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THE
COOKS
NOOK
THE
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New Crop of Chickens Are

New Crop of Chickens Are
Ripe for Plucking
Are you chicken-hearted? Not timid,
afraid and fearful, but of mind and of
a heart to enjoy some chicken, now that
the new season brings in a new crop Of
Spring chickens. ripe for the plucking?'
Chicken is a universal dish. The
French call it "le poulet," the Germans
like dash huhn"; the Italians relish
Ia gallian" an the Spaniards eat eel
pollor." But in no country in the worlo
are their chickens land chicken-cooks!
like ours. It's heritage!
The foreign cooks often prepare their
chickens in exotic style, stuff them with
chestnuts, decorate them with trufles,
mask them with sauces. or imbed them
in gelatine. We like ours plain-.-oh,
not too plain, but simple enough so that
Incompatible chicken favor can DOM
mate the dish.
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Mrs. Carlisle Turner, Of Popes Creek,
entertained few friends from Wash
ington on sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Leo Wathen, of Faulkner has sold
his farm near Popes Creek, The pur-
chaser was his mother, Mrs, Monroe
Wathen, of Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Doyne R. Wills and
family spent the weekend with Mrs.
Wills parents in st. Mary's County.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Swami, Of
Faulkner, had as their guests on Sunday
Mrs. SWANS parents, Mr.. and Mrs
E, Lee Edelen, OF Waldorf.
Mrs A. R Berthaef, of Faulkner, has
setmn ned to her home after visit to her
son, Mr.. C. D. Rue of Culpeper, Va.
Mrs. Sidney Lawler, Of Faulkner, has
returned from visit to relatives in
Virginia.
We aresorry tolearn that B. B. Kemp
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Worthington Kemp
of Chapel Point is a victim of the
measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reeder aud
daughter, Of Newburg spent the week.
end with Mrs. Reeder's parents IN Hyatt
tsville.
Mrs. Alex Barnes spent the week. end
with her parents, Mr., and Mrs, Thomas
N, Carpenter Of Newburg.
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County Flower Show

The Flower Festival will be held in
the La Plata School. Committee on
arrangements will be 10 the school
auditorium TO receive entries from
1910 a. m. to 2 p, IN. The judging
will be done from 2 to p. m. The
display will be on exhibit from 7 to s
p. m. The program from to 10 m,
First and second prize ribbons. will be
awarded in all classes in which,the ex-
hibits are sufficiently meritorious to
warrant awards. A sweepstake prize
will be awarded the winner oil tie
largest number points. Blue ribbons
. points; red ribbon points.
Junior class--a special prize will lie
given the girl VINO enters the best
flower arrangement for teach PRS
desk.
For BoYs.-Special prize for the be ISL
Bird House.
There will be an excellent illustrat-
ion on gardening by Prof.ShoemakeR
Horticulturist, University of Maryland
there are also musical and dance NUM-
bers on the program.
Refreshments will be on sale Be
fore you leave you will surely want to
purchase some of the delicious home
made cakes, pies, candy, or rolls, which
are for sale To help TO defray expenses
of tho Lactfvat
The classifcations are as follows:-
Iris single stalk and collection of
three stalks. Peony single bloom and
collections of three blossoms. Rose
bloom, collection OF blooms and
Rose climber sprays. Columbine
6 stalks; sweet william, 6 stalks; paint
daisies, 6 stalks; oriental poppy, one
bloom; delphinium, spikes; gallardia
bowl; garden pinks, bowl; coreopsis,
bowl; english daisy, bowl; anchusa,
bowl; for-me-not, bowl; bachelor but.
ton, bowl; blue flax, bowl; fox glove,
three spikes; pansies, bowl; water lily,
8 blossoms, lemon day lily, stalks;
Perennial flowers; old
fashion flowers, wild flowers, artistic
arrangement, flowers in bowl, flowers
in basket, flowers in vase; table CEN
terpiece
Shubbery---at least sprays; mock
orange; weigela; viburnum; deutzia,
snowballs.
Potteo plants, geranium, begonia,
cactus, sultana, wandering jew, coleus
and fern.
Miscellaneous collection any flow
ers in bloom that are not listed. Mrs.
Buteaux, pomonkey, and Mr.. Shoe
maker, will be the judges. Each per-
son will be responsible for own flower
containers. For further information
call Miss Graham, La Plata 81.
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Thirty Years Ago

