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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08
300 PUPILS TO CONTEST
AT VOCATIONAL FIELD DAY
University of Maryland Tomorrow
Will Conduct Speaking and
Judging Competition.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. May 8.-Be-
tween 200 and 800 high school students
are expected to take part in the annual
vocational field day at the University
of Maryland tomorrow.
The program will include finals of the
Statewide public speaking contest.
eliminationS having been held in the
counties. Cattle and poultry judging
contests will be held between IL am.
and / pm.
]. D. Blackwell, State superintendent
of vocational education; Hester w.
Beall, assistant in public speaking at
the University, and DR.. w. B. Kemp,
assistant dean of the College of Agri-
culture. will be judges in the public
speaking finals.
Different breeds of poultry and cattle
will be judged by the youngsters under
the observation of the experts of the
University of Maryland Experiment
Station.
Prizes will be awarded in all of the
competitions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08
HITLER OPPOSED USE.
OF GUNS BY FASCISTS
Leader Is Witness at Trial OF Five
Friends-ExplainS
Greed.

BERLIN. May 8 (P.-Adolph Hitler,
Austrian head Of Germany'S Fascist
movement, told the crowded court room
today he had done everything In his
power to prevent the use OF deadly
weapons by his adherents
He was a witness in the Moabit Grim
inal Court, where four members OF his
PARTY are on trial for breach of peace
and one for attempted murder during a
raid on a Communist dance in Char
lottenburg last November.
HITLER was somewhat subdued in con-
trast to his vehemency at the Leiozig
Heimwehr treason trial last year, when
he predicted that "headS would roll,
but he used the witness stand as a
rostrum to preach a sermon on internal
responsibilities to his party. Police
kept a large crowd in order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08

to widen its influence and to secure
allies in the southeast.
German Delegates Insulted.
This double desire gave rise to the
recent Rumanian discourtesy to the
German delegates who were going to
Bucharest to negotiate . commercial
treaty. The Rumanians were afraid OF
what DR.. Benes might say II the Ger
mans were present IN Bucharest wnlle
the little entente meeting was IN seS-
sion and told them to walt at the
frontier, whereupon the indignant Ger
mans returned to Berlin.
Germanys strength at the coming
Geneva discussions about the customs
Union lies in several factors:
1, The French policy OF hoarding
gold and failing to cooperate for the
economic restoration has alienateo the
United States, Great Britain, Italy
Germany, and to some extent Rumanla
and Jugoslavia.
2. Nothing can be done to organize
Europe economically without Germany
and Austria and, excepting Czechosio-
vakia, France and perhaps Italy, an
Europe west of Russia wants organl-
cation. -,
3. The planned union probably will
be declared legal by the World Court
If It Is asked to decide. The Germans
win accede to discussion about BRANDS
empty scheme, without relinqulShine
their own union with Austria.
a. The last fact which is on the side
of the two Teutonic states is the worlds
WEAKNESS with sheer political violence
For the opposition of DR.. Benes and M
BRAND, the following factors are favor
able:
l. French financial strength, which
influences all Of Europe.
2. French political and militar!
strength,
3. Great Britain, italy, Germany ant
Jugoslavia all want something from
France.
Just which Of these two fields of force
will prove masnetically stronger re-
mains to be seen.
Copyright. 1917
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EUROPE REVIVED
!. BY CUSTOMS UNION
!Austro-German Economi c
Plan Wakes Continent to
Organization Need.
BY EDGAR ANsEL MowRER.

