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Evening star., 1927-11-18

In the last 125 years no mayor of
New York City has served three con-
secutive terms.
Evening star., 1927-11-18

"As they used to say about the
mustard manufacturers" he added,
''the profit is in what is left on the
plate"
The Calumet executive defended the
use of white of egg. saying that
out of the 10 large manufacturers
used it and that the question has
been submitted to many State courts
and It's use has been upheld. He con-
cluded by saying that in the 80 years
the industry had been in existence. II
had always been disrupted by inter.
nal dissensions.
Evening star., 1927-11-18
TROUBLE IN TRADE
IN BAKING POWDER
Trade Commission Probes
Sjtuation-Burns Agency
Involved in Case.
BY j. c. R0YLE.
sneciaI Djsnatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK. November lS.-Ihe
dispute which has tlourished for 20
wears in the baking powder industry
an industry which produces com,
modify bought and used by every
! housewife in the land-has cost an me
manufacturers millions ana now II
imposing an expense of many n1Iiii"l'S "S
on the Government. ms "'e''nie ~
rlaar today when the hearing of the
con,nlaint TO the Federal Trade com
mission against the Calumet Baking
Powder Co. was concluded.
This hearing. based on charges ny
the ROYAL Baking Powder Co. and the
Jacques Co. that the Calumet Co: was
disparaging the goods of competitors
nd using white of egg in it's product.
Evening star., 1927-11-18
CONSTRUCTION HEAVIER.

NEW YORK, November IS R).-
The money value of engineering con-
struction contracts let throughout the
country since the first of the year
continues well ahead of the same
period of 1926, showing a gain of more
than $3.50. 600 600 Awards were
valued at S2.S26. 707 900, Engineering
NeWS-RecOrd reports
Evening star., 1927-11-18

also served to bring the espisonage
activities of the Burns Detective
Agency again into prominence.
The latter fact was brought out
when DAME r. Forbes of counsel for
the Calumet Co, put Paul Regard
of counsel for the Royal Baking Pow.
der Co. on the stand. Mr.. Regard
admitted on questioning that the
Burns agency had been hired to place
operatives in the Euise of employees
in the plants and offices of the Calu-
met Co, that these operatives re-
ported to the sales promotion man
ager OF the Royal company, and that
the information thus gathered was
used by Government attorneys in Sc
lecting witnesses and examining them.
Another Espionage Case.
This testimony has cast light from
another angle on the activities Of the
Burns agency, for that concern now
is being investigated in respect to its
espionage of the Fall-Sinclair jury
for the defendants. whereas in this
case the results Of it's espionage, 1T
is charged. were used ny the Govern
ment.
Mai. w. w. Sheppard, examiner
for the Federal Trade Commission
has issued subpoenas calling upon the
Rllrns officials and others to testify
lat q future hearing rs to the extent
of the espionage and the names or
aliases Of the operatives so employed.
The hearings on the complaint have
been held all the way from Des Moines
to New York and from New Orleans
to Minneapolis. An official Of the
Calumet Co.. the largest individual
Evening star., 1927-11-18
EXCHANGES TO MERGE
San Francisco Stock and Bond
Body to Buy Other Institution.

SAN FRANCISCO, November IS up.
The San Francisco Stock and Bond
Exchange has accepted the proposal of
the San Francisco Stock Exchange TO
the latter institution for about $500, 600
in a consolidation plan. Exchange
officials said a few matters in connec-
tion with the deal remained to be
roned out.
Evening star., 1927-11-18

and picture tour through Homes Modern Bakery telling
something of its history products quality OF ingredients
equipment and personnel Look for these advertisements
and the helpful information they will contain.
Put your thinking cap and win the First Prize OF One
Hundred Dollars Or Second Prize of Fifty Doars-or
some one of the Twenty-one Cash Awards! Not over
seven words, remember. Many good slogans have less
such as-"Hasnt Scratched Yet'-"Ask the Man Who
Owns One'-'It's Toasted'-and numerous other ex-
amples you will doubtless recall.
The Judges of this contest being carefully selected
and their names will be given when announcement is
made of the winners. The decisions of the Board of
Evening star., 1927-11-18

