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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26

Mrs. Raymond Hellmuth and chill
oren are spending the month OF July
at Bay Ridge, Md.
Mrs Alvin Hayden ana children,
and Mrs. Mae Haney and her daughter
lett this week for a motor trip and
visit In Atlantic City.
Mrs. H. w. Gray has returned from
visit to relatives in Hyde Park, Mass.
Mrs. Thomas Martin is visiting rela-
tiVes in Louisville, KY, for several
weeks.
Mrs. Eugene Dabney and Mrs. Earl
Jones, who have been the guests of
Mrs. John w. Travers, have returned
to their homes in Stanton, Va, &C
companied by Miss Margaret TraverS
for short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Maupin have
returned to their home on Carlyle
avenue, after a two weeks visit at
Orkney Springs, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ervon Hullings have
returned from a visit TO Mrs Mabel
Joyce, at her home in Atlanta, Ga,
and have had as their guest Mr..
HullingS' mother Mrs. Clara HullingS,
OF Silver Spring, Md
Mrs. r. w. Dunn and children who
have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. w. w.
Whlttemore at their home on Brad
dock avenue, have returned to their
home in Richmond
Mrs. Bertha Coffman Is visiting
friends at Orkney Springs, Va.
Mrs. Robert Thomas and Mrs. N. w.
Boew of Richmond were the guests
recently of Mrs. Jean Carter Bayly, on
King street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Haislip, Miss
Julia HaiSlip and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J.
Sullivan spent the week end in New
port News, Va, visiting the latter S
son, Mr.. John w. Sullivan, who is at
tending the C. M. T. C. at Fort Eustis.
Mrs. Margaret .Athey is spending
several weeks at Colonial Beach, Va.
Mrs. Emma Davis has returned from
10 days visit at Bluemont, Va.
Miss Hebe Carter Sturgis, of Mar
shall, Va, was the guest recently of
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Leitch, at
their home on South Royal street.
Mrs. H. c. Linn and Miss Margaret
Linn left last Saturday to motor to
Asheville, N. c., for a visit Of several
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. John Barker Barrett
have returned from Florida, where they
spent the Winter and Spring, Mrs. Bar
rett going on to Clifton, Va, taking her
two little grandsons, Valentine w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26
DR.. and Mrs. Barrett
And Daughter Sail for
Long Stay in Europe
Mrs. Sebrell Hostess at
Bridge in Alexandria for
Visitor.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. July 25-Dr
and Mrs. Robert South Barrett and
their daughter, Miss Viola Barrett,
sailed Friday, July II, from New York
to spend the Summer in Europe, FIRST
visiting their son and daughter-ln-laW.
Mr. and Mr. Upper Barrett. at their
home in Paris, France, and DR.. Barrett
later going on to Russia, while Mrs.
Barrett and Miss Barrett will travel
IN France.
Mrs. Thomas E. Sebrell entertained at
three tables Of bridge last Wednesday
evening, at her homo on Braddock
Heights, in compliment to Mrs. Charles
Keith Carlin of Los Angeles, Calf, who
is visiting her husbands parents, tor-
mer Representative and Mrs. Charles
Creighton Carlin, 2l3 North Washing
ton street.
Miss Elizabeth Sherrier entertained
ut two tables of bridge Wednesday eve
ming, at her home on King street road,
of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Dudley and Master
Eastman Waller Dudley spent the past
week in Atlantic City.
Miss Marie Waalewyn is visiting
friends in Florida for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Harding their
son, Mr.. Milton Harding, and their son
and daughter-in- law, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Harding. have returned from
visit of 10 days at Ocean City, Md.
Miss Anna Brice Whitmore of Manas-
sas, was the guest last week OF Miss
Mary Ellice Lee.
Mr.. Elicit Cabell left last week for
Norfolk, to visit his brother-in-law and
sister, Lieut.. Ferguson B. Bryan, U.
8. N, and Mrs. Bryan.
Miss Frances Sinclair left last week
for White Plains, N. Y, to visit her
aunt, Mrs. Allyn Tunis.
Miss Alice Gronau spent the past
week at the Summer Bible School at
NaSSanetta Springs, Va.
AGiss Beverly Quarles left last week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26

Mrs. Peter Boothe Pullman, who with
her husband, DR.. Pullman, has been in
San Juan the past year, arrived this
week to visit her sister, Mrs. G. B. Spill
man for few days before going on to
Reva. Culpeper County. Va, to visit her
mother, Mrs. Walter Burgess.
Mrs. A. G. Warwick and Miss Eliz-
abeth Warwick returned last week from
visit of ten days at Virginia Beach.
Mrs. j. A. Blades and her daughter,
Miss Imogene Blades, have returned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26