The Orphans Court will meet on
Tuesday.
Miss Aline Burch, has just returned
from visit to friends in Baltimore.
Mr.. Harry Carpenter has purchased
Deputy Clerk W. NJ. Albrittian's hand
some young sorrel horse.
Miss Annie Digges is spending the
week at "Hydramout."
Mr.. Oscar Ferguson, of Washington
pent Sunday at Hawthorne.
Mr.. Benjamin Miles, Of near Newport
lost useful horse on Monday.
Mr., B. A. Howard was in La Plata
several days during the week.
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Maj. Patterson,
Publisher, Dead

Ma Frs7s- ~ Walfsr MacT ,aren
Patterson. o5 tormer Washington
nowsnsoer man ana resident of tbis
eonntg sisd Ia, nigbt 10 Mount Alto
uosaital afts, IL jlnssa of.nb51t a
ye.r W. A. xas eais5 s,SlssKohlish-
- Il. wa,sssas Va nm
4 ~ II r,5 -
III ~ nss''ii s'''7'l '''s s'' - -
1882.
He became financial editor Of the
washington Post in 1921 and re-
,,a,nea nDtil la9q when he boaght the
~ -, ave,
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Smothsred Chicken

If you want to have chicken for your
evening meal and still spend the after
noon out, try this new "pre-cooking"
method for Smothered Chicken:
In the morning, clean, SINCE and dis
joint roasting chicken. Sprinkle it
with salt and pepper, and roll in -four.
Put enough mazola in a deep frying pan
to cover the bottom, and heat. Put in
the chicken and fry both sides until
brown. Do not finish the cooking, com
pletely or cook entirely through. Cool
and put in refrigerator. About an hour
before the meal, put water in the pan
containing the chicken, cover slightly,
and cook slowly until tender---about an
hour.
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Packing House Open

The Charles County Tobacco Packing
House at White Plains received its first
crop Of tobacco, for packing, this week.
A number of other crops are practically
ready to be delivered.
Mr.. John A. Lyon, who had charge
of the management Of the Packing
House last year, will have the manage
ment a gain this year. Mr.. Lyons work
in 1888 was very successful. The in
spectors at the State Warehouse COM
plimented his packing very highly.
Mr.. Lyon is ready to receive tobacco
at any time and will begin packing at
once. The Packing House telephone
number is La Plata 10 F Is.
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Speaks Well Of "Charles"

The following article was clipped from
the Baltimore Sun.
Mr.. Jensen came as a representative
of committee Of 20 farmers ofNebraska
who are DESTROYS Of enligrating to Mary
land if suitable tract can be found to
accommodate them. To Secretary Ba-
denhoop, Mr.. Jensen. said yesterday,
that he is perfectly delighted with what
he had seen in the counties Of Southern
Maryland.
"The soil, " he said, is such that will
readily respond to care and attention,
and should be of highly productive
character.
What charmed me more, is the fine
hospitality which was accorded me by
the people Of Charles County. These
people impressed me as being warm.
hearted, generous and most affable.',,
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Mrs. Regina Pilkerton

Mrs. Regina Pilkerton, so years of
age died Friday May 18th while visit
ing her daughter at Newport from heart
trouble. Funeral services were con-
Quoted by Father Baldus at St. Mary's
Church, Newport, Saturday afternoon
at p. m.
The deceased was quite we'll and
most favorably known in the Southern
Section OF our County where she did
much charity among the poor.
She was devoted and life long member
OF the Catholic Church.
She leaves, besides her husband, John
7. Pilkerton, five sons, Philip, Theodore,
Gilbert. Ralph and Fairfax one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Edward Wathen, at whose
home she died.
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Ghost Ship Sails Again

Read h e anniversary story Of
Americas first transatlantic liner, the
Savannah, in the Magazine os The
Washington Star. Sunday, May 10th.
Also an intensely interesting article on
the last visit of Lafayette to Washing
ton---another anniversary story. Order
your copy Of next Sundays Washington
Star from your newsdesler today.
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Remember When?

