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Paul. 81 take it you don't approve
of La Sylphide as a name"
81 do not. What's a name like
that, mean, anyhow? Down east
whre | come from they give boats
I.names!that mean something. You
name your boat for your girl, say,
like Ann Mckay, or you name her
something gay like Whitecap, or
something fancy like Nightingale
But La Sylphide"
"Well," said Paul, who was be-
ginning to like this strange sailor,
Eff she was your boat why didn't
you change her name?"
Didn't get around to it. You
see-oh, well, it's long story;
Let's take q look around her and
then III tell you about it,"
La Sylphidc proved to be. a
sloop. 81 feet over all, gaff-top-
sail rugged and equipped with an
auxiliary gas engine which was
housed in a casing sunk in the
floor of the cockpit. She drew five
and onc-half feet of water, said
Coffin. was sturdy enough FOL
deep.sea cruising, handled uncom'
monty we'll when beating to wind
ward, and could be trusted to keep
within two points of her course
with dashed tiller:
Below, the sloop possessed 9
coy cabin with built-in berth
on each side, a galley, ample cup
board and locker space, and Z
lavatory. She was, insisted COT
fin, as tight as a drum and as
sound as a dollar--he Offered
statistics about white oak knees
cedar planking, couppcr sheathini
and the likc-and one man, al
alone, might sail her clear to Aus
/ tralia if he felt Ike it.
They emerged from the cabir
and sat down in the cockpit. From
a locker under the seat, Coffin
broke out a bottle Of the thin
sourish wine Of the country, ant
two aluminium cups.
There's no special bite to it,
he said, as ne poured tn edrlnks
"but it's all there is aboard. Well
here's mud in your eye"
Paul drained his glass to thl
quaint toast. Then he said, NOV
tell me how it is that you didn'
change this name which you dis
| like so greatly"
Jonas Coffin filled his cornco
pipe.
"Well," he said, cts like this
You see, l come from the stat
of Maine-that's in America. An
other fellow and !, we came owe
here for six months to paint. Wei
that was three months ago. /
these three months ! found on
Pm never going to be painter.
He grinned.
"To be honest, I'd suspected
before. / guess / came over mostl
for the fun Of it. Anyhow, in thes
three months I learned it for sure
! The. other fellows still at it, up ]
Paris. Me, / came down here t
have fun. I saw this boat an
bought her off a Frenchman an
figured I'd take a Mediterranean
cruise for myself. Spent two week
getting her fixed up, overhaulini
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concerned solely with finding out
if such practices increased crop
yields, and were chiefly on flat
land or on very gentle slopes.
1t is not known definitely when
North Carolina farmers first tried
subsoiling, but from personal OBJ
servation il is safe to say that
for two generations they have had
some knowledge of the practice,
and that it was done as a means
of increasing the moisture-holding
capacity of the soil. At present
the Soil Conservation Service, in
cooperation with the State Col
lege Extension Service, is inter
ested in determining the value OF
deep subsoiling as a means of con-
trolling erosion, as well as increas-
ing crop yields. Naturally these
two factors are interlocking on
sloping lands.
How is subsoiling done?
On a number of farms in the
Piedmont region of North Caro-
lima one may find discarded SUBJ
soil plows. These plows were gem
orally used following regular turn
ing, usually in every fourth fur
row. They disturbed the subsoil to
a depth of 10 to IL or Is inches,
A modified form is that of double
blowing, occasionally practiced
now. In this, the turning pillow is
followed by one without a mold
board so the soil is disturbed to
a depth of about 10 inches, but
not turned below regular pillow
depth. A few counties in the state
own tractor-drawn subsoil plows
which are operated by local Soil
Conservation associations, same
as the terracing units. A small
number of farmers also have
their own tractor-drawn subsoil
outfits. The tractor units do real
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the rigging, and so on. BEFORE
got aroun dto changing her name !,
got word from home: moneys al
gone, or most all. So | 60 back
and get into harness, and someone
else-you, maybe gets La Ss''
phide." ;, MI uot,oo
lively. when you go back nome
and get into harness, what 90 you
do?" IS
! "The old mans got couple OF
boats up at Camden, Maine. Little
mower boats, | mean. We take
summer folks around, haul pack
age freight up and down the bay
and so on" :, .;
lence. ,,
81 was a fool to sink all my dough
in this baby" he said. But she
sure is a sweetheart. How about
it; you want herr
Eyes. How much do you want
for herr"
Jonas Coffin looked at him with
down-east caution. "Well," ne
said, with what she stood me, and
what / put in her, and-how
would three thousand dollars be!
| don't know what that comes TO
in their money over here. Quite
| :, Ia oxpocf ~
"There thousand dollars would
be Just right" said Paul-thereoy
giving Jonas Coffin, who had ex-
pccted half an hour of haggling,
the surprise of his life. Can l
take possession at once-today!
"You sure can," said the Amer
, lean, tearing himself away from
the diverting speculation about
what might have happened If he
had asked for five thousand
"We'll have to 60 up to the city
hall, or whatever they call it here!
and sign the transfer papers and
so on. All my stuffs in a suit
case and I'll take it along as we
90. Meanwhile, how about an
other drink"
They had another glass of wine
Coffin stretched his long legs, pu
his hands back of his head, ant
puffed smoke toward the mast
head. "Will you, for Pete's sake
give her a new name?" he asked
"If you wish it. What would yot
suggest"
ooh" the American blew on
more smoke-"call her the Irene
will you"
"Irene?" Gladly. Irene. Is tina
If | may ask-the name of you
, sweetheart, back in American"
Creme? No. No, that's tn
/ name of a schooner the old maj
owned when | was kid. Used t.
trade between Portland and Sa
vannah. Coasting steamers finall
: put her out Of business. I'd kim
of like to think a boat name'
Irene was still running somewhere
/ used to think a lot Of tina
, schooner.
The American sighed.
"a man could still make none
, with windiammers," he sal
5 dreamily. "Barkentines, now, wit
little auxiliary oil engines :"
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Farmers brand turkeys 10 &
Diego county, Calf. by ,at,n,
to thwart turkey rustling.
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SEE VALUE OF
SUBSOILINCAS
DOUBTFUL
Only Certain Lands Make
1t Practicable, Says
N. {. College Expert
BY WILLIAM D. LEE
State College Soil Expert

