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is nump-DdCkeu anu aUouO
one-fourth the size OF the
house fly. He is the most
i pestiferous little beast you ever
want to know. He Is blood
sucker. too, and torments animals by
crawling into their ears, eyes and
nostrils. In Texas it Stings the cattie
and horses so they become frantic Win
pain. It is also known as the black
fly or turkey gnat.
The babies grow in swiftly flowing
water and are about one-Slxth OF an
inch long when grown. The mother
lays her eggs on the surface OF rocks.
or she may select branch or stem Oh
a plant so close to the waters edge
that the weight of the egg Will cause
the stem to lie in the water. On rock
surface the eggs will look like moss.
At first they are dirty yellow, turn
ing to black later.
In one week to month the eggs
will hatch and queer looking yellow,
brown or black larvae cling close TO
the surface of the rocks or loop about
by means of suckers on both ENDS OF
their bodies. They spin silken ropes,
which they cleverly faSten to the rocks.
You have very likely seen great patches
of this moss" and did not realize you
were looking at thousands OF future
buffalo gnatS.
Examined under a magnifying glass
you would be amazed to see these little
babies were standing up and using
pair Of brushes on their heads for the
purpose of tanning food into their
mouths. The food is minute plant or
animal life Some of the species live
this way for a month and others for
several months Then the baby spins
silken robe open at both ends and
secured to a rock Here it goes through
another stage of its growth (pupa)
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LITTLE BENNY.
BY LEE PAPE.

This afternoon was downtown With
ma and we went to pops Office. and, he
took us to resterant for supper, be-
ing big resterant full of dressed up
walters, and pop ordered liver and
onions and I ordered roast beef and
mash potatoes, being our favorite
things, and ma looked at the, menu,
saying, I think Ill order something
little out Of the beaten path, a roster
ant always puts me in q kind Of an
exploring mood. Let me see, I'm torn
between minced lam with green pep
pers and creemed sweetbKeds with
mushrooms. she sed.
Either one sounds like a Aplezzant
death, pop sed, and me sed, Minced
lam or creamed sweetbreds. let Ame see,
creemed sweetbreos or minced lam,
am waved in the ballentS.
Don't do anything in q hurry, pop
sed, and ma sed to the waiter, How Is
the creemed sweetbreds with mush-
rooms?
Excellent madam. the waiter sed, and
ma sed. Is 1t really? How Is the minced
lam with green peppers? she sed.
Excellent madam, the waiter sed, and
ma sed, If they're both equally good I
hardly know what to say, let's see now,
minced lam, creemed mushrooms,
creemed mushrooms. minced lam.
1t would go better If 1t was set to
some appropriate music. pop Sed. and
the waiter sed, Perhaps Id better, at
tend to the gentlemens orders mean
while.
Meening mine and pops, and poe
sed That's a good ideer, because II we
all starve to deth there wont be any,
body left to give information to the
poleece.
And the waiter went away and ma
kepp on looking at the menu with a
worried expression saying, CTeemed
Sweetbreds with mushrooms, that's what
Ill have, the dye Is cast. I never dis
liked anything yet that had mushrooms
in it, she sed, and pop sed, I bleeve I
was full of mushrooms when you ferst
met me, that explains everything.
And pritty soon the waiter came
back saying. There is no more minced
lam. madam.
Who cares? pop sed, and ma sed, I
do. the ideer. That's just what had
my mind set on, o deer, she sed
And she ordered chicken croketts
with asparagus tips.
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WHERE SHE COULD LOOK DOWN
AND SEE EVERYTHING.
had she not wanted to keep up an ap-
pearance of anxious fear.
This way and that hoped King
Eagle, peering under every bush, while
just overhead sailed Mrs. Eagle, watch
ing for any movement that might give
those hidden babies away, and Mrs.
Fleetfoot ran about as If distracted.
OF course it was of no use. Those ba-
bies couldn't BE- found, for the very
good reason that they were not there.
Mrs Eagle was the first to realize the
truth. With scream of anger she
swooped low.
I'VE are wasting our time here" she
screamed Those babies are around
somewhere, but they are not here in
this brush. Come on and we'll search
all around"
Heavily King Eagle tapped up in the
air and In few minutes was sailing
and circling as an Eagle can. But In
the eyes of Mrs. Fleetfoot he had lost
his dignity, and with it her respect.
You know it Is hard to respect those at
whom you want to laugh. Back and
forth over the prairie King Eagle and
Mrs. Eagle passed. their eyes searching
every inch of ground 1t was an anx-
lOuS JlIlG 1OI MIS-. TlCCI1OOl. IL ClCAICl
of these twins should move ever so
little it would be seen by those keen
eyes.
SO the two great birds hunted. and
Mrs. Fleetfoot stood and watched and
trembled, and the twins remained mo-
tionless as if they we're parts of the
earth itself. And from distance
Speedfoot the Coyote watched what was
going on and knew that II King and
Mrs. Eagle couldn't find those babies
there was little chance for him to.
(Copyrirht, 1917
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DILL l. A11L NJ OANAAo W. Burgess.

