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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
INDEPENDENT STORES
TO WAGE CHAIN WAR
Grocers to Hold Mass Meeting to
Widen Scope of Drive
Against Competitors.

A mass meeting of the retail grocers
of Washington and nearby Maryland
and Virginia ito widen the scope of the
independent grocers' campaign against
the chain stores" will be held at the
Pythian Temple, 1912 Ninth street, to-
morrow night at 8 o'clock, it was an
nounced today.
The meeting was called by John
Brayshaw, president of the Retail Gro
GERS Protective Association, which last
week opened a radio campaign against
the chains.
The purpose of tomorrow nights
meeting is 20 enroll more grocers in the
fight and to discuss new measures to be
taken by the independents, it was
stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26


its 100000 people has only 10 homi-
cides annually and Paris and Berlin
have SO each"
The committee was reminded that
the efficiency in Europe in stamping out
crime was due to scientific methods Of
coping with criminals and to preventive
measures instituted.
"I would like to speak word in be-
half of the women'S police force of
Washington" Mr.. Gibson said. "Thcy
are doing an excellent preventive work"
Mr.. Gibson expressed his belief that
President Hoover is determined to have
an efficient municipal administration,
and he expressed optimism regarding
the outlook for improved conditions
here.
"You members of the District COM
mittee have big opportunity to i'm
prove your Capital CITY," Gibson as
serted. 1T is your city and my city, and
we all should do our best to aid its de-
velopment.
Would Abolish Cliques.
II would like to suggest that you call
in some of the country's best crime and
police experts to study the situation
here. Get rid of the cliques in the Po-
lice Department and make 1t a model
for the whole world"
Before concluding his remarks Mr..
Gibson told of the accomplishments of
the committee on which he formerly
served. He said the committee had
forced the resignation of two District
Commissioners and a traffic engineer
and had made recommendation which
would have effected a saving of more
than 81 900 In administrative costs.
Most Of these recommendations have
been put into effect, he added. Mr.
Gibson concluded by turning over to the
committee report of the study made
by the Brookings Institution into the
District government.
Representative Beers of Michigan
acted as chairman In the absence OF
! Acting Chairman Mcleod.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
WOMAN is ARRESTED
IN THEFT OF $4,000
Wife Of Armored Truck Driver
Who Disappeared Had $4,000
in Apartment,
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOT SPRINGS. Ark, March 2e-
The wife of Raymond Gallagher, driver
Of an armored car, who disappeared in
New York last october with $4,000,
was held in jail here today after au-
thorities had seized more than $4,000
in currency in the apartments of Mrs.
Gallagher and relative.
Gallagher was arrested yesterday at
Paterson, ". j., en- route to visit his
mother at Port Chester, N. Y, and Mrs.
Gallagher and Mrs. Roy TAFT were taken
into custody here last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
OPTIMISM SWEEPS PARIS.
American Declaration Is Seen as Clear
ing Up London Clouds.

PARIS, March 26 C0.-The American
declaration issued shortly after mid
night, on the position OF the United
states regarding proposals for a So
called consultative pact. was regarded
in French official circles today as tend
ing to clear the atmosphere at London
and to hasten a decision.
France, it was said. continues to hope
that the Naval Conference will yield
results and Foreign Minister BRAND
will explore all the avenues Of a pos
sible agreement.
French officials, it was stated, still
regard the Mediterranean agreement as
the obvious solution, but, failing that,
hope that the BRAND kellogg pact for
strengthened or that the League Of
Nations may find settlement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
Enthusiastic Over American Girls

NEW YORK, March 26 R.-Jean
Patou is back from Paree enthusiastic
over the new Diana type" Of beautiful
American girl, except for the way she
dresses. Long skirts morning, noon and
night! OUT! Jean says they should be
short in the morning and heightened as
the day grows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
SAME OLD JOKES MAKE WIFE QUAIL
SO SHE HAS HUSBAND PUT IN JAIL
Woman Fails to See Humor in Enforced Shampoo Given
Girlhood Chum, Stranger to Spouse.

when she smelled fake roses and seen
any number Of cigars explode.
But last night he introduced new
one. Mrs. Gordon brought a girlhood
chum out to the. house and introduced
her to the husband. He shook hands,
looked the guest over quizzically, re-
marked that she needed a shampoo
and, dragging her to the bath room
gave her one.
That. Mrs. Gordon told police, was
the last joke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
Band Transferred to Coast.

