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Evening star., 1927-09-29

few drops Of lemon Juice. Nutmeg
should be used only on apple sauce
which is to be eaten at once. Apple
sauce favored with nutmeg Is apt to
become bitter IL allowed to stand long.
The best favored apples make the
best sauce. Tasteless apples should
have other fruits added to give them
flavor, such as prunes, pineapple
dates, figs, ounces or raisins.
Evening star., 1927-09-29
Cubby Makes Up His Mind.

Cubby was having a good time. He
was having a wonderful time. Those
blueberries certainly did taste good
It was so long since he had had any
he had forgotten hom good they were
Like all little Bears, he was greedy
Greedy folk can seldom think of any
thin but their stomachs when they
have food. So Cubby just didn't pay
Evening star., 1927-09-29
Bleaching the Hair.

Dear Miss Leeds: VIII you please
answer my questions soon, as must
know for a certain occasion? ID What
may wear for an informal dinner
dance? (2) I am using diluted perox-
tde and ammonia on my ahir to make
1t golden. Will this harm it? My
hair Is naturally very wavy and keep
1t in good condition by oils, massage.
brushing and good shampoos. What
is the most harmless bair bleach? 80
Evening star., 1927-09-29
To Drown Her Ont.

From the Boston Transcript.
Subbubs-Is your daughter going to
practice on the piano this afternoon?
Nexdore-I believe 80.
Subbubs-Then would you mind
lending me your lawn mower? have
to do the lawn some time, anyway.
Evening star., 1927-09-29
Papa's Pun.
By ROBERT CULLEN.

From the Boston Transcript.
Daughter Showing off new gown
What do you think of It. dad?
Father-Mm! AS dress it isn't
much, but as hosiery ad I should
say 1t is knee plus ultra.
Evening star., 1927-09-29
WORD COLF-Everybody's Playing 1t
JOHN KNOX.
By JOHN KNOX.

Go from DECK to KEEL Aha John Silver now.
behind
McGraw!
at
class will tell you that we don't spell fish" with "a"
Change a SCOT
PRINT
Evening star., 1927-09-29

Fabric for Fabrication.
From the Boston Transcript.
The most elastic fabric we know Of
is the trout yarn.
Evening star., 1927-09-29

evening never seems
complete without
this fine old
ginger ale

To THINK of entertaining Is to think instine-
lively of "Canada Dry" For there is some
thing about this fine old ginger ale which adds
bit of distinction to every occasion and makes
your home, indeed, pleasant place to be.
The very sparkle Of this famous and honored
drink brings memories of some well-remem-
bered visit to great hotel or exclusive club.
Just to pour it forth into the longstemmed
glasses is to give new charm to napery and silver
and add CHEEKY, joyous note to the bridge
game, the dinner, or the dance. ........
So it has been said that the evening never
seems complete without this Champagne of
Ginger dies. It accentuates welcome
fingers in farewell. "I've had lovely time"
is no idle, empty phrase when recollections of
truly pleasant hours warm the parting handclasp.
In all the world there is no beverage so sure
to please so many people as Canada Dry"
The witchery of wonderful favor has made it
the outstanding beverage success of all time.
Evening star., 1927-09-29
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX
Advice to Girl of II Who Wants to Leave Home
and Her Uncongenial amiy-Why Eve
Was Tempted Instead of Adam.

family
- girls family for weeks without
friend
decide?
LONESOME.
Evening star., 1927-09-29

Solutions on this page in today's Star.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1927-09-29
The Studio Tea.

//CO YOUR mother-in.law Is com.
ing for a long VISIT" re-
marked the spinster aunt
~ with a touch of amused
malice i'm her soft vnice
The Washington times., 1927-04-18

