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a Clustered Life.

Clearly. the killing was premedi-
tGted. She had j~ourneyed from her
home in Normandy 70 P~aris-arriv-
ing there on July the first-and. as
her own words plainly show. the OBJ
1ect OF her journey vas the assas-
sination OF Marat. Her purchase OF
the knife with which she stabbed
him and her persistent efforts to
gain entrance into the Terrorists
home-in spite OF repeated refusals
fit with her words Of confession as
e~videncing a deliberate plan.
And that gentle young woman
for gentle she was by birth and
breeding and until then gentle she
had been in her action OF life
gloried and exulted in her grim deed.
To her the assassination OF the Revo-
lutionist was an act. not Of wrong.
but or heroism-
Born Of noble but poor parents. al
ST. S~aturnin. Normandy. on July ~.
I76s. Charlotte Corday's twenty-four
years had-until the end Of May pre-
ceding the assassination-been spent
iii peace and quiet Her early days
Of education had been passed in a
I'VE at Caen. And there she
went TO dwell with an aunt where,
being left much alone, she turned 10
study as an antidote to the tedium
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mere, ana from
there to hither,
buying a little
land, solving
this, that or the
9th er problem,
and taking care
Of two or three
p eople who
didn't seem to
be able to take
care Of them
selves, but I've
always been sort
Of interested in
the NJ o d e r n
Tvna
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". 8. o-what do you advise for
correcting constipation
2-Can blackheads be cured?
3-What will remove freckles?
A.-You should eat only simple
foods. Avoid foods unduly rich in
fats and starche5.
2-Yes.
3-Freckes may be made less no.
ticeable by applying equal parts Of
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The Attack on Noel.

II forgot that you have been away
and could not know about 1t. But a
few weeks ago Noel was struck over
the head by a man who leaped from
that building they are constructing
between here and the corner. As
the man leaped back again he said
that the blow was from Jack Leslie
and that he would receive a worse
one the next time"
Mr.. veritzen sprang 10 his feet.
and II he were stimulating anger he
was indeed a great actor.
Jack Lesliei' he said. He would
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Some Odd Facts

London's usual rate OF growth Is
something Ike 100 houses a day and
several miles OF streets every week.
Pride and Prejudice" Jane Aus
tens famous novel. which Is now ac-
knowledged q classic. brought its
gifted author only $3.50.
The number OF women IN New
York prisons has more than doubled
since 1879. when It stood at 1850.
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Heroine TO the End

Charlotte Corday loved Liberty
a. Madame Roland loved it-and she
would die for Il. But Marat. who was
rated by the Girondists as the most
bloodthirsty OF all the T~errorists.
should die for It. too. And that last
was her part, as she saw IL.
Charlotte Corday knew that the
guIllotine was waiting for her at the
end OF her journey-when she set
out for Paris-but. 70 her, an end on
the scaffold was not In itself a dis
grace.
THE crime-and not the ~scaffold
makes the shame she wrote in
her farewell 70 her father and those
words. written in the certainty OF
death. must be taken As truly z
pressing her convictions.
And Charlotte Corday bore her
self with the dignity OF a classic
heroine 10 the end. She faced the
Revolutionary Tribunal before which
she was tried without a trace OF
weakness or fear. And when. on
July ls. 1898. she was carried TO the
scaffoid she refused all assistance
and took her place under the great
knife with a calm courage that be-
spoke conviction OF right.
Marie Anne Charlotte Corday
dArmont was born at ST.
S~aturnin. Normandy, on July
~, 1868. She killed Jean Paul
Marat on July IS. 1925. Four
days later. on July ~, she was
guiIIotined. During the time of
her imprisonment she sat for q
portrait. The crine-and NOT
the scaffoId-makeS the shame"
as she wrote IL, was lie crime
fat Ia honte, ct non pas Pecha-
faud."
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TTACATION may mean a trip
W to Europe, a Summer at the
seashore, or any other out
inF on or near the water.
Pleasant as these events are
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Words of the Wise

