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Evening star., 1939-05-19

free courses in seamanship and
navigation deserve rising vote OF
thanks for their work in educating
the yachting fraternity. Only re-
Gently an organization of yacht clubs
Of this section. known as the CheS-
apeake Bay Yacht Racing Associ-
alton, took steps to coordinate rules
for the growing clan of sailboat
racers.
Like any youngSter, yachting has
not been without its growing pains.
A 32-year- old Motor Boat Act. de-
vised when a few motor launches
we're shattering the stiffness of bays
and creeks that were the exclusive
haurtS of wild geese and lone fisher
men, still is in effect.
Boating interests. alert to needed
changes, are engaged in writing
their congressman requesting re-
visions in the act. In this session of
Congress Solons are expected to
act on several important proposals
that will bring it up to date.
Yachting is far from being for
men only. University co-eds evinc-
ing an interest in collegiate sailing
as we'll as matrons who join hus-
bands in painting the familys float
ing home are all part of the sport.
Some of the finest helmsmen ever to
sail a star boat have been girls
Even in that tough sport Of outboard
and hydroplane racing you will en-
counter fair form. rlgged out in
greasy overails and with hair
streaming in the wind.
Evening star., 1939-05-19
Wear Rope or Rubber
Soles When Aboard
Sailing Vessels

The we'll known sneaker is prac-
tically necessity for the summer
wardrobe If you are near the water.
This type Of shoe is marvellous for
proWling around on the dock and
for getting in and out of canoes
and rowboats.
Never. never wear leather soled
shoes when invited for a sail on
someone's yacht, for the owner does
not like to have his handsome decks
marred, and if the decks should be
vanished you will scratch them;
you will not be welcome guest
unless you have on rubber soled or
rope-soled shoes.
You will find that the owner of
any sailboat, large or small, is ex-
tremely particular, and when he in
vltes you for tea or cocktails, he
still expects you to come aboard in
sport clothes and the proper yacht
ing shoes.
The owners of floating palaces"
however, don't seem to mind, as they
usually live aboard the yacht when
they put into the various ports on
cruise, so you will find your hostess
in spectator sports clothes and shoes
and in the evening for dinner in full
evening dress and French heeled
shoes.
When invited for a sail don't wear
pleated or very full skirts; you won't
enjoy the afternoon one bit, because
you will spend the entire time trying
to keep them down. A heavy cloth
or linen skirt or slacks are best. AL
ways take along a good warm sweat
er or coat, for you will need it before
you return, no matter how hot it
may be on land.
On a small boat where the owner
Is the captain and his guests make
up the crew, remember you are sup
posed to do your share, which is
impossible unless you are properly
outfltted from head to foot. If YOU
are member of the crew on
racing sloop, wear rope -soled shoes
II you want to stick to the deck. for
when the guard rail has been re-
moved it is an easy matter to slip
of into the water!
Evening star., 1939-05-19

Little crocheted caps that resemble
captains headgear is another
frivolous touch in good taste.
Shoes present a problem that is a
bit difficult to solve. Il cannot
wear the approved rope soled or
cork soled shoes Mrs. Gill said.
so I choose very low-heeled white
linen ones. Whenever guests come
oboard III high heels they are warned
of the danger of walking around
and usually are content to Just
sit
There Is one bit of behavior on
the part of guests that Mrs. Gill
finds annoying. I'VE have many
guests" she explained, but my pet
hate is to have them smear them
selves with greasy sunburn lotion
and then lie out on my nice new
cushions" (The hostess uses
non-greasy preparation that ruins
neither her clothes nor her furni-
tureD
The entire family is inclined to-
ward the sea. Son Bache, jr.. aged
II, is the youngest racing pilot in
the country and owns the fastest
midget class racing boat as we'll
Dr. Gill personally supervises the
running of his 46-foot yacht and
can take over when necessary Mrs.
Gill runs her floating home just as
she does her stationary one-and
manages to look smart and appro-
priately dressed at the same time.
Evening star., 1939-05-19
Silk Suits
Best for
Racing
Local Title Holder
Says Light Weight
Adds to Speed

