Evening Star Newspaper, September 20, 1931, Page 19

FOOD BEING CANNED BY 00000 WOMEN U. S. Conservation Program Awaken$ Wide Interest Over Nation. More than 500,000 women now are engaged in'the national “food conservas tlon,” program sponsored by the Feder.l Government, storing up unmarketed fruits and vegetables against Winter needs of the hungry and unemployed, according to reports received here by! governirental agencies from many ‘Wwidely scattered communities. “Men can go without.employment, but they cannot go without food,” said Mrs. George H. Strawbridge, head of the Philadelphia Help Bureau, which has the largest city organization, with 128 “canning kitchens” at work. It is this idea inspiring thousands of community gruug:rxraow busy putting up cans of fruit, els of pickles and kraut, storing away tons of cabbage, utouois. apples, carrots, turnips and e like, beans, which ordinary apparatus. handle with ordinary apparatus. Natlon Shows Interest. Since the Agriculturai Department and dehydrating corn and | THE SUNDAY STAR, STRENGTH OF MARINE CORPS LESS THAN NEW YORK POLICE Low Figure of 16,000 Men Expected to Be Reached About November 15, as “First-to-Fight” Force Loses 12 Daily. Under the influence of the Govern- ment’s economy campaign, the total strength of the. United States Matine Corps is smaller than the New York City police force. £ Inquiry st the Nayy Department yesterday revealed that there are 16,666 enlisted men in the Corps, 1,031 officers, 128 chief war- rant officers and 21 warrant officers. Marine Corps headquarters = expects that by November 15 the desired | strength of 16,000 will be reached, for now through lapses of enlistments, deaths, purchase discharges and other causes, the famous old fighting outfit is losing about 12 men each day. The 1930 figures for the New York City Police Department place the num- ber on that force at 18, couple of thousand more for the Marine W] performs :eflmcenuommewofld.uhmm loat. At the present time only re-enlist- ments of Marines who have not been out longer than ‘:d ye}l'r are being taken, started mailing out instruction bulle- | % tins there has been reported from all over the country increasing activity simed at making the most of vegetable end fruit s juses which otherwise ‘would rot. ‘The President's Emergency Comn- imittee on Employment also is mailing out mimeographed reports showing the “plans” for organization of per- operation. Leaders in the movement have been besieged with in- quiries from other towns and by visit- ing_committees. Churches, schools, community cen- ters and vacant storercors are being donated for -the “canning bees.” Farmers bring gifts of fruit, etables and . Business ma‘nn\g:mu trucks 16,000 enlisted men is reached, around November 15, the officials expect that undet present plans a more liberal re- cruiting policy will be resumed, so that the force may be kept up to strength through the filling vacancies caused by deaths and the expiration of enlist- 10 members, a | ¢, the total ments and for other reasons by the o e cy - rines with valid excuses for m«; of the service, because of and other reasons, has been pursued recently, further attenuating the fa- mous force. The enlistment of recruits was stopped on June 9 of this year, Regular Strength 27,400 Marine Corps officers, privately de- glorlnz the cut in the strength of the orce, t out that the permanent strength of the outfit is 27,400. The authorized strength has been reduced to 18,000 for & number of years. In recent years the Marines have been on two major expeditions—to China and to Nicaragua—and for a number of years nvzr-fid about one expedition mnu-).lxm ine Corps ;I:f_‘ 01‘ gumue& Va., to of the worl A similar organization is maintained at San Diego, Calif. When the coun- try was startled by a malil train bandit scare some years ago, the officials say that the Marines were put on the trains, guarding Uncle Sam’s malils, :fi there were then no further rob- es. Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, the commanding general of the Marines at Quantico, who is scheduled to retire on October 1, was quoted in a recent speech as indicating &At t:nel “‘{{fi: may disappear sltogether unless thel friends forestall SHOALS SALABLE, COMMISSION TOLD ine |Executive Branch of Govern- Charity and volunteer organizations fre accumulating tons of foodstuffs in the hope that no one need go hungry next Winter. In nearly every city and town, warehouse space has been found for the canned goods, special storage is being arranged b’d“ items which need demon- strating units in the b 1 1 occupled by lmmpm"’ was use. More than Philadelphia plan is similar, The ip Bureau, of which Mrs. Straw- is director, merely routes sup- of 1”“:&'!!:1: ‘hul kitchens, ether - with nt, cans, sugar, dabels and “labor” from the ranks of ‘These over to regular tions for charity organiza ment May Sell Plant, Advisers Hold. "mm s f the ly organized advisers of new! Federal-State Muscle Shoals Commis- sion have concluded after liminary ive branch tor General, however, determing ummummwmtnmm Y aon o, 2 of the plant on the Ten- nessee River be an exception, in FACTIONS AT 008 B.&0.REMOVING ~ [HOOVER KINSHP | CROSSING GATES| CLAIMANT HUNTED ey New Lights Installed at Scene of Fatal Crash at Berwyn. Special Dispatch to The BALTIMORE, Md., September 19. ‘The gates at the grade crossing on Central avenue at Berwyn, between which the automobile of Miss Ethel ‘Thomas stalled last July, resulting in the death of two locomotive engineers, have been removed. In their place red signal lights have been installed, and the contact warn- ing signal, which operates both the lights and a bell, moved farther away from the crossing, giving motorists and others about to cross the track a longer warning of approaching trains. Not Result of Crash. o g m%g July, bt of louble as part of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail- way's policy of en':xdl:uunl all safety y. tes have been removed are being removed at other points as opportunity affords,” an official of the company said. ; are in cvery instance replaced wlthmdfllllfll[ht sl which have been sooner and operate 24 hours a day. ‘Warning Given Earlier. “The contact warning bell circuit at Berwyn has been moved farther away ’:\’I{ for automatic signals.” -‘Miss Thomas leaped from her OVER ROAD LINKING=: Two Routes Proposed for Connecting Mt. Vernon Boulevard. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., September 19.— Opposing factions favored two distinct routes for the proposed rosdway which is to connect the new Mount Vernon Boulevard with the Richmond-Wash- ington Highway in the vicinity of Woodlawn at & mass meeting of citi- of that vicinity at Tarry Tavern representative engineers of ‘the hight department. A:h.grt route which would follow the - | present Mount Vernon road for approxi- the Federal Power , if the War Department chooses to turn it over to them. - e In addition to the o R, £ e 7|l B Delaware Has Same Plan. (B2 S e et chatrman. | Mrs. Strawb £chool kitchens were used by volunteer and unemployed women. Ohiloans Take Up Work, At Columbus, Ohio, the lead was taken by the “Council of Social - in Birmingham October 1, he e 283 PARCELS OF LAND PUT UP FOR TAX SALE cted | No Transfer Will Be Permitted Down in Texas hundreds of com ‘munities have adopted the *j home” policy and now raise kitchen gardens as a measure of self-defense, Thus, if the profit crops fail, the ily has ity of fresh food and plenty of pork, rabbit and beef. These meat supplies are being canned this year by town committees. The cheap cuts are used as well'and costs have been kept low. Coal mining districts in West Vir- ginia and Pennsylvania are being or- ganized—the miners’ wives being grouped wherever conveniences can be found, while trucks scour farms for 1 s and local business men do- nate supplies. Many housewives who could not spare cash from the family purse “give” handsomely with labor s Bemice D . ice vis s in charge of the food conservation section ofe the United States Committee on Unemploy- ment and has helped thousands of communities to organize. Dr. Louise Stanley, chief of the Home Economics Bureau, Department of Agriculture, has been the expert most consulted on the technique of conservation, and she has issued a bulletin giving practical ad- vice on what to do with foodstuffs now coming in, P.-T. A. AT EDMONSTON ORGANIZES FOR YEAR Mrs. Doerer Named Secretary and New Committees Appointed. tivities Planned. Special teh $0 The Star. Unless Cash Bid Will Cover All Costs. twice as Jarge as usual. MAJ. JOHN HURT ESTATE $400,000, WILL SHOWS Relatives Named Legatees With New York Nephew Bequeathed $100,000 by Virginian. Special Dispateh to The Star. D Va., September 19.