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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
A Belated Award.

It may take q long time. but gener-
ally, II a war hero Is blessed with lon
gevity, he viii receive the proper reward
from the American Government. Such
Il the case Of Capt. Eddie v. Ricken-
hacker, ace Of aces Of the American
Expeditionary Force, who was credited,
during those narrowing days abroad.
with having shot down twenty six en-
envy planes. FOR twelve years now the
ponderous machinery that seems to be
required to recognize outstanding war
merit has been grinding and the result
Of the twelve years Of labor win be
shown early next month when the gall
liant fiyer, with appropriate ceremony,
WIN be presented with the Congressional
Medal Of Honor, the Nations highest
award, by the President Of the United
esates.
Just why It should take AL this tims to
decide 10 give ths medal 10 Capt Rick
enbacker b one Of ths perennial Govern
nssns mysteries. Tbs TINA % AaOw TIA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
Ford Theater's History
After Tragedy Traced

TO the Editor OF The Star:
In the editorial Of Friday last, headed
what Is It's Ftiture?" regarding Ford's
Opera House. on Tenth street, in which
President Lincoln was aSsasSinated, you
state: THE building was three years old
when Lincoln was assaSsinated. and 1t
remained closed after the tragedy for
nearly eight years. Opened again In
1873. and known both as Fords and as
Walls Opera House." etc. This is evil
IDENTIFY an error, as have always under
stood that this building was never &C.
cupied by Ford. after the assassination.
Ford in the early los opened "Ford's
Opera House." which was prior to that
time known as Walls Opera House"
and situated ut Ninth street, G street
and Louisiana avenue northwest, and,
during his occupancy, was a leading
theater Of that time. The last occu-
pancy Of this building, as q theater, 1t
was known as "The Bijou." It has
been purchased by the United States
Government, and It is in the site for the
new Department Of Justice Building.
j. FRED KELLEY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29

Mortality statistics for 1929, Just an
nounced BY the Bureau Of the Census,
show . continuation Of the disconcert-
ing gain Of diseases of the heart as
causes Of death.
They led the list, being responsible
for 1875 Of all demises in q registration
area comprising IS per cent Of the total
population. They accounted for only
1913 per cent in 1920. for the smaller
area from which returns then were
made. There has been an increase
every year since the war, which indi-
Gates . real trend. The underlying
causes are very deep, complicated and
obscure. affording opportunity for much
physiological philosophizing.
L. the heart of the Nation itself
weakening? Or Is the phenomenon due
to changes In the total environment In
which the organ must fI1nction7 Do
the statistics deal with q weakness Of
individuals or with o weakness Of So
ciety7 These questions open q field OF
endless debate. After all. medicine and
surgery, applied to individuals, can do
little TO combat q trend the source of
which is in the struggles Of the social
organism itself to make adjustments.
Some light might come from reliable
world mortality statistics. not at pres
ent available. But meanwhile there are
many possible explanations. Perhaps
the simplest OF all would be that the
hurried. tense and somewhat luxurious
manner Of living IN the United States
In hard on the heart. Another IL that
the constant decline In child mortality
has brought about larger populations at
the age levels when diseases Of the
heart are most likely to strike. Still
another Is that strain Of hereditary
tendency toward heart weakness has
got into the population. Perhaps the
broadest. deepest and most fascinating
Of possible explanations would draw
upon all the other theories to some ex-
tent. but md q more fundamental
underlying cause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29

