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The Washington times., 1929-08-30
POTATOES
SHOWDROP

BOSTON, Aug. 80 N.N.S.).--A
distinct decline in the acreage of
certified seed potatoes planted this
year was recorded by inspectors in
the New England States and the
Canadian provinces, the report Of
the New England Crop Reporting
Service of the Department Of Agri-
culture reveals.
Inspectors reported that only A..
TBS acres of potatoes were entered
for certification this year as COM
last year. and the 1929 in 1921.
Every State and province has
shared in the decline. the most
precipitate drop being recorded in
New Hampshire where the present
crop dropped off SO per cent. Maine
showed a decline of 81 per cent,
Vermont 16 per cent. New Bruins
wick % per cent, Nova Scotia Is
per cent. Prince Edward Island 80
per cent.
The total for all sections show
that the acreage OF cobblers has
been reduced 80 per cent from
last year. Green Mountain 20 per
cent, and Spanlding rose II per
cent. The acreage OF Smooth Rus
sets 8 per cent. To date. weather
conditions have been reasonably
to a goody yield of certi-
fled seed potatoes in most of the
States and provinces.
In Maine the outlook at this time
Is for good yields on the certified
acreage. Last year, of 1883 acres
entered for certification. 1891
acres passed the final inspection.
In Vermont the growth is ahead Of
average in most sections. Virus
disease conditions. however. are not
favorable to q high percentage Of
the acreage passing certification,
yet not severe enough to cut the
yield appreciably.
Prince Edward Island, with o..
s65 acres Of seed potatoes entered
for certification, again leads the
Northeastern States and provinces.
The Washington times., 1929-08-30
COUSIN
IN COURT HERE

Earl Lindbergh Seal, cousin of
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, got
lucky break in Police Court when
charges OF larceny and assault and
battery lodged against him were dis
missed today and he was convicted
merely OF breaking glass in the
street. Seal was alleged to have
assaulted Martin Gates Sperry with
an automobile crank.
The attack on Sperry, in which
Morris Dente is said also to have
participated. IL alleged to have
occurred late Tuesday, the result
of an alteration between the three
men over the control Of the Private
Soldiers and Sailors Legion,
World War veterans organization.
Police declare that Seal was
formerly q Capitol policeman. and is
reported to have retoined the badge.
The charge OF stealing the badge
was dismissed by the court after II
was taken from him,
The charges OF assault and bat.
terry against both Seal and Dente
were dismissed when Sperry failed
to appear in court against them,
and the charge of lawless conduct
against Dente was noIle pressed
because the complaining officer did
not appear in court. Seal gave his
personal bond for 800 when con.
victed OF the glass breaking charge.
The Washington times., 1929-08-30
PAIR KEEPS fire.
BURNING s.
YEARS

RICHMOND. Va, Aug. S0.--In
accordance with a pledge they made,
when they were married. uncle
Billy" and AUNT Eliza Davis. Of
Walnut Grove. both nearly 100,
today are keeping up the fire on
their hearth that they started more
than SIS years ago The flame has
never been extinguished and will
not be as long as either OF the
aged pair Is alive.
The Davises went to their new
home Immediately after their mar.
riage ceremony and kindled the
fire. Since then. winter and sum.
mer, it has been kept going. Fire
In the home does away with damp
ness, and dampness shortens life"
said t'Uncle Billy when the story
OF the perpetual fire was discovered
yesterday.
Uncle Billy" though nearly 100,
still runs two molasses mills in
the Southern Tennessee towns,
grows vegetables and tobacco,
raises chickens and guineaS, and
even makes shoestrings from tanned
squirrel hides. On nice Sundays
he and his wife walk q mile to
church and back. aunt Eliza"
still cooks. sews. washes. churns,
quilts, knits and spins. "And in
summer. / pick up chips and bark
and cover them up to keep fire"
she said.
The Davises have 10 living chill
dren. 30 grandchildren ami three
reat.grandchildren.
The Washington times., 1929-08-30
Starkweather Company
Gets Road Contract

