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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

If you should visit New Orleans and
chance to wander down st. Charles
street, you will cross Canal, with its
wide spaces, and come to the Rue
Royale, and SO to the old French quar-
ter. Passing down for ways, you will
find a small garden and an alley lead
ing beside it. Through this, you come
into the Place d'Armes, otherwise
Jackson Square, and find yourself fac
ing the old st. Louis Cathedral.
It is one of the historic spots OF
the historic city. The garden at the
rear, known as st. Anthony's Close,
was popular dueling ground in the
old days. In the square before 1t exc
cutions took place in the pioneer era.
1t was there that Andrew Jackson as
sembled his riffraff crew to march away
to the battle of New Orleans. 1t was
in the cathedral chat he celebrated the
victory His statue. showing him
mounted on a horse rearing on its
hind legs, stands in the Place d'Armes
st. Louis Cathedral marks the place
where the first church in New Or
leans was built. long before the Lousi-
ana Purchase had annexed the terri
tory to the United States. The present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
SlZ0O WILL PREACH
ON "LUCK OF ROAD"
Rally D3y Program to Be Held at
New York Avenue Presby-
terrain Tomorrow.

At the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church tomorrow morning DR.. j. r.
Sizoo will preach on The Luck of the
Road" The evening services will not
be resumed until october A.
The church Bible school will present
Rally Gay program at $50 am. The
promotion exercises will be held at 10
am and at 1920, all classes will assem-
BILE for brief period of organization.
The monthly meeting of the board
of management of the Sunday school
will be held in the form of a dinner
Monday at 6 o'clock
Christian Endeaver will meet Sunday
at pm. under the direction of the
Executive and Social Committees with
Clarence W. LentZ and Mrs Helen
Hoyme in charge. Rally day will be
observed.
Dr. Sizoo will continue a series
of meditations Thursday evening on
the general theme, THE Road
Home" This series will include the
following subjects: Through Prayer"
Through the Bible" Through Philoso-
ply" Through Psychology Through
Friendship" Through Suffering" and
Through JOY"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
REV. r. P. SCHEARRER
BACK FROM VACATION
Will Occupy Pulpit at Takoma
Park Baptist Church at IL AM.
Tomorrow.

Rev. r. Paul Schearrer, pastor of
the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church,
has returned from his vacation and
will occupy the pulpit at the ii O'Clock
service tomorrow, preaching in answer
to the question, When Is Man
a Christian" The regular Sunday eve
ming services will not be resumed until
October 4.
Rally day will be observed tomorrow
at $50 O'Clock in the church school.
Each department will hold its own spe-
cial exercises. A feature of all the pro-
grams viii be the promotion of pupils.
Parents are invited to attend.
Robert NJ. Lyon will lead the senior
G. E. meeting at Z o'clock His topic
will be "A Portrait of Jesus, the
Friend"
The officers and teachers of the
junior department of the church school
will meet Monday evening in the
church Office.
The midweek service will be resumed
Thursday evening and will be in charge
of the pastor. At o'clock, the session
will meet for the reception of candi-
dates for church membership.
Troop 80, Boy Scouts, will meet on
Friday evening in the Presbyterian Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
Y. Nj. C. A. News

Page NICK. Etchison, religious work
director of the Y. M. c. A., will ad-
dress the Sunday school OF Gunton
Temple Presbyterian Church tomorrow
morning at special Rally day service.
Paul L. Brindle. associate business
secretary, will speak at the Rally day
services of the Church of the Atone
ment Sunday school tomorrow.
Louis B. Nichols. associate religious
work director, will address the all
corners class of the Church OF the
Covenant at It's opening meeting to-
morrow morning.
The religious work department will
meeting at the National Training
School for Boys A feature of this
meeting viii be a singing contest
Prizes will be awarded to the family
that sings the best hymn, H, Lee
Smith, evangelistic singer and song
leader, will have charge of the con-
test. Page NICK. Etchison will be the
speaker and Louis B. Nichols will
preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
REV. a. L. WILLS TO SPEAK

The subject Of the sermon at the
Church of the Epiphany Sunday morn
ing by Rev. Alvin Lamar Wills will be
Religion as Moral Victory" This Is
the third in a series Of sermons the
general theme of which is Religion as
Personal Experience"
The fourth sermon in a series on
"Perils of the Spiritual Life" will be
given on Sunday evening by Rev. Mr..
Wills The subject of this sermon will
be "Perils of the Empty Life"
There will be special celebration of
the holy communion at IL am. Tues
day. September 20. this being the feast
of st. Michael and All Angels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
ELDBROOKE TO HOLD
DOUBLE SERVICE
Church School Will Open
Morning Program
at $50.