As a farm practice in North
Carolina subsoiling is not new,
but definite data relative to it's
usefulness is entirely lacking. Sub
soiling is the practice of breaking
and disturbing-in place-the en-
tire soil mass TO q depth much be-
low that Of ordinary blowing. No
tice the emphasis on the phrase
ain place" Soil and subsoil are
not turned. and the depth of
breaking may range from 10 to
20 inches. II is essentially pro-
cess of disturbance.
Why does a farmer subsoil?
The primary object in subsoil
work until the past few years has
been to increase the water-hold-
inc capacity of the soil mass.
Over 80 years ago, experiments
were conducted in central western
states 70 determine the value of
deep blowing, subsoiling, and dy-
namiting. These experiments were
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summit of human happiness.
But he was Observation-Disclosures
contented with a life that was too
easy, freedom that was too free.
The SAVIOR had gone out of things,
somehow. When first he came to
this spot from the throne OF
Northumbra he had risen each
morning with a sense of adven-
ture, Zestful asking what new
Joy the day was going to bring
him. Now, he found, he arose
moodily, half the time, illogieally
resentful of the days scheduled
diversions, wishing that they had
not promised to dine on so-and-
SOS yacht or that they had not
promised what's-her-name to drive
to Monte Carlo for the weekend.
He puffed at his pipe and look
ed along the peaceful waterfront,
A small sailboat lay moored 5O
yards down the quay; tri mcraft
with white hull and mahogany
trim, its bright-work cleaning in
the sunlight, its sails neatly stow
cd in shipshape harbor furl
Someone's pleasure boat, clearly,
not fishing craft. He would
stroll along presently and have q
look at her; in fact, come to think
of it, he would stroll along right
now.
As he walked nearer, he saw
someone on the boat; lean, sandy
chap in paint-stained duck trous'
crs and a ragged jersey, who was
engaged just then in hanging q
hand-lettcred sign on the star
board rigging, facing the quay
This man looked up as Paul came
to the edge of the quay. He was
apparently a man of 30, or there
abouts, tanned a rich brown ~
the sun and the salt winds. He
smoked corncob pipe and he hat
friendly blue eyes. The sign hi
was hanging said, "For SALE" ant
as he caught Pauls eyes he grin
ned and asked, Unexpectedly
want to buy a boat?"
Paul took his pipe out Of hi
mouth and gaped at him. Buy {
boat? Well, why hadn't he done
that months ago? He had been al
ardent yachtsman. back in North
umbra, proud of his ability to &c
as much out of a small craft lik'
this as any man in the Roya
Yacht club. A boat, nova tri, n
seaworthy little thing like Thu
one-why. that would give SOM
point TO his existence here. /
would restore to his daily life tina
lost SAVIOR.
He put the pipe back in hi
mouth and sent back an answer
ing grin.
he said.
"Swcll," said the man. "Com
aboard and have a look"
Paul climbed the low iron raj
ut the edge of the concrete qua.
and lowered himself to the boat
deck. The man took his hand il
a sinewy grip. .
"My names Coffin" he SAID
Jonas Coffin. The boats name
La Sylphide. / didn't name her.
, "My name is "Ferrone," sal
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Job. A two-whccl single blade
plow is used, and the maximum
depth of disturbing ranges from
Is to 90 inches. The distance be-
tween cuts varies from az To so
inches and the disturbed area on
each side of the blade is usually
Is to % inches. This broken area
ranges outward from the cut in
an upward curve. If the cut is
"a inches deep the depth broken
20 inches from the blade is about
10 inches. Walking behind the
machine one has the impression
of a gigantic mole doing some
fast burrowing. The soil lifts
slightly, cracks and breaks badly,
and then settles impcrceptibly.
ractically all the research work
on subsoiling has been done by
the experiment station Of the CEN
trail and west-central states, and
this has been to determine the
effect Of subsoiling on crop yields.
Only two minor experiments have
been conducted to obtain data on
lists value in erosion control.
There is no information of any
kind available for our own South
Atlantic region. AS for the results
in the middle west, the conclu-
sions almost invariably are that
subsoiling does not pay as mois-
ture-conscrving practice, and a
few experiments even showed
lowered yields. However, further
study of the records reveals that
practically all Of the experiments
were on fields with tight clay sub
soils, and with flat to gently roll
ing topography.
On the two minor experiments
on ersion control records are avail
able for only three years, and the
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BEGIN HERE TODAY