Next time Aunt Minnie goes into
a glorified version of the dog paddle,
you might suggest that her bathing
costume may be cramping her style.
Dressmaker and little girl" suits
are fine for bathers who shy from
the water, but according to Ann
Bono they're impractical for serious
swimming.
Miss Bono, young, red-headed and
attractive, knows her water sports.
In addition to possessing some so or
so medals and trophies, she holds the
District Of Columbia so and 100 yard
outdoor free-style title and is a
swimmer of no little Importance. To
these attributes she adds the art of
practicability and the knowledge of
fashions in swimming.
Il have tried wearing halter necks
and tWo-piece suits" she explained,
but they don't hold up under the
strain of hard wear. I prefer a
plain black suit with a skirt"
Between events Miss Bono chooses
fiat rush slippers that she can get
in and out of in hurry, and wraps
up warmly in a full-length terry
cloth beach robe. Very often YOU
want to put towels around you
she said, "and these robes are cut
full to accommodate them"
However, in actual competition,
like most swimmers, Miss Bono
wears black silk tank suit. we
wear these because they don't hold
water and you carry about 3 less
pounds. They're so light that I carry
mine in my purse, and they dry al
most as soon as you come out of
the water" Caps are another i'm
portant item to be considered. Chin
strap types are seldom worn be-
cause they bind the swimmer under
the chin. All these things count
when you are competing against
others who excel in the sport.
Miss Bono has been swimming
Evening star., 1939-05-19


since she was 9 years old. Between
meets she sWims to keep up her en-
durance, but when the event ap-
proaches she concentrates on starts
turns and sprints. You can easily
lose a race by start or turn" she
explained.
Now majoring in physical educa-
ton in her junior year in college,
the young swimmer has a few pet
peeves" White bathing suits are
unf1attering, she believes, for it
takes an almost perfect figure to
wear them. Il don't like to see
very stout, older women in two
piece styles, either" she said. Per-
sonally, her biggest worry is her
freckles. Means Miss Bono, They're
the bane of my existence"
All the Bono children excel in
sports. The three boys and three
girls are each proficient in differ
ent field. And what do you think?
quizzed Miss Ann. The girls ali
freckle and the boys don't"
That's life, Miss Bono That's
life
Evening star., 1939-05-19
Many a Girl
Makes Good
Revision in Motor
Boat Act Being
Sought Today

Maybe its just the trend toward
the great out-of-d doors. But regard
less of whether that is the reason.
yachting has grown from a weak
fledgllng to a booming sport. all
within the dark days of the late de-
preston.
A major share of stock in Boat
ing, Pfd., costs very little for the
dividends 1t pays, newcomers are
discovering in increasing numbers.
Some Of the smaller craft can be
built for about the amount it re-
qulres to buy juniors bicycle. For
others q yachting cap and a club
membership are the only pre-
requisites. In short time he will
be serving as amateur deckhand on
a friends yacht or maybe "crewing"
in some ones sailboat.
Weary of crowded parks and con-
geSted highways. sports enthusiasts
with little salt in their veins have
found a new way to get away from
1t all. DefeatistS who will counter
that even this avenue of dodging
hum-drlLmmineSS will, in time.S as
surfelted, forget the grammar school
geography which taught them three
fourths of the earths surface is
covered with water Since the days
of Capt. Noah it has been a sure
fire escape mechanism.
Long-rolling surf. sandy beach
and crying sea gulls never have
been the lot of Washingtonians. Yet
contaminated waters. strong tides
and wharf Enclosed Shorelines that
make up the Potomac River couldn t
dampen the ardor of local boatmen.
In the last few years the trend to
get af1oat has been clearly marked
here.
To keep pace with that ground
swell, new yacht clubs are being
formed and OLD ones resurrected.
While District officials draw up
streamlined harbor regulations, the
Government has been busy in lifting
the face of Washington water
front. Within a short time por-
tions of two yacht basins on WASH
lngtOn Channel will be completed
and ready for occupancy as work
continues .on other sections of the
two. When completed these mar
mas will rival any in the United
States.
What remains to be done to make
Washington the ideal boating CEN
ter? Well, there's the question of
pollution yet to be solved salts
factorily. And there is the problem
Of education in boating etiquette
the small boat sailor to respect the
rights of his competitors and of
larger craft and the owner of the
motor boat to show this same
courtesy to the little fellow.
Both the Potomac River Sailing
Association. which sponsors weekly
sailboat races here. and the Potomac
River Power Squadron which gives
Evening star., 1939-05-19
Military Heels Good