man, Mrs. Nora Henry. Mrs. w. e.
Bradley, Mrs. Harry s. Ellxins, Mrs.
Elizabeth Cornish, Mrs. Paul Chan.
Gerry, Mrs. Leroy D. BrandoW, Mrs.
Lillian Sir Louis, Mrs. G. s. Tuys
ner, Mrs. Allen Ray Horn, Mrs.
George Kennow. Mrs. Edwards n.
Nevis. Mrs. Louis y. Bradley, Mrs.
Wright. Mrs. Marcelia r. WaRner.
Mrs. Peter Dorsch, Mrs. Martha
2. Vaughan, Mrs. Roy Dunnalre,
Mrs. Henry Brawner, Mrs. Leslie
Rumiseile, Mrs. Samuel Blythe.
Mrs. Bessie Parker Brueggeman,
Mrs. Allen Muddiman. Mrs. George
Muller, Mrs. Frederick GrevO, Mrs.
Alfred Chandler. Mrs. Harold Bull
Tough. Mrs. Arthur Smith, Mrs.
Harry Price, Mrs. Jack Kerns.
Mrs. John williams, Miss II.
Paris, Mrs. Douglas waliop and
Mrs. Ernest Kettier.
Miss Bessie Stuart Campbell has
returned to town from a week.s
stay in Front Royal, Va.
Mrs. William w. Williams enter.
tanned a group Of girls at luncheon
today in compliment to Miss Nancy
Galley, daughter Of Mr.. and Mr..
Hamilton, daughter Of Mr.. ana
John J. Hamilton, and Miss Helen
II. Prescott Galley.
The Washington times., 1927-04-18
MUSIC NOTES
CALENDAR
BY Jessie MacBride

GALaNUAB
TODAY, at 4:30--London String
Quartet in first Of six programs
giving the i6 string quartets of
Beethoven. Coolidge Foundation.
Library Of Congress.
TONIGHT, at s;sO-stuart Ross in
piano recital. Masonic Auditor
ium.
TUESDAY, at 2:3o and again at $50
London String Quartet. Library
Of Congress.
WEDNESDAY, at $50 - London
String Quartet. Library Of Con.
gress.
THURSDAY, at 4:30--London String
Quartet. Library Of Congress.
THURSDAY, at s:15--W Washington
College Of Music. Public concert.
Central High School.
FRIDAY, at 4:S0-Last Of London
String Quartet concerts. Library
Of Congress.
FRIDAY, at metropolitan Opera
Company in Verlis La Traviata."
Washington Auditorium.
FRIDAY, at SIS - Harvard Glee
Club, DR.. Dawson, conductor. in
concert. Masonic Auditorium.
SATURDAY, at . - Metropolitan
Opera Company, double BILL"
Puccini's LA Boheme' and Ma
scagni's "Cavalleria Rusticaua. !"
Washington Auditorium.
SATURDAY, at metropolitan
Opera Company in Verdi's "Il
Trovatore.'' Washington Audi
torium.
The Washington times., 1927-04-18
MRS. COOLIDGE SPONSOR
FOR CARD PARTY

The Casualty Hospital Building
Fund card party. to be given at
the Mayflower. Tuesday Afternoon,
April rs 1T 2 o'clock under the
auspices Of teams 2 and s who
are working to add to this fund,
has Mrs. Calvin Coolidge leading
the list Of prominent women who
are patronesses. Among them are
Mrs. Royal 8, Copeland, Mrs. Will
liam Henry White, Mrs. Charles L.
McNary, Mrs. Reginald Walker.
Mrs, Lyman 3. SWormetedt. Mrs.
Charles Harmon Pardoe, Mrs.
Clyde B. Aitchieon, Mrs. Emile Ber-
liner, Mrs. Charles Goldsmith. Mrs.
Charles Alden, Mrs. William Trauty,
Mrs, John Berger. Mrs. Melvin
Rich, Mrs. William Clark, Mrs.
John Allen Munson, Mrs. Sam r..
Battles, Mrs. Thomas II. Farris,
Mrs. A. Graham Smith. Miss Mary
Dhvis, Mrs. Horace Arnold.
Mrs. Edward G. Smell, Mrs. Char.
les zurhorst. Mrs. Arthur Rykerd.
Mrs. William II. Smith, Mrs. Robert
Bruce Bare, Mrs. Harry Sherry,
Mrs. Mary W., Zurhorst, Mrs.
Luther McMilIens Mrs. Eugene
BrcclSneyer. Mrs. Avis Burgher,
Mrs. Anton Auth, Mrs. s. A. Ship.
The Washington times., 1927-04-18