Remember when Sunday was chicken.
dinner day, when you came home from
church to eat that plump chicken with
the ''fixin's"? Remember the chicken
pie suppers the chicken with dumpl.
ings? There's little doubt about it,
there should be a Chicken in every
pot, " now that Spring is here.
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Totals 81 0 6

Mr.. Fowler umpired the game which
was played in hours and Is minutes.
Langley was the winning pitcher and A.
Dyson the losing pitcher. Two Base
hits, E Edelen: G. Edelen. Hell 10
Bases on balls off Langley 0, off Edelen
0, off A. Dyson 6. Hits off Langley 5
in . innings, off Edelen 1 in innings,
off A. Dyson 7 in innings. Strike outs
by Langley 2 in 5 innings, by Edelen Z
in A innings and by A. Dyson in in
nings.
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SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR
HOME PAPER
News From Southern Section Of County

Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Wills, of Chagel
Point were visitors to Washington on
Friday.
Mrs. H S. Swami, Mrs. Leo Wathen
and Mrs. T. W. Wills, Jr., Of Faulkner
spent Friday in Town.
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County Commissioner

The County Commissioners met on
Tuesday with full board present. The
following business was transacted:
Accounts Of Road Supervisors were
examined and passed upon,
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The Marbury Tigers travelled to
Leonardtown, last Sunday, and after
an appropriate opening day program
in honor OF late General Wilmer, hrst
president Of the former Southern Mary,
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The seventh Grade OF the La Plata
High School motored to Washington
last saturday where the day was spent
in sightseeing.
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Sheep Killed

Dogs raided Mr.. John G. Hunger.
iord's flock of sheep Tuesday night
on his farm "Sunnyside, and killed
eight sheep and wounded eight,
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Mr.. and Mrs Dana Stevens, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter J. Mitchell and the Misses
Mitchell spent the week end at Williams
burg, w.
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Monday, May, 2lst.
at 1:3O P. M,

for the purpose of transacting routine
business. and passing upon any out
standing Special Election 1889 ac-
counts,
All persons having claims against
said Board, are hereby requested to
present the same, on or before the
above date, otherwise they will not be
included in the 1884 tax levy.
BY order OF the Board,
LOUIS NJ. HYDE, Clerk
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Rattle

The pupils Of Bel Alton Public School
will rattle clock and centre piece a
the school building on Friday, May 81
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Mr.. and Mrs. W. Bruce Matthews en-
tertained at supper and bridge at their
home on Oak Ave, Thursday night in
honor OF Miss Julia Homer Wilson, of
Griffin, Ga.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Jack" Norris are the
proud parents Of fine son born the first
Of the week.
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Local Brevities

Mr.. and Mrs. James c. Howard have
returned to their home in Waldorf after
spending the Winter in Washington.
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NEWS BY READING THE
HOME PAPER
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Indians rout Mechanicsville 1914.
maintaining their position with two wins
and no defeats. sharing league leading
honors with Bryantown.
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Mr.. and Mrs. W. A.Fowke entertained
at bridge luncheon Tuesday afternoon
at their home on Oak Avenue.
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Report OF Tobacco
Market
FOR Week OF May 4th

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. during the past
were sol hogsheads. while sales totaled
l. 1877 hogsheads. Of which many were
lower grades. Note revised quotations
herewith.
Maryland Nondescript, S3a4; COM
mon to medium, 81 seals; medium to
good, si6a35; good toiine red, s36s4S so.
Seconds = Common and diseased. s3a7;
medium to good, Ssa2O; good TO fine,
s2Oa45.
N. B.-Unsound and badly mixed
packages are 2a3c lower.
STOCK IN WAREHOUSES;
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Miss Kitty Dare Burroughs. of Wash
ington. spent the week end with Miss
Elizabeth Barnes.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Patrick enter
tanned at bridge luncheon at their
home in Washington on Wednesday.
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Mrs. Frank Weston entertained at
bridge luncheon Tuesday afternoon at
her home in Washington.
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Score by Innings
Mechancisville COS 00000.--4
Indian Head 01lo7502 x--l6
Umpire B, Kaufman.
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At the Nanjemoy P. T, A. meeting on
Monday Miss Margaret Wade and her
French Glass presented the play "Oin-
derella", in French. 1t was greatly en-
joyed and much credit is due Miss
Wade for this accomplishment.
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ELECTION NOTICE

