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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
BAIL DENIED DOCTOR
IN "TORSO MURDER"
Westlake, Elderly Retired Physi-
clan Of Los Angeles, Charged
With Killing Mrs. Sutton.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, June DIR. Frank
P. Westlake, elderly retired physician,
was arraigned today on q charge Of
numbering Mrs. Laura B. Sutton, Ar
tesla, Calf, divorce, who was asserted
by deputy sheriffs to have been the
torso murder" victim which for some
time had puzzled authorities. He was
denied bail.
Preliminary hearing on the charge
was set for next Wednesday morning in
Municipal Court.
The formal complaint supplanted a
suspicion Of murder" charge, upon
which the physician had been jailed,
and alleges the murder occurred ION or
about March g."
The torso was found In the Los
Angeles River April 4. Several weeks
later a skull, identified as belonging to
the body, and later as the head Of Mrs.
Sutton, was discovered by schoolboys
near where the body was found.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
10-MILE VOCAL RANGE
POSSIBLE AT RESORT
Effect Produced by 100 Loud
Speakers in Various Parts of
Atlantic City Auditorium.

PHILADELPHIA CF).-Ap p aratus
that delivers vocal power 10 miles If
directed at one focal point has been
assembled for the new Atlantic City
auditorium.
1t is produced by 100 loud-speaker
horns, the largest of which has an
effective length of 81 feet. They are
installed in various sections of the audi
torium. The greatest battery is in the
main convention hall, a room that seats
upward of 10000 persons.
The horns in this hall for voice and
musical alnplification are suspended in
two great gondolas, 100 feet above the
moor, one at each end of the vast room.
The mechanical Threats have been
aimed to reach every section of the
hall. and tuned to acoustical modula-
tons which engineers say are perfect.
Another large battery Of horns sup
plies the ballroom. Not only NAV two
separate programs be amplified stimuli
taneously, one in each room, but faders
nave been installed which the engineers
say Will enable one program to be
merged into the other without the
listeners being aware of the change in
source. 49,
Fifteen telephone sets are Installed
70 the control room for use of monitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
CHICAGO STRIKE
TAKES OUT 5000
IronWorkers' Demand for ST
a Day Raise Ties Up Many
Building Projects.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 1.-More than 5000
iron workers went on strike today for
a dollar a day wage increase.
AS result all building projects in
which the iron framework has not been
completed were delayed.
The strike of the Bridge and Structur-
al Iron Workers Union, with member
ship of 1900, was called last night, and
today the Ornamental and Architectural
Iron Workers walked out in a sympa-
thetic strike. The latter organization
has membership of 900 and wage scale
of $12 day, the same as the structural
workers. The unions demand $l3,
concession on their part from a $14
day first asked. The employers count
cred with an offer of $12.50.
Setback Not Serious.
Work on various buildings. to cost
well over 500, 100000 was not seriously
hampered today, E. N. Craig, executive
secretary Of the Building Construction
Employers Association. said. He esti-
mated, however, that 10000 other crafts
men would be thrown out OF employ
ment and all work on most Of the prof.
ects halted if the iron workers remained
out week.
Arthur Evenson, chief business agent
for the Structural Iron Workers, an
nounced during the day that three con-
tractors had met the union demand for
an increased wage scale.
A. c. Preble, spokesman for the Iron
League, an association Of employers.
| said the workers had violated their
agreement by striking.
1.-THE agreement we have with them
calls for arbitration" he declared. yet
they walked out, seriously affecting
building operations"
| On the other hand, Evenson said
he did not read the agreement in that
fashion and he believed there was no
| violation in the strike agreement.
Walked Out without Can.
No official strike call was issued for
| the ornamental workers, but the men
walked out. Judge Denis Z. Sullivan
in Superior Court recently issued an
injunction restraining Edward Ryan,
their business agent, and other union
oficials from calling strike in a
| jurisdictional argument between the
| ornamental workers and the sheet
metal workers as to which craft should
install certain types Of metal window
| frames.
| It was believed Ryan and other on
cials feared they might be cited for
| contempt If they issued q strike order
today, although 1t had nothing to do
with the iurisdictional argument.
The buildings on which construction
has been hampered by the strike in
clude the Merchandise Mart the
Board of Trade, the buildings Of the
Hawthorne plant of the Western Elec-
trio Co., the Continental Illinois Bank
Building and the telephone building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02

