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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
D. C. STUDENT HONORED
Robert Coltman Chosen for Phi
Beta Kappa at Dartmouth.

robert Coltman of Washington was
among the first students in the senior
class at Dartmouth College to be Sc
lected for membership in Phi Beta
Kappa, honorary scholastic fraternity,
at the recent elections in Hanover, it
was learned here today.
Coltman is now studying under one
of the six senior fellowships awarded
each year by President Hopkins, under
the terms of which he is free from
all curricular requirements and college
restrictions. His campus activities in
clude presidency of the Interfraternity
Council, treasurer of Palaeopitus, the
senior governing body: secretary-treas-
urer of the Arts and membership in
zeta Psi Fraternity and Casque and
Gauntlet Senior Society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
AUTOPSY is ORDERED
Patient at Gallinger succumbs

Patient at Gallinger Succumbs.
Police Say He Was Injured.
Frank Edwards, 81 years old, of 152
Sixth street southwest died at Gallinger
Hospital today from infection Of the
kidneys. He was admitted to the hos
pital for treatment two days ago.
Edwards, police say, was still suf-
fering from injuries received in brawl
at Philadelphia two weeks ago, when
he was taken to the hospital. and an
autopsy will be held at the District
Morgue to determine whether these
hurts had anything to do with his
death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
HONORED AT WELLESLEY
Miss Helen Gunner, Miss Silence
Wilson Elected Senior Officers,

Two Washington girls we're recently
elected officers of the senior class at
Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass, &C
cording to word received here.
They are Miss Helen Gunner, daugh-
ter of Col. and Mrs. E. Gunner of the
Highlands Apartments, and Miss ST.
lence Wilson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd B. Wilson of 2441 Tracy place.
Miss Gunner was elected to the Execu-
tive Committee of the class, while Miss
Wilson, whose father Is president of the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.;
was named one Of the two factotums Of
the class. o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17

Tide Tables

Hlghest, 81, 2:3O pm. yesterday; year
ago, "a.
Lowest, 40, am. today; year ago. So.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
Denies Decree Is Binding.
Premature Filing Claimed.

Another point made in the motion
to dismiss is that the company filed
It's petition prematurely and should
have waited until new electric rates had
been set under the terms of the sliding
scale before claiming that they were
injured by it. \
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
SEEKS DISMISSAL
Of PEPCO PETITION
Commission Files Answer to
Attack on Sliding Scale
Rate.

A motion TO dismiss the petition filed
by the Potomac Electric Power Co. at
lacking a new sliding scale rate cstab-
lished by the Public Utilities Com MS
sion, was filed in Equity Court ycster-
day by Peoples Counsel Richmond B.
Keech, Corporation Counsel William w.
Bride and William A. Roberts, special
assistant corporation counsel on public
utilities matters.
Denies Decree Is Binding.
The motion denies that the consent
decree entered by the same court i'll
1924 is forever binding on the parties.
stating that strict Interpretation of
the public utilities act would render it
in conflict with organic law. If the
consent decree is to be regarded as per-
manent and Interchangeable, the motion
states, it would mean that the commits
sion had Invested itself of the right to
change such an arrangement where the
necessity for such action exists. The
commission would have no right 10
divest itself of its legal powers, the
brief concludes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
The Sun and Moon.
Rainfall.

Monthly rainfall in inches in the Cap
ital (current month to date:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17

FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03

the doublecased opening that connects
the living room with the dining room.
Four windows opening onto the porch
and double window at the end make
this light, CHEEKY and easily VEN
tilated room.
Directly back of the living room at
one side are the dining room, IL by IA
feet, and the kitchen. series of four
windows light and ventilate the dining
room, while the bay projection In the
kitchen gives well-lighted space for
the sink and work table and wall cases
for kitchen utensils and dishes. Back
of the kitchen is vestibule and fur
Their back is rear porch, which is as
large as an ordinary bedroom. By
screening this porch it makes a COM
Portable, secluded sitting room in
summer.
The two bedrooms are toward the
back and are reached through the din
ing room. One bedroom, toward the
front of the house, is 10 by II feet,
while the other, at the corner, is IL
feet 6 inches by Is feet. The bath
room is between, a convenient location.
The size of the house, % by so feet,
gives opportunity for large base
ment for the heating plant, fuel stor-
age and other storage rooms.
This is an excellent bungalow de
sign, whether the exterior walls be
of stucco or brick or of frame. The
rooms are large and conveniently
placed, while the appearance of the
house is all that can be desired.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03
BY WILLIAM A. RADFoRp

