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mere Males, which do not bite and are
harmless. These figures which are
based on the known rate of Mosquieto
reproduction and which disregard in
fantile mortality, indicate the urgent
need for control measures that begin
early in the season.
Now Women. what have you got to
say for yourselves? Get that, the Males
are harmless, they don't bite, buzz or
lay eggs. That's great. 1t makes me
proud I am male. That fellow Kip
ling had it right when he wrote, COR
maybe it was Shakespeare or Lady
Aston or somebody over there). 1.-THE
Female of the Specie Is more deadly
than the Male" Women denied 1t then
""1 th7rs was a Agreat mess raised
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24
UNSIGNED

! chance, Rose had written that letter;
but she knew that 1t was true.
| X X X
THE Greed had come to an end, and
she sat back mechanically, still
daZed by the sudden, even If uncor-
roborated and certain knowledge. Why
had Rose written this? Rose hadn't
really done wrong, her sisters heart
cried out. She had done something
unjust, unkind, perhaps, but there was
, nothing black about Roses faults.
AS she walked down the aisle back of
Rose, Sara knew that the ordeal was
just beginning. They came out into
the sunlight with bows and mods and
words to the few Of the congregation
they knew. Rodney, who usually waited
for Sara, was not there, and they
started homeward, Rose in haste, Sara
with her usual leisure of step. There's
no hurry" she told her sister. "It's too
hot"
Its awful" Rose said, her face
white. 1T was so close in church"
1T was cooler than out here"
1T seemed so long today"
Eyes, it did" the older girl admitted
THAT was strange letter, wasn't it?"
She had thought she would not mention
it. but it seemed to her now that avoid
ance Of the topic might arouse Roses
suspicion.
YES" Her voice was tense.
do you suppose there was much more
than DR.. Stoner read in it?"
Why should there be? Are you 60
ing out this afternoon?"
Il don't know. I told Rodney I'd
wait till I saw him at church before
I made any plan for today"
Il think I'll go out to Fernwood. I
haven't seen Lucy Ames for months"
"Oh, don't go today, Rose! It's too
hot"
Il won't be any hotter doing some
thing"
All right" She had to go back to
the letter, drawn now by the hope that
Rose might welcome the chance to
tell her the reason of its inspiration.
IT was sorry for that girl" she said.
Were you?" Under its assumed in
difference Roses tone was wary.
Il thought, perhaps, she exaggerated
her trouble"
IT don't know" Rose said, a little
YEARLY. II believe I'll go away in Au-
gust" she added, tanning herself with
her handkerchief. Margaret has asked
us both to visit her, but you wouldn't
be going, and so think shall"
You might as WE'LL" Sara said, but
her heart ached in knowledge that Rose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24