The miles and miles that women
will walk when attending the
worlds fairs this year has been the
subject of much thought by shoe de-
signers. and today stores are intro
duclng smart shoes with military
heels, ready to take the miles on
miles without discomfort and with
no sacrifice of fashion. Military
heels are correct this year and ap-
pear for town and travel. as we'll as
for sport and country walking. One
of the new novelty walking shoes
takes its inspiration from the
wooden shoe that abounds around
the Zuider Zee and with its simple
square toe and comfortable heel is
beautifully Wearable as day
through shoe. Among the novelties
is the shoe of Turkish origin, with
curled-up toe.
Evening star., 1939-05-19
Costume for
Yachts MAY
Be Nautical
Mrs. G. Bache Gill
Finds Sea.Going
Touch Suitable

Since to most people vacations are
as sacred as white elephant and
just about as scarce, it's always an
awe-insplring thing to hear some
one talk nonchalantly of a really
gigantic outing To Mrs. G. Bache
Gill, however. the prospect of two
month yachting trip is just COM
monplace occurrence.
Mrs. Gill. wife of the commodore
Of the Corinthian Yacht Club, is
just as enthusiastic about cruising
as is her husband, and she is equally
interested in the proper fashions for
this particular sport.
Il believe that you should look
nautical and have the most appro-
pirate clothes on boat trips she
explained. With this idea in mind,
Mrs. Gill favors jersey slack suits
for cool weather, hopsacking ones
for slightly warmer days and shorts
for very torrid temperatures. For a
trip of about two months she takes
six play suits, several sets of slacks
and Jackets, a number of practical
udyClme lrOCKS ana several evening
gowns.
For yacht club parties or eve
nings on other boats Mrs. Gill selects
cotton evening dresses, simply made,
that will resist creasing and are
not harmed by salt air. She also
includes several daytime dresses
decorated with buttons to represent
various nautical flags or made of
simple white sharkskin to 60 over
play suits when ashore.
Aboard, however, Mrs. Gill pre-
fers comfortable informal attire.
usually favorlng red, white and
blue. Jewelry is also carried out in
this idea, and the best types are
strictly sport styles, such as rope
necklaces with flags strung on them.
Evening star., 1939-05-19
Perforations Used

The use of perforations as shoe
trimming goes on with renewed i'm
petus. Oxfords are slashed along
the sole, the vamps of step-ins are
punched and everything is done to
make the shoe as cool and light as
possible. With open toes and heels,
it means that shoes today are about
as near to nothing on the foot" as
it is possible to imagine them. and
women will welcome this new light
ness which is further expressed in
shoe fabrics.
Evening star., 1939-05-19
Hosiery Per Annum

1t is estimated that the average
young workingwoman buys Is pairs
OF Stocklns a year These are
usually of the more durable types.
with a few pairs Of finer weave
chosen for evening occasions.
Evening star., 1939-05-19
Wooden Shoes

1t has long been the custom for
peasants of various European coun-
tries to wear wooden shoes. This is
largely because they can be cheaply
made and are sturdy enough to
hold up under heavy outdoor work.
Evening star., 1939-05-19
Comfortable Slippers

A Faust slipper is a high-cut
house shoe, similar to the popular
"Romeos." 1t has V-shaped cuts at
the sides and no goring.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-17
SYNOPSIS