Smith and John B. Smith, with her for
a visit, Mrs. Valentine Smith accom-
panying Mr.. Barrett on visit to Asbury
Park, N. j.
Maj. David Crawford, U. s. A.,
and Mrs. Crawford and their children
left last week for camping trip near
Mifnntown, Pa.
Miss Efle Broaddus has returned to
her home in Newton, Va, after a visit
to her brother-in-law and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert w. Wheat. at their
home in Rosemont.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26

from q visit to relatives at Eastern
Shore, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs Jerry T. Quinn and fam
lily of Columbia, Mo-, are the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. John @. Quinn, at their
home on Randolph avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs Aubrey Spivey enter
tanned at a dinner party last Sunday,
at their home on Raymond avenue
Miss Irma Houchens and Miss Cora
Harrington are visiting the formers
grandmother, Mrs. A. D. Bailey, at her
home in Charlottesville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26

Miss Myrtle Purcell and Miss Anna
Virginia Hancock are spending a week
at Mountain Lake Park, Md.
Miss Marie Brannon has returned
from Colonial Beach, where she visited
Mrs. w. w. Ballenger at her cottage.
Miss LyndaU Powell, of Atlanta, Ga,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Nora Parz
ish, on Mount Ida avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26

Sugar production is to be given gov
eminent aid in Egypt. =
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
Increase Shown in
Use Of Aerial
Radio

The use of radio in the aeronau
tical service has increased rapidly
within the past year, it is reported
by the radio division of the De.
partment Of Commerce.
The number Of planes equipped
with radio was increased by SO
during the past year. While there
were only 21S such planes last
year. there are now 303.
An increase in the number of
aeronautical ground stations has
also been encouraging, the report
states.
The records of the division show
that licenses have been issued in
the past year to 80 aeronautical
stations and II permits for con.
struction of stations. When these
stations are constructed, there
will be a total Of 116 such stations
as compared with 66 stations and
% permits last year.
Ground stations are spaced
along the airways to insure con.
tinuous communication between.
aircraft III flight and the station
The average separation between
ground stations is approximately
200 miles.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
Past Ten Years characterized as Radio Decade
With Offerings Unlimited in Scope

troll, automatic tuning and host
of other 'refinements which would
seem to represent the very limit
of scientific DEVELOPMENT.
With the potentialities Of radio
set consumption determined man
ufacturers have been able to con
troll production and costs, SO that
efficient and artistically construct
ed sets are wit IN reach Of all
The wonder OF the decade Is har
messed and controlled.
Radios achievements read like
a fairy tale. It has becomee an
outstanding medium Of pleasure
education and service in the Amer
ican home. It has brought about
through international broadcast.
ing a closer and more intimate
acquaintance with the various Gus
toms and languages of the nations
OF the world. Ships at sea are al
ways in touch with each other.
and land. Airplanes are guided by
radio. Transoceanic telephoninR
is done via radio impulses meeting
wires on land.
Its commercial use Is limitleSs-
its scope awe-inspiring-and all in
the space Of a short IL years.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
Commercial Adaptation Has Reached High
Degree Of Efficiency; 1892 Models
Provide the Ultimate in
Tone Performance
Tone Performance

Ito whether the superheterodyne
would prove the most satisfactory
radiating circuit. He wanted en-
tertainment, a seat in the theater
of the air
The loud speaker Of 1921 was
refined to the point where it was
capable of perfect reproduction.
The tiniest whisper picked up
could be sent out with the desired
amount Of volume. It is now
generally termed q dynamic
speaker. Radio sets were devel-
oped artiStically and became an
ornamental part of the home.
Unsightly appurtenanceS such as
the outside aerial were no longer
necessity. and the whole was
an attractive. compact unit Of
lmmeaSurable Serviceability.
In 1927 the first electric radio
sets were put on the market.
They were a major improvement
in home-operated radios. Power
was generated by simply plugging
into an ordinary household elec-
trio outlet. They were the acme
Of simplicity. and since the ad.
vent of electric operation i'm
provements in radio set conStruc
ton have been along the lines
of beauty. and ultra refinements
Of convenience and selectivity
The radio set of this year Is most
popularity Of superheterodyne de.
sign, noise interference has been
almost entirely eliminated and
tubes are Of Super-construction
There is automatic volume con-
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
Pop" Programs
Hit in Belgium