them to remain quiet as they had the
day before. Sure enough, no sooner
was it light enough to see when King
Eagle and Mrs. Eagle came sailing over
the Broad Prairie. They discovered
Mrs. Fleetfoot lying down a little way
outside that patch of brush which they
were sure contained the baby Ante
lopes. They were more sure than ever
when they saw Mrs. Fleetfoot lying so
near it.
Mrs. Eagle circled overhead where
she could look down and see everything
that moved, but King Eagle alighted
in that patch of brush. At once Mrs.
Fleetfoot was on her feet. running back
and forth and bleating as II in terrible
fear. Two or three times she plunged
at King Eagle. only to have Mrs. Eagle
swoop down in her very face, striking
at her with great claws and beating
stout wings about her head so as to
confuse her.
Meanwhile King Eagle was hopping
about among the bushes in the most
undignifed manner you can imagine.
In the air he Is majeStic as becomes a
king. Perched on cliff he also is ma
jestic and a picture of dignity But
when he attempts to walk he at once
loses every particle of dignity. His great
claws are in his way and he moves
about with clumsy hops that make him
appear ridiculous. 1t was just this way
now. He was hopping about from bush
to bush in such clumsy way that Mrs
Fleetfoot would have chuckled aloud
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to do is to take all rocks out that have
this moss" on them and remove the
logs and debris which cause the ripples.
These little hump backed pests are
the bane of the hunters and fisher
mans life. They are black with a
stout body and have a stiletto-
like snout for singing and sucking
purposes. They are broad-winged and
about one-fourth of an inch long. They
flourish in the Southern States, but are
known all over the country.
(Copyrieht. 1917
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and he sits in his case with his
breathing tubes or gills floating in the
water.
One to three weeks later all the
queer little children leave their houses
attached to the rocks and float quick
" to the surface of the water They
fiy away from the scene of their child
hood. and hasten to where they begin
a life of torment, to our horses and
cattle.
1t Is only the ladies in the family
that seek the blood of the mild-man-
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nered COW and, with many Of them
biting her, she dashes madly about the
pasture. II too many Of the family
infest the place. the horses and COWS
have been killed by the gnats, and
when It is necessary to enter the field
to start smudges to kill off the little
beasts, high-topped boots, gloves and
wells must be worn.
1t Is almost impossible to kill these
gnats when in the egg or larvae stage.
because the swiftly flowing water
would take the remedy used to where
fish was abundant. The only thing
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BY LOIS LEEDS.

memorize any set order Of massage
movements II one bears in mind that
the purpose Of the manipulation q 70
stimulate the tissues gently without
stretching or causing wrinkles. Some
Of the movements should be done with
lips relaxed. others are more effective
when the circular band Of muscle that
forms the lips Is tensed,
Begin the massage with Q gentle but
firm rotary movement. with the index
finger over both lips. Have your mouth
open little and the lips drawn over
the teeth. This rotary massage irons out
the small FUCKERS. Go over the lips
four times.
Relax the. lips and then pinch them
gently toward the center, using the
thumb and first two fingers. The ball
Of the index finger Is placed In the
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CLANS and Noodles.

Cook some noodles. Mix with rich
cream sauce. Alternate a layer Of
noodles in a baking dish, then layer
of clans. Bake until the clans are
cooked. Sprinkle with crisp, chopped
bacon and Drowned bread crumbs when
done.
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Meat Dressing.