day resorts such as San Reno and the
Italian Lakes, and altogether italy is in
Ior nylng time this season.
Moscow-Russia's Changes In Names.
Very complicated are the MANY
changes Of place names, and all over
eastern Europe changes Of government
continue to bring changes of names.
A pleasant little townlet In the woods
near Leningrad Cor Petrograd or st.
Petersburg, as some may remember It'll
Erstwhile called CATCHING, was later
named Trotsk. in honor of Trotzky.
Now that Trotzky Is in disfavor they
have renamed 1t, Poor Little Town.
Kransnogvardeisk. or Red Guard Town.
How often these folks change their adj
dress without the bother OF removal!
Sydney-Talkies the Rage.
Thester property in Sydney is SO val-
liable that shop-display windows 'front.'
ing one Of Its theaters bring in nearly
$4,000 a year, and besides the new
State Theater opened at Easter, O block
Of land has been purchased to build
another one, with shops and Offices,
costing nearly 100000
Fortunes are being made In moving
pictures, and Australia has gone mad
on the talkies. j. j. Mulligan. chair
man Of Washington Theaters, Ltd, be-
lieves the talkie rage will last about six
months. After that he visualizes q pro-
gram that will start with an organ
recital, and will be followed by short
and finally the principal picture with
orchestral experimentation.
copyrisht, 1879, By North American News
paper AllianeeO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
BY ROSE PATTERSON,

Italy will encourage amateur flying.
OF two companies to be formed, the
Soeieta Incremento Turisfno Aereo will
devote itself to the promotion Of ANA
teur flying and the Societa Vendita
Apparecchi Turisrao will be concerned
moreover, On the irastailnieat system.
Flying naSetinD Afe 10 b held OF holi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02

day resorts such as San Reno and the
ttalian Lakes, and altogether Italy is in
for flying time this season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TR1CEWELL.

Alexandra Dumas had friend who
had 10000 books In his house. And
40 900 Is 10000.
He kept them In every room, 90
shelves reaching to the ceiling. but
several thousand were piled in heaps
in the attic.
These latter comprised works not
read. simply. collected against the
rainy day which every bookloVer fears
The collection grew and grew, until
finally the walls began to crack, as the
weight Of unread books at the top in
creased daily.
Fearing total collapse, the owner
OF the house occupied by the friend OF
M. Dumas ordered the upper story to
be cleared.
Great mental anguish came then to
the worthy book collector.
To part with his unread friends was
unthinkable; yet the owner stood there
insisting.
my house will fall down." he pointed
out.
The logic of the situation was 50 ir-
reSiStible that there was nothing for
the bookIover to do but agree to get rid
OF the unread books in the attic.
4
Dumas does not dwell on the anguish
of his friend. when he thus was forced
to part with his beloved books, but
those of every race and cline who love
them need no elaboration.
They know that the sight OF those
dear books being carried away was q
sorrowful one for the old bookloVer
The situation was all the worse because
they were books he had not yet read
Some might think he would have
dreaded most a parting with his read
books. but no, they we're friends he
could easily part with, because he knew
them and knew he would know them
when they met again.
With his unread books it was diff
ferent. He had been holding them on
ice, as 1t were, against the time when he
might enter into their hearts. Now he
had lost them forever. He remembered
that morning when he had found q
certain tome In little bookshop down
a certain boulevard.
The foolish proprietor. not knowing
It's real worth, had marked 1t Il fr.,"
but 1t was worth much more than that.
1t was not his business however, TO
tell the worthy man. He must watch
out for himself. Such is the law OF
book buying.
If one who sells books does not know.
for instance, that n genuine copy of
the first edition of Poe's "Tamerlane''
Is worth thousands OF dollars he sure
ly will be the loser when true book
collector discovers 1t in q blown
stall Cif he ever doeS).
The friend OF Dumas sorrowed over
each one OF his unread books. as they
were carted away from his home. Some
how he felt that life had cheated him.
1t would have done no good for any
one to have reminded him that ne had
10000 books left. He wanted most the
ones he had to give up.
Those who have never engaged in
the actual work of cataloguing or even
counting thousand books will not
realize just how many books 40 900 is.
1t Is a lot of books.
Many homes today boast only two or
three hundred volumes, and the home
which has as many as 900 books is
well stocked, indeed. The posseSsor Of
two, three or four thousand books has
a large home library. When a book
lover gets in the 5000 class and up, he
needs a special room, and large one,
in which to harbor his treasures.
Such home libraries, of whatever
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15

