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Milford chronicle., 1929-10-25

A rather amusing story has gained
considerable circulation among poul-
try fanciers. Young Mrs. Newlywed
stopped the local veterinary on the
street and demanded that he come
over Immediately to inspect her flock
of blooded leghorns. A lot of them,
she said, had suddenly become af-
f1icted with a strange, apparently
contagious, malady.
When asked for a description OF
this peculiar disease, she explained
that, one after another, they had
ceased laying and then begun to
lose their feathers in most alarm
ing fashion. Starting with the neck
feathers, they had successfully lost
in turn the body feathers, then the
tail feathers and, finally, most of
the wing feathers until they were
practically nude and truly pitiable
objects. The young woman was
naturally quite relieved when the
old doctor informed her that it was
just as natural for her hens to shed
their feathers at a certain time OF
the year as it was for certain kinds
of trees to shed their leaves. They
were simply molting and would re-
cover shortly without any great eff
fort on her part.
I shall make no effort to vouch for
the truth of this story. do not
hesitate to say, however, that 1 have
often been amazed at the compara-
tive lack of knowledge even among
a great many experienced poultry
raisers on the subject of molt. For
example, there is considerable diff
ference of poinion even among ex-
perts as to whether the molt affects
and controls egg production, or
whether egg production controls the
molt. Some contend that a hen
stops laying because she is getting
ready to molt and others maintain
with equal spirit that the hen won't
molt until after she is through with
the business of egg production, for
the time being at least. 1, myself,
am strongly inclined to the latter
theory and 1 am supported in my
belief by a great many qualified OBJ
servers who also have given the
matter considerable scientific study.
The exact sequence is of no par
ticular moment to practical poultry
raisers, however. The fact remains
that molting does not start until af-
ter egg production has ceased, only
in exceptional cases, regardless OF
which governs the other. Just why
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-25

I wonder how many parents who
are sending their child to school this
year have made certain that he is
physically fit? How many took him
to the family physician for careful
physical examination and advice?
How many carefully followed the
health advice given at the time of
examination before permitting him
to enter school?
I wonder how many parents are
keen about their own health? How
many believe in, and are having a
health examination yearly?
1 wonder how many parents are
employing doctors to keep them and
their families well instead of to cure
them after they become ill?
wonder how many parents are
we'll established in daily health and
living habits and are practicing
them and also making sure that
their child is we'll established in
them:-those habits of sleep, baths,
food, mouth hygiene, water drink
ing, toilet regularity, breathing,
posture, exercise, rest, play, cheer
MUlCn duulbb anu NAAAA0A NA
alike should have and should prac-
tice daily in order to keep well.
1 wonder how many parents when
their child enters school know the
environment into which he is going?
How many have met the teacher, the
school doctor, nurse and physical
director, with whom that child is to
be in the closest touch? 1t is almost
inconceivable that parents should
neglect to do this, and yet after more
than twenty years Of public school
health supervision I am constantly
amazed to find how many parents are
neglecting it. A compulsory school
system should require healthfully
built and equipped school buildings.
Schools should be places where boys
and girls should not only be able to
keep well, but improve in health.
From nine o'clock in the morning
until three o'clock i'll the afternoon
the child is living in the school and
the school is leaving its impress
upon the child. Is the schoolroom
clean? Is the air fresh? Are the
seats and desks healthfully built and
comfortable? Are they the proper
size? Are they adjustable or is the
body cramped? "a frequent cause OF
many ills in school children.) Is
the lighting from the left and rear?
Are the blackboards in the right po-
sition? Are the heating and venti-
lating systems of the right kind and
in good working order? And how
about the major matters Of water
supply for drinking and washing
purposes, drainage, toilets, all OF
which need the most careful super
vision which they frequently do not
receive.
Parents should play a large part
in these matters, and only as they
follow their children closely, in all
their relations in school life, in this |
their first great adventure, and IN
this most critical period of life, does
the child receive his Rights!
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Simpler, of
Philadelphia, spent the weekend
with Mrs. Annie Simpler, and fam
lily near town in the Stockley dis
trict.
Mrs. Ella Maull, of Philadelphia,
who has been spending some time
with friends here, has returned
home.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-25

Editors Note-This is another story
in a series of SO stories on poultry rails,
ing written by the well known national
poultry authority, DR.. L. d. LeGear,
V. s., of st. Louis. The entire series
will appear in this paper. Our readers
are urged to read them carefully and
clip them out for future reference.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-25

Any married woman can tell you
that the biggest babies are married
men over 80 years of age.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-25
A QUERY TO PARENTS
By Florence A. Sherman, nj. D.,
State Assistant Medical Inspector of
Schools, Albany, N. Y.

