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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-09

60. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.}
Rain tonight and possibly tomorrow
morning; colder tomorrow; minimum
temperature tonight about 35 degrees.
Temperatures: Highest so, at 4:20
pm. yesterday; lowest, IS, at Sis am.
today. Full report on page 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-09

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-29

any work the Highway Department
has done. Although Delaware has a
greater percentage of improved hard
surfaced roads than any state in the
Union, there still remain something
like 2S00 miles of secondary dirt
roads to improve. While it is not to
be supposed that all of these can be
rebuilt for 5000 or $500 mile am
satisfied that many of them can, some
for even less perhaps. Again many
others are so distantly located from
any suitable pits of surfacing mate
rial, such as sand clay or gravel that
other kinds of material will have to
be imported to top them with. Yet
even when, this added expense is
necessary they can be produced for
one-eighth or one-tenth of what con-
crete roads cost. What a pity, you
may say, that the State didn't learn
to build roads of this kind before
spending all the money that has been
required to provide the system of
concrete roads we have. The answer
is that they are no more suited to
carry the volume or class of traffic
the hard surfaced roads care for
than a Ford truck would be in the
PAX Company's business"
Gas I feel 1 have consumed my
allotment of time, hope for the op-
portunity another day to discuss with
you some of the needs as l saw them
of our state institutions, all of which
1 have visited once and some twice.
Yet, if 1 may, 1 am going to trans
gress upon the next speakers time
lust long enough to mention the COM
mendable effort the members of the
different boards of managers and
trustees are devoting to the manage
ment of these state homes. Unfortu-
nately it happens that the public with
it's diverse interests seldom pauses
to consider that the men and women
so serving do so at no little personal
sacrifice, they give of their time and
efforts without cost to the State and
in accepting appointment are actu-
ated only by a spirit of public serv-
ice. Theirs is all work without glory,
and there are some who are hand1-
capped through insufficient funds IN
the good work they are undertaking.
I consider those who accept public
office without remuneration as
among our most worthy citizens"
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-29
Deh11ar

Mrs. Harrison Jones and Mrs
Howard Lynch have returned from
visit to Philadelphia.
Miss Violet Givens who has been
employed in Milford, has resigned
and returned to Delmar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Collision have re-
turned from a visit with friends al
Cape Charles.
William Long of William and Mary
College, spent the weekend with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.
Long.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kelley are
entertaining Mrs. Hannah Dean OF
Atlantic City.
Handy Culver of Washington, D.
c., was a weekend visitor with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Culver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gigson have
had John Grabel and son, DR.. Stan
ley Grabel, of Baltimore and Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Stephens of Ridgely
as/their recent guests.
" Miss Rachel Barr who has just
completed a business course at Bea-
CONS in Wilmington, has been en-
ployed by the Continental American
Life Insurance Company, which has
opened a new office in Salisbury.
The Delmar Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation held it's regular monthly
meeting Thursday evening in the
school auditorium when the follow
ing program was given. The subject
of the meeting was "The European
Background of Those Who Coloniz-
ed Delaware"
Mrs. Walter Hastings described
English customs at the time the Col
onists started for America.
The eighth grade children sang
Last Night the NIGHTINGALE
Woke Me-" =.
The sophomore boys dramatized
"a Scene in An Early English Tav-
ern as Depicted in Silas Mariner"
Mrs. Howard Kirk described the
customs of Holland at the time the
colonists came to America, this
was followed by the second grade
girls as Holland Maidens in Dutch
costumes, who sang a clever song
and gave a quaint folk dance of that
country.
Miss Helen Chipman read de-
scription of life in old Sweden. This
was followed by a Swedish folk
dance in costume, given by the
fourth grade girls.
A union Thanksgiving service was
held at 10:30 a. m. in the M. E..
Church with Rev. J. T. Bailey, pas
tor of the M. P. Church delivering
the sermon.
A Christian pageant entitled THE
Challenge of the Cross" will be
presented next Sunday evening, De-
cember 1, in the M. e. Church.
1t will carry distinct and beau
tiful message to your heart. Rev. H.
Norris Watson, of Salisbury, will
address the mid-week prayer SER
vice. using for his subject Being
Polite to Cod"
Roland Marsh who is employed
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
many had narro wescape from
death when he fell between two
freight cars last Thursday night.
Luckily Mr.. Marsh managed to es-
cane the wheels of the moving train
but sustained serious injuries to his
leg.
Elder Claude Ker is i'll at his home
on Chestnut street.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-29
Red Cross Roll Call