Mix two and one-half cupfuls of
mashed potatoes with half a cupful of
ground red peppers, half teaspoonful
of salt, half teaspoonful of grated
onion, two we'll beaten eggs one table
spoonful Of -four and a little black
pepper.
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MENU FOR A DAY.

bHEAhfAS1 L.
Blueberries, Dry Cereal with
Cream
Ham Hash Popovers
LUNCHEON.
Cheese Foidue
Sliced Tomatoes
Burberry Mullins
Watermelon Iced Tea
DINNER.
Green Pea Soup
Cottage Pie, Potato Crust
Dreamed Cauliflower
Beet and Pepper Salad
French Dressing
Raspberry Shortcake, Whipped
Cream
Coffee.
HAM HASH.
Chop ham very fine. Boil beets
until tender. Have ready as
many potatoes boiled as there are
beets. Turn beets and potatoes
into dish and mash thoroughly.
Add the chopped ham. season to.
taste with salt and butter and
serve very hot. This IS fine with
hot biscuits.
BURBERRY MUFFINS.
Two cups flour, two tablespoons
baking powder, one-fourth tea
spoon salt, one-fourth cup sugar,
two tablespoons melted butter,
one egg, one cup milk. one cup
blueberries. Sift all dry ingre-
dier1ts twice, add melted butter
with beaten egg and milk: dust
berries with little flour and add
last. Bake in deep muffin pans
in hot oven 30 minutes.
sHoRTCAKE.
Two cups -four, one-fourth cup
sugar, four teaspoons baking pow
der, one-fourth teaspoon nutmeg,
one-half teaspoon salt. one and
one fourth teaspoons lard. eight
tablespoons butter. one-third cup
milk. one cup powdered sugar,
one basket raSpberries, cream.
Sift flour, sugar. baking powder.
salt and nutmeg together: add
lard and six tablespoons butter,
rubbed in with tips of fingers.
Add milk. turn on a Toured board
and divide into two parts. Boil
out and place one layer in we'll
creased Washington pie tin. Dot
with the remaining two table
spoons butter and place second
layer over it. Bake in hot oven
about 90 minutes, or until brown.
aVI Nnu-dnrnd
sugar. Split and butter cake and
cover with the sweetened sauce.
Serve plain or with whipped
cream. Sufficient for six people.
(CopyriEht. 1870
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Scarfs were never more interesting
than they are at the present time and
II you don't feel convinced of the fact
Just stop at the scarf department in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-22

The history of watermelons dates
far back to ancient Egyptian times,
but they we're brought to this country
from Africa.
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The Queen of the Netherlands spent
a week recently near Paris incognito
while visiting the Colonial Exposition.
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groove in the upper lip Repeat four or
five times. Gently pull the lip away
from the teeth and let 1t fall back to its
natural position. Repeat twice.
When there are little lines forming at
the corners Of the mouth, massage over
them with circular movement. Try to
smooth out the creases during the mas
sage by swinging the lips to the opposite
side.
A few minutes of lip exercises may
precede or follow the massage, but the
skin should be well oiled before they are
done. Shoot the lips forward in an ex-
aggerated pout. Then draw them back
tight against the teeth. Repeat three
or four times. Fill the cheeks with air,
lips firmly closed. Let the air escape
gradually through the smallest possible
opening between the lips. Exaggerated
chewing movements with the lips held
tightly together exercise the lips and
make them more mobile.
(Copyright. 1872
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Filet of Sole.

Filet of Sole.
Put fillets of sole in a baking dish
with some cloves, bay leaf, little
onion ard some butter Bake and serve
with praised fresh mushrooms.
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N A T II II E S
C. HID II E n
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
Illustrations by Mary Foley.
LXIII.
BUFFALO GNAT.
Siu1uIiidaa Family.

we is hump-backed and about
one-fourth the size OF the
house fly. He is the most
i i pestiferous little beast you ever
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Copyrisht. 1917
The Washington times., 1931-04-07
KIRKLAND MAY.
GET THE CHAIR
NEXT TIME
braves Girls Slayer CANDLES
With Death in Risking a
New Trial; Family Hopeful

VALPARAISO, Ind, April z
GN.SJ. - Virgil Kirkland, con-
victed Of the murder of Arlene
braves, was happy today.
Both he and his family regard
as a fOrerunner of ultimate vic
tory the ruling yesterday permit
ting the high school athlete an
other trial on the charge for
which he now is under sentence
Of life imprisonment.
May Get Electric Chair
The new trial is set for April 90.
The same technicality which gives
the youth another chance to prove
his innocence forces the defendant
into a desperate gamble-liberty
or death in the electric chair, with
no alternative of life impriSon-
ment.
After Judge Grant Crumpacker
made his ruling, Prosecutor John
Underwood announced the State
would nolle PROSE- the first two
counts of the indictment. He
sid he would go on trial on the
third and fourth counts. both Of
which charge murder by ravish.
ment and carry mandatory
death penalty.
Girls Father Bitter
From Charles braves, father Of
the slain girl, came note OF
bitterness and reproach. He
said:
81 didn't think they'd do 1t. i.
I thought Kirkland was lucky
at the first trial. He didn't
get what he deserved, but may.
be he'll get it next time"
Must Show Malice
Kirkland was convicted Of the
count that he killed Arlene by
beating her with his fists, under
which it was obligatory for the
State to show generalization and
malice, and it was on this point
Judge Crumpacker made his
ruling.
In part, the ruling said:
"The evidence of intent will
fully to take life must always
be CircumStantial. The evidence
in this case does not warrant
the verdict and Virgil Kirkland
cannot be rightfulIy convicted
of a crime Of which the evil
dence shows he was not guilty"
The Washington times., 1931-04-07
SLEMP ATTACK
IS D|SAvOWED

