Evening Star Newspaper, February 13, 1925, Page 19

OYSTER IS OLDEST OF WATER PRODUCT Chesapeake Bay Leads En- tire World in Output—Cult- . ure Started in China. fish; economic impbrtant of 1 - | Lieut. the National Geo- graphlc Society in connection with the recent typhoid scare. “The oyster crop of the output the share is 79 per cent of per cent of the portion the of the the quantity a value. Of the greater part 1 “In any cons oyster industry United necessarily receives first and most prominent mention, for there is no country in which oysters occupy a nt place. The output r and mor uable ive imy with the ¥ the States ance of oys tal fishery thermore, a producing c to the consumer is I the per capita consumption is greatest e United St each of which produce million bushels a Virginia, ¢ Mississippi and dy of water which produces more oysters than any other in the United States, or. in fact, in the whole world, is Chesapeak Late sta- tistics of the oyster industry show the preponderating importance of the bay—an output of more than seven and three-fourths valued at 34,460 the quantity an, value of the entire United States for 192 r cent of the ster crop of the China’s Early Oyster Culture. “Oysters have been under culture longer than any other shellfish, and, indeed, than any other water crea- ture. A simple type of cultivation, with the formation of artificial beds. flourished in China at a very remote period, and probably antedated by some centuries the inception of oys- ter culture in Italy, about the year 100 B.C. At least 100 species are with a rather wide range e, habits, flavor and fe Some excellent species™ e equatorial and subtropical regions, but the best occur in temperate climes The northern limits of their habitat are the Gulf of St. Lawrence and southern Norway, in the Atlantic, and Hokkaido and I'uget Sound, in the Pacific. vsters produce an immense num- rder to compensate | s mortality that occurs ges of growth, but particu- larly in the carly months, It is an| «stonishing biological fact that in | some species of oyster each sex is| represcnted by a different individual. as in the oyster of the Atlantic coast | of North America, while in other species both sexes are united in one individual—the male stage alternat- ing with the female, as in the com- mon oyster of the Atlantic coast of Europe. “The human animal is not the only one that looks with favor upon the edible qualities of the oyster. At every stage in its career it is attacked by a horde of dangerous enemies, some of which are most destructive after the oyster has put on its stoutest ar- mor and would seem to be almost in- vulnerable. Before it becomes at- tached the delicate oyster fry is ex- tensively consumed by adult oysters and various other shelifish, as well as by fishes like the Menhaden, which | are able to strain their food from the water. When the oyster attains its| shell. o new set of shellfish enemies provided with driils, begin their a tacks and extract the soft parts| through minute holes. In some locali- | known, | ties varic snaillike mollusk! immense damage to the beds o ters in their first vear.” Flat Factory Swepf by Fire. ze estimated at 2,000,000 lire to | the Fiut automoblle factory hars. Irhie | fire started in the varnishing depart- ment. Twenty-seven newly finished | automobiles and 130 canvass tops | East Is East and CAPT. BASSETT HEADS SERVICE COUNTRY CLUB Elected Chairman of Board of Gov- ernors of Army-Navy-Marine Corps Project. At the first meeting of the of governors of the Army-Nav rine Corps Country Club, held We: day night at the Army and Navy club, Capt. Frederic B. Baseett, jr., United States Navy, was elected per- manent chairman of the board, Brig. > e Treat, United States and Maj. H. M. tates Army, was elected rd A committee of three from the board of governors was appointed to draw up the constitution and by-laws - |of the club and to report at the next meeting of the board, which will be held on Tuesday, February 17 committee consisted of Gen. Comar. J. ):. States Naval R Lieut. Col. W. H Noble, uestion of the selection of a r and promoter for the coun- b was discussed, and it was d to endeavor to obtain the es of some rctired officer of either the Army, Navy or Marine Corps to take this position. T0SS FOR £100 COSTS. LONDON, February 13.