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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01
VIRGINIA PRIMARY
OPEN TO Boilers
Democrats Who Supported
Hoover Eligible, Says
Attorney General.
BY the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, February 1.-Vir-
ginia Democrats who cast their ballots
for Herbert Hoover last November were
ruled yesterday by Attorney General
John r. Saunders of Virginia, in an Of
fetal opinion. to be entitled to vote in
the August 1929 Democratic primary.
Handing down the opinion at the re-
quest of the Democratic State executive
committee, the attorney general said
the right of a Democrat to participate
in the Democratic primary this year is
not to be tested by the vote of such
person for presidential electors in the
1928 election
He declared that the chapter Of the
primary laws requiring participants in
the primary to have been supporters of
Democratic candidates in the last pre-
ceding election in which they were ELI
gible did not apply to the presi-
Dental election, since 1t refers only to
those candidates nominated by direct
primary. The presidential candidates
and electors were chosen by convention,
he added
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Banville. George Greek, LYMAN Brown.
J. M. Cobb, K. N. McKeever, Dixie Pig.
Huddleston's Garage. S. Mostow, F. M.
Monaco, Johnny's Garage, Mrs. Culp,
Edward Mahoney, N. e. Stanton, E. A.
Gasch. Alice M. Deegan, James Gum.
Duckett Magruder, Alice B. Richardson,
Carrie Galloway Bernard Harrison, Ar
thur Carr, Washington Suburban Gas
Co, Mrs. W. j. w. Bailey, Mount
Rainier rescue squad unit, Washington
Railway g. Electric Co., Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co., Hyattsville Independent,
Carr Bros. g. Boswell, Inc: Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission. l..
Duckett. Prince Georgian, Greater Bla-
densburg District Citizens Association,
James La Fontaine. w. p. Magruder.
Washington Packard Motor Co.. Hyatts-
Vile Fire Department, Bowie Fire De-
partment, Bladensburg Fire Department.
E. Brock, Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Degges,
F. E. Doty and Rushe Motor Co.
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$3.50, 1000 BOND ISSUE
FREDERICK PROPOSAL
Water Improvements Endorsed by
Many Service and Civic Organ
izations of Frederick Town.
SPECIAL Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK, Md, February LINZ
proyements to the city water system
as proposed by Mayor Lloyd C. Cutler
and unitedly Endorsed by many service
and civic organizations, will neceSsi-
tate the issuance of $250.00O in bonds.
it has been estimated. Following the
report of engineers now making sur
vey of the water system the city will
seek authority to issue enough bonds to
cover the expenditures necessary for
improvements, city officials indicated.
Tests made show that the water pres
sure is very low at times. In case of
serious fire, it has been pointed out,
firemen would be greatly handicapped
in securing sufficient water and many
sections of the city would be without
water If all apparatus were pumping
from the city mains at the same time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01
TWO Ex-C0NFEDERATES
OF SAME AGE EXPIRE
Henry Clay Schenck of Stephens
City, Va, Failed to Surrender
When With Army at Appomattox.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER. Va, February L.
Taps" sounded today at Stephens City,
near here, for Henry Clay Schenck, 81,
who died suddenly of a heart attack.
He enlisted in the Southern Cavalry
under Gen. Turner Ashby when Is years
old and after Ashby's death served
under Gen. Thomas L. Rosser. He took
part in such major engagements as New
Market, Cedar Creek, the Wilderness,
Seven Pines and Fredericksburg. He
was at Appomattox when Gen. r. E.
Lee surrendered with his army, but went
to Stephens City, where he had since
resided. A widow. formerly Miss Mary
NELL Barnes survives. He was q men,
Der OF the Lutheran Church.
FRONT ROYAL, Va, February L.
Enoeh Robinson. 84<year-old Confed-
crate veteran, died at his home last
night after a short illness of bronchial
pneumonia. He was member of Com
pany d, 23d Virginia Cavalry, and
served throughout the war. He Is sur
vived by the following children: Mrs
Lizzie Rinker, Miss Ida Robinson and
John Robinson. all of this county;
James Robinson of Bluefield, w. va:
Mrs. Mary Warfield of Baltimore, Mrs
Annie Rinker and Mrs. Fannie Orr OF
Middletown, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01
ANNEXATION CASE
BRIEFS REQUESTED
Special Court in Arlington
County to Adjourn Until
February rs.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va, Febru.
airy 1.-THE special tribunal of three
judges hearing the annexation proceed
ings instituted against Arlington County
by the City of Alexandria today an
nounced that counsel for both sides will
be requested to submit briefs following
completion of the county'S case now In
progress
Judges Don Halsey of Lynchburg
Frederick Coleman of Fredericksburg
and e. w. Hudgins of Chase City said
that upon completion of today's session
the court will adjourn until February
IS, so that they may preside over the
courts of their home circuits. Counsel
for the county February IS will con-
tinue its case and when finished date
will be, fixed for the submitting of briefs
in argument of the case.
Fletcher Kemp, superintendent of
Arlington County public schools for %
years. testified today that the school
program of the county would be hard
hit in the event the city wins the annex
alton suit and takes in the town of
Potomac. where George Mason High
School is located.
Would Transfer Pupils.
Children OF Jefferson ana Arlington
majesterial districts living outside the
territory sought by annexation would
have to transfer to Washington-Lee
High School, at Ballston. in the west
ern section of the county, he said. The
only means of transportation from their
community to Ballston would be by in
direct electric car route.
Mr.. Kemp explained that the two
high schools were located SO as to best
serve the two sections of the county,
George Mason in the east and Wash
ington-Lee in the west. The schools
are at the junction point of fine roads,
and streets, and are also served by
electric car and buses. He added that
there is no bus line from Jefferson and
Arlington districts to Washington
Maps Used by Witness.
Using maps to illustrate his testimony
w. S. Sunderman, city planner and
landscape architect. testified yesterday
that there are 3l8 acres within the
city limits of Alexandria suitable for
residential, park and industrial devel-
opment, in addition to the 612 acres
the city recently acquired from Fairfax
County by an annexation agreement
Supt. Kemp told yesterday that the
attendance in the county schools In
1925 was 6,0l8, while in Alexandria the
attendance was 5,439. The increase in
attendance In the county for the period
l905-1925 was 223 per cent, while in
the city the increase was 80 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01
Harvesting of lee
On Virginia Farms
Awaits Colder Days
snecial nisnatch TO The Star.

