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department or establishment to an
other, the retirement record card will
be Immediately completed, certified as
to its correctness, proper entry there
from made on the register of separa-
tions. and the card forwarded to the
Civil Service Commission, according to
the regulations. The commission will
record the transfer, and forward the
retirement record card to the DEPART
ment or establishment to which the
employe is transferred.
One of the valuable things to be
achieved by the new system, is to pro-
vide the Board of Actuaries with data
for the 1880 valuation.
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BARELY DoDGEs OWN CAR

CHICAGO, January IA (P.-Imagine
lying in a BARRIERS chair getting a
shave, and seeing ones own automo-
bile jumping right through the front
window.
That was the experience of Martin
Meyer Monday. He leaped just in
time to escape getting hit. His car had
been struck with such force by an
other machine, driven by Clarence
Johnson, that it was forced through
the window.
No one was hurt, but Meyer had
Johnson arrested and Judge Alfred Q.
Erickson fined him 500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-14
1000 Employees Get 4-Day Week

BRISTOL, Va, January IA LH9.-W.
NJ. Ritter Lumber Co. announced Mon
day that four-day week schedule
had been ordered at its Dickinson
County operations. The company en-
ploys approximately 1000 men, who
have been working three days week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-14

Java has 100000 acres of teakwood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-14

Government and private steel works
in Japan may be merged
The Washington times., 1931-11-06
Latest Stage
News From
New York

NEW YORK. Nov. 6.-"Mar
riage for Three" is the new
title of Elmer Harris play, for
merly known as mo Scandal"
which will be presented at the
Buou next Wednesday night.
Michael Saks, producer Of "a
Lucky Night" the Yiddish musi.
cal play now at the Downtown
National Theater, announces that
he has sold the rights to the
operetta to Joseph Barnett for
production in London, Paris, Ber.
lin and Bucharest.
Marching By" the musical
play which the Shuberts are Of
fering this week at the Majestic
Theater, Brooklyn, under the
title of Arms and the Maid"
will begin a fortnight's engage
ment on Monday in Boston.
Ernest Lert, a German direc-
tor, will stage Gallery Gods"
the play adapted from the Ger
man by Henrietta Malkiel, which
Reginald Hammerstein will place
in rehearsal on Monday, with
Joseph Schildkraut as the star.
The Broadway opening is Sched.
uled for December %.
The Washington times., 1931-11-06

conventional tin types suddenly
come to life.
Jane Murfin has evolved a
simple story Of a primitive people
which introduces these Northport
characters pleasantly and in
which the melodramatic happen
ings provide excitement but sci.
dom infringe on the main theme,
comedy. In constructing an ap'
propriate setting for these rural
daguerrotypes of radio eminence,
Hollywood has been far more sue.
ceSSful than in the earlier at,
tempt to make Amos m Andy
screen stars.
Fine Short Features
Phillips Lord has a genuine
Down East dialect. and you will
like his acting even when his
speeches have a saccharjne flavor.
OF the others in the large cast ]
was especially keen for the Lizze
Of Mrs. Lord, the Wobbling Duffy
of Oscar APPEL and the Rufe
Turner of Stanley Fields. Bette
Davis, Frank Albertson, Dorothy
Peterson and the boyish frankie
Darro were others who contribu.
ted smooth performances. The
William Setter direction is con
sistently paced for sustained in
terest and singing of old-time ia
The Washington times., 1931-11-06
They Devise a Plan