w YELL, all know is just what
n / read in the papers. We
wv are always reading statistics
and figures. Half Of Ameri-
ca do nothing but prepare
Propaganda for the other half to read.
Insurance Companies have Guys figure
out the very day you will die. I'm
fact, they wont insure till they have 1t
investigated and find out) Then you
go bet them you will live longer than
that.
The Government can tell you how
much wheat is going to be raised next
year. Everything is figured out down
to a Gnats tooth according to some
kind of statistics. Course nobody knows
if the figures are right or not, you
have no way of checking up on EN-.
But just the other day fellow in At
lantic City New Jersey come through
with some statistics that really ought
to set us all thinking. 1t wasent one
of those. 1.-THE average working girl
makes $33. week, spends $40. for
board, $12. for silk stockings and the
rest for lip sticks"
This was professor Thomas j. Head
lee, DR.. Professor and Chief "Ento-
mologist." (That word will stop you
ignorant ones. But we got a flfty-fifty
break I don't know what it means
either.) Well he delivered this address
at a Convention of The New Jersey
Exterminators Association duly assem-
bled in the very heart of the Mosquito
belt.
So I gather from that that an Ento-
mologiSt is man that has devoted his
life to G. study that must include this
Jersey product. He has either given his
lifes work for or against the Mosquito
Now its not only what this fellow sai<
that is of such vital interest to all of
us. Its the surprise that New Jersey
had such an organization called, THE
New Jersey MoSquieto EXterminatorS,
Inc" Anyone who has ever visited that
State could not possibly understand how
there could be an organization devoted
to the humiliation of these Komical
little rascals. And if they have got
such a Society what have they been
doing? Where have they been extermi-
mating and when?
But you see that's what they been
doing is holding dinners. All you do in
America nowadays is get name for
some kind of an Organization, then you
start holding dinners. An Organization
without dinner Is just impossible. Now
the only Mosquitoes extern1inated was
at the dinner Well during the scratch
ing and clapping and singing of the
Mosquietoes at this Dinner Mr. Eeadlee
read off the following authoritative sta
tistics.
1.-THE normal productivity of one lone
Female house Mosquieto in one year Is
159,875 100000 offspring"
Now you statistic hounds get that
(There is four sets of those three fig
ures) So according to my remembrance
of Rays elementary" arithmetic, that
runs us up into the billions. So that
first 159 you see there amt nothing but
billions. Now just wait and let that
soak in awhile 159 billions of offsprings.
You mothers that think pu have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24

GRADUALLY the wards of the Gov
~ eminent ON the Indian reserva-
tons are becoming independent and
self-Sustaining. according to a recent
statement of Commissioner Charles H.
Burke of the Indian Bureau, who pre-
diets that the next few years will see
great progress of the Indians toward So
luton of their own problems.
with the vast majority of Indians"
he said, "the records of this Office and
our own observations while visiting the
field show conclusively, not only has
real progress been made, but there is
convincing evidence that we are nearing
the turn of the road that will bring us
in sight of the goal. In other words,
there is every reason to believe that the
Indians. more than ever before, are now
ready to respond to the efforts Of the
Government in their behalf.
"On practically every reservation re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24
Articles in Storage.

EITHER the people of the United
States were less in need of keeping
the doctor away" during the present
Winter or the crop of apples last FAN
was we'll above that of the Fall of 1927.
The total of the fruit in storage on
February l was well ahead of the total
for February /, 1923. with ,681 900 bar
rels on hand as compared with 1855 900
on February l, 1928.
Butter was some 20 per cent less In
storage. with stores of poultry also much
reduced, while eggs and meats show a
big increase in stocks on hand. More
than billion pounds of meat products
were on hand at the time of the survey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24
Tracking Soy Bean.
\ Two-YEAR expedition to track tn

A TWO-YEAR expedition to track the
soy bean to its lair and find better
varieties, improved methods of handling
and greater development of by-products
he's been launched by the Department
of Agriculture. p Fl. DorSett and w. j.
Morse have left Washington for the
Orient, where they will carry on their
studies in Japan, Chosen. Manchuria
and Java. While in the Far East, the
department experts will also seek a
better root stock for persimmons and
cold-reSiStant trees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24
Nevada Limits SIGNS.

WHILE discussion goes on over the
question of advertising signs along
highways, it remains for one State
alone to claim the honor of attacking
the problem from the point Of view of
preservation of beauty alone. While the
majority of the States limit the use Of
signs in order to guard the safety of
motorists at curves, road intersections,
train crossings and so on, Nevada bars
the placing Of any sign which would
In any way detract from the beauty
of the scenery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24
BY WILL ROGERS.

w YELL, all I know is just what
1 read in the papers. We
NV are always reading statistics
and figures. Half of Ameri-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
CHEST PLAN ENDORSED
BY BROOKLAND CITIZENS
Mai. Atkins Addresses Meeting on
Methods of Acquiring
School Grounds.