Judges will be guided prin-
cipally by appropriateness,
originality and neatness. AS
soon as you have deter
mined upon a suggestion
which you believe has merit,
mail or bring it to our
CONTEST DEPART
MENT, 107 F St. NV.
Until you do, study our
Sunday Post and Tuesday,
Thursday Star advertise
ments carefully for some
helpful suggestion.
Evening star., 1927-11-18

producer OF baking powder, said to.
day the case had cost his concern
$500. 900 and that II had cost the Gov.
ernment many times as much. since
300 witnesses had been examined and
10000 pages of testimony taken.
Efforts to secure the submission of
the controversy to arbitration and to
draw up code of trade ethics which
the entire industry would follow had
tailed. as had a proposal by an execu-
i've or his company to match any sum
up to $500. 900 to be used to educate
the housewives in the proper method
OF using baking powder and to stop
attacks between members of the
trade.
Use Too Much Powder.
X. X. Bell, vice president of the
Calumet CO.. testified at the hearing
that the trouble with the industry
was not that consumers did not use
enough baking powder, but that they
used too much. lie declared his CON
Germ turned out $4,000 900 pounds n
year. which was more than enough to
supply all the baking powder used by
housewives all over the world. This
amount. however. is only onethrd of
the amount actually bought and used
by housewives.
Bell added hat this was due to fail.
ure to use the commodity properly
He said his company used every eff
fort to get housewives to restrict use
of baking powder to one Smoothed.
off teaSpoonful to a cup of -four, but
that the consumers went on the
theory that If one spoonful was good,
two were better.
Evening star., 1927-11-18

10Th - providing the prize
winners with extra money in
time for Christmas shopping
if so desired.
Every Sunday, Tuesday
and Thursday, beginning
November 20, a series of ad-
vertisements in the Tuesday
and Thursday Star and the
Sunday Post papers will give
helpful information in your
quest for a prize-winning slo-
gan or idea. These, in a
sense, will comprise a word
Evening star., 1927-11-18
JOINT SMELLING OF SWAN
POINT Is AGREED UPON
Virginia's Part in Project to Be
Laid Before Legislature
in January.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to Inc star.
BALTIMORE, November 1s.-The
oyster bars at Swan Point, in the
Potomac River, have been tentatively
selected as the site for joint reshelling
by Maryland and Virginia, 1t was an
nounced by Swepson Earle, State con
servation commissioner.
The plan Is to be taken before the
Virginia Legislature in January for
it's approval, Mr.. Earle added.
Commissioner Harry Houston OF
the Bureau of Fisheries of Virginia
and I have decided on Swan Point as
the logical place for the cooperative
reshelIng," he said.
"If the Virginia Legislature ap-
proves. the work will begin next year.
The Swan Point rocks are among the
largest on the Potomac. and the area
to be planted in shells will extend
over 500 or 1000 acres"
The bars, he explained. are miles
above the Wicomico River and close
to the Maryland mainland. All are in
Maryland waters.
Evening star., 1927-11-18
PRICES UNCHANGED
IN MARKET TODAY
Turkey Receipts Continue
Light-Butter and Eggs
Still Are Firm.