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to
practical home building, for the read
ers of this paper. On account of his
wide experience as editor, author and
manufacturer. he is, without doubt, the
highest authority on all these SUBJ
jects. Address all inquiries to william
A. Radford, No. 407 South Dearborn
street, Chicago, ILL.,, and only inclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
The bungalow type of home appeals
to many home builders, especially
those who build in cities and suburbs.
This is because the man with small
capital does not have to invest in
and less capital is invested in the
home. In reality the average bunga-
low is nothing more nor less than the
first floor of an apartment building
the room arrangement usually is about
the same as in an apartment, there
rarely is more than six rooms and
usually five in such home
What probably makes the bungalow
popular is the artistic effects that may
be gained in exterior appearance and
the convenience to the housewife of
having all the rooms on one floor so
that the homework can be done more
easily. The interior is arranged so
that the living and dining rooms and
kitchen are in one unit and the bed
rooms in another.
For the exterior walls of the bunga.
low stucco is most popular. 1t may be
applied over metal lath, expanded
metal, wood lath or any of the stucco
bases that are On the market. Metal
lath is fire-safe and will not expand
or contract with moisture, so that
there is little danger Of the walls
cracking. providing, Of course, it is
applied by a skilled workman in this
material.
The stucco bungalow shown in the
illustration is good example of this
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03
Reroofing Over Old
Shingles Popular Now

To those who realize that mechan-
les make the final decision as to
whether or not a new idea of con-
struction is to be adopted it will be
good news to learn that the principle
of reroofing right over the old shingles
has been definitely accepted.
Practical experience has shown car
penters and roofers that there are a
great many advantages to be gained
by putting a new roofing material over
old shingles or other types of roofs
which have served out their terms of
usefulness. Perhaps most important
among these advantages is the utili-
old roofing provides.
The house owner who has installed
a new roof of composition shingles
over old wooden shingles finds that
his house is much cooler in summer.
In the winter time he buys much less
coal. This is because wood is one of
the best of the common insulating
mediums. 1t prevents the passage of
heat either from the inside out or
from the outside in.
From a mechanics point of view,
as we'll as from the house owners
point of view. the fact that the old
shingles are not removed is good be-
cause it greatly simplifies the opera
ton, is economical and prevents any
possibility of damage to the house be-
In ~ 1rir
the process Of the work.
When the idea was first advanced,
after many experiments, mechanics all
over the United States were interest
ed. but insisted upon being shown.
There were many more difficulties to
be overcome than the ordinary house
holder would see. Is it possible to
reroof over old shingles with perma-
nent roofing and make a good-looking
job? Granted that the old single
roof was in pretty bad shape so that
it leaked, with curling shingles, shin
giles split. shingles loose, was it pos
sible to lay other shingles over them
successfully? How much extra work
would be entailed in making a neat
job of the overhang Of the roof at the
caves and along the barge board?
But this was several years ago and
now the consensus among roofers and
contractors who do this kind of work
shows that all of these questions have
been answered and that the decision
is in favor of reroofing directly over
the old roof without removing it.
House owners have found that their
dwellings, so renewed, have been
worth in the open market a new, in
creased valuation, much greater than
the cost of the new roof. Deprecia-
ton has. Of course, been greatly les
sened. But perhaps most important
of all is the fact that when reroofed
with harmonious shades of plain gray,
red or green, the appearance of the
dwelling so treated is remarkably en-
HANGED.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03

