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Evening star., 1931-12-04

Chimncys IN their very simplest form
were frst introduced into England about
the year 1868, while In Venice it is
recorded In an account of the rreat
earthquake OF 1347 that a number were
overthrown there.
@. Is dueling permitted by law fn any
civilized country2-T. A.
A.: Dueling formerly existed In prac-
tlcafly all the countries that have uni
versal military training. Immediately
oeIore and since the World War duex
nave been forbidden by law in England.
france, Germany and many other coun.
Tries, but they still exist In practice
though carried on In secret.
@. Who said wars legitimate ob,eeA
is more perfect peace?-S. B.
A. Ihe expression is attributed tS
Gen. William T. Sherman.
@. What Is the highest rate of IN
terest paid by the United States Govern
ment on its bonds 20. H. K.
a. A rate Of AZ per cent is the high
est now being paid on Government
bonds. This Is on war time issues.
New borrowings are at lower rate.
@. Is the site of jamestown, Va.
still as the early colonists found it?-
N. D.
A. Part of the town site is now sub
merged under the waters of the James.
@. When prisoner is released is he
given transportation back home ?-F. l..
A. The Prisoners Relief Society says
tnat in the case of Federal or State
prisoner transportation Is furnished a
released man to the point of conviction.
He Is given In addition good suit Of
clothes and either IS or $40, depending
on circumstances and the State. 1t Is
sometimes possible for an arrangement
to be made by the prison authorities In
conjunction with friends of the prisoner
to allow the transportation to be to the
place OF residence rather than place OF
conviction.
@. How long Is Pennsylvania avenue,
In washington, D. C2-J. ".
A. From Rcck Greek on the north
west to the Anacostia River on the
southeast Pennsylvania avenue is ap-
proximately five miles in length.
Q. When was cast-iron pipe first
used for water pipe?-J. H. w.
A. Cast-iron water pipe was expert
mented with at Versailles, France, as
early as 1854, but owing to difficulties
of production 1t could not be afforded
Ny "dtCL WOiAo 1888.
1t was introduced into England about
this time. The early American cities
used log pipe systems but after num-
ber Of breaks in the pipes Philadelphia
ordered cast-iron pipe from England.
New York followed, and subsequently
Baltimore. The superiority of the cast
iron pipe created such a demand that
q foundry was built at Millville, N. J.,
in 1894.
@. What is the word which describes
animals whose limbs are adapted to
walking and running rather than climb
ing?-H. H.
A. The limbs of the deer, dog, horse,
etc, are cursorial.
Y, What Is sterling silver?-w E. D.
A. Sterling silver Is defined as the
alloy In the proportion Of 925 parts of
silver to rs parts of copper, legally
fixed as the standard of fineness OF
British silver coinage.
@. How much was donated to tina
community Chest in Washington, d,
G., last year2-H. d
A. $2,013, 900.
Q. Is there. hyer of air between
water and the ice which freezes upon
it'll. w.
A. There Is not.4
Evening star., 1931-12-04
Preparations for thc Marchers.