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. G. 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 2 cents
In coin or stamps for return postage.
nation Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin, d.
rector, Washington, D. G.
@. Is it true that the New York.
Philadelphia & washington Airway
Corporation carries more passengers
than any other lines. NV.
A. During the week ended October
few on NYPWAC planes, 243 of them
being carried in q single day (Satur-
day., which broke all traffic records.
The significance Of these figures Is APP
parent when they are compared with
particularly good week on what Is said
to be the most travelled air route in the
world, the Cross Channel route from
England to France. Here the total for
all lines operating out Of Croydon that
week was 756 passengers, and the best
day 1853.
@. What Is the name of the Negro
tenor who sings in the choir Of the new
Riverside Church in New York City,
r. w.
A. Merrill Danes, who in 1929 was
gold medal winner in the annual music
contest conducted by the New York
Music Week Association, Is the singer
to whom you refer. He is studying
voice culture, and passed the competi-
tive test given by Harold Vincent Mill
gan, organist and director of the River
side Church.
@. Do young or middle-aged women
earn more in the business field?-R. M
A. In recently published survey OF
Is, 900 business womens earnings made
by the University of Michigan and the
National Federation Of Business and
Professional Women's Clubs 1t was found
that the highest wage earning groups OF
women are those who have worked from
IS to 40 years, and must necessarily be
from so to so years old. The median
wage Of women of these ages Is 81 ,oS3
q year, compared with 81 800 earned
yearly by the groups who have only
worked from 10 to IA years. 1t was
also found that the chances Of large
salaries are about twice as great for
women working in commercial and
those employed In educational institu-
tons.
@. How near to the earth will Eros
come this Winter?-N. r.
A. This Winter will see this tiny
asteroid nearer the earth than 1t has
been since 1894. It then came within
IA 900 600 miles of the earth, and will
on January 80, 1881, come within H.
500, 900 miles.
@. Where Is the World Bank?--F. n
A. The Bank for international Settle
ments, also known as the World Bank
was organized as a result OF the Paris
conferences for the purpose Of super
vising PREPARATIONS payments, and also
to serve as a joint agency for the cen
trail banks of the world and for the
clearance of accounts among them. a.
well as the establishment of q central
lied management Of their gold. The
headquarters Of the bank is at Basel, In
Switzerland.
@. Are there as many grade crossing
fatalities now as there were several
years ago?-M. v.
A. The ratio of grade crossing fatali-
ties to all traffic fatalities has decreased
from 10.5 per cent in 1920 to rs II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHmANDER JOHNSON.

Courage.
They tell me It's q risky thing
To eat expensive food:
That terrapin and quail will bring
OF aches . frightful brood.
A life Of ease win cause distress
And lead your nerves . dance.
But none the less must confess
I'd like to take Q chance.
I'm told that sorrows often lurk
Within q palace grand.
And that deceivers smile and snirk
And cheat on every hand.
You'll envy. when with govt you're lame.
The POOR folks who can dance:
But. just the same, I'm downright game,
I'd like TO take q chance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
Inconsistencies Seen
In Nations Standards

From the Chicago Daily News.
Everybody knows that the world b
growing smaller, in an economic and
moral sense. Everybody should know
that no nation, however powerful and
wealthy 1t may be, can contrive 70 30
late itself from the rest of civilized and
organized humanity. Does It follow,
however, that In this age no nation can
maintain q standard of living. or Of
profits and wages, that is materially
higher than that OF its sister natsongf
Speaking before the national bank
division of the American Bankers Assoc
citation, John w. Barton of Minneapolis,
chairman of the division, said he was
disposed to think that American living
standards were too high from the world
point of view. Consequently he sns-
pected that to maintain those standards
would be found impossible unless stand
ards elsewhere were raised. This - o
matter which deserves serious thOt1Ght.
The American tsrtff sahd the Nations
Immigration policies Of recent yea1B Mr.
Barton pronounced ,nasterly efforts to
protect American standards, yet he ex-
pressed the opinion Confidently that on
both great questions wrong courses had
DccH A0OP6cO. A116 4&18l thIA4 1QtAtAASSS
imports and correspOndingly custails
exports, whereas the world needs
larger and freer International trade, ~
Mr.. Barton said. In, his opinion the
beneficial effects of restricted tmmigra-
tom are counteracte@ byecostly reclaKnA-
ton and irrigation schemes and by huge
annual surpluses Of farm produce.
The United States needs more peqple
to consume its tremendous outpue OF
commodities and. the additional con-
sulners must he found either at home or
abroad. According to Mr.. Barton. the
Inconsistencies and paradoxes in tbs
policies named by him preclude expnr-
sion and development and stand In the
way of the Nations solid and pex1na-
uent prosperity. A
Mr.. Barton's plea was for more an
dustrial freedom, fewer grants Of ape-
cial privilege and less paternalisrn In
government. What he would do With
the tariff and inmigration questions he
failed 70 indicate. At least 81 81 clear
tiies the anomalies :rOiated out ~ him
deznAnd thu attenttum * fiaa M 81 -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
"The Full Dinner Pail"

