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Evening star., 1932-11-03
A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK
BY HERBERT PLUMMER.

far from the necessary part Of the
equipment Of a Senator or a Repre-
sensitive Some Of them even had
never used a telephone until they came
to Washington.
Uncle Joe" Cannon Of Illinois open
ly disliked them. grew highly excited
and nervous whenever he could be in
duced to use one. More than one
member Of Congress then were openly
suspicious of them.
That was in l898-Mrs. Daleys first
position at the Capitol. There were
only 1875 Representatives then, and she
served them all with one switchboard
having outlets for 81 stations.
Consider what the Capitol telephone
system is today Instead of 81 stations
there are now 1871 IN use. In addition
there are s34 extension stations-sn
average Of more than telephones for
each Of SAL members Of Congress.
There are 40 lines running directly
from the Capitol exchange to the other
Government departments. Eighty or
more trunk lines connect the Capitol
with the departments and the central
Offices Of the telephone company down
town.
Seventeen operators today do the work
that Mrs. Daley once did by herself.
Evening star., 1932-11-03

countries has taught the heron the use
lessness Of hurry. For hours the heron
will stand as silent as statue waiting
for the fish and insects TO come to him
Some times you will see the 6 eat bill
open quickly, a small insect hid passed
that way. II 1t is a large one or fish
he impales it on his sharp bill, gives
it a toss in the cir and catches it on
its way down. Fish and reptiles are
swallowed head first. Mice. reptiles,
fish and all kinds Of insects are
caueht by the lone fisherman.
Herons seem to prefer their own COM
pany and do not appear to be sociable
In Florida they have become accustomed
to being watched and pay little atten-
ton to the tourist who gazes at them.
In spite of their great size, they make
only soft Tapping noise with their
wings as they go into the sWamps where
few can follow. Much Of the time the
heron stands with his head drawn in
between his shoulders, waiting for
something to come his way.
Year after year the heron couples
return to their ancestral homes in or
der that their children may be born
there High in tree the sketchy plat
form is reinforced with fresh twigs.
The nest. il you can stretch your imag-
work as such, is the cradle in which
three or four dull bluish-green eggs,
slightly larger than those of the domes-
tic hen are placed Strangely enough
rarely do the eggs fall through. The
wee fledglings sit on their launches
waiting the return of their mother with
food for them. and until they are three
weeks old they never make an effort
to leave their rickety porch.
They range over North America from
Labradorsto South America, nesting To-
cally through their range and winter
ing in the South. These herons stand
feet high. Their crown and throat is
white, and a long black crest beginning
at the base Of the yellow bill runs
through the eye hanging over the neck
and ending in two long black feathers.
These are missing in Autumn. The
neck is very long. light grayish brown
and whitish feathers hang over the
chestnut -COiored breast The shoulders
are ashy blue, the wings are darker
and are also o-namented with long
plumes. like those on the breast On
the bend Of the wings and thighs are
patches of rusty red The long legs
and feet are black The bill is longer
than the head very sharp and strong
The crudeness of the nest and the
elliptical form Of the egg have led
scientists to affirm that these birds
are not highly advanced Many thou
sand of helpless fledgelings have starved
to death because hunters shoot the
mothers. not realizing the heron has
babies waiting for her return.
tCopyright. 1922
Evening star., 1932-11-03