allegro, and presto.
DIR. DAWSON OFFERS FINE :.
PROGRAM FOR HARVARD
The Harvard Glee Club, In con.
cert at the Masonic Auditorium on
Friday evening, at s:16, under the
direction Of their famous leader DR..
Archibald Dawson, viii sing:
"Darest Thou. Now, o Sour' OWL
liaEns), 20 Vos omnes" CVittoria),
"Jesu, Joy Of Mans Desiring
Bacf), AN Easter Hallelujah"
Wulpiusl for their first group. The
second includes "Hark All Ye Love-
4 ly Saints" (Weelkesl, ''Madrigal''
Monteverde). Glorious Apollo
(Webbe), two choruses and the ballet
music from "Orpheug" (Gluck). 20
Isis and Osiris" from Magic
Flute" (Mozart), four chcruses from
Patience" OSulIivanl.
Two folk songs HThe Turtle
Dove" arranged by williams, and
Swansea Town." arranged by
Hoist, open the final group with
THE Hundred Pipers," q Scottish
folk song, and the finale from 'Die
Meistersingers'' CWagner).
Tickets may be obtained at the
+. Arthur Smith concert bureau.
y y
THRIFT SALE FOR
ARMY-NAVY LEAGUE
Patronesses for the thrift" sale
to b given by the Army and Navy
League on April %, 20, 80 include
Mrs. Taft, Mrs. Dwight Davis, Mrs.
Wilbur, Mrs. Theodore Douglas
Robinson, Mrs. Charles Summerall,
Mrs. John A. Lejeune, Mrs. Henry
Watson, Mrs. II. H. Rousseau,
Nine. Ekengren, Mrs. Charles j.
Bell, Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs.
George Thorpe, Mrs. Goodloe. Fal-
coner, Mrs. Charles Matthews, Mrs.
Henry Fitzhugh, Mrs. Delos A.
Blodgett, Mrs. Francis Savage, Mrs,
Charles Hussey. Miss Martha Cod
man, Mrs. George. Graham. Mrs.
Chester Wells. Mrs. John C. Ere.
mont and Mrs. John Jackson. Mrs.
Henry T. Allen is chairman.
NN
Major General Greedy has as his
guests for Easter week his son,in.
law and daughter, Rev. and Mrs.
g. L. Adams. Rev. Mr.. Adams 10
the rector OF the Episcopal Church
In New Canaan. Conn
The Washington times., 1927-04-18
Rev. T. ]. Shahan Will
Open Catholic Session

World peace win be discussed in
papers submitted to the Catholic
Committee on International Peace
ut it's first meeting tomorrow in
Catholic University.
The morning session will be open
TO the public and at, p. m. the
1T. Rev, Thomas j. Shahan, rector
iahan Of Louisville, KY, will
acknowledge the address.
There will be an afternoon ses-
sion Wednesday at 10 o'clock at
Rauscher's at which the committee
will listen to report on Inter-
national Friendship.
The Washington times., 1927-04-18

braska, and Mrs. Ray, Of Kentucky,
past vice presidents general Of the
d. A. r., and Mrs. Bryant B. Brooks,
wife of Ex-Governor Brooks, Of
Wyoming.
Miss Mary Temple Of Knoxville,
Tennessee. has returned 70 the VIII.
lard for an extended stay.
LUNCHEON PARTY
AT WARDMAN TODAY
Mrs. Clarence Henssy entertained
at luncheon today in honor Of Mrs.
John House. Of Knoxville. Tenn, in
the FIorentine room at the Ward.
man Park Hotel, The other guests
were Mrs. II, =. AjIwine. Mrs. John
Cole. Mrs. i. A. Rose, Mrs. Harry
Semmes, Mrs. Alexander Senmes,
Mrs. Frank Brown. Mrs. Waller,
Miss Crouch, Mrs. Jack Connolly,
Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Edward r.. Eynon,
Mrs. William Moody. Mrs. r. A.
Shelton, Mrs. John A. Wagner. Mrs.
Jack Main, Mrs. J. g. Haskell. Mrs.
Paul Blair, Mrs. Al. y, Costinett,
Mrs. Herbert Schoenfeld, Mrs. John
d. MCGEE, Mrs. Manly MichaeIs,
Mrs. p. NJ. Chairman, Mrs. N. D,
Hensey, Miss Ruth Hensey, Mrs.
William A. Phillips, Mrs. Ray Dunn,
Mrs. w. L. Burdin and Mrs. w. L.
Burklin.
The Washington times., 1927-04-18
FIRST PROGRAM OF THE
LONDON STRING QUARTET