The more men knotc. the more
they deceive themselves. The
only ray TO avoid error Is
ignorance -RoTSsecW.
Honesty II really only the art
of appearing honest.
--GuarnL
Most me t1dnt knowledge, rot
for itself, but for the superiority
t0hich knowledge confers.
SMITH.
He that loseth his honestie
hath nothing else to lose.
-Lyly.
The only thing zee do not
knoU Is hon 20 be ignorant oI
that which zoe cannot knotC-
-RoHsssdH.
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"HE above was a b~lazingly illu-
minative sentence in a letter OF
farewell written 70 her father
by Charlotte Corday Tor. as her fun
name an, Marie Anne Charlotte Cor
day d'Armont) from the prison cell
where she sat awaiting the death by
Euillotine TO which she had been
doomed.
That was IN Paris. in the mid
die OF July. 1898. On the Thir-
teenth OF that month Charlotte Cor
day had gained admission 70 the
presence or Jean Paul Marat. n OF
the most bloodthirsty Of the French
revolutionary leaders. and had
stabbed him TO death in his bathtub.
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These "Moderns" Why
They're Not New at All!
A Successful Man Finds Them Boresome
Their intellectual" Chatter, Easy Woys and Modernism
Is Just So Much Bunk = as Old as Time and
Certainly Not Eler0ing, He says.
By wINIFRED BLACK

THE successful man laughed!
What a world Of disap-
pointments this is" he said.
"I've been pretty busy making a
and running from here 70
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Looking at the World
Through Tinted Glasses
ITS a Wise Precaution to Safeguard Sight
Glare of Summer Sun Is Particularly Hard on Sensitive
Eyes, Says Authority, Urging Protection During
the O~ut-of-Doors, Sea-Trip Days.
SAYS DIR. COPELAND
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, NJ. D.

United States Senator from New York.
Former Com missioner Of Health. Aei0 York City
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Phil Veritsen's Reaction to the Tale
Of Jack Leslie's attack on Noel, Leads
M1dge TO BeIiere that Some of IL Was
NOT Netrs 10 Him.
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A Fashion Models Diary
BY GRACE THORNCLIFFE.
She Chooses a Frock TO DO Honor TO a Lady.

III ELENE IS becoming quite a
lady OF high society these
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ccpyriSAt. isss. By EsssD1psr Feature ssrriss. rsa
Evening star., 1930-12-12
lV|CE PRAISED
/ SOLDIERS HOME
erating Cost Declined Last
Year, Says Report After
Inspection.

The cost of caring for some of Uncle
Sans veteran soldiers here dropped
during the past year and the United
Estates Soldiers Home is conducted with
efficiency and economy. This was the
finding Of Maj. Gen. II. A. Drum, in
Spector general of the Army who has
gust completed an official inspection of
the Soldiers Home and made his re-
port TO Secretary Hurley.
The members appear to be con-
tented and comfortable" Gen. Drum
asserted. Their welfare has been
given most careful attention and they
appreciate the benefits the Government
has made available The officers are
well qualified for their positions, man
age the home in a most satisfactory
manner and in their relations to men,
bers are just and sympathetic"
Gen. Drum pointed out that 1885
members were cared for during the past
year, the daily average present being
1892. The present average age of the
members is 59.70 years, the Oldest and
youngest being 81 and 81 years. respec-
lively. A reduction in cost from the
previous year was seen in the cutting
down of the per capita cost to S55I AS
the inspector general deeming this fig
ure most reasonable, compared with
similar cost at other Government in
st:tutions.
The Soldiers Home is maintained
principally from court-martial fines
forfeitures by deserters. interest on a
permanent fund and from unclaimed
estates of deceased soldiers and mem
bers, no money being appropriated by
Congress for its upkeep. The balance
to the credit of the permanent fund
on June 80 last was S3.784. .685.43. Mai.
Gen. H. P Mccain. retired. former adj
Jutant general of the Army, is gov
ernor of the home.
Evening star., 1930-12-12
T0DAY's ADJUSTMENTS.
By the Associated Press