Richard Exon, poor young Englishnnan,
befriends elderly Matthew Gering. who at
his death. gives him a statement claiming
he. Gering, Is Rudolph Ebert Virgil. Count
of Brief, of ancient Austrian nobility who
was betrayed 20 years before by his twin
brother, Ferdinand. whose sentence for for
gerry he himself served. Ferdinand appro.
priated his title, property and daughter. Be-
fore he dies, Gering tells Exon there is a
family secret, known only to the head Of
the house, to be found in the great tower at
Brief, by a doorway none can ever find.
Exon inherits his uncle's fortune and sets
out to right Gering's wrongs. En- route he
encounters Percy Ebert Virgil, son of the
villainous Ferdinand and sees him in con-
ference with Inskip. a diamond merchant.
He engages q valet. Winter, who hates
Percy and meets by chance at garage.
John Herrick, who is inguist and who
as q youth served as a page at Gering's
wedding, and had visited Brief. Herrick.
due eventually to fan into an inheritance.
ant work to while away a few months.
Exon and Herrick establish headquarters at
Brenda Revoke's farm at Raven, few
miles from Brief and make their plans.
They find the castle almost inaccessible at
first, but at the mouth Of the entrance drive
several days later, they see closed car
occupied by Percy Virgil. chauffeur and
woman and hear talk of a wire and a
change of clothes. Percy returns to the
house. Hearing a dog scream, they see
the chauffeur fogging 1t. just as horse
with girl astride bounds along the path
and is felled by the strung wire. The girl.
unconscious, is picked up careless1y by the
chauffeur and woman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-17
Termites Have Been Present in This
Country for Centuries; Not Imported

Contrary to popular opinion ter
mites are not new" insects import
ed from the tropics. They have
been present in this country for
centuries. But it is only lately that
the general public has become
aware of them as destructive in
sects. AS the forests are becoming
depleted and they are deprived of
their natural habitats, they seek
other sources of wood-houses
among them-for food and shelter,
writes DR.. Michael Ference in the
Chicago Tribune.
Several types of destructive ter
mites exist in this country. The
subterranean or ground-burrowing
type is most widespread and devas-
tating.
Because these subterranean ter
mites shun light and remain hidden
from view, the damage which they
accomplish often reaches an adj
vanced stage, with the infested lun-
Der becoming structurally weak and
unsafe, before the termites are SO
much as discovered.
Even more destructive to wood
and homes-in this country are
the low parasitic forms of plant life
known as reproducing fungi, caus-
ing damage that runs into millions
OF dollars q year. s-'
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-17
BANNER SERIAL FICTION

could leap into a flame, but once
you had seen it, you never could for
get it, because forever after all other
eyes seemed dull. Her hair was
soft and shining and black as night,
and the face which it framed was
strong and proud and fearless, but
something sad. / think it was the
droop Of her lips that gave her this
wistful air, but you could not have
wished it absent, because that might
have altered the shape of her fault
less mouth.
had to carry her over a stream
before saw through the trees the
flash of the Rolls. I never was so
thankful, for though she made no
complaint, ! knew it was all she
could do to stay up on her feet, and
/ had dreadful fear that to strive
with the effects Of conclusion might
do her some serious i'll.
Winter saw us coming and had a
door open, for her to get into the
car: this she did without speaking
and at once lay back on the cushions
and closed her eyes.
Herrick was not to be seen, but
since he was sure to return by the
entrance-drive and the road, babe
Winter take the wheel and make for
the spot at which he had set us
down. If he was not in sight when
we got there, I meant to 60 on to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-17
CHAPTER Continued

I looked over my shoulder, still
IL feet up, to see the man and the
woman lay the girl down in the
track which led to the car. They
paid her no sort of attention, but aft
er a hurried word, the man turned
back to the ride and the woman
ran down the track and out of my
sight.
think it was then that I thought
that they meant her ill, for both Of
them need not have left her in any
case. Be that as it may, / hung
where I was for an instant, to let
the fellow 60 by. Had he looked,
he must have seen me, for ! was
fully exposed, but his eyes were
fixed on something I could not see.
leaped the last six feet, and be-
fore ! turned to the girl, I looked
after the man. In so doing I saw
the chauffeur, walking across the
ride-at the spot where the bay
took his fall-hastily coiling the
wire which had brought him down.
\. For a moment stared, unable to
credit my eyes.
Then I whipped to the girl, who
was yet lying still as death, and,
picking her up in my arms, ran out
of the track and into the thick of
the bracken until I could run no
more.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-17
Q Dornfozd Yatss

