Evening Star Newspaper, July 31, 1924, Page 40

JAPANESE BEETLE ANTIDOTES FOUND Insect Invader of Eastern Farms Losing Against Poison and Parasite. Br the Associuted Pre RIVERTO); . J. July 31.—DMeet- ing the Japanese beetle over a battle- ground 700 square miles in area, en- tomologists of the northeastern sec- tion of the country, in annual conven- tion here, declare that they are mak- ing progres. The scientists spent yesterday on a tour of inspection in the fields and orch- s in this section, where the pe: made its first appears in this coun- try about nin a Farmers, the: taught to spray their fruit tre gardens with ~arsenate of 1 chemical deadly to insects, but hurm- less to humans in the weak solution employed. Soil insecticides have also heen “found and lawns and golf| courses may be immunized from the | attack of the beetles with carbon bisulphide emulsion. which destroys the grubs of the beetles about hte roo The handsome marauders. ecnt green and gold, are a ing an imported insect Josing on the ficld r. P Japan nths w diet of larvae and puy said to be harmless in other re- pects, as they eat neither plants nor any of the hundreds of insects of cconomic value to man An embarzo was placed vesterday on shipments of v and fruit from the infected . Loren D.| Smith, in charge of the government beetle station here, declared that he hoped the ban would be temporary. It was inspired by the invasion of Philadelphia Tue: by swarms of | the beetles blown ss the Dela- ware River by a strong cast wind BRIDEGROOM IS KILLED. Fall Fatal to Richmond Man. Mar- ried One Week. | RICHMONT Va.. July 31.—One week | after his marriage, young R. E. Bix- fer, 19-year-old employe of a local| cleaning company. fell to his death | this afternoon when he lost his bal- ance \‘Hl-' working on the second floor o the First National | building and plunged to the Hrm»[} below | According to witnesses, the young man, in falling from the second fioor. d_on an ornamental t-floor window, where ught. and he was | held suspe in the air for a few seconds before falling to the ground are being irides- 0 meet- entists ro DR. WORK IMPROVED. Secretary Suffers Attack of In- digestion on Trip. ASHEVILLE, N. C. July 31.—Dr. Hubert Work, Secretary of the Inte- rior, who was unable to accompany the national park ttee here from Highlands, owing to a indigestion, arrived n the city vesterday. Dr. Work said that his condition greatiy improved, but that he will rest here for a day or two before continuing his trip to Wash- ington. Other members ana local citizens from Knoxville, enn., yesterday vis- ited Mount Mitchell and then went to Blow Rock. rom Blowing Rock the party will go to Lake James, near Marion, and thence to ther Johnsun Cry or Knoxvilie, Tenn. com Tuesday slight attack of of the committee and a_delegation | Town Renamed ‘‘Zinovieff. | KHARKOV, Russia, July 31.—The town and d of Elizabethgrad, in the Ukraine, been renamed | “Zinovieft” in honor of the chairman | of the executive committee of the Com- munist_International All the leaders of the Communist party in Russia now have had streets, | v/ towns or railroad ations | named for them STUDEBAKER | Just Drive It; That’s All Slip Covers End-of-Season Sale To close out remaining stock of linens and cretonnes, we will cut and make slip covers for any 3-picce suite al- lowing 25 yards of domestic 515 98 linen, for ...... . Cashions Extra REUPHOLSTERING Place your order now, dur- ing the dull season and save 25%. Complete line of Tapestry and cut Velours to select from. Write, phone or call Maim 2329, Estimators will call with_sample. ERNEST HOLOBER CO. 610 F St. N.W. Main 2329. Requires no Preparation Use it to make iced choco- late—by, pouring it over cracked * ice and adding iced water “to taste.” 11 New Yor DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX How Can a Tired Housewife Be a Fresh and At- tractive Companion to Her Husband in the Evenings? ]DEAR DORDTHY DIX: Bverything T pick up lately regarding the in- creased number of divorces seems to be pretty much the same—that is, placing the blame on the wives for neglecting their husbands. We are told that a woman should pal with her husband, that she should keep herself looking neat and attractive, that she should be a good cook and house- keeper; ‘but how is the ordinary woman to do all of this? By the time a wife and mother gets through cooking, cleaning, nursing, shopping, sewing and goodness knows what else, she is so worn out and tired and nervous that she is anything but a pleasant companion for friend husband. 