whats to prevent us from
takin' advantage of somethin'
that fate has tossed right into
our laps? I don't know how
far it is to Far Hills, put it
can't be too far for us to make
the jump.
"It's a cinch that none of
the regular bookieS is goin' 10
think of this racket. Well
have the field all to ourselves.
We simply blow in a coupla
hours before the meet starts,
look over the ground and let
the folks know that we are
genuine New York bookmakers
who have come down 10 give
the society affair a little class.
ITS gonna be a slow Satur-
day afternoon in New York any
how, and the chances for a
buck or two by sidewalk specu-
1ation are gonna be few and far
between. What have we to lose
by tryin' my idea?"
Two Of the boys agreed with
Shorty by the simple expedient
of wagging their heads. But
the third was more cautious.
It's not a bad thought,
Shorty" he offered, but how
about our starting capital? If
the first race goes bad, we got
to have some dough to pay eff.
How about that?"
No question was too much for
Shorty'S unlimited enthusiasm.
Invest SIS Each .
"A cinch," he returned. I'VE
can all just about stand a $25
chip-in, and that's all we're
gonna need But we amt
gonna lose that. you under
stand. Not on your lives. It's,
just a little insurance in case
anythin' goes wrong It's just
a little Somethin' to flash
around.
while I been talkin', 1 been
figurin'. We got a cinch prop
OSition in this thing. If we win
the first race, we collect Imme-
diate. If we lose. we tell the
mugs we pay off after the last
race. If we happen to be on
the wrong end before the last
race, let them try and catch us.
ITS a pipe. I tell you. Be-
sides. it says right here IN the
paper that the people is all
comm from society. Now.
ask you, what can them dopes
know?"
The last argument clinched
the sale. The boys agreed TO
dig up S25 each and embark on
the venture You must admit
it looked promising. Especially
with four wise. Broadway BOYS.
On the morning of the day
in question the four men met
at the ungodly hour of 8:15
The Washington times., 1931-11-06
Fabia Drake
Is Seen As
Viola

One of the most delightful of
the many comedies of Shake.
speare is Twelfth Night" gay
masquerade of the lovely Viola,
tinged with excitement and fla
Vored with suspense.
The master dramatist was in a
saucy mood when the lines of
this amusing and agreeable play
dripped from his pen; there is
opportunity for charming charac-
ter delineat ion there is a hint
Of unrequited love, uncertainty,
dron and mischief, trimmed scenes
and, in this instance, a superla-
tive cast to give the most in por-
trayal and reading of lines.
ExcelIenE Support
Viola and OrSino, played respec-
lively by Fabia Drake and Eric
Maxon, thrill the younger genera
ton as they do the older; these
two are romantically adapted to
their roles and clever enough to
read their lines with beautiful
precision.
OF the entire support, individ-
uaHy excellent. certainly the out
standing performances are given
by Randle Ayerton as Malvolio;
the Sir Toby Of Roy Byford, gay,
gallant and amusing. and John
Ruddock as the brother of Viola.
If you have never seen the
Stratford-U -Upon-Avon Festival Com
pany you have missed a rare
treat; it is sincerely hoped that
we may look forward to another
visit from these splendid players
next Season.-K, Y,
The Washington times., 1931-11-06
All In u bay
MARK HELLlNCER
By

NEW YORK, Nov. Con recent weekday, four smart
gentlemen of Broadway sat around in office and discussed
various ways and of making easy money call
them gentlemen. Arte Htchman tell be-
they know all of the Broadway angles And when you
understand angles the big street you are Immediately
labeled wise.
Ali of these gentlemen by profession ticket specu
lator Not big shots in the you understand Just four
nice boys who know there good money udcious ticket
specnlaton Just four wise Broadway BOYS.
The Washington times., 1931-11-06
p A auss
u BY
Robert Leonard Was
Boss Of Carbo Film

A new note in connection with
Greta Garbo's latest starring We.
hicle. Susan Lenox. Her Fall and
Rise" which is current at Loew'S
Columbia Theater is the fact that
it is the first talkie in which the
Swedish star has not been directed
by Clarence Brown.
This picture was filmed by Rob-
ert 2. Leonard who scored with
THE Divorce"
The Washington times., 1931-11-06
Barrymore Aviary
Shelters 200 Birds

John Barrymore, now at War.
ner Bros. Metropolitan Theater
in '"The Mad Genius" his latest
Warner Bros. starring vehicle,
has an wary containing over
200 live tropical birds. The prize
feature of the collection is a huge
king vulture. who answers-fig-
uratively speaking-to the name
of Maloney.
Mr.. Barrymore is supported in
"The Mad Genius" by the IT.
year-old screen discovery Of the
year, Marian Marsh. who was also
his leading lady in "Svcngan."
The Washington times., 1931-11-06

