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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-11
THOUSANDS ARE SLAIN!
Hunt Man Who Used Poison Gas
in killing Off Bees.

81 Jniteu ITeSS
COVINA, Cal, April 11.-Author-
tiles today were confronted with the
problem of finding the man who
used modern implement of war
fare. gas, in killing off several hun
dred thousand bees which inhabited
218 hives on the Clara Baldwin
Stocker ranch.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-11
ITO to Get Diplomas
By Times Special

ID ITNttS Np6CIQI
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, April IL
This years graduating class Of
Shelbyville high school will have
119 members, flfty-three boys and
f1fty-seven girls, the largest class
in the schools history.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-11
u. S. WANTS ROMANCE
Turns From Realism in Theater,
Asserts Daniel Froham.

by OntteG Press
NEW YORK, April 11.-Ameri-
cans are turning from realism in
the theater to romanticism, Daniel
Froham, theatrical producer, be-
neves, because ''the women like emo
ton, the men like character and the
mob likes movement"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-11
II ARE ROUNDED UP
IN GAMBLING RAIDS
Two Alleged Operators and Eleven
Contestants Are Held

Contestants Are Held
Early today police raided a room
at 70a North Illinois street and ar
rested five men on gaming charges.
John Far1nakis, 40, of 708 North
Illinois street, was held as the
gamekeeper. The others were
charged with gambling
Max Patton, I'll North East street,
operator, and eleven men we're ar
rested in a poolroOm at 50 West New
York street Friday night by Cap
tain Otto Ray ard charged with
gaming. Ray salu he watched the
men play poker for an hour.
Patton is charged with operating
q gaming house.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-11
LOOSE ICE HELD
FOE TO WILKINS
POLAR VENTURE
Submarine Trip viii Be OF
Little Science Value,
Rodman Declares.

This is the last of series Of articles
BY Admiral Hugh Rodmsn describing the
hazards TO be faced BY the wilkins ex-
position on its submarine trip under the
Arctic ice fields.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-11
Autos Wreck Store Front

BIZ Times SpecI0I
WABASH, Ind, April 11--An
automobile parked on a hill here
by Marvin Miller of Huntington,
rolled down, struck a parked ma
chine and both crashed through a
large plate glass store front.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-11
LAKE JAMES SUMMER
HOMES ARE BURNED
Fire Damage Is $4,000 at Northern
Indiana Resort.

By United Press
ANGOLA, Ind, April 11.-Fire of
undetermined origin destroyed a
group of ten summer cottages and
their contents at Lake James Beach
at Paltytown, Lake James. today.
Loss was estimated at $4,000
Angola fire fighting apparatus
and the Weldon Landing f1reboat
prevented the blaze from spreading
to other cottages.
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house, others feeding the queen,
some bringing in food and others
caring for the young.
"What do they like to eat"
asked the boy.
"They like many different kinds
Of food which they find in the
grass and under rocks, but they
like the food their cows give them
the best"
The boy laughed. "Oh, how sill
ly" he said. "Ant cows! Whoever
heard Of such ereatures?"
Now 1t is too bad that he
laughed so quickly, for things that
are funny to some are not in the
least funny to others and, as it
happened, the Jogalong was quite
right. The ants are very fond of
the sweet honey dew which their
small white cows give them and
though these strange creatures are
nothing at all like our cows, they
are led to pasture on young leaves
much as real cows are to the green
fields. The ants who care for them
watch the leaves upon which they
feed and when the leaf begins to
lose its sweetness, the cow-or
what looks to others like a small
white grub-is carried to another.
Just as he turned to climb out
Of the ants house, a dreadful thing
happened. Great heaps Of sand
came tumbling down upon their
heads.
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house be sure to pay some homage
to the queen. She Is the most i'm
portant member Of the household.
And please don't ask them to show
you over the whole establishment.
The whole house is so tremendous
" large. There are many rooms,
some of them way down under
ground and it would take US too
long to visit them all. Sometimes
they make so many rooms and
make them SO deep that their
houses extend under the beds Of
rivers"
They began to climb down, down,
until they reached the queens IA
vorite parlor. She was particularly
busy but was polite enough to &C
knowledge her visitors by slight
wiggles of her feelers. The Joga-
long and the boy passed on into
the next room, for they did not
wish to disturb her. Here the
nurses were busy with the babies
who were beginning to grow from
funny little grub bodies to real
ants. The nurses were helping
them to unfold and dry their new
legs and wings. 1t was very diff
cult thing to do. They had to de-
vote the most careful attention
every minute. Sometimes they
talked with each other.
"Oh, not in the same way we do"
said the Jogalong, 'but by rubbing
their feelers together"
They all seemed to be hard
workers. Hundreds of them were
scurrying about, some cleaning
(Cop,
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Little Sank