It is encouraging TO note the COM
plete lack of hysteria on the part of
public officials concerned with the dem
onstrations planned here on Monday
by the self-styled hunger marchers"
and Chief of Rolice Glassford has
shown commendable wisdom and COM
mon sense in making the extraordinary
plans for adequate police protection
should the demonstration lead to at
tempted violence on the part of either
the demonstrators or the spectators.
These marchers, no matter whether
they are Communists. Socialists, Re-
publicans or Democrats, are presumed
10 be, first of all, American citizens
and as such they possess the right to
protection by the police, the right to
the exercise of free speech and Of as
sembly and Of petition. Many Of them
are coming long way to stage their
show in Washington. They have
message to deliver or a petition TO pre-
sent or cause to plead and the au-
thorities are making every effort TO al
low them to fulfill the purposes Of their
mission and to depart in peace.
AS it is now understood, the dele
cations riding in trucks and automo-
biles will be met at designated entrances
10 the city by police and escorted to
quarters now being sought for them.
Food and housing are to be provided by
citizens here, and on Monday the petit
tionerS will parade to the Capitol Their
delegates will be allowed to enter the
Capitol Building and to present their
petition or deliver their speeches to
those selected to receive them.
There have been minimum Of Thou
shalt Nots" and an extraordinary effort
to leave the marchers undisturbed.
Whatever rules are laid down for them
would apply as well to demonstration
planned by the American Legion, the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
or any other body Of American citizens.
Whether the plans for fair play viii
be carried out depends upon the men
and women who are coming to Wash
ington for this demonstration. 1t is
idle to believe that their hunger
march" represents any spontaneous
sentiment that has chosen this form of
expression. The affair has been care
fully planned In advance and carried
out at what obviously has been some
expenditure Of money. 1t shows the
work of some very modern and skillful
organizers. Unlike the march Of the
peasants of Essex, who followed Wat
Tyler to London, or OF the women of
Versailles, there has been no swelling
tide OF recruits to join the ranks of the
msrchers as they near the Capital Be-
cause OF the traditional methods of
Communists, who have organized this
affair, 1t is natural to anticipate their
preference for the colorful clashes with
the "Cossacks" that would fill the head
lines here and abroad 1t would be
absurd to discount such possibilities.
But 1t Is to be hoped that these men
and women are coming to Washington
to deliver their message peacefully
They should by now be assured OF the
fact that persons seeking to interfere
with them will be taken care of by the
police. They can best plead their cause
and win the sympathy they seek by re-
straining any of their violently inclined
fellows, and by abiding by the regula-
tions laid down for them to follow.
Evening star., 1931-12-04
VocalIy Overwhelmed.

You say that man has no con-
science?"
Well" replied Farmer Corntossel,
"mebbe oughtnt to say that. But If
he has one, it can't be much use to him
They say conscience is still, small
voice, an the way he talks would keep
1t drowned out all the time"
Evening star., 1931-12-04

The annual report of the director of
public buildings and public parks calls
attention to the rapid deterioration of
the exterior Of the Washington Monu-
ment, citing the possibility of persons
In its vicinity being struck by small
falling fragments. Guess it will have to
take to cellophane, like everything else.
Evening star., 1931-12-04

Senator Davis Of Pennsylvania has
begun to turn controversy into actually.
He has "anted-up" FIVE thousand dol
lars toward unemployment relief. Now
1t is up TO Coy. Pinchot either TO see"
or to raise" him. All hope it may be
g record-breaking pot"
Evening star., 1931-12-04

Fees of British election clerks and
helpers are being reduced, according to
foreign dispatches. Possibly this is be-
cause they hold such affairs so much
more often than in some other coun-
tries.
Evening star., 1931-12-04

A new town was named Dictionary"
because, its settlers pointed out, that is
'the only place where peace, prosperity
and happiness are always found" How
about Political Platform?
Evening star., 1931-12-04

An Italian man has been divorced
from his Japanese wife after thirteen
years Of connubial bliss because he con-
sistently preferred spaghetti and she
rice. Could they not have compromised
on string beans2
Evening star., 1931-12-04

A University of Kansas educator
scores the methods Of American enjoy
ment, declaring that we are drifting
toward ''the Roman, or hippodrome
type" II he has in mind the "grunt
and grapple" game, he is not entirely
wrong.
Evening star., 1931-12-04
'S' No Rattlei

from the Rockford Register-Repubf,c.
Noah Beery, we see by the news
papers, battled his way through a Cali
rornia snowstorm to safety. An insir-
nincant exploit, we assume, compared
In the films. Ia
Evening star., 1931-12-04
statesmen Eat Fast.

From the Sioux City Journal.
Statesmen simply live too fast. Rep
resentatlVe Garner of Texas and John
curry, boss Of Tammany, ate breakfast
togetner In 20 minutes nat They didn't
even take time to pay any attention to
Evening star., 1931-12-04
Mousetrap Is Suspect.

From the Columbus Ohio State Journal
II q man did build a better mouse
trap than his neighbor so that ths
world started making a path to his
door. 1t Is more than likely that he
would be suspected of bootieggine.
Evening star., 1931-12-04
The Cominr OF Christmas.