Anonymous letter writer's are
on the trail of C. Bascom Slemp,
former secretary to President
Coolidge and now Republican ma
tional committeeman from Vir-
ginia, in his home bailiwick in
the Old Dominion.
Col. Horace Mann, who is
heading an anti-HOover move
ment in the southern States,
stOutly denied that he is respOn-
sible for the attack ON SIemp.
The charges deal largely with
Mr.. Slemp'S So-called patronage
policies in the southwest Virginia
counties, which have been the
focus of many allegations in the
past. They question Slemp's
moral fitness" to be a G.. o.
P. leader.
The Virginia delegation in the
1882 Republican convention is 60
ing to be the center of a hard
fight between the Slemp forces,
The Washington times., 1931-04-07
TOUR|STSF FAVOR
MEMORIAL

Almost twice as many persons
visited the Lincoln Memorial
during the period between Novem-
ber l, 1880, and March 81, 1881,
than during the corresponding
period during the preceding year,
it was announced at the office of
the director of Public Buildings
and Public Parks today.
There were 29,023 visitors after
4:30 p. m. during the last winter.
Only 17,457 went to the memorial
after 4:3O p. m. during the
previous period.
The count of the visitors was
decided upon in order to deter
mine whether sufficient num-
ber would visit the memorial in
the evening to justify it being
kept open, from 4:30 to 9 p. NJ.
The large increase in visitors has
proved that the memorial should
be kept open at nights.
A record number of persons
visited the memorial between
March 81 and last night, 1O,643
being counted. Between 8 and
9 o'clock Sunday morning 235
visitors went to the memorial, a
record one hour crowd being
tabulated.
At the Washington Monument,
there were 5000 visitors Sunday,
as compared with $500 yester-
day, it was said.
The Washington times., 1931-04-07
LEADERS
YIELD POWERS
Photo by International

Powerful Republican leaders Of
the House are preparing to sur
render a part of their power in
return for Republican organiza-
ton next December.
The first move to this end
since the caucus just before the
close of Congress which renomi-
mated Nicholas Longworth for
Speaker was made by Represen-
tative Smell '(R0 of New York,
chairman of the Rules Commit
tee, in letters to all members he
invited suggestions for changes
in rules.
A committee named by the
caucus also is charged with can
vassing the rules question to meet
the objections of progressive Re
publicans who have threatened to
bolt to the Democrats on this
question,
The Washington times., 1931-04-07
OBSCENE BOOK
SUIT LOST
ELEANOR

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE
case of "The United States of
America VS.. one obscene book
entitled Married Love-" was lost
by the Government yesterday
when Judge John M. Woolsey, in
the Federal court, dismissed the
action and ruled that the volume
in question was only not immoral
but highly informative"
The book, which was written
by DR.. Marie Slopes, an English.
woman, has had a sale of more
than 100000 copies in Great
Britain during the last IL years
and has been translated into ten
foreign languages, was seized by
the customs officials here year
ago.
Asked ExpurgatiOn
The importers, G. P. Putnam's
Sons, thereupon returned the
copy to England and recon-
mended that it be expurgated to
eliminate all birth control in
formation.
Last October a copy Of the
work was seized in Philadelphia,
but Judge William H. kirkpatrick
in the Federal court there author
lied its entry.
Treasury Department officials,
however, decided to test the
censorship clause of the Smoot-
Hawley tariff act of 1880, and
disregarded the decision of Judge
Kirkpatrick, contending that it
did not apply to this district.
DiSmisses the Suit
Yesterday. after a jury had
been selected in less than three
minutes, Judge Woolsey granted
a motion of Morris L. Ernst, de-
fense attorney. to dismiss the
suit, remarking that in view of
the decision of the United States
Court of Appeals on Mrs. Mary
Ware Dennett's brochure, "The
Sex Side of Life" the issue was
particul- Iy clear.
The Washington times., 1931-04-07
Mt. Altos Veterans
GiUen Easter PQrtu

