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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-05-15

Tomatoes have been most responsive,
particularly two English varieties, Sut
tons Best and Suton's Majestic. The
greenhouses and tanks in Monticello
were finished last October. The
liquid there was maintained at a tenn
perature of so degrees F., then rs
degrees and finally 65 degrees. The
vines began to bear in February. The
peak of production has not yet been
reached.
A typical installation contains &c
concrete basins, SO ft. by fit by 6
inches, insulated at the bottom.
Where the liquid is heated electrically,
soil-heating cable is used at 220
volts. The total load is 1884 XIV
The average monthly consumption
between November and March was
$4,000 XIV, taken mostly off peak.
The California Committee on the
Relation of Electricity to Agriculture
has cooperated in developing the cleo
trical equipment. In the Monticello
commercial Inhalation, however, the
nutrient fluid is heated by circulating
it through boiler, fired with natural
gas.
What all this will mean some day
nobody knows. Enthusiasts talk of
possible domestic equipment from
which the family would produce it's
new potatoes and its Easter posies
in the cellar with artificial light and
air-conditioning.
But DR.. Gericke states only scien-
tific conclusions. Experts point out
that greenhouses and soil cable and
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-05-15

Mr.. Griffin has previously been gen.
eral commercial manager for the state
of Virginia with headquarters at Rich
mond. He entered the employ of the
Bell System at Los Angeles, July 1918
and was furloughed on military SER
vice from September of this year to
January 1919, when he was re-employ
cd by the telephone company as dis
trict traffic superintendent at San
Jose. After several other assignments
in various California cities, he was
transferred to the Chesapeake and
Potomac Companies as division traf
fic supervisor with headquarters at
Washington in December 1922. Sub
sequently he was division traffic sup
erintendent and later general traffic
superintendent. He has been located
at Richmond since April /, 1929.
While located at Richmond, Mr.
Griffin took an active interest in civic
affairs, served as president of the
Community Recreation Association
took an active interest in the Com
munity Chest, and was committee
man of the Richmond Hospital AS
ISOLATION. He has served as director
Of the Richmond Chamber of Com
merce, member of the Virginia State
Chamber Of Commerce and the Rich
mond Rotary Club.
Mr.. Florance was employed by the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company at Washington, March p,
1921 as an engineering assistant. Sub
sequently he was division commercial
supervisor, general commercial sup
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-05-15

compares with an average Of 116
bushels per acre for the United States
in 1884. And the quality is right.
Tobacco plants have been grown 20
fit. high, and experiments in altering
solution and temperature indicate pos
sibilities for controlling quality. This
is interesting because rank growth
in the field inevitably brings poor
grade tobacco.
Beets, turRips, carrots, celery and
cucumbers have been grown. Expert
ments with gardenias, sweet peas,
papaya, and gladioli also suggest pos
sibilities of crop-forcing for off
season markets.
Commercial installations employing
the Gericke technique are now pro-
ducing tomatoes for the market, and
they are on sale in San Francisco, at
profit. Small installations have
been made where the technique is now
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-05-15

ervisor and since April 1, 1929 has
been general commercial manager Of
the telephone company for the state
of Maryland with headquarters at Bal
timore.
Mr. Florance has taken an active
interest in civic affairs in Baltimore
and vicinity, having been a member
of the Association of Commerce, Bal
timore Safety Council, United States
Chamber of Commerce, the Harvard
Club of Baltimore and the Reserve
Officers Association of the United
States Army.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-05-15
l.. NJ. Griffin
Manager OF c.
& P. Telephone

Lloyd NJ. Griffin has just been APP
pointed general commercial manager
of the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company of Baltimore City
operating in the state of Maryland to
succeed Eustace L. Florence, trans
ferred to Washington as general in
formation manager for the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Com
panies operating in this state, Virgin
ia, West Virginia and the District of
Columbia,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-05-15
Miraculous
Changes Made
In FLOWERS