kBy Cable TO The star.
BERLIN. Germany, May 8.-The
fAustro-German customs union plan,
whatever becomes of it, will at least
have had the effect of ripping the en-
tire European constellation from the
.semi-paralyzed inertia in which 1t has
been lying during the last few years.
What French Foreign Minister Aristide
Brands pan-Europe announcement
failed to effect, namely. definite EFFORTS
to organize Europe as continent, the
Germans have certainly succeeded In
starting. thanks to the world economic
crisis.
Today Europe, which until couple
Of months ago was silently wanowing In
the business depression that threatens
to open the doors to political revoiu-
ton, is simply alive with plans Tor It's
own economic organization.
In addition to the eAustro- German
scheme, there is vague BRAND scheme
and a concrete Italian serene for an
nexing Austria to Hungary.
Two States Are Key.
Curiously enough. two states in the
have apparently become the key to the
future.
Through their dominion over foreign
peoples, they are politically tied to the
French infiuenced little entente. F1nan-
cially they can today receive needed
help only from France.
But economically France is unable to
secure the return on invested loans,
since it cannot consume their unsold
grain.
Italy has no interest to consolidate
French hegemony in the Balkans.
Great Britain dare not offend the
dominions by giving preference to
Balkan grain. Only Germany and Aus
tria are left as customers. Therefore
the attempts of Czech Foreign Minister
Eduard Benes to rally the little entente
to open opposition to the customs union
simply have failed.
Rumania and Jugoslavia wish politi-
cally to stay with France. But eco
nomically they need Germany.
Under the phrase preference Gus
toms duties" lies the German attempt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08
FAIRFAX MAN HURT
Thomas Struder Was Injured In
Auto Accident.

auto ACCluGuLs
BY q staf Correspondent OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, May 8-Thomas
Struder, Fairfax County, was seriously
injured In an automobile accident early
today at the narrow bridge over Dcgue
Creek on the Richmond Highway near
Fort Humphreys. After being treated
at the base hospital at the fort. he was
transferred to the Alexandria Hospital.
The injured man, according to hos
pital authorities, is suffering from seri-
Gus decorations of the head and hands
and shock. The bridge at Dogue Greek
was the scene of a bus accident some
weeks ago in which persons were killed
and IL injured.
The Walnut Street Theater in Phila-
delphia, built in 1908. is known as the
Oldest theater in the country.
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Virginians to Wed.

FAIRFAX, Va, May (SpeciaD A
marriage license was issued at the
court house to William Taylor Selby,
81, of Vienna, Va, and Mary Frances
Beahm, Is years old, also OF Vienna.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08
At F Street Shop only

are these-fresh Summer
- fashions through
underped this Fashionable white
Linen Sandals Ties styles Blue Eggshe
Beige Black kids And other modes needed for
wardrobesin this extraordinary event! With
and widths AAAA-to fit foot
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Ne.U Summer Bags

Washable crepes-lincns-Suv and Beauvais
cloths. Delightful new and vivacious Summer
bass in bevy of telling colors and multcOIor
effects. Bags not readily duplicated 1895
for as little acknowledgements.
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|DorothyDix|
Was
the Old
Fashioned
Mother Best?
Gipes
Modern
Mother
Her Due

mother
the odahioned mother We being told what
weak miserable mkeshift mother the modern mother and
tales prefers bridge babies and
children while
mainees in contrast frivolous
have depicted the mother who wandered
from her hreside.
Mothers always loving and tender patient
exatation
mother OF the as old
bet And believe that the modern mother the greatest
OF all modern improvements
all those Of Whereabouts consider
childhood mothers
those days. spiritually as well as physically
Mother tried children well healthy
heard the theory Wtains balanced ration
dpnsaton of
kind Of food adenodS onsls.
THE
exploiting
building
them having the little operations
need to correct abnormaliy
spanked they bad education
future
that daughters not
a
to
best fitted and not waste finding themselves.
makes the sacrificing
children which keeps them from being spoiled and selfish and makes
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
Household Methods
BY BETSEY CALLISTER.
Flies in Kitchen.

Can you tell me what to do to keep
flies from coming in the kitchen?'
asks X. C. M. Our house is well
screened but as soon as warm weather
arrieS they come into the kitchen. Is
there something I could sprinkle about
to keep them out2 Il
There is nothing that know of that
will keep flies out when they have
chance to get in when the kitchen
screen door is opened. The thing to
do Is to make the region Of your back
door as uninviting as possible. II you
have a house to yourself you can do
this without much difficulty. Decaying
refuse of any sort-even moist tea
leaves-will attract flies, so be careful
that there is no refuse of any sort
ABOUT your back door or In your back
yard.
Flies are very fond of garbage cans.
which are often placed near the
kitchen door In summer these con-
tanners should be scalded out after
they have been emptied and the scald-
ing is more effective if you use hot
soda water. Get some coarse washing
soda and dissolve this in water. Add
some Of the strong soda solution to
quart or more of scalding water and
rinse out the cans. If the kitchen
refuse is always wrapped in papers.
YOU will have little trouble in keeping
them clean IN this way.
After the cans have dried sprinkle
them with borax, for those who have
studied the pests tell us that flies cam
not breed or long remain where there
is borax. A good plan is to have some
borax in a sifter-top can SO that it
may be sprinkled evenly in the cans.
OF course you should be sure to keep
the garbage cans closely covered. Flies
sometimes breed in a cellarway or the
cellar that seems clean and neat.
Wherever YOU see them about, sprinkle
some of the borex. 1t is surprising
how quickly flies diminish where
warfare of this sort is waged against
them.
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Household Methods
. BY BETSY CALLISTER.