(This series of articles is prepared un-
der the direction of the Gorgas Memoir
ial Institute, which is organized to per-
petUate the life work of the late Major
General Gorgas in preventing unneces-
sary illness. Headquarters of the Insti-
tute are at 1881 G Street. N. W., WASH
ington, D. c.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-25
THE GRE A 7
MOLTING MYSTERY

The Puzzling Phenomenon OF MOlt-
ing May Be Used As A Valuable
Guide When CulliRg Flock To
Eliminate Poor Egg Producers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
TAMMANY ELECTS
CURRY AS LEADER
Man From Ranks Picked to
Succeed 0Ivany in New
York Body.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 23-John F..
Curry, wealthy insurance man who for
many years has been a district leader
on the West Side, today was elected
chieftain of Tammany Hall to succeed
George w. Olvany, resigned.
Mayor Walker advised a choice from
within the ranks when the Tammany
executive committee was called into
session today to name a new leader.
Tammany has been officially leader
less since the sudden resignation of
George w. Olvany month ago threw
the wigwam into confusion and set half
a dozen aspirants scrambling for the
job.
After an apparent deadlock had fore
stalled a choice, committee OF seven
was named to seek the advice of the So
called Big Four of the local Democratic
organization. From former Gov. Smith.
Senator Wagner and Surrogate Foley
the committee obtained no advice.
Mayor Walker refused to name
choice. but expressed his agreement
with the position OF the district leaders
that one of them should be selected
for the vacancy.
Successful leaders such as Murphy,
Kelly and Croker were district leaders,"
he said.
The selection of a district leader to
the exclusion of any one from outside
was regarded by political observers as
the end, for the time being at least,
of the new Tammany of which Mr.
Smith and Mr.. Olvany were strong ad-
YOcateS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
SHIP, 209 ABOARD,
SINKS; 81 RESCUED
japanese Steamer Goes Down Rap
idly After Striking
Rocks.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, April 23.-More than hun
dred persons were believed drowned
when the japanese steamship Togo
Kuni Maru sank a few minutes after
striking rocks off Cape Erino, in South
ern Hokkaido.
The vessel sank so quickly there was
only time to send out single S o S.
Two steamers which reached the scene
early this morning, several hours after
the sinking. picked up 81 persons. Two
hundred and nine we're known to have
been aboard when the ship sailed from
Hakodate yesterday.
Several naval craft left Ominato to
aid in the seach, but it was feared there
was small prospect for other survivors.
The l76 passengers carried by the
steamer were fishermen bound for Max
chatka where they were to fish for
crabs during the Summer.
The disaster was believed due to bad
weather in the wake OF last Sundays
hurricane, which was followed by a
gale and q snowstorm off the coast of
Hokkaido and in the vicinity of Hako-
date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
NATIONAL ORIGINS
BILL IS DROPPED
Senate Committee Indefinite
iy Postpones Repeal of In
migration Clause.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate immigration committee
today voted to postpone indefinitely
the consideration of bills for repeal of
the national origins provision of the
immigration bill and opponents of the
new immigration quota basis announced
they would carry their fight for repeal
to the floor of the Senate.
Senator Reed. Republican. Pennsyl-
vania, made the motion to Sidetrack
the bills for repeal which proposed ac-
ton in line with the views of President
Hoover. His motion carried, to 2.
Four Members Support Motion.
The quick move of the Pennsylvania
caught the opponents of national origin
mapping. bare quorum being present.
Three Republicans-Reed, Keyes, New
Hampshire, and Hatfield, West Vir-
ginia-and one Democrat, Harris of
Georgia, supported the motion.
Senator Nye, Republican, North Da-
kota, the author of one of the repeal
bills, and Chairman Johnson of the
committee, voted against postponement.
Senator Gould, Republican, Maine, was
present but did not vote.
Will Appeal to Senate.
Senator King, Democrat, of Utah,
another foe of the national origins
quota restriction, arrived late but his
vote would not have changed the count.
Senators Nye and King both an
nounced they would go to the Senate
floor and there move for the discharge
of the bills from jurisdiction of the i'm
migration committee. If successful,
such step would force the immigra-
ton controversy before the Senate.
The resolution for discharge of the
committee is expected at least. TO serve
as an early test of strength on the
question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
POISON GAS BANNED
AS WARFARE WEAPON
Use of Germs Also Prohibited in
Resolution Adopted by Dis
armament Body.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, April 23.-Belgian proposals
for prohibition of use of poison gas in
war under reciprocal conditions and abb
solutely prohibiting meteorological war
fare were adopted in secret session to-
day by the preparatory commission on
disarmament of the League of Nations.
The commission also adopted a draft
resolution of the Soviet delegation urg-
ing the governments to ratify as soon
as possible the Geneva protocol of 1925
The protocol also prohibited use OF
poison gas and bacteria in war.
The general public was excluded from
the sessions of the commission, due to
fear some one would attempt harm
to Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet vice COM
misSar for foreign affairs, while he is
