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Show THE BULLETIN 'Birthday' Celebration in Baltimore Recalls an Important Chapter in the . History of American Transportation ATTERNh kkkkkkkkkikkkAkkll 4 - Strange Facts j White 1Off-Colo-r I LtPARIiitNT a Skunlc? Low Oil Production I I I I C At least 40 per cent of the Cau race, which is generally casian Ie neckline, pockets and all. Each includes a separate, tailored skirt, supposed to comprise the white which transforms the play suit branches of the human species, if into a spectator sports frock with composed of people such as the Hindus and Arabs, whose akin shirtwaist top. is dark brown, and others such as Sharkskin, gabardine, gingham the Ethiopians, whose color is and denim are good fabric choices nearly black. for mother and daughter alike. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1977-C As the London zoo Is low la is designed for sizes 2, 4, 8, 8 and funds, several hundred people 10 years. Size 4 requires S yards have come to its rescue by adopt of material without nap. ing an animal. They pay for its food and, in return, have their Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1978-is designed for sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, generosity acknowledged on a sign 20 and 40. Corresponding bust attached to the animal's cage. measurements 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 Three lions, two giraffes, a gorilla and a skunk are still awaiting and 40. Size 14 (32) requires 5 material without adoption. yards of nap. Price of patterns, 15 cents C The blind people of the United each. Send order to: States are engaged in about 425 different regular occupations. SEWING CIKCLE PATTERN DEPT. 14t New Montgomery mm. C Although there are oil wells in Calif. Iko San B 35-in- ch B 35-in- Friar this country capable of producing up to as much as 185,000 barrels a day, the average daily production per well is less than 10 barrels. In Pennsylvania, it is less than half a barrel. Collier's. Enclose U cenU tor each pattern. Size Pattern No. Size Pattern No Name Addreai Items of Interest to the Housewife AROUND th. HOUSE Gov. Herbert R. O'Conor, governor of Maryland, surrounded by a bevy of Baltimore beauties dressed costumes of century af o, cuts the 100th birthday cake of the Old Bay Line. than Old Point Comfort. However, By ELMO SCOTT WATSON maintained a daily service it Western Union.) Newspaper (Released bjr Louisiana and the MD., was recently the scene of a birthday with the the line's first BALTIMORE, which had more than local significance vessel, between Baltimore and recalled the early days of an important Old Point throughout the war. The Union navy yard at Ports chapter in the history of American transportation. For it marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of the oldest mouth, being close to territory by the Confederates, was in steamboat line in the United States the Baltimore Steam held constant danger of being cap Packet company, better known as the Old Bay Line because tured so the Federal government of its century of activity in the T decided to give it up. All of the friends or relatives in Virginia or vessels in this important naval Chesapeake bay. the Carolines could take a boat were burned or scuttled, 100 It was just years ago from Baltimore to Portsmouth depot One of them was destined to have that the Georgia, the original and then continue their journey a thrilling history. She was the n Merrimac which was sunk. Later flagship of the company, over the old Portsmouth and southward. railroad she was raised by the Confedmaiden voystarted on her Steamboat's erates, rebuilt as an ironclad, reNorHistory. to Early age from Baltimore named the Virginia and sent out As a background for the signifi folk and the line has operated of the anniversary which to attack the Northern ships in cance almost continuously since was celebrated in Baltimore it is Hampton Roads. that time. So, on the anni- necessary to go back to the beginHistoric Nival Battle. in The result was the engagement versary of the Georgia's first ning of the Nineteenth century Whether James Rum-sebetween the Monitor and the Vir trip, Gov. Herbert R. O'Con- America. John Fitch, Samuel Morey, ginia (or Merrimac) on March or of Maryland, accompanied Henry Miller Shreve or Robert 9, 1882, which changed the course by Baltimore city officials Fulton was the "inventor" of the and the mayors and city steamboat is still a matter of among the historians. But managers of three neighbor- dispute the fact remains that Fulton s Norin cities Virginia ing successful voyage on the Clerfolk, Newport News and mont up the Hudson in August, Portsmouth were driven 1807, gave the first real impetus down to the Baltimore water- to this form of transportation. The next year a regular line of front. steamers between Albany and There they were greeted by New York was established; with men and women, dressed in the in the next John Stevens had year costumes of a hundred years ago. made the first coast-wise steam wearAmong them was an actor, he when America in boat voyage ing a high silk hat and a black took his Phoenix from New York the frock coat and playing part to Delaware Bay; within the next ef Cap'n Jim Coffee, skipper of five years a line was running on the Delaware, a steamboat had been built at Pittsburgh for service on the Ohio and another, bearthe picturesque name of ing T tatt, Wrieaa, Bshkjfe, VOwtM, CtariNli had been built RtvMnei iaprta,lUfttt,Itta7Mf Buffalo to ply between that near SttWe AM SUMMER A1MM6EMEST Capt. James Cannon, master of city and Detroit. usna In 1819 an American ship, the the Old Bay Line steamboats fUJOWtaiiainDLl