TransmisSionS broadcast from
certain Belgian stations as Micro
Populs 80" have made a big hit
with listeners In various parts Of
Europe.
These popular programs are i'm.
proviSed affairs announced hap
hazardly and performed in a
studio where a small audience
whose impromtu interjections and
laughte-' create an animated
atmosphere.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27

New State Chain
A new State chain has been
formed in Michigan including
four stations. The addition OF
other stations is anticipated for
the near future.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
Humble Egg Hailed as
Foundation of Cookery

The French chef says: "All cook
cry rests on an egg. The egg is
the Atlas that supports the world
of gastronomy; the chef is the slave
of the fresh egg. What is the mas
terpiece of French cookery, the dish
that outlines all other dishes, the
thing that is found on his ma
jesty's table no less than upon the
table of the bourgeosie, the thing
that is as French as the French
man, and which expresses the
spirit of our people as no other
food can express it?-the omelette.
Could you make an omelette with
out breaking eggs? Then cast your
minds eye over this extraordinary
Monsieur Egg and all his antics
and evOlutiOns. Now he permits
himself to be boiled plain, and
even like that, without frill, he is
excellent. Now he consents to ap-
pear in all ways from poached to
perdu, now he is the soul of a vel
au-vent, now of a sauce; not a
pie-crust fit to eat but stands by
virtue of my lord the egg, and
should all the hens in the world
commit suicide tomorrow, every chef
in France worthy of the name
would fall on his spit. for fish
is but a course in a dinner, where
as the egg is the cement that holds
all the castles of cookery together" :"
kansas City Times.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
Severe Self-Discipline
in Fourteenth Century

Early in the Fourteenth century
there arose a curious sect in south
ern Europe whose distinguishing
tenet it was that the human hody
should be made to suffer, in order
that the soul might be saved.
Forming themselves into bands,
they marched through the lands
singing hymns and fiogging them
selves and others with whips and
thongs. Flagellants they called
themselves, and absurd though
their actions would appear TO be
in our day, then it was recognized
that such notable protests against
self-indulgence and sinful luxury
were not without value. One of the
favorite hymns of the FlagellantS
was one reciting the sorrows of
Mary the Blessed Virgin as she
stood by the cross of Jesus, and beg
ging her in its latter part to min
lister grace to the singers.
The use of the rosary had been
brought from the Far East in the
previous century by a Dominican
monk, and introduced into Christ
tianity with special prayers to the
Virgin Mary, or AVE Marias"
mingled with recitations of the
Lords Prayer, to be memoriZed by
the beads. and repeated. 1t was
the age when such observances
were Just making their way into
the faith of many Christians. Nat
urally the hymn on Mary at the
Cross, "Stabat Mater Dolorosa," as
it was called. suited the fashion of
the age, and was introduced into
the service books in 1414. whence
its use spread over the whole Ro-
man Catholic church.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
Up-to-Date Youngster

A new nurse was engaged in the
household of one Of our most ad-
vanced doctors, and the first night,
toward eight o'clock, she settled
down with a book Of fairy stories
to read the doctors daughter to
sleep.
The child, aged six and very
modern" listened placidly through
Peter Piper" dozed over The Old
Woman Who Lived in a Shoe" and
seemed to be sound asleep during
the reading of Jack and Jill"
until suddenly, at the end of the
poem, she started wide awake
again. The poem ends, you will
remember, with something about
''tum-tum-tum, and Jack mended
his crown with vinegar and brown
paper"
''Why, isn't that awful?" cried
the child. gazing horrOr-stricken at
the nurse. Didn't he even have
an X-ray taken?"
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02

instant the entire boat was in
flame. In order to save themselv-
es, Mr.. Hines pointed his craft in
a direction on the Kent County
shore and the vessel drifted to
Comegys Blight, which is near the
Raskob estate at the mouth of Cor
sica River. The two men jumped
overheard, one of them wrapping
the cup in blanket, and endeav-
ored to swim ashore. A fisherman
walking along the shore went to
their rescue in a boat. They were
brought ashore to the farm of Mrs.
H. M. Baker, near Cliffs Wharf,
and later went to the home of Mr..
Hines on River Side Farm, two
miles from Chestertown. This
cruiser, which was one of the fast
est boats of the Chester River
Yacht and Country Club, is a total
wreck.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
Lovers of Wild Birds
Mourn for Heath Hen

