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The Washington times., 1931-02-21
S7.17 A v EEK
FEEDSFOUR

Impossible though it may seem,
Agricultural Department experts
have evolved a schedule whereby
family of four adults need spend
only $7.17 a week for food, and a
family of two adults and three
children only $3.50.
Using this list, classes in domes-
tic science at Eastern High School,
under the supervision of Mrs.
Catherine Anderson and Miss Es-
ther H. Jones, have developed
menus that contain the necessary
food values.
Times to Run Menus
Beginning today and cOntinu-
ing for a week, The Washington
Times will run a daily menu in
an effort to show how to feed a
family at the lowest possible cost.
Nourishing and tasty foods are
included in the menus. The meals
for one week. according to the
Agriculture Department., should
contain from six to eight pounds
of meat.
The stuffed flank steak on
the $3.50 menu should weigh not
more than one pound and should
be filled with bread, baked with
onions and fat, according to Mrs.
Anderson. Raw cabbage juice is
recommended for the youngest
child, for its high vitamin con-
tent.
On the Silt menu the Turkish
pilot is a meat stew with a gravy
cooked with assorted vegetables.
The cheese loaf is prepared with
cottage cheese and peanuts. A
sauce made with tomato juice
mixed with flour and spices is
poured over the cheese prepara,
ton.
Under the list provided by the
Department of Agriculture it is
recommended that oleomargarine
be used exclusively for cooking
purposes and that a mixture of
the oleo and butter be used for
the table. Not more than four
pounds of any kind of fat is
necessary for the entire week.
There should be a minimum
of "a pounds of cereal, 81 quarts
of milk, one peck of potatoes
three large cans of tomatoes, Is
pounds of other vegetables and
fruits and one pound of moIasses
which provides the iron.
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ELECT|ONFRAUD
CHARGED BY
c. O.P.FOE
Charles County BaIIoting IT.
regular; Testimony Delayed,
Mudd Says in Accusing Rival

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 81,
Planning an intensive campaign
to hold his seat in the State sen.
ate, Walter M. Mitchell, presi.
dent Of the legislative body, is con.
ferring with legal advisors today,
while members of the senate an
xiously await the result of the
election contest, filed against Sen
ator Mitchell by Thomas B. R.
Mudd, his Republican opponent
in Charles county. Charges that
Mr.. Mitchell had deliberately
withheld testimony filed by Mr..
Mudd for more than one,half of
the session were read to the SEN
ate yesterday at the request of
Mr.. Mitchell.
Charge Poll Fraud
The letter further alleges irregu-
larities in voting and ballot count
ing in Charles county during the
last general election make the con-
test eXpedient. Senator Joseph
Donovon moved that the message
be turned over to the elections
committee without public reading,
but Mr.. Mitchell insisted thai the
letter be read at yesterdays ses-
sion.
Notice Surprising
Mr.. Mudd also stated that his
election contest has met with all
legal requirements. The senate
was shocked last week, when it be-
came known that the Republican
candidate meant to push his pro-
test as no memorial notice had
been filed.
The petitioner, however. claims
that the testimony, now under
consideration of the elections COM
mittee, was mailed on December
%, and was not presented to the
legislative group until February.
WithhOIds Answer
Senator Mitchell, declared in the
senate chamber yesterday, he
would Withhold his answer until he
talked with his attorneys. EX-
planning the delay, Mr.. Mitchell
stated, that the testimony did not
reach him until the fourteenth of
January.
His attorneys, he said, advised
him to wait until the expected
memorial notice was served. He
withheld the testimony, he said,
until he was notified by mail that
Mr.. Mudd wished to push his suit
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CdrGlUdy Addresses
Farmers MeetinQ

SANDY SPRING, Md, Feb. 81.
The fifty-ninth annual conven-
ton of Montgomery county farm
ers held here today, was ad-
dressed by Senator Thaddeus H.
Caraway of Arkansas, who spoke
upon The Outlook for Progress
sive Agriculture.
The meeting was held in the
Sherwood High School audi
torium, and was attended by
hundreds of farmers and their
families.
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VIRGINIA TRACT
SOLD To PRATT
Times Staff Photo

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Feb.
21.-John Lee Pratt, vice presi-
dent of General Motors, has
added to his Sherwood Forest
estate by the purchase of TRAY
elers Rest" the adjoining farm
of 430 acres belonging to the
estate of the late J. Bowie Gray.
The sale was announced today
but no terms were divulged.
Sherwood Forrest Farm consists
Of approximately 1000 acres,
which will give MI. Pratt close to
1,500 acres lying along the Kappa
hammock River.
Mr.. Pratt is a brother of Major
Henry Pratt, superintendent of
the District of Columbia police
force, and is native of the sec
ton in which his farm is located.
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Legislators Drop
Joint ReceDtiOnS