Turkey receipts for the Thanksgiv-
ing holiday trade continue light, deal
ers reported this mroning, only live
turkeys being received. 1t is probable
that dressed stock~from nearby Mary
land and Virginia viii not reach the
local market before Sunday or Mon.
dav
Dealers heartily welcomed the
ch1nge in temperature Warm weather
had caused dealers much uneaSinesS
and made it necessary to do a large
amount of icing of supplies already
killed they stated. and the change
will mean that stock will fare much
better.
No change in prices was reported
today, live turkeys still being offered
at ~ and 45 cents. dressed ones
bringing 45 and so cents. Dealers
say change in prices may come to-
morrow or Monday.
There were ample supplies Of fish,
oysters and other marine products to
supply demands at prices quoted yes
terday. The butter and egg markets
continued firm, with no change in
prices reported
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh. 1-pound prints. 81
tub. 5la52: store packed. 30a31 .
Eggs-Frcsh selected. 50a52; hen
merry. 53aG0; current receipts, is.
Poultry. alive-Turkcys. 40a ~:
fowls. small and medium. 22a23: Earge,
p: Spring chickens. 26a2S: ROSTERS.
16a17: ducks, 1Sa20: keats. young, 10a
IS; old, 35. Drcssed-Turkeys. Asa
80; Spring chickens. 32a33: roosters,
1Sa20; ducks, 1Sa20: capons, fancy,
heavy. 40a45; ducks, %; keats, S0a90.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef 1Sa20: veal.
25a27; lamb, 25a27; fresh ham, 21a22;
loins, 24a25: shoulders, 1Sa19: smoked
hams, 24a25: smoked shoulders, Is;
strip bacon, %; lard, 141aa15; calves,
10: lambs, 13.
Fruit and Vegetable Review,
Today's market report on fruit and
vegeta bles. compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics. says:
Apples-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market steady; boxes,
Washington, medium TO large size,
extra fancy Delicious. 4.00a4.25; Stay
mans, Romes and Jonathans. 3.00a
5:15; Virginia, extra fancy, Delicious
400; bushel baskets; Virginia un-
classified Grimes. 215 inches up gem
orally good quality. but russeted.
2.0oa2.25; United States No. !, Stay
mans, 212 inches up, 2.00a2.25; un-
classified Yorks, 21a inches up, few
sales. LIS.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate, de-
mand light, market dull: New York,
- cked, per hundredweight, Danish
type. 1.00a1.15.
Celery-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate. market steady; New York.
two-thirds crates. 2.00a2.25.
Lettuce-Supplies light, demand
moderate, market steady; California,
crates, iceberg type, As dozen,
450a4.75.
Evening star., 1927-11-18
$4,000 in Cash Prizes!

slogan? Sometime "a1S9pe
-Ss;mnFur hdrouhEi EihtenhPn inclusive Af FneD nh
Evening star., 1927-11-18
RULES
OF Contest Are
Simple

/. Contest is open to all resi-
dents of Washington and nearby
Maryland and Virginia suburbs,
except employees of Holmes &
Son and their families.
2. Slogans should not exceed
seven words and must be written
or lettered clearly (by pen, pencil
or typewriter). on any kind Of
paper with your full name and
residence address in the lower
right-hand corner.
8. No contestant may submit
more than one slogan, but diff
ferent members of the same
family may compete.
4. All suggestions should be adj
dressed to "HOLMES & SON,
CONTEST DEPT, l07 F Street
NV, Washington, d. c."
S. Contest closes December 10,
at midnight.
6. In determining the awards,
the Board of Judges will be in
fuenced by appropriateness,
originality and neatness.
7. In case of tie, the full award
will be given to each.
8. Announcement of the win
ners, and the names of the
judges will be published in THE
STAR, December 10Th.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-28
Pennington

Mrs. Er1Set Minner- of Whining
ton spent. The weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvel Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Hitch were
weekend guests of his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Harris attend
ed the auto sho win Philadelphia
last week.
E. B. Redden, Mr.. and Mrs. Hav-
erstick and Mrs. William Gray made
a business trip to Denton on We'd
nesday.
Miss Gladys SOuders who has been
on the sick list is very much i'm
proved at this writing.
Col. N. R. Johnson made his us
ual business trip to Dover Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Clara Steele is constructing
new garage at her residence on
Main street.
Edward Lloyd of the Lloyd and
Burris Company reports business
conditions very promising for the
future and expect very busy sea-
son.
The Rev. Harry Smith is holding
revival services at the M. E. Church
each night except Monday and Sat
urday nights. Services start at 7:45
D. m. All are invited and urged to
attend these service.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-28
Drawbridge

