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The Once Over
ANOTHER L TO PEACE
BY H. I. PHILLIPS

William Fox is out to kill sleeping In moving pic
ture houses. His company has definitely abandoned
the silent movies and will from now on produce only
pictures no customer can avoid merely by closing his
eyes.
The afternoon siesta and the evening nap, which
had become American institutions in the picture
houses Of the land, will be things Of the past, If Mr..
Fox has his way. He is for keeping the customers
awake through the entire program, the whippet races,
|ship-launchings and cornerstone layings included.
Mr.. Foxs motto is 1.-THE smile with the VOICE
wins!" His favorite quotation is Friends, Romans,
countrymen, lend me your ears!"
He thinks the time has come when customers
should be made to sit up throughout the screen en-
tertainment and that the day when tired business
men, tongue-lashed husbands and weary workers
could slide into a dark picture house for a nice quiet
snooze has come to an end.
1.-THE picture houses, up to the introduction of
sound pictures, had become Ravens Of rest for the
weary. You could always get a good sleep for from
10 to rs cents, with no risk of disturbance unless
there was a war scene.
How to break this up had been a matter Of con-
ference between the picture men and the hotel in
terests for years, but no solution was found until the
"yellies" were perfected. Since the screen entertain
ments with sound" have been introduced there has
been a gradual falling off of patronage by people
who merely wanted to go to bed for a few hours. A
few who were not easily disturbed have continued to
come in, however, and it remained for Mr.. Fox TO
come forth and sweep them out at one stroke.
If you see anybody asleep in a Fox picture house
from now on you will know he is either dead or
chloroformed.
Mr.. Fox is going in for the "chinema" In a big
way. He has rounded up scores Of the best known
legitimate performers on Broadway. Few gabby &C
tors have escaped and in a few months it is predicted
that the only performers left on Broadway will be
those with larayngitis.
Everybody has been signed up by MI. Fox except
Harpo Marx. And Marx is expected to throw away
his harp and start talking at any moment.
Students of the situation think, however, that
there is still a big chance for a smart picture house
man to corral q big following. All he has to do is to
announce that he will show silent pictures only. And
give every customer a pillow and pajamas.
Madison Square Garden moxing bouts are now be-
ing conducted, you might say, on the cash and Carey
system.
Q.-IS he q talkative type?
A-Talkative? He's so garrulouS he's had offers
to appear in a dozen moving pictures!
VOTING TIME IN ITALY
Mussolini (after putting the motion)-"Au those in
favor, say aye all those opposed, say yes"
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Paish and His Direful
Eorebodings

Sir George Paish, internationally known as Great
British economist" predicts a worldwide financial
crash in the near future. He is as gloomy as the
p,oonv Dean Inge of his own little isle. All the fl
nacc,oI structures of the civilized world are to be
smashed. Unemployment will be found everywhere
Sir George is a free trader. He believes that the
debts of the world should be paid with the exchange
If products of the world. He would smash all protec-
tive tariff barriers. He would usher in universal free
trade and behind all this he believes that the Aneri-
,.r reon,e cr rather the American government,
should cancel the war debts of the allies.
There is method in the madness OF Sir George. AS
q propagandist for British commerce and British in
terests. he is a topnotcher. When danger signals are
necessary he invents them and flies them. When
they are not necessary he keeps his peace ana MS
tongue Is silent.
America is rich and prosperous. American has
most of the gold in the world. America should wipe
ont the score and cancel the war debts. Then Sir
George win be happy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-29
Copyright. 1929. by Central Press Association. Inc.