- ONE Autumn twilight, when you
light the fire in your hearth, and
the smoke begins to rise up, de-
~ licioUS and fragrant, through the
cold chimney, YOU may hear a
sudden rattle OF old plas,er, whirring
rush Of wings-thcn silence.
That sound will be made by the CHM
ney swift taking a hurried departure
from your chimney, and though you
hasten outside you will not see him.
He has made his skimming way into
the dusk. Like their relatives, the
whippoorwills, the chimney swifts are
more often heard than seen.
The swifts are small birds, chiefly
nocturnal in their habits. and aside
from thin, Wiry, cheeping lisp they
have no song. Hence they almost COM
pletely escape the notice of the casual
observer, who may know his song birds
and day birds and birds of bright plum
age we'll enough, without ever seeing
anything of the chimney swift. or
realizing that it is common bird in
the District though it comes to notice
almost exclusively in Autumn, when
the migrants use the city chimneys as
we'll as those CT country houses, for
night rooStirg places.
Besides passing over the city in large
migrant numbers, the chimney swift has
often spent the Summer in your chin
ney without your knowing anything
about it. The nest is made Of a few
neatly woven tWigs in basket shape,
the whole stuck together and secured
to the chimney wall by means of a
sort of cement which the bird secretes,
much as swallows are able to do SO
that this bird has been called the Chin
ney swallow There is no soft lining,
and perhaps this is one reason that
the young birds, even while still blind,
hasten to get out of the nest and es-
cape by clinging to the inches in the
masonry with their curious little claws.
They remain clinging to the walls for
some days. still fed by their parents,
who are often busy at 1t the whole
night through!
Again, there is a resemblance to the
swallow in that the chimney swift
skins low over the streams and ponds.
in a speedy, graceful flight, in search
Of insects. In this respect. of course,
it is like the whippoorwill its cousin.
The chimney swift is smaller bird
than the rest of its kin, being only
about five and a quarter inches long.
and in its general color it looks much
like the SCOT of the chimneys it affects,
though it is paler on the throat and
breast, and broWnish there. while above
it is tinged with soft green.
The chimney swift always seems to
me more like a European than an
American bird In Europe, there is a
vast number of birds that adapt them
selves to living with man in an in
innate way; the history of nature in
that dominated continent has
probably led to this In America, we
have more of the wild and tameless,
so that these friendly, domestic speci-
mems are, when found an agreeable
novelty.
Evening star., 1932-11-03
Easy Ways to Darn Stockings
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

the thread, especially when mends are
in stocking feet.
Mends in silk hosiery are more easily
seen than these in Woolen sport hose.
BY matching the wool and by darning
so that stitches run exactly up ana
down, with crosS-threads straight with
the weave, darns can be almost invisi-
BILE. To appreciate this one has only to
note the wonderful darning of hosiery
prior to the common use of silk stock
ings. The very sheerness Of the silk
shows up every stitch, which sinks into
the heavier and softer woolen weave.
When a hole is not small it is wise
to run a thread around the hole and
draw it up to its original size before
darning. This makes the hole smaller
and also stronger. When stockings are
worn thin, run the weave on the wrong
side with silk or wool. according to the
kind Of stocking, and the textile will
not wear through for a while. The
sewing medium must exactly match the
stocking, and the stitches be taken
straight with strands Of the weave.
(Copyright. 1922
Evening star., 1932-11-03
LAUNDERED STOCKINGS SHOULD
BE LOOKED OVER CAREFULLY
TO DISCOVER EVERY TINY
HOLE AND RUN.

take a very fine seam in the stockings.
Be careful to have edges even and take
the running stitches SO close to the edge
that only a strand or two of the weave
is caught. The stocking is as strong
next the run as anywhere else, so no
allowance has to be made for tender
textile. Stitches taken over the run like
fine overcasting, when done in silk ex-
actly matching the color of the stock
ing. is. of course. least noticeable. but
the scanning Of the run is satisfactory
where stitches do not show or in partly
worn stockings which can be made
wearable for mornings.
Scanning holes in stockings is an ex-
cellent way to mend all holes unless
they are round or large. Always seam
1engthwise of the stocking. whatever
the shape of the hole. The stitches
must extend the same way as the loop
weave. Seams taken across the weave
will not hold, as the pull on the hosiery
is always from top to toe, never across
the leg
Seams and darns in legs of stockings
should be taken on the wrong side as
they are less noticeable thus. Darns in
feet of stockings. not in backs Of heels,
but in the portions below, if taken on
the right side. make the hosiery more
comfortable to the feet. Most of the
Stitchery is on the outside, thus leaving
the smoother and softer side next the
foot In darning hosiery do not knot
Evening star., 1932-11-03

had and how they came to get 1t. The
laboratory results were astounding.
They found that animals learn what
they learn in about the same way that
human beings do their learning. This
led 10 the suspicion that al living
things possess this thing called intellect.
And so the ancient theory as TO who
had intellect and why had to be nodi-
fed.
AS matters now stand, II seems that
animals have to use all their intellect
to get along, while human beings get
along by using only small part OF
their full intellectual capacity.
tCopyright 1927
Evening star., 1932-11-03
Cranberry Strudel.