The answers to questions printed here
each day are specimens picked from the
mass of inquiries handled by our great
information bureau maintained in
Washington. d. C. This valuable serv-
ice is for the free use OF the public
Ask any question of fact you may want
to know and you will get an immediate
reply. Write plainly. inclose cents
in coin or stamps for return postage,
and address The Evening Star Informa-
ton Bureau. Frederic j. Haskin, di-
rector, Washington, d. c.
@. How many stations broadcast the
Universal Safety Series?-H. H. N.
A. Thirty-four radio stations partici-
pate in this safety education program.
@. How often does President Hoover
hold public audiences?-L. G.
A. He holds them on Wednesdays
only, at 1890 O'Clock.
@. Can a person who is not an Amer
lean citizen join the Army?-W. G.
A. One must be an American citizen
before joining any division OF the
United States Army.
@. How many people are born each
day and how many die?-A. P.
A. It is estimated that In the world
the births average 10000 a day and
the deaths 100000.
@. How does an American get q
patent in England?-E. E. NJ.
A. The British patent Office will not
conduct business directly with an ap-
plicant living in the United States, but
conducts its business through a duly
authorized agent in England Applica-
tions for foreign patents are prepared
here by United States practitioners and
their agents abroad attend to the bust
ness there. All communications rela-
tive to an application are between the
British office and the agent abroad.
@. When is the Rose Tournament held
in Pasadena?-R. S.
A. 1t is held on January /. This
mammoth display is months in prepa-
ration Last year there were more than
800 entries.
@. What qualifications are required OF
horses entering the Kentucky Derby?
Can horses be entered before birth?-
0. r. H.
A. Entries for the Kentucky Derby
usually close the last of February. Any
three-year- thoroughbred is eligible
There are some stakes where a mare Is
entered before birth of the foal but
that is not true of the Kentucky Derby
O. Is Babe Ruth more of an asset to
his team as q batter than he was as a
pitcher?--G. s.
A. He was a very good pitcher and is
an excellent batter. AS a batter he can
play every day, which is an advantage
to his team.
@. Since IAN" is used before words
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15
The Tariff Fight.

Prospects for limited revision" OF
the tariff, urged upon Congress by the
President, are looking up today. The
House passed taTin bill which In some
quarters has been criticized Is going tar
beyond the recommendations OF NAT.
Hoover. The pessimists, particularly
those who would like to see the Hoover
administration go on the rocks imme-
diateIy began to predict that the Senate
would make the bill much worse" They
may have based their predictions on the
fact that the Senate finance committee
is filled with hiRh-tariff Republicans.
But they counted without the Senate Il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15