A new tale of miracles wrought
with vegetables, fruit, and flowers
comes out of California. 1t recalls
the wizardry of Luther Burbank. But
this time it tells of tomato plants
laden with hundreds of perfect to-
matoes, growing Is fit. high out of
shallow tanks of liquid nourishment.
without soils. It offers far-reaching
possibilities affecting truck garden
ers and florists and perhaps tobac-
co-growers.
Dreamers have long toyed with the
idea of producing food from the lab
oratory and without toll in the fields
Now DR.. w. F. Gericke, who is AS
sociate Plant Psychologist at the Uni
versity of California, has been doing
something about it.
He has experimentally developed
a process under which the inherent
elements that fertile soils provide for
plant growth are placed in shallow
tanks or basins. He takes wire
NNlOOA SONCISO WIFI excelsior, moss or
straw, in which the seeds are planted
and covered with straw, excelsior.
or rice hulls. AS the seeds sprout,
their roots reach down into the LIQUID
culture medium from which they alb
sorb their food.
The liquid in the tanks is heated.
The plants grow under natural light
and temperature changes, in unheated
greenhouses. Outdoor production in
the proper season has proven equally
successful.
With abundant nourshment, tomato
plants have grown so high that the
fruit must be picked from steplad-
ders. They are yielding at the rate
of PIT tons per acre of tank surface,
compared with an average of tons
per acre when grown in the field.
Potatoes have been produced at the
rate of "a Id per so. #. or 2,465 bush
els per acre Of tank surface. This
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-05-15
Poultrymen
Should Think
OF Mother Her,

Mothers Day came this month, and
we void IKE 20 see every poultry
raiser give some thought to the care
of the mother hen. There is, perhaps,
no mother on the farm that is so
grossly neglected as the sitting hen,
yet how much depends upon the sue
cess of her motherhood! She should
have a comfortable, quiet nest on
which to spend the three weeks of
anxious anticipation. Also she should
be provided with water, and fed prop
orly and regularly.
Arrange ample space in the nest,
but the type of litter is of little con-
Germ. Short, fine hay, or chaff, which
will not bury the eggs or tangle with
the feet of the hen, makes a desirable
nest material. This should be spread
in the nest to a depth of l or 2 inches
and smoothed down to conform to the
shape of the container. The nest
should be so situated as to protect
the hen and her eggs from rats,
skunks and weasels. For this reason,
hens should be discouraged in finding
nests or from sitting on the ground.
Set the hen after dark. The usual
number of eggs for setting is Is. 1t
is good plan, before placing the eggs
under the hen, to let her sit for three
days to make sure that she will not
desert the nest. Well-shaped, smooth,
fertile egg should be selected for sit
ting. If possible, the eggs should
be tested during the first week.
White eggs can be tested by the fifth
day, brown eggs by the seventh. Fer
tile eggs can be determined by cand-
ling them after dark. A reddish
blot with a network of red veins
about it shows fertile egg likely to
hatch. A dark spot, that sticks in
one place, is dead germ and the egg
is spoiled. A clear egg is infertile
and will not hatch.
Clean water, room for brief exer
else, regular feeding of grain that
can be picked quickly, such as corn,
cracked in half, half wheat in a box
or trough, are the main requisites in
providing for the sitter. If confined,
the hen should be let off the nest
once each day. The hatch is COM
pleted when the twenty-first day is
ever, and the chicks are all dried.
Remove the hen and the hatch to a
Slated coop in a protected yard.
Plenty of fresh water should be pro-
vided and the chicks encouraged to
eat a chick mash. Give the hen plenty
of grain and some mash. Make sure
that the hen and chicks are thorough
~ stopped in their coop at night to
protect them from providing animals
AS the chicks grow older they
should be provided with some range.
but care must be taken to keep them
on clean ground-away from ground
generally used by poultry. If this is
not done the chicks will pick up
worms from the ground and likely
come down with gapes. There is
nothing in chick raising that takes
the place of clean, seeded yard for
range and to provide green stuff.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-05-15
FOUND AT LAST!

The Famous Q-623-guaranteed re-
lief for Rheumatism, Neuritis, Scia-
tica, Lumbago-is now available to
all sufferers from these tortures.
Q-623 is a prescription of a famous
specialist that has worked wonders for
thousands of people when many other
remedies have failed. We ask you
to try this famous prescription, as it
IS absolutely guaranteed to help you.
A few doses usually stops the pain,
anad many people say sit is worth its
weight in gold."-And if you are both
cred with functional bladder and uri-
nary limitations, or need stimulant
diuretic for the kidneys, try Q-Tabs-
a highly effective prescription tablet.
Lloyd and Blaine, Druggists, POGO
moke, Md.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-05-15