This recipe calls for pie crust, half
a cupful of chopped seedless raisins,
Cne cupful of brown sugar and four
cupfuls of chopped cranberries. Roll
the pie crust into an oblong sheet one
fourth inch thick Mix the other in
gradients together and spread over the
pastry. Roll as for jelly roll and
fasten the ends securely. Bake for Is
minutes in a slow oven. Cut into two
inch slices and dust with powdered
sugar, or serve with sweet cream.
Evening star., 1932-11-03
Everyday Psychology
Intellect.
BIZ DR. JESSE W. sPRoWLs.

Curious thing, this human attribute
called intellect. The philosophers have
been working on 1t for several centur-
les now. But so far they have not
found out much about it.
Take, for example, the theory that
man is the creature of intellect, and
that all the other animals are the crea-
lures Of impulse. This is a rather an
cient theory, adored by virtue Of its
very age.
Something like 80 years ago our mod
ern psychologists began to study intel
lect in an objective way. First they
went to the rat and the raccoon and
the guinea pig. The object was to find
out how much intellect these animals
Evening star., 1932-11-03
NV Neighbor Saws:

When sweeping rugs, wet your
broom in basin of water. to
which a tablespoonful of vinegar
has been added.
To remove the down from a
duck, spread melted paraffin
over the entire surface Of the
duck. Allow TO cool and then
pull off the paraffin and all the
down and small feathers will
stick to it. This is very effective
and quite simple. Paraffin left
over from jellies can be used.
Thinly cut slices Of cold meat
loaf make a nice sandwich filling.
After knitting sweater lay it
out fiat. place a damp cloth on
top Of it, and press fat with
hot iron.
Salt or tea leaves sprinkled on
the carpet will collect the dirt
quickly and prevent dust from fly
ing all over everything
Copyright. 1922
Evening star., 1932-11-03
AUTUMN
BY d. C. PEATrIE.

- ONE Autumn twilight, when you
light the fire in your hearth, and
the smoke begins TO rise up, de-
. licioUS and fragrant, through the
cold chimney, YOU may hear a
Evening star., 1932-11-03
n A T i r E. S
C. H IL D r E N
By LILLIAN COX ATHEY.
GREAT BLUE HERON.
Ardea herodiaS.

THE Japanese were the first to ap-
preciate the artistic value of the
heron On their screens. jars,
/ fans and in their lovely pictures
the heron is a familiar sight to
millions. In fight the birds with out
stretched necks, long, dangling legs
swinging from slender bodies and broad
wings expanded their limit, with the
background of marshes and cypress
swamps, is picture none of us can
forget.
Spending so much time in tropical
Evening star., 1932-11-03

Representatives IS
perhaps becoming
a bit anxious as
she thinks of her
job durin g the
coming months.
She is Mrs. Har-
riott Daley. chief
operator OF the
private b r a n C h
telephone exchange
"on the hill"-an
exchange Of suh-
cient size to serve
a fair-siZed city.
The turnover in
her clients as a
result of the cleo
tions on November
8 will be large.
The next Con-
Evening star., 1932-11-03

gress will see a tremendous increase in
the Capitol telephone service.
Already during a session Of Congress
her switchboard clears an average Of
27 900 calls a day.
Mrs. Daley came to the Capitol in
the daYs when telephones were new and
Evening star., 1932-11-03
Stuffed Breast Of Lamb

Remove the bones from a breast Of
lamb With a sharp knife. Season it =
with salt and pepper Spread with
pitted, chopped, cooked prunes. Roll
and tie with a cord. Face in roast
ing pan with little water and roast
in hot oven for about ] y hours. Cut
in slices about half an inch thick.
Evening star., 1932-11-03
Old Song Books Bring $4,000.

The late John stainers collection Of
Old English song books was scld in Lon
don recently for $4,000.
Evening star., 1932-11-03

~ ARNING stockings is one form
of needlework which all women
do. Therefore it may be of in
- terest to know some of the
easy ways to do the work, and
home of the ways which add comfort.
Now that skirts are longer, top runs in
Women's hosiery can be scanned and not
be visible when worn. Stockings which
have to be mended, where the stitchery
Is in sight, can be worn mornings about
the house. thus saving perfect hosiery,
or that darned where the work does not
show, for afternoons or when one is
dressed up.
An easy way to sew up run Is to
Evening star., 1932-11-03

A BRISK. pleasant little woman on
"A Capt OF Hill who for something
like 81 years has been getting the
correct numbers for Senators and
The Washington times., 1932-01-23
USE
MORRIS PLAN

