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ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, January 70 tSpe-
ciaD City Manager Paul Morton was
the first person examined yesterday by
DR.. E. C. Harper of Richmond. for
merly of the Virginia State Board OF
Health, in the first of series OF anu
tuberculosis clinics, to be held at the
Alexandria Health Department, In con-
nection with the tuberculosis survey
being made here. DR.. H. A. Latace is
assisting in the work. The survey IS
in charge of Miss Agnes D. Randolph
and Miss Lillian Bailey, both OF Rich
mond
The city has received q check for
S2.874.35 from the State as its share
Of the capitation taxes paid for the
year 1927. Arlington County received
Sc, 038.27 and Fairfax County, $3.660.12.
Final rites for Robert L. Garrett
were held yesterday from his residence
at SOB North Washington street by the
Rev. E. v. REGISTER, presiding elder OF
Alexandria District Of the Baltimore
Conference of Methodist Episcopal
Churches. Masonic rites were held at
the grave. The deceased was MEM
Der Of Sale Lodge Of Masons OF Loudoun
County Va, his former home.
James r. Talbert, 73, died yesterday
at his home in Franconia, Fairfax
CQuUby, leaving 4Ouk 0du81oS4S AAA0
three sons as his survivors. Funeral
services for Mr.. TaIbert, who was o
farmer, were held this afternoon at the
home and burial was in the family plot
at Franconia.
Herbert e. Cross of Cape Charles. Va,
has been named secretary of the Alex
andria Rotary Club to succeed Lawrence
z. Roland who has been transferred to
Winchester, Va. as manager, or the
soffice Of the Chesapeake g. Potomac
Telephone Co., at that place. M. j.
O'Connell, vice president OF the Virginia
Public Service Co., spoke today at the
weekly luncheon meeting of the club.
The new fire siren which the city has
placed on trial has been installed at
King and st. Asaph streets to warn
pedestrians and automobile drivers Of
the approach Of fire apparatus. II the
test Is successful, two others will be
purchased and installed at King and
Royal and King and Patrick streets.
+, Alexandria Shrine Club held Its an
nual dance and dinner last night In the
George Mason Hotel with about $50
attending.
Mrs. Richard B. English, Mrs. Milton
Glasgow, Mrs. w. C. Roberts. Mrs.
Forest Remschel and Mrs. John Fl.
Trimyer have been named delegates
from the American Legion Auxiliary Of
this city to the Woman's Patriotic Con-
ference on National Defense which is
being held at Washington today and
tomorrow
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J. H. BEATTIE HEADS
MCLEAN FIREMEN
Mrs. Lewis Magarity Chosen Aux
Hilary President for An
other Term.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MCLEAN. Va, January 29.-The an
nual meeting of the Mclean Volunteer
Fire Department was held last night In
the engine house. H. A. Storm, C. w
Florance, Lewis Magarity and J. H
Beattie were elected directors for a
three-year term. Oficers were elected
as follows: Chief, j. H. Beattie; assist
ant chief, j. C. Storm: captain, John
Carper; lieutenants, G. w. Triplett, G
w. Florance and j. l.. Kefauver; treas.
urer, H. r. Farver; secretary, j. p
Frech; fire marshall, Lewis Magarity;
engine tender, T. M. Corner.
Orlando Whitley, John Hall and G
w. Florance were named an auditing
committee to prepare an annual report
from the treaSurer's books for Subnis.
sion to the February meeting. The
treasurer reported that two-thirds Of
the members have already paid theil
dues for 1929. Ten new members were
voted in.
Mrs. Lewis Magarity was reelected
president of the Ladies' Auxiliary. Mrs
A. M. Bcrthiaume was elected vice
president, and Miss Maude Rogers, sec.
retary-treasurer. The men entertained
the auxiliary at the close OF the bust.
ness meeting. "a.
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COUNTY FARMERS
+ CONVENE TODAY
Senator Barley to Give
Principal Address at
Rockville Session.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, January 29-Sev-
eral hundred of Montgomery County'5
leading farmers and dairymen are at
tending the tenth annual meeting of
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Capital Girl
is a Winner