at have an aqua blue crepe de chine
afternoon dress that Is too short and a
little skinny across the shoulders. /
could easily make shaped f1ounce for
the skirt and cape collar that would
give the right silhouette, but I cannot
match the material. 1 have been told
that If L get material of somewhere near
the same shade and then have the
whole dress dyed it will all look the
same after it Is dyed. Can you tell me
whether this is true? 1 would like the
dress dyed navy blue. MRS. j. B."
If the material Is of precisely the
same quality the chances are that after
dyeing both the old and the new would
look the same. But there is always a
chance that they would not. 1 would
suggest that you get small sample, or
buy an eighth of a yard of the nearest
match you can get, and then take a
small piece of the old dress-which you
can doubtless cut from one of the
seams or the hem-and then mix little
dye and dye the two pieces together
In that way you can see whether the
two materials will look the same way
after they are dyed. If they do then
go ahead-buy the material needed
make the alterations in your dress and
dye it with the same dye you used for
the experiment.
st have often cleaned my dresses,
blouses, etc. by dipping them in gaso-
line. Usually have good results, but
not the last time, when 1 cleaned a
white georgette collar and cuff set, a
navy blue wool skirt and black silk
crepe dress. The skirt and the geor-
gette set came out very nicely. but the
dress showed grayish streaks here and
there, so that 1 had to send 1t to the
cleaner after all. 1 rinsed the things
carefully in clear gasoline, so 1 cannot
account for the streaks. Can you tell
me what to do to prevent this from
happen again? R. A"
If you had brushed the dress carefully
with fine brush and then pressed it
under a damp cloth the streaks would
probably have disappeared Sponging
with a damp cloth after the gasoline
has been thoroughly dried out from
the fabric will also remove such streaks
tCopyrght, 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
OUR CHILDREN
ny ANGELO PATRI.
Simplify Things.

Children In a household make end
less work If there is only the mother
to do everything the whole scheme OF
living must be simplified. 1t is waste
full Of precious energy to do work or to
have worries beyond the bare margin
of necessity.
The fragile, dainty things that make
a house beautiful must be put away
until the time when the children can
help to care for them. Little children
must handle the things about them
precious they add to the burden OF
and If these things are fragile and
care and anxiety the household mother
must carry. Better to put them IN
safe place for a time and decorate
the home very simply.
The children's clothes ought to be as
few SIS can be sufficient. Every extra
garment means more expense, more
care. more work. They ought to be as
simple as possible. Children must play;
they have no knowledge of the cost or
the care their. clothing involves. The
simpler the better.
The possessions of each member OF
the family have to be held down 10
the least possible quantity. Many
house is Uttered with odds and ends
that are of little value to anybody but
a great annoyance and a source OF
trouble for the mother who must pick
them up and put them in place again
and again. Only when the children
can take care of their possessions are
they to be allowed to increase them at
will.
Living must be simplified. When
there is a family of children 1t is
matter of great moment to have guests
to dinner. The extra work is severe
tax If added to that is the care OF
fine linen and silver and china and
glass, precious possessions brought OUT
iE honor of the occasion, the event be-
comes a sadness instead of JOY. II
the guests can have exactly what the
family is used to having things are
easier all around. The simple thing
is always better.
The children want a party now and
then and they ought to have 1t, but IL
should be a simple affair. The fun Is
the thing. not the elaborate service or
elaborate refreshments. A cake and
good drink, a dab of ice cream and
fancy cake, stick OF candy and halt
a lemon, a few sailed nuts in pep
cernint candy basket-such simple
things served by the children them
selves in a spirit Of good fellowship
will make party that won't leave a
bad taste in anybodys mouth.
When simplifying things, simplify
thinking a little, too-instead Of cir
cuitious ways go straight to the heart
of the matter Accept life as it Is
frankly and do the best you can to
brighten things. Good humor. honesty.
simplicity will lengthen your days and
fill them with peace
How many times have YOU strained
every nerve to make showing, only
to discover that all you had gained
was the WEAKNESS of flesh and spirit?
Try simplifying things and know the
satisfaction of being yourself in your
own house. 1t is truly grand and
glorious feeling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
n A Il u II E , S
C. HID X E n
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.
Illustrations by Mary Foley.
XLIII.
THE SEVENTEEN-YEAR LOCUST.