The Morris Plan Bank of Wash.
ington occupies a unique position
in the banking world in that it is
a bank specializing in extending
financial accommodation to the
individual rather than to corpora
tions, merchants, and commercial
borrowers.
The Morris Plan has been op-
Grating in this field for more
than 81 years, and the Norris
Plan Bank of Washington has
been operating here for nearly
seven years. During that time
the bank of Washington has
served a large percentage Of the
population of the city, having ex-
tended credit accommodation on
more than $4,000 notes to Wash
ingtonianS.
Someone has said that 86 per
cent of adult Americans have no
commercial banking collateral to
offer for a loan when needed.
The combined Morris Plan insti-
tutions in the United States since
1910 have made over 6,500,000
loans totalling over $1,500, 200, 900.
It has enabled this vast number
of men and women in all walks
of life to borrow money on rea-
Sonable terms, with character and
earning power as a basis of credit.
The Washington times., 1932-01-23
- T5 ROUND TABLE OF BUSINESS
Surveyed
WATERS SOUGHT
BYWASH|NGTON

George Washington, at IL,
surveyed for Lord Fairfax the
Capon Springs, then a part of
Virginia. So impressed was he
with the health giving properties
of the mineral waters, that he
brought in later years his family
to the springs on holiday trips,
that they too might benefit from
the water the Indians, prior to
the coming of the white men,
called Ca-ca-pa-on, healing waters.
Ever since the Capon Springs
mineral water has been recog-
nized as the finest natural min
eral water in the world. It is
because of this recognition that
Capon Springs has become his
toric ground, and valuable
ground.
In 1903 land at the spring was
selling for $1,000 an acre. Every
one wished to come and benefit
from the water, the Indian heal
ing water. Famous people from
all sections of the country re-
sorted there. And when, in 1850,
a large hotel was built there, it
attracted still more people. It
was here that Daniel Webster
met Lord Ashburton, and, it is
said, negotiated the famous Web
ster-Ashburton treaty.
And it is this same water that
is so famous, so healing, so alb
soluteiy free from harmful germs
that will be given exclusively to
the American Olympic stars in
California this year, just as it
was given to them in 1924 and
1928. 1t is this same water that
caused one chemical analyst to
eXclaim:
81 can not help but remark
that, this is the pureSt and
finest water 1 have ever ex-
amined."
1t is this same water that is
now available through the Capol
Mineral Water Company, Room
SOC Woodward Building.
The Washington times., 1932-01-23
BUSINESS GOOD
At GIBSON s

Showing the way to hundreds
of other Washington business
houses, Gibson Bros, Inc, 1912 !
st. N. W., is operating to capacity
with a double shift, according to
William j. Wicklin, general man
ager, who said:
1--WE have not laid off any
of our employees, and do not in
tend to.
Seventy years ago, when
Abraham Lincoln was in the
White House, Gibson Brothers
started in the printing business.
Printing then was quite differ
ent from what it is now. But
in 1862 our printing was the
best that could be produced. In
1882 we can make the same
boast. Each year new improve.
mentS are made and Gibson
Bros. always has been among
the first to take advantage OF
them. Our customers are given
The Washington times., 1932-01-23
'Lectric joe Wins
Wiring Contracts

'Lectric Joe," electrical con-
tractor at 1735 L st. N. W., has
been in this business for over 10
years. Joseph Ullman is the pro-
prietor of the establishment, and
in that time he has wired, among
other buildings in Washington,
the Park Lane Apartments, the
Park Central Apartments, the
Ambassador Hotel, and the Sea-
board Realty Apartments.
The Washington times., 1932-01-23
And Thus a Story
A. w. HOOVER