Mrs. Ella Kitchens will be leader
at the meeting of the Epworth
League Sunday evening. January 80.
Leighton Loockerman, accompan-
led by his mother, Mrs. Sarah
Loockerman, motored to Maryland
on Wednesday last where they spent
the day with friends and relatives
at Greensboro and fredericksburg.
The Ushers' Union of Zion NJ. E.
Church will hold it's next meeting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Walls on Tuesday evening, Febru-
ary l.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-28
Selbyvine

Conn Scott and Russell Hill at
tended the special meeting Of the
Delaware Volunteer Fire Companies
at Smyrna on January 27, as dele
gates from the Selbyville Fire Com
pany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elton Lynch and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Watson were
entertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Godfrey of Millsboro on
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Scott and
family, Conn Scott and Miss Helen
Baker attended dinner on Sunday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
man Scott at Bridgeville.
The National Gamers Associa-
ton met at Atlantic City this week.
Messrs. E. V. Baker, Volley Stevens,
Lee Stevens, J. A. Tubbs, John
Townsend, 3rd, and J. G. Town
send, Jr., attended the convention.
Miss Lyla Townsend is in Phila-
delphia.
J. G. Townsend, Jr., left for Flor
ida and other southern states the
first of the week.
The chancel bouquet on Sunday
was in memory of Velores McCabe,
son of Mrs. Prudence McCabe Long.
MIR. and Mrs. J. Roland Buell. en-
tertained at cards on Saturday eve
ming Mr.. and Mrs. E. V. Baker and
-. and Mrs. H. V. Tubbs.
,''nd,iir,,uiSSSnch has returned
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-28

James Il. hdrlnSLedu, W. L I'LL
adelphia, spent the weekend with !
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. !
Harmstead.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Williams spent
the weekend with relatives at
Lewes.
The HARRINGTON Century Club
will serve the annual banquet to the
officers and directors of the Kent x
! Sussex County Fair Association on
Thursday evening.
A card party will be given by the
Century Club ladies at the club
house on Friday evening.
/ The Harrington band has announc-
ed the date of the Rabbit Foot Minis
trels to be held in Reese Theatre on
2 February 11th.
Lee Jackson Dead
Lee jackson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
! Eddie jackson, residing near town,
died early Tuesday morning as the
result of being struck by an auto
/ mobile on the highway just north
of Harrington sometime Saturday.
Following the accident jackson
was taken to the Office of DR.. w. L.
Chipman for examination and 1t was
thought he was only suffering from
shock. 1t was later revealed that
he suffered a fractured skull and
menongitis developed. The, coroner
was summoned and an inquest was
held to determine whether the accl-
dent was unavoidable. Funeral SER
vices were held from the NJ. P.
; Church Thursday afternoon at 2 p.
m, Interment made in Hollywood
cemetery.
DR.. P. w. Tomlinson of Whining
ton spent Monday evening with MI
/ and Mrs. 7. L. Wingate.
L. Morris spent the weekend
: with Wilmington relatives.
Mrs. Katie Wyatt entertained
/ friends from Philadelphia over the
weekend.
: Miss Gertrude Pollett of Stockton
. Md. spent the weekend with heI
aunt, Mrs. Dora Brown.
. MIR. and Mrs. Grover Lord were
; Guests of the formers mother at
2 Wilmington on Sunday.
DR.. Howard Clymer spent Mon
= day with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
. John Clymer.
Prof. John Shilling Addresses
Community Association
One of the largest crowds ever
present attended the regular month
. Iy meeting of the P. T. A, held in
the high school auditorium Monday
:; evening. An especially fine program
was enjoyed by all. Much credit Is
due the committee for their hearty
> cooperation in making the costumes
> "a vote of thanks was extended
. / them. Following this part OF the
'' program. Prof. Fitzgerald of the
! Vocational Training Department
' had arranged for lantern slides Gov
, ering the value of using pure breo
stock and poultry on the farm. His
lecture and pictures were both III
structive and appreciated.
Superintendent Messner regretted
that he was forced to act as chair
man of the meeting due to the i'll
ness of Mrs. George B. Potter, pres
ident of the P. T. A., who is confined
to her home suffering with ner'
S vous breakdown nC C2mmenting OF
+ her illness, he La spirit witt
/. wbich Irs: Pot th'
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-28