PHILLIPS LORD swapping WIS
dom of a David Harum, the nasal
twang of a Cal Coolidge and the
homely appeal which sturdy hon.
esty engenderS.
Radio addictS have accepted
Seth Parker as a prime favorite
and Phillips Lord who conducts
these Sabbath night parlor song
tests preSides as these Northport
(Me) neighbors make their first
excursion into the movies.
Delightful People
There is a sweet smelling,
earthly fragrance about these peo-
pie of the. new-mown hay coun-
try, who find their occasional di-
version in candy pulls, in gather
ing on Sunday nights around the
melodeon and harmonizing ON
Loves Old Sweet Song" in con-
gregating at the big village barn
to make hey,hey while the fid-
dlers scrape out the tunes for a
FOTClanQ 1duCy.
ReviveS Memories
Way Back Home" is vel.
come contrast to the jazz-mad
and crime series of celluloids. 1t
will revive memories for veteran
playgoers of Hi-Holler and the
Denman Thompson type of
dramas, for two-a-day vaudevil-
lians Of Will Cressy and his be,
loved grange folks. The sophisti.
Gated will class this picture as
sentimental hokum-and so it is
but it has all the delightful sur.
prise of turning the pages of an
old album and having these un.
The Washington times., 1931-11-06

vorites is one of the happiest in
terludeS.
There is a superlative short
feature on the supplemental pro-
gram, Floyd Gibbons second mar
rative of supreme moments in
the world war, "The Turn of the
Tide" This is absorbingly inter
esting from start to finish and is
impressively related by the bril-.
liant war correspondent.
An exceptionally clever issue
of the Pathe NewSreel completes
an entertainment which merits
five stars and ought to pack the
R-K-O-Keith Theater for days to
come.
The Washington times., 1931-11-06

"Fellers." he observed. "it's a
lucky thing we got some time
to SPARE because we forgot
somethin'. You know what?
We gotta have some of them
pads that the bookies use.
Otherwise how We gonna take
bets? I'm gonna look around
for a stationery store"
And so it was arranged.
Fred and George were to re-
main in the station while
Shorty and Harry were to buy
the pads The latter men
walked two blocks before they
arrived at a store that looked
as though it might have the
article that was wanted.
Shorty tried the door. 1t was
locked. Harry pushed against
it. Still locked. Shorty pounded
at the door while Harry jig
gled the lock. Shorty was dis
gusted.
"Ain't this the nuts?" he
complained. We've only got
a few minutes to catch the
train, and this bum amt
opened his store yet. What do
you know about that? wouldn't
you think a guy would have
more consideration? wouldn't
The Washington times., 1931-11-06

and took the ferry to Hobo
ken. New Jersey. The train
FOR Far Hills did not leave un-
til 9:05, and the boys found
themselves with IS mirutes on
their hands. They didn't like
this method of travel-but it
was the only way they knew
of to get to Far Hills. So
there they were. In the good,
old city of Hoboken.
Eoroo+ tho panore
The Washington times., 1931-11-06

wholesome soil
Of rural Maine,
Hollywood has
( a S h on e d a
m os t unusual
and a. highly
e n t er t a lining
motion picture.
= w ay B a C K
Home"
It is t a b r l.
Gated about the
c h ar C ter Of
Seth Parker, a
rugged type of
whiskered far
mer with the
The Washington times., 1931-11-06
Police Suspicious

He never did complete that
sentence. A police car came to
a halt at the curb and four
officers leaped out They
grabbed the two Broadwayites
in no uncertain fashion.
We've been watching you,"
growled the leader. Trying to
rob this store. are you? Think
you can get away with it, do
you? Come on along with US"
Shorty attempted to explain.
"You got us all wrong, boys"
he stated. This feller and I
amt crooks. We're business
men over in New York. We
was Just goin' to take the train
for Far Hills for the race meet
this afternoon. Sure Why,
we even got our two other pals
waitin' for us in the station
The leader pushed Shorty
into the back of the car.
You have. have you!" he
muttered hastily. We'll, we'll
just pay them a little visit,
too. I don't like the looks Of
you fellows. 1t seems to me
once had you in some pre-
vious case. Oh, there's no use
denying it. Well soon find
out. BY the way, how much
dough you got on you?"
The Washington times., 1931-11-06
SlOO Is Used Up