Shubert BelascO - Helen Hayes in
"Petticoat Influence" at $50 pm.
National = In the Meantime" at
800 pm
Gayety = Fine Feathers" at ais
and 6:15 pm.
MetropoIitan-"Capt Thunder" at
II am, 12:48, 2:35, 4:35, 6:15, 8 and
$50 pm
Fox-"Oh. for a Man" at Il:O5 am.
1:18, 3:41, SIG. 7:42 and 1905 pm
Columbia First" at IL am,
los, $40, Sis, 7:20 and $50 pm
RiaIto-"Today, at II:4O am, I:4o.
3.40, $40, TAO and $40 pm.
PaIace-"Pi1e Bat Whispers" at II.
2:16, 4:37, 1928 and 9:44 pm.
EarIe-~Thc Widow from Chicago, !"
al 1904, 2-23, 4:42, 7:45 and 1904 pm
R-K-O Keith's-"Big Money" at
1929 am, 1:3l, 3:33, 5:33, 7:35 and
9:37 pm.
Ambassador-"A Lady Surrenders," at
g. 7:50 and $40 pm.
CentraI-"The Life of the Party" Il
am. to IL pm.
TivOli-"LoWe in the Rough" at 2:25,
9:l5, 6, 7:50 and $40 pm.
Evening star., 1930-12-12
IDENTITY CORRECTED
/ BY EXHUMING BODY

Brother Says John Malone" Bur-
led in Detroit in 1925, Was
John Hamilton Wall.
b. The Associated Press
RETROIT, December ia body
buaed here April %, 1925, under the
name John Malone was identified yes
Serday as that of John Hamilton Wall,
World War veteran, of Durango, Colo.
The body was exhumed yesterday on
an order secured by George Wall, a
brother
Since 1924. when his brother disap-
psared from home. George Wall had
been searching for him.
Evening star., 1930-12-12
PADDOCK MARRIES
CHILDHOOD PLAYMATE
Former Fastest Human" on Hon
eymoon After Ceremony at
Pasadena, Calf.

b. the Associated Press
PASADENA, Calf, December 12-
Charles w. Paddock once known as
1.-THE worlds fastest human. " was honey
incoming today with his bride, child
hood playmate.
Paddock and Mrs Neva Prisk Malaby
were married last night at the home
here. of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ECharles w. Prisk.
Evening star., 1930-12-12
So COTY'S FAMOUS
TOILET WATERS