—Maj. John Hurt, well known Pittsylvania County man, who died recently, left an estate valued at $400,000, accor to his will, which has been read and which will be offered for probate in the Pitt- slyvania County Circuit Court at Chat- ham Monday. Henry Hurt, & nephew, of New York, is sald to inherit $100,000 under the will and Eugene Hurt, also & nephew, of Chatham, will get $70,000. Other relatives received smaller bequests. ‘These included 8. 8. Hurt of Chatham, @ brother, who will receive $1,000 and $400 annually as long as he lives. Chat- Hall for Girls will receive $500 Institute also P.-T. A. HEAD TO CONFER Special Dispatch to The Star. Bl JURG, Md., September 19. —W. R. Beattie, president of the Junior High School Parent- announced today he would confer with teachers of school %,v utq-a::n.‘ The meeting ass0ciat or_the -Iml. year probably will be held Co-operation between the teachers and parvents will be the main objecti: the assoclation, Mr. Beattle said, e Bears Raid Sheep Pens. es 10 have 3 work on” when it then join the ‘s‘i. 1 il i right of way, although the actual width of the road not yet been decided It is to be completed by 1932 to ~.|YOUTH REPORTED VICTIM OF BANDITS Auto and Money Taken by Pair on Florida Avenue, Witnesses Declare. Police early today were endeavoring to learn the identity of a youth said to have been held up by two bandits vxl,:: ;g;ced him from his automobile a) ve away after having robbed him of all his money. The hold-up occurred in the 1400 block of Florida avenue, where the rob- bers had been seen loitering about 15 minutes prior to the arrival of their ;g:um. 'n;; htgtr. described as about years old and approximately 6 feet tall, had just entered his ur’wked in front of 1418 Florida avenue, when one of the bandits entered his machine and seated himself beside the young man. As he did so, another man, clad in | iding breeches, ran from a vacant lot on the opposite side of the street and Jumped into the automobile. The inci- dent was seen by Norbert Broughton, his wife Lavinia and Lilly Mallory, all colored, of 14145 Florida avenue. Employes of the Kit-Mar Coffee avenue, reported the hold-up victim en- tered their establishment and told them be had been held up and robbed of his automobile and all bis ‘money, but he falled to disclose the amount of cash involved. He left in a taxicab. victim came in was Corpl. Russell Plel of the Marine Barracks, who asked the gounz man why he did not the old-up to_police and was told: “T can't, but I know who the guys are, 1l right.” p 0|t|—lnd Sugar on Menu. NEW YORK, September 19 (P).— Oats and menu W In the restaurant when the bandits' |to POLICE FINED 5 DAYS’ WAGES FOR CURSING| Groceryman Charges Winchester Officers Abused Him After Hitting Prisoner. and J e ‘will patrol their beats the next five days without , it was ordered today by Scufive " scasion " of _charges. " brotight ive groceryman, Wi officers cursed and abused him in 58 Eagi R §§§§az;§z§ g gt !?gg § i = UNCLAIMED ESTATE No Heirs to Be Found for Small Sum of Money Left by Prince Georges Man. Secret Service Joins Police Seeking Woman-Escaped From Asylum. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md.,, September 10.— A woman who was committed to Springfield State Hospital for the In- sane two months ago when she claimed relationship with President Hoover was the object of & hunt tonight in which secret service agents joined with county. suthorities and the police of two States. The woman, Mrs. Ruth Smith, mem- ?:;:n:‘ . ;:él -trmoulxnzmfih:ihn at , esca) e kesville Monday night, her sexyn a whymm‘r! r:m the screen had been cut by an outside ac- complice, officials believe. Hospital au- thoritles said she probably would not harm any one, but that she unques- Hoover, were received at the White House. Secret Service operatives traced her to Knoxville, where she eluded the | year. authorities by wading- across the Poto- e et for ot naoEDe ook er another week. ! o orm she returned to Knoxville in the southern section of the Middletown Valley, Mrs. Smith, who is about g:. v::‘;rrmm l:‘e’r Frederick. Here a jury judged ‘mentally ulrlnlb-hnud and she was sent to