The thirteenth annual roll call of the Ameri-
can Red Cross closed yesterday Thanksgiving
Day. and every effort was made by the Milford
Branch to recruit as many members as possible.
The collectors for the Milford Branch were:
Mrs. Will Joseph, Mrs. Oscar Ackerman, Mrs.
Thomas Reed, Miss Edith Simpson, Mrs. George
w. Marshall, Mrs. Wilson Vinyard Miss Nan Dep
uty, Mrs. Willis, Mrs Sarah Wharton, Mrs. Charles
Banning, Miss Virginia Fisher, Mrs. S. c. Evans,
Mrs C. D. Abbott, Mrs. Marshall Townsend, Mrs.
S. P. Toadvine, Mrs. Haswell Pierce, Mrs. William
Spple Mrs o. Balsley and Mrs. Earl Adkins.
For the post office and the First National
Bank, Miss Elizabeth Bennett, Miss Hazel Hitch
ems, Miss Elizabeth James, Miss Margaret Mason.
All of the girls did splendid work and sent in good
returns. For the hotel, Miss Elizabeth Stidham;
for the teachers in the school, Miss jones' for the
Caulk Company, Mr.. Messick; for Lincoln Mrs.
George Clendaniel; for Houston, Mrs. William
johnson and Miss Hazel Kitchens; for Glendale,
Mrs. Harry Jester and Mrs Timmons; Miss Ida
Rosa, the country around her home; for Shawnee,
Miss Whitehead and Mrs. Hager; for the Mulhol-
land factory, Mrs. Harry Mulholand; for the
Chronicle, Miss Elizabeth Carlisle.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-29
Vernon

Revival services are in progress
at Union Corner M. P. Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hudson have
purchased a home at Elsmere, a SUI
burb of Wilmington, where they will
engage in poultry growing.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Wesley Ross and
B. Frank Ross were Thanksgiving
Day dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Pritchett.
The thirty-fifth wedding anniver-
cary of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hud-
son was observed last week by a
very pleasant party at their home.
The storm of Sunday last stopped
the customary visiting and dinners
which have grown to be a weekly
custom in this vicinity. It gave the
housewives a rest.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-29
Oakley

Robert Passwaters and mother
spent the weekend in Pitman, N. J.
Charlie Owens of Detroit, Michi-
gan, and mother, were visitors at
Mrs. Georgeanna Hemmond's on
Sunday.
William Short, Jr., wife and chill
dren were Oakley visitors Sunday.
Charlie Walins of Glendale spent
Sunday with B. H. Short.
Mart Wiley and wife spent Sun
day with Georgeanna Hemmonds.
Mrs. John P. Webb is on the sick
list.
John Taylor visited his daughter,
Ruth Taylor, on Sunday.
Miss Carrie Tucker spent Friday
with her sister, Mrs. Rena Webb.
Rumor is the food of gossip.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-29
MY HEART

You know my hearts funny thing;
1t works so good without a spring
do not even hear it work.
But day and night, just like a Turk
1t pounds away so silently,
Though oft 1 treat it carelessly.
And still, it beats so soft and low;
1 know it's going cause go.
Just think, the food l eat each day
Helps my heart to beat it's way,
And my teeth that chew so well
Help digestion's story tell.
And as each organ does it spart
To furnish fuel to run the heart,
I must strive to do my bit,
By taking the best care of it.
L. Gellert, New York City.
The Pathfinder.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-29

We begin by fooling others and
end by fooling ourselves.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-29

Our Wallets
There are $4,000 thriving barber
shops and $4,000 bootblacks in the
country.-The American Magazine.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-12
Observations On The Weather