This afternoon. at 400, the big
Beethoven week of chamber music
opens at the little auditorium Of
the Library Of Congress with the
London String Quartet presenting
three Quartets Of opus IS, Nos. /, 2
and 3.
The concerts are through the
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foun-
dation. Quartet No. /, in r major,
contains an allegro con brio; adagio
Rffettuoso ed appassionato; Scherzo;
allegro motto and allegro. No. 2,
in G major. reads, allegro; adagio
cantabile allegro tempo limo; scher.
20: allegro. ana allegro motto,
quasi presto.
Quartet No. 8, in D major, con-
The Washington times., 1927-04-18

man established Or. Louis ". Herman
offices at 21S Victor Building, epe-
cializing in the treatment of high
blood pressure and nerve diseases
OF men and women. Before assum.
Ing the care Of a case for specific
treatment the patient must first
have consulted q physician and
secure his recommendation as to the
type Of treatments necessary for
the cure. Replenishment 10 the law
of lie; the law of life il the law
of health, and It is upon this
theory that DR.. Hoffman admin.
listers the cures Of Physio. Therapy
The Physio. Therapy theory EN-.
braces any form of treatment that
Is administered by manual or me-
chanical means, which tends to
restore the normal physiological
function Of the body. DR.. Hoffman
has administered the Ultra Violet
Rays Ultimately 400 times and
feels that his knowledge of this
therapeutic measure has been big
factor IN abolishing the ais Of
many persons. Honesty Efficiency.
Service" is the motto of DR.. Hoff-
man and 1t Is upon the rendition
Of this threefold motto that he
has attained such large recognition
as q Physio-T herapy Specialist.
Or. Hoffman ii q member Of the
Masonic fraternities and q devoted
worker In matters Of civic. interest.
Read the message Of Or. HOff-
man as presented In the WHO'S
Who" Directory Of the Washing.
ton Times and Herald Classified
Ads.
The Washington times., 1927-04-18
RECEPTION FOR
C, A. r. OFFICERS

Mrs. Josiah Van, orsdel, national
president, Children of the American
Revolution, Is entertaining at tea
this afternoon at the Washington
Club in honor of the national board
OF managers and the Presidents of
societies, who are here to attend the
national convention in session this
week.
Miss Katherine Spellman, a niece
OF the hostess; Miss Victoria Coping
and Miss Helen Abraham will assist
in making the introductions. Mrs,
John nj. Beavers, national vice presi.
dent-general Of the d. A. r., will
be at the tea table. Assisting will
be Mrs. Frank Mondell and Mrs.
Fred T. Dubois, honorary presidents
or the G. A. r., and Mrs. Adam Nc
Mullen, wife Of the governor of Ne
braska; Mrs. E. G. Drake, OF Ne
The Washington times., 1927-04-18

Andrea Popovici, secretary Of the
Runanian Legation. II spending
some time In New York, where he
u staying ct the Ambassadors Hotel.
The Washington times., 1927-04-18

Mrs. Robinson F. Downey has
returned to the Willard from Cuba,
where she made an extended STAY.
NHb
Mr.. and Mrs. 9. Bryan Pitts are
at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in At
lantic City.
The Washington times., 1927-04-18

Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Lightly
have with them IN their apartment
at the Wardman Park Hotel their
con, Carl Leighty, az New York.
The Washington times., 1927-04-18
WHO'S
WEIO''
BY GERALD GRIFFIN
introducing
DR.. LOUIS W. HOFFMAN

DIR. Louis w
II o { I'm an was
born May 4th
1885. at Ere d
erick, Maryland.
and was educat
ed in the schools
and Universities
OF M aryla nd
Phila d Q ] phia
and New York
city. Washins
ton, d. c., has
been his h o m :
since 1920. DR.
Hoffman is mar
ried and has one
child.
In SepteInbel
AZ 1921 nr Hnff.
The Washington times., 1927-04-18
ENGAGEMENTS
MADE KNOWN
AT EASTER
Miss Ruth Donaldson
To Wed New
Yorker