LEESBURG, Va, Aug. 30.-Tns
Starkweather Construction Company
Of Crozet. Va, was low bidder on
the road construction project from
Purcellville to Round Hill, this
county. This section Of road has
been in the State system for several
years although estimates for con.
struction were only received this
week. r
It is part of State Route No.
81 which connects the Valley Of
Virginia with Washington by way
Of the short route leading through
the towns of Berryville, BIuemont,
PurcellvilIe. Leesburg sand Tysons
Corner.
The Washington times., 1929-08-30
RESERVE BOARD
IS UNABLE TO
CURB LOANS

II ~ there Is anything that the Fed
| eFAl Board can do about taking the
hck out Of the market, 1t hasn't yet
en discovered.
Since February 8, when the board
started In to curtaiI the use Of bank
reqit for financing stock transac-
tons, brokers loans have Increased
R54s,0OO. 900. on the basis of figures
available today.
brokers loans from the New York
Member banks amounted to $6,217,.
100000. an increase Of 1882 600 900
during the week. This came in the
face Of the boost to six per cent in
the New York reserve banks redis-
p0unt rate earlier In the month.
Loans increase
Loans have been going up for the
Mst two weeks and now, judging
from the activity of the market,
eppear to be destined for still fur
Their boosts, unless the reserve board
figures out some new method Of cur.
falling the use of credit in specula-
tive channels.
When the board authorized the
New York bank to boost its rate.
Governor Roy A Young issued q
statement declaring that the action
had been taken in order to assure
adequate credit for the use of pro.
ductive business and agriculture in
the autumn expansion period.
Increase N. Y. Loans
The feature of the past weeks
increase in loans was a raise of
$4,000, 900 in the loans made by the
New York banks on their own &C.
count. Loans for the account of out.
of.town banks declined S31 600. 900
and for the account of others, In
Guiding corporations, individuals and
foreign banks increased $4,000, 900.
The fact that the out.of-town bank
loans on securities declined was
about all the encouragement the
hoard got out of the weeks results.
This, coupled with the fact that re-
cent reports showed greater loans
by the member banks outside of
New York for commercial and agri-
cultural purposes, led to the belief
that productive business was obtain
ing sufficient capital to meet it's re-
Quirements.
Production Greater
All other reports relative to bust.
ness conditions issued by the Gov
eminent indicate a steady increase
and the fact that production is
greater than last year, despite high
levels reached in 1928, appeared an
argument against the claim that the
market IL absorbing so much capital
that there is an insufficient supply
left for other purposes.
Unless there is decided turn dur
ing the remainder of the year, 1929
will be one of the record 12month
periods in business history, with
production and foreign and domestic
trade reaching new levels.
The Washington times., 1929-08-30
/. CHILDREN RETURN

STAUNTON. Va. Aug. 3O.-Two.
score fresh ali" children from
the tenement districts of New York
city. after spending two weeks in
homes of Staunton and Augusta
tropolis. Entertainment Of the chill
which for several years has been
making local arrangements for the
vacation Of groups Of kiddies from
New York.
The Washington times., 1929-08-30
MYSTERY PLANE.
SEEN At SEA

NEW YORK, Aug. 80 u.N.S).-
''Plane passed over, headed East"
was the message received today
from the steamer Coldwater, 500
miles off Chesapeake Bay on a.
direct line for Bermuda, the Radio
Marine Corporation informed Inter-
national News Service.
The radio gave the Coldwater's
position as 34.01 north latitude,
sos west longitude.
There has been no information
of a transat lontic flight attempt
or q hop to Bermuda.
The Washington times., 1929-08-30

authorities pending investigation OF
the accident, claims that when pull
ing aside to pass another car. some
thing went wrong with the steering
gear of his car and It crashed into
a telephone pole. He and the girl
were hurled into the road. and
third car occupant, Sam Finchum,
while not thrown out of his seat,
was badly cut about the head by
glass.
The Washington times., 1929-08-30