on her heels until that happened,
and then
Well, it wouldn't happen! Brown
would hang on her heels, tool He'd
hang on until Doomsday-or until
he had seen her safely housed some
where or other. Where? And would
she ever be safe, unless she received
some definite warning Of her dan
ger? He tried to think Of some
method Of warning her. Perhaps
he could write a message, or some
thing
He opened his eyes. He was not
in a dentists chair. He was in a
train. There was the wonderful
girl. And there was the evil little
man. And there, her head sunk
a little forward, was the elderly
dame, surrounded by one less par
eel. The one less parcel was on the
floor.
Browns forhead was slightly
damp. He wondered how long he
| had been asleep. He glanced to-
wards the girl, and noticed that her
head, also, was sunk a little for
ward. He wondered whether she
were dead! Quiet panic seized him.
He had to do something. The only
thing he could think of was to pick
up the parcel.
He bent down, noisily.
rs this yours?" he asked, in an
unnaturally loud voice.
The elderly dame raised her head
suddenly and Indignantly.
Gracious, how you made me
start!" she exclaimed. "Yes, it's
mine. 1t must have Thank you"
The girl stirred, too. Brown was
satisfied. He swore he would not go
to Sleep again. He felt that the
World of Responsibility had a right
to place him against a wall and
shoot him.
The incident Of the parcel ap-
peared to have a revivifying effect.
The little nan stretched himself,
and brought his right leg forward a
little. Brown found himself watch
ing it ridiculously.
shes maxim good time" OBJ
served the little man, to anybody
who liked to hear. Apparently, no.
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runaway horses. And here she
was, in the living flesh, with real
danger threatening her, and only
Brown between!
Strictly speaking, he was not be-
tween her and the danger yet. The
danger sat opposite, in the form of
five-foot-two of unsavory manhood
in a loud check suit.
There was one other occupant of
the compartment, an elderly, black
gowned dame, surrounded by par
cells. Brown thanked heaven for
her existence, for had she not been
present, who could say what might
not have happened in that COM
partment in the last two minutes?
The elderly lady was sitting on
the same side as the little nan
Brown, praying devoutly that he
was not looking as red as he felt,
took the seat opposite the elderly
lady. Thus he was on the same
side as the pretty girl, albeit sep
arated from her by an appreciate
space. The little man was omi-
nously closer.
Still, Brown could watch the little
man carefully from his position, and
this he proceeded to do. His en-
trance has created some small psy-
Geological disturbance. The elderly
dame looked at him rather suspi-
ciously for he had selected the COM
partment late in the Journey. The
little man frowned slightly. The girl
turned her head a little, betraying
vague curiosity. But nothing def
mite materialized, which Brown at
tributed to the fact that he kept
very quiet; and a few seconds after
his entry he had been tacitly &C
copied and-he hoped-forgotten.
So far, so good. What next?
Brown found himself in the discon-
certing position of a man burning
to do something, yet having nothing
to do. What was even more dis
concerting, he did not know in the
least what kind of a thing he would
eventually be called upon TO do.
Would the little man suddenly whip
out a knife. plunge it into the
breast of his vis-a-vis, and jump
out of the carriage window? AS this
appalling thought came into Browns
mind, he drew an inch or two far
ther from the woodwork between
him and the corridor, and nearer
the girl. Or would the little man
act more deliberately and subtly?
Offer her a drugged cigarette, per-
haps? Yes-things like that-they
would have to be watched for! Or,
more likely still, he would wait until
he got the girl quite alone. Hang
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body liked to hear. The little man
was not perturbed, however. TAX
ing a package of cigarettes from his
pocket, he extracted one slowly, and
then looked directly at the girl.
Mind If I smoke, miss?" he asked,
| civilly enough.
"Not at ALL" replied the girl, and
Browns soul became Illuminated at
her voice.
The girl looked towards the elder
ly dame.
I do mind" snorted the elderly
dame.
Brown got a brain-wave.
There's a smoker next door," he
limited to the little man.
But the little man shoow his head.
He preferred his company to his
cigarette, and the cigarette went
| quietly back into its packet.
That's all right he said. Il amt
pertickler."
The next moment Browns heart
gave a bound. Something very ordi-
nary was happening, yet to his I'M
balanced mind it appeared colossal.
The train was slowing down.
Here's my chance!" he thought.
IF we stop, I'm going to do some
thing. Somehow"
The train did stop. Brown rose,
without a plan, but the plan took
wage shape as he walked to the
compartment door. He reached the
door, and was now standing be-
| tween the girl and the little man.
Nobody else moved.
"Gettin' out here?" queried the
little man, as Brown paused.
"No-I don't think So" answered
Brown.
The reply was ridiculous. A man
knows whether he is getting out at
a station or not. But Browns plan
had not become clear. and it APP
peared 50 simple. despite its crude
daringness, that he hardly minded
what happened during the few Sc
onds before its execution.
He stood motionles for a few in
stants, then lowered the window.
where's a paper boy he NUT
tered, audibly.
He felt that the little ma was
watching him, but that might have
been mere imagination. The little
man could not possibly know what
was in his mind.
Where is that paper boy?" re-
peated Brown.
He poked his head out. No paper
boy vas in sight. The guard was re-
turning to his van, and the train
would soon be off again.
tive got to Judge this nicely"
thought Brown. eff I do 1t too soon
it'll be no good-or If I do it to late.
Now, then-keep steady!"
He glued his eyes on the guard.
reading the signs. The guard raised
his hand.
"Now!" gasped Brown to himself.
But aloud he shouted, There he
isl can just catch himl HI! Boy!"
He threw open the door suddenly.
He heard the girl cry, BE CAREFUL"
and he thanked her tacitly for the
warming. But he wasn't in the mood
to be careful-of himself. that was.
He swung the door wide, as the
train began to move, made a for
ward movement, then a backward
one, tottered against the side, and
appeared to lose his head. His hand
went out wildly. 1t caught the
shoulder Of the little man. who was
bending forward with interest. The
next moment, before he knew It. the
little mar was 1urching out of the
compartment on the platform,
| wildly gripped by Brown.
The train increased its speed. The
| handle of the door above them slid
| away /. smaller and smaller . . !.
now out of sight. Other doors swung
by. above the heads of the sprawl
ing couple.
Got him!" thought Brown, hys-
terically.
Then something hit him. He be-
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lieved at first that 1t was some por-
ton of the passing train, but it was
not. 1t was the fist of the little
man. Was it the blow-or was 1t
because he now found himself
alone, and the little nj was grow
ing hitler and hitler on the plat
form Of the departing train?
CTO BE CONTTNUEDa
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-29
Today's Horoscope