best proposition and the
inner of appropriating the
the Delaware Legislature has
reatest opportunity since 1919
esc3 something worth while for the
Delaware children according to Prof.
Shilling.
This concluded his address and
he received much applause and was
congratulated by several for his fine
address. Chairman Messner stated
we had learned a lot from the ad-
dress. The meeting was hen de-
clared adjourned and the degates
representing various civic bodies
gathered at the front of the auditor
ium to discuss the method of pro-
cedure. The following organizations
were represented or are expected to
be represented: Chamber of Com
merce, Garrett S. Harrington and
DR.. w. T. Chapman; City Council, F.
Brown Smith; P. T. Association,
Mrs. Helen Clifton; Harrington Cen
turv Club, Mrs. Norris Adams;
Board of Education, Fred S. Bailey;
American Legion, Earl Sylvester;
Eastern Star, Mrs. julius Cooper;
Odd Fellows, L. G. Markert; 2. o.
S. of A., w. R. Massey and II. q.
Tee; Jr. o. U. A. NJ, Warren i.
Moore and George E. Swain; NJ. T.
Church, Conrad Sabitsky; NJ. u.
Church, H. J. Ramsdall; Episcopal
Church, w. D. Scott; HARRINGTON
/ Grange, Walter J. Paskey; W. I. l.
IT,, Mrs. A. V. Satterfield and Mrs.
. Ella D. Cordrey; P. o. S. of A. Mrs
Edgar Hall; Women's Benefit Asso-
citation, Mrs. James L. Harmstead /;
Peoples Bank, Fred L. Masten; ana
First National Bank, D. B. Tharp.
The meeting adjourned at 1O:3O p,
m. Other meetings will be held
from time to time and the above
representative will be duly notlhed
Harry C. Tee. at Sharp & Fleming
Drug Store, L. our local representative
For your convenience he is authorized
to renew your subscriptions and take
new subscriptions. He is provided wltI
the necessary blanks and will issue
boniflde receipt. JIo-u
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-28

bdUG huLn anu GlONCA aACAclI"
der, heroes of the last Worlds
Series, learned to play ball in their
little home towns. George H. Ruth
lives at South Sudbury, Massachus-
etts, and George Alexander at st.
Paul, Nebraska.
Attempts to protect candy and
food ID wrapped packages have been
successful through the use of new
material called cellophane. 1t is
made from wood, and it is a verit-
able piece of cloth without pores.
Cellophane is a beautiful plain
transparent wrapping, and it is also
used on perfumes, powder, soap,
drugs, ETC., completely protecting
them. AS it contains no animal mat
ter, cellophane does not decOmpose,
and it is bacteria-proof.
Many learned men believe we are
only in the beginning of the devei-
opment of radio and the editor OF
the Woman's Home Companion pre-
diets that cities will be lighted with
out wires and factories run with
power coming out of the air.
A boy in North Caroline recently
raised 3221a bushels of corn on five
acres, and won a $500 prize from
the producers of nitrate of soda,
whose fertilizers constituted the
most valuable part of his home
mixture. There was a not profit on
the crop of $375, which shows that
it pays to farm intelligently.
While few earthquakes are disas-
trous still there are about 5000 of
them in the world in year. A
good deal of the Near East Relief
work is done to relieve damage by
disastrous earthquakes in the Ar
menian section of our globe.
George Young, who swan over p
miles from Catalina Island to the
mainland, is II years old, and like
very fine lad he boasts of his love
for his mother. He was Is hours
and 46 minutes in the water.
The most severe test of friendship
( is whether it will stand a loan
Good Hardware.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-28