Al Smith continues to be the happy
warrior and the gallant foe that Ameri-
cans came to know 50 well two years
ago. But he has added . new one to
his many merits. He has become q
supreme optimist. Henceforth and for
ever political parties will move on q
higher, a finer plane. The old full
dinner pail" he says. "is dead"
It would be great to be able to agree
with Gov. Smith, and with him to praise
the passing Of the full dinner pail''
and all that the term conveys. 1t would
be fine to see In the current period Of
depression o lasting lesson for political
parties, and to believe that from this
time on political spellbinders will re-
fuse to stand before the American people
and claim to be able to continue pros
perity when they know that they can
not, as Gov. Smith puts 1t. "circumvent
economic laws" And it would be equal
" uplifting II one could believe that
neither political party will ever claim
ability to bring the full dinner pail, nor
blame the other for not producing It,.
But to believe with Gov. Smith is to
believe that politics and windbags can.
IN truth. be divorced. To be able to see
In the current depression lasting lesson
for politicians - to be able to look for
ward 10 the day when political claims
will be founded on the logic Of economics
and exactitude Of science.
- Gov. Smith does not blame the Re-
publican party for depression. But he
strongly tntimates that there would
have been no such depression II the
Republicans had not claimed there
would be prosperity. The Republicans
are guilty because they pointed out
prosperity In glowing terms and per-
mitted the impression to pervade the
rank and file of voters that the Repub-
Mcan party had something to do with It,
n the Republicans had gone before the
country IN the last campaign with the
message that prosperity Is an elusive
eundition that may be changed over
night: that such q change may come
Immediately after election: that the
people Of the country had best prepare
Dor &c and leave the false paradise they
have builded 10 descend to cold and
stony earth-if these things had been
done neither Gov. Smith nor anybody
elss could stack the sanctity Of the Re-
publican party. But a. they were not
done. the Republican party IL guilty
,sot Of causing depression. but for men
tanning prosperity, and when prosperity
Ged, for having failed 10 circumvent
eeOnomic laws and immediately bring
q hack again.
Gov. Smith knows. perhaps better
THAN anybody else, for he has been
through the mill from the start, that
ne whole political structure Is built on
"a ability to make the people believe
the sun rises with the Republicans and
sets with the Democrats; or rises with
The Democrats and sets with the Re-
publicans. He knows that political sin
does not lie IN acts Of commission, that
the only real political ain ID getting
caught.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
Explains Why Chickens
Have Mania for Suicide

To the Editor Of The star:
At the end of the editorial page Of
The Evening Star paper dated October
20, 1890, was the following item:
Poser for Psychoanalysts.
From the Columbia South Carolina State.
"Psychoanalysts might do something
useful and explain the suicidal urge
that prompts chickens to rush under the
car"
While am not as experienced In
psychoanalySiS as some, the fact you
mentioned should offer no difficult ex-
PLANTATION.
II you can remember when you
learned to ride q bicycle, the telegraph
pole on which you fixed your attention
seemed to be q magnet, drawing you
toward 1t in spite of all you could do
to avoid 1t. HERBERT L. ADAMS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29

At the Eastern Ice Associations con-
vention in Atlantic City the best brains
were engaged in discussing new schemes.
such as tinted ice to match decorations,
to meet the competition of gas and cleo
trio refrigerators. How about freezing q
pound of nice fresh smelts in each cake?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29

It begins to look as if the old-time
good wish, May you live as long as
Center Market" is at last to go into the
discard. The venerable structure, on
cials declare, is to come down in jan
uary. But 1t has had some dire threats
and tight squeaks before now and lived
through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29

shucks! It win never be Q really sat-
isfactory revolution down in Brazil
unless one side or the other intrenches
itself on some Of those incredibly steep
and towering hills around Rio harbor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29

Where Is America Going?'A-a asks
Thomas A. Edison. 1t is doubtful If he,
or any one. else, can answer that ques-
ton with entire accuracy, but wherever
1t Is, We certainly are stepping on It."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29

OF al parties where It b highly Inn
prudent to crash the gate. an Indian
sacred dance leads, according 10 dis
patches from the Morongo Reservation
In California.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29