here.
Many delegates were very much op-
posed to exclusion of the press from
the poison gas discussion and it was a
mystery at whose inStigation the order
for secrecy by President Loudon was
made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
SLAYER'S APPEAL
DENIED BY COURT
Death Sentence for Numbering Two
Coast Guardsmen Is Upheld
by U. S. Tribunal.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, La, April 23-The
United States Court of Appeals today
refused to grant rehearing in the
case of James Horace Alderman, SEN
fenced to hang for the murder of two
Coast Guardsmen on the high seas be-
tween Fort Lauderdale, Fla, and Mas
sau. Bahama Islands.
The decision upheld the District
Court and left the United States Su-
preme Court as the only tribunal that
can save Alderman from the gallows.
More than year ago Alderman shot
to death two Coast GuardSmen and a
secret service agent after the Coast
Guard vessel CG-249 had captured a
rum runner and arrested Alderman.
While being brought ashore, Alderman
got revolver and opened fire. He was
brought in in irons, charged with mur-
der. He was tried only for the murder
of the Guardsmen and was sentenced to
death by the District Court. An appeal
was brought to the Court of Appeals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
GERMANS SUPPLY
ARMS, REBELS SAY
Arrival of Ship With War
Material for EScobar
Is Reported.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Ell PASO, Texas, April 23.-Mexican
rebels at Juarez claimed last night that
their forces are being supplied with wal
munitions from Germany. but declined
to say whether they are being shipped
by the German government or by pri-
vate corporations.
. A German ship loaded with arms and
ammunition, especially small arms
docked at Yavaros, on the west coast oi
Sonora. and Immediately dispatched the
materials to Gen. J. G. Escobar, supreme
rebel commander, who now is in the vi
cinity of San Bias, it was reported.
Although Mexican federal authorities
said their intelligence departments hac
failed to gain any confirmation OF the
reports, they declared they had been an
ticipating such actions.
United States Federal authorities de-
clared that If rebel claims were true
the shipments must have been sent by
private German firms. They pointed
out that the German government would
be unlikely to incur the displeasure OF
the United States through such step.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
Mime. Jcritza Hurt
As She filings Self
Down Steps in Opera
nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VIENNA, April %. - Maria
Jeritza. Metropolitan Opera Com
pany prima donna, received pain
full injuries in the course of a
performance of "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana" at the State Opera House
last night. She threw herself
down the church steps on the
stage with such violence the
blood flowed freely from a cut.
The prima donna, undaunted
by the injury, continued to sing
until the curtain was lowered.
Then she tainted. A physician
administered restoratives and
then bandaged her arm.
She insisted upon resuming her
role in the short opera and con-
tinued singing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
POSTAL INSPECTOR
BRAVES FOUR GUNS
May Die as Result of Fight
With Robbery Suspects
After Trapping Them.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 23-Evan jackson,
an ace among Chicago postal inspectors,
and four men he sought for an $4,000
post office robbery fought with guns in
a roo mat the Hawthorne Arms Hotel
early today.
Jackson was shot three times and
may die. Clyde Mackin, one of the rob-
Der suspects, was slightly wounded and
was captured. A woman companion of
the four men, Marian Courtney, leaped
from a first-toor window and was
found, injured, on the alley pavement
below. The other three escaped.
With the help OF Morris Stein. in
whose room the gun fight took place,
jackson had lured the suspected rob-
bers to the hotel. The postal inspector
and a secretary concealed themselves
IN an adjoining room, taking down the
conversation between Stein and the
others.
Suspects Become Suscipious.
Becoming suddenly suspicious. the
four men and the woman started to
leave. Jackson was confronted with
the necessity of attempting the arrest
single handed. He stepped into STEMS
room and ordered the men to surrender.
Instead, they drew guns and opened
fire.
Jackson. with reputation in the
postal service for daring, tossed a pistol
to Stein and told him to defend him
self. He then opened fire, dropping
Mackin before three bullets brought
him down.
The woman and one of the men
leaped from the window of STEMS room
The others fed through the hotel lobby
Later, at the hospital, Jackson die
tated statement to his secretary. to
be used IN the event of his death.
~ Names of Three Given.
The names of the men who escaped
were given by Mackin as Harris Travis
Eddie Courtney and William Doody.
Stein told police that $l,IOO worth OF
money orders stolen in the robbery OF
postal substation April had been
cashed in the account of his wife al
a department store. Jackson, learning
this, enlisted STEMS aid in trapping the
robbers.
Ihe Courtney woman said the men
nad used her apartment as place for
changing clothes, but she disclaimed
any knowledge of the robbery.
Within two hours after the shooting
| more than 100 policemen and a score
| OF Government agents were making a
thorough search of the neighborhooo
for the escaped men, the powerful
searchlightS of squad cars probing into
| every possible place of concealment
Federal authorities said the three
who got away are all former convicts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23