Amos Booth, H. C. Fiske
mington and c. E. Griffith V
Bridgeville to take examinati
the rural route made vacalV
Herman Johnson who resigned
December. Mr.. Johnson is now
G. w. Powders of Milford in
undertaking business.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-28

The most severe test of friendship
is whether it will stand a loan
Good Hardware.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-28

Try our cent-a-word advs.
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-28

Mrs. Susie Parker of
mia spent the weekend W
Mrs. N. A. Day,
Herman Ryan of the Y
Delaware was the guest
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. We
over the weekend.
Ta. TODD
Milford chronicle., 1927-01-28
Shilling.

f. Shilling.
z outthe outline as to
4eyy will probably be
best proposition and the
inner of appropriating the
the Delaware Legislature has
,reatest opportunity since 1919
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01

through the triangle from north to
south. Mr.. Bennett said, included
Ninth, Twelfth, Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth streets, on any OF which, he
said there was no objection to having
street cars. He proposed tunneling
street car lines under The Mall drive
ways projected for the future, and
said that no doubt the program for
buildings themselves would stimulate
progress in the plan for the Mall
driveways. He made it plain. how
ever. that the Treasu had no au-
toritv to plan the Mall, and was
studying it only as it was necessary
in connection with the proper develop
ment of buildings on the adjacent
areas, the Avenue triangle Oh one
side, and the Department of Agri
culture project on the other.
With the aid of maps and archi-
tect's drawings of how the triangle
would look when finished under the
present plan. Mr.. Bennett told not
only of the present development, and
Of immediate progress being made, but
went back to the Washington and
L'Enfant plans, and told how they
were connected.
While touching on the proposal re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01

The government needs more con
troll over the type Of buildings erected
along the broad avenues, and around
the parks of the National Capital,
Edward II. Bennett. of Chicago. con
suiting architectural specialist at the
Treasury Department, Yesterday told
Washington Study at Raucher's.
In an informal talk on art in the
new Federal building program for this
city, in which he is taking an import
ant part as adviser to Secretary Mel
lon. Mr.. Bennett said more authority
than is provided in the present Zon-
ing law would be advisable in order
that tho government may guide de-
velopment in these public places SO
as to preserve the dignity of the city.
He. discussed in this connection the
type of structures which may go up
along the north side of, Pennsylvania
avenue, opposite the proposed NAM
moth Federal building project. in the
triangle bounded by the Botanic
Gardens, Fifteenth street. Pennsyl-
vania avenue and the Mall. AS an
informal suggestion he proposed. for
instance. that it would be we'll if the
government had power TO hold down
the entire building height along Penn
SElVania avenue SO as to keep the
NlSld 10 lhe AdpllOi uoIlIe uttobStI uCl-
ed. Buildings might be allowed eX-
traordinary height back off the
Avenue, he said. in order to compen-
safe private property owners for the
foreshortened height along the Ave
nue.. He mentioned disparagingly the
tall Veterans Bureau Building as
being too high and unsightly a. pub
lie structure to have placed on prop
erty facing Lafayette Park.
Sees Il Street Growth.
Development of the Federal build
ing program in the triangle. Mr..
Bennett said, had raised the inn
portant architectural question of how
the other side of Pennsylvania avenue
would be treated and also how much
more important r street northwest
is going to he in the future.
With the pretentious row of public
buildings along Is street, he said, this
street will become "a great thorough
fare" and will help to carry the in
creasing stream of traffic which now
is flowing along Pennsylvania avenue.
1t was unlikely that B street would
have street cars, he said. but probably
would have bus lines.
The streets now planned to cut