The boys at Mt. Alto Hospital
may be we'll along in years and
some distance removed from the
days of their egg-rolling pastimes,
but nevertheless they we're re-
membered yesterday, when they
were entertaind at real Easter
party by Red Cross officials at
the institution.
Hand-painted eggs, just like
the kind the veterans rolled
when they we're little fellows,
and other souvenirs we're dis
tributed. The party was arranged
by Mrs. Laura V. Damn, who was
assisted by Mrs. Amos A. Fries,
Mrs. E. Lester Jones, Mrs. N.
N. Mock, Miss Agnes Brophy and
Miss Lillian Damn.
The Washington times., 1931-04-07
JIMMY WALKER
VERY MUCH
ON HIS JOB
Horn-rimmed Glasses Make
Him Look Older As He Pre-
sides; Sure to Beat Critics

NEW YORK, April Jimmy"
Walker was a businesslike mayor
today.
The mayor brushed aside his
own personal troubles and "got
down to business" for the people
a. City Hall.
Wearing horn-rimmed specta-
cles that made him look older
and maintaining brisk, serious
demeanor, Walker presided at a
lengthy meeting of the commit
tee of the whole of the board
Of estimate. He was quite bust
nesslike. sitting at a big mahog-
any table, shuffling reports and
discussing various phases of the
city's affairs.
Large Crowd Is Present
A large crowd of men and
women were present. They listened
carefully as the mayor went into
the east Sixteenth, Bay School,
proposition" and other civic
matters.
The mayor reported for work
shortly after 10 o'clock. Yester-
day he was at City Hall from
1920 a. m. until z p. m.
Before calling the board of esti-
mate to order this morning he
conferred briefly with depart
mental heads, including Police
Commissioner Edward P. Null
rooney.
No Time For Press
Walker had no time for the
press. He had nothing to add to
his announcement that he is per-
sOnally preparing, with the as
Sistance Of his department heads,
his reply to the charges on which
his removal from office is de-
manded. The charges were filed
with the governor by the city
affairs committee.
The mayor has declared that it
is "his reply" and he will not
seek the aid of the high-priced
lawyers of Tammany Hall. He
indicated his confidence that he
will be able to handle" his
critics.
The Washington times., 1931-04-07
JIM CROW BILL
LOST IN JAM

ANNAPOLIS, Md, April THE
bill to repeal the Jim Crow law"
in all but seven counties in the
State failed in the last hours of
the Legislature early this morn
ing when a futile search was
made for the amended document.
DR.. George EdmOnds, chairman
Of the Montgomery county dele
cation, introduced the bill which
would have abolished the "Jim
Grow" provisions on all railroads
and steamship lines operating in
the State.
The bill passed the house with
only ten votes opposing it, but
when it reached the senate it met
considerable opposition, and was
finally sent to the committee on
judicial proceedings after seven
COUNTIES had been dropped from
the bill.
Wheh it was called for last
night tie bill apparently had
been los and was not found at
the tiT|te If adjournment
The Washington times., 1931-04-07
TGkOnaa Park Woman
Awarded DiUOrce

ROCKVILLE, Md, April 7.
Lavinia Dennis Quinn, Takoma
Park, Md, was granted an abso-
lutte divorce from Edward Quinn,
jr., by Judge Robert B. Peter
in circuit court here, on the
grounds of desertion.
The Quinns were married Octo-
Der 20, 1904, in New York city,
and have a 21-year-old daughter,
Dorothy Eva Quinn. Mrs. Quinn
charged that her husband
deserted her June Is, 1925. She
was represented by Attorney Mill
ward c. Taft, of Takoma Park.
The Washington times., 1931-04-07
Stores Employees
GiUe Dance Tonight

The employees of Kings Palace
will hold a dance at 10 p. m. to-
night at the Elks Club. 919 H st:
N. w. The proceeds will be added
to their sick and death fund.
Several novelty song and dance
numbers will be given. The en-
tertainment committee consists Of
Sylvan King, chairman; Miss
Annie Burke, Mrs. M. Oliver, Mrs.
Charles Knowles, Mrs. A. Sey-
mour, Miss Anna Bowen, Miss
Freda ANTI, M. Love and Robert
Isbell.
The Washington times., 1931-04-07
High School Girls
In FQirH OperettG

Eighty-nine girl reserves from
the senior high schools of Wash
ington and Alexandria. will take
part in THE Toy Shop" a fairy
operetta, to be presented the last
three days of this week at the
Y. w. C. A., Seventeenth and K
Streets, N. w.
Afternoon performances will be
held Thursday and Saturday and
an evening performance on Fri
day.