Persons born on this day are
good all-arcund individuals. They
do many things quite well, but are
not experts in any line. They are
fond Of music, but are not musi-
clans themselves.
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IL

CHAPTER III
Matters had moved with such
dizzy speed that, until now. there
had been no moment for sober re-
| Election. Only half a dozen min
utes had elapsed since Brown had
jumped UP from the table in his
restaurant, and those six minutes
had contained more than usually
| came to Brown in a month. Far
more. In fact, it began to dawn on
the modest little clerk that they
had contained more than he had
previously experienced in the whole
of his twenty-four years of life.
But sober reflection came to him
now-when it was too late to re-
tract. No. 3 platform of Kings
Cross station was slipping back
wards, to become a confused men,
DRY in this strange new reality, and
Brown had a weird feeling that he
was becoming detached from him
self, and that the Brown who had
eaten the poached egg-who had
been going to play in a tennis
match that afternoon, was already
very far away. Yes. this, surely,
was a new Brownl Not a very he
roic one, certainly, or a confident
one, but a Brown. who, finding the
die cast, was deciding to abide by
the throw.
For that attitude was the result
of Browns sober reflection as the
powerful engine snorted and steam
ed northward. 81 dessay I am a
fool" he thought, "but p'r'haps it's
better to be a whole fool than half
a fool" Anyway, he was in it now,
and the only thing vas to adopt the
Drifting policy of seeing it through.
eyes. but if I'm going to see it
through, I got to keep my wits" he
argued to himself. Il got to keep
my wits" he argued to himself. "I
got to act quick. and l got to get
back tonight, if I can"
His practiced fingers sought his
pocket, and counted the wealth
there. He know it must be over ten
dollars-he had been unusually saw
ing all the week-and he found it
was eleven dollars and four cents
above the return fare, assuming he
completed the journey. HIM! Not
a great deal to cover accidents!
well, there mustn't be any acct
dents" decided Brown. II must just
find the girl, get a word to her
somehow, find out if there's any
thing else I can do-and then hop
1t back as soon as I can"
Towards this end he began to
walk enginewards along the corri-
dor into which he had leapt as the
train had started.
From this moment, Browns de-
termination never wavered. The
girl sitting in the far corner Of the
fourth carriage, with her back to
the engine, was the girl he dreamed
about, the inaccessible gold that
threaded through all his secret fam
cies. She was the heroine of all
| the books he read. (AuthorS dupe
themselves If they imagine they al
ways plant their own pictures in
| their readers minds.) She was the
girl who applauded all his imagined
exploits. to whom he had proposed,
just before going to sleep. on count
less occasions and in countless ways,
whom he had saved from fires. from
wrecks, from mad dogs, and from
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-29