scr Castle this afternoon and tomorrow
he win meet Premier Ramsey Mae
Donald in Scotland.
The expectation of British COM
mentation that epochal events are des-
tined to now from the Dawes ambassa
dorship is heartily shared In the United
states. In his maiden statement TO the
press at Southampton yesterday. Gen
Dawes confessed that he has many
faults" and one OF them should serve
him well both ut F'orres, Scotland, to-
morrow and in London in the future
That Is his habit Of blunt speech.
Anglo American relations long since
emerged from the hands across the sea
stage OF mutual mush and have been
transferred TO the plane OF practical
politics. Gen. Dawes sensed that fact
and gave 1t subtle expression yesterday
when he procla imed that he has never
been q diplomat" The craftsmanship
of common sense, rather than the
meaningless niceties of professional
diplomacy is the requisite in the bust.
ness which John Bull and Uncle Sam
have to transact. Our picturesque en-
voy to Britain may be short on protocol
pleasantries, but he is not lacking In
those qualities which are associated
with brass tacks. His countrymen are
confident that Gen. Dawes will get down
to brass tacks in London with q mini
mum of delay.
Naval limitation is the paramount
Anglo issue 1t is . highly
complex question. II involves much
more than any ''yardstick of relatively"
in strength and number Of ships. to use
the graphic phrase coined by President
Hoover at Arlington on Memorial day.
1t comprehends in particular the con-
troyeTsisl problem Of the freedom OF
the seas" Until the statesmen of the
two countries evolve mutually salts
factory solution of their differences OH
the rights of neutrals and belliserents
at sea Anglo American naval peace will
remain y mere truce. Senator Borah,
an earnest apostle of an understanding
with the British, rightly regards clear
ing up of sea law as the condition
precedent.
Happily, Mr. Ramsay Macdonald Is
fully alive to the imponderable in the
situation. He, too, like Gen. Dawes, is a
practical idealist rs such. The Labor
premier is likely TO approach matters in
the spirit in which, after all, they must
be tackled by both sides, namely, In the
conviction that the United States and
the British Empire are not going to
war. Taking our mutual stand on that
bedrock, the rest should be easy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

beginning with vowels. why isn't It used
before union" and "one"?-T. NJ.
A. These are exceptions. Long "u' is
preceded by "a" and so is q word that
has the unusual sound OF 20" as in the
word "one."
@. Is there colored man In Con-
gress?-H. r.
A. There is a colored Representative
in Congress, Oscar De Priest of Illinois.
He represents the district formerly rep
resented by Martin B. Madden OF Chi
cago.
@. What are preference shares
d. D. s.
A. The term is used in England a@
the equivalent of the American pre-
ferred stock. These rank ahead Of II"
ordinary shares. besides very often be-
ing entitled TO cumulative dividend.
@. What can be done to prevent poi
soning from contact with poison ivy?-
II. F.
A. The condition is now treated in
the same way that hay fever is com
bated-that is, by injecting into inc
sufferer minute quantities Of extract 81
the very poison which causes the dls-
tress. This has been found effective
both as a preventive measure and sS
a method of treatment. An injection
of the poison ivy antigen, which is an
extract made up of poison Ivy leaves,
acts in the same manner as vaccine.
It usually requires about three inJec-
lions into muscular tissue for the cure
of a case. Within "a hours after the
injection the itching ceases and the t-
rttation begins to disappear. This
treatment inmunizes the patient against
an attack of poison ivy for about two
months. However, the patient Is again
susceptible the following season. 1t
also is possible before the season be-
gins to give one injection Of poison
wv antigen and thus afford immunity
from the affection for three or four
months.
@. What is the highest score OF three
straight games in bowling?-R. p.
| A. The highest individual average IN
| three games in the International Bowl
| ing Tournament was 256 by W. Vols In
/ Chicago in 1924.
| @. Why are all the tents on the lawn
! of the Department Of Agricultural
| P. A. T.
! A. The tents are to be used by the
I boys and girls of the All Club, who will
arrive shortly for their third encamp-
ment, which viii be held June 10 70
| 25. About $50 members are expected,
and the registration includes AZ States
and Hawaii. Two boys and two girls
are chosen from each State and Hawaii.
and are selected because of their ex-
cellence in some certain phase of agri-
culture activity, their marked leader
ship among younger boys and girls in
| the organization, their organizing ahil-
| ity and their general high mental and
physical standards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15
Preparations Agreement Hailed
AS Aiding World Cooperation

ficiency since there Is no longer fear
of being penalized for efficiency" re-
marks the Kansas City Journal-Post,
and the Chattanooga Times AYERS that
| the agreement will give Germany a
chance to work out her own salvation
without interference"
1T puts the defeated nation on its
own responsibility as sovereign state. ;"
according to the Louisville Courier
Journal which also points out that
virtually all the war debts OF Europe
and the cost of the devastation wrought
by the conflict are piled upon the de-
feated country and full economic de-
velopment is required" Merit is found
by the Saginaw Daily News in the fact
that Germany is at least In that con-
dition of relief which is best described
as knowing the worst"
The Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch, con-
ceding that Germany must continue
to pay and pay through the nose for
the Kaiser's folly" concludes, however,
that the young republic has been
given more time, greater opportunity
to develop her foreign trade, and her
burden is lessened."
The creditors" in the judgment of
the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin,
gain the advantage of a definite ar
rangement running as long as allied
war debt payments are due. possibility
of immediate realization, through COM
liberalization, of a considerable part
Of future annuities, and release from
the obligation to protect Germany's
credit"
The Manchester Union finds the les
son that the nations had reached a
point common in transactions between
individuals in which there was neither
wisdom nor profit in sticking out for
the last dollar" The New Orleans
Times -Picayune concludes that 'in re-
turn for the rigorous scaling down of
their claims the allied governments re-
ceive reasonable assurance OF actual
and punctual-payments."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15
Remarkable Comeback
Staged by Vaudeville