The BrookTand Citizens Association,
meeting in Northeast Masonic Temple,
last night went on record as favoring
the Community Chest plan of public
benevolence~ distribution, following an
explanation Of the chest by Wayne
Kendrick. In resolution, offered by
the Rev. A. S. Mowbray, the association
Endorsed the project.
Mai. Layson E. Atkins, Assistant En-
gineer Commissioner, was the principal
speaker. He spoke on the methods used
by the District in acquiring school
grounds and explained the condemna-
ton laws of the District. Maj. Atkins
told members of the association that he
expects favorable action shortly in con-
nection with lots sought for new
Brookland school,
The opening Of New York avenue
east from the railroad bridge to the
Bladensburg road and the opening OF
South Dakota avenue from Twentieth
street north to the District line were
favored in resolutions voted, by the
association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
PARDON OF SLAYER
IS INVESTIGATED
Oklahoma Governor Under
Fire for Freeing of
Murderer.
Hy the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY, January 15.--
Investigation of the pardon granted last
year by Gov. Henry S. Johnston to a
convicted murderer was the further
business today of legislative investi-
eating committee inquiring into the
oficial conduct of the executive.
Testimony to the effect that the gov
ernor pardoned the murderer, r. D.
Crosthwaite, while he was fugitive
from Justice and without a full investi-
CATION of the case, was before the in
quisatorial board, which was appointed
last week after anti-administration
forces had gained control in the House
of Representatives.
This testimony was brought out at
the initial session yesterday when the
committee voted to take up first inquiry
into the acts of the governor who has
been the target of bitter criticism and
impeachment threats for more than a
year.
Crosthwaite. who murdered Thelma
Loveioy, young Oklahoma City school
teacher in 1918, has been at large since
1923, when he failed to return after a
leave of absence granted by former Gov
J. G. Walton, who was impeached more
than five years ago.
r. G. Loveioy. brother of the slain
girl, told the inouisatorial body that
when he protested the pardon to Gov.
Johnston last year, the executive told
him the clemency act was 1.-The greatest
mistake of my life" and promised i'm
mediate steps to revoke the pardon.
Lovejoy said. however, that no action
had been instituted.
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SCHOOL ESTIMATE
SYSTEM APPROVED
Congress Heights Citizens in Favor
of Submitting Figures Direct
to Commissioners.

Devoting the major portion Of their
meeting to discussion of school prob
lens as raised by the QUESTIONABLE
sent out by the Board Of Education,
the Congress Heights Citizens Associa-
ton at its meeting in the Congress
Heights Baptist Church last night ap-
proved the present method of submit
ting school estimates direct to the Dis
trict Commissioners and expressed OPP
position to the proposed additional
building fund appropriation.
In giving. its approval to the system
whereby school estimates so first to the
heads of the District government. the
group reflected sentiment that the
proposal to submit them direct to the
Bureau of the Budget would not be SO
effective.
The opposition to the proposed addi-
tional appropriation for the building
of new schools and Fairgrounds was
in direct answer to inquiries from the
Board of Education, requesting an ex-
preston of opinion from the citizens
on a plan to ask for 100000 over and
above operating expenses for building
purposes, providing the total school ap-
preparation does not exceed one-thlrd
the Districts income.
The citizens criticized the system
whereby all fire apparatus Is called into
service to fight a multiple-alarm blaze,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
JUDGE SCORES JURORS.

CHICAGO, January Is B.--A jury
rebuffed the States first attempt to
invoke the Illinois habitual criminal
act yesterday by acquitting defendant
The defendant was Gerald Baker
80. a paroled convict, accused of an
attempted robbery. He admitted enter
ing an apartment, but declared he was
looking for friend.
When the jury set Baker free, Judge
Robert E. Gentzel observed with sar-
casm; Gentlemen, you should be proud
of your verdict
Under the habitual criminal act, two
convictions of felony may bring life
sentence. States Attorney Swanson
recently announced the old law was tt
be enforced in Cook County.
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BEBE DANIELS ENGAGED.