Every mother realizes how i'm
portant it Is to teach children good
habits of conduct, but many Of
them fail to realize the impor-
lance Of teaching their children
good bowel habits until the poi
sons from decaying waste held too
long In the system have begun to
affect the child's health.
Watch your child and at the
first sign of constipation give her
a little California Fig Syrup. Chill
dren love it's rich, fruity taste and
1t quickly drives away those dis
tresSing ailments, such as head
aches, bad breath, coated tongue,
. biliouSneSS, feveriShneSs, fretful-
ness, etc. It gives them a hearty
appetite, regulates their stomach
and bowels and gives tone and
strength to these organs SO they
continue to act normally of their
own accord. For over fifty years
leading physicians have prescribed
it for half-Sick. bilious, consti-
pated children. More than 4 mil
lion bottles used a year shows how
mothers depend on it.
Mrs. L. P. Hines, 1856 Florida
Ave. NE, says: my daughter,
Alice, is prize winner for health,
now, but we had a lot of trouble
with her before we found her
trouble was constipation and be-
gan giving her California Fig
Syrup. 1t fixed her up quick, gave
her a good appetite, made her
sleep fine and she's been gaining
in weight right along since the
first few days taking It."
To avoid inferior limitations of
California Fig Syrup, always look
for the word California" on the
&c rtOn
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BRIDGE IS PLANNED
TO ELIMINATE CROSSING
Cumberland Seeks to End Danger
Gus Grade Intersection on
National Highway.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, January o.
Chairman G. Clinton Uhl OF the Mary
land State Roads Commission declared
he would endeavor to secure the CO.
operation of the commission in project
to eliminate the grade crossing over
the Baltimore &c Ohio Railroad at Bal
tifnore street, which is on the direct
passage of the National Highway
through Cumberland
City Engineer Ralph l.. Rizer has pre-
pared plans for an overhead bridge,
which have been submitted to the rail-
road company and the roads commits
sion. The mayor and council of Cum
berland have $4,000 in unissuad bonds
for general improvement, authorized
about six years ago by the Legislature.
and this money is available for the city's
share Of the project,
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program for q talk on Legislation
Necessary for Continued Advancement
art. secretary. Maryland Farm Bureau
Federation: H. E. Baumberger, State
agent, and C. H. James. organization
director of the American Farm Bureau
Federation, are the. others down for
addresses.
Mr.. Stewart will speak. on Farm
Bureau Finance and Holding Corpora
ton" mfr. Baumberger viii discuss Farm
Bureau Automobile Insurance" and Mr.
James topic will be Farm Bureau
Membership"
James w. Davis, president of the
Maryland Farm Bureau Federation, will
be present.
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ed resume of the activities of the bu-
reau during the 10 years of its existence
and suggestions as to some of its future
detectives; reports of other officers and
the county agricultural agent, o. w.
Anderson, and the introduction Of reso-
lutions.
At the session this afternoon the fol-
lowing directors were elected: Lawrence
H. Darby. Preston r. Snyder, Josiah w.
Jones, George c. Fry, Hobart Hatton,
Basil Mobley. l.. B. Armstrong, Herbert
Price, Roger w. Darby, Albert T. Clag-
EFT, G. Rust Candy. Thomas C. Darby,
r. c. Riddick. Calvin Bready, Walter
NJ Magruder, Chester T. Clagett, Wind
scr w. Hodges, E. F. Walker and z. w.
Simpson.
The following were chosen delegates
to the meeting of the State Farm Blu
reau Federation: James M Kemp,
Grenvile Thompson, Leonard C. Burns.
Mrs. Josiah w. Jones. William Hines
and H. D. Barnes.
United States Senator Alben w.
Barley of Kentucky is scheduled for
the principal address this afternoon.
His topic will be Agricultural Prob
lens and Suggested Relief" Maj E.
Brooke Lee. member of the county's
delegation in the Eouse of Delegates
and Speaker CT that body, is on the
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tractor operating in Southern Maryland
since the administration of Gov. Austin
l.. CrotherS
When he asked President David c.
Mcintosh OF the Senate to relieve him.
and appoint Republican Senator, there
was storm OF protests from other
democratic Senators, but Senator Mitch
ell was irlsistent.
Beck Named Chairman.
After the sessions Of the two houses,
the first meeting of the joint grand in
quest committee was called, and on mo-
ton of Speaker Lee, Senator Beck was
named chairman and Delegate Curtis
vice chairman. Senator Harry o. Levin,
Republican, Of Baltimore, was named
secretary. and Delegate Fendall Mar
bury of the second legislative district of
Baltimore was named vice secretary.
Speaker Lee also moved that a COM
mittee consisting of Mr.. Marbury and
Walter e. Beuchelt, Delegate from the
fifth Baltimore City district, and secre-
tary to the Republican mayor of the
Monumental City, and Senators Levin
and Beck be appointed special COM
mittee to represent the grand inquest
at IAIC AllSS DG1IIB Gull
Quoted into the State roads scandal,
which begin this afternoon in Balti-
more by the governors special commits
sion, headed by John j. Michigan.
Senator Levin said that he did not
want to go there as figurehead, and
sought to get the committee information
as to just what his powers would be.
The consensus OF opinion was that the
committee re- presenting the grand in
quest would have the full powers of
grand inquest granted by the constitu-
ton and could participate in the hear
ings to the fullest extent.
A formal motion was passed giving
them full powers to attend and to parti-
cipate in the taking of the testimony.
The committee then adjourned until
3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon when 1t
will consider the. matter of counsel
for the joint committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-29
MICHEL BILL PASSES.