Behold the man with wrinkled brow!
Such circumstances try him.
Himself he stinteth nobly now
y That he will pay. he hath VOW.
For gifts his wife shall buy him.
Evening star., 1931-12-04
All Other States and Canada.
Member Of the Associated Press.

re h$soCiateo fre9s @ ~ shcIgslEslg eLltlLieo t
patches credited to 1t or not otherwise cred
lted in this paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights of publ cation Of
special dispatches herein are also reserved,
Evening star., 1931-12-04

1t is curious thing how often Chi
nese regular troops in Manchuria fool
the Japanese into thinking that they
are bandits.
Evening star., 1931-12-04
From Year to Year.

From Year TO Year.
Last years coats
And last years shoes,
Last years votes
And last years views;
Last years songs
And last years cheers,
Last years wrongs
And last years tears.
Fancy wove
A promise strange.
As we rove,
How slight the change!
Still we hear,
With hopeful slee,
OF the year
That's yet to be.
Evening star., 1931-12-04
THAT'S yet to be.

Don't put yoh trust in appearances"
said Uncle Eben. Eff yoh was jedgin'
by ears you might expect de rabbit to
STAN still and kick an de mule run like
lightnin'."
Evening star., 1931-12-04
koo Heard in China

from the Newark Evening News.
!, Although the dove of peace is prac-
tlcaiiy invisible in China, a Koo Is tn
m oe heard In the Nanking ministry Of
Evening star., 1931-12-04
Defends Chinese Bandits.

From the Toronto tontario) Daily Star.
These Chinese who are being de-
feated are called bandits, but they. at
least. are In their own country opposing
invaders.
Evening star., 1931-12-04

Oysters yield the best pearls at about
four years of age. Men yield the best
ones when they are about fifteen times
that ...
Evening star., 1931-12-04
OratoricaI Purpose.

Your speeches have given me a great
deal to think about" said the admiring
constituent.
That isn't their object at ALL" pro-
tested Senator Sorghum. II don't want
10 persuade you to sit down and think
hustle for me and the public welfare"
Evening star., 1931-12-04
Dirigibles in Daroar

from the Hamilton (Ohio) Evening Journal
we expect momentarily to read of
poilceman who fired couple of shots
IN tne ar TO halt = fugitive and brought
Evening star., 1931-12-04

Jud TInkins says Puritanism isn't
liable TO hurt the country near As much
as Impuritanism.
Evening star., 1931-12-04

Rate by Maii-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
Evening star., 1931-12-04
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Rate By Carrier within the City.

YEs Evening Star 45c per month
fhs Evening and sunday Sar
when 4 sundsysg -, soc per month
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Evening star., 1931-12-04

William Warren Barbour, who be-
comes Senator from New Jersey in
place OF Dwight w. Morrow. makes tn,
'nifo pugilist to batter his way into
Evening star., 1931-12-04

Q. Where was the mortarboard first
worn?-E. D. S.
A. 1t Is believed to have originated
at oxford University about the middle
Of the fourteenth century.
Evening star., 1931-12-04

9. What was the significance of a
yellow ticket in old Russia?-L. L. r.
A.. In Russia Jews and Jewesses were
confined to the Pale of Settlement"
II any Jewish woman was willing to be
registered as q prostitute, she was given
yellow ticket" and permitted free
and unrestricted residence throughout
the empire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07

York City alone. largely due to this
cause.
Hundreds Of men and women every
day in our Nation are turning to rob-
berry and theft to provide for families
that otherwise would starve. 80
Hundreds Of men and women are
being committed to our institutions for
the insane, driven mad by their in
security. 80"
Hundreds Of Thousands Of our fell
low-citizenS sleep on the bare ground
every night In parks and wayside places,
with nothing but the rags on their
backs. They stand in our breadlines,
cat in our soup kitchens, accept the
dole Of charity and every day deteri-
crate in mind and soul.
The issue is clear. No one in this
crisis should have cake until every one
has bread. Higher income and in
heritance taxes on wealth in the higher
brackets win provide the funds We
are the only industrial nation in the
world that does nothing adequate to
meet unemployment. >" ."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
THREE BILLION loan
FOR HUNGRY ASKED
Independent Political League
Cites Despair in Plea
to Hoover.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September THE
League for Independent Political Action,
of which DR.. John Dewey is the head,
yesterday addressed to President Hoover
a plea for a special session Of Congress
to deal with unemployment. and for a
hunger loan" Of "at least $4,000, 0Oo,-
OOo."
The letter, forwarded by Howard 7.
williams, executive secretary, urged that
the money be appropriated for public
buildings to include housing OF workers
and construction of roads, river develop
ment and electric power lines in agrt-
cultural regions.
In part the communication said:
Hundreds Of men and women are
taking their lives every month In Amer
lea because they will not face little
families that they cannot feed. and SO
they erd their lives. There have been
over 1900 suicides this year IN New
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
MRS. EVELYN CORBETT
WILL BE BURIED HERE
Funeral Services Will Be Held To-
morrow at Late Home in
Afternoon.