operation eXper!mentally az Freeport, II
The radio forum Of The Evening Star,
Gen. Squier said in conversation after
his paper, was pioneering step toward
this super university. which may be-
come "the greatest educational and cul-
tural institution III all history"
Describes His Method.
Space broadcasting, by which the
radio waves are caught on individual
antennae, he said. has already reached
its saturation point in its assigned band
of frequencies. The method made pos
sible by his invention. he explained. was
to use one of the wires in telephone
cable as am entennae, all the other
wires being used to conduct the speech
or music into the homes.
In this way, instead of broadcasting
through thousands of miles of space,
the radio waves would travel only a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
Gibson Speech Likened to
Conciliatory World Court
Role of EIihu Root.
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
ACCORDED FULL WEIGHT
When Conference May Be Held and
Other Issues Cause Geneva
Speculation.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, April 23.-In the light of
their unquestioned background of COM
promise there was growing belief at
Geneva today that American disarma-
ment proposals broached yesterday by
Ambassador Hugh L. Gibson might have
made possible disarmament agreement
between the great naval nations.
The project continued to absorb dele
gates to the preparatory commission of
the League Of Nations, which is seeking
possible basis for a future interna-
tional disarmament conference. The
proposals were believed to embody the
results of long months of study by
American naval experts.
Some observers, explaining them,
likened the project to proposals of Elihu
Root, which are believed to have paved
the way for American adherence to the
World Court. American objections to
certain forms of advisory opinions were
removed with tentative agreement to
handle each case on its own merits. So
does the Washington warShip formula
involve handling each specific warShip
on its unit characteristics.
Various Factors Enter.
Various factors besides tonnage enter
into the formula and any one of them
may bring variation on the indeXing
according to tonnage-thus, for in
stance, 1t would not necessarily hold
that 6,000-ton cruiser would be so
per cent as efficient as a l0,000-ton
cruiser. Differences in age, gun eleva-
ton. etc, probably would give it a rating
OF nearer 5000 tons.
The relative value of such character
iSticS as age. displacement of the vessel
and gun caliber Will have TO be deter
mined as yet by agreement among eX-
pertS Of the powers, although the Amer
lean delegates have already worked out
what is believed may be a fair index
of proportion. Their tables may easily
become the basis for "a hypothetical
consideration of the project.
!. One point to be agreed upon, par
ticularly with England, is the percentage
of estimated power to- be accorded six
inch-gun cruisers, which England con-
siders especially adapted to the needs
of the empire. 1t was believed here
that the American proposals would give
England greater actual tonnage and
more boats than Americans had. but
that American tonnage would have an
equivalent, or proportional equivalent,
in efficiency" or fighting strength.
Effect Upon Cruisers.
This, for instance. would work out
in the great number of American
lO,O00-ton cruisers which the United
States considers especially suited to its
ong-distance communications, such as
between the West Coast and the Philip
pines, Guam and Panama Canal.
The scheme, too. was considered as
particularly applicable to the problems
of France and Italy. as vexing in a
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
KELLOGG TREATY LAUDED
BY ADMIRAL MAGRUDER