Paul I, King of Northumbra,
becomes private citizen Paul Fer.
rome when he abdicates for the
love of Ardath Richmond, Cana
dian-borr. actress. Pauls younger
brother, Joseph, succeeds to the
kingship.,
Paul marries Ardath; They
ehoosc q charming villa on the
Bay Of ST. Francis. Free, they find
their new life glorious. And then
one day Paul fnds that the curl.
Gus in rearby San Lorenzo, tour
lists, the world, still watches him.
He flees homeward sick at heart.
Nights later he meets the vac.
uous Countess Di Marco, the
American playboy, Reggie Van
Thyme and his wife at a casino.
Mrs. Van Thyme, intoxicated, dis
robes to initiate a fan dancer. In
the midst of this a voice whispers
in Paul's car, "Was il such bar
gair-giving up a throne for g. .
this?"
1t is DR.. Sonders, famed archie.
ologist ard PauPs former tutor.
Paul to get away from this moth
ingness," to do something con-
structive, anything worthy of a
king" Paul is deeply moved.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
THE characters and situa-
tions in this story are wholly
fictional and imaginary and are
not intended to portray any ac-
tual persons OF events.)
CHAPTER VII
The winter sun was warm and
the breeze that drifted in from the
bay was mild. The long quay at
the waterfront Of the little sea-
port Of San Lorenzo was almost
deserted. Paul pcrchcd ona metal
pollard, raised at the edge Of the
quarry to receive the mooring lines
of the fishermen's boats, and fill
cd his pipe.
Winter was about over - al
though one would never know
that it was winter, in this place
where the worst rigors of the sea-
son did no more than cause one to
light little fire in the CRATE of ar
evening. But the winter of Paurs
discomfort was far from over, and
it's chill was made the more irk'
some by the fact that he coulo
not find any obvious, black-and
white reason for it.
He lived pleasantly. in the most
comfortable Of homes, the most
beautiful scenery and the pleas
ATTEST of climates, which the wo
man whom he loved as he hat
never expected to love living
mortal. He had not care in Tho
world; no RESPONSIBILITIES weighed
on him. no duties regimented hi'
life. He was as free as the bird
of the air. A year ago, his pres
cnt state had looked like the very
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He sat up abruptly.

He sat up abruptly.
"Well," he said, "lct's get i, |
the city hall and sign ,hOs
pers." I
Two hours later Paul re.,,,
to the quay alone. Ne s,w !,
the rail looking down iubl,.,
at La Sylphide-soon, he 49,
grinning, to be the Irene, in ).
DRY of a vanished Amer
schooner. He saw himself vsS !
long hours and days away on,
the bay with this trim lii az,
and the prospect was a brigh, y
With a kicking tillcr in kt y,
and the salt spray on hs isu. )
would have zest once more.
And then a SOLDERING ths.,
came to him. I
He had given up a thrOv ;
his freedom-and now, les ,ty,
year later, he had to buy a 4,
oat in order to keep tina, as
bought freedo mfrom boring !,
to distraction!
Ito be continued
Farmers brand turkeys IN &
Diego county, Calf. by tst.n,
20 thmart turkey rncilinr
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conclusion given is that results
indicate a decrease in run-off and
soil losses, and an increase in
yields, but that it is doubtful If
the reduced loss of soil, and add
ed crop yields are worth the cost
of subsoiling.
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wake UP YOU
LIVER BILE
without C,IsueI-And You'll Jump Oh aRI|
al. M...;.. p.,;s IA r.