Savannah, became the first steam from 1840 to 1868. (Courtesy Old craft to cross the Atlantic, but Bay Line). this new form of water travel mmm mwu at mm mum was a long time in coming into of naval history. Among the shipits own on the high seas. The ping which was at Old Point ComAmericans still clung to their fort on that day and which saw engagement was new boat g packets and clipper that which the Old Bay Line had reships. ma the Thomas A purchased, cently Steam Navigation Expands. an iron sidewheeler, 192 Morgan, However, when the English feet long, which had been used " . SmVOTUIHIIL MUUU1. " sent the Great western and the as an official mail boat between tnwiM jMTtUMMjiifm iStmm mm Sirius across the Atlantic to Fortress Monroe and Yorktown. WltaMlMIMrfklllMWIlIMn in 1838, the Americans aEsssvevaV mmmmmmtSmm America Later, when the Union forces began to wake up. The result was evacuated Norfolk and Portsthe rapid expansion of steam navof the Old Bay Line's one mouth, fif igation during the forties and aBMV.Mh ties with the Baltimore Steam ships, the William Selden, was ijCJ" AV B OVLOOKf Xs. mc.3Sj Packet company as one of the captured and burned by the ConOther losses suffered ItllWlHMMM " feMMMMM....... pioneers along the Atlantic coast. federates. war seriously handiIn 1845 the Old Bay Line was during the line's the operations but it capped operating three steamboats the to survive. managed Herthe FALLS. imm and the Jewess II Georgia, jtm It resumed its regular runs and ald. It' continued to add ships Til Aimm Emm Otann m Tn Itmi during the next decade and to ordered new boats, such as the Then Thomas Kelso and the Eolus. Inenjoy great prosperity. I I L.lJ came the outbreak of the War cidentally, the first time the name Between the States in which this "Old Bay Line" was applied to A broadside advertisement of line played an interesting and un this company was just after the 1858, showing how the steamboats usual role, its boats operating, close of the war, on July 24, 1865, Southern with the linked were when an advertisement in the as they railroads. (Photo courtesy Legh hostile aia, oeiween ports in Baltimore Sun stated that "the territory. S. Powell Jr., president, BaltiThose ports were chiefly Con old established Bay Line is opmore Steam Packet company.) federate ones. Norfolk was. of erating daily the steamers Lou- -' as was Bal isiana, Georgeanna, Adelaide and the Georgia in 1840, who wel course, comed the chief executive of timore, in sentiment, even though Thomas Kelso from Baltimore to Maryland aboard the President Maryland remained in the Union, Norfolk with connection at Fort Warfield, flagship of the Old Bay The Old Bay Line was operating Monroe for James River landLine's steamers today. Then to the Louisiana and the Adelaide ings and Richmond." By 1870 the e on regular runs between these company was again prosperous (he music of a band playing melodies the party "sailed two points when the war started and had placed in service its away down Chesapeake bay" on and the Union forces seized the first screw steamer, the Transit, a birthday cruise. latter boat at Fortress Monroe, which was used only for freight. Since that time, the Old Bay, forcing Cap'n Cannon to disem This celebration was a reminder of the fact that bark his passengers and the mail, like the steamboat lines in other steam-drivevehicles, on both Later the Adelaide was used as parts of the country, has played a transport attached to the joint an important part in building up land and water, once race of Atlantic blockading the restless squadron sparsely settled regions and fosin speeding . At took in the tering the economic and social she as w such, on and, me part weir way Americans destinations. The Old Bay Line bombardment of Forts Hatteras development there. But to this was founded at a time when rail- and Clark on August 28 and 29, line belongs the distinction of 100 1861. years of continued operation and roads had passed the experimen Some time before that the Fed service, a notable accomplishtal stage and were rapidly be-enminff an imnortant factor in erals captured Norfolk and noti ment in any enterprise in a naAmerican transportation. Mary fled the company that it could tion which itself is only 184 yean landers who wished to visit not sail its vessel farther south old. To keep bread in the best condi To remove mustard stains from table linen, boil stained part in a tion store In a clean, quart of water to which one tea- covered, ventilated container and spoon of washing soda has been keep in a cool place. i In the Geor-geann- well-aire- d, added. a, 0 0 0 A slice of lemon in the water in For added flavor, spread your which clothes are boiled will make cake with peanut butter before them whiter. iron-cla- d Wel-do- y, THE SOUTH! Walk-in-the-Wat- er, bat fast-sailin- m Wmmmm 1 St mm liOn-r- fm SM St m mm mm ! iw , I. frosting it. IT'S smart for mother and daughter to dress alike and here's a dashing sports ensemble suggested by, the garb in which one two popular movie stars and one little romped grown-u- p through a recent comedy. Design No. 1977-is an identical copy of 1978-pleated shorts, converti- B B Smiles Sometimes perspiration tains on dresses can be removed and the color restored by holding the stained portion of the garment over a bottle of ammonia. Tumblers that have been used with milk should always be washed in cold water before they are washed in hot When this is done the milk will not stick to the glass and they will not have a cloudy appearance. Wash the leaves of a rubber plant with warm water and castile soapsuds. When dry, rub each leaf with a cloth wet in olive oil. 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