Funeral services for Mrs. Evelyn N.
Corbett, Sc, who died Friday at Garfield
Hospital after brief illness, will be
held tomorrow at 2 pm. at her late
residence, 535 Cedar street. Takoma
Park. Burial will be In Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
A native Of Elmira. N. Y Mrs. Cor
bett was educated at Oberlin College.
Later she resided at the University of
South Dakota and the University Of
West Virginia, where her husband, DR..
L. C. Corbett was attached to the uni
versity faculties.
She had been a resident Of Washing
ton for 80 years, and was a member of
the Twentieth Century Club and g
founder Of the Takoma Park Mothers
Club. Mrs. Corbett wrote articles Of
literary criticism for magazines, under
a pen name.
Surviving are her husband, her
mother, Mrs. F. W. Northrup; three
brothers, Judge S. F. Northrup, DR.. A.
H. Northrup and L. E. Northrup, and
five children, Ruth Corbett, DR.. Roger
Corbett, Lawrence Corbett Thurston
Corbett and Mrs. Frances Warne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
duces one-third Of the Nations

prduces one-third Of the Nations
supply.
A proclamation by Gov. Ross 8.
Sterling issued after several weeks Of
elaboration, established high noon as
the hour for converting Of the farm
session.
J. e. Mcdonald, Texas commissioner
of agriculture announced 40 Of the $50
members of the House Of Representa-
tiyes and 81 Of the States 81 Senators
had pledged their support to cotton
acreage reduction legislation.
Observers said McDonald's proposal
for a reduction Of so per cent in acre
age next year generally was favored.
The mo 1882 cotton" plan Of Gov.
Huey P. Long, recently enacted into
law by the Louisiana Legislature, also
will be considered.
A mass meeting of cotton farmers
from all sections Of Texas will be held
here Wednesday night. Speakers will
include Gov. Long and Eugene Tai
madge, Georgia commissioner Of agri-
culture.
Gov. Sterling's call stated the Legis-
lature was being convened ito enact
such legislation as will adequately pro-
vide for soil conservation and allevia-
ton of the conditions of agriculture in
Texas and establish a policy which
other agricultural States may follow "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
HOSIERY WORKERS. WAGE
SCALE CUT is APPROVED
Reduction of 35 to so Per Cent
Accepted for Period of De-
preston.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. September THE
American Federation Of Full-FaShioned
Hosiery Workers yesterday approved
the interim wage agreement as the
final act Of its international conven-
ton. The agreement calls for a reduc-
ton of from IS to so per cent in
pay Of union workers.
The wage scale, worked out at a
conference of hosiery manufacturers
and union officials last week, will be
made effective to enable manufac-
turers to get on their feet" q union
leader said.
The manufacturers agreed to return
wages to their 1929 levels, from 10 to
IS per cent above the present scale,
after the depression Is over. Twenty
thousand workers In 80 mills in the
United States and Canada will be af-
fected.
Union representatives may examine
manufacturers books at any time. 50
that the wage scale may be terminated,
the agreement provided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
JOHN M'CANDLESS DIES

PHILADELPHIA, September 7 F.-
immigration for the port Of Philadel-
phia, died today after three weeks ILL
ness of pneumonia. He was r..
Mr.. McCandleSS, native OF Pitts
burgh, was first appointed to the Fed
eral post in 1924 by President Coolidge
and was reappointed in 1929. Previous
ly he was yardmaster for the Reading
Co. in the Port Richmond yards here.
His widow and two sons survive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
SERGT. J. L. KILMARTIN
DIES AT HIS HOME HERE
Retired Police officer Had Been
Bank Watchman-Funer
to Be Held Wednesday.