A nice shower of rain fell Mon
day night and although the crops
are badly burned there is now a
chance for some of them to revive.
Arthur Strobeck is helping his
brother, Otto, with his harvesting
this week.
Sunday afternoon the John Col
Inns family, of Osakis, called at
the S. E. Johnson home.
A bounteous linen shower was
given in honor of Mrs. Dewey Up
ton Saturday by her many lady
friends of the community.
Thorpin and Harry Flann visit
ed with their grandparents over
the week end.
The Misses Lillian Strobeck and
Sylvia Johnson sponsored a very
interesting program at the local
church Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Flann and the
formers sisters, Mrs. e. Sorenson
and Genera Flann spent the week
end with relatives at Cottonwood,
MINI. They returned home Sum
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry johnson en-
tertained company over the week
end
The Ed Holmquist family, of
Clutches Grove, entertained the
Carl Homquist and Halle Larson
families Sunday.
Phil Revitt visited with Peter
Lystad on Sunday. Phil expects
to leave for the Dakotas in a few
days.
The Ladies Aid of the Lutheran
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The Educated Elephant

Misses Marguerite Hogan, all of
Minneapolis, Sunday evening.
Mr.. Zettle, of Winthrop, and Mr..
Kills, of Chaska, spent Tuesday eve
ming of last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bloom.
Mrs. Mary Boyle, of California
called at the Frank Tipler home
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Josephine Sheets spent Fri
day of last week with Mrs. Charlie
James.
Rev. and Mrs. Ingram and son,
called at the Marshall Tipler home
Mrs. w. M. Quaife entertained
the Reisulla Art Club at her home
Tuesday. A pleasant afternoon
was spent after which the hostess
served a delicious lunch.
Mr.. Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. Lich-
EFT and Mr.. Klemon, all of Win
throp, were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Bloom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Tipler
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
I. H. Tipler Sunday.
y. r. west, uncle OF MIS-. FRANK
Tipler, left Wednesday for his
home at Chicago after visiting rel
atives here for the past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Roering and
three sons, of st. Cloud, spent a
few days last week visiting at the
Leo Roering home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Butler, of Sedan,
and Charlie Marion, of this place,
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Remington Sunday.
A picnic dinner was given at Ca
nary Beach Sunday for Ellsworth
Moon, brther of Mrs. AL Butler, of
this place and missionary from AT
RIGA. He gave a very interesting
talk on the life in Africa after
which Mr.. Cox described some OF
his trips and life in Brazil.
Miss Blanche Pfeninger spent
Thursday and was an overnight
guest of Miss Dorothy Traxler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Alyshere, Of
Swanville, John Wolfe and Mrs
Penelope Moon, of Sank Centre, at
tended the picnic held at Canary
! Beach Sunday.
Ralph Walters and Aloha Pennit
were dinner guests of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Leo Roering Sunday.
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Ole Halverson's. A midnight lunch
was enjoyed.
Mrs. Geo. Grundman and daugh-
ter, Dola, and Betty Scott and
Magdalene and Audrey Grundman
called at Ray Walkers Wednes-
day afternoon.
Mrs. G. F. Botz and children
were callers at the Earl Moore
home Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Sieben and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Walz
and family Mr.. and Mrs. Alphonse
Wall and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Walz and family spent Sum
day afternoon at Bosl's.
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Mrs. Andrew Spaeth and Mrs.
Fay Huston and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bosl and family were callers at
Ole Halverson's Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Dicks and
son, of Alexandria, were callers at
c. F. Botz's Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Bosl and Ed
ward were business callers at
Melrose Tuesday morning.
Keith Kennedy and Will Reese
were callers at Ole Halverson's
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Ray Walker and Ole Hal
version were callers at Geo. Walk
er's Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Tarbat. OF Melrose, spent
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
Stewart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Woeste
and family were callers at the
Ole Halverson home Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. Reese, Mike Bosl and sons,
Leo Walz and daughters were cal
lers at Iwinski's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Dusek and
! daughter spent Friday evening at
the Kortan home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bosl and Alfred
and Benny and Geo. Grundman
were callers at the Ole Halverson
home Friday morning.
Earl Moore was a caller at Ray
Walkers Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Sieben took
supper with the G. F. Botz family
Sunday.
Jake Key, Fay Huston and Ed
Dwyer and Andrew Spaeth spent
Sunday afternoon at the Ole Hal
version home.
Geo. Schurman was a caller at
Kortan's Monday forenoon.
Gladys Iwinski spent Saturday
with Jane Dowswell.
Fred, Henry, Jr, and Benny
Kruse were callers at Kortan's
Sunday evening.
Marcella Spaeth spent Tuesday
and Wednesday with Luella Hal
version.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Huston, of
st. Cloud, spent Tuesday evening
at Fay Huston's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Huston and
Mr.. and Mrs. Spaeth and Keith
Kennedy spent Friday evening at
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The ChildrensS Corner
Edited by DOROTHY EDMONDs
Jogalong Tales
CHAPTER 2