What was the real name of Sir
Henry Irving, the celebrated Eng
fish actor?
What was Thomas Jonathan
Jackson usually called?
Put on the whole armour Of
God, that We may be able 70 stand
against the wileS Of the devil"
Where Is this passage found in the
Bible?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-29
StarIOre
Locating the 20 Brightest Stars

by Arthur Dew. Carpenter
OF all the 20 brightest stars be-
held in the evening skies, Is of
them are seen from northern lati-
tudes, and five more from near or
south Of the equator. All are eth.
er as bright or brighter than the
first magnitude. The star Sirius Il
the most outstanding Of all, being
8.3 light years distant. Campus In
the far south. not seen from the
more northerly latutudes, is next in
brightness, and Is $50 l1gnt years
away. These 20 brightest stars may
all be found easily in the heavens,
In the course Of a year, with the
aid of a simple star map.
more Tomorrow
Answers to Foregoing Questions
l. Signora Edda Mussolini; pre-
mier of Italy; four.
2. John Brodribb.
3. Stonewall Jackson.
4. Ephesians, vi, IL. NJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-21

The following summary shows the
distribution of improvements among
the respective sections of the District
of Columbia and the values Of same:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-21
DR.. WILLIAM L. SULLIVAN
AT ALL SOULS CHURCH

DR.. William Laurence Sullivan will
preach at All Souls Church (Unitarian) !,
Sixteenth and Harvard streets, tomor-
row at the IL o'clock service in the con-
tinued absence of the minister, DR..
Ulysses G. B. Pierce. He will take for
his subject Thanksgiving Life"
The church school will resume its ses-
sions at GAS o'clock. Assignments to
new classes will be made, and the work
for the year briefly discussed. There
will be a meeting of representatives of
all church organizations with the board
of trustees under the Craftsmanship of
DR.. Percival Hall to consider the pro-
grem for the year Monday evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-21

in part B special note is made that the
general conditions Of the contract Of
the American Institute of Architects,
current edition, shall form part of
that division.
Cited as "Splendid Work"
"This is a splendid work of the New
York Building Congress and has al
ready been used with great success for
some large operations in the metropoli-
tan district and in the South, and I'M
doubleday can be used to a very large
extent by architects throughout the
country
printed editions of these specifica-
tons can be obtained from the New
York Building Congress and may be
bound up with the general conditions
Of the contract OF the American Insti-
tute Of Architects"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-21
ARCHITECTS LAUD
PLANS FOR SCHOOL
Design for Home of Liturgical
Music Institution Commended
by Advisory Council.