HOLLYWOOD, January IS P).-
The Examiner said in copyright story
today that Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon,
screen stars, are to be married in the
near future, and that the engagement
will be announced early next week by
Mrs. Phillis Daniels, mother of the
motion picture actress, at a party to
be given by Mrs. George Fitzmaurice OF
this city. It was said that Miss Daniels
appeared at a party recently wearing
an engagement ring, presented to her
by Lyon Neither Miss Daniels nor
Lyon ever has been married.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
CIVIL SERVICE LEAGUE
WILL MEET TONIGHT
Representative Celler Will Explain
Bill for Adjusting CLASH
fication Act.

The League of the American Civil
Service viii hold mass meeting OF
Government workers in the auditorium
of the Interior Department Building
tonight, at which Representative Gel
Ter of New York will explain the Brook
hart-Celler bill for adjusting the CLASH
fication act.
Representative Sirovich of New York,
who has introduced measure giving a
fiat raise of $500 annually to all lower
paid employees. is expected to return
from New York today. and If he ar
rives in time will address the meeting,
according to Mrs Margaret Hopkins
Worrell, president Of the league.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
AIMEE SUED FOR S65, 900.
Evangelist Failed to Garry Out
Hotel Plans. Aver Plaintiffs.


Hotel Plans, Aver Plaintiffs.
LOS ANGELES, January Is (R.-A
damage suit for $4,000 was filed in
Superior Court yesterday against Aimee
Semple Mcpherson. evangelist, by VIII
liam H. Wheeler. architect, and William
G. Reed, builder. They claimed Mrs.
Mcpherson had failed in a promise. to
construct an apartment hotel near her
Apgelus Temple.
The plaintiffs alleged that Mrs. Nc
Pherson entered into contract with
them on June 6, 1923, to construct an
apartment hotel on lot adjoining the
temple. Under the agreement, Wheel
er and Reed contended, they were to
furnish plans. supervise construction
and finance the erection of the building
Mrs. Mcpherson never carried out the
contract. they claim.
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leaving areas outside the vicinity Of the
fire unprotected, and voted to- request
the Federation of Citizens Associations
to have the matter investigated.
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I'M exceptional
footwear clearance
because there are no exceptions!

WHEN you walk into the Family Shoe Store during this clear
ance know that whatever you walk with there will
be 25% saving going along with it, Pick what want
there won't be tell orry but that's reserved
We say "EVERYTHING'-an there ''buts' eek
cepts' about it! When GALL" what
and what say!
The Washington times., 1929-01-10
BOOTHS RIVALS
WIN VICTORY
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Continued from First PaGe)
itv of the suggestion made by the
general, and realizing it is most
unlikely that at the generals ao-
vanced age, he can ever recover
sufficiently again to resume the
burdens under which he collapsed
it takes this opportunity OF request
ing him to cooperate with the high
council in securing the future vel
fare of the army, and to that emu II
resolves that General Booth retire.
General Booth is sick in bed al
his home. ., -,
When the high council resumed
It's deliberations in secret session u!
1O:S0 a. m. today conflicting re-
ports were current. One report
was that General Booth had "stoten
a march upon his opponents 7V
announcing the appointment OF a
commission to take over his duties
until his health is sufficiently re
stored to enable him to resume ms
post.
: This was Immediately followed by
A report that tine element opposing
| General Booth was gaining thf
| upper hand.
| A news agency reported that the
high council had decided to send
a deputation to the general to suS
gcst his retirement, and this was
subsequently confirmed from an OF
| fetal source.
The first question up for discus
| sion when the councillors met was
the abvisability of sending depute
ton to see General Booth.
If General Booth refuses to re
tire voluntarily the contest between
the rival factions high in the Army
will be brought to a definite test OF
strength in the council meeting.
Army officials refused to divulgt
| whether arrangements have beer
completed for the generals sue
cessor.
1t was assumed, however, that the
high council had decided to choose
an individual or group of indi
viduals to take over the Leadership
unanimously acceptable. 1t wa!
believed most likely that the mantle
of the aged leader would fall upoT
a small group of high councillors.
The Washington times., 1929-01-10
HUSBAND RAIDS
BORDON|
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They parked near Miss Bordinis
home and watched the pair go in.
side.
The lights in the house were
flashed on. Five minutes later they
were turned out. For a few more
minutes Detective Connor and his
men waited, then Goetz was sum.
noned and informed that his wife
had company.
Irene's house is four.story fort.
ress of massive gray stone. 1t Is
said to have been a gift from her
husband. Heavy iron bars barricade
the doors and windows on the
ground floor.
But-heigh Nowhere there's a
will there's a way. Goetz lost no
time. He secured the neighb0rhOOd,
found q ladder and prOppel it up
against the side of the house, near
a 2O-foot-high window on the Sec
Ond floor.
In a fifty Conner, as sure-foOted
as an able seaman, was SCurrying
up the ladder. He smashed a pane
of glass. The sound was deadened
by the heavy curtains. Conner
reached inside, unlocked the window
and called to his mates.
Goetz and the detectives scaled
The ladder and climbed in through
the window With a flashlight they
found their way to the staircase
leading to the third floor, and
ascended silently.
GoetZ pointed out the room. Con
ner opened the door. Goetz turned
on the lights. And there was Irene.
And there was Mr.. Bogue.
Too Stunned for Words
The trapped pair were too stunned
for a moment for words. They
simply looked up at the raiders and
the raiders gazed down at them.
The raid and the little set-to in
Irene's boudoir occupied only a few
minutes. Goetz started the exodus
He walked downstairs and out the
front door
The Washington times., 1929-01-10
Photos by International
JUDGE SHERWOOD
Paris Bar, Americans
Barred, Is Losing
Proposition