Their Preference.
why don't you try to make yourself
solid with the masses?"
WELL" said Senator Sorghum, my
constituents like plenty Of speechmak-
ing. but they don't care for solid csndi-
dates. They want EN- liquid these
days"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29

A Chicago scientist psychoAnalyses
the life Of politicians and nrds out
amazing things. Perhaps he could be
helpful In locating some Of the missing
ones
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29

Can you pass an examination on the
new fiat-rate cab-sone map YETI You
may have to--And possibly do little
Neaching on the side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29

Here 10 Q tip a. to the demise Of old
Gen. Depression: The Dollar Steamship
Line will name new vessel after Pres
ident Hoover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29

From the Omaha World-Herald. e.
Another way the students in Spain
have of making II hot for the monarchy
--Ghex burn the KtngA n0rHatt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29

Baggage sold for board bills usually
Just about pays the auctioneer's fee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
Slow Paw.

From the Toledo Blade.
Collections are always slow TO the
man who assumes that the world owes
him living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
Unforgivable Fault.

From the Fort Worth staT-Telesram.
The wife who Is good cook can for
give almost anything In husband except
for him tp'hnqe q noce annentA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
A New Cot1rse.

From the San Bernardino Daily Sun.
While the schools are taking on so
many other extras, why not train chill
dren for jury service?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29

do you think our candidate viii do
all he has promised?"
well, doubt 1t. II he gets elected"
replied Farmer Corntossel. Hes been
workin' 50 hard campaignin' that it1l
take him bout one term of office to get
rested up"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
LNss and Gain.

did your husband find that golf i'm
proved his health?"
Eyes. 1t improved his health. But
unless he learns to play better, 1t will
spoil his disposition"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
An Autumn Lay.

We love thee. Autumn; doubt It ~
We'd love you more, when truth Is
told,
If some days did not prove 20 hot
And others 90 extremely cold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29

M0desty.
'T make 1t an invariable rule" said
Mr.. stormington Barnes. mot to talk
about myself"
"Indeed7"
Eyes. When I was asked recently
who the greatest Hamlet - refused
to answer"
Applause Of the Hour.
Like the operate band
That used to sing with glee,
They've got to cheer for some one, and
1t might as well be he.
de man dat does de mos work"
said Uncle Eben. "ain de man dat loses
time standin. ROM tallEin. 'bout- how
much work 10 deem"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29

q. Are there as many grade crossing
fatalities now as there were several
years ago?-M. v.
A. The ratio of grade crossing fatali-
ties to all traffic fatalities has decreased
from 105 per cent in 1920 to rs In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
W. MOVES. !. Editor
The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Rate by Carrier within the civ.

Rate by Mail-Payable I'm Advance.
Maryland and Virginia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-29
Arrested 4 Years
Following Murder

After evading the law for almost
four years. ValeEt:lI de Leon has
been brought back to Cameron
county to face trial on a charge of
murder.
De Leon was brought here Sat-
urday from San Antonio by Chief
Deputy Sheriff r. @. Delaney fol-
lowing his arrest there by Bexar
county deputies. De Leon had been
in San Antonio for some time using
an assumed name, according TO off,
GERS there.
De Leon Is charged by indictment
with having stabbed and killed
PEDRO Vasquez in San Benito about
Dec. 4. 1927. The indictment was
returned by the grand jury Of the
February term Of 1928. De Leon
fled from the scene of the alleged
rlurder and was not captured until
the Bexar county authorizes identi-
fec him as the man sought here
on murder charges.
Fred Rusteberg was foreman Of
the grand jury which returned the
indictment against De Leon. No
bond has been granted the man.
ard it is likely that none will be
granted, officers said. in view Of
thr fact that he has been a fugi-
TIVE from justice for the past four
ears.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-29
Maryland Clashes
With Vanderbilt

ATLANTA. Ga. Nov. 29-GPl-
The South got a weekend dessert
today in a conference tilt between
Maryland and Vanderbilt at Nash
vile and a scattering Of games by
cams which did not participate in
he heavy Thanksgiving Day menu.
Maryland. however. embarked up
on its third contest in eight DAYS.
having bowed TO the Navy last Sat
urday and defeated Johns Hopkins
on Thanksgiving Day.
In an intersectional duel. Logo
la Of New Orleans met Iowa State
at New Orleans. Louisiana College
battled Louisiana at Ruston. La.
Howard engaged Union at jackson.
Tenn. and the Citadel and Wofford
met az Spartanburg, S. c.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-29
-Four Trainmer Are
Dead In Collision