Services will be held tomorrow at
Eldbrooke Methodist Episcopal Church,
River road at wisconsin avenue.
The church school will meet at $50
am. The ladies' Bible class has re-
sumed its sessions and L. l.. Derrick will
teach the lessen. The community mems
Bible class will be taught by DR.. Arthur
j. Jackson of American University.
The pastor. Rev. Walter M. Michael,
will preach at IL am. on Our I'm
solved Problems
The Young Peoples meeting will be
in Rock Creek Park, meeting at the
church at $50 pm. and going from
there to the park in a body.
The pastor wi preach at 8 pm. on
Emphasizing Christian Essentials"
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold
rummage sale beginning September 2S.
The ladies' Bib.e class will hold
business meeting at the church Monday
at pm.
The opening meeting of the midweek
prayer service will be he'd Wednesday
evening. The devotional part of the
service will be featured each week by
the story of some outstanding hymn.
This will be followed by the d scussion
of a religious problem, pertinent to
our day.
The Methodist Home Board will meet
at the Methodist Home, Connecticut
avenue at Ellicott street, Thursday, at
10:45 am
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
DR.. r. B. HARRIS SPEAKS
AT FOUNDRY TOMORROW

Or. Frederick Brown Harris. pastor
of Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church. will preach tomorrow morn
ing on the theme Filling the Gap"
At the evening service his subject will
be The Hem of His Garment"
During the week from September 81
to October Rally week" exercises
will be held. On Saturday afternoon
q meeting of children from 3 to II
years of age, together with their par
ents and teachers. viii be held in the
Let's Building, and on Saturday eve
ming the Young Peoples Council of
adult and student leaders will meet.
The monthly meeting of the offici7l
hoard will be held Wednesday evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
NATIONAL CITY CHURCH
TO HEAR TWO SERMONS

At the National City Christian
Church DR.. H. H. Harmon, acting pas
tor, will preach tomorrow morning on
Conviction From Adventure" and at
the evening service on who Are the
Blind?" DR.. Harmon and Dr. w. H.
Pinkerton, teacher of the mems Bible
class, will attend the International con-
vention of the Disciples of Christ, which
will be held at Wichita, Kans., october
6 to IL.
by the workers of the church, to be
held october and at the Y. w. C. A.
Summer Camp near Annanolis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
DR.. MCPHERSON TO SPEAK

DR.. Lowell C. Mcpherson will occupy
the pulpit at the Ninth Street Christian
Church, Ninth and D streets northeast,
tomorrow morning end evening. His
morning subject will be "Christls Chris
tians" and In the evening Character
Crises" The officers of the Alpha
Christian Endeavor Society will be in
stalled at this service.
Promotion day will be observed to-
morrow in the Bible school. Prayer
meeting service Thursday with T. r
Pirtle leader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
SERMON ON "ELISHA"

Rev. c. r. Ferguson will have for his
sermon topics tomorrow at Wisconsin
Avenue Baptist Church "The Prophet
Elisha" in the morning and Satan
Blinded Souls" at pm The Bible
school rally will be observed at Gas
am. and will be combined with the
morning worship service, closing e.
HAS am.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
societies will meet at Z pm. The mid
week services to be held Wednesday:
oeacons and deaconesses meeting at Z
8 pm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

At the Church of the Atonement to-
morrow morning Rally day will be OBJ
served in school and by the congrega-
ton. A special program with distin-
guished speaker has been arranged for
the school at GAS IN. by the superin-
tendent, Leo A. Rigel. Pastor Snyder
will speak on Our Christian Banner"
The sacrament of the Lords supper
will be administered October at the
morning and evening services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
First Brethren.