Without CSlomeI-Ahd fou U JUMP UuHH
The Msrnins Karin hCs
The liver should pour on. two ps,s!!
lIouid bile into your bowels daily. u Dan
isnot flowing freely. your food doesnttN
n iust decays In the bowels. Gas bnsg d
your stomach. You get eoh,ops's. ~
whole system 10 poisoned and you tsw
sunk and the world looks punk.
Laxatiyss are only makeshi,i A.
bowel movement doesn't &c. o. !haHi
takes those good. old Carriers LIZ "
pills 10 get these two pounds Of tstrz
freely and make you feel up sndup ! ~
las, gentle, yet amazing in making esN
freely. Ask for Csrters LIttIe Larf -, 4
name. Stubbornly refuse anythihs sss
Evening star., 1937-10-29

Commissioners was given in a letter
from Commissioner Hazen to DR.. John
P. Burke, president of the local So
ciety, acknowledging receipt Of reso-
luton adopted by the society at a
meeting Tuesday night approving the
educational drive.
DR.. George c. Rutland, District
health orncer. also approved the cam
paign in another letter of acknowl-
edgment made public today. In its
resolution the dental society charac-
terized mouth health as "a vital factor
in the incidence Of general health
and voted to conduct local educa-
tional drive in support of a national
Evening star., 1937-10-29

meeting of the Board of Directors
yesterday.
The directors were aroused by recent
statistics showing Washington to have
the highest death rate in the country
from this disease.
To provide for adequate funds to
continue and extend the various serv-
ices of the association, a committee
of prominent citizens was named by
DR. James G. Townsend, president, to
direct the annual Christmas seal SALE
The committee will consist of:
Risley Goldsborough Hunt, chairs
man; Mrs. James G. Townsend and
Mrs. w. Frank Persons, vice chairman;
Evening star., 1937-10-29

Francis G. Addison, jr.: Dr. Harry S.
Benton, Maj. Ernest w. Brown,
Charles t. Clagett, Walter B. Clarkson,
Edward F. Colladay, Robert J. Cottrell,
James A. Councillor, Maj. Daniel j.
Donovan, Joshua Evans, jr.; Robert v.
Fleming, Isaac Cans, Edwin G.
Graham, Frank r. Jelleff, Mark Lans-
burgh, Thomas Ellis Lodge, jr.; Harold
N. Marsh, Edgar Morris. Lanier p. Me-
Lachlen, Claude w. Owen, George w.
Offutt. Walter S. Pratt. jr.: John Saul,
Willard G. Smith, William A. Van
Duzer and William w. Wheeler.
Directors who attended the meeting
included DR.. Luther H. Reichelderfer,
Evening star., 1937-10-29
String Quartet to Appear.

The first program of the lyceum
course at the Washington Missionary
College in Takoma Park will take place
at pm. tomorrow in Columbia Hall
and will feature the Washington String
Quartet, it was announced today. The
quartet is composed Of Milton
Schwartz. Paul Brightenburg, George
Wargo and John Alden Finckel.
Evening star., 1937-10-29
STATE SOCIETY TO MEET
Alabama Dance Is Planned for
This Evening.

The Alabama State Society Of WASH
ington will hold its first dance Of the
season, beginning at o'clock tonight,
in the Willard Hotel. It Is to be
a masquerade, with a prize for the best
costume.
Heading the various committees are:
Mrs. Sarah Mae Hammond, dance
chairman; Mrs. z. L. Dial, decorations,
and Mrs. M. c. Algood, music.
Evening star., 1937-10-29
Gold Found in Garden.

Sixteen-year-old Vivian Rose found
a bar of smelted gold while digging
in the back garden of his home in
Melbourne, Australia. The bar, which
is valued at $1,000, is believed to have
been buried by bushranger or a gold
thief over so years ago.
Evening star., 1937-10-29

first vice president; Walter s. Pratt,
jr,; DR.. J. w. Peabody. Miss Gertrude
Bowling, Mrs. Andrew Stewart, DR..
Joseph A. Murphy, Risley G. Hunt,
the Rev. H. B. Taylor and Mrs. Ernest
r. Grant, managing director.
Evening star., 1937-10-29

program of the American Dental AS
ISOLATION. The District group is the
first local dental society in the coun-
try to take formal action in support
ing the drive, it was announced.
Evening star., 1937-10-29
MAP LOCAL DRIVE
ON TUBERCULOSIS
Association Directors to Push
Christmas Seal Sale
This Year
This Year.