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 21.-Break-
ing a precedent of many years
standing the members of the
Senate and of the House will not
join in an annual entertainment
this year.
The Senators entertainment
committee has made arrange,
ments for an affair next Wednes,
day night.
The House committee. attempt,
ing to secure accommodations on
the same date named by the
Upper House, learned that there
will be no space available.
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Grand Jury Opens
CULpeDer Sessions

CULPEPER. Va, Feb. 21.-The
grand jury called yesterday con-
sists of w. w. Shackelford, Harry
Berry, George Hoffman, L. R.
Somerville. j. H. Strother, J. A.
Utterback, and E. A. Walter.
Cases will be considered against
the following: Charles Ford,
felony Ernest MinniCk, Everett
Maxwell, and Ashley Ross, fugi-
tives from justice, and George
Bryson. Fred Leake, and jun
Burke, robbery.
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One of Pair Found
Guilty of Robbery

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Feb. 21.
Walter Baker, 81, indicted jointly
with Guy Rotz. charged with
robbing the office safe of the
Baltimore and Ohio station at
Keedysville, was convicted by a
jury in court yesterday. Rotz,
who pleaded guilty, implicated
Baker, who escaped after the rob-
berry and was captured in West
Virginia.
. Rotz's wife and Sylvia Cook,
who accompanied the men the
night of the robbery, testified as
State witnesses.
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Rep. CrdnatOn GiUen
Testimonial Dinner

A testimonial dinner was given
Representative Louis C. Cramton
by members of Congress and Gov
ernment officials at the Shore
ham Hotel last night.
Representative Cram ton, a
member of the House from Michi-
gan 18 years, was defeated at the
last election,
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FairLQnd to Honor
GeOrqe WASHINGTON

FAIRLAND, Md, Feb. q.
Monday night Representative
Elect David ]. Lewis will be the
speaker at the Washington birth
day celebration to be held by
the Parent Teachers Association
of the Fairland School.
The exercises will be held in
st. Marks parish hall at 8
o'clock. w. B. Walters, presi-
dent of the association, will pre-
side
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CULpeper Farmers
Get Federal Loans

CULPEPER, Va, Feb. q.
Ninety-five Culpeper farmers have
applied for Government loans to
be used for spring seeding, ferti-
lizers, or feed for stock, and fuel
for tractors. Fifteen of these re-
ceived their first checks today.
The average loan is $3.50.
It is believed that the total re-
ceived IN Culpeper county will
reach $4,000.
The Washington times., 1931-02-21
D. J. LeWis to Talk
At F1irLdnd Meeting

Representative-Elect David j.
Lewis will speak at a Washing
ton Birthday gathering of Fair
land School Parent-Teacher AS
sociation Monday night, at the
parish hall, Fairland.
A Washington quartet and Lib
erty Grove band will furnish
music.
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SUNDAY


Breakfast-Stewed prunes,
oatmeal with cream jnd
sugar, cheese toast and cof-
fee for adults, and milk toast
and milk for the children.
Lunch-Nut bread and but
ter sandwiches, apple sauce
and cocoa.
Dinner - Stuffed flank
steak, Drowned potatoes, raw
vegetable salad. whole wheat
nut bread, peach cobbler with
fruit juice and tea for adults;
peaches for two older chill
dren and raw cabbage juice
for the youngest.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

ROCKVILLE, Md, Feb 81.
Marriage licenses were issued
phere to Harold Amas, "a. Of
Suffolk, Va, and Violet Kirke
Lupton, 25, of Norfolk, Va;
Daniel B. Axes, 34 of Rocky
Mount, Va, and Hattie Lee JEFF
ferson, "a, of Danville, Va;
Joseph R. Williams. 81. and
Myrtle A. Deane, 18, both of
washington and Floyd A.
Adams, 20, and Ina Marie Spicer,
20, both of Washington.
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McNGn1Gr1 to Speak
At Catholic Meetinu

Bishop Jchn Mcnamara will
speak at, the quarterly meeting
of the st. Vincent de Paul So
ciety, tomorrow, at st. GabrieIs
Church. The giving of Holy
Communion at the 8 o'clock
mass will be followed by a
breakfast in the school hall.
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Cheap Menus Tested
At Eastern High
S7.17 a Week for Four
MONDAY