ORANGE. Va, February l.
Virginia farmers, particularly in
this section, are hoping the cold
weather will continue or get
worse. for the first ice harvest
has not been made and ground
, hog day is near
Ponds near here were coated
only an. inch thick yesterday, but
this had increased some today.
Little harvesting has been done
before Christmas for 10 or f2.
years. In former times, a citizen
said today, huge snow balls and
: cakes of ice were stored, gener-
ally before Christmas. Where
the Winters have been too mild
for extensive harvests it has been
necessary to buy and haul in hot
weather.
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The usual routine business was trans
acted, and several matters Of minor i'm
portance were given attention. The
meeting was conducted by the presi-
dent, F@Barsiard Welsh, and was largely
attended
The Home Missionary and the Aid
Societies Of Epworth Methodist Church.
Gaithersburg, held meetings yesterday
at the home Of Mrs Grub, at WASH
ington Grove. Morning and afternoon
sessions were held. Mrs. wachter con-
Quoting the sessions of the Missionary
Society and Mrs. Norman Jacobs those
OF the Aid Society. At noon a fine
luncheon was served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01
SCHOOL BILL FAVORED.
Maryland House Gets $475, 900
Montgomery County Measure:

BY staff Correspondent Of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md. February L.
Montgomery County's school refund
ing bill to pay for school construction
during 1928, was reported favorably to
the, House by Delegate George L.
Edmunds of Rockville, on behalf of
the Montgomery County delegation, of
which he is chairman The bill pro-
vides for bond issue of $475,O00. The
report was received and put through
its second reading.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, February L.
Pietro Carpenti, aged 26, was found
dead in the police station after he had
been arrested in a raid on his place by
Federal prohibition enforcement officers.
He was apparently intoxicated when
locked up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01
Warrenton Cattleman Dies.
! Dispatch to The Star

Special DISPATCH to The Star.
WARRENTON, Va, February L.
Everett w. Brown. cattle dealer and
retired farmer. died suddenly at his
home here, aged IL. He had been for
some years a member OF the board Of
survived by his wife. who was Miss
Shannon. and four sons, Raymond
Brown, Warrenton; william, Clifford
and E. w. Brown, jr., Washington, d. c.
He leaves also three sisters, Mrs. w. T.
Willis, Warrenton; Mrs. Hirst, PURCELL
vile, Va, and Mrs. Robert Guard, for
merly of Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01
Native of Scotland Dies at 70.