BY direction of the Secretary of War
the entire personnel of the band Of the
1st Chemical Regiment, at the Edge
wood Arsenal, Md, will be transferred
as the band of the Air Corps Primary
Flying School at that post. The trip
to the Pacific Coast will be made In
April by way of the Panama Canal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
Reserve Corps Commissions.

Commissions in the Reserve Corps of
the Army have been issued by the War
Department to Lathrop e. Smith, zoos
N street, as a second lieutenant Of Cav
airy and to Eugene r. Weisbender,
Park Lane Apartments, as q second
lieutenant In the Medical Administra-
tive C0foS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
EVANSTON, H., March 26.-Harry
Gordon, wise-cracker and practical
joker, Is In jail.
Mrs. Gordon had him put there last
night. For years, she said, she had
endured the usual line of Jokes and
tried to smile when Gordon admon-
ished his friends not to take any
wooden nickels. She had eaten salt
for sugar, been squirted with water
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
NORTH DAKOTA PAYS
HONOR TO EIELSON
Public Business Is Suspended Dur
ing Funeral Services for
Arctic Flyer.
py the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HATTON, N. OAK. March 26.-North
Dakota today paid tribute to Carl Ben
Eielson, Arctic flyer, who was laid TO
rest in a grave in the little cemetery
beside his mother.
All public business was suspended and
schools closed, while the entire State
observed a mourning period during the
funeral. It was the first time in the
history of North Dakot.. that private
citizen who had never held high public
ONCE, received such honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
Agriculture Bill Passed.

The annual supply bill for the Agri-
culture Department, carrying total OF
1852 ,253. 1913 for the fiscal year begin
ming July /, was passed yesterday by
the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
Two Tug Men Drowned

BUFFALO. N. Y, March % R).-
Capt. william Peterson, IS, Buffalo,
pilot of the all-steel tug Amership, and
Lawrence H. Thorpe, %, engineer,
drowned late yesterday after the craft
the sinking was undetermined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
Lanphier Named Field Manager.

OMAHA, Nebr., March 2e (P.-Ap-
pointment of Maj. Thomas G. Lanphier,
senior aeronautical engineer of Ford,
Bacon & Davis, New York engineering
900 air field 10 miles south Of here was
announced here yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
CHILDREN TO BE AIDED
Americans and Britons in Florence
Help Poor.

FLORENCE, italy, March 26 Dr.
American and English residents of this
city are founding a permanent home
for poor and undernourished children
at Marina di Massa, on the Ligurian
Sea. They already have a Summer
home for children.
Most of the officers of the association
controlling the home are Americans.
John G. Hagemayer, Brooklyn, l. presi-
dent, and Miss Eugenia Wilson, Mime
apolis, medical director.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
COUNTY JURY TOLD
PAUPER PENSIONS
ARE PAID TO DEAD

CONTINUED From First pageo
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-08
There was an embarrassed silence.

ebSaS SNN'
There was dn embarrassed silence.
Anyway, I'd ike you to stay with
me, SIR said the man. Il called you
busy just now, and you look like a
busy. If any of them Conno.e Sc ne
with busy they'll"
They had just turned the CO Ito
an even; 'nagrower. street, and Lowing
stopped Suddenly. Four dark shapes,
two onstfie pavement, two in the road
way, confronted them, Luke surveyed
them ciriously. They all seemed to
have caps drawn over their eyes; each
man had both hands in his pockets.
Here, what's the idea, Joe"
Lewing's voice was whine. This
gentleman is taking me around"
The leader OF the four laughed
harshly.
you've got to have busy with
you, have you?" he said with an oath.
You amt satisfied with nosing on US
Connors, but you got to carry Scot
land Yard strapped under your arm.
That's yours, LewingP
To Luke it only seemed that the
man had edged a little closer to
Loving as he spoke. Loving cougiied
and fell groggily against Luke.
Get the busy" said a snarling
voice.
Luke swung back but not quite in
time. He saw the glitter of steel and
felt as though a hot iron had been
drawn across his breast; and then a
curious weakness came on him, and ne
leaned back against the wall and gra-
dually slipped into a sitting position.
His last conscious impression was the
Gathering feet of running men,; four
dark shapes vanished into a greater
darkness, and he was left alone, with
something that sprawled across, the
pavement, staring with unseeing eyes
at the Pickering light of. the: street
lamps.
1t was the thirteenth day after the
disappearance OF Luke Madison. and
a day of fate for his wife, Since IT put
period to the long and agonizing
hours of doubt and uncertainty, of
self-reproach that at times approached
self-loathing. Twice she had been on
the point Of acquainting the police,
and tWice had Dainty stepped her.
1t was time OF worry for Dainty
also, but from quite another cause.
What had puzzled. and to some de-
gree comfortcd her, was the fact that
Mr.. Stiles, the manager OF Maddi-
sons Bank, had shown no particular
anxiety. She guessed, or knew, that
Luke had told him OF her act, for
when she had offered her check it hat
been almost peremptorily refused
What she did not realize was that il
the days before she became factor il
Luke Maddison's life, and largely de-
termined his actions, Luke was in th'
habit OF disappearing into the Blue
Invariably it was from Spain tina
Stiles had received a postcard notify
ing him Of the imminent return o
his employer. The country had
fascination for Luke Madison. II
spoke the language like native. H
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-08