with neighbors is in the elevators
which carry them to their lofty aeries.
Suppose a rich man wished to ht up
such place for secret purposes, with
sinister designs back of the proceed
ing. He could have sound-proof walls
and vaults like those of a bank. He
could work alone or could house a
staff of trusted confederates. He
could fit up prison and inveigle into
IT anyone whom he cared to detain.
Maintaining an existence entirely in
dependent of the remainder of the
building, as many actually do in such
dwellings, he would be almost as Sc
cure from surveillance and interfer-
ence as he would be were he located
underground. 1t would be a choice
spot in which to perpetrate a murder
and keep it dark indefinitely.
But there are no murders in Henry
kltchell Webster's story, although il
does introduce a mysterious bungalow
on the roof of great hotel, a bunga-
low in which the reader is a witness
TO some strange happenings and ex-
perlenceS number of swift and
unique thrills. There is plenty of ex-
cltement, but nothing morbid or grue-
some about the tale 1t is mostly a
happy story, exhibiting a delightful
vein or comedy, with the spirit of
youth and loves young dream exem-
pilhed in the characters of a sweet
girl and an energetic, capable, go-get-
Ter type of young man.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03
Stomach Troubles
Headache and
Dizziness

If your stomach is sick, you are sick
all over. If you can't digest your food
you lose strength, get nervous and feel
as tired when you get up as when you
went to bed.
For 10 years Tanlac has restored
to health and activity many thou
sands who suffered Just as you do.
Mr.. Daniel Vinciguerra, of goo
Stiles St., Philadelphia, Pa, says: II
have not had a dizzy spell or a head
ache since taking Tanlac. My nerves
are in better shape and I can enjoy
a good nights Sleep"
Let Tanlac help you too. It cor
reefs the most obstinate digestive
troubles-relieves gas, pains in the
stomach and bowels, restores appe-
tite, vigor and sound sleep.
Tanlac is made of roots, barks and
herbs. Costs less than 2 cents dose.
Get bottle from your druggist today.
Your money back if it doesn't help you.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03

his sofa. Had 1t been his Rhoda they
were talking about?
He hadn't yet seen the man who
was still sitting on the sofa behind
him, but the woman had called him
Max. The obvious thing to do was
to walk around the sofa and take
look at him; find out If he was the
same Max that RhOda had wanted to
be rescued from. But to do that
openly would probably give away to
the Brighter the fact that his con-
versation with the woman had been
overheard by some one who took an
interest in it. Better sit still minute
first and check up.
This pair wanted to find a girl be-
fore somebody else did, somebody who
was advertising for her. The woman
had thought she recognized her but
hadn't been sure. Apparently she'd
sent for Max to come and scrape an
acquaintance with the girl and find
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03

type Of home design. The building
itself is only % feet wide, which
makes it ideal for the narrow city lot.
The foundation walls form rectangle
and are straight with the one excep-
ton of the jog for the bay window in
the kitchen. This makes for economy
in construction costs.
The simplicity of the treatment Of
the outside walls and the straight
lines of the roof and porch make this
bungalow attractive in exterior appear
ance The overhang of the hip-roof
and the dormer at the front help In
this simple scheme of design. An
other good feature is the wide porch,
% feet long, with the high wall CIV
ing it the advantage of semi-seclusion.
The appearance of the rooms and
their sizes are shown by the floor plan
that accompanies the exterior view.
The living room, which is exception
ally large-12 by % feet-extends
across the whole front Of the house
At one end is an open fireplace, To-
Gated so that it may be seen through
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03
The Nations Fuels

During 1929 the energy supplied By
water power was only one-thirteenth
of that furnished by mineral fuels
in the United States, according 10 =
special study by F. G. Tryon, Of the
United States bureau of mines. An
thracite coal and natural gas each
supplied more energy than did water
power, while oil furnished 31a times.
and bituminous coal IA times as
much. If the figures for the work
done by windmills, animals and the
energy contained in firewOOd and
miscellaneous fuels are taken into
consideration, the proportion Of wa
ter power in the total Of the IA
TONS energy supply is less than :
per cent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03

of a sluggish majority to catch up
with an alert minority.
Once the majority does catch up
with the minority's style, that style
dies. The alert minority is already
flirting with a new style. The slug
gish majority sorrowfully surveys the
dead style it has caught, and then re-
sumes the hopeless race.
Styles in interior decoration differ
in no essential way from styles In
clothes or hats or motor cars. They
follow the same fundamental laws.
In every city. town or neighborhood
an alert, well-informed minority sets
the pace in home decoration and every
one else follows suit. Discovery of
new forms of simplicity wins distinc-
ton for the decorator.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03
Cleaning Will Keep
Furnace Working Well