Special DISPATCH TO The Star.
Homecoming, Md, February L.
Mrs. Anna Hunter Muir, Lonaconing's
old resident, died yesterday, aged 95.
She was native of Prestwic, Ayrshire,
Scotland, coming here 70 years ago. Her
husband, Hugh Muir, died 80 years ago.
Surviving are four sons, Adam, John
and Hugh r. Muir of Homecoming and
James M. Muir. Gainesville, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01
MARYLAND BILL PASSES.
Constitutional Convention Question
Put Up to Electorate.

By STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, February 1.-The
House Of Delegates yesterday passed
the bill which will put up to the cleo
torate In the November elections next
year the question as to whether q con-
stitutional convention shall be called
Tor the purpose of altering the State
constitution. The action Is required
every 20 years under the constitution
The bill now goes to the Senate.
1t also passed a House bill legalizinp
the criminal jurisdiction Of justices OF
the peace when exercised on Sundays
and legal holidays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01
special Dispatch to The star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, February L.
The annual banquet of the Cun,berlan :;
Chamber of Commerce was held last
night at the Masonic Temple audito-
rum, with 800 in attendance. The Ro-
tary, Kiwanis and Monarch Clubs and
the Dormitory Club Of Central Y. M.
G. A. joined in the dinner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01
ROAD INCREASES WAGE.
Norfolk & Western Mechanical De-
partment Gets 5 Per Cent More.

ROANOKE. Va. February / OP.-
Officials of the Norfolk 81 Western Rail-
way announced yesterday that a per
cent wage increase In the mechanical
department of this railroad will 90
into effect today.
Machinists, boilcrmakers, blacksmiths.
sheet metal workers, electric workers,
molders and car men with their appren-
tees and helpers will be among those
eligible for the increment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01
Animal Population of Canada,

The number of farm live stock in
Canada as in June, 1928, Is esti-
mated as follows: Mich cows 3.
1872, $40; other cattle. 5,0OO,750; total
cattle, 8.793.272; sheep, 3,,415.788;
swine, 4,497, 1867: hens and chickens,
449, 1892, 855; turkeys, 2,065, 797; geese,
1.125,047: ducks, 995,840: total poultry,
So. TIC SAG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01
MASS MEETING CALLED.
Prince Georges Citizens to Consider
Central Avenue Extension.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARYLAND PARK, Md, February
LIN an effort to unite the civic forces
working for extension of Central ave.
nue. to the Grain Highway, and to dis
cuss other matters of general interest tc
Prince Georges County, mass meeting
of leaders of communities adjacent tC
the District of Columbia will be held
tonight in the Maryland Park High
School under auspices of the Chamber
of Commerce of the eighteenth election
district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01
DRAKE RITES TOMORROW.
Admiral Once Served on Frigate
Constitution.

Final rites for Rear Admiral Frank
lin j. Drake, "a years old, retired, who
died Wednesday at his home in the
Kenesaw Apartments, viii be held at
IL o'clock tomorrow morning at Cav
ler's chapel, 1880 Pennsylvania avenue
Interment win be in Arlington Gene
terry.
During his long service with the Navy
Admiral, Drake once served aboard the
famous frigate Constitution, or 'tOld
Ironsides." He entered the Navy in
1863 and retired several years ago.
Admiral Drake was active in Masonic
circles here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01
Realty Men Dine Tonight
Special Dispatch to The star.

EbtEIai DIspatch 20 The Star. u
FALLS CHURCH, Va, February L.
gshe Real Estate Board of Fairfax and
arlington Counties and Alexandra City
win hold dinner meeting tonight at
the Washington Golf and Country Club
President Keith A. Brumback has urged
all members to make a special effort to
attend, as business will be discussed OF
more than usual Importance. H. C
Morris, chairman of the home builders
and subdividers committee of the board
has called meeting of his committee
TO precede the dinner.
More than 1000 tons of fax arr
being taken into Northern Ireland for
spinning each month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01