Washington. Aug. 12.-Forecast for Southern New England: Partly cloudy, not quite so warm tonight, except on the southeast coast; Tues day partly cloudy; gentle to moder ate northwest and west winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Fair, not quite so warm tonight. Tuesday, partly cloudy; gentle to moderate northwest and north winds.
 Conditions: During the past 24 hours showers have been quite gen. eral in the central and eastern sec tions. Several places along the At lantic coast reported more than an inch of rain. There is no defined storm area this morning east of the Rocky mountains. Moderate tenn peratures continue to prevail in all the northern districts. The rain fall of Saturday and Sunday was very much heavier in the vicinity of New Haven than anywhere else.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather. with slightly higher temperature.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-12
THE GLOBE-GIRDLlNG
 AIR-VOYAGE

And now the Graf Zeppelin, with the eyes of the world on her, will at tempt to make the first flight ot dirigible around the world. This great air liner is destined to have first page attention throughout this epoch-making voyage, and if suc- cessful will well earn the public ac- claim so generously accorded it.
 But the globe -girdling trip is not yet done, and there are problems ahead that may defy all the skill Of pr. Hugo Eckener Mooring masts are not plentiful in northern Siberia, nor is the tremendous hop across the Pacific, from Tokio to California, to be regarded lightly.
 But we will not need to wait weeks for the result of this air adventure. Except for delays in ports of call, notably Tokio and Los Angeles, the actual flying time will be compara- lively little. A ship that can cross from Lakehurst to Freidrichshafen in 55 hours will not be tarrying in northern Siberia for long, nor will it take an interminable time to cross the northern Pacific via the coast of Alaska. If misfortune does not inter- yene, aviation history will be most notably advanced.
 Incidentally, millions of the earth's inhabitants will see an air liner for the first time, and some of the owners of the buldging eyes will not have even heard of such things,
New Britain herald., 1929-08-12
JOY-RIDING IDIOTS

The head-on collision between an automobile and a trolley car on the Harvard bridge in Boston was pure case of five joyriders running wild and not caring what happened, The motorman of the trolley gave evi- dence that proves all one needs to know-he only saw the flash of the autos headlights and then there was the crash The joyriders were cross ing the pridge-and on the wrong side of the road-at a clip of more than a mile a minute. All those in the auto were young people.
 Against such fools there is no de- defense. What chance has an inno- cent motoriGt against the wicked driving of pack of joy-riders at 1 a, m. It is accounts of such hap penings that discourages night driv- ing for many citizens who prefer to play safe and not take their lives in their hands.
 How idiots in the first place ob- tain licenses to drive is one of the mysteries Of the automobile age.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-12
25 Fears Ago Today

Thomas J. Smith was elected a delegate to the C. T. A. U. conven- ton at the meeting of the Y. M. T. A. B. society last evening. Plans for an improvement to the building were made.
 The Black Rock baseball team de- feated Plainville and the Niger Hills yesterday
 The sanitary inspector is being kept busy this week answering nu- merous telephone calls from people who are complaining about chickens. Black Rock bridge yesterday and landed in the railroad tracks below. He escaped without serious injuries.
 The water in Shuttle Meadow lake has now dropped to 12 feet and 10 inches. Three years ago the water dropped to five feet. The water com- missioners state thatethere is no reason to worry over shortage.
 The health board will meet to- morrow evening and will inspect the list of candidates for the office of milk inspector.
 Rt. Rev. Bishop Tierney came to this city today and blessed the Po- fish orphanage on Orange street. Priests from all over the state wit messed the ceremony Rev. Lucyan Bojnowski is at the head of the or phanage.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-12
END OF THE DROUGHT

So far as Central Connecticut ls concerned the drought is over. Ihls may not be much to write apout from the city mans standpoint put rural residents will agree that hoth- ing has been more important thls summer than the heavy rain whlch drenched these environs sunday The lightning spoiled radio recep- tion-but what did that matter The water in the highways and streets discouraged tire cruislng- hut again, what did that matter ln the face of the inestimable good that accrued from the downpour In view of the rain, and its value to sun- baked land, nothing else matter ed.
 And so the week starts normal h. deed, we wouldn't care if there were a little more of the watery deluge.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-12
TWO WOMEN HELD
 IN PRISON RIOTING
Alleged to Have Struggled Re.
 YOlVeTS to Kansas C0nViCtS