For madame who selects Coty's toilet
waters will find n very unusual value in
the popular odors. All other makes re-
duced in price.
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Ella Sylvester, daughter Of Mrs. Mary
| Sylvester, became the bride Of Mr.. Al
fred Dudley, son Of Mrs. Bertha D.
Dudley. The ceremony was performed
in the home Of the bridegroom's aunt
Mrs. w. A. Brooks, at 176z Columbia
road, the Rev. Chesteen Smith officiat-
ing. The wedding came as . surprise
to the close friends Of the bride and
bridegroom, 10 formal announcement
| Of the engagement having been made.
The bride wore o gown Of Alice blue
chiffon and q corsage bouquet Of sweet
peas. She was attended by Mrs. Charles
F. Dudley, jr., and Mr.. Curtice Bowen
was the best man.
A reception was held following the
ceremony, after which Mr. Dudley and
his bride went to the home of Mr.
Bowen at Wardman Park Hotel, where
they will be for several days. Later
they will make their home with the
bridegroom's mother at 1764 Columbia
road.
Among the guests at the wedding
were Mrs. Emma L. Chaplin, Miss Ethel
Walker, Miss ]. Barnes, Mrs. Dorothy
Johnson. Miss Mary Gallagher, Mrs. l.
Duty, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter A. Brooks
Mr.. Bert B. Brooks, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Seligson, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Dunyer
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Dudley, jr.;
Mrs. Rose Hamburg, Mr.. Lawrence
! Cooper. Mr.. Barnie F. Fair, IT.: Dr. Cliff
ford Melbourne Of Columbia, s. c.; Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Shenk and Mr.. and
!! Mrs. Barney Culbreth.
Cards are out announcing the mar.
riAge Of Miss Florence Lucille Rust tc
Mr.. Arthur Asa Beatty, both Of Lovetts-
vile, Va, Wednesday, April o, at high
noon.
The ceremony was performed in the
beautifully decorated parlor Of the par
sonage Of New Jerusalem Lutheran
The ring ceremony Of the Lutheran
Friends and relatives Of the bride
and bridegroom were In attendance.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. e. Rust and q graduate Of the
local high school, class Of 1928. The
bridegroom Is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. w. Beatty. The brides costume
was q tan ensemble with hat and gloves
to match.
They left Immediately after the cere-
mony for an extended motor trip
through Virginia, Maryland and Penn
Sylvania. On their return, they will
reside near Lovettsville on Grand View
farm.
A very charming wedding was that
Of Miss Ray M. Shapiro to Mr.. I. L.
Firestone Of jackson Heights, Long
Island, N. Y, on Sunday afternoon,
April 6, at the home OF the brides
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parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Barnett Shapiro
1929 Kansas avenue northwest.
The bride was attractively dressed in
q green chiffon made princess fashion,
trimmed In gold lace, and she wore q
transparent hat to match and green
slippers. She carried an arm-bouQuet
Of tea roses.
The ceremony took place under 9
canopy OF palms, Snapdragons and
lilies. Spring flowers were used IS floral
decorations for the home. After the
ceremony dinner was served Tor num-
They later left for Atlantic City, the
bride wearing O ruSt-color suit with
black accessories. On their return they
win reside In jackson Heights, Long
Island, N. Z.
The marriage Of Miss Minerva
Greenberg, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel dreenberg, TO DR.. Joel Norton
Novick Of Brooklyn, N. Y, son Of Mr.
Morris Novick Of Brooklyn. took place
Sunday, April 8, at noon, at the Con-
Rregation Adas Israel, Sixth and
streets. the Rev. j. r. Loeb of1lciating
Preceding the ceremony. Miss Caro-
line Manning sang several solos, &C
companied at the piano by Miss Maxine
Townsend.
4 uo ULlUC was gwen III hAoAAAo8S W
her father and wore gown OF eggshell
lace with hat to match and carried a
bouquet OF white roses and lilies Of the
valley.
Miss Dolly Greenberg was the maid
Of honor for her sister, wearing gown
of lowered net with o hat to match
and she carried bouquet OF talisnlan
roses.
Miss Tessa Warsaw, niece Of the bride.
was the flower girl, wearing o frock OF
peach-color georgette.
DR.. 1sadore Alpher was the best man.
The ceremony was followed by q re-
ception at the home of the brides
brother -in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Max Warsaw, at 4730 Illinois avenue.
Mrs. Greenberg, mother Of the bride,
assisted In receiving, wearing a black
chiffon gown and corsage bouquet OF
red roses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warsaw left after the
reception for an extended motor trip
South, Mrs. Warsaw wearing an oxford
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Vice President a Patron of
Church Home Gard Party

The Vice President, Mr.. Curtis, and
his sister, Mrs. Edward Everett Gam,
have given their names as patrons for
the annual card party for the benefit
OF the Episcopal Church Home, which
viii be given Thursday afternoon, April
"a, at $3.50 o'clock in the Willard Hotel.
Other patrons include Mrs. Hamilton
Fish, jr.; Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Mrs.
Theodore F. Jewell, Mrs. Clarence F.
Wilson, Mrs. Guy " Henry, Mrs. G. L.
Nicolson, Mrs. Camp Stanley, Mrs.
Theodore Porter, Mrs. John w. Burke
Mrs. B. L. Eads, Mrs. Fulton Lewis
Mrs. C. B. Keferstein, Mrs. Duncan
Phillips, Mrs. Ben HELEN, Mrs. w. J.
Eynon, Mrs. Reginald S. Huidekoper,
Mrs. ZeBarney Phillips, Mrs. Louis
Mackall. Mrs. Morris NARROW, Mrs.
John Paul Ernest, Mrs. George 7
Marye. Mrs. A. r. Stands, Mrs John
J. Esch, Mrs. Herbert j. Slocum, Mrs.
Herman HOLSTER, Miss Sarah Munsor1
Miss Sarah Hannay and Mr.. Julius
Garf1nkel.
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Surprise Shower Honors
Mrs. Gosney, Recent Bride