XIII.
THE SEVENTEEN-YEAR LOCUST.
Cicadidae Family
T UNDER the earth for II years,
then new dress and sunshine!
In April, thousands of little
~ cicadaS will return to the
upper world and seek the tree
on which they were born. Years be-
fore, their mother made cradles on
twigs and branches of trees with her
sharp blades and laid rows OF eggs
headed toward little door in the care
fully excavated nest. Four bundled to
six hundred baby cicadaS Matched
seven weeks later. The tiny insect
walked out Of the egg. giving Itself
twist to loosen the shell. Rushing
about the nest she slipped down the
smooth bark of the tree or a playful
breeze carried the tiny creature to the
ground.
Wildly she seeks a crevice in the
ear h and digs in for dear life. Down
about eight inches she goes and hunts
for the roots of shrubs or trees. Max
ing tiny room for herself she stays
there a year or more and enlarges her
room to At her girth. Then she moves
on. During all the years underground
she casts six coats.
The call goes forth that 1t Is time to
ascend. With the pick and rake on
her front feet she begins to climb
toward the surface. When the dirt
accumulates she smashes 1t with her
knees against the surrounding earth
and slowly mounts the smooth hallway.
II the season is rainy, she builds a
turret above the ground and awaits the
summons.
At or o'clock in the evening, you
will see pouring from holes under the
trees and shrubs these earth children,
headed straight for some upright object.
Having lived so long underground,
one would think they would be modest
and retiring. Not a bit Of it. They
are going to make their debut and have
no time for spectators. Before your
very eyes they start to undress. First
they clean their feet very carefully with
the curIy-comb on their face. This is
most important, as the cicada must
grasp firmly the rough object on which
she stands or she will lose her life.
After a brief rest Of half hour she
rocks back and forth as If to test her
hold. She humps her back, the old skin
splits along the middle of the thoraX,
going ovel the head to the first seq
ment of the abdomen. The white back
out, then comes the head with two
bright red eyes and the front part of
the body is released Bending over
backwards she pulls out the first leg,
then all four are free, followed by the
wing bases. Four slender cords are left
in the old shell. They are the inner
lining of the breathing apparatus. The
cicada hangs back from the shell all
free except the tip of her body.
Another rest. Raising herself she
reaches over and takes hold of the
shell-head and with a pull frees her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
Decorate Tresses.

Combs, ornamental and otherwise,
used to be Part Of every couture, but
that was years ago. Some of the more
conservative members Of the older gen.
Grafton who happen to have abundant
hair may still use side combs and back
combs, but the simple hairdressing of
recent seasons has made them unneces.
sary except as decoration.
The comb used by the modern young
woman Is often combination comb and
barrette set with brilliants or pearls. It
holds her hair back of her ears and is
not bulky enough to interfere with her
close-fitting little hats. There is often
just one such comb when the hair is
worn parted on one side and it is on
the small side. With center-part Golf
fure two small combs or barrettes are
usual. They add a touch of color and
are decidedly dressy.
popular version Of the side-part
couture with combs may be dressed
with hair that is being allowed to grow
and barely reaches the shoulders. Put
the part on the right. Comb the top
halr up from the brow and have a deep
wave over the left side of the forehead.
Bring the next wave forward and curl
the ends OF hair upward in a loose roll,
covering the left ear down to the lobe.
On the right side, where there is less
hair, comb it back about level with the
temple, insert long, narrow comb to
hold the hair diagonally behind the ear,
then bring big wave forward on the
side OF the cheek. Curl the ends up in
wide roll TO match the other side.
The back hair may be left straight or
waved very slightly, with the ends curled
up on the nape of the neck. Invisible
hairpins should be used to keep the back
hair from standing out from the head
The natural contour of the head must
be retained. The roll of hair at the
back comes lower than those at the
sides, so that it forms flatterine back
ground for the lower part of the face
Another more dressy couture for hair
OF about shoulder length is arranged
with a center part. AS is usual with the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
Baked Asparagus.