The architectural design for the
home for the new School of Liturgical
Music to be erected on Harwood road
northeast at Catholic University, at a
cost of $150,000, has, been commended
by a jury of the Architects Advisory
Council. The building, to be known
as the Dom Macquereau Hall, was de-
signed by Murphy & Olmsted, Wash
ington architects.
The jury also approved plans for a
salesroom and gas station to be erect
ed at 1925 Good Hope road southeast,
at a cost of $4,000, designed by G. N.
Bell for Frank Small, jr.
The Architects Advisory Council has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-21

commended plans for the dwelling to
be erected for William r. Castle, jr.,
Assistant Secretary of State, at 1900 S
street, designed by Carrere g. Hastings;
the house for Senator David A. Reed Of
Pennsylvania, to be erected at 2210 s
and for nine dwellings to be erected by
Waverly Taylor. Inc, at 1919 to 1886
Forty-fourth street, designed by Waverly
Taylor.
The jury of architects also approved"
the designs for the dwelling at 1901
Jonquil street, Laurence E. Allison de-
signer, j. E. Fox owner; dwelling at
2949 Brandywine street. r. w. Berry
designer, r. M. Burton owner, and
dwelling at 1851 Redwood terrace, James
E. Cooper architect, Edna j. Shelby
owner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-21

issued its standard specifications" COW
ering all structural work except the me-
chanical trades, concerning which
specifications are now being shaped.
The standard specifications" are
composed of two parts, A and 3, which
are exlained by Thomas E: Shook in the
Octagon, journal of the American In
stitute of Architects.
Clauses Governing Quality.
"Part B." Mr.. Shook says, Consists
of clauses governing the quality of ma
terials and workmanship, and is the
printed standard form now issued.
part A is to be written by the archi-
tect and is to be a list Of the materials
to be used, to which is added the num-
bers Of such clauses in part B govern
ing the quality and workmanship OF
these various materials.
"At the head of each division Of work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-21
BUILDING HOLDS
LEVEL IN AUGUST
Months Figures Equal 1928
Total, but Fall Below
July, 1929, Record.

Private building operations in the
District for which permits were issued
during August had an estimated total
cost of $2,272,88O, according to the
official monthly report of Col. John
w. Oehmann, building inspector.
The total was approximately the
same as that for August of last year.
but was well below the July, 1929,
record, which was the highest for any
month of this year thus far, except
March.
Plans were approved for construc-
ton of 100 dwellings having total
cost of $950,950, while permits were
issued for six apartments having cost
estimated to total $294,500.
Permits were issued in August as
follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-21
Holy Communion Services,

At the Church of the TRANSPORTATION
tomorrow the services will be holy COM
munion, 1880 am; morning prayer and
sermon, IL o'clock; EVENING" prayer, 8
pm; church school, $50 am. Rev.
John j. Queally, rector, will off1ciate at
all services
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-21
THEME is ANNOUNCED.

DR.. Patterson to Preach on UNION
With Christ" Tomorrow.
DR.. N. P. Patterson, pastor Of the
First Presbyterian Church, will speak
on the subject, "Union With Christ" at
the old church on John Marshall place
tomorrow at II o'clock.
Church school will be held at $50
am. both at the old church and at
the chapel, Massachusetts, avenue and
Thirty-sixth street.
No evening service will be held at
the chapel until further notice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-21
UNIFIED BUILDING
RULES ADOPTED
New York Association Issues
Specifications Covering All
Structural Work.

After several years of preparation
the New York Building Congress has
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-03-22
UNIONS
In Tribute to Taggart's
Memory

Indianapolis, Ind. I. L. N. 81
Thomas Taggart, former United
States senator from Indiana, and ma
tionally known democratic politician,
is dead. Taggart, coming here from
Ireland as an emigrant boy, rose to
wealth, power and influence.
The Newspaper Pressmen's Union
adopted a resolution praising Tag
CARTS efforts in behalf of the work
ing people.
Whereas" the resolution sets out,
"in the death of Thomas Taggart, for
mer United States senator, this ma
tion suffers the loss of one of it's dis
tinguished citizens and the labor peo-
pie one Of it's best friends. We find
that during his life he was ever mind
full Of the ambitions and purposes of
the working people, and was ever
ready to extend any needed encour-