you've Herrick and me-" / said
quickly. ''His mother was friend
of your mothers, and was friend
of-of the friend I mentioned just
now"
The girl regarded me straightly.
) 81 can't remember my mother"
81 know" said I. ''The Countess
Rudolph was killed before you were
two years DID,"
With that, got again to my knees,
to throw a look round.
AS I did so, I heard a car coming
gathering speed.
Till then I had no idea that we
were so close to the drive, and for
one distracting moment it seemed
as though the closed car were head
ing directly for us. Then it switched
to its right short six PAGES away,
and before ten seconds had passed
we could hear it no more.
''Was that them?" said Lady Eliz-
abeth.
I nodded.
'"That's right. Gone empty away"
what do you mean-empty?"
''They were to have taken you
with then-.I don't know where"
My lady sat up.
s'Are you sure of this?"
"Quite sure. I'll tell you every
thing later" Cautiously got to
my feet. "D'you think you could
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-17

Raven and then return, but, as luck
would have it, we met him at the
mouth of the track.
He was plainly bursting with
news, but I was down in the road
before he could speak
"I've got her." breathed. ''She's
coming with us to Raven. But don't
say a word in the car-she's not too
well.''
Then we both got into the Rolls,
and Winter let in his clutch.
''It's very seldom" said Herrick,
"that Fortune makes up her mind to
do thing really well. She almost
always leaves you with two or three
little knots, and you have to try to
cut them X. But here she's ex-
celled herself, for I came upon the
scene of the outrage as you went off,
and so I can complete the astonish-
ing tale you've just told.
"But before I do that, let's 60
back. Between us, we saw the whole
thing. We saw Percy meet his bull
lies and lead them off to the ride.
There, of course, he told them ex-
actly what they were to do, watched
them fix the wire and placed them
in the positions which they were to
occupy-the chauffeur at the end Of
the ride to watch for my lady's APP
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-17

manage to walk? My cars not very
far off,"
( There's nothing the matter with
me, but why should I walk to your
carr"
1 hestitated. Then
Because / beg you," I said. s'rll
tell you everything later-indeed, I
will. But now we've not moment
to lose. Directly Caesar gets in, the
alarm will be raised: and I don't
want you to be found until after
you've heard my tale. Please trust
me till then. You really are in dam
ger-what happened just now must
show you that your cousin will stick
at nothing to put you out Of the
way"
Finger to lip, Lady Elizabeth vir-
gil appeared to reflect. At length
she rose to her feet.
"All right" she said. "I'n trust
you. Where is this carp"
When I told her, she glanced about
her. Then she pointed across the
drive.
That's our quickest way. But
how do we come to be here? ! came
off in the Golden Ride"
II carried you here" said I.
'sThey left you halfway to the car,
so picked you up and cleared out
before they came back"
A hand went up to her head.
$50 far as / can make out, I've
a great deal to thank you for. But
I can't think as straight as / should.
And when we get to your car, are
you going to drive me to Brief?"
'sI'd like to drive you to Raven"
'"To Raven? Do you know Ra-
ven?"
That's where we're staying"
said I.
Gan right. I don't care. I'd like
to see Brenda again. I'll lie down
there for a while. When you've
been knocked out, you're never
quite right till you've slept"
Though she seemed to have taken
no hurt, she was not fit to walk as
far as the Rolls: yet was afraid to
offer to fetch the car, in case, be-
fore / got back, the hunt should be
up. There was, therefore, nothing
for it. Fortune had laid on my anvil
red-hot iron. II I did not strike it
now t..
When she had stumbled twice,
without q word ! took her right
arm and set it about my neck: then
I put my left arm about her and
held her up.
! am given to understand that she
had her mothers looks, but find it
hard to believe that the Countess
Rudolph had all of her daughters
charm. ! have said before that her
eyes were large ana gray, but ] de-
spair Of disclosing the exquisite light
which made them so very rare. This
was q very soft brilliance, which
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-17

They thrive under wide range
of moisture, temperature, and food
conditions. The particular variety
with which we are concerned feed
on the cellulose found in wood.
The spores of these fungi lodge
in the crevices of wood. II condi.
tions are favorable (moisture, tenn.
perature, food) they terminate
rapidly, emitting labyrinth-like
framework Of destructive filaments
which finally permeate the mem
branes of the affected wood.
This condition is known as dry
rot or decay.
Some types of wood are less sub.
ject than others to fungus attack,
but unfortunately the resistant
woods are very expensive and are
seldom used for construction pur-
poses.