Rev Homer A. Kent, pastor, will
preach at IL O'Clock tomorrow on the
subject, Heaven, the Home of the
Soul" At 8 pm. his subject will be
Behold the Mani Tomorrow will be
promotion day in the Sunday school, at
$50 am. Young Peoples Christian
Endeavor will meet at pm.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-01
Cold Chickens Sought
Warmth of Footlights

A London actor who toured in his
early years, writes Peggy Wood In the
Saturday Evening Post, tells story
of a road company Of an English pig
and-chicken play-you know, Shore
Acres" and "The County Chairman"
type we used to have in America
where they travelled" lot of chick
ems who were taken from their coops,
which were always relegated to the
dressing rooms up in the fiies-and the
ones, of course, without heat-and let
loose on the stage In Act III to peck.
about at the corn scattered for them
by the property man.
This was for atmosphere and held
great advertising possibilities. The
only trouble was that their legs were
always so cold from their bitter dress
ing rooms that instead of pecking at
the corn so temptingly spread, while
the actors said their lines, the hens
made a break for the footlights and
sat on the electric light bulbs until
they got warm, making pitiful clucks
all the while.
The leading lady complained that
those wretched chickens were running
her scenes, but the impresario knew
they were worth a dozen leading ladies
to the audience.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-01
Shakespeare Shown as
Borrower of Proverbs

Shakespeare has been given the credit
for many saying which he did not
originate. Like storymakers and play
wrights Of this day, he undoubtedly in
corporated into his dramas many a
proverb and homely saying already
perfectly familiar to his audiences. In
the second act of Hamlet" he makes
his posturing hero say: 81 am but
mad north-northwest when the wind
is southerly, 1 know a hawk from a
handsaw."
The connection between q bird of
prey and a carpenters tool hardly is
obvious. But the fact is, Shakespeare
was simply quoting familiar proverb
of his day-a corruption Of a still older
proverb, the sense of which was that a
person could be so ignorant as not
to be able to distinguish between a
"hawk and a heronshaw"! Now, a
heronshaw-or herneshaw, as Ii was
sometimes spelled and pronounced
was a species Of heron often preyed
upon by the hunting falcons. So not
to be able to tell the bird Of prey from
its harmless victim was an indication
of stupidity, and vice versa.-Boston
Transcript.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-01
CLEAR CHANNEL
Sought For LabOr's Radio
Station

Washington.-Hearings are being
held by the federal radio commission
on the application of labor's broadcast
station VIGIL, Chicago, for a clear
channel. The labor station is repre-
sented by Matthew Woll, vice presi-
dent A. F. of L., and VIM. E. Rubin,
well known labor attorney of Mil
waukee.
The plea of labor's broadcast sta
tion is supported by Ellis A. Yost,
chief examiner of the commission,
who, last year, reported:
"The service record, available finan-
cial resources and high class program
material; the ability of the owners
and managers, and the need of the
people for the service proposed to be
rendered by station VIGIL, challenge
the careful and serious consideration
of the federal radio commission to
the request of this station for in
creased power on a clear channel"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-01
Tokens Issued to Cover
Metallic Coin Shortage

Early In 1862 all metallic currency
in the United States was gradually
withdrawn from circulation. Many
citizens anticipated the possible In
crease in value Of all metals and be-
gan boarding gold, silver and copper
to such an extent that soon no metal
lie coins of any denomination were In
circulation. 1t then became necessary
for tradesmen to issue medium that
would meet the supply caused by the
deficiency of government currency.
The first of these Civil war tokens
appeared in Cincinnati in the fall Of
1862 and began to circulate in New
York In the spring of 1868. The first
made in New York was the Linden
mueller currency, of which there were
100000 pieces struck. Then William
II. Bridgens, the die cutter, issued the
Knickerbocker currency, consisting Of
numerous varieties and struck in large
quantities. 1t was estimated that not
less than 25,0O0,0OO of these private
tokens were issued throughout the
eastern and middle western states un-
til the government, by an act of con-
gress in 1864, put stop to their issue.
These little coins were usually ac-
cepted as l cent. The value placed on
them today by collectors is 5 cents.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-01
JOB INSURANCE
BILL VETOED