Shorty swallowed hard and
produced the $100 that the four
men had struggled to get to-
gether. The leader immediate
ly notified Shorty that he
didn't look like a man who
should be carrying around $100,
and that he must have stolen
it. The more that Shorty pro-
tested. the worse he involved
himself.
Well, to make a long story
Just a little more merciful, the
policemen picked up the other
two men and then-placed the
four of them in a cell. They
were subjected to a severe
grilling and finally released ex-
actly 13 hours later. But with
the release went Shorty's 500.
Each man was fined $25 for
lojterfng!
Just four, wise Broadway
bOys-whO are now a little
wiser 49,.
The Washington times., 1931-11-06
His isXankee
Wisdom
Scores
"wAY BACK HOME"

BY ANDREW r. KELLEY
Around the quaint homespun
philosophy of the New England
Yankee as he flouriShes in the
The Washington times., 1931-11-06
Times Are Tough

Eyes, pals" mused one.
"Times sure are tougn right
now. In days gone ny. smart
mugs like US could always slip
q coupla bucks when we needed
them If the speculation game
wasn't clicking, there Vas al
ways something else. But now
what? Even if you had d good
idea. who you gonna Chp"'
The other men nocded.
There was silence for mo-
ment Suddenly the smallest
of the four grabbed a paper
that had been lying before him.
Get a load OF this, tellers,"
he chirped Maybe 1t might
suggest something to you, 1t
says here where there's goin'
to be a big society racin' meet
out in Far Hills. N. j.. on Sat
urday. All the big shots is
goin' to be there"
One of his pals wrinkled
his brow.
What are you talking about,
Shorty?" he inquired. where's
the idea about that? How are
you going to pick up any dough
around a society racing rIeet?
Have you gone daffy?"
Shorty smiled a superior
smile.
did you ever stop to figure
out" he questioned. that where
there's a racin' meet. there's
always dough to be 8ot2 Even
If it's all society, they ike to
bet, don't they? That's human,
amt it?
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08
DEVELOPMENTS HINT AT WORLD CONFERENCE 0N
 WAR REPARAT IONS

LONDON, June 8, (P-The pos- sibility of a world conference to reopen completely the problem of war separations loomed in the wake of the past weekend.
 In the conference between the heads of the British and German governments newspapers linked the forthcoming visits to Europe of Stinlson and Mellon.
 With the promise made at the onference to ollaborate with other governments. spokesmen of the conference said that the field of economic and political troubles will be discussed particuary as affect ed by the Young plan and other factors
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08
BLOODY CHINA IN
 REVOLT ASA|N; NEW
 GOVERNMENT NOW
TROOPS MOBILIZING WEEKS IN SOUTH CHINA INTEND
 ING STRUGGLE

TOKYO, June 8. (P)-The new government is in revolt against the National government of Chi aa, acording to a Rengo News Agency dispatch from Canton.
 The revolt was launched in Kwangtung and Kwangsi provinc- es. in South China.
 Eugene Chen, styling himself as :he foreign minister of the Canton government, sent a telegram to representative of foreign govern znents in Peiping repudiating Man. a.ing as the central government.
 Censorship has prevented news reaching the outside world to a large extent but it's been known that large bodies of troops have been mobIizing for weeks in South China for the impending conflict.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08
EXPLOSION OF O|L
 BARGE AT DOCK,
 NORFOLK, COSTLY
THIRTY PERSONS REPORTED BE IN HOSPITAL-OTHER
 INJURED

NORFOLK, Virginia, June 8. (R A three million dollar fire which resulted through the explosion of an oil barge at the Buxton Line piers rode the strong wind along 200 feet of wharves and destroyed hotel.
 The fire swept through the whole sale district nd then leaped across the main street and threatened the retail business center. The explosion for which a cause is being sought occurred at 5:30.
 It was we'll after midnight be ' fore the combined forces of the Hampton Roads aided by 1900 sailors and marines controlled it. The driving rain before midnight heped to hasten the bringing of the fire under control
 Thirty persons are said to be in the hospitals receiving treat ment and sixteen others were in- jured sufficiently to cause them to be kept in the hospital
 Many other persons received ambulance treatment. Two tugs and one barge were damaged by the blaze.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08
IMPORTANT CH|CAG0
 BANK CONSOLIDATION