Early settlers along the Atlantic
coast found huge flocks of the
heath hen, in size and appearance
much like the western Prairie
chicken-frequenting the sandy,
scrub oak plains of Massachusetts,
Connecticut, Long Island, New York
and other coastal areas from Maine
to Virginia.
The Cavaliers discovered that
the heath hen was excellent for
roasting on spit before the huge
fireplaces. The fowl helped Roger
Williams and his followers through
their first winters in Rhode Island.
Pilgrims who hunted turkey or
wild deer without success brought
home heath hens for Thanksgiving.
Thomas Morton wrote in 1887 that
the bird lis much like our pheysant
henne of England of excellent flesh
and delicate meat"
The heath hen, however, was the
pot hunters prey. 1t flew in a
straight line and rather slowly on
flushing and it had an unfortunate
habit of congregating in large f1ocks
il open spaces.
1t was extinct on the mainland
as early as the Civil war, but still
fiourished on islands. Bird lovers
called attention from time to time
of the fact it was dwindling, and in
1925 there was a heath hen confer
ence in New England in an effort
to save the pinnated fowl. Thou
sands of dollars and much time and
effort was expended. but it was the
old story of printing the pump after
the house burned down.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
GOLF Is CROWDING CATTLE
Everything Routine in Life of the
Modern Glossy"

Golf has crowded the cattle out
of the pastures and the COW of to-
morrow will be lucky If she ever
gets a look at the green fields. The
production of milk has been re-
duced to a very mechanical opera
ton and the cows life now con-
sists of a ramble three times a day
from her stall TO revolving milk
ing platform and then back to her
stall. The animal Is kept so i'm
maculately clean that her sisters OF
the fields would not be able to rec
ogniZe her. 1t is the latest method
of producing milk and is based on
the observations OLA group Of sci
entific gentlemen who have given
thought to the subject and the
new method has been in operation
for a time at one of the plants Of
a well-known company specializing
on super-clean milk for baby's use.
1t represents a complete revolu-
tion of the life of the COW, but the
animals soon get used to the rou-
tine and are said to like it. The
COW is released from her stall
and she walks along a tile-cOated
corridor to a revolving platform
which accommodates so animals.
AS the platform revolves the ami
NAL is washed and then dried in
a current of warm air and given
other attentions to secure her per-
feet sanitary cleanliness and after
this she is MIXED by machinery.
By the time the great turntable
makes a complete revolution the
operation has been completed and
the COW is automatically released
and she steps from the moving
platform and back to her stall. Her
drinking water is sterilized and her
food is analyzed and electricity
supplies a substitute for the def
cient sunlight.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
Ask Darwin

1t was the first time the aunt had
seen her five-year-old nephew. Her
pride in the family blood was very
strong. She scrutinized the young
ster closely and finally remarked
to the boys mother: He has the
Stokes nose, the Stokes eyes, but
heaven help me, | don't understand
where he got his mouthp' Several
hours later the youngster was heard
admonishing his kitten in all Sc
riousness. kitty, you have the
Stol-es eyes, the Stokes nose. the
Stokes mouth, but heaven help me,
don't understand where you got
your tail !"-Pathfinder Magazine.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
Whitman and Lowell

At last Walt Whitman is safely
ensconced in the hall of fame. He
enters that airy colonnade 20 years
after James Russell Lowell, who
once called Whitman a 'rowdy."
LowelPs epithet was applied at
a dinner in Cambridge, given for a
visiting nobleman. The guest
mentioned that he had a letter to
Whitman from some English nota-
BILE. For God Almighty's sake
don't deliver it !" cried Lowell. DO
you know who Walt Whitman is?
He is a rowdy, a New York tough,
a loafer, a frequenter of low places,
friend of cab drivers. Re
public.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02

flames. The fire occurred while
the boat was enroute to Pioneer
Point Farm on the Chester River,
the Summer home of Mrs. Helena
S. Raskob, wife of John ]. Raskob
National Democratic committee
chairman, to deliver one of the
cups won last Saturday by mem
bers of the Raskob family at the
Chester River Yacht and County
Clubs annual regatta. A leak in
the carburetor is said to have caus-
ed gasoline to catch fire and in an
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
EGG RECORD CLUB REPORT
July Report Prepared by H. S.
Palmer of University of Delaware