Chapter 2
BY the time he finished speaking
he had reached the other end of
the tunnel. He turned and waved
franticaly to the boy to hurry.
isn't it sunny" he asked.
''But, good gracious, what Is
that?"
That's what I hurried you to
see," said the Jogalong. THAT is
the Ants new summer estate"
II think it looks more like a
sand pile than anything else" said
the boy.
II hope you won't let any Of the
Ants hear you say that, Boy. A
sand pile, indeed! We shall see.
Please step lightly because the
children may be asleep and walk
ing over their heads is likely to
disturb them"
Very lightly the boy and the
Jogalong walked up to the Ants
new summer estate. They didn't
find any door, but instead Of lock-
ing around the edge for one, the
Jogalong started to climb.
BE careful, Bey," said the
Jogalong. when you enter the
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CORRESPONDENCE
Willard

Miss Helen Gallanger spent Sun
day afternoon visiting at the Ar
thur Gallanger home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer, daughter,
Mary and son, Paul and Miss Mel
lie Nelson, of Sank Centre, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Cummins, and Mrs.
Harriet Blair, of Glenwood, Mrs.
Alice Butler, Mr.. and Mrs. L. G.
Butler, both of this place and Mrs.
Geo. McIver, of Lawry, were 900
o'clock dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. E. Johnson Wednesday of
last week.
Mrs. A. Butler, Mrs. P. G. Peter
son and Mrs. Frank Schotten mot
ored to Alexandria one day last
week and visited Mrs. Dummert, of
this place, who recently underwent
an operation for appendicitis at
the Alexandria hospital.
The annual school meeting of
District five was held at the Willard
school house Tuesday Evening of
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Taylor are the
proud parents of baby girl, born
Tuesday of last week. Daddy Tay-
lor has been wearing a broad
smile.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Cox and son,
Billy, and Mr. and Mrs. w. T. Cum
minis returned Monday of last week
from a trip to Itasca Park and
other points in Northern Minneso-
ia
Mrs. Oscar Clevan and baby, of
Glenwood, spent Tuesday evening
of last week with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Levins Hanson, of this
place.
Mrs Fouts, Mrs. Josephine
Sheets, Mrs. Hanson, Mrs. Smith
Mrs. Kenney and Mrs. Fulton spent
Tuesday afternoon of last week
visiting at the Butler home here.
The Legion Auxiliary was enter
tanned at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Colbert Monday even
ing of last week. Ice cream and
cake was served by the hostesses
Mrs. Billiard and daughters, Mar
jorie and Hazel, left Monday of last
week for a visit with friends ant
relatives at Wadena, after spending
the week end visiting at the G.
LeCount home here.
Miss Betty Butler was an over
night guest of Miss Irene Weis
gram at Westport Wednesday
Harry Dieltz made a business tri]
to st. Cloud Thursday of las
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Colbert, o
Moline, ILL.,, is visiting friends ant
relatives here this week.
Mrs. Thomas Pennie and daugh
ter, Lois, returned from Iowa City
Iowa, Saturday where Lois ha
been attending the University
They are spending this week in on,
of the West cottages at Twin Lake
resort.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Hogan return
ed home Saturday after spending
the past three weeks visiting thei
children in Minneapolis. They wer
accompanied home by Mr.. and Mrs
Francis Theis, and nephew, AM
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SmnuAA<nxf-Sp>--s<<Aaaaa>
Norbert Wies, Of Melrose, was a
business caller at the c. f. Botz
home Monday.
Will Reese was caller at Bosls
Sunday afternoon.
Earl Moore was a caller at the
Iwinski home Thursday.
Mrs. Ole Halverson spent Mon
day with Mrs. Bosl.
Frank. George and Chas., Jr.,
Kortan were callers at Dryers
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Mccormick was a business
caller at Kortan's Monday after
noon.
Mrs. Dwyer and Tom and Mar
villa were callers at Kortan's
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Botz and
children spent Sunday evening at
the Alex Botz home.
Gladys and Verna Iwinski called
at the Ray Walker home Monday.
Ann and Marvilla Dwyer were
callers at Kortan's Monday fore
noon.
Herman Iwinski, Dickie and
Verna were callers at Fay Huston's
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Schurman
and family attended the K. G. pic
mic at Birch Lake Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Grundman
called on Botz's and Geo. Grund-
mans Wednesday evening.
Edward Bosl helped Leo Walz
with his grain cutting last week.
Chas. Kortan and sons, Frank,
George and Chas., Jr., were callers
at Frank Schmiesing's Sunday ef-
ening.
Mrs. Ole Halverson and Luella
called at Fay Huston Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Reese and Mr..
and Mrs. Ray Walker helped
Louis Huber celebrate his birth
day Wednesday evening.
Little Madeline and Audrey
Grundman spent Wednesday and
Thursday with their grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Grundman.
Mrs. Andrew Spaeth spent Sat
urday with Mrs. Ole Halverson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kortan and
sons, Chas. and George, spent Mon
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerome Dusek.
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Church meets with Mrs. Agneta
Strobeck Saturday, Aug. 9Th.
Mrs. w. Eager is entertaining
her sister and children these days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Revitt and
son, Albert, were to Long Prairie
Saturday.
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Marion Hanson, Conrad Undem
and Albert Revitt are numbered
among Todd County's rural school
graduates this year.
Mrs. Everett Thompson is home
again after a visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. 0. M. Olson.
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State Highway 3-4

