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@ nutaber of {temi used in the me, the asseciation is codperating the Udited States department "commerce and the American Biandards association. Sectional committees for the set- ting up of quality apécifications eof heusehold - refrigeratérs and shest. have been orfanised. e American . Home Economics emocigtion, of which Dr. Margaret M. Justin is president and Miss Alico Edwards exocutive seeretary, has aodt lotters to 50 leading man turers enlisting théir ald. “Médern merchandising methods,” ooy thees letters, “prestut to the av- origé Aomé-maker a confusing ar- ray 6f unspecified qualities in every typé of commédity which she buys. Thie creatés & situstion which 18 bé. céming more ménscing each yeir." Bik welghting iv another preb. ward a matiofally & of labilling silk yard to.wear garments oftered tall trade #6 that the céonsumer mey know. the ameunt of weighting the material contains. Thé associatién id asking the coopefation of silk man ufacturers in heélping the consume: stture better silk fabrics and a det 167 UNAErstAnGIng of the geods he by, ' )y(:nuuctuun ana distributors of thé better grade of silk heslery &' tive In trying to pretect aghinst undersélling by inferior goéds, which the censumer cannot easly disti guish from the better, more expire Sive ones. . Two Killed, Five Hurt At Tunnel Entrance Jerssy City, Jun (UP)—Two mén were killed and five persons were injured today when an auto- mebile and a public service corpor- ation bus collided near the éxit of the Holland tunnel. The dead: George Howe, Jr., driver of the sutémobile; Frank L. O'Keefe, & patponger in Howe's ear. Two Other occupants of the automobfle wefe injured—Irene Brower of New Yorx and Joseph Curtin, Jersey City. Thres Ddus Ppassengers also were hurt. They &re: Charles Shallend, Mrs. Dora Frank and Richard Caultield, all of Jersey City. The cause of the collision was Bot reported. Christianity was first carried in- :0 Japan Dy Xavier in the 16th cen- ury. NI IALALN WAR MEMORIAL An a mémorial to i‘s World War soldiers, Lon g Beach, Cal, is projecting 2 marine park. Above is shown construction of the semi-circalar breakwater pi er; below, the peripactive of the completed projéct. Long Beach, Cal., June 14.—(@— Like a coral reef rising out of the Pacirie, a semi-circular breakwater pler which reaches . 2,000 feet into the ocean is taking form here. It foretells the complétion ap- proximately a year from now of a $10,000,000 auditorium, marine park and still water bathing beach pro- Jjected by the city, On an eight-acre plot of filled tide- land, and within the protecting horseshoe bulkhead, will be erected the civic building at an estimated oost of $5,000,000. This will stand as a memorial to the heroés of the Werla war. Férty acres of placid watérs will B¢ shut in from the tidal and storm waves of the sea. Offic ing a bid for the staging of the aquatic events of the 1932 Olympics Rere. Plans for the auditorium call for & structure with the Roman motitt architecturally, but with mural dec- orations symboliting the romantic history of southern California. The structure will contain a thea- ter, convention, exhibition and ath- letics halls, while facing the ocean on the south will be a Greek theater with a glass dome which can be Opened or closed at will. On the three other sides the audi- terium will 160k out upen palm lin. east and west. The breakwater will pedestrian walk and driveway which will night The project réplaces the pier and auditorium built in 1905 at a cost of $30,000. MISTRAL EUROPE'S BEST KNOWN WIND Brings Cold and Gales But Skies Remain Clear ‘Washington, D. C;, June 14—It was the mistral, “Europe's best known wind,” that stopped and then blew adrift thé crippled Graf Zep- pelin when it was forced to turn back from its voyage te America recently. This wind and Provence, France's southeastern division, in which the airship cameé to earth, aré the subjects of & bulletin from the Washington, D. C. headquarters of the National Geographic Bociety. “A mistral storm in Provence differs from a windstorm in the United States,” says the bulletin. support & automobile be lighted at AN IMPORTANT SUMMER FELTS STRAWS CREPES NOVELTY WEAVES Every Hat New—Smart and Correct Style Unusual Values White and Pastel Colored FELTS White and Pastel Colored STRAWS $1.77 Large and small shapes—in all headsizes High Grade The regular $5 quality —white and all sum- mer shades. $3.7 Matrons’ Hats at the same price LARGE BRIM HATS Sport and Dress Wear $5.00 values to $15 Bridesmaids’ Hats of fine georgette or horse hair at the same price “The brilliant sunshine and cloud- less skies of Provence are not af- fected by its advent. But no matter how blistering the sun may be, the mistral always brings a piercing cold. Farmers of Provence dread it 80 much they protect their fields from the mistral's onslaught by hedges of cypress and shields of reeds. A Land of Contrasts “Provence, the home of the mis.! tral, is a land of contrasts. There are high mountains, rich, alluvial plains, arid, pebbly regions and the famed garden spots of the Riviera. The Jast, which include Nice, Cannes, Mentoue and Monte Carle, are better known to tourists than most towns in the interior of Pro: vence. The Riviera is semi-tropical in climate and consequently loveély the year round. It is in the spring. time, ‘however, when all Provénce bursts into glory. Almond and cherry blossoms color the trees. Purple and white lilac grow in pro- fusion, and the intense blue of the skies contrasts with the green grass. The Home of the Troubadours “Provence is the home of the troubadours. In the Dark Ages when the pursuit of the arts was at a standstill in the rest of Europe, the singers of Provence evolved & poetry in their own language, a mixture of Ligurian, Celt. Phoeni- clan, Greek, Roman, Visigoth ani NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, Saracen. Th ur was the ‘sheik’ of the Dark Ages. He woodd the lady of his choice by singing his own composition to her in the castle hall. She responded by putting a g0ld ring on his finger as a pledge of affection at 8 ceremony some- what resembling the bestowal of a knighthood. In the compasitions of the troubadours many present-day literary forms had their origin. “The first port of France and the largest city of Provence i Marseille. It was once a Greek and later & Roman city and its name s derived frem the Greek, Massalia. Some of Marssille's fame rests on & s0up. It is the famous boulllgbaisse of which poets have sung and vis- iting Americans still endeaver to identity the numerous ingredients. Fresh fish from the French coast supplies the ‘backbone’ of this con- coction. *“Marseille is a city of cafes. They line the streets and their thousands of patrons prattie and gesture while they drink their coffes or eyrup d water. Not all the patrons are rench. Blond Scandinavians, brown Arabs, Chinese, any race and any type may be found in this most cosmopolitan ssaport, “Although it is a Provencal city, Marseille with its the Riviera differ frém th tern, farmhouses of the dwéllers 8q on the Provence plains.” A STEADY CALLER Paris, June 14.—The head of a Luxemburg brewery might as well sell half interést in his dog te his gardener friend who lives oytéide of town. The dog became attached to he gardener and th ¢ ar rans ¢ ¢ week hops a train and rides to visit him. It’s wonderful new used, it’s almost ET’'S consider what the new Cold Con- trol is going to mean to you when your Frigidaire is delivered. . " Suppose it's a fong hot summer day. 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