; ~ y. en'cuS
mccr ~. ,>a "a. =: ..
our l,adirg '.;' rs ; IN
their wares =. - - be f:n.c,'y
sure of the, lu..;y before PEE
senting them 70 the Pub!:c. ma.;es
one of the most ipterl -ti..,, Gap
terS in modern history. :,
Who would think that a lead
mcneil manufacturer. for u.a:arce,
would be so jealous Of the qralIty
Of his product as to invent. az a
great cost, a whole series OF special
machines to put the matter OF test
inc them on strictly scientihc
basis vet, the Eagle Pencil Com
pany has done exactly that because
It was not satisfied with the time,
honored but inaccurate methods OF
resting by the human hand
Now the makers Of Eagle pen
ellis know, without any guess work
exactly how strong, smooth, hexi'
Bile. and durable the leads IN ITS
pencils are from testing device:
that are absolutely correct and I'M
partial. They know, for instance
that the lead in Mikado penci
will make line at least s. mile
long by actual test in the machine
which is illustrated here. End II
which every user Of lea aencil
should be interested. g,
In this clever device the Mikad
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-08

culatlon of heat currents that hoofs
,nce cola and drafty are as SMOOTH.
and thoroughly heated as the resi- o.
the room.
because the oil they use vii! ex-
t,.~ulsh lighted match thrown "iIo
nc. these now stoves are as great prop
ertv protectors as they are health sac
Guards. a large share OF America"
/ ire loss is in homes. One-th.r' o. IL
/ occurs on farr,s AID IN ~" CON-
muuities. more than $50 r9oo'V an
nually. .,o,,
with no moYic p0rts. no e-ac'Fic"'
connections, these Dist-O-S1oves' Us
they arc called, can be set up any
where. more easily than the olo -insn-
,oned base-burner." said G. U. WI
Rams. Bloomington. Ill, the u'ahu
facturer. From dealers all over eile
country we learn almost countess
wars in which J.>y are bcihg o<S''.-
they are por,J.... Il; Instance =
home gar sees,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-08
1ss,wws can read a mans past

94gy1 ~ can read mans past
from his palms-or the bumps on MS
forehead-or the letters IN his namel
But how would you like to try tell
ing the story Of red fox by merely
looking at his peltP
His life from the moment he set
eyes on his native plains. his birth
place, his manner OF livelihood even
the day. and almost the hour OF his
death arc all facts revealed TO an eX-
pert fur trader with jus glance al
that fox pelt
The entire lite INST y 30. - anmai
is told in its pelt according "a sian
lev Keshen. vice. president OF a s
Shubert Inc. of Chicago largest "a"
fur house in the world dealing eA
clusively IN American furs.
Each of the thousands OF consign
ments of raw furs that come to the
ur-distributing center in Chicago
yearly is different from the next, NJ
Keshen said.
1.-THE fox. the mink, the raccoon
all ronge their coats with the sea
son Yen with the month. OuT i"i
graders must know at once the sec
ton from which an animal comes
ana the time when 1t was killed from
their examination.
1T takes from 10 10 is years expe
rience TO produce an expert fur
grader. Most of the men spend year,
learning to Judge furs OF one specla
section of the country. But afte'
they've learned. they can sort ant
grade about $500 to 1000 skins daily
in mixed shipments from the localit!
with which they are familiar This t
no mean task since more than 2
kinds Of raw American furs come tt
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-08