Z
The average egg production rec
ords from 81 ,691 birds, represent
state, are included in the July re-
port of the Delaware farm egg
record club which has ben prepar-
ed by H. S. Palmer, extension
poultryman of the University of
Delaware, and distributed recently
through the county extension off1c-
es to those poultry raisers who are
cooperating in this project by
keeping daily egg records. OF this
total number of birds, these rec
ords indicate that the IL, ,877 pull
let's laid on the average ISL eggs
each, and the 1852 hens produced
1873 eggs each, while the 1912
pullets and hens in mixed focks
laid on the average of II eggs per
bird. The egg production in July
of last year was 1876 eggs per pull
let, and II eggs per bird for the
hens and also for the mixed focks
/ of pullets and hens running to-
gether. In addition to the statis-
tical part of this report, the atten-
tion of the poultrymen is also call
ed to the Importance of culling the
flock for more economical egg pro-
duction. The best time to Gull the
layers is during the months of July
August and September, for at this
season of the year it is easiest to
read natures evidence which indi-
Gates those hens that have been
good layers and those which have
been Improbable producers during
the past year. Those hens which
start laying first in the fall and
winter months and continue to lay
longest the following summer and
fall are regarded as the best lay
ers in the flock, and those which
stop laying early in the season and
molt are the ones that lay the few
est number of eggs. Poultrymen
are cautioned, however, to not Gull
their layers until they have taken
into consideration the manner in
which the flock has been treated
during the past three months, for
regardless of how good the layers
are they will look like culIs if they
have not been well fed with
proper laying ration and kept in a
good house with plenty of fresh
drinking water. Many other fac
tors such as moving the birds from
one house to another, depriving
them of green feed, allowing a
heavy infestation of lice and mites,
permitting the birds to become
crowded in the house, and subject
ing them to sudden changes in feed
or methods Of feeding will stop
them from laying and force them
into a molt, and will result in MAX
ing it difficult to select the high
producers from the poor ones in
the flock. Aside from the inform
alton in regard to culling, the
poultrymen are likewise being ad-
vised relative to keeping more old
hens, as many hens in the average
flock could be kept with more
profit than some of the pullets
which are used to replace them
It is realized by every commercial
hatchery that eggs from hens pro-
duce much better chicks than eggs
from pullets, and there is an in
creasing demand for Matching eggs
of high quality from hens of the
heavy birds for fall and winter
broilers. Those poultrymen who de-
sire to have their focks officially
culled and blood tested under state
supervision should make applica-
tion to the poultry department of
the State Board of Agriculture in
Dover.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
CRUISER is SWEPT BY FIRE
w. ID. Hines and Brother Rescued
After Plunging in River

A 30-foot cabin cruiser belong
ing to w. Dorsey Hines, owner of
the Chester River Yacht and Coun-
try Club, caught fire Friday three
miles from Chestertown, Md, and
was completely destroyed, with an
estimated loss between $500 and
5000. The owner and his brother
1eaped into the water to escape the
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
Spinsters Never Aged

A philanthropist has endowed a
home for aged spinsters. The idea
is worthy, but where could one find
a spinster willing to admit such a
silly affection as age?-Fort Wayne
News Sentinel.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
NOT in the Game

at a Scotch coast resort a motor
car dashed over the promenade
into the sea. Motorists should
clearly understand that any pedeS-
TRANS obtained in this way are not
counted.-London HumOriSt.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02

The Kent County i
last week opened bii,
Frederiea bridge owe,
will River south of En-,
following bids were ~.
Newton, Dover, SO
Barker and Undsrr.
Darby, Pa S3,97l60
Clark, Dover, $3.50.
Wyoming $3.50. Ng
lowest bidder. The a7
made at next weeks
the court.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
RAID DELAwaRp ;
Two Men Ar
A pPDfS ~ 0Sted /

Two Men -
Agents, Charrao Sled b. /
Einar La 90 20 Lquq
were arrested !. 1ad III
Federal agert Delas:s
William ]. c. opeia
ing deputy nrob;s robu;saugh
tor for Delawsra' ,'ol l'loa d
Harold D. Wilas q tas i
istrator. L,assos ~ 09
the Central Hotal 'aS
gallon and 4 onos aat i
alleged liquor ~ ,ef d,
No. : II alleged unI,5.'
arraigned befor, : les
sioner Albert Z III
hearing 9n TuesdaO ~
charge of possasa;. M
clared that he MI
a week t0 rIin : Us
Lassea vas previous |
at . East Seventh NJ
mington. but VT s,l';
a ~ East Fourth \,
mington. He IT, II
possession IF liquor sa<
was hned SIS tba
Miller was arreste5 4
per ShoP Delaware n
and Clinton Strast.
y nen arTaigned bsta'I
own recognizance Fl,
ing on Monday. i.
with tne possession, al
ufacture Of alIago5
liquor. A total of .
and 70 quart bottles 1
beer one quart Of ar.,.
and Y gallons Of beg
seized. Miller is Of III
tion and spoke EngIi,.
difficulty