent ruling of Attorney
General Benjamin w AllnS in which
he had stated that ministers must be
in actual charge of church work" to
perform marriage ceremonies legally
was abated today when the attorney
general expressed a more liberal inter
probation of the State statutes concern
ing marriage.
ON August 10, Mr., Alling. in let
ter u the Rev. j. e. Martin of New
London. stated, Il am of the opinion
that the only construction | can put on
section 1861 of the General Statutes
when 1t says that all ordained and
licensed clergymen belonging to this
State or any other State, so long as
they continue III the work of the min
jStry, may join persons in marriage
is that the minister must he one who
is in actual charge of church work in
this State or some other State within
the United States"
Clergymen throughout the State at
tackled the attorney generals ruling
on the grounds that retired ministers
Woulu DC barred Ifoil performing mar
riage ceremonies. with a result that
the latter announced he would make 4
supplementary statement. Today in
a letter to the Rev. George w. Rey-
nolds of West Hartford the attorney
general showed that the law is not
as limiting as his ruling on August
10 had been interpreted to be.
so long as they Ordained and
licensed clergymem continue in the
work of the ministry" Mr.. Alling
says in his letter to the Rev. Mr.
Reynolds. "means SO long as they are
in charge Of church work. not in
charge Of any parish or particular
church but so long as they are en-.
gagged in the work Of the church, as
vocation.
Il think it is safe TO say that one
who has been ordained or licensed as
a clergyman. and has pursued the
duties Of clergyman as ii vocation.
even though he has retired, if he has
not taken up another vocation, may
still be considered as being IN the
work of the ministry"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
DEAN H0DGKlNS SUFFERS
STROKE OF PARALY SIS
George Washington University Off
cial Slightly Improved After
Attack on Cruise.

DR. Howard Hodgkins, dean of
George Washington University. is
seriously i'll at his home. 1921 kalo,
rama road, from Il stroke Of paralysis,
1t became known last night, but his
condition was reported as showing a
slow but steady Improvement. 1t will
be several weeks before he will be
able TO take up his work at tho uni
versity, however.
Dean Hodgkins suffered a stroke
of paralysis two weeks ago while
cruising in the Caribbean. AS there
was no physician on board the vessel
1t was impossible for him to receive
medical attention until the boat dock
ed in New York several days later
He was then brought down to Wash
lngton.
Dean HOdgkins has been associated
with George Washington University
for more than 40 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
GAINS REPORTED
IN DRY CAMP A|GNS
Prohibition Leaders of Many
Nations Declare Cause
Is Being Advanced.

WINONA LAKE. Ind, August 20.
Progress is being made in the fight
for temperance reform in many ma
tons of the world. it was indicated
in reports before the Congress of
the World League Against Alcohol
ism by several foreign delegates to-
day.
Alexis Bjorllman member of the
upper house of the Swedish Parlia-
ment, told of the work being done in
his country by the Good Templars,
Of which organization he is "A leader.
Duncan MacLennan of Glasgow.
representing the Scottish Temper
ance Alliance, told of advanced steps
in Scotland.
Rev u. N. MacLaChlan of Toronto,
representing the United Church of
Canada reported with regret that
in Canada prohibition has not gained
ground because of the divided iuris-
diction which places the control of
liquor manufacture with the Do
minion Parliament and the control
of retailing regulations with the
provinces.
Miss Gracio l.. HOulder reported
on conditions in Australia and Lars
Larsen Ledet was the spokesman for
Denmark.
Wayne b. Wheeler general counsel
for the Anti-Sa loon League, arrived
here today and will address the con-
grcss Sunday.