Plans for more intensive fight
on tuberculosis in the District during
the coming year were announced today
by the tuberculosis Association after
Evening star., 1937-10-29
D. C. OFFICIALS SUPPORT
DENTAL SOCIETY DRIVE
Educating Parents and Children
in Preventative Measures
Aim of Campaign.

The District of Columbia Dental So
ciety will receive the support Of Dis
trict officials in its campaign to edu-
cate parents and children in prevent
i've measures designed to minimize
dental diseases of youth.
PPromise of support by the District
Evening star., 1937-10-17
Continued From First Page

suitable plots of land for such main
library site"
Accepted BY DR.. Bov erman.
I'm suggesting the amendment
which enlarges the area within which
the library site is to be located, Mr..
Settle indicated that he understood
the amendment to be agreeable to
Librarian Bowerman and to Repre-
sentative Collins, the patron Of the
bill. Following Mr.. Settles explana-
ton Of the commissions second
amendment, Librarian Bowerman is
reported in the ofiicial transcript of
the testimony as saying: We would
be glad to accept those amendments.
THE Park and Planning Commits
sion is directed by law to give advice
as to library sites. 1t has the power
and the disposition to give wise advice
concerning suitable sites and to render
valuable assistance in securing the
site selected.
The Park and Planning Commits
sion has always shown itself intelli-
gently. sympathetically and helpfully
interested in the welfare OF the Public
Library
The library trustees welcome with
enthusiasm the association with them
Of the Park and Planning Commis-
sion as consultants by the Commits
sioners in respect to q suitable Ii
brary site, and indorse and approve
Librarian Bowerman's assent to the
two amendments.
New Central Building Urged.
"The bill as it would read If
amended in accordance with the pro-
posals OF the library trustees and the
Park and Planning Commission is at
tached as supplement to this report.
The House District Committee
made no report upon the bill before
adjournment of the last session Of
Congress and decision upon the meas
ure went over to the next session.
THE trustees urge the Commission
ers, who have always in the past aided
helpfully in the wise development Of
the public library system, to make pro-
vision Of new central library build
ing an integral and essential item in
their plan of 5-year or l0-year civic
Improvements, reducing or eliminating
entirely any item of proposed library
expenditure which in their opinion is
unnecessary or impossible to be Sc
cured in an era Of depression, but un-
yielding in opposition to a refusal to
meet in any form the community ap-
peal for an adequate central library
at a minimum COST"
Evening star., 1937-10-17

vented and patented a formula for in
deXing freight tariffs. He wrote a
book. Tariff Economies" and has
published numerous bulletins and
indices dealing with freight tariff.
A native of Paris. Tenn, Mr. Guthrie
learned the printing trade in his
youth and worked at it for five years.
Subsequently, he was connected for
eight years with Southern express
company. afterward becoming travel
ing auditor and freight adjuster for
the Southwestern Tariff Bureau.
Was Chief Tariff Clerk.
Subsequently, he became chief tariff
clerk of the Missouri Pacific Railroad,
where he had the task Of compiling
tariffs for the roads many subsidiary
companies He resigned to organize
his own tariff bureau.
After operating the bureau for lC
years, in 1922 he organized the litho-
graph company.
In 1912 he established the Official
Freight Tariff Directory" of which
he was the author. He also was FORM
erly author of Official Tariff Direc-
tory, U. S. Shipping Board In 1924
he became author of Official Pas
senger Tariff Directory"
Club Memberships.
Mr.. Guthrie was fourth degree
member of the knights of Columbus,
and belonged to the Elks, the Alham-
bra and the National Press Club. He
also was a charter member of the
Association of Practitioners before
the Interstate Commerce Commission
Surviving are his widow, Mrs Mary
Lillian Ross Guthrie; three sons, N.
w. E. c. and Charles V. Guthrie, all
Of this city; four daughters, Mrs. Ed
ward Haynes, Mrs. Frances Mulvihill
and Mrs. Charles Smith. all of this
city, and Mrs. Raymond Reilly of
Nutley, N. j.; brother, r. D. Guthrie,
jacksonville, Fla, and 18 grand
children.
Funeral services will be held at
1890 am. Tuesday in Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, following brief
services at the residence Burial will
be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.