Lansing. Kans, Aug. 1a (UP) - Two women were held in the Leavenworth jail here today on charges of having smlggird arms to prisoners at the Kansas State penitentiary who mutinicd last week.
 An investigation by Warden Milt r. Armine disclosed that two pis tols used by the six conricts who escaped from the prison had been purchased by Margaret Pale, alias Billie Mcdonald. and Pauline Webb. The latter was said to be the widow of William Webb, one of the two convicts killed during the riot.
 The women were arrested In Me Pherson, Kas., but denied any con- nection with the break.
 Questioning of convicts has re- vealed the guns and ammunition were sent inside the walls concealed in coal cars
New Britain herald., 1929-08-12

Q. Who wrote Spoon River Anthology"
 A. Edgar Lee Masters.
 Q. For how long did Houdini re- main under water in sealed casket?
 A. One hour, thirtyon minutes and thirty-one seconds. Pope?
 Q. Has there ever been a negro
 A. No.
 Q. What causes persons to be giants?
 A. Giantism. regarded as dis ease, is closely connected with the disease known as acromegaly (whlch chiefly manifests itself in an en- largement of the hands and feeD. which some biologists think Is caused by certain morbid processes an excessive development of the an terior lobe of the pituitary gland.
 Q. What woman did Presiden, Hoover appoint on the Crime Com mission?
 A. Miss Ada Comstock. President of Radcliffe College, Cambridge Mass.
 Q. What was the name of the last picture in which Fred Thom- son appeared?
 A. "<it Carson"
 Q. Did Owen Moore appear with Lon Clancy in "The Road to Man dalay?"
 A. Yes.
 Q. How many Liberty nickela are now in circulation?
 A. It is impossible to estimate. These coins were issued from 1883 to 1912, inclusive.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-12
MALE SERVICE


 By Asa Geery Hairy -chested He-Men, Brave and bold and free men, Stalking hither, thither, to the cor
 ners of the earth; Men of might and vigor, Six feet tall. or bigger, Waking booming echoes with their
 anger or their mirth. Giant -muscled He-Men, Mountain Men or Seamen, Rolling down to Rio or wherever
 else they roll; Full of nerve and daring, Nalorously faring Every trail of danger from the
 tropics to the pole. Horny handed He-Men, Six feet two or three men, Battling with the elements, a-sailins
 or ashore; Establishing new borders According to the orders Of some dyspeptic little runt of
 five-feet- three or -four
New Britain herald., 1929-08-12
LOCAL ARTISTS ON THE RADIO

This being a world in which things to worry about never cease, it has come to pass that local artists who broadcast over the radio believe they are entitled to some journalistic at tention-after the event as we'll as before.
 The editors and the artists are do- ing the worrying, each in his re- spective sphere.
 The question was brought to our attention by Theron w. Hart, who in effect propounded the following hypothetical case:
 Why is it that when a musician plays before local audience of from 50 to 200 or perhaps 500 people he always gets story in the papers, and perhaps some well-merited criti- cism; but let the same musician play over a local radio station to an audience numbered by the thousands he gets no attention at all after it is over-also no criticism ?"
 We are supposed to be competent 10 answer that question. Maybe we are, maybe we are not. It depends somewhat upon the extent and state of the sympathies.
 Our sympathy goes out to the artist, just as it does to anyone else, needing it, But sympathy solves no problems and buffers no bread. And it doesn't answer questions.
 It would be a development of con- siderable dimensions-if not of inn portance to artists-if newspa pers took to counting up important radio broadcasting events after they occur red. especially with reference to in. dividuals. It does occur that some sections of the press printing radio comment refer to the headline radio attractions before and after. But this usually has nothing to do with the efforts of local artists. To a con- munity, however, local artist is g
New Britain herald., 1929-08-12

change has occurred. Automobiles are yielding revenue to boat lines something which the most veteran of boat captains never suspected as pos sible ten years ago.
 It is fortunate that this develop coastwise boat industry after auto ing has reduced passenger business. Whether the income from auto transportation balances the loss of passenger revenue is question, but It at least must closely do so.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-12