It also granted the company the
right to make slight revislons in
It's schedule and also in its route.
Under the new system. the coaches
abandoned that part Of their route
which traversed the Boulevard and
Hermitage Road, and win leave
Richmond via the Bus Depot and
Chainberiayne Avenue. to United
Highway No. /.
The Washington times., 1929-08-30
S. S. MayflOwer to Make
Colonial Beach TRIPS

The steamship MayfIower will
make trips to Colonial Beach start.
ing on Saturday and running on
the following schedule: Leave wash.
ington. Saturday. 2:30 p. m; Sun.
day, 8 q. m, and Labor Day. 9
q. m. Dancing. refreshments ana
entertainment viii be provided for
the axcurSiouists.
The Washington times., 1929-08-30
SHIP AIDS SHlPWRECKED

The coast guard cutter UnaIoa.
according to coast guard headquar-
tiers information. was leaving
Ketchikan. Alaska. for Craig. to
pick up II shipwrecked members
Of the crew OF the oil fishing yes.
bel Corona. It was not stated how
the steamer was wrecked or how
the men had reached Craig.
The Washington times., 1929-08-30
WashingtO Richmond
Bus Lines Are Merged

RICHMOND. Va. Aug. sO.--The
state corporation commission has
approved the acquisition Of the Rich
mond. Potomac and Fredericksburg
Transportation Company's motor
bus line. between Richmond and
Washington, by the Richmond Wash
ington Motor Coach Company.
The Washington times., 1929-08-30
Girl Killed and 2 Men
Injured in Auto Crash

BERRYVILLE, Va. Aug. sO.-A
serious accident occurred at Double
Toll Gate, this county, which re-
suited In the death Of Berthe Atkins,
OF near sperryville. Va, and the IN.
jury Of Ernest Jenkins. driver OF
the car. Ss
Jenkins. who Is being held by the
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
Washing Rugs and
Carpets With Annite.
It's Better Than Soap

Bits Of dirt and gravel get in the
rags and carpets daily, sinking into
the nap and making 1t impossible
20 get It out without the untiring
use of soap and water. You'll be
surprised how easy 1t Is to wash
your rugs and carpets with Annite.
For instance-to Y gallon of hot
water add . handful Of Annite.
Apply hot, using q soft brush
and making the last stroke Of
the brush lay the nap. Do
not rinse; but after rug IL thorough
" dry, sweep with clean broom or
vacuum cleaner. Annits is better
than soap for the family wash.
Cover the clothes with lukewarni
water well mixed with Annite In
The proportion Of one cup Annite
TO twelve-gallon washboiIerful.
After sufficient soaking. washing
ghould follow with very little effort.
To remove stains, bring the clothes
TO q slow boil for a few minutes.
Bleaching Is unnecessary where
Annite is used.
You cannot fully appreciate It
unless you try 1t for the different
uses claimed for 1T. Ask your
grocer for q half pound package.
You'll like 1t!
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
If You Want Good Food
stuffs at Bargain Prices
Shop in the United Food
Stores Friday and
Saturday

Perhaps the best way / can de.
scribe what 4 comfortable feeling
1t is to know you are getting the
combination OF quality and price
when shopping for foodstuffs Is to
mention what is being offered at
special prices on Friday and Satur-
day in the United Food Stores
there's one in your neighborhood.
p and q soap, five cakes for l9c.
Gpld Medal huciwheat flour, 10
cents the package. Iowa State
brand butter. sic the ID. carton.
Carnation, Pet or Borden's milk,
tail cans for csc. Auth's fresh
hams, 28c lb. Auth's fresh shoul-
ders, 21c ID. Auth's Royal pork
roll, 45c ID. Ceresota flour mot
bleached), ID. sack. 33c, and q
u ID. sack at Tic. Fountain Brand
hams. S3c ID. yellow Bag coffee,
s9c ID. Del Monte coffee, So ID,
Campbell,s Tomato soup, 10c. Cor.
by's Mothers bread, &c. Thin skin
grapefruit. and for Csc. Droms-
dary grapefruit, 21c can. Shop in
these stores where service plus
lower prices l. their aim.
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
Appetizing and Healthy
Salads