measure LegaIIZeS JurISulCLIUH Oh
Justices on Sundays.
By staff Correspondent of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, January 29.-The
Michel bill legalizing the criminal juris-
diction of justices of the peace of Mary
land, when exercised on Sundays and
legal holidays, was passed last night
bv the House of Delegates. Mr.. Michel
Explained that there had been some
doubt as to whether these officers could
exercise their criminal jurisdiction on
these days and this measure was IN
tended to clear 1t up.
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MRS. DONALDSON DIES.
Widow of Webster Donaldson
Leaves Three Children.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star
MCLEAN. Va. January 29.-Mrs.
Sarah v. Donaldson, aged 70, widow of
Webster Donaldson, was found dead in
bed on Sunday morning by Fred
Carper, a neighbor, and by colored
man who worked for her. Mrs Donald
sons bachelor son, with whom she
made her home, is in Walter Reed
Hospital.
She will be buried tomorrow after
noon from her home on the Dranes-
ville-Leesburg pike. with interment in
the family cemetery on Fairview farm
Marceytown. on the Military road from
Cherrytlale to Chain Bridge
She is survived by her son Warden,
and by two daughters, Mrs. Edna Hors-
man of Marceytown and Miss Mary
Donaldson CT Oregon.
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Freed in Shaving.

Special Dispatch to The Star. q
FREDERICK. Md, January 90
Wanted here in connection with the
murder of David M. Crist, Walkersville
merchant. October 81 last, Chester
Allen Slower, 20 years old, formerly of
New Midway, this county, was arrested
in Beaver Falls, Pa, returned here and
released, 1T was revealed by Sheriff Will
liam c. Roderick.
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WORK ON WADUCT
| WILL START SOON
Warm Weather Awaited to
Begin Construction at
HyattsviIle Crossing.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


EVANSVILLE, Md, January 90
Work on the overhead bridge to be
built across the Baltimore e. Ohio Rail-
road tracks a short distance north of
the grade crossing here will start within
short time. 1t was announced by Irwin
Owings Of the roads committee of the
Chamber of Commerce of Hyattsville,
at the January meeting of that organ
ization held last night in the Municipal
Building here. Condemnation proceed
ings are to be instituted shortly to- OBJ
tain few pieces of property needed as
rights of-way for construction OF the
Rhode Island avenue extension from
the District line at Mount Rainier to
HyattSville, OwingS also announced. He
said that members of the newly. ap-
pointed State Roads Commission had
twice visited Hyattsville within the past
few days and had let it be known that
the commission was completing plans
for beginning actual work on both
projects within the near future. AS
soon as the weather moderates sufh-
GENTLY to permit the laying of con-
crete the work will begin to take def
mite form. A. 5.
With the completion of the overhead
bridge the grade crossing here, long one
of the most dangerous in the State, VIII
be closed. A road will be built from
Marion street here to the bridge and
through the Bowen lumber yard to re-
join the boulevard south of the tracks
at Wells avenue.
viii Aid Property.
Building of Rhode Island avenue to
Johnson avenue. Hyattsville, will, in the
opinion of citizens here, greatly increase
property values in this section. 1t will
afford a more direct route to the heart
of Washington than now is available to
residents Of this section.
Bus service of the Washington Rail-
way & Electric Co. came in for censure
and 1t was voted to appoint public
utilities committee which would repre-
sent the chamber in all matters of this
kind. H. Wilson Spicknall asserted that
the company had abandoned bus serv-
ice on Arundel avenue from Wine ave-
nue. to the Washingto Baltimore boule-
ward, despite that the charter granted
the company by the Maryland Public
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the Montgomery
County Farm Blu
reau in the court
house here today.
Josiah w. Jones of
Olney, who has
been president OF
t he organization
from its beginning,
is in char ge and is
conducting a pro-
gram of business,
addresses and other
features which viii
consume che entire
day. ID.
The proceedings
this morning en-
braced the annual
address of the presi-
dent which iInclilci-
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Mrs. Cora Thomas Dies.