to bind New Britain's present with its past.
 Lake street may be onesided, in sense. For a part of it there IS the Lock Shop pond and land devoted to industrial uses. It seems strange to- day that pains were once taken to plant rows of elms on the industrial side of the street But when that was done things were different along Elm street. It was a street of sedate living, and industry had not yet reached it's present state. The pond once was what it now isn't-to get it down tersely and clear, And Lake street today is a vista between two rows of fine trees because the old timers thought well of its future. Their idea of art was trees along the thoroughfare.
 The street no longer battles valiantly against encroaching indus trialism. On the northern sector the situation is lost; but on the southern side the line holds wonderfully. Thanked by the shade of the over hanging branches, serenely satisfying to the eye as it meets the vista of sylvan corridor, the southern side remains the incontested boundary Of the original West End residence dis trict. And intersecting it are some of the most quiet residence streets in the city, all of them having no inten- tion to yield to comm ercialism and, in fact, lately protected by the zon- ing law.
 The elms along Lake street are among the tallest hereabouts. A row of elms in New England fashion is a feast for the eye. Lake street has a banquet.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-12
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor. New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau. 1922 New York avenue. Washington. D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advise cannot be given. nor can e,- tended research "o undertaken. All othc- questions will receive a per sonal reply, Unsigned requests can not be answered. All letters are confidential. Editor. c. What is the Black Watch? ?"
 A. A Highland Scotch regiment, originally formed in 163S as mill tary police, and regularly organized as a regiment of the line, 42'd foot. in 1793. The name Black Watch" is derived from the dark -colored tartans of its uniforms. It is now territorial regiment, officially styled Royal Highlanders." Q. What are fishberries? Is it lawful to employ them for bait? A. Fishberries are the fruit of cocculus oocculus and are used in capturing fish. When made into a paste with flour it is readily eaten by fishes, and produces a speedy but temporary stupefying effect dur ing which the fishes float upon the surface of the water and are readily taken. "Cocculus indicus'' is the trade name of the berries used by the Chinese in catching fish. The berry contains an acrid poison, which intoXicates or stuns tho fish until they can be caught. The U. $. Bureau of Fisheries states that the use of tishberries for bait is pro- hibited by law.
 c. From what congressional dis trict was Oscar de Priest elected to congress?
 A. The first Congressi onal dis trict of Illinois, which has a large negro population.
 Q. When did Ebert H. Gary die?
 A. August IS, 1927. c. What is m cant by gross ton mage, net tonnage and displacement of a ship?
 A. Gross tonnage is the cubic ca pacity of a ship below the tonnage deck, plus the area of any enclosed space for stores above. The net or register tonnage is the gross ton mage less space for machinery, and crews quarters. Displacement is the volume of water a vessel dispatch es. measured by weight in tons. The displacement of a vessel can b. figured by computing the volume Of the vessel below the water line anl dividing by 36, if floating in fresh water, or by 3 if floating in salt water. This will give the displace inert in tons.
 Q. What is the total wealth of the United States?
 A. The latest estimate is S320, SO3, S62,OO0.
 Q. How many miles of railroal l are in the United States?
 A. The last compilation for De- cember 1927 shows 249.131.14 miles.
 Q. How high are the Tian-Shan mountains in Turkestan?
 A. They rarge in altitude from 16,0OO to 2Q,O00 feet.
 Q. What is the principal noun tain range in South America?
 A. The Andes.
 c. Who was the Great Conde?'
 A. A celebrated French Prime Minister under Louis XIV named Louis II de Bourbon.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-12
AUTOS ON THE BOATS

Time was when boat lines along the Sound and the coast generally depended upon freight and passen- gers for sustenance. The lines that were passenger excursion boats were always in the minority, but they were the boats with which the public was best acquainted. What a change however has taken place in most of these ships since the automobilc came into use.
 The common method now is to have much space on the lower decks gwen over to automobile freight traffic. Connecticut motorists, wish ing to go to Long Island, motor across the Sound" on a boat. The boats plying along Narragan- sett Bay are in quest of auto traf- fife also. Some ferries try to interest oSil Cely any Oll1eF lndn auto tourists showing how they can "save 63 miles or so by crossing a body of water instead of motoring around it. Lake Champlain, at the northern gateway 10 New England" is speck- led with auto ferry boats which the l bridge under construction at the southern end will scarcely eliminate. And long distance motorists, wasting nights sound sleep while keeping on the move, often put their cars aboard ship and sleep in a state room on the same boat
 The same metamorphosis holds good over the entire seaboard. Down | in Maryland, an excursion line which crossed the Chesapeake for several generations. sold a perfectly good passenger boat to buy one having room for 30 or 40 autos on the low CT deck. On the Delaware the same