MONDAY
Breakfast-Oatmeal, wit h
milk and sugar, toasted gra-
ham mullins with butter
and coffee.
Lunch-Turkish pilot, corn
meal rolls and tea.
Dinner--Cheese loaf, car
rots, mashed potatoes, gra-
ham muffins with butter,
baked apples and tea.
The Washington times., 1931-02-21
CHILD HEALTH PARLEY

ROCKVILLE, Md, Feb. 81
Miss Grace England, newly
appointed Red Gross nutritionist
for Montgomery county, has been
relieved of her duties in order
that she may attend the White
House Conference on Child
Health,
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SUNDAY

Breakfast-Ba aeon, fried
hominy grits, graham muf-
fins, butter and coffee.
Lunch-Potato soup, corn
pone, apple sauce and tea.
Dinner-Meat loaf, spinach,
boiled potatoes, bread and
butter, sliced oranges, spiced
oatmeal cakes and coffee.
The Washington times., 1931-02-21
Leesburg VIII Get
$4,000 Film House

LEESBURG, Va, Feb. 21.-A
syndicate has purchased the John
Hall property on Market Street,
Leesburg, and will begin imme-
diate construction there of a
moving picture house to cost
$4,000.
The Washington times., 1931-02-21
This Unusual Thief
Steals Haystack
From Farmer

STAUNTON, Va. Feb. 81.
One of the most unusual .hefts
ever heard of here is reported
by a farmer of the Monterey
section, the stolen article being
a haystack.
Believing that he had three
haystacks left to tide him over
the winter, the owner thought
he was sitting pretty" when he
went to a remote section of his
meadow, only to find that one
of them had disappeared down
to the last forkful.
While regretting the loss the
farmer is said to be reluctantly
admiring the nerve and skill
of the thief, who managed to
operate unobserved.
The Washington times., 1931-02-21
$3.50 a Week for Five
MONDAY


Breakfa st t-Applesauce,
hominy grits with milk and
sugar, toast, coffee for the
adults and milk for the chill
dren.
Lunch-Cream of tomato
soup with croutons, mixed
fruit salad. pan rolls, tea for
the adults, milk for the chill
dren, and mashed carrots for
the youngest child.
Dinner-Orange cup, friz-
zled beef on toast, escalloped
potatoes, bread and butter
and coffee for the adults.
The Washington times., 1931-02-21

II yOu do not own your own home.
YOU should. Turn now to Ihe real
estate columns of tOday's Classified
Ads for your selection.
The Washington times., 1931-02-21

Tuesdays Menus Will Be Printed in The Washington
Times Monday
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question, suddenly hit upon q solution
to the mystery.
One Of the billboard Hghts went
out and Immediately the interference
With radio reception stopped. When
the lights went on again, the constant
click Of the motor resumed. Mr..
Hoffman telephoned to the Radio Com
mission and was told to register his
protest In writing. This he Is prepar-
ing to do.
The billboard in question is one of
three large boards installed on the
tops OF prominent buildings in the
heart Of this little nest Of advertising
signs which deface the most direct
route to Arlington National Cemeterv.
Although the Military road, under the
Jurisdiction OF the War Department,
runs through Rosslyn southwark. it
represents one Of the most untidy ap-
proaches to Washington. On the
greatly used Lee Highway, one of Viz
ginia's boasted roads, 20 large bill
boards are scattered within q quarter
Of mile approaching Washington.
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WOULD POPULAR|zE
SCIENCE IN PARKS
Head of Carnegie Institute
Tells of Plans Here for
Next Spring.

DR.. John G. Merriam, head of the
Carnegie Institute here, said yesterday
an effort would be made to make natu-
raj science popular in Washington parks
this Spring.
The institute ofdcial explained at q
meeting at the Cosmos Club of the
Special Committee of Natural Beauty
that is advising Director Grant of
Public Buildings and Public Parks, that
a group of scientific authorities will as
semble here In the Spring to recon-
mend ways Of developing various loca-
tons in the park that might prove of
popular interest.
Features Pointed Out.
AS examples of scientific features in
the parks, the meeting was advised that
there is an interesting geological forma-
ton in Meridian Hill Park and that the
old Indian quarries in Piney Branch
should prove attractive.
Where they will show to the best
advantage, the committee voted that
flowers should be developed in the
various park areas, consistent with the
appropriations that Congress makes
available. The committee likewise went
on record as favoring the development
of all the reservations, as the pieces of
park land created when streets and
circles are faShioned, are known, before
there is any re-development of the older
park spaces. The committee said that
by no means should the old triangular
pieces of park land be permitted to
deteriorate.
Others Present.
Present at the meeting, with Dr.
Merriam and Col. Grant, were Clifford
Lanham, District superintendent of
trees and parking; Capt. Chester Wells,
U. S. N, retired: Or. David Lumsden
of the Department Of Agriculture; Maj.
D. H. Gillette, assistant executive officer
of the Arlington Memorial Bridge Com
mission; Lieut. F. B. Butler, assistant
director of Public Buildings and Public
Parks; Frank T. Gartside, chief of the
park division; Charles Henlock, chief
of the horticultural division; c. L.
With, landscape architect of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, and Irving W.. Payne, land
scape architect.
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HEARINGS TO BEGIN
ON ANNAPOLIS BILL
Britten Measure Provides
Ensign Commissions for
Graduating Class.