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Vaudeville, which years ago took the
old-time variety show and popularized
1t, Is 10 divorce itself from the motion
pictures, 1t is announced, in the big
Boston theater built as a memorial to
the man who made this form of enter
tainment what 1t is-B. F. Keith. This
is . bold step and interesting because
1t was In Boston that Keith performed
his successful operation on vaudeville.
The present experiment If it proves
profitable, may be extended TO other
CheateTs Of the same ownership, 1t is
animated. This change Is only phase
OF the remarkable comeback" staged
by vaudeville during the last few
months.
Vaudeville was the best paying
branch OF the show business" until
the movie" came along. The cinema
places which have sprung up all over
the country are convincing testimony
OF the films success. Many vaudeville
houses were given over to pictures en-
tirely when the photodrama's popularity
attained its height. All the vaudeville
theaters which continued TO offer the
"tWo-a day" or "thTee-a-day" personal
performances incorporated f1lmS In their
offerings. Vaudeville drew public figures
of all sorts into its theaters in order
to keep up with film competition. But.
Notwithstanding all efforts, vaudeville
seemed to be steadily slipping. The
'talkies" administered another blow to
the "vUdvil" box Office. And then some
thing happened.
The minds that conceived and put
into execution the union between radio
and vaudeville helped one business and
revived another. An altogether new set
OF entertainers had come to the public's
attention by way OF the microphone and
receiving set. Millions Of nightly listen
ers heard these unseen musicians,
singers, monologists, comedians. When
the radio stars came TO the vaudeville
stage and let their public" see and
hear them In person, the theaters could
hardly hold the crowds and the box
ONCE tjlls were filled to overlooking.
Vaudeville seems TO be doing nicely,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15
An Historical Week.

Unless all portents are deceptive,
Anglo American history will be made in
Great Britain this week end. Gen.
Dawes, the new American Ambassador
to the Court Of ST. James, will present
his credentials 10 King George at Wind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15

The graciousness with which William
Howard Taft welcomes the attentions
of the camera men is an assurance that
greatness does not necessarily put a
man out of touch with human interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15

The pernicious housefiy would stand
no chance whatever If a girl with a
fly swatter could make as attractive a
picture as Miss Wills with a tennis
racket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15

and have the nature OF angels and the
nature of earthly creatures, in one per-
SON."
X
A woman once had the impertinence
to ask Lytton Strachey. the author of
Elizabeth and Essex" II, when In bed,
he slept with his beard under or above
the sheet. The reply was, according tn
Sewell StokeS In his book "Pilloried,"
Come skdr sect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15

Talking pictures are consolidating. In
addition to the talk from the screen,
there is evidently some pretty good
salesmanship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15

The question OF whether debentures
will bring luck to the farmer may yet
be taken from the statesmen and turned
over to the fortune tellers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15

1t might be too much to request that
the japanese continue to send cherry
trees and keep their beetles at home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15

de man who L. always remindin'
folks OF DER duty" said Uncle Eben, us
eineter be les about e. popular Is an
alarm clock"
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.


Speed.
o Master of the Steering Gear.
Your name commands welcoming ea1
In honoring the present need
OF Greater and More Glorious Speed!
Who cares, If your ambitious dash
May bring Triumph or a Crash.
AS you proceed, without fear,
o Master of the Steering Gear!
The Safety" motto is reversed.
The watchword now is Danger First
On earth or in the atmosphere,
o Master OF the Steering Gear!