—The annals of the staid British courts of justice furnish no parallel to an incident in i ery yesterday, been settled, decided whether the suc tiff should receive £300 or £400 costs. A suggestion to abide by the result of tossing a penny was adopted, and the plaintiff had the luck to receive er amount. The judge did not te in the tossing, but made Treatment! Little feet—‘““on the go” every waking minute— they’re unbeatable for wearing out rubbers! But that’s just the kind of wear ““U.S.” brand Rub- bers and Arctics are espe- cially built to stand. Before they leave the factory their wear is actually tested and measured—to the finest fraction of an inch. What's more, “U.S.” ‘brand Rubbers and Arctics are built on such a wide variety of lasts that they insure perfect fit over every style and type of shoe. * ¥ * All styles of Rubbers and Arctics for men, women and children. It will pay you tolook for the “U.S.” Trade-mark. United States Rubber Company | “U.S”Rubbers West Is West, BUT— No matter what part of the country Percy is in, he feels perfectly at home when he sits down to a plate of — In This Carton ngan Products Are 8. Government Inspected THE EVENING American Woman Destitute in Fight To Return to U. S. Refuses to Come With- out Sister Classed as a Canadian Citizen. By the Associated Press. REG Saskatchewan, February 13, rs. Effie Stalker of Menominee, Wis., after spending the past six s hiere in endeavoring to return with her sister to the United States, where she was born, has become vir- tually destitute, the police say. Al- though she may return alone, Mrs. alker has refused to leave her sis- r, who has been denied admission by the United States ul, Mrs. Dow, the sister, a patient of the Battle Ford Hospital for the past six years, is classified by the United igration authorities as a Canadian, since her husband, formerly an Amerlcan citizen, has become a naturalized Canadian. New! Flannels in gay colors, bound $5.00 or plain edges: all Jumper Skirts STAR, WASHINGTO! ITALIAN DEPUTIES WILL RESUME SESSION MARCH 5 Mussolini and President Casertano Study Agenda—Budget to Come Up Early. By the Associated Press. ME, February 13.—The Chamber ies will resume its sessions March 5. This announcement was made vesterday after a conference between Premier Mussolini and -An- tonio Casertano, president of the Chamber, who minutely examined the agenda for the sessions. One of the first items to come up will be the budget. The subcommittee having in charge the budget for the ministry of war and the ministry of maririe has been called to meet next Saturday. ROCKVILLE. Md.,, February 13 hen the ‘case of Ray- possession of intoxicating liq- uor, was called for trial in the police quor, was called for trial in the police court here, the young Washingtonian was not on hand and his cash bond of 'D. C, $500. was declared forfeited. Glenn was arrested near Chevy Chase by a squad of Montgomery County officers a few nights ago, when his automo- bile was found. to contain 60 gallons of®orn whisky. The fifty-fourth annual convention of the farmers of Montgomery County will be held in the high school audi- torium at Sandy Spring on Saturday, February 21. According to the pro- gram just announced, the feature of the morning session will be an open forum, when all who have something to tell of interest to the county will be given an opportunity to be heard. Discussions of the child labor amend- ment and the breeding and manage. ment of sheep are scheduled for the afternoon, as I8 an address by United States Senator Thomas J. Heflin of Alabama. Licenses have been clerk of the circuit and Miss Gretna L. Winchester, V. of Fairland, M L. Wittus, 18, of Silver Spring, and Leroy J. Phillpott, 21, and Miss Ethel O. Donohoe, 21, both of Wash- ington. B Robert C. Garnett, Washington, who claims to be a law- ver and the owner of Washington real estate vi at around Md., formerly of was found gullty in the Police ¢ here yesterday afternoon of viol FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1925 the local option law, and was fined $300 and sentenced to the county jail for 30 days by Judge Samuel Riggs. | s He noted an appeal to the Circuit Court, and the case will be tried agaln at the March term. He was released on $500 bond. county officers to a shack near Coles- ville. In an upstairs room the officers RESANSAIMAENIEINIRRED £ a2 H F] Garnett's ar- | & rest followed a visit by a squad of | found, 5o they stated, a still in opera- | & tion and a small quentity of liquor. Garnett i ¢ that strangers had taken adv home to the building. A license was issued b of the Circuit Court her afternoon for the marriag ton Lucas, 38 years old, Annie L. 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