LYNCHBUEG, Va, January o.
Mrs. Cora Lee Thomas. 81 years of age.
widow Of l.. N. Thomas, died yesterday
morning at her home, 800 Botetourt
street.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-02-22
Swiss Seek to Save
Home of First Book

Geneva.--A committee of scholars
has been formed here to obtain fund,
for the purchase and preservation O
the Chateau Zu Truchsessen Won VOL
hussen, at Munster, Canton of Lu
cerne, Switzerland, where the frs
book in the country was printed II
l47O.
Aside from this identity, the struc
ture is otherwise of historical inter
est. Built In the days OF Barbarosst
and Of Heinrich the Lion of Bavaria
1T was once of great architecture
beauty. Subsequently. 1t was embel
lished by the famous Swiss million
aire-scholar, Canon Helyas Helye u
Laufson, who acquired 1t three cen
turtles later and set up there the frs
printing press in the country, the
products OF which are still sought
after by collectors.
Two years after the death of Guteii
berg. at Mentz, In 1868, ana six years
before CnXton brought the art OF
printing into England, Helyas Helyf
achieved the great ambition OF
his life, and built the first Swiss
press, nodded the first types in lead
and ran Off the first book in the cOun
try from wood press. which contin
ued to be in use for $50 years.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-02-22
Modern Scales Changed
Little From Old Ones

London.-There is little or no DIFF
ference between the scales used today
and those used in the days of ancient
Egypt, judging by an exhibition in the
Science museum. South Kensington,
recently.
Illustrating the history Of weighing
as far back as is known, a steelyard
used by Roman butcher identical to
the present-day "meat purveyor" was
on show.
Modern scales of nickel and enamel.
with mnlti-colored dials. on which the
weight can he read In an instant, stood
side by side with models showing that
centuries ago Leonardo da Vinci de.
signed n self-lndicating machine on
exactly the same principle.
Among the sets of standard weights
was one row which had come down
from pre- Norman days and which still
Is legal standard in the Channel is.
lands. although no longer used.
There were weights of glass and
rock crystal and. In contrast with a
Chinese balance Of ivory which would
slip into vest pocket. were photo.
graphs ut modern monster weights,
weighing hundreds Of tons.
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TINY INSECTS SAVE
COCONUT GROVES
Fly Is Ally to Man in War on
Caterpillars.

Boulder, Colo.-Down in the South
seas battle in the endless war be-
tween man and insects has been
fought and won without any report of
it coming to northern ears. Prof. Il.
A. ID. Cockerell of the University OF
Colorado tells how tiny fly coop
Grated with man to save the coconut
trees from the caterpillar.
To us, for whom cOconut means
merely confection, or, If we be a
little more chemical minded, oil for
soaps and butter substitutes, it Is
hard to bring home the Importance of
coconuts for the brown people of the
Pacific. To them the coconut tree
means both food and shelter, fire.
Quently ropes and clothing, and in ad-
dition. nowadays, white mems trade
goods. The coconut has been called
the most usefM tree in the world, at
least certainly 1t is the most useful
tree in the tropics.
So when the innumerable slugllke
caterpillars of the moth called Ievu-
anna began to eat all the leaves Off
the coconut tree in Fiji, and threat
ened to spread over the whole South
Pacific area, there was CONSERVATION
The insect had host of natural
enemies, but they did not seem too be
able to make any impression on Its
swarming numbers.
Then one day the tiny flies of the
family tachinldas, species known as
ptychomyia remota, was brought over
from the Federation Malay states
and turned loose The tachinds
have pleasant habit of laying their
eggs in the eggs of other insects, and
the hungry little grubs that hatch out
of them live in the world of natural
omelet where they first come to arva-
hood until they are ready to fly. The
natural result Is one more tachinid, one
fewer caterpillar. Another member
of this same family Is being tried oul
most hopefully now in the American
corn belt, against the borer.
Ptychomyla made short work of the
coconut caterpillar. Within n few
months the stripped trees were putting
forth new green leaves, young panta-
tons are no longer pestered, and the
most prominent industry Of the South
seas was safe again.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-02-22