This Is the time Of the year when
one enjoys d really good salad of
the not too light variety. But 1t
is the salad that is easy to make
that Is popular with the house.
wives Of today. That is one of
the reasons why the potato salad
and cole slaw made by the District
Salad Company, So Eighth st. s.
E.. Is so popular. 1t Is always
ready just call Lincoln 9149, give
your order and it will be delivered
to your home without the fuss and
bother that usually accompanies
the making of salad. It's delicious
too! Just like the potato salad and
cole slaw made In ''the good old
days. =
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
Grrr,Tu- Csrsu,srrs CSnrAry

It would be laughable. Il It
weren't so tragic-the way the aver.
age woman in the home neglects
to order the coal and have 1t on
hand when the wintry winds make
their appearance. Call Metropolitan
1870 Griffith Consumers Company
land you'l1 be given prompt SER
vice. They specialize in coal for
the home. They also feature Johns
Manville Firetite Furnace cement
at 10 cents the can. 1t is fire and
resisting. Wonderful for seal
ing joints and cracks in, furnaces
ranges, stoves, etc. Easy to apply.
sets quickly. Used like paste
and anyone can apply il. Try a
can, These products are unquali-
fiedly guaranteed to you. Try a
can. Main office-1319 G Street,
Metropolitan 4S4O.
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
4 Halloween Bridge

II you want something new and
altogether charming in the way Of
an afternoon bridge party. give
a Halloween bridge this month.
YOu cannot imagine. until YOU
have tried 1t. how thoroughly en-
joyable such an affair can be at
the expense of just q little time
and ingenuity.
Start out by making some stun.
ning-looxing covers of black sateen
for your tables, and you can make
perfectly adorable score pad covers
Of black ribbon, ornamenting each
with a jolly Jack o. lantern, either
painted on by hand or cut from
yellow paper and carefully pasted
on. A very effective touch would
be yelloW-colo pencils for these
score pads. Let your place cards
have a symbol of the seq son painted
in one corner. such az jack o.
lanterns, witches, black cats, etc;
and the prizes can be done up In
intriguing packages Of yellow tis-
sue paper held together with black
ribbon. The prizes can be anything
In yellow or black. ranging from
yellow sports handkerchiefs to black
and yellow crepe de chine scarfs,
which you can make yourself. il
there is time.
After the game serve refresh.
ments in the Halloween color scheme
Of black and yellow. You can have
iced fruit punch served In orange
cases After following out the
pulp uf the ora nge with a sharp
knife. outline a nose. eyes and
grinnirg mouth on each orange
case. leaving the white membrane.
The fruit punch with which It Il
filled Is taken through two straws
tied together with little tiny black
and yellow ribbons and enabellished
with little black cats. With the
punch you can serve small assorted
cakes iced with orange icing
Halloween Tarts- Two cups apple
sauce. 1 cup brown sugar. tai
bIespoon Washington Flour. II tea
spoon salt. Il teaspoon mace
lemon, s eggs, 5 tablespoons sugar
" cup nuts X cup eandied orang,
peel. Have apple sauce tart. thicl
and strained Combine flour. sal
and mace and add to apple sauct
with grated rind and Juice OF lemon
Beat egg yolks until thick AM
beat into mixture. Fill uncOoke,
tart shells and bake In d hot ovel
until firm In center. Over toi
put q sprinkling Of chopped orang
peel and nuts. Cover with meringu
made Of stiffiy beaten egg white
land sugar. Brown In q slow over
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
An over Cooked Dinner
Grapefruit Cocktail
Stuffed Sliced Ham
Sweet Potato Puff Baked Onions
Cucumber and Tomato Salad
Baked Apples q la Duchess
VVfIkfns Cnffao