1 know just how a woman feels at the end of an imperfect day, but what 1 want You to tell me is what the mother of a couple of children should do? The housework has to be done, as hubby wouldn’t stand living in di order. The family has to eat. The children have to be cared for. Every- think that makes the mother tired and worn out has to be done, and if the husband’'s salary doesn't permit servants, what can be done to remedy the trouble® My husband thinks it an imposition to be asked to help with the house work. witd 1 dont expect him to work at home and downtown, too. o Please tell me how a woman of meager means can be a better companion? A READER OF YOUR COLUMN. Answer: Frankly, I don't know. A woman who performs all the multi- tudinous tasks that are involved in making a comfortable home and taking care of little children works so much harder than any other laborer on earth and is such a marvel of efficiency that it is presumptuous for any outsider even to offer her a suggestion And her insolvable problem comes in with the fact that only too often ber husband expects her to be both a domestic slave and a vamp, which are two incompatible jobs for any cne to hold down at the same time. He wants his wife to be a purveyor of corned beef and cabbage, and nectar and ambrosia. He wants her to wash his clothes, yet keep her hands in @ lily-white, squeezable condition. He wants her to work like a servant, yet have time to read and gad with him; to be beautifully dressed on nothing, and to meet him, serenely calm and cool, of an evening, after she has been stewing over cooking his dinner. And it can’t be done. There are limitations to human versatility, and there are very decided limitations to a woman's time-and strength. If she gives these to making her family comfortable she has mighty little leisure to devote to being a parl nament. The best that any woman thus sit- n do is to simp home life as much as possible. so that she a little time to devote to companionship with her husband. A After all. it isn’t necessary to put so many frills on the children's clothes, and make as elaborate desserts as most women do. And most hus- bands and children would rather have an untired. good-natured wife and mother and plain food than handmade dishes served by a woman who is so exhausted she is cross and nervous. fy he But 1 never see a woman like you, Constant Reader, a woman who is toiling bevond her strength, trying to make her family comfortable. who spends her. days cooking meals that are gulped down and forgotten, straight- ening up rooms that are disordercd the next minute, darning stockings that have to be darned again next week, rocking babies to sleep, washing dirty Jittle faces, treading the dull round of domestic duties without thanks and without praise, I say I never see such a woman without feeling like taking off my hat and standing uncovered before her, for I know 1 am in the pres- ence of a great hero, even if she is unnoted and unsung. And if I could have my dearest wish in the world T would ask that the eves of the husbands of all such women might be opened 50 that the: would see their wives, not as worn, tirgd women who have been too busy ven to care for their personal appearahce, but as shining angels, clothed in glory, that they were privileged to serve and worship. DOROTHY DIX. Four years ago my husband and I, having no She is a dear little daugh- We bestow SAR DOROTHY DIX children, adopted a darling little baby girl. ter to us, and our home would lose its sunshine if it lost her. everything possible on ner. and, last but not least, love. But. Miss Dix, people will never let us forget that she is not truly our own, although they know I try to keep the fact that she is an adopted baby much of a secrct as is possible. The neighbors are always calling her a poor, little orphan,” and saying how lucky she was to get a good home and asking about what sort of a woman her mother was, etc. Such remarks make me feel that life is not worth living, and I dread to meet women who happen to know about this baby as much as though I had committed a seri- ous crime. What shall 1 do? MRS. A. N. Try to look at the matter in a more common-sense way. You | subject. It is no reflection on the baby to have you should be proud of having done such a motherless little one Answer have grown morbid on the been adopted, and certain fine and noble thing as to have taken a homeless, into vour tender arms. I