CHICAGO, June 8. (P) Two of the most important bank mergers in the history of Chicago were ef- fected when the First National Bank and the First Union Trust and Say ingS Banks and it's affiliated mem Der banks absorbed the Foreman State National Bank and the Fore man State Trust and Savings Bank and consolidation arranged be- tween the Central Trust Company of Illinois.
 A consolidation was also arrang- ed between the Central Trust Com pany of Illinois and the National Bank of the Republic by the first mentioned banks.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08
BAPT|STS BELIEVE
 PAPERS FA|L. ID
 PRINT MORAL NEWS
CONDEMN TOBACCO ADVERT1S- ING; SUPPORT 18TH AMEND
 MENT

KANSAS CITY, June 8, R- Madison Boyd Jones of Los An geles, lawyer, was elected pres ident of the Northern Baptist Church at the convention. He suc- ceeds Rev. Albert w. Beaven of Rochester, N. Y.
 The report of the resolutions committee expressed interest in interest in the ablishment Of national daily to handle news from a moral standpoint; the re- port protested against the present. day cigarette advertising and urg- ed BaptiStS to discourage t he growing use of tobacco in any form"
 The committee called on all members to give their unflinch- ing support to the 18th amend ment."
 The resolutions will be acted upon today.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08
DEMAND HERRING O|L
 CALLS FOR ANOTHER SHIP

SEATTLE, June 8, (P, The de- nand for herring oil and other herring products is SO great that -he Steamer Curacao will be shift cd from the Mexican coastal trade 70 northern waters.
 Shippers said that the Curacao 1las been scheduled to make eight rips from Seattle to Chatham Strait.
 Special oil tanks with a capacity of 85,OOO gallons have been install ed in the steamer. The vessel will also be engaged in passenger ser vice from the Puget Sound City 10 Chatham Strait.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08
ALLEGED LEARNED MEN MEN ANAL LYzE LINCOLN AS
 A 'sHR0|D MANIAC

TORONTO, June 8. (P)-Abraham Lincoln was analysed as "a schi- zoid maniac, personally Doctor Jekyll and a MT. Hyde who had 3 baser nature under rigid con- trol' at the American Physchia tric Association meeting in an an alysis read by Dr. A. A. Brill phys choanalyst of New York City
 Brill ranked him with the twain of Uncle Remus and other great American humorists. He confined his study to the emotional side of 1.le emancipator.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08
BIG TANKER IN PORT

The big Standard Oil Company tanker Richmond, Capt. Joseph Fox, arrived in port Sunday from San Pedro, Calf, via Dutch liar DOT, and discharged 5000 barrles of fuel oil and 4,000 barrels of Deisel oil at the local general headquarters plant. The tanker got under way early in the evening bound for Cordova; 10000 barrels of oil were unloaded at Dutch Harbor.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08
SOVIET COMPETITION |s
 COSTLY TO AMERICA

WASHINGTON, June 8, H-
 America will lose $1,0O0,000, 1000 worth of foreign trade in wheat, lumber, oil and cotton during the next four years, due to Soviet Rus sia competition, representative H. Fish, IT,, of New York, declared in a radio address here.
 Speaking under auspices of the National Society of Sons of the American Revolution, Fish said that the five year national devel- Opment plan of the Soviets had made marked progress.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08
VANCOUVER MEN ARE
 ATTRACTED GOLD FIELDS

VANCOUVER, June 8. LP - At tracted by reports of rich placer and gold property on Nation river, a tributary of the Stikine and near Finlay Forks, group of Vancou- yer men, headed by w. c. Shelly are enroute to northern British Colum- bia by auto and plane.
 The find is reported to have been made by two prospectors who, by using crudest methods, have been extracting $8O per day from their diggingS.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08
SATURDAY GAMES
 NATIONAL LEAGUE

Brooklyn 6, St. Louis 8. Philadelphia 2. Pittsburgh 3. New York 1, Chicago 5. Boston 5, Cincinnati 6.
 AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit. 5, Philadelphia II. Chicago 3, Washington '. St. Louis 8, Boston g. Cleveland ', New York 5.
 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE San Francisco 5. Portland 2. Oakland 1, Missions ?. Second games:
 Oakland 4, Missions 0. Los Angeles ', Seattle l. Sacramento 5, Hollywood 3.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08
EXPERIMENT" FOOD

SAN PEDRO, June 8, (P,-One man was fatally shot and two others were captured by the Coast Guard Cutter Arrow after a six hour chase in the open sea 70 miles north of here. Officers of the cutter said they found 200 cases of liquor aboard the alleged rum-runner Diatone