800 Pairs Junior Women's tan
and black calf Goodyear Welt
boots. Not fashionable these
days, but extremely useful. Sizes
"a to 8, for large girls. Offered
at less than a third of $1.60
their value. ...........
Sale of infants "First-Step"
butcher laced boots, in tan,
SIN 0 k led elk or patent ST
leather. Sizes 4 to S. ......
Remnant lots of children's long
stockings-Junior sports socks
boys novelty sports hose-at
half or less than half 10c
price $50.
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Now suddenly begin to tremble;
something might happen in the in
terval. think no more of the dead
man. he is of no consequence to me
now.
Ito Be Continued)
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Az QUTET On 7HE Wf)1ERN IRON rE Elk sHr)

BY noon I am cropping on the outel
/ limits of reason. Hunger devouri
me. 1 could almost weep for some
thing to eat, can not struggle
against it. Again and again fetch
water for the dying man and drinl
some myself.
This is the first man have killec
with my hands, whom can see close
at hand. whose death is my doing
Kat and Kropp and Muller have
experienced it already, when they
have hit some one; it happens tt
many. in hand-to-hand fighting
/ especially
But every gasp lays my heart bare
This dying man has time with him
he has an invisible dagger with
which he stabs me: Time and my
I thoughts.
I would give much if he would
but stay alive. 1t is hard to lie here
and to have to see and hear him.
In the afternoon, about 3, he is
dead.
breathe freely again. But only
for a short time. Soon the silence
is more unbearable than the groans
wish the gurgling we're there
again grasping. hoarse, now whiS-
Ting softly and again hoarSe and
loud.
1t is mad, what I do. But I must
do something. prop the dead man
up again so that he lies comfortably
although he feels nothing any more
I close his eyes. They are brown, his
hair is black and bit curly at the
sides.
The mouth is full and soft be-
meath his mustache, the nose is
slightly arched, the skin brownish;
it is now not so pale as it was be-
fore, when he was still alive.
For a moment the face seems al
most healthy-then it collapses sud-
denly into the strange face of the
dead that I have so often seen,
strange faces, all alike.
No doubt his wife still thinks of
him; she does not know what has
happened. He looks as If he would
often have written to her; she will
be getting mail from him-tomor-
row, in a weeks time-perhaps even
a stray letter a month hence. She
will read it, and in it he will be
speaking to her.
My state is getting worse, no
longer can control my thoughts.
What would his wife look like?
Like the little brunette on the other
side of the canal. Does she belong
to me now? Perhaps by this act
she becomes mine.
I wish Kantoreck were sitting
here beside me. If my mother
could see me. The dead man might
have had thirty more years of life
if only 1 had impressed the way
back to our trench more sharply on
my memory If only he had run
two yards farther to the left, he
might now be sitting in the trench
over there and writing a fresh let
ter to his wife.
But I will get no further that
way; for that is the fate of all of
us; if Kemmerich'S leg had been six
inches to the right; if Hale Westhus
had bent his back three inches fur
ther forward
The silence spreads. I talk and
must talk. So speak to him and
say to him: "Comrade, I did not
want to kill you. If you jumped
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Ito Be Continued

Copyright 1879. By Little. Brown q Co.,
Distributed BY King Features Syndicate. Inc.
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in here again, 1 would not do it,
If you would be sensible too.
But you were only an idea to
me before, an abstraction that lived
in my mind and called forth its ap-
propriate response. 1t was the alb
straction 1 stabbed. But now, for
the first time, see you are man
like me.
Il thought of your hand-grenades,
OF your bayonet, of your rife; now 1
see your wife and your face and
our fellowship. Forgive me, COM
rade We always see it too late.
Why do they never tell us that
you are just poor devils like us, that
your mothers are just an anxious as
ours, and that we have the same
fear of death, and the same dying
and the same agony.
Forgive me, comrade; how could
you be my enemy? If we threw away
these rifles and this uniform you
could be my brother just like Kat
and Albert. Take twenty years of
my life, comrade, and stand up
take more, for I do not know what
1 can even attempt to do with it
now"
1t is quiet, the front is still ex-
cept for the crackle of rifle-fire. The
bullets rain over; they are not fired
haphazard, but shrewdly aimed from
all sides. I can not get out.
Il will write to your wife" I say
hastily to the dead man, 81 will
write to her, she must hear it from
me, I will tell her everything I have
told you, she shall not suffer, I will
help her, and your parents too, and
your child"
His tunic is half open. The pock-
etbook is easy to find. But I hest
tate to open it. In it is the book
with his name. So long as I do
not know his. name perhaps I may
still forget him, time will obliterate
it, this picture.
But his name, it is nail that will
be hammered into me and never
come out again. 1t has the power to
recall this for ever, it always will
come back and stand before me.
Irresolutely I take the wallet in
my hand. 1t slips out of my hand
ana falls open. Some pictures and
letters drop out. I gather them up
and want to put them back again,
but the strain I am under, the I'M
certainty, the hunger, the danger,
these hours with the dead man have
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CHAPTER XIV Continued