A surprise shower was held at the
home Of Miss Catherine Paravano in
Takoma Park Thursday evening, by
Theta Chapter Of Gamma Delta Sigma
Sorority. in honor Of Mrs. William Cos
ney, who was, before her recent mar
rage, Miss Lucille Fabert. The gifts
were attached to long white streamers,
which hung from large white bell in
the center Of the room and were hidden
about the rooms for the bride to find.
Following the opening of the gifts, a
puzzle was worked out on what
Brides Wear" and q prize awarded the
winner, after which refreshments were
served.
The company included Miss Cath
crime Paravano, Miss Marian Cannon,
Miss Lena Heitmueller, Miss Margery
Girling, Miss Virginia Davis, Miss
Claudia Butterheld, Mrs. William Mus
chak Mrs. Merlin Cornell, Mrs. Thelma
Storm and Mrs. Schular Leedy.
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Charming Weddings Listed
In the Early Spring Period
Society Interest Attracted to Matrimonial Events
ofRecent Dates-Other Nuptial Ceremonies
Listed as Prospective

1 the valley, and she carried Gala lilies.
Mrs. Ernest L. Shaw was matron OF
honor for her sister and was in orchid
color chiffon, the skirt fashioned very
long, and she carried yellow roses. Miss
Dorothy Bair was bridesmaid and wore
gown of pale green chiffon made like
that of Mrs Shaw, and she carried pink
niece of the bride. was flower girl, hav-
ing a dainty frock of fiesh-color silk
and carried a basket filled with roses
and sweet peas.
MIR. Michael J. Kilerlane was best
man and the Ushers were Mr.. Samuel
Melick, Mr.. Harold Melick and MIR.
Ernest L. Shaw, of Washington, and
Mr.. William Medley of Virginia. Six
teen members of the Rant Club, of
which the bride is former president,
preceded the members Of the wedding
party, acting as an escort Of honor,
carrying red and white flowers, the
club colors.
A reception followed in the home of
the brides brother-in-law and sister
Mr. and Mrs. Shaw, at 1919 Seventeenth
street northeast, after which Mr.. and
Mrs. Ingram started for wedding trip.
| The bride wore as a travelling costume
black crepe ensemble with eggshell-
, color blouse, black hat and shoes, and
collar of black fox fur. They will be at
home at 10 Ninth street northeast.
Among the outof-town guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Mark Sharick and their
| daughter, Ruth, of Baltimore, and
members of the Baltimore Chapter of
the Rant Clue.
Mr. and Mrs. Winfred Beck announce
the marriage of their daughter, Mary
Ruth to Thomas Joseph Hurd, jr, the
son of Lieut.. and Mrs. Thomas J. Hurd,
U. S. NJ, April 10. Mr.. and Mrs. Hurd
will be at home after April % at 1919
Stephenson place northwest
, Maj and Mrs. Leonard Percy Daniel
of Falls Church have issued invitations
to the marriage of their daughter, Co.
rhine Louise, to Walter Roy Granger
Saturday, April 26, at o'clock, in the
Falls Church, FallsA Church, Va. A re-
ception will follow the ceremony at the
home of the bride, Sherwood, in West
Falls Church.
The marriage of Miss Dorothy L. De-
land, daughter Of Mrs. F. Harold De-
land, to Mr.. Cecil j. Dowd, son of Mrs
Mary Dowd, will take place Saturday
May 3, at noon, at the Shrine Of the
Sacred Heart.
Announcements have been issued by
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Lombard for the
marriage of their daughter, Mabel
Glare. to Mercer Christie Walter. lieu
tenant, United States Army, of Fort
Hoyle, Md.
The ceremony took place Friday after
noon, April d. in st. Margarets Episco-
pal Church, the rector. Rev. Herbert
Scott Smith, D. D., oficiating, in the
presence of the immediate families of
the bride and BRIDEGROOM
It was a very pretty and impressive
ceremony. The bride entered with her
father, attended by Miss Evelyn Hol-
lingshead Of Chevy Chase Md, as maid
of honor. They were met at the altar