The Board of Supervisors of Elec-
tons will meet at its office in the
Court House, La Plata, on
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Don't forget the date Of the Bazaar
to be given in the Town Hall for the
benefit Of Sacred Heart Church on May
22nd.
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Mrs. Augustave Fowke entertained a
few friends at Bridge on Tuesday after
noon.
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Mrs. Marjorie Griggs. formerly, of
Welcome, was severity injured when he
car in which she was riding skidded and
hit tree on the Marlboro Pike near
Meadows. Her friends wish her a
speedy recovery.
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Md Ohio Total
Stock January $1,000 GOT 22,697
Receipts since 3,409 % 1857
Totals rs. 490 635 &c. 1874
Delivered since 9,240 So 1892
Stocks today 1929 $50 l6, 800
SALES
Md. Ohio Total
This Week 1.l37 l Lbs
Pre- Siously 1852 n $3.50
Totals $500 rs 6,777
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Application has been to the under
signed he
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for Beer and Light Wine license,
Glass d, On Sale Generally at the pre-
rnisee known as
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EuthgAAohCa Aof
Local Brevities
Mr.. and Mrs James c. Howard have
returned to their home in Waldorfafter
spending the Winter in Washington.
The seventh Grade OF the La Plata
High School motored to Washington
last saturday where the day was spent
in sightseeing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack" Norris are the
proud parents Of fine son born the first
Of the week.
The many friends Of Mr.. Gus Owen
are glad to see him back in the A&P
Store, where he is manager, after hav
ing been sick for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Stevens, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter J. Mitchell and the Misses
Mitchellspent the week end at Williams
burg, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Patrick enter
tanned at bridge luncheon at their
home in Washington on Wednesday.
Miss Kitty Dare Burroughs. of Wash
ington. spent the week end with Miss
Elizabeth Barnes.
Mrs. Frank Weston entertained at
bridge luncheon Tuesday afternoon at
her home in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. W Bruce Matthews en-
tertained at supper and bridge at their
home on Oak Ave, Thursday night in
honor OF Miss Julia Homer Wilson, of
Griffin, Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A.Fowke entertained
at bridge luncheon Tuesday afternoon
at their home on Oak Avenue.
At the Nanjemoy 2. 7, A. meeting on
Monday Miss Margaret Wade and her
French Glass presented the play Gin
derella", in French. 1t was greatly en-
joyed and much credit is due Miss
Wade for this accomplishment.
Mrs. Marjorie Griggs. formerly, of
Welcome, was severity injured when t he
car in which she was riding skidded and
hit a tree on the Marlboro Pike near
Meadows. Her friends wish her a
speedy recovery.
Mrs. Augustave Fowke entertained a
few friends at Bridge on Tuesday after
noon.
Don't forget the date Of the Bazaar
to be given in the Town Hall for the
benefit Of Sacred Heart Church on May
22nd.
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Winning Pitcher Doane
Evening star., 1934-04-30
NEW SUBSISTENCE HOMESTEAD
NAME GIVES BRAIN TRUST PAIN

Harry L. had his secretary saying
"out Of town." Nor had they an
nounced q public contest for new
name rs the President suggested.
They seemed stumped.
Nothing was added by woman's in
tuition. Labor Secretary Perkins ack-
nowledged she couldn't think of any
thing else to call these "homesteds. +"
President Roosevelt said he never
did like the word subsistence" which
somehow connotes mere existence.
more abundant living" he added,
trying to define the idea he wanted
brought in.
That didn't help the alphabetizers
any. Obviously they couldn't suggest
NAL" for any administrations.
Officialdom started to scurry and
worry.
Such synonyms as "self-contained,
self-sustained communities" did not
simplify the matter. Merely more sib-
ilants for stammerers.
Some one suggested the abundant
acre and cooperative craft admin
istration"-A. A. c. G. A. to you.
That fell on bored ears as being
initiative, If not near-repetion Of ex-
isting agencies. Besides, many thought
four letters ought to be the limit.
Well, you name 1t.
Evening star., 1934-04-30
RELIGIOUS DRAMA
PLANS ARE CHANGED
Tournament to Be Given Two
Nights Instead Of Three.
First on Friday.

Plans for the approaching tourna-
ment of one-act religious dramas,
sponsored by the Religious Drama
Committee of the Washington Fed
Grafton of Churches, were changed
yesterday, following meeting of the
Production Committee at the Foundry
Methodist Church.
Owing to the withdrawal of one of
the contesting groups, the contests
will be held-not on three nights as
originally planned-but on two nights,
with four plays being offered on each
night. The plays will be given Fri
day night and on Tuesday, May 8.
at 8 o'clock, in the drama hall OF the
Foundry Church.
The groups which will compete on
Friday are the Foundry Church, First
Congregational Church, Universalist
National Memorial Church and the
First Baptist Church groups. Those
which will take part in the second
evening are the Mount Pleasant Con-
gregational Church, Covenant-First
PRESBYTERIAN Church, Lincoln Road
M. E. Church and the Chevy Chase
Baptist Church groups.
The Production Committee includes
Lewis harrington, E. L. Ford, Mrs. Il.
l.. Sanford, Helen Burton, DR.. Freoer-
lex v. Rand and Hugh Stewart smith.
Tickets are on sale at the office OF the
washington Federation Of Churches,
and also at the church on the night
of the contests.
Evening star., 1934-04-30
RAND CONCERTS.