Albany, N. Y.-Governor Roose-
welt vetoed the Dunmore bill which
would have authorized insurance cor
porations to write unemployment in
surance Large employing interests
favored the bill for the same reason
that they approve private workmen's
compensation.
The legislature, sthe governor
pointed out, has created special COM
mittee to study the question.
81 believe that under the circum-
stances it would be inconsistent now
to provide for one form of unemploy-
ment insurance and thus discriminate
against other proposals which have
had much greater public considera-
tion than was given this measure,
the governor wrote in his veto mes
at is fairly obvious that if private
corporations are permitted now to
begin to write unemployment insur-
ance this will make it impossible to
have the full and free consideration
of other methods by an investigating
commission.
Experience in the field of work
mems compensation further warns us
that if private corporations are per-
mitted to begin writing unemploy-
ment insurance now, they will here
after claim kind of vested right in
this business, and will be united in
their opposition to bills providing
other forms"
The government added that the
State Federation of Labor was op-
posed to the bill and that he had re-
ceived protests also from many civic
organizations interested in unemploy-
ment relief.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-01
LABOR INJUNCTION
HARMS FREE PRESS

Washington. - The principles of
free press is involved in the labor
injunction, VIM. Green, president A.
F. of L., reminded delegates to the
convention of the American Society
of Newspaper Editors.
The trade unionist declared that
labor stands for free press, even
though workers may disagree with
what is often printed
injunction orders are transgres-
sion upon freedom of the press" said
Mr.. Green. Labor views with grave
concern the encroachment upon this
principle by equity courts.
even the slightest encroachment
may prove wedge which, if unop-
posed, will permit a further abuse of
the restrictive powers of equity
courts 1t is but a step from the sup
preston of new circulated by hand
bills, circulars and through the labor
press to the hamperlng or neWSpa-
pers in their expression of news re-
lating to industrial disputes. This is
matter of vital interest to the press
and to labor. Our mutual interests
compel labor and the press to stand
together in support of the freedom of
the press, cardinal principle upon
which our government rests"
President Green said trade union
lists ask no favors of the press. They
only ask justice and fair play.
''In all human interest stories re-
lating to labor and labor's experiences
they covet only that it shall all be
presented without bias and in a truth
full, just and interesting way" he
said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-01
Colors Not Important
in Emotional Effects

In a recent popular article, similar
to others which have appeared In pop
ular or pseudo-scientific journals, we
are told that green and blue-green are
quieting, blue SOLDERING, purple repres-
sing, yellow cheering, red and orange
exciting or stimulating. 1t happens,
however, that this sort Of systematiza-
tion is mostly what might be called
boloney, with just enough basis OF fact
to make it seem sensible to the lay
man.
The supposition that red is gen.
orally exciting Chased entirely on as
sociation) runs contrary to the affects
Of roses and many other flowers, not
to mention the sunset. Red cloths ex-
cite the bull, but black cloths are just
as efficacious, Tor to the bull red
actually looks black. The conven-
tional red signal checks the motorist
and green stimulates him to go. The
reverse system would work just as
well, If 1t were conventional.
Under the deep blue sky of summer
people are stimulated more than by
the gray Of winter; but they are
cheered as much by the green land
scape of Maryland as by the yellows
and browns of California. Purple
grapes and green watermelons are as
appetizing as are yellow apricots, red
cherries, or oranges, and IL the sea
were persistently yellow it would have
the same emotional effect 1t has now.
knight Dunlap in the American
Mercury.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-01
"Cork" Limbs

It Is believed by some that the first
artificial limbs were invented by
Doctor Cork. Another theory is that
they were first made in Cork, Ireland.
came from Cork street, London, where
there were shops selling surgical ap-
pliances. These explanations are,
however, not borne out by investiga-
tion. It is reported that an elderly
English manufacturer of artificial
limbs believes that the name was ap-
piled to them because they were once
made largely Of cork. In any event,
this history of the term seems to be
generally accepted
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-01
PORTO RICAN KIDDIES
RAVAGED BY DISEASE