1 SWEGI EOldJO E5.-E=4
Cucumber and Tomato Salad
Baked Apples q la Duchess
wilkins Coffee
Have the butcher cut two slices of
ham about III inches thick. Make
rather dry bread crumb stuffing,
seasoned with melted butter and
grated onion. Put a thick layer Of
this on one slice of ham and place
the other slice on top. Skewer slices
together with skewers or toOthpicks
Place in q baking dish, cover the
bottom OF the dish with sweet milk
and bake In q temperature OF 800
deg. F. in a Smoothtop gas range.
Turn gently when half done and add
more milk IL the first used cooks
away. When done lift the meat with
two cake turner's to a platter and
thicken the gravy with flour.
Sweet Potato Puff.-Boil sweet po-
totoes In skins until tender. Peel,
add a little milk and butter, and
mash. Beat until creamy, Place
potato mixture IN a buttered baking
dish, leaving an opening in the cen.
ter. Fill center with sliced bananas
which have been sveetened. Pour
one tablespoon of lemon Juice over
the bananas. Cover top of the dish
with marshmallows and cook during
the last half hour with the oven
dinner.
Baked OniOns--P Prepare onions by
washing them, removing stem and
root ends and any dry outer cover.
ing. Place in a baking dish, cover
the bottom Of the dish with water.
y
closely. Bake with oven dinner for
two hours at temperature OF 800
deg. f.
Apples q Ia Duchess. Peel apples
and remove core, leaving apples
whole. Place on a shallow pan and
fill centers with gugar, cinnamon
and u slice OF lemon. Cover bottom
OF pan with water and bake with
oven dinner until done, time depend
ing upon the size of the apples.
When ready to serve, surround each
apple with soft eustard and garnish
with, q spoonful OF mock whipped
cream placed on top Of the apple.
Mock Whipped Cream Mash one
banana until no Jumps remain.
Beat the white Of one egg very stiff
and add two tablespoons OF sugar.
Beat again. Add banana to egg and
continue beating until well blended.
Add ia teaspoon lemon Juice or va
nilla flavoring. Set in Electrolux
until chilled. Serve at once.
BY Winifred ThurIoW,
Director Home Service Depart
ment Of the Washington Gas Light
Company.
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
Two Injured in Crash
Of Alleged Stolen Car

Robert selby and Lester Weaver,
Of Dsrwood. Nd. were severely in
iured early today when the auto.
mobile in which they wers riding
collided with : telegraph pole on
the Frederick pike. near Gathers.
burg, Nd. Montgomery county
police declare the car. which was
virtually demolished, had been
stolen earlier III the evening from
=. ]. Devore. near Gaithersburg.
selby and Weaver were taken Ia
the Montgomery County General
HoapItal AZ sandy Spring BY ID. 7,
Ganiey. OF Gaithersburg. Physicians
there said that while they are
seriously injured, both probably viii
live. They are suffering from
fractured ribs and internal injuries
The Washington times., 1929-10-24