by the bridegroom and his brother,
Henry NJ Walter, jr., who acted as best
man. The ring ceremony was used.
The bride wore a princess gown OF
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gray suit with q small felt hat, and
other accessories to match. They will
make their home in Brooklyn, N. Y
Sutherland Family at
Home Of Parents.
The allen property custodian and
Mrs. Howard Sutherland have with
them for the remainder Of the Spring
their daughter -tn-law and granddaugh-
ter, Mrs. Richard K. Sutherland and
little Natalie Sutherland, who arrived
from Paris Friday aboard the President
Harding. Maj. Sutherland, who has been
stationed abroad for two years, has beer
transferred to Fort Benning, Ca, and
will join his family in Washington fol-
short visit with his parents before 60
ing to his new post.
Mrs. Stanley Harris and her small
son, Stanley Harris, jr., came North last
week from Miami Beach, where they
have been for the Winter. sMrs. Harris
will be in Detroit for q few days this
week with Mr.. Harris and return to be
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Suther-
land, through the Spring.
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ivory satin and carried large bouquet
of Easter lilies, while her attendant,
attired in daffodl chiffon with large
braid hat to match, carried cluster
of yellow roses and delphinium.
The bride was graduated from the
Eastern High School In 1924, afterward
entering law school at George Wash
ington University.
The bridegroom, the youngest son of
Mary Thorne and the late Henry M
Walter, attended Central High School
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and was graduated in the class Of 1928
from the United States Military Acad-
envy, West Point, N. Y. He is stationed
with the 9Th Field Artillery at Fort
Hoyle, Md, where the couple will go
Immediately on the return from their
honeymoon through the South.
The bridegroom's mother and brother
are residing at Tilden Gardens.
A pretty home wedding took place
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. when Miss
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A very charming wedding was that
Of Miss Ray M. Shapiro to Mr.. I. L.
Firestone of Jackson Heights, Long
Island, N. Y, on Sunday afternoon,
April 6, at the home of the brides
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GTYLES for dress, street, sports, evening
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exclusive inbuilt features giving joyous action
comfort, banishing fatigue, keeping the foot
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BLAZE NEAR HOOVER CAMP.
virginia Fires Now Declared Worst in
History.

Nv the Associated Press
{. CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, August
ik.-Chapin Jones, State forester, last
night said that forest fires now raging
In the State are the worst in the his
tory of the Virginia Forest Service.
Jones left for the scene of a blaze sew
eral miles north of the Hoover camp
In Madison County.
He was accompanied by Thomas l..
Farmer, forestry chairman OF the Viz
giria Conservation Commission, who
will assist the State forester IN per-
.sonaIly supervising the battle against
Madison County fires.
New fires broke out there soon after
one on Ragged Mountain, only few
miles south of the camp, was announced
under control by Forest Warden w. M.
Utz, who moved his flrehghters TO
another near Criglersville.
: Three bad fires were uncontrolled last
might in Paige County, despite more
than "a hours of concentrated fighting
under the direction Of Forest Warden
w. H Miller.
James p Andrews, assistant forester,
: the only member of the forest organi-
cation not fighting in the field, issued
q warming from the State headquarters
stating drought has made the situation
unusually dangerous.