The Importance of the chimney to
efficient home heating cannot be over
estimated. The chimney is to the
heating plant what the lungs are to
the human body-it is the means Of
air supply. II the chimney has the
Group" so to speak, is congested and
clogged, the fire does not receive
enough air and sufficient oxygen to
support combustion. 1t takes about
200 cubic feet of air to supply suffi-
cient oxygen for the thorough combus-
ton of one pound of coal. If the
chimney is dirty, of improper design
or in poor physical condition, an eff
fective draft cannot be developed. If
your heating plant doesn't seem to
"work right" the practical thing to
do is to have the chimney and the
heating plant cleaned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03
lead
ACHE

When you feel a headache coming on.
it's time to take Bayer Aspirin. Two
tablets will head it off, and you can
finish your shopping in comfort.
Limbs that ache from sheer weari--
ness. Joints sore from the beginnings
OF cold. Systemic pain. The remedy
is rest. But immediate relief is yours
for the taking; pocket tin of Bayer
Aspirin is protection from pain
wherever you go.
Get real aspirin. Look for Bayer
on the box. Read the proven direc-
tons found inside every genuine
Bayer package. They cover head
aches, colds, sore throat, toothache,
neuralgia, neuritis. sciatica, lumbagO,
rheumatism, muscular pains, etc.
These tablets do not depreSs the
heart. They do nothing but stop the
pain. Every druggist has Bayer
Aspirin in the pocket size, and IN
bottles. To save money, buy the
genuine tablets by the hundred. Don't
experiment with limitations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03

decided he was certain about concern
ing his own companion was instantly
demolished.
Babe said to her, with sisterly
familiarity, Hello, Red! You through
with that box?"
His girl-"Red," indeed answered
in a perfectly matter-of-fact way,
Yes, come in. We're going to dance"
1t wasn't until then that Babe recog-
nized him. Hello, Martyr" she said.
in lively surprise. I've been looking
around for you. But l didn't know
you two knew each other"
His companion smiled. 1--WE don't"
she admitted. 1--WE picked each other
up in the middle of the last dance"
Il WISH" Martin put in, that you'd
be good enough to introduce us"
1t amused him to see that Babe was
shocked. Miss White" she said with
cold formality. "let me introduce Mr..
Forbes" She added, as she turned
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03
Speech in British Isles

The language of the people Of the
British isles is English, with few ex-
ceptions. There is large proportion
of Welsh-speakng people in Wales,
many of whom are bilingual. Gaelic
is still spoken on the west coast of
Ireland. and in the highlands and is
lands of Scotland. according to re-
cent census. there were 1914 people
speaking Gaelic only.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03
Modernize With Sunshine

This is the age of sunshine and out
door life. Houses are built with many
windows, sun parlors, sleeping porches
and daylight Easements. Homes are
brighter. cheerier and healthier. To
modernize an old house is to bring
the sunshine in with more larger win
dows.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03
Farms on Biblical Lands

Modern reforms in Biblical lands
include the draining Of the River
Kishon, near which Elijah slew the
prophets of Baal, which will be
turned into farms for Zionist Jews
returning to Palestine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03
It strikes one that an ideal setting
for a mystery story would be one OF

=
atop OF q giant no.
tel or apartment
house; a ha bitation
up in the sky, at
tached at the foun-
dation to the parent
structure, but 9TH
erwise separate and
apart from il There
are numerous dwell
ing places of such
character percned
on the roofs of the
taller buildings of
large cities, where
the inhabitants are
more secluded and
exclusive than they
would be in a resi-
dence on the ground.
Their only contact
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03
Simplicity Is the Key
to Decorative Styles