We have one of the finest equipped
plants on the Shore for turning out
high class printing.
The Washington times., 1936-08-31

undoubtedly Inc ul1ldDlGdlG Oh
the cave had manufactured this
tool, and also a lasso, a long
leather thong used in the same
way as the "bolas," but at a
shorter distance.
A moment later Wilcov made
another discovery. At the foot
of the pallet bed he discovered
a watch. hooked on to a nail in
the wall.
This watch was Of fine manu-
facture, with a double silver case
in which hung a key attached by
a silver chain.
Lets see the time" cried serv-
ice.
THE time won't tell us any
thing" answered Briant. THE
watch probably stopped long be-
fore the poor man died.
The hinge was rusted, but Bri-
ant opened the case; the hands
showed 81 minutes after 3.
There's a name in it," said
Doniphan. THAT may help us"
You're right" answered Briant.
Engraved inside the case were
the words: "Delpeuch, Saint
Malo," the name of the manufac-
turer, and his address.
HE was a FTenchman, one OF
my countrymen!" cried Briant
with a little emotion.
There was no doubt left, a
Frenchman had lived in this cave
until death had ended his misery.
Proof was added when Doniphan
picked up a scribbler, its yellow
pages covered with pencil lines.
Unfortunately, most of those
lines were nearly unreliable.
Some words, however, could be de-
ciphered, among them these:
Francois Baudoin."
It certainly was the name OF
the shipwrecked man who had
carved the initials on the tree.
This scribbler was the daily jour
nal of his life from the day when
he was wrecked on this coast. In
some decipherable fragments Of
sentences, Briant could read: "Du-
guay-Trouin," evidently the name
Of the wrecked ship.
At the beginning was date:
the date carved under the initials,
and without doubt that of the
Shipwreck.
1t was then So years since Fran
co.'s Baudoin had landed en- this
coast! During all those years he
had received no help from outside!
Now, if Francois Baudoin had
not been able to go toward an
other point on this continent, was
it not because the obstacles had
been impossible to overcome?
More than ever the young boys
understood the gravity Of their sit
uation. How could they ever do
what . man, a sailor, used to
rough work and hardened to "a
tigue, had been unable to accom-
plish?
Moreover, a last find was going
to inform them that all attempts
to leave this land would be useless.
It was a map that Doniphan
found folded in the scribbler,
traced with a kind of ink, prob
ably made with water and SCOT.
Francois Baudoin must have
drawn this said Briant.
Then" observed Wilcox, "he
must have been an officer of the
Duguay-Trouin, since he was able
to draw a map"
Yes . this was a map of this
country One could Immediately
recognize Slough Bay, the reefs,
the beach, the lake, the three lit
tie islands off the coast, the cliff
at the edge of the little river, the
forests that covered the central re-
gion!
On the opposite side of the lake
more forests stretched to another
The Washington times., 1936-08-31
KING OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED

SRAIS
COUPLE
TAE
OBSERVATION
CAR WAERE
KING AND
.AuDT ARE
IMPRISONED
AND
FREEING
THEMSELVES
FROM
THEIR
BONDS,
THEY
ONE
INTO
A LAKE
As AE
SPEEDING
car
TNNPS
THE
TRACKS.
The Washington times., 1936-08-31

Translation from the original "Deux
Ans de Vacances." copyright, 1898, by
Celesta Hamer-Jackson; distributed by
King Features syndicate Inc.
The Washington times., 1936-08-31
avs Great Adventure Tale by Jules Verne
Long Lost Masterpiece
Of Boys ShipWrecked
On Primitive Island
WHAT HAS HAPPENED---

Fifteen from to H. Cbout to start on
vdcdtton when their yacht the Souoht is myerouSy
Auckland and that night they oIoUn OUT
In stormy weeS that oop they are tossed and V
thousands of miles the south Pacific Ocean,
FINALLY their craft dashed seemingly unnhdotted Shore
The boys exploring the strange land using their
grounded quarters They onder they
island the South American continent Brant goes
alone q the summit OF Dhch ne hopes to Sete
telescope he mater on all sides -Four
bovS explore the island.
The Washington times., 1936-08-31
NOW READ ON

But recognized Immediately the Of the two round
stones which Wilcox had found It Of those hunting
tools called bolas which made by linking two balls
with cord and which the Indians Of South America USE
When skilled hand throws these "bolas they enroll them
selves around the legs of the animal parayzng its move
ments and making it easy prey for the hunter.
The Washington times., 1936-10-23
NEW LOADING
PLAN URGED