Bv the United States Army Band
this evening at Sis o'clock IN the
band auditorium, the Army War Col
1epe. Capt. William j. Stannard,
leader: Thomas F. Darcy, associate
leader.
March, "2d Army Corps. Hayes
Waltz "Blue Danube. "....... STRAUSS
Cornet solos
"The Rosary. "..............::.:Ne :NeVln
"Endearing Young Charms" Moore
Ralph Ostrom, soloist.
March. Pride of the Capital"
Hernandez
"An Appeal to the Great Spirit"
Hernandez
Charles Barnes, cornetist: William
F. Raymond and Clarence Hurrel,
trombonists.
March, spirit of the West. Hummer
THE Star Spangled Banner"
By the United States Marine Band
tomorrow morning at 1890 o'clock In
the auditorium, Marine Barracks.
Capt. Taylor Branson, leader; Arthur
S. Witcomb, second leader.
Patriotic Shut-ins' Dream Hour.
Marines hymn, "The Halls OF
MonteZuma."
Overture, "1s12".. Tschaikowsky
March, 1.-THE goth Century U. S. A."
Beaurman
Bassoon solo, "Grandfather's
Clock" FOote
Musician William H. Koch
Medley of Spanish American War
songs"
saxophone solo, IT Love You Truly"
Jacobs Bond
Musician Kenneth Douse.
March, ''The Purple Pageant"
K L. King
Intermezzo, "Just a Gem" -. Tobani
Vibraphone solo, Where My Cara
van Has Rested. "............. .Lohr
Musician Wilbur Kieffer.
Cornet solo, "PrinceSita"
Friere (Chile)
Musician Winfred Kemp.
Trombone solo, Among My
Souvenirs. "...................L Leslie
Musician Harold Bayes.
Humoreske, "a Stag Party. -. .Sousa
Finale hymn, Holy Spirit Truth
Divine. .Gottschalk
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1934-04-30
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
If you should see brain-truster
walking in absent-minded manner,
he's probably seeking substitute for
the word subsistence"
Almost a week has passed since
President Roosevelt set the problem
what to call subsistence homesteads"
instead of Subsistence homesteads." I"
Although Mr.. Roosevelt called this
program his pet" nothing seems to
have come of the new name pro-
posal-except possibly headaches.
Success for this presidential re-
naming scheme would provide Federal
aid to the Sufferers, stammerers and
headline writers. The sibilant sound
Of subsistence" causes bitter COM
plant among telephoners. And after
lazy days of A. A. AS and N. r. AS,
the headwriters just hate to come q
cropper on subsistence homesteads. !"
The President prophesied that Sec
retary Ickes and Relief Administrator
Hopkins would supply him with q
name, looking with highest optimism
for originality of nomenclature among
the two named, respectively, Harold L..
and Harry L.
Though Harold L. once named a
dahlia, when last queried he had no
sub for subsistence homesteads.'
Evening star., 1934-04-30
MODEL PROVISION
FORC0DE STUDIED
Consumers Board Consid-
ers Requiring Accuracy in
Describing Goods.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PRESS.
The N. r. A. Consumers Advisory
Board had under consideration today
q model provision for codes designed
to require accurate description OF
goods.
Action to insert such a provision
In codes follows publication OF four
reports by the board showing that
both before and after N. r. A. the
consumer has been sold stale fish, silk
that was not silk and other faulty
and misrepresented goods.
Silk Abuses Cited.
The reports point out that. while
the Government and industry buy
goods on specifications so that exact
quality is known, the consumer has
virtually no information on which
to Judge if an article is good or bad,
or even what he desires to purchase.
One of the reports on silk, urging
Immediate steps to correct certain
obvious and well known abuses in
the manufacture Of silk goods" cites
the following abuses:
Difficulty of telling how and with
what so-called silk is weighted, lack
of labels to show whether, and the
extent to which, silk is mixed with
other fibers; use of words that mean
silk to the public, such as crepe,
chiffon, when the cloth is actually
another fiber.
Weighted Silk Inferior.
The silk report cites researches
showing that weighted silk is inferior
in wearing to pure silk, and the re-
suits of studies disclosing that of so
'silk" dresses only were unweighted.
A report on hosiery states that the
public has no way of knowing what
such words as sheer" service" and
other designations signify, since differ
ent manufacturers use them with diff
ferent meanings.