Easter has brought It's annual crop
OF engagements. Mr.. and Mrs. r..
Golden Donaldson announced yester-
day the engagement OF their dangh.
ter, Miss Ruth Donaldson, to How.
ard q. Irish, OF New York--the we'd
ding to take place next month. And
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Maxwell Henry
gave. official sanction to the news
that their daughter, Miss Pamela
Henry, isgto wed Van III. Manning,
jr., son Of DR.. and Mrs. Van H.
Manning, of Washington and Long
Island. Mr. Manning, a member Of
an old Georgetown family, is now
in business in New York.
Then, from Tulsa. Okla, where
they now make their home, comes
an announcement from DIR. and Mrs.
Philander p. Claxton Of the engage
mert of their daughter, Miss Ann
Elizabeth Claxton, to Thomas Ed
ward Elliott. a native of Norfolk,
Va, but now q resident of Tulsa.
DIR. Claxton, internationally known
as an educator, was United States
Commissioner OF Education during
the administrations of President
Taft and President Wilson. His
daughter grew up here and has many
friends In Washington. The wedding
viii take place on May Is in Tulsa.
WASHINGTON MAN
TO WED IN BOSTON
The wedding Of Miss Katherine
Worthington Lancaster, of Brook
line, Mass, and Charles Marbury.
of washington and Maryland, is
tatR 80
o'clock in Brookline in the home
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Fran.
Sheriff., of Trinity Church, Boston,
will perform the ceremony.
Miss Lancaster will be attended
by her sister, Mrs. Baker, and DR..
William B. Marbury, OF Washing
brother. The ushers viii be John
Stanley, Of Laurel, Nd: John Mar
kell. of Maryland: John Lewis, of
Maryland, and John Mackall. Of
Langley, Va.
Miss Lancaster is the daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. c. =. Lancaster
the first governors OF Maryland,
Robert Bowie.
Mr.. Marbury is son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander Marshall Marbury,
OF Washington, and Is a graduate
Of Johns Hopkins University in the
class Of 1922, his studies having
been interrupted by his service
overseas with the American ex.
peditionary forces in the world war,
He received two degrees from the
University of Bordeaux during his
stay in France and was graduated
from Georgetown University in
1925.
Mr.. Marbury and his bride will
be at home after May Is at Upper
Marlboro. Nd.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-22
FIFTY MILLION PERSONS IN
TERESTED

There is general lack of informa-
ton respecting the ownership OF the
railroads. Most uniformed people
believe they are owned by Wall
Street, by which they are used for
speculative purposes only. Nothing
could be further from the truth.
Capital invested in our railroads
has been gathered in relatively small
amounts from the people IN all sec
tions of the country. According to
the reports of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, there are approx
imately one million individual STOCK
holders in American railroads and as
many more bond holders, not to
mention the insurance companies,
trust companies, endowment funds,
estates and fiduciary agents OF all
kinds, which are heavy investors In
railroad securities.
1t has been reliably estimated that
SO million people in the United
States are directly interested in re-
turns from railway investments. 1t
is readily seen, therefore that failure
of the railroads to pay fair returns
upon capital invested in them disas-
trously affects very large percent
age of the country's population.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-22
FIRE A SERIOUS DISEASE

The fact that the United States
annually builds with more than half
a billion dollars worth of property
a funeral pyre on which are sacrific-
ed $4,000 of it's citizens, should
force us to recognize that prevention
of such terrible waste of life and
property is one of the major pro-
blems of the country.
After unlocking vast stores OF
wealth by our methods of efficiency
in industry and business, it is worse
than mockery to permit carelessness
to turn in and destroy not only a
substantial part of this wealth, but
also thousands of priceless lives
along with it.
Irving T. Bush, of New York, de-
clares that the country should put
fires in the class of preventable dis
eases; as, for instance, yellow fever.
Medical research and skill finally To-
Gated the cause of that plague and
stamped it out. Skilled fire preven-
ton engineers could take the place
of the medical scientists who block
ed yellow fever. Certainly any
thing that takes the lives of $4,000
persons and more than half billion
dollars worth of property a year in
one country, must be treated as
serious disease.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-22
NEW DRY RESOLUTION A ''PA
TRIOTIC PROHIBITION CREED"

Under the title of Spirit of 1927"
Wayne B. Wheeler, of the Ant1-Sa-
loon League, has issued what he
calls a patriotic prohibition creed. "
1t declares:
II believe in Constitutional Gov
eminent expressing the will OF the
majority, shall, therefore, always
exercise my suffrage to support our
American constitutional prohibition
policy of Government. / believe In
civil liberty, majority rule, the right
Of the people to better their condl-
ton under the Constitution.
81 believe the perpetuality OF the
Republic and the integrity OF its In
situations depends upon the sobrlety
of it's citizens, that beverage alchol
is narcotic habit-forming poison
whose consumption units citizens
for the highest tasks of citizenship.
/ shall, therefore, use my influence
and vote to abolish this curse to
society,""
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-22
FALLING OF LEAVES EXPLAINED