from one season to the next at this
age. The sleeves might have been
made long enough to reach the wrists,
but the child for whom this dress was
made lived in a well-heated house and
liked the shorter style.
The boomers are made loose at
the bottom, with fullness gathered in
to a binding like the bottom of the
sleeves. The legs are wide enough to
slide up the leg at least five inches II
the child bends over. An inch tuck
on the level of the placket does not
show and can be let out as the child
grows. Boomers should always be
made of material which is not trans
parent. II they match the dress, as in
this case. they may show for about
two inches.
The. bureau of home economics.
which designed this dress, does not
have patterns for distribution. Com
mercial patterns can be obtained from
which this costume can be easiy
made. Any preferred variations may
be made wide at first SO II can be let
down. 1t is put in by hand to look
better and alter more easily.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-02-22

/ w
can of apricots and place one-half of
an apricot round side up in the cen
ter of each tart. Add four table.
sp0onfuls of sugar to one cupful Of
apricot juice, tablespoonful of
lemon juice and teaspoonful of
grated orange peel; boil five minutes
add one-half tablespoonful of gel
attn, dissolved in two tablespoonfus
Of hot strip. Set on ice to chill. Stir
until the mixture begins to thicken
then spread over the tarts. coating
heavily. Serve cold.
Rice Pudding.-Take one-half cup.
full of well-washed rice, add three
cupfuls of boiling water and one-half
teaspoonful of salt. Cook until ten.
der. Scald one and One-half cupfuls
of milk in double boiler, mix three
tablespoonfuls of corn starch and one.
half cupful of milk, when smooth add
to the scalded milk, cook ten minutes
Beat the yolks of two eggs until light.
add one-half cupful of sugar; when
well blended stir into the hot mixture.
The rice should be dry; add one tea.
spoonful Of vanilla. Beat thoroughly.
turn into serving dish and chill.
When ready to serve garnish with
large roses of whipped cream with q
teaspoonful of bright jelly in each
rose.
Dainty Tea cakes.-Spread butter
waters with marshmallow cream:
place teaspoonful II pineapple and
orange marmalade in the center of
each. Beat the whites OF two eggs
until stiff and dry, gradually beat In
one-fourth cupful of powdered sugar
and with a pastry tube pipe this
meringue all around the edge, then
dot with rose of meringue in the
center. Sprinkle with graduated
sugar and brown delicately.
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FERMENTED MILKS
QUITE HEALTHFUL
High in Food Value and Pal
atable to Many.

prepared by the United States Department,
of Agriculture.)
Differences in the lactic-acid bnc-
terra present and in methods of prep
aration result in fermented or soured
milks of different flavor and varying
therapeutic usefulness. All the familiar
fermented milks are high in food val
ue, wholesome, and to many people
very palatable and refreshing. Metch-
nikoff and his associates focused at
tention on the fact that many intes-
final disorders could be corrected by
the use of milk soured by the introduc.
ton Of certain bacilli, but later inves.
tigators have concluded that other bac.
terra, especially Lactobacillus acid.
ophilus. give more satisfactory results
than those used by Metchnikoff be.
cause Lactobacillus acfdophius is a
normal inhabitant of the intestinal
tract. 1t can be successfully implant-
ed to combat undesirable organisms
whereas LactObacillus bulgaricus. for
merly depended on, was much more
difficult to introduce, and less reliable
in it's effects.
The United States Department of
Agriculture explains the difference be.
tween the various fermented milks:
Acidophilus milk Is palatable. with
an agreeably mild acid flavor and is
easily digested. While 1t is possible to
prepare this milk. as well as other
fermented milks, in the home. The
prOduc. of the commercial laboratory
is usually better. Small quantities of
lactose, OF milk sugar, are usually
given with acidophilus milk.
Ruttermilk, properly speaking. is the
milk remaining after the fat is re-
moved by churning. A large part of
the so-called buttermilk sold in cities
is simply skim milk, soured with
pure cultures Of Tactic bacteria, which
has been churned or stirred to break
up the curd. This, however. has all
the chemical properties of buttermlk.
and also has the same appearance and
flavor.
Fermented milks have been exten.
sively used for many centuries by the
people of southern Russia, Turkey the
Balkan countries, and their neighbors.
Kefir Is made from the milk of sheep.
goats. or cows, combined with dried
preparation of grains which produce
considerable amounts of alcohol and
gas in the milk, giving II character.
istic effervescence Kumiss. n favorite
drink in the plains Of Taussin, is made
there from mares milk. When cows
milk Is substituted in making 1t in this
country the product is more correctly
kefir.