Transfer Of authority over load
ing platforms from the Public
Utilities Commission to the di-
rector of Vehicles and Traffic, is
advocated by the Traffic Com
mittee of the Washington Board
Of Trade.
At a meeting Of the committee
in the Hotel Harrington yesterday.
Major S. D. Ashford, chairman Of
the Sub-committe on automatic
signals, signs and markers,
pointed out that for the place
ment of a loading platform on
Washington street today it first
must be order by the Public Utili-
ties Commission. Then the order
must be passed on to the local
street car company, who buys
the material if the funds are
on hand, and they in turn pass
the material and order along to
the Traffic Division of the
Metropolitan Police Department.
The traffic division installs the
loading platforms, fixing the
buttons and painting the lines.
The petition to transfer author
ity as we'll as one to establish a
uniform type of loading platform
was adopted by the committee
yesterday and will be forwarded
TO the District Commissioners in
the near future.
The Washington times., 1936-10-23
COUNTY TO GET
LI0NSCLUB

ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE,
Va, Oct. 23.-The foundation for
organization Of a Lions Club in
Arlington county was laid here
yesterday when a group of pro-
fessional men held a luncheon
meeting at the Little Tea House
at noon.
The aims and purposes Of the
organization were outlined by Lyle
OrmSbee, Of Chicago. special
representative of the Lions Inter
national.
Among those attending the
meeting and signing up to become
charter members are George P.
Grove. Emery Hosmer, ]. May
nard Magruder and Harry A.
Grant. The organization group
will meet again tomorrow at noon.
The Washington times., 1936-10-23
COURT CLEARS
K. J. WINFIELD

Kenneth J. Winfield, 39-year-old
insurance salesman Of Mclean,
Va, who was arrested several days
ago on a warrant charging en-
bezzlement of $120.91 from E.
Willard Hyde, attorney, Of 2545
Thirteenth st. N. W., was exon
Grated yesterday at a preliminary
hearing before Police Court Judge
Walter ]. Casey, who refused to
send the case before the Grand
Jury.
In dismissing the charge, Judge
Casey upheld the plea Of Attorney
Samuel F. Boyd, who argued that
there was insufficient evidence
against his client to make prima
facie case.
The Washington times., 1936-10-23
STAFF
ORDERED FOR
TREASURY

Secret orders to all Treasury
Bureau chiefs to prune person
mel, effective December l, have
been issued by Secretary Nor
genthau.
Morgenthau delivered the orders
personally at confidential confer
enceS with his bureau chiefs in
his office.
Instructions were that reports
be made on all persons who will
not be needed after the November
elections.
Meantime, it was learned that
500 field workers under the Treas
ury's Procurement Division had
been let out since August 4, and
that many others are to be dropped
after the elections.
Reports were that other Cabinet
members had given similar instruc-
tons to bureau heads. Minor Off
Gals said they had received in
timations that many inefficient
political appointees" were destined
to be dropped from the rolls around
December l.
That Morgenthau will discuss
this development in his speech to-
night in New York before the
Good NeighborS Club on the
Treasury, public debt and budget
deficits, was left in doubt by
officials.
Morgenthau disclosed at a press
conference, however, that:
He will state most emphati-
cally" that the Administration
will not ask for new taxes from
the next Congress if it is re-
turned to power.
He believes the Treasury can
carry on the remainder Of the
fiscal year by borrowing only
300 million dollars more in
new money, having already Dor
rowed $50 millions to tide over
until the December quarterly
financing.
The Washington times., 1936-10-23
Miss Gengnagle Is
Hostess For
u. of NJ. Dance

Miss Rosetta Gengnagle, Cations
vile, Md, noted as one Of the 10
prettiest goods on the University
of Maryland campus, will serve as
unofficial sponsor of the first
Rossbourg Club dance of the year
to be held in the Richie Gym
nasium- Armory this evening.
The RoSsbourg Club. one OF the
oldest social organizations in
Maryland, features at its initial
dance the music Of Charles Bar
net, of New York. Miss Geng-
magic, escorted by Alfred Ireland,
Baltimore, president of the club,
will be hostess at the affair. She
is a senior in the Arts and Sci
ences College and was picked by
George Petty, nationally known
artist, as one of the 10 finaliSts in
the annual campus beauty contest
sponsored by the college year book
last term.
The Washington times., 1936-10-23
81 Criminal Cases
FACE County Court

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Oct.
22,-With consideration OF civil
suits expected to be completed
this morning, the Prince George
County Circuit Court will try the
first of "a criminal cases on in
dictments returned by the grand
jury last week.
cases to be tried include 36 new
indictments and % cases held over
from the April term Of the court.
Tho order of the cases on the
docket has not yet been posted.
The Washington times., 1936-10-23