Candied Pumpkin Cut into thin
slices as much pumpkin as you care
to use. Put into a pan Of lime
water Il tablespoon lime water to
gallon Of water). and let stand
over night. Then pour off and put
into clean fresh water to cover.
Allow to boil until you can prick
pumpkin with fork. Make syrup
with 2 cups of sugar and q cup
Of water. and while boiling hard
put in enough pumpkin to take
up all the syrup. Cook down until
Il almost burns. Then test by tax.
ing II out OF the syrup When It
dries and crystallizes quickly. It Il
done.
Mystery Salad One cup shrimps
QEacho and Company. u cup diced
pineapple. u cup French dressing,
Y teaspoon curry powder. hard
cooked egg yolks. Marinate the
shrimp in the French dessing, sea
soned with curry powder. Add
pineG pple. pepper and shredded egg
solks. Serve In a followed out red
apple or on q cabbage leaf. gar.
nished with mayonnaise and sprIn.
kled with capers
Apple Cheese Rings-Cut cored
apples in Y inch slices. leaving skin
on if tender. Between two slices
spread Ia creamy. highly favored
cheese
Butterscotch Apples Pare and
core 3 apples, cut into quarters,
Into d saucepan put 2.3 cup brown
sugar and Y cup hot water. When
syrup boiIs sdd apples. Cover and
boil gently until apples are tender.
Remove apples from syrup. plac'
Ing them in suitable dish for serv.
ing. In another pan mix Gun
Chestnut Farms milk and y Ia.
blespoon corn starch. Stir and cool
until mixture reaches boiling point
then sdd to syrup In which apples
were cooked Boil for a few min
utes. Add Y tablespoon salt.
Tablespoons butter Is tablespoon
vanilla. Mix thoroughly. Pour th'
sauce over apples and serve eithei
/ hot or cold.
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
Anger and Fear Gauged
BY IlIa Man Suffers

Los ANGELES. Oct. e24.-Th
more diseases a person has had
the more Intense are the emotions
Of fear ana anger dispaIyed BY
him. such Is the conclusion Of Or.
George NJ. stratton. who made tests
with about 1000 students At the
University Of California.
Disease, By its very occurrence, =
Or. Stratton states, "and especially
II early and frequent, may leave 4
.asting even though slight-trace
IN the neural, giandular and psychic
constitution such AZ to cause a
tendency to more intense anger and
probably also to fear" On the
other hand, the reverse might well
be true, namely. intense emotions
may produce diseases Oe crtain
types
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
Third Prize

Here's q. r. Keogh's recipe for
peanut butter sandwich:
Schlndler's Supreme Peanut
Butter Sandwich
Cut slices OF white Bond bread /, r
any sandwich bread. one inch thick,
remove crusts, toast lightly on
both sides.
Add X pound OF American Cream
Cheese, beaten thoroughly with
one cup of Schindler's Peanut But.
ter. Fold III s maraschino cher
ries, chopped fine; green mint
cherries. chopped fine, Garnish
with chopped nuts.
Serve on warm plate with a slice
OF pickle.
remain.
Respectfully,
q. r. KEoGH,
20O1 18th st. N. W.,
Washington, D. C.
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
Fairfax Pomona Grange
Headed By o. ". Carper

VIENNA, Va, Oct. 14.--O, ".
Carper, of Mclean. was elected
president Of Pomona Grange of
Fairfax county at the quarterly
meeting Tuesday night IN the CARL
ton school house. Carper has served
for the past year as master of the
Great Falls grange, Forestvllla. r..
G.. Lewis was elected oyerseer for
Pomona Grange and Mrs. Harmon
Roberts, Of Woodlawns win Be lee
tsires
Pomona Grange decided 70 con.
tribute $50 toward the agricultural
exhibit which County Agent n. p.
Derr Is arranging at Fairfax IN CO.
operation with. the chaEnbe of COM
naerca ana others interested Cen
t1pville Grange were hosts for this
meeting, with Miss Ludena sayre,
~ Fairfax, serving a. head Of the
entertainment committee.
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
25 Miles 4 Day Made
By Cows on Long Hikl

The two Tyrshirs cows brought
on foot from Brandon. VT to the
National Dairy show at st. LOUIS
made the 1900 miles IN % walking
days. A minimum Of 10 miles 4
day was prescribed for them. but
they had no difficulty travelling 20
miles and more q day, with a max
imun Of rs miles.
This long walk was underta ken
as q demonstration that modern
purebred dairy COWS have as much
stamina and endurance as the cat
tie taken overland BY the pioneers
OF early days.
From st. Louis the cows viii be
taken to the Pacific InternatlOna
Livestock Exposition at Portland,
Ore, and back home by rail, stop
ping at the American Royal show
at Kansas City.