Verna Iwinski was caller at
Norgarden's Monday evening.
Theldo Halverson is spending
this week at the Ole Halverson
home.
Miss Hattie Hetzel helped Mrs.
Bosl cook for threshers Monday.
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FOUND

A Hospital for Boots and Shoes
(Male or Female)
All patients (shoes) returned in ex-
cellent health Chose dyed include6
Next to Public Library.
SORENSON'S SHOE SERVICE
SHOP
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Some careless one these letters
leaves
As disconnected as you please.
Do you, IL chance you think you
can,
Give them their order and their
plan.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-22
CANALES IS
GRAD SPEAKER
Local Attorney Delivers
San Benito School
Address

SAN BENITO. May 22-J. r.
Canales, Brownsville attorney, adj
dressed the first graduating class
ever to receive certificates Of pro-
Howard Payne. secretary and re-
motion from the Fred Booth school
for MeXiacn children. He spoke IN
both English and Spanish.
A musical program was put on.
Ramon Garcia was first honor
student and Lazaro Meza second
honor student.
The seventeen receiving certifi-
Gates as Principal Frank G. Pierce
called their names we're Juanita
Aguirre. Victoria Atkinson. Horton
STA Barrientos. Consuelo CavaZos.
Candelaria Cruz. Beatriz Cara. Jo-
selma Cruz, Beatriz Cara. josef
ma Lopez. Victoria Perez. Reynaldo
Cantu. Gilberto Cara, Refugio Pc
rez. Samuel Rios. Carlos Rodarte.
Felipe Zepeda. Enrique zepeda and
the honor students.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-22
BENITO
GRADS GET
DIPLOMAS
Honor Students Are
Named By High
School
fBy Staff Correspondent.)

Wy 0tMAA O0AA
SAN BENITO, May 22.-Supt. T.
j. Voc presented certificates TO
graduates Of San Benito high school
Thursday night and other honors
also were announced.
Carolyn Cowgirl, Marjorie Breed
love and Ann Harris. three highest
ranking students in the class. al
had a part on the program.
The list Of those receiving certi-
ficates Of promotion to the seni.-
high school included some who
finished junior high school work
since last commencement.
The list Of students who received
certificates follows:
Carolyn Cowgirl, Marjorie Breed
love. Ann Harris. Annabelle Sparks,
Ethel Mallory. Ted Billstrom. Ar
oath Brown, Gleason Place. Maur-
inc East. Charles Peery. Betty
Nosler. Exiquio Mario. Estefana
Figueroa, IRVINE Rustad. Elizabeth
Casey. George Tankersley, Kath-
leen Yancy. Jack Clark. Louise
Burke, Dorothy Ohmart. Wretha
wills, John Adams. Frances Wat
son. Dick Reese. Mary Agar. Jack
Richey. Virginia Mack, Sarita Gil
bert, Cecil Littlefield. Muriel AL
drich. Merida CaStleberry. Dolly
Vinsant. Lois Nichols. Amanda Lo-
zano.
And Jimmy Mayer, Irene Wach-
smuth. Gordon Fisher. Helen Swan
son. Evelyn Price. Robert TurDin,
Phyllis Barg. Margaret Langdon.
Doris Barr. Alma Crews. Eddie
Pinkston. Zola Mae Thacker. Eu-
nice Woolam. Maston Crockett.
Earl johnson. +. A. Johnson. r. A.
Tove'ess. Leonard March. Joe
Moody, Homer circuit. James
Branham. Dorothy Mccain. Betty
Mae Kilgore. James Salter. Clara
Dean Goodrich.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-22