Cut the tender portion from one
bunch Of asparagus and boil in sailed
water. Then place the asparagus in an
oval baking dish. either glass or pottery.
draining the liquid from the asparagus
before transferring it. Place with the
tips of the vegetables all in the same
direction. Pour over the whole gen.
erous amount Of cheese sauce and sprin-
kle buttered cracker crumbs over the
top, garnishing with dots of butter and
some paprika. Place in hot oven and
bake until the crumbs are well Drowned.
Serve very hot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29

sailing on a bay or cruising in yacht
across the ocean, you will find the new
marine costumes appropriate.
There are nautical swimming suits
consisting of white jersey shirt with
navy blue shorts and straight sailor
Jacket: there are white linen or duck
COB trousers to wear over your bathing
suit. and there are sailor suits and
dresses and accessories Of all sorts.
You will know them by their colors-
navy blue. white, navy blue with white
or red--by their sailorly design and by
their nautical emblemS
The most popular of all these sea-
faring enblems is the anchor applied
TO the sleeve Of the jacket or the front
of the blouse. Today's sketch shows
modernized version of the traditional
nautical anchor, which you will flnd
easy to copy on sor>, Of your own hol-
iday clothes. On a white blouse or
dress, you may apply a red or white
anchor, and on a blue background the
anchor may be red or white. II you
like. you may carry out the anchor de-
sign with solid embroidery stitches,
using a long satin stitch.
An easier method Is to cut out the
anchor from contrasting color and then
to sew it in place. If you use flannel
or other material that does not fray
readily. you may cut the anchor of
precisely the right size If'it is made
from linen or other material OF loose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
MY Neighbor Says:

Earthenware or glass baking
dishes may be used when making
deep-dish pies or pudding. The
food can be served in the dish in
which baked.
Place pecan nuts in pan.
pour boiling water over them and
let the n stand in the water
little while. Then crack them
and the meats can be easily re-
moved.
The smell of fresh paint gives
many people headache, and to
none is it an especially agreeable
odor. Here is a way to handle a
freshly painted room: Place a
paper bag containing several
pieces of charcoal in the room
and close it up tightly. Another
effective remedy for the trouble
is an onion sliced into small
pieces and put into pail of
water. Set the pail of water in
the room and the water and
onions will absorb the odor.
Instead of pouring liquid
paraffin on top of jelly, put a
small piece of paraffin in bottom
of glass and pour in hot jelly.
When jelly has cooled paraffn
will be on the top.
Copyright. 1881.
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body entirely from its moorings-step-
ping out from the shell In which she
has lived so many years. The wings
expand and lengthen. What beauty
she is in her new dress. Ivory tinted,
splashed with black. pink vest and
transparent creamy white wings veined
in red. The brown wv seen in the
wings. was thought to stand for war;
now 1t is thought 1t stands for warmer
weather.
The gentlemen carry drumheads con-
cealed beneath the wing-bases. The
rapid vibration of strong muscles makes
the sound we hear. The lady cicadaS
have no drums and are silent, neither
do they have ears.
beak-lika mouth enables them to
pump the sap from the trees. The
harm they do to the trees is to make the
missions for the nests. The parent
locuSts live from April until June, and
are seen no more.
,Copyright. 1917
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MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

newer couture, there are only a few
wide, loose waves. The first wave near
the part is shallow and does not come
over the forehead. Another very deep
wave swirls forward, covering the tenn
pie to the outer corner of the eye, dius
down in front Of the ear and up again
so tnat most OF the ear is exposed. The
back hair Is made into round c,1rls of
three lengths which are pinned firmly at
the rape of the neck in an interesting
triangular formation.
The apex of the triangle points down
the neck, while the base runs across the
back Of the head. At each end of this
base Is placed large ornamental hair
pin or small comb. There are four fat