Mr.. Ernest M. CoZy, State Ento-
mologist, explains that the Norway
maple trees which line so many
lawns in Maryland, are infested by
myraids of plant lice. These cluster
on the under side of the leaves and
multiply rapidly. The mother lice
are rather larger, green insects
marked with brown spots on the alb
iomen, and they give birth to tiny
greenish white youngsters. These
colonies spread over the entire lower
surface of the leaf, and as they suck
The juices, the excess sap drops as a
sticky substance, known as honey.
dew. This gives the glistening ap
pearance that the leaves now have,
and which also spots the automobiles
which may be parked beneath the
trees.
Normally, this pest is kept in
check by Its natural enemies, but
owing to heavy downpours, these en-
emies, mostly flying insects, have
been prevented from deposlting their
eggs in the cluster of lice. Recent
examinations of trees, however, in
licate that these enemies are gradu-
lilly becoming more numerous, and
hat they will, eventually, wipe out
he infestation.
On small trees, or where sutfic-
emily powerful spray machine is
available, the lice can be controlled
oy spraying the underside of the
leaves with solution of nicotine sui
fate (Black Leaf 400 1-2 pint to SO
gallons of water. A small amount
of soap added to the spray will serve
to spread it more effectively.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-22
TAXATION PROBLEM INDIVID.
ITAT. MATTER


Discussing the taxation problem,
Edward T. Barber, Editor and Man
ager of the Western Colorado Beet
Grower, Grand Junction, Colorado,
says:
"Ours is representative form OF
government and we do not pay a
single cent of taxes we have not vot-
ed upon ourselves, either directly or
through our representatives"
Total cost of government, includ-
ing federal, state and local, as well
as capital OUTLAWS and debt retire
ments, amounted to SILICA, 000,.
900 for 1925, compared with $10,-
100000 in 1924 and $2,919,-
100000 in 1918.
Increase in 1925 over previous
year was wholly due to rising ex-
penditures of state and local govern
ments, which in 1925 increased
$500, 100000 and were largest in
history.
The taxation problem must be
looked at as strictly individual
matter. Your vote is worth just as
much as any other persons in veto
ing proposed measures which would
Increase taxes, and in removing men
from public office who are lax in ex-
penditure of public funds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-22
RAILROADS SPEND LARGE SUMS
FOR FOREST PRODUCTION

Purchases of forest products, in
Guiding crossties, by the railroads of
the United States last year amounted
10 approximately IL per cent OF their
total expenditures for fuel, materials
and supplies, according to informa-
ion furnished to the Forest Service,
United States Department of Agri-
culture.
The railroads of the country in
1925 spent a total of 81, 559, 022,331
for fuel and supplies, of which 1885,
291,234 went for lumber and other
forest products. In 1925 the rail-
roads spent $170,305, 031 for forest
products out of their total purchases
of S1,392,O43,O00.
Last year the railroads purchased
,3,750,913 crossties at a cost of
SOL, 100000. This was an increase
of approximately 100000 ties COM
Dared with the preceding year. but a
decrease under the two previous
years. Other purchases OF forest
products included switch and bridge
ties, lumber and timber for car re
pairs, and maintenance construction
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-22
FIREWORKS USED TO BREAK UP
BOOSTS OF MARTINS

Martins, birds somewhat smaller
han robins or starlings, sometimes
gather in fiocks by thousands just be-
ore migrating and establish roosts
within small areas. where they be-
come exceedingly obnoxious. The
loise and filth they make and the
breaking of branches of trees where
hey roost are very Objectionable in
residential districts. Although the
law forbids shooting martins, it is
generally possible to break up their
roosts.
Last year the townspeople of New
port, Ark, found themselves sudden
ly beset by ten or fifteen thousand of
these birds, and at first turned to the
police for help in getting rid OF
them. The police, however, were
advised by the Biological Survey OF
the United States Department OF
Agriculture that it was illegal to
shoot martins. and suggestions were
made for other methods of control.
The birds were finally scattered by
turning the fire hose on them, by
shooting Roman candles through the
trees after dark, and firing blank
black powder shotgun shells. The
Roman candles proved especially eff
fective. Other places in Arkansas
troubled by Objectionable bird roosts
were similarly treated.