ne7.ii IS t"ci :, y
rs a c.:,, NJ ., LEX
nd tv;,I o>er :-r..tt =. &c
yn,. .ng tr. I'd pass tyirlc-. The
.;,nyth OF this hne. 90 1t Is drawn.
!; measured ari reca-ded on the
1,a,. TIE ;cagth >: The lead both
It the beglEning and end OF the
rest IS measured BY m!crometer,
% that the amount which wears
oil for every mile u line made is
easily determined. Ti:.5 shows that
thirty FIVE miles is c .-<"TNative
statement Of tie ..
Mikado pencil leaHi
Another very ln;ei -et.se
which is illustrated hc:, Isis t.:e
smoothness OF MiKado leads. In
this device a little Weighed car.
when electrically. released, runs
down an inclined track. pulling be"
hind it and under the point OF the
pencil which is being tested, strip
of paper. The pencil lead acts as
friction brake against the paper;
the smoother the lead, the less
friction it imposes on the paper
and the faster the car moves; The
| speed of the car is recorded by an
| electric chronometer which starts
automatically when the car starts
and stops when the car hits the
bottom Of the track and breaAs t..
| electrical contact
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-08

,Ne rev ~ hc':sc frar 81. .t
ui.-l =, = ~ s'r 81
-. a IS .i,.si dpe %; 80
.;.ss-s OF The great national iEous-
ny tlr trapping The value OF the
.anual f,lr-,a,Cn II the United States
g, OK rla5as 100 million dollars
-vc:y state IN the Union produces
= ne tyre OF fur bearing animals
81. " icl,s orns 10 the trappers OF
t..c .~A...J safes an ~ .aeiy profit
a..l &c me
Gsma Interesting T.. = about the
..fe and ha.:.ts o. kr.c..caa gil3 LIE
have teen discovered ny fur-Graders.
SO far as we know the weasel is the
only animal or this continent which
radically changes the color Of It's cor
each season Weasel is brown in sum
mer and white in winter with shaoes
ana degrees OF change varying with
the climate In the central states
for example weasel stays brown all
year round while II Wisconsin ~
Dakota and ~ nnesota II turns ;ie..'-
white IN wHtrr Other arr1ais
, tMGrr, q. ", ~ IA,sES!iN .. 1851
! iurs ...as.r-.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-08

Their got caught the other night and
they got a yarn down Tooley Street
that I'd done it."
Lake began d;.lly to Understand.
Come down here"
The clawi,ii.,e hands oil Loving
caught him and dragged him down a
narrow, ill-lit street
I'm nervous tonight he said, and
here he was speaking the truth, for his
voice became little whimpe;'iug gasp.
You're a gentleman, Mr.. Madison.
You'd help pore teller to get away:
You know what Connor is-he'd
knife you for twopence. Dumping off,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-08

Happy Youngsters, these driven In
doors by winter blasts, but playing
INST as contcntedly on the living roorl
Goor.
These are the days when ill-health
&c ,lst around the corner. in spite o.
everything written and said ABOUT the
beneficial nature of winter weather
sloppy days, drafty rooms, are menaceS
TO lust such kids as these. IheE
sturdy little bodies, easily can be gwen
n life handicap nov
and SO wise mothers see that not enc.
ore worm and coy to give the shelter
e,>h Youngsters need. There Is Nv
,,-Y..c, they viii have 70 play on
e-.ty door when the nome L
z, .,..tr heated. Now oii-ourhlny
s.,ve. ..r ',~irg used. stoves that ouli
steau', ..A no dyinG7d0"h y
r,,.cs 80. o.; the room ana POI"
t,c W" tn, "rr HrNtn- Because .
their construction there IS such eN
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-08

he calls it-he's an American; at least,
he's been in Sing Song. Sing,
Sing, is it? Anyway, its a stir: A
couple of quid'd get me out OF Lon
don"
81 haven't got couple of pounds
with me-" said Luke.
He was ALREADY weary of the Coz
panionship, and, but for being in his
present condition, would never have
submitted to being dragged into this
foul little street.
Perhaps | can cali at your office
in the morning?" Lewing's voice BE-
trayed his anxiety. And then, as ne
remembered: 'T give f .ea pounds
TO the Gunrer--'
.., 81, Il - ".r~er,"
Idly. Ia. -.l told me
AL au,uC IOu,"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-08