think' it is a mistake to try to keep the baby from knowing that she is an adopted child. Sooner or later she is bound to find out the truth, and if this occurs after she is a big girl the shock is apt to alienate her af- fections from you. Also, she is likely to have an idea that there is some- thing shameful about her birth that you have kept from her. Better by far to let her always know that she is the dear daughter of your Soul. and that just because you took her when she was friendless her duty is far greater to vou than if she had a child's natural claim on her parents. S DOROTHY DIX. EAR MISS DIX: I am a day laborer. twenty-two years old. The op- portunity of going away to college for a year or two is offered-me, but I don’t know what to decide because I have kept steady company with a girl for three years and she does not want me to leave her. Shall I go or not? J. Lo by al! means. 1f vou stay and marry the girl you will lzborer, and you will come to hate her because she stood between you and your opportunity. If vou fit yourself for a better posi- ou ‘will be more able to make life pleasant and easy for her if you ¥ her. It is a poor love that will not stand the test of absence, and at ge you have plenty of time to wait DOROGTHY DIX. (Copyright, 1924) Answer: always be a d. —Something New - —Something Better High points about a product thatis making ] Sensational Sales Records It is a COMBINED cleaner and polisher for aluminum wear. It cleans away dirt and puts a brilliant polish on the utensils— formerly two messy operations —in ten seconds. Cuts down dish washing time —by doing the hardest part of the work; cleaning the cooking utensils, It has a score of uses—works just as well and just as fast on iron, tinware, crockery, glass, cooking utensils, granite and en- amel ware. It is soap and fine polishing wool combined in a single handy little cake—made by a patented method fully protected. Nothing else like it can be put on_the market. y S. O. S. is being advertised ex- tensively in the leading women's magazines, and in the local newspapers. 2 It is a big, quick profit- maker for every dealer who stocks it—and gives it even fair sales effort. Retails for 30 cts. per package, E. B. ADAMS CO. Wholesale Distributors 614 Penna. Ave. N.W. Washington, D. C. M. W. COOKEROW MANUFACTURERS’ AGENT INSURANCE BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D. C. TELEPHONE FRANKLIN 3048 Also Representing Wisard Products Company Chieago, Tilinols TRADE MARK WZARD . U. 8. PAT. OFF. Beno, Ine, New York, U. 8. A. - LD . EVERYWHERE - ——— PRODUCTS WORLD FLYERS ON OLD VIKING ROUTE ACROSS ATLANTIC (Continued from Page 39) flight is an expert airplane mechani- olan. Every one of them are lleu- tenants and Smith has had his com- mission the longest and, therefore, ranks the others, but they all take care of their own plane. Smith, Arnold, Wade and Nelson are pilots as well as mechanicians, while Harding and Ogden are not regular pilots, but are able to pilot an airplane in ordi- nary flight. Ogden started out a sergeant, but, when he arrived at Shanghal, & cable from Washington awalted him notify- ing him that he was commissioned a second lleutneannt. He won his “‘spurs” on an alrplane instead of a horse. Lieut. Erik Nelson, “descendant of the Vikings,” whose mother lives in Chri na, Sweden, is perhaps the most expert airplane mechanician in the world. He was an engineering officer “at large" before starting on the flight. All American Aviators who have been flying for a long time know an airplane from propeller cap to rudder tip and know what a quar- ter turn of a turnbuckle will do to the angle of flight; they know all the “insides” of airplane mators by name and right where they belong and how they should act. Many of those who have not been so thoroughly ac- quainted with the machines in which their lives were hazarded have passed from the ranks of the living. May Ourry Radio. The fact that Lieut. Arnold was able to relieve Smith at the steering control of the flagship while the lat- tor was partly disabled, had much to do with the progress of the flight for Quality Furni Values. Porch Rocker Natural finish; a most unusual valuc at this low pricc— Mahogany-Finish® = { End Table A handy little table for hall living rooms. *Special Sale price— ; THIS BED-DAVENPORT SUITE, tion; finished in mahogany, upholstered in tapestry; con- $70.75 The Julius Lansburgh Furniture Co., F at 9th sisting of Bed-Dav Rocker. Finish. price for the August ture Sale at A very special value, for the * August Furniture Sale, at. . from Calcutta ongto London. The air- plane “Chicago” (Smith’s ship) is sup- posed to carry a super-heterodyne radio outfit and the radio call WYZ has been designated as the official call, but Lieut. Smith may decide at the 'last moment not to carry it be- cause of the extra weight. The weight of the apparatus would be around 100 pounds and this welght in gasoline, or oil, might be worth more than the radio, in the opinion of the flyers. Capt. H. M. McClelland, expert radio officer of the Alr Serv- ice, has arrived in London to super- vise installation of the radio if desired. 