STOCKTON. Cal. Nov. 21-P
-Four trainmen were killed when
a Western Pacific Express crashed
into the rear Of a freight train
near Sunol. Alameda county. west
or here last night.
The dead.
r. NJ Middleton. engineer.
W. Rickenbacher. fireman.
Ilovd Goslln. head brakeman.
r.. c. Jones. flagman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-29
DEATH CLAIMS
CITY RESIDENT
nj. III. Butts Dies Suddenly
At McAllen After
Heart Attack

M. II. Butts. 65. employee Of the
Gravburg Oil company, suddenly
dropped dead Of heart failure at
McAllen yesterday afternoon at
4:30 o'clock.
Mr.. Butts was a native Of Ken
lucky and had been q resident OF
Brownsville for the past five years.
Mrs. Butts being a teacher in the
public schools. and pianist at the
Central Christian church.
Funeral service are to be held
SUNDAY afternoon al 3 o'clock
from the Central Christian church.
Rev. r. J. Howard. @. r. Dennis
and Or. S X Hallam officiating
Burial Will be in Buena Vista
cemetery.
Besides his widow Mr.. Butts Is
survived bv three children. and two
sisters ard two b~"thers If the i'm
mediate family. The chil1ren are
Martha lane. NARY Ellen OF
B%rownsv'Uc and Mrs. J. o. Eldridge
OF F0rt Worth.
Information Of the death Of Mr.
Butts car7n as q distinct shock To
his many friends. the family taking
1art in uanv community activities
uo rar1e 10 Brownsville from Tulsa.
Oklahoma.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-29
new RECORD
IS Seen FOR
VALLEY FAIR
More Tha 100000
Total Expected
BY Night
Especial TO The Herald.)

AoOTAAaA W LAIl AAtla AAA-f
HAPLINGEN. Nov. 29-Before the
close Of the Valley Fair gates Sat-
urday night a new record of more
than 100000 attendance for the fair
is certain to be hung up. and Sun
day. which is expected TO be the
second biggest day Of the entire ex-
position this year, the figures will
be piled on up to set an attendance
mark hard TO beat.
This became evident when a
cheek Saturday showed the total az
tendance to be less than 1000 from
the record of 100000 set by the fair
two years ago.
Saturday and Sunday are two big
DAYS at the fair, wi h the Missouri
Pacific Booster Club swelling the
attendance Saturday.
Threating weather early Saturday
may cut the attendance some.
Ball For Queen
Yesterdays program was closed
with the queens ball IN the Plaza
hotel Friday night.
Rodeo programs are scheduled for
Saturday afternoon and night, and
a final program Sunday afternoon,
when two young couples from two
Valley cities-Edcouch and Harlln-
gen-are TO be married in a public
ceremony, on horseback, as part OF
the rodeo program.
A light rain Friday afternoon in
terferred with the latter part OF the
! program.
Saturdays Fair program started
with the Missouri Pacific parade
Saturday morning at IL o'clock, the
parade being headed by the Mis-
souri, Pacific band, Los Toreado-
res" which has been here through
out the week with the Missouri Pa
cific exhibit. The parade went from
the city out TO the Fair grounds,
and Missouri Pacific men, here
about 500 strong. assembled in the
Fairpark auditorium for a pro-
gram, with z. II. McReynolds here
from st. Louis representing Presi-
dent L. w. Baldwin Of the system.
Another Bah
The final ball in honor of the
Fair queen and her court Of honor
will be held Saturday night. given
by the Lions club of Harlingen.
Manager John t. Floore of the fair
said Saturday it has unquesttion-
ably been the greatest in the his
tory of the Valley. and has been
praised by all visitors throughout
the week.
I'VE will start preparing for next
years fair at one" he said, land
will study WAYS in which to make II
more diversified. larger. and more
representative of this section"
The fair gates will close Sunday
night for the year.
Saturday all school children are
being admitted free Of charge. re-
CARELESS of whether they have TEX
cts.