-wCAGO.-Afternoon tea nlsy taEe
H.. lace. along with calculus anc
Gve,: N the American college cur
rlcu,U2I
Possibility that tea and cakes may
be sandwiched between such heavy
intellectual fare as Euclid and Elm
stein is forecast by Miss Helen NJ
Ganey. dean Of women in Ioyola Uni
versitv here. who says sIch an inno-
walton might serve TO balance the col
lcgiate diet.
The situation IN our downtown
Chicago departments has prompted
me 70 consider the Practicabiltty OF
SERVING afternoon tea between
classes" Miss Ganey sale.
I'VE have hundreds of yoN'ns women
students who. after being employed
eli evacre all day. attend classes III
law commerce. sociology. and aca-
de-. subjects in our downtown COL
les, Many students are teachers who
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-08
r y @n I'M nM N n MHR@ F=Nn TIT
/ " NIL yfNNvulNN y DlAlDal
Nd ~ Ego, ! @)ss72 : -: x..:s:,
~ COPYRIGHT er EDGAR WALLACE

was one of the few Englishmen who
understood and enjoyed the punctilio
Of bull fighting, and he loved nothing
better than to retire to some lodging
in Cordoba or Ronda and, making that
his headquarters, rove the countryside
Tor weeks on end.
Stiles was uneasy, but he had that
hope LETT, that in this great c, lis -
his affairs Luke Madison he'd go,.t
back to the scenes OF his hap. No.
days.
Margaret opened drawer .
desk, took out folded sheet c! !
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-08

come N at tc': '1e after
no,n. tired r.a To-. o,y IN the
scAooirocm TAcy ,sc@i rwo U2.ver-
sitY ccriods before being released for
the short dinner recess. Most OF them
return for evening classes after din
ner.
u see them arriving between three
thirty and four. hastily nipolfng cook
les or sweets, because their systems
craze something which will restore
depleted vitality.
"Pondering the problem. It might
seem that a cup Of tea. and the re-
taxation Of taking 1t in a friendly
atmosphere would send them 10 their
clasarcoms with minds revitalized ana
receptive 10 instruction. Particular?
in the strenuous winter months. after
noon tea might well have definite
place on the daily college program
So for that sinking feeling oe-o-e
quiz. try tea
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-08

and handed it &c MoreIl. II was
gram addressed to Margaret VI.
SON
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-08

son
You can hardly expect me to 4
come back to You. In a Jew ,
months | will furnish ycu With
sufficient evidence to enable you to
secure a divorce. I am not en-
tirely without money, therefore
am not entirely without pleasant
consultations.
It was signed Luke" and had been
handed in at Paris. at eight-thirty that
morning.
That's that" ste said. Her tone
was light, but there was an ag;ta' 4
in her heart which she had not i4.-
agined possible
Consultations And tfiis; was Luke
Madison, the idealist-a vulgar PHI
landerer, who had fled to-consola-
tons
I'm rather surprised that you go
this" said Danton gravely. /
shouldn't have thought he would have
troubled to wire"
A few days later, on the center
page of the Post-Herdld Margaret saw
the photograph of haggard and un-
shaven man. 1t had evidently been
taken in hospital bed. His eyes
were closed; the photograph Just
showed the edge of the. sheet few
inches under his chin. |
DO You Know This MANI" de-
manded the headline.
She glanced at the letter-pressi, and
saw that it had reference to a rnr1r-
der that had been committed in South
London, and that he whose picture was
shown had been present and had only
escaped death by the narrowest OF
margins. Not even his dearest friend
would have recognized Luke Madd-
son, for the photograph had not beS-t
taken until the eleventh. day of his de-
tention in hospital, and it had been
taken in very poor light.
They put. Luke Madison in pii-
vate ward, and one morning they left
a little temperature chart within his
view. and he, saw that his name was
Smith.
How long have l been Smith,"
His voice was extraordinarily strong,
remembering that only few days be-
fore he had not been able 10, speak
above whisper.
The good.natured nurse grinned
cheerfully..
IF we don't know peoples names
we call them Smith-preferably Bill, ;"
she said. "But you're going to be
good, aren't YOU, and tell US yours2"
He shook his head.
NO, L don't think so. Smith is
very good name, borne by some very
nice people. Ii my name had been
Smith l might have been a better
man, he added whimsically.
Since they had moved him into the
private ward the burly-looking. police
man who. had doomed out of MS
dreams, and seemed part OF them, had
been taken away. That day they
thought he was dying police magis-
trate had been summoned to. take his
deposition; but he had told nothing
which was of the slightest consequence
or value. Moreovsr, he had heard cns
detective say to another that he would
frot be of the slightest valile as w.t.
ness at the inquest. So he could af-
ford to lie and watch the hours pass.
and the pale light Of the sun move
across the green WV, and night come
and the lights.
He did not care ieqlly what hap
pened after. 1t was his sixteenth or
seventeenth day in hed-he was not
sure which-when the sister came in.
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