1f all goes well, the fiyers will not be-out of touch with land for more than six or seven hours at a time, and storms might be dodged without the use of the radio during such a short period. The alrplanes will hover as near boats as possible in or- der to get advantage of their radio. This was done on the flight across the Pacific when the Coast Guard boats stood by for weather forecasts. Capt. Alfred Thiessen and Sergt. Matchinski of the Signal Corps left New York July 18 on 'the Navy crulser Milwaukee, bound for Indian Harbor, Labrador, Greenland or other oints, Whege his services can be used n connection with the flight. An Ancient Path. Navy cruisers will be strung out across the Atlantic to safeguard the passage of the flyers. Four vessels, two of which are the Richmond and the Raleigh, will be patroling the waters between the Orkneys and Ice- land. The destroyers Lawrence, Bar- ry, Macfarland, Preston and Coghlan will take station between Greenland and Labrador. Other vessels will try to establish a chain of communica- tions between Greenland and Iceland for weather forecasts and safety of the aviators. Summer ice has begun to run by the shores of Greenland and is mak- ing navigation somewhat dangerous for small craft. Airplanes would not stand the pressure of ice floes very long. Smoke signals will be freely used by the ships, and the airplanes carry a supply of rockets containing black smoke for daytime use should they be necessary. When the airmen start for Iceland they will be covering the ancient path of the prehistoric settlers of that country, who were Irish Culdees that were ' driven northward by storms in their sailing vessels some time before 700 A. D. When the Norsemen discovered the little con- tinent in the tenth century they found these settlers already there, Volcanic peaks which rise 6,000 feet Ligh will guide the aviators to land from many miles out at sea, unless the weather is too thick. There is much fog around Iceland, but it hangs heaviest on the north side which touches the Arctic Circle. An Isolated Spot. The fiight from Iceland to Green- land probably will be very specta- cular for the aviators. The ‘little village of Angmagsalik, where the supplies are going forward, @ the only settlcment along the 1,500-mile coast line on the east side of that country, and should the place be missed, it would be unfortunate. The deep bays or fjords would offer pro- tection from the ocean ice until help should arrive. Some of the fjords, however, are the places where ice- bergs start. The ice from the interior of the country slips toward the sca and falls in an avalanche into the bays, some of which extend 150 miles inland. On this east coast, too, the ice creeps clear down to the edge of the water in most places, making ice- free land scarce. A wonderful and historical landmark will probably guide the aviators to the settlement at Angmagsalik. This is Ingolls Fjeld, which is 6,000 feet high, and in the vicinity of the celony of Esqui- maux and Danes. In the ancient Norse Sagas the hill is spoken of as the “Blue Shirt,” from the peculiar tint surrounding the summit when seen from afar. The peak can be seen in clear weather from many miles at sea, and the world flyers, winging their way at probably 10,000 feet, should be able to pick up the mountain after a few hours out of Iceland, as the distance from the latter place is only 500 miles. After refueling at Angmagsalik the flyers will immediately begin an- other 500-mile flight along the coast of Greenland and around Cape kare- well to the little town of lvigtut on tHe west coast. The Summer ice floes that hug the coast here will be a meénace to any airplane forced to land | in the open water. May Fly Overland. The fiyers may choose a rout: over- land or over the unexplored ice cap of Greeniand and take a chance ot landing in the snow and ice with