New York-The claim that Porto
Rican conditions are improving is not
sustained by DR.. Samuel j. Crumbine,
of the American Child Health Asso-
citation
Dr. Crumbine returned from two
months investigation in Porto Rico.
Economic conditions in the island, he
declares, "are worse, if possible, than
year ago" The condition of chill
dren is especially deplorable.
Poverty and the producing
diseases of malaria and hookworm
have made these people an easy prey
to tuberculosis, which is literally cpl
demic in Porto Rico"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-01
SPEED AND COMFORT
OF AIRPLANES

THE time-is coming when women
i will think nothing of flying across
the continent to attend dinner party
Or to do days shopping.
And "airplane breakfasts" and "air-
plane teas" given in the attractive
gardens laid out about the airports of
big cities, are going to be the height
of fashion in year Of two.
Such is the forecast Of Grace Will
hanson Willett, who writes of the
speed and comfort of the new Ameri-
can mail and passenger planes In Har-
per's Bazaar.
American airplanes are even more
luxurious and comfortable than the
European ones, she points out, with
the added attraction of courier who
looks after the passengers needs. The
hourly schedule on the coast-to-coast
route is convenient one, and the
facilities at the airports are excellent,
including lounge, shower baths and
retiring rooms and well-trained maids.
There is less vibration in an airplane
than on an ocean liner, while the op-
portunity for rest and relaxation is
just as. great.
Although the airplane Is flying at
ninety miles an hour, one has the
sensation of being in a steady, slow
moving ship" Mrs. Willett writes
1.-THE cushion-padded aluminium seats
enable one to recline as In a deck
chair or to sit erect There is plenty
Of leg room and plenty Of head room
for the tallest passenger when he
chooses to stand.
"The air which comes through the
easily adjusted window at ones side
Is cool but not too cold. Even In
midsummer when travelling In Euro
pean airplanes, I have longed for
woolen hose and fur-lined boots.
"Then, too, there Is no unpleasant
vibration to brace ones nerves against
Occasionally the plane undulates In an
air pocket, particularly over the desert,
but there is none of the jarring one
receives in an automobile or a rail-
road train. While on an airplane |
nave jotted down notes at random and
my handwriting was as legible as If
! sat at my desk at home.
ut is the absence of vibration and
the lack of dust, dirt and odors that
enable an air passenger to step from
a plane at the end Of a journey of
three thousand or six thousand miles
without trace of fatigue"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-01
Perpetuatin1 Old Symbol

Did you know that you are being
religious when you write to your best
girl and put several crosses near your
signature at the bottom of the letter,
says an article in Portland (Ore)
paper. The origin Of the symbol dates
back to the days when only the priests
and the favored few could write. 9th
ers made their mark on wills, deeds
and other documents. The signer
made his mark in the form Of cross,
which was equivalent to swearing by
the cross that he would be faithful
to the pledge he had made Just as
today the President kisses the Bible
when he Is inaugurated, so in those
days the man who signed will or a
deed made his mark in the form of a
cross and kissed it. out of reverence.
kissing the cross thus became asso-
ciated with kisses.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-01
Ancient Bridge

What Is probably the Oldest bridge
in the world lies some hundreds of
feet below the surface of the Pacific
ocean a few miles south of Behring
straits. This is not bridge fash
ioned by the hand of man, but was
a strip of land of unknown width con-
Meeting the continents of Asia and
America, once above the surface of
the sea and densely forested with red
woods, but submerged so long ago
that scientists talk about it in seven
figures. Dredging on this recently
discovered ridge has brought up fos-
sils of redwoods. Like fossils have
been found on land in both Alaska
and Siberia, and it is quite clear that
this was at some remote period a
connecting link between them.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-01
LABEL CAMPAIGN
FLOURISHINC

Washington, ID. c. (ILNS)-With
trade unionists all over the United
States pushing the union label, shop
card and button, the nationwide cam
paign in behalf of union products and
services is gaining great momentum
it is reported at the union label trades
department of the American Fedora
tion of Labor Reports from every
section show that union men and
women are enthusiastically support
ing the campaign, and that the de-
mand for union made goods has been
greatly increased.
In several cities exhibits of union
label prdoucts have attracted much
interest. In Atlantic City, N j., such
an exhibition has been given under
the direction of the Chamber of Com
merce. Some of the larger cities are
employing a full time field man in
the label campaign.