Style is a curious thing. For the
majority it is always will-o' -the-wisp.
What produces styles is the attempt
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the orig
inal little liver pills put up 90 years ago.
They regulate liver and bOwels.-AdT.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03
Sugar Production Of

OuRdf 7 TOUuCIIOu Oh
The sugar industry seems TO have
gotten ahead of itself somewhat, for
the production in 1929 showed a de-
crease of more than 10 per cent over
the 1927 output. Altogether S5O7. 600
600 worth of sugar and sugar prod
ucts were refined at the 81 plants in
this country, a figure which was ap-
prCximately S90,OOO,OO0 below the
1927 total.
The only products to show an in
crease were brown sugars. which
were up 60 per cent. and blackstrap
and sirups, which were up about
per cent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03

Truth
Truth is all right except when II
is told out of pure cussedness.-Cap-
per's Weekly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-02
ATTITUDE NOT CHANGED

It is understood that last week
when a travelling representative Of
the Great Northern railway called
on several of the business men of
this city relative to their attitude
on the truck bill now before the
Minnesota legislature he conveyed
the idea to at least some of them
that the Long Prairie business men
the evening before changed their
attitude on the bill. A letter re-
ceived from Long Prairie Wednes-
day states that any statement that
the attitude of the Long Prairie
business men have changed their
attitude is erroneous.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-02
,hairs, like they have in the house

chairs, like they have in the house
of representatives in Washington.
The members will then sit close
together and may the more easily
hear what they have to say to each
other. At present none but the
strong Of lung can be heard in all
parts Of the chamber. We have
frequently sat and watched the
mouth of some member in motion,
but no sound, so far as we could
tell, proceeded therefrom. We
remember one speech of a half
hours duration. In the merely or
binary noise and confusion of the
chamber, we never heard one word
of that speech. Behind the opera
chairs Representative Bede is go
ing to install rooms where the
house members nay have their
books and papers. But we want to
tell him right here that we are not
going to stand for such mutilation
and Disagreement of that noble and
beautiful chamber. Mr.. Bede's bill
has gone to the committee on rules.
There let it lie forever. We are
welded to our mahogany desks and
we propose to keep them.
Representative Edward Scallon,
of Crow Wing is an engineer. He
has a plan to improve the acoustics
of the chamber. He says it can
be done for $500. We are all for it.
Also, we are for, a speakers stand,
with microphone, down in front
of the clerks desk. We propose to
make every debater stand there and
do his Grating. Then, with the
SYSTEM of loud speakers installed
two years ago, and the sounding
board plan of representative-engi
neer Scallon, the voice of the orat-
or no matter how weak, will carry
easily to all parts Of the chamber,
and we shall keep our mahogany
desks, and the beauty of the cham
Der will be marred not one whit.
Almost Had Us Going
One day last week Senator Geo.
Sullivan, of Saltwater suddenly rat
tied our legislative dry bones. It's
q WY NOoA &c AleaSp III" O~lo tIICIl.
When a war of words died down
for the moment, to allow large and
impressive maps of st. Louis ccun-
ty to be brought into the senate
chamber. Senator Sullivan rose
with "Mason's Minnesota Statutes
which has become the lawmakers
Bible at this session. in his hand,
and read impressively therefrom
to the effect that the law does. no.
require confirmation by the senate
of the governors nomination of the
commissioner of agriculture. After
the senate had spent a whole day
debating the confirmation of: Com
missioner Holmberg. The senate
did not seem much perturbed, how
ever. and the war Of words broke
out afresh. Later we learned that
there is another law. There most
always is. There must be when we
keep making four or five hundred
more every two years.
Most of this years batch of four
or five hundred will be made in the
next furious three weeks.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-04-02
Eventful Night for Masons

Star in the West Lodge No. go,
A. F. & A. M. entertained mem
beers from several of the surround
ing lodges at a meeting Monday
evening at which time the Third
Degree was exemplified. Visitors
from Glepwood, Willard, Belgrade.
Alexandria, Osakis, Princeton and
st. Cloud were present. This was
the official visit of District Super
visor Luther Warner, who in his
talk stated that the work of the
local body was excellently given.
Refreshn.en were served follow
ing the work.