AIRPORT is
COMPLIMENTED
E~asterwood Lauds
Local Landing
Facilities
CBy Staff Correspondent

HARLINGEN. May 22.-Browns-
vile has one Of the best airports
that he has seen in his travels over
the world, said Col. w. Z. Billy
Easterwood, Dallas aviation enthus-
iact in a talk before the Lions club
at the Women's Building Thursday.
He also praised the Harlingen
airport and quoted Eddie Stinson.
president OF the Stinson Aircraft
Corporation, who stopped W. in
Harrington to see him while on the
way to Mexico City, as saying that
the local field is a good one.
Colonel Easterwood also was high
In his praise OF the Junior Yank
organization which has troops IN
the Valley.
Mrs. Easterwood spoke briefly,
apologizing for having waited so
long to find out about such a good
part Of Texas.
Howard Payne. secretary and de-
puted head Of the extension depart
ment Of the Dallas Bonehead club.
was a guest and told the Lions
about the organization. He said that
IL was a carefree organization with
out detectives, and therefore was
able to check UP at the end of each
year and find that it had reached
its detectives. The organization is
Is years old, he said.
Mrs. +. L. Crown presented
Juanita Baker and Charles Cole.
who have lead parts in the operetta
to be given by the grammar grades
Friday night in Fair Park Audi
forum. There will be over 400 in
the cast. Miss Juanita Baker played
the accomplishments.
George Hardeman sang with
Mrs. Floyd Smith, club musician,
at the piano.
Henry Converse was in charge Of
the program and DR.. George L..
Gallaher presided.
w. S. keenan, explained that the
Harlingen Lions lost their baseball
game with San Benito because they
never did get to bat.
Visiting Lions at the meeting in
Guided Carl Hamilton. John Glover
and Fred Glover of San Benito. Bob
Meeker Of Mercedes also was a
guest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-22

Salt Lake City will plant 10000
trees as its contribution to the OBJ
ssrvance Of the bicentennial birth
Of George Washington
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-22

A baby leopard seal. rare in Cal
ifornia waters. is being fed milk
with a bottle by its captor. a fisher
man of San Pedro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08

a. had taught him. and wanted me
NO: 1 said that's not right Then
I brought my harp to the phone ana
played the prelude for Harpo, listening
at the other end.
Collects Old Instruments
ST PLAYED It through slowly, and then
HArpo played It correctly, having De.
tected by ear the combinations MAD
"A few years ago." Miss Dilling added,
"r1arpo visited Etretat, in France, where
was staying with my teacher. Nine.
Henriette Renter, one OF the most
famous harpists In Europe. Harpo
played for Nine. Renter, who 1ouno MN
q brilliant player"
Miss billing. who is staying at the
MAyfiower Hotel during her visit to the
Capital, has gained international fa11e
by her remarkable collection OF harpS,
many Of which she collected during
visits TO England.
Minstrel's Harp Ctrca 1900.
What is believed by experts to be the
oldest harp in America was brought by
Miss Dilling recently from Europe. 1t
ia q Scandinavian mirstrel's harp OF the
sixteenth century, beautifully carved
and strung with thin strands OF brass,
which, in playing, are plucked with the
finger nail, giving forth sounds similar
to those of spinet.
one Of the strangest harps In her
collection is a Burmese harp with base
made from q hollowed-out leg, covered
with skin.
"Ths harp Is exactly like one In the
Louvre" explained Miss Dtlling, which
Is supposed to date back to 500 3. G.
got my harp In an old shop In
Kensington, England, where It had lain
unnoticed by customers for over SO
years. How 1t got to England, nobody
knows"
Will Tour In Europe Soon.
An old triple-strlng harp In Miss
billings collection dates back to 1920,
and came originally from Gvdyr Castle
in Wales. In the collection there is also
ar English carriage harp Of the early
nineteenth century, used by fashionable
ladies travelling by carriage to break the
monotony Of their travels.
A particularly priced possession OF
Miss Dilling Is q "single-action" harp
made in ITO by Nadermann, the great
Partisan l1srpiest and inventor, who de-
yeloped the pedal system for the harp.
Miss billing, who Is known, both here
and abroad, as a gifted harpist, will re-
turn to New York upon the conclusion
of her visit to the Capital, and in june
will sail for Europe, where she mas
been scheduled to appear In concerts
throughout Belgium, Holland and the
| Scandinavian countries.