Then he opens his eyes. He must
have heard me and gazes at me with
a look of utter terror. The body
lies still, but in the eyes there is
such an extraordinary expression OF
fight that for a moment I think
they have power enough to carry
the body of with them.
Hundreds of miles away with one
bound The body is still, perfectly
still, without sound, the gurgle has
ceased. but the eyes cry out, yell, all
tire life is gathered together in them
for one tremendous effort to flee,
gathered together there in a dread
fui terror Of death, of me.
My legs give way and 1 drop on
my elbows. mo, no." I whisper.
The eyes follow me. I am pow
erless to move so long as they are
there.
Then his hand slips slowly from
his breast. only little bit. it sinks
Just few inches, but this move
ment breaks the power Of the eyes.
! bend forward, shake my head
sne whisper: mo, no. no." I raise
enc hand. I must show him that 1
want to help him. I stroke his fore
head
The eyes shrink back as the hand
comes. then they lose their stare,
the eyelids droop lower, the tension
is past. I open his collar and place
bis head more comfortably upright.
His mouth stands half open, it
tries to form words. The lips are
dry. My water bottle is not there.
have not brought it with me. But
there is water in the mud, down at
the bottom of the crater.
I climb down. take out my hand
kerchief, spread it out. push it under
and scoop up the yellow water that
strains through into the hollow of
my hand
He gulps it down. I fetch some
more. Then I unbutton his tunic
in order to bandage him if it is pos
sible. In any case must do it,
so that if the fellows over there
capture me they will see that 1
wanted to help him and so will not
shoot me.
He tries to resist, but his hand
is too feeble. The shirt is stuck and
will not come away. it is buttoned
at the back. So there is nothing
for it but to cut it of.
look for the knife and find it
again. But when I begin to cut
the shirt the eyes open once more
and the cry is in them again and
the demented expression, so that /
must close them, press them shut
and whisper: Il want to help you,
Comrade, camerade. camerade, cam
Grade -" eagerly repeating the
word, to make him understand.
There are three stabS. My field
dressings cover them, the blood runs
out under it. press it tighter;
there; he groans.
That is all I can do. Now we
must wait, wait.
These hourS-the gurgling starts
again-but how slowly a man dies!
For this I know-he can not be
saved.
Indeed, have tried to tell my
self that he will be, but at noon
this pretense breaks down and melts
before his groans. If only had not
lost my revolver crawling about, I
would shoot him. Stab him can
not.
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confused me, I want to hasten the
relief, to intensity and to end the
torture, as one strikes an unendur-
ably painful hand against the trunk
of a tree regardless of everything.
There are portraits of woman
and little girl, small amateur pho
tographs taken against an ivy-clad
wall. Along with them are letters.
I take them out and try to read
them.
Most of it I do not understand,
it is so hard to decipher and I know
scarcely any French. But each word
I translate pierces me like shot
in the chest, like a stab in the
chest.
My brain is taxed beyond endur-
ance. But I realize this much, that
I never will dare to write to these
people as I intended. Impossible.
look at the portraits once more:
they are clearly not rich people. I
might send them money anony-
mously if I earn anything later on.
I seize upon that, it is at least some
thing to hold on to.
This dead man is bound up with
my life, therefore I must do every
thing, promise everything, in order
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to the dead man. but I say it calmly,
to-day you, tomorrow me.
But if I come out of it, comrade,
I will fight against this, that has
struck us both down; from you, ia
ken life-and from me-? Life also.
I promise you, comrade. 1t never
shall happen again
The sun strikes low. 1 am stupe-
fed with exhaustion and hunger.
Yesterday is like fog to me, there
is no hope of getting out of this yet.
fall into a doze and do not at first
realize that evening is approaching.
The twilight comes. 1t seems to
me to come quickly now. One hour
more. If it we're summer. it would
be three hours more. One hour
more.