Ey the Associated Press
CHAPEL HILL, N. c., April 23.-Rear
Admiral t. p. Magruder, famous as the
stormy petrol of the United States Navy
pronounced himself pacifist and eulo-
gized the Kellogg treaty in an address
at the University of North Carolina
yesterday.
Admiral Magruder said another war
would mean the end of civilization, and
said he was IAN apostle of peace be-
cause have seen war at first hand"
The Paris pact he declared to be "the
greatest step yet made toward world
peace"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
Erection Of Hoover Fishing Camp Tents
Begun Near Headwaters of Rapidan

Work was commenced today on the
erection of President Hoover's camp
near the headwaters of the Rapidan
River in Shenandoah National Park,
Va. one of the nearby fishing spots Sc
lected for him.
For the present the Presidents camp
will consist of Army tents of various
sizes with board floors raised above the
ground There are to be probably seven
or eight tents in the camp besides a
large mess tent. 1t is the Presidents
intention to have sufficient sleeping
quarters for his friends when they ac-
company him on his fishing trips to
the Rapidan section. Later on, probably
not before next Summer, log cabins will
be constructed to replace the Army
tents.
The camp is being built by civilian
workers from the neighhorhood and q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
GRAF ZEPPELIN OFF
ON PLEASURE CRUISE
Big Dirigible to Visit Spain on
Mediterranean Journey-20
Passengers Aboard.

BY the Associated Press.
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, April
23.-The transatlantic dirigible Graf
Zeppelin left Friedrichshafen at 1885
O'Clock this afternoon on its second
Mediterranean pleasure flight.
The huge airship. which is making
its last long flight before again essaying
transatlantic cruise on May Is, had
been held up "a hours because of un-
favorable weather.
Carrying fuel for a 90-hour flight
and 1000 pounds of mail, the big air.
ship made an easy start. She carried
20 passengers.
After final consultation between DR..
Hugo Eckener, the Zeppelin's comman-
der. and the passengers, it was decided
that the weather warranted a take-off
The route was unflxed, being left to de-
cision during the flight. A visit to
Spain. however, was considered certain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
SOUTHERN CROSS SEARCH
FLYERS BELIEVED DEAD
Observers Report Seeing Body Un-
der Plane and Mound of
Earth Nearby.
Rr the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 23-The Daily Ex-
press today said it was believed Lieut.
Keith Anderson and Robert Hitchcock
of the airplane Kookaburra, lost in
the Tanimi Desert, Australia, in search
of the Southern Cross, both were dead
Observers flying as near to the
Kookamurra as they might, and fail
ing to find place to land, ascertained
the body under the wing of the plane
was that of Anderson. Nearby, they
reported, there was mound of earth,
indicating that perhaps Hitchcock had
died and Anderson had buried him be-
fore he himself expired.
The two men were missing for nearly
a fortnight after starting out to seek
the Southern Cross, which In the mean
time was found by others.