their pontoons as skids instead of going over the ice strewn water. ‘The ice may clear up, however, by the time the aviators get there. The Danish steamer, the Gertrud Rusk, which carried the fuel supplies . to Angmagsalik last week, wiil remain in those waters for a while and will give any assistance possible to the fiyers. Large cryolite quarries are in oper- ation at Ivigtut and steamers ply be- tween there and Denmark during the Summer months and airplane sup- plies were easy to send to that place. Ivigtut is also a considerable town, having several hundred people, and the cryolite industry thrives. Along the west co; of Greenland ice-tree land extends or 100 miles inland and the weather gets uncomfortably warm during the summer. Cape Farewell, a short distance south of Ivigtut, is in the exact latitude of Seward, Alaska, where the fiyers landed 'a little' over three months ago. After leaving Ivigtut the next longest flight on the entire journey Closed Saturdays During July and August ture. dhe pfulius Lanshburgh Ninth and F' Sts. [cowmitvierei pomets e 3 amssi| Entrance 909 F' St. - August Furniture Sale Those who attended the opening of this event on Monday were amazed at the values and low prices We have only STARTED to show you values. A few specials are mentioned indicative of a store full and brimming over with Remarkable Furniture will be undertaken. This will be to Labrador, 700 miles away, where a landing will be made at indian Har- bor. The transpacific flight was 60 miles and this one is but two hours shorter. From Indian Harbor the flight will pass along the bleak coast of Labrador and land at Hawkes Bay, Newfoundland. From this plate they ‘will proceed to Pictou Harbor, Nova Scotia, thence to Boston, Mass. where the pontoons will again be re- moved and wheels put on in their place before proceeding on to Wasn- mgton. The aviators will not at_the Capital, but will across the U ed Stat Santa Monica or Seattle, in order that the circumnavigation of the giobe might be completed in the shortest time. It is desired that a time rec- ord shall be hung up for future round-the-world-fivers to “shoot at.” But no haste in this matter will be nudertaken at the expense of safety, GIVES SHEEP NEW GLANDS Voronoff Seeks to Create Super- breed. LIEGE, Belgium, July 31.—Dr. Serge Voronoff, famous French surgeon addressing a scientific congress here claimed it would be possible to in- crease the yield of wool by applyinz his gland transplantation operatic to sheep. Although the operat: cannot be performed successfully | all sheep, he said, he hoped o be a to cre; a special breed by repeati the process on the direct descendan. of a certain number of picked spe mens. The experiment was already being made. he announced. on a flock of 3,000 sheep in Algeria, and also on tarry long rush on either to a number of goats Make your selections tomorrow. Stroller Like pscture. Your choice of scv- cral colors at the very special price of THIS DISTINGUISHED-LOOKING FOUR-PIECE BEDROOM SUITE consists of Dresser, Chifforobe, Full Vanity and Bow-end Bed. Beautifully matched woods, with pancl effect, give this suite unusual beauty. It is very moderately priced for the August Furniture Sale. . c.ce. coum 2 N 227 7, Golden O ak Special 72 2 Furni- Z Sale price .. 912 Imported Grass Rugs. Sale price. . 8x10 Imported Grass Rugs. Sale price.. 6x9 Imporied Grass Rugs. Sale price.. 9x12 DO"‘(Rfflk Fiber ugs. Sale Prices. .. ! $12075 Fiber Hall Runner, 22Y: Salé price, Qe inches wide. enport, Armchair and like illustra- The Julius Lansburgh Furniture Co., F at Oth, August Sale and Complete . Clearance of Summer Rugs 9x12 Domestic Prairie Grass Rugs. Sale price 9x12 Gold Sea Congoleum. Sale Price . “Congoleum. Sale price.... THE JULIUS. LANSBURGH Fiber Lintex Floor Couv- ering. Sale price, yard, 9x12 Marie Antoi- nette Summer Rugs 9x9 Gold Seal 6x9 Gold Seal Con- goleum. Sale price, unexpected guest. brown two Very cial— spe .$9.75 59c $9.00 $18.00 $13.50 $9.00 With this “Coolmoor” Porch Shades In two-tone or -tone green, 4 ft. wide and 6- drop. Pa::ct Ventilation i SELF-HANGING TRAGE tans PORCH SHADES o3 Lupeh SaTENT LiceNAs Card ITmitation leather top, constructed— [ THIS OVERSTUFFED DAVENPORT-BED SUITE, as pictured; consisting of Davenport-Bed, Chair and Rocker; all up- holstered in an excellent quality Velour in blue and gold; remdvable cushions. handsome suite you can always care for the August Sale Price. ...... $170.75 The Jultus Lansburgh Furniture Co., F at 9th