Sykes- e, % ‘Well known to county authorities, who have had to deal with her on numer- ous soccasions, Mrs. Smith had been an inmate at Sykuvfll:m;m& bac;r;‘ That was a year 3 5 h m"vgu been released r |net sales of over half & billion dollars MOTHER SENT T0 JAIL FOR DISPENSING BEER |Son Also Given Term—Others Sen- tenced in U. 8. Court at Martinsburg. Special Dispatch to The Star. months. Five additional pleas of gulity to vi- olations of the narcotics law were en- all cases from the area, and all were sent to Leaven Prison for terms as follows: John (previously a M. Long, two term), fow' ] ; an, two years; Alibetto, 18 months, and Robert Yalor, 15 months. Mr. and Mrs. John Refki, confessed beer venders, Zer- four-year leaded guilty iven two months in the, Jef- where they will serve by prisoners to jails terms. The uere is bullt to care for about 40 "2\ COLORED MEN FAIL TO HOLD UP CORONER 'came | P2g¢ County Doctor ‘Pushes Man PAGE COUNTY RESIDENT LEAVES ESTATE TO SONS Brother of Vernon H. Ford, Luray, Receives $5,000—Family Em- ploye Gets $500. Special Dispatch to The Star. LURAY, Va., September 19.—The es- ‘ernon H. prominent Page betvu’n his two sons after a few be- ‘quests elsewhere, according to his will probated Thurgday. ‘The elder son, W Shop, Fourteenth street and Florida | pi Off Car and Fires Gun as He Flees. Special Dispatch to The Star. LURAY, Va., ber 19.—Dr. Vir- 5}1 A cml:ncy coroner, iwarted & hold-up near here yesterday me . ‘The incident took place at 2 o'clock, when Dr. Hammer was re- turning from a professional call in the country. About three miles west of Luray he noticed a car that seemed to be in elbow, and quickly He heard a of 3 town without investigating. No trace has been found of the men. TYPHOID IS FATAL TO TWO IN MELLWOOD DISTRICT Prince Gwrm Officer Re- ports Two White Persons Are Strickep. By & Btaft Correspondent of The Star. WASHINGTON, D. C, SEPTEMBER 20, 1931—F N DIT BUYERS MEETING BILLS, U. S. RETAIL SURVEY DISCLOSES First Six Months of This Year Shows Collections Orderly. erce Department yesterday said current obligations in the form of open credit and installment accounts continued to be in an orderly man- ner mm six months of this year, new obligations were as- sumiied in the same proportion to cash sales as formerly. This statement was based on the de- t's annual retail credit survey of 483 retall establishments in 25 citles, representing seven lines of retail busi- m'-i"h- sald that the changes in e of total sales on cash, open credit and installment basis during led “were ‘“‘very ‘small.” Cash sales increased from 43.4 per cent of total sales to 45.0 per cent; open- credit sales decreased from 45.9 per cent to 449 per cent and installment sales decreased from 10.7 per cent to 10.0 per cent. ‘The open-account collection percent- age for all stores for the same period in rt, was 41.7 cities throughout the country. ‘The study contains rqfuru from 483 retail establishments, including 104 de- it stores, 75 furniture stores, 51 Iry stores, 92 men’s clothing stores, stores and 30 ° ciccurieal appliance.{ stores located in 25 cities, with total for the first six months of 1931, show that net sales decreased 8.7 per cent in with those for cor- period in 1930. HISTORICAL MARKERS PLANNED FOR ROAD Lee Highway Study Will Be Made From Alexandria to Harrisonburg. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., September 19.—Dr. women’s specialty | Loa PKETOBECLOSED SOUTH OF BRDGE, Relocation of Car Tracks, Is Final Step Before Remov- ing Trestle. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star, SOUTH WASHINGTON, Va, Sep- tember 19.—Beginning Monday morn- ing at 7 o'clock and continuing for the road will be closed to all traffic, it was' announced today by R. I Mount, resi- dent engineer for the Virginia State Highway Commission. - of that portion of the road been made necessary by the work the high fl!,cll’u:’l&llm improve way for 5 tion. of direct traffic over lbemmnbrldn. ‘The work is being done by the Bureau of Public Roads and the District of so many women prefer this tooth paste ? o For its amazing results and that $3 saving delightfil thrift dentifrice’ contains re- g markable cleansing and polishing agents —noted for their gentle action. 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