We had left the hotel, my stick
and I, after a very delicious
luncheon, when he decided to
turn into a photographers studio.
I too thought it was a good idea.
The studio was that of Under
wood and Underwood, and I had
noticed that quite recently they
had opened a branch office in
the hotel. I decided to ask
about it.
Laurence E. Rubel, the man
ager of the Washington branch
of Underwood and Underwood,
sat at his desk at 1880 Con
necticut Ave. and smiled when I
asked him about photographs.
Examples of his artistry lined the
walls, vignetteS in black and
white, character studies against
Rembrandt backgrounds, famous
persons, and just folks.
photographs? Photography"
Best In the Country
I nodded.
"There are SO many angles to
that, especially in our branch
down here. We have found
that people still want the same
high standard of photographs,
hut they don't want to pay as
much for it,. And we have
satisfied them. In 1881, our
orders surpassed those of 1880.
In 1882, our efforts will be con-
Centrated on giving the utmost
in picture value, with a max
imum number of economies, so
that our customers will be able
to receive the same high
quality standard which ad-
judges our photographs the
best in the GENTRY"
Glancing at the walls 1 could
not doubt his statement. Perfect
portraits were there. Perfect
lights, perfect features, perfect
shadows. I mentioned the latter.
Every Tuesday evening we
have a class, an art class, for
our photographers. This past
Tuesday was devoted to the
technique. of shadows in pOr-
traits. They must have shadows
to give them depth, yet indiS-
criminate ones do more harm
than good. That is why our
Photographic artists go to
school, why they sit for four
hours becoming more and more
expert in subjects where there
are no greater experts.
Appreciates Patronage
'But the people of Washing
ton havS repaid us amply. We
have made portraits for every
class of person. They have
given us their support, and
made it possible for us to ex-
Eand not only our facilities in
studio space, but they have
made it necessary for us to en-
plOy more people. There is no
slump in photography"
I felt the tug of my stick at
my hand. I had to go. I rose,
and rising, said:
''YOur drastic price reduc-
tiOns, while maintaining your
splendid quality in all its fine
ness must enable you to come
within the price range and sat
iSfactiOn of nearly double the
number of people,"
'Tt does"
My stick pointed toward the
stairs and the open door. 1
shook hands and left. In the
show window a beautiful girl
seemed to be smiling just for
me. I smiled back and I felt
foolish. I hadn't realized it was
only a photograph. And yet it
was more than that; it was a
character study, with charm, with
perfection.-R.J j. w.
The Washington times., 1932-01-23
Chestnut Farms
Plant Held Finest

It has been said that the
Chestnut Farms Dairy has the
finest plant in the United States.
No expense is spared to provide
it with the finest of materials,
The Washington times., 1932-01-23
SERVICE FIRST
WITH FLOOD

j. C. Flood, president of the
j. c. Flood Plumbing and Heat
ing Company, said recently:
"IndiScriminate price cutting,
numerous plans of time pay
ments, and all sorts of fl
nancing schemes for plumbing,
heating, and Timing work have
come into existence in the last
few years. On the surface many
of them appear very attractive.
However, in view of these new
plans to attract trade, it is very
evident that unless quality and
The Washington times., 1932-01-23
Oil Burners Popular
In Washington Field

Washington, according to
Thomas A. Walsh, branch man.
ager for the Automatic Burner
Corporation, of Chicago, makers
of the A. B. c. oil burners, is one
of the most fertile business fields
in the country today.
Evening star., 1932-09-04
More Than q Fourth of the WorldS W~kers
Haze ':Ner0ous" Symptoms Which S7oeH
Auideut Tolls and Cut Do7Vm E Efficiency.
And the Reason Is Not That LifeS Pace
k Faster Than 1t Used to Be, but SlozOer!

On the other hand, 81 of these women had
three accidents each, although by chance you
would not expect more than seven to be SO un-
lucky" And three of the women had four
accidents each; two had as many as fve. These
high scores would not be attained by more than
one individual in a chance distribution
Similarly. the accidents of the machinists
over periods of three and six months were most
uneyenly distributed OF Ala watched for three
months 296 were accident free. But at the
other end of the scale one man had eight &C
cidents, another had six, and four nao nNe'
In a chance distribution of the total number
of accidents occurring no one person would
have more than four, but only 256 would be
entirely without mishap.
'.There is an even simpler way OF Demon
strating that variations of personal Liability are
of great Importance" DR.. Greenwood said In a
report of his study to the scientific journal,
Human Biology.
IF the cards are fairly dealt there should
he no correlation between the number OF trumps
hold on Monday evening and the number OF
trumps hold on Tuesday evening. II accl-
dents are random happenings, my score IN one
months work ought not to be correlated Win
nv score in another months work Actually
there is quite substantial correlation De-
tween the accident scores of different periods
20 the little ink which causes accidents Is
- not blind goddess who is likely to attach
herself to any one. Rather she follows the
footsteps of those who for some reason attract
her The mysterious attraction Is nerves DR..
Greenwood concludes.
Psychological tests which can be used to
sort out the emotionally unstable from group