Hearings on the bill to commission as
ensigns all members Of the forthcoming
graduation class at the Naval Academy
will begin sometime thu week, under
plans of the House Committee on Naval
Affairs.
The bill, introduced in December by
Representative Britten Of Illinois, also
would permit retirement Of any naval
officer commissioned in the line OF the
Navy from sources other than the Naval
Academy.
unless the bill is passed, it is said,
more than 200 midShipmen due to
graduate next Spring will be dismissed
without commissions, although Navy
officials declare there is a serious short
age Of officers In the service. The dis
nnissals, unless countermanded by spe-
cial law, will be automatic under the
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act which limits offlcer personnel to
one-fourth Of the enlisted strength Of
the Navy.
Waste Of $2,5O0,00O.
It is pointed out in Navy circles that
the wholesale dismissal of so many mid
Shipmen will mean q waste of more than
$4,000, 900, estimated as the cost Of
educating them during their four years
at Annapolis.
Commissioning of three new cruisers
will create an added demand for Of
flcers, 1t Is stated. Other ships already
greatly increase this deficiency in Of
ficer strength.
Provision on Officers.
The provision relating to voluntary
retirement Of officers Of the line who
never attended the Naval Academy
would affect group of more than 900
officers who received commissions dur
ing the World War. Most Of these Of
ficers were appointed to a temporary
status, but after the war were given per-
manent commissions. Many OF them
formerly we're warrant officers, and,
under Navy regulations, If they fail in
a promotion test, they automatically re-
vert to their original rank-a drastic
penalty for those who have advanced.
The bill would permit any of these Of
ficers to retire on his own application
in his present rank, with retirement
paw not to exceed rs per cent Of his
active duty salary. Commissioned war
rant officers are specifically excepted
under the proposed legislation.
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ILLUMINATED SIGNS.
HIT BY RADIO FANS.
Complain Clicking of Motors
in RossIyn InterfereS
With Reception.

Across Key Bridge in RosSlyn, Va,
where the organized billboard industry
has installed its huge landscape
panels" on housetops as well as on the
ground, radio fans are preparing to
conduct an anti-billboard campaign Of
their own In the interest Of better radio
reception.
Due to the operations Of the motor
attached to one Of the large Illuminated
in and about Rosslyn have been COM
planning for q long time about the in
terrupting "click, click, click" that con-
tinues steadily from dark until the bill
board lights are turned off at l am.
For a while nobody seemed to guess
what caused the interference until 8.
Hoffman, who has an apartment d.
rectly under the particular billboard in
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ST. LOUIS CLUB URGES
THAT BEER BE ALLOWED
President of Organization Declares
Action Is Not an Attack
on Prohibition.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the AbSOCiated Press.
ST LOUIS, January 10.-The Indus
trial Club Of ST. Louis has forwarded TO
President Hoover a resolution urging
him 10 advocate an amendment to the
volstead act to legalize manufacture
and sale Of Notwithstanding" beer,
Samuel w Fordyce. president of the
club, announced last night. He said
more than 30 per cent of the clubs
membership favored the resolution.
Such an amendment Fordyce said,
placing upon this beverage its Just
share Of taxation" would create en-
ployment and materially alleviate the
suffering Of thousands who are unem-
ployed"
The Industrial Clubs action" he
said, is in no wise to be construed as
an attack on prohibition. This organ
ization has no desire to enter any wet
and dry controversy. The resolution
was prompted by a desire to render
constructive assistance to industry and
TO alleviate the present unemployment
condition which exists in America"
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PRINCESS LOUISE LAID
TO REST AT WINDSOR
King George and Other Members of
Royal Family Attend Service
in Chapel.
d the Associated PICS.