PARIS, Jan. 10 Q.N.S).--There
is one bar in Paris where Amer1-
cans are not allowed-and that
bar is losing money, It is the
one installed in the Palais Bour-
bon for the benefit of thirsty
Deputies since even lawmakers
need refreshments occasionally.
The legislators have not patron
lied the bar as frequently as
hoped for by the proprietor, caus'
ing the latter to plunge heavily
into red ink. He therefore con-
siders himself entitled to a sub
sidy, just the same as his fellow
keeper of the Senate bar already
enjoys.
Whether the request will be
granted, is a matter OF specula-
ton. But, If worse comes to
worst the nation will have to
look for a barkeep that knows
how to make both ends meet.
The Washington times., 1929-01-10

A daily listing OF desirable rooms,
houses and apartments for rent appears
daily In tha Classified Rental eeAeMM@
The Washington times., 1929-01-10
BY CECIL HOLT

i've known the Woods about
three months but never knew any
thing about their domestic troubles.
bought my home from Wood,
which l am paying for on con.
tract. Ny home was decided to
Mrs. Wood when the Woods sep
arated.
: 'On November 10, while walking
on, the Eureka road a little ways
from the Wood office. | was hit
by something and knocked OUT :,
Wood informed police that Holt
had been hit by an auto and that
a report of the accident, made by
the driver of the car which hit
Holt is on record with the Wyan-
dotte poliCe.)
Mrs. Wood Visited Him
II revived later in the Wyan-
dotte hospital and there was big
bunch of flowers by my bed. They
had been sent to me by Mrs. Wood.
While there, although /. had never
known her very much before, Mrs.
Wood visited me three times.
Twice failed to recognize her
due to my condition. but once /
knew her. Later after l left the
hospital, December IL, she visited
me several times.
After l was discharged from
the hospital, she told me when
visiting my home that my injuries
were caused by a blackjack and
that her husband Ralph had either
hit me himself or had me hit.
"At that time she limited that
something should be done to take
care of Ralph. A week before
Christmas met her in her office
one night. She introduced me to
Ambrose Haggerty and William
Thompson and said to them: This
guy is all right. You can talk in
front of him. Then the three of
them opened up and told me the
scheme.
II was to get deed to my home,
worth s15.O0O.' and title to another
home. The plan was to kill both