0vaItine 14-oz. can 55c;S -oz. can zoe
GoEd Se1e Oats z pkgs. lie
$500 Wheat Puffs z pkgs. lie
$500 Pancake Flour 8 pkgs. Use
$500 Buckwheat Flour 3 pkgs. Use
The Washington times., 1936-10-23
Hoffman Refuses
To Give Up Parker
VOTE

TRENTON, N. j.. october %
Q.NS0-Gov. Harold G. Hoff-
man has announced he would
refuse the request for extradition
of Ellis H. Parker. Burlington
county detective chief, and his
son, Ellis, jr.. to Brooklyn to
stand trial in connection with
the abduction Of Paul H. Wendell.
The governor based his refusal
on the action taken by the Fed
eral Grand Jury in Newark,
which indicted the Parkers for
conspiracy to kidnap Wendell.
The Washington times., 1936-10-23
Plea For Navy Day
Made By Admiral

Request that the people Of
America devote at least a few mo-
ments on October 27, Navy Day,
to consideration Of the upkeep of
the Navy, was made last night by
Rear Admiral Reginald R. Belk-
nap, retired, commander-in-chief
of the Military Order of the World
war. Admiral Belknap declared
Navy Day afforded the American
people an excellent opportunity to
learn more about the traditions
and activities and problems of this
indispensable arm of Government.
-NnIE RIcAA-
The Washington times., 1936-10-23
Skilled WORKERS Scared

NEW YORK, Oct. % G.N.S).
The National Employment Elk
change today reported that de-
r1and of business and finance for
junior executives and skilled Of
flee workers under 80 has out
stripped the supply.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-09
COULD NOT SAVE HINE

New Canaan, Conn.,, June 0-(UP) Fellow workers tried for five hours to revive Victor Allen, 3l, Stamford, c telephone company linesman, aft- CT he was electrocuted atop c pole late yesterday.
 Allen was stringing Q guide wire when he came in contact with Q high tension cable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-09
SQUIRES TO VIEW
 MOVIES ON DAM
Important Meeting of Me- Givney Circle TOnlOr.
 row Night

There will be an important meet ing of Michael McQivney Circle, No. i24, Columbian Squires, tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in the Columbus club, 70 North Main street. All members are urged to attend.
 Final returns on the recent IYlir- strel show presented by the circle must be made at this time, 50 all members who have not yet sub- mitted their reports are asked to do 50 at this time. There will also be Q report by Chairman Charles Con- nell of the Program Committee. All members of this group are asked to see Chairman Connell before the meeting, so that his report may be complete.
 The entertainment of the evening will consist of Q series of moving picture reels presented by Coun- selor Patrick J. Wallace. There will be films showing the construction of the famous Boulder Dam, as well as Q number of humorous ones. A report will also be submitted | by the committee recently named k take charge of the annual Mother and Son Banquet. Arthur Me- Donald is chairman of this group. Coach Charlie Connell has rec quested all candidates for the Squire's baseball team to report at Brassco park tonight at 6 o'clock for practice. It is expected that the first game of the season will be played some time next week. Chair man Gregory Gilmartin of the Sports Committee may announce his schedule tomorrow night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-09
LOCAL MAN GETS COLLEGE DEGREE
Many Local Graduates At- tending Reunion at Holy
 Cross Today

William Phaien, son of MT. and Mrs. Francis Phalen Of % Beech street, will receive his Bachelor cf Arts degree tomorrow At the annual graduation exercises of Holy Cr0ss College, worcester, Mass. phalen is the only Weterburian in this years graduating class.
 During his four years at Holy Cross, Phalen ranked high schqlas- tically and was active in extra-ctr- ricular events. He was Q member of the board of The TcInahawk, college newspaper, and was prcnii- ncnt in several campus societies.
 Many Waterburians have been at- tending the commencement exer- cises, which began with the bacca- laureate sermon Sunday night. Class reunions began ct the college yes- terday, the alumni attending the all- nual Reunion Day Holy Cross-Bos- ton College baseball game at Flttcn Field this afternoon.
 Reunions of all ftve-year classes are being held, each group having its own gathering and then joining with other class groups in the gel1- eral alumni banquet tonight.
 The diplomas will be distributed tomorrow by Governor James M. Curley of Massachusetts Bishop Thomas OLeary of the Springfield Diocese and Rev. Francis J. Dolan, 8. J., president of the college, will preside at the exercises.