81 the Associated Press.
WINDSOR, England, January 10
Princess Louise, "her royal ShyneSs,"
was laid to rest today in the royal tomb
house under Albert Memorial Chapel
IN a ceremony containing Just Touch
Of the glitter she hated so much while
alive.
Among those present to do last honor
10 the departed daughter of the late
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
was a company of the Military knights
of Windsor in their brilliant uniforms
The pallbearers were members of the
eth Dragon Guards, of which the
princess royal was colonel-in- chief
Scottish pipers preceded the body. The
Dragon Guards trumpeters sounded
the last post over the body.
Those present included King George,
brother of the princess; Queen Mary,
the Prince OF Wales. the Duke and
Duchess Of York and the Duke and
Duchess Of Gloucester and other mem
bers Of the royal family.
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10 PRIZES OFFERED :;
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
Winning Drill Team to Get $126
for Purchase Of Approved
Trophy.

Winning competitors in the annual
indoor drill and ball of the knights
Templar, washington jurisdiction, to be
held February in washington Audi
torium, will be awarded 10 prizes. II was
announced yesterday by DR.. Frank +.
Gibson, chairman Of the committee on
prizes.
The winning drill team win receive a
cash prize Of $125 with the stipulation
that the money be used to purchase.
some trophy satisfactory to the prize
committee Second prize In this class
will be SIS. to be awarded under the
same conditions. -
The committee also decided TO award
a third, or general prize Of 500, subject
to the same conditions
In addition to the cash prizes to Be.
awarded the drill teams, there will be
presented two remnants for first and
second place. These win be appro-'
priately lettered and attached to the
beausants of the winning team. :
Gold, silver and bronze medals will be-
awarded winners Of the individual
sword maneuvers, open to knights Of
each drill team. =
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''BING0" PARTY ARRANGED

Arrangements are being made for the
annual card and "bingo" party for the
benefit of st. AloysiuS' Church, which
will be held January Is at 8 o'clock
in the evening at Notre Dame Hall,
North Capitol and X streets.
The benef1t will be given under the
auspices of the Junior Sodality of the
church, and Miss Nellie T. Becker Is
chairman in charge Of arrangements.
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RADIO CHAIN APPROVES
DETROIT PASTORS TALK
Telegram Says Broadcasting Com
pany Has No Objection to
Sermon for Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January IO.-The
Columbia Broadcasting System an
nounced last night it had sent the fol-
lowing telegram to Father Charles z.
Coughlin. pastor Of the Shrine of the
Little Flower, Detroit, and director of
the Golden Hour of Little Flower,
broadcast weekly over WABC and a
Columbia network
We have read your proposed sermon
for next Sunday, which as you know
we had not seen at the time we asked
you to examine it yourself and If you
found anything incorporate or I'M
restrained in it to modify 1t in
Difference to objections voiced by some
OF your listeners and some of our
stations that you were too radical for
these depressed and nervous times.
We find nothing in this sermon
which we can justifably ask you not
TO express over the air as your own
point of view on questions open to
public discussion, particularly in view
OF the overwhelming affirmative re-
Spouse of the radio audience to your
inquiry last Sunday as to whether your
listeners wished you to deliver this
sermon. EDWARD KLAUBER,
Assistant TO President of Columbia
Broadcasting System"
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Power Group Head,
His Chair Under Fire.
Loses Another Seat

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate has not yet taken
from George Otis Smith his seat
as chairman Of the Power Com
mission, but he already has lost
one important chair.
AS director Of the Geological
Survey Smith ate at the head
table in the Interior Department
cafeteria, behind a screen. When
he became chairman of the inde-
pendent Power Commission he
was ousted from the place of
honor.
Now Smith has to eat at q side
table with the other power COM
misSioners.
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OIL MENACE REMOVED,
PUPILS CAN GO TO SCHOOL
800 in Oklahoma ousted From
Building Since October by
Peril of Tanks.
~ the Associated Press.

OKLAHOMA CITY, January TO-
More than 900 children are to return
MONDAY to Wheeler School, closed since
October 8, because of nearby hazardous
oil development.
The Hales- Mabee Roberts Co. yester-
day began removal Of huge storage tanks
which for several weeks have been the
only bar to opening the school.
The School Board is installing gas
gauges which automatically will warn
those in the building if even a small
amount Of gas collects in the basement
The Wheeler pupils return 90 study
In the shadow of four derricks. All of
the wells, however, are on production
and not considered fire hazards.