John L. Kilmartin, IS, retired police
sergeant and Waterman at the Union
Trust Co., died last night at his home,
8l3 Buchanan street, after an illness Of
about six weeks. Funeral services win
be held at st. Gabriels Church We'd
nesday morning at 8 o'clock, followed
by burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Sergt. Kilmartin was retired from the
Police Department about five years ago,
after "a years of service. He was a
sergeant at No. IL, under Capt. Caney
L. Plemmons. at the time Of his retire
ment. He had been q sergeant more
than 20 years.
He had been a Waterman at the
Union Trust Co. about three years since
hts retirement. Besides his widow, Lii
liam NJ Kilmartin, he is survived by a
son, Bernard H. Kilmartin, also of
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07

CANTBmp WILLIAM ELMER. IN SAD but
LIAM ELMER CANTER. who departed this
life nine years ago. September z, 1922.
Nine years ago today
Il LAID my dear boy to rest.
An AS dod s SRa i fneE se. Is to pray
just q thought Of remembrance,
Just memory. sad and true,
Just the love and sweet devotion
HIS L t5s Sof N T5H thint F. :, s CxsrrR
CANTER: WILLIAM ELMER. In loving re.
RfH sR SAN Il Who 6u Pssssd .T1T ~:
years ago today. September z. 1922.
There is nc. death! The one We love
Has passed into o fairer land.
w 81 d9ess'y knew 5oT s sSG understand
es love Wei. faa ns sss ! 1Ssf i' ana avn sGsn
HEs Eo 5iVf WIFI Wiz. D MtE .f r. ncAN1rR
ssyetI9n to tn: ns@9ry q my dear mother:
year ago today. September I. 1880.
Gentle THie m Ts,tS.s, precious I9 mother
Now at rest so sweet in heaven
All loving hearts remember you.
She tough. .tt.n lie: , battles brayely
know she Is sweetly resting.
HER DEVOTED DAUGHTER.
JENKINS. MARY A. In sad but loving re-
membrance Of my, dear mother. MARY A.
q
Sunshine passes. shadows fall.
Loves remembrance outlasts all.
4Re, NIL ax sss Be- sd % GT Sweet
me"0F noTN eff DA 1esai1 o. LoTr1E
MAvARS. MARTHA A. In memory Of our
Efs vhn End mothsE m. I3 ,o;
years aGo today. September z. 1927.
Today recalls the memory
And those who think of her today
are 'n0'e H HOS IAN n HND 6si FAMILY.
MAxAss: MAETaA J II rsmsm5%.ssp%eses q
who left us four years ago today. scptem-
The. month Of September once more 10
To Us U.s. the sadtest Of the year:
Your memory Is as dear es, today .
As was the n h2R Ell P ans PAUnikE
MAvARs. MARTHA A; A tribute Of love ,t p
4: MsavARsi WHO S Sisd four years ago to-
mStheT srhsd her bia last dsEs.a
W s "9rd the smile OK mosheTs face
TIE years may wipe out many things.
rb But this ;he OF H1s Q Ssups days
HS Mss DRs !; TiES fbaAU5SG;iiTfRs' MILDRED
MAyARs. MARTHA A IN .snd ms sa%y. q
S sao T. l'f fsa v four years ago To-Day e'
noble life, but written not
In any book Of Fame:
Among the list OF noted ones
None ever saw her name.
For only her household knew
And Tne NONE ylst0E bsi s ssey e SGn testify
How well her work vas done
MAvARs. MARTHA 4; In loving meme,y q
who departed this life four years ago to-
day, September 2. 1927.
loving mother. so good and kind
No friend on earth like her find.
Sad was the hour of that unhappy day
When God called my darling mother away.
I think Of you, dear mother.
1t almost breaks my heart
Your memory is always with me,
HER LoVINa SON, CHARLES H. NAV
AIRS.
SIMPSON, SARAH. A token of love TO the
memory of our dear daughter and sister,
SARAH SIMPSON who fell asleep four
years ago today, September z, 1877.
Four years have passed. dear Sarah.
Since we were forced to part.
But time and place can not enace
Your memory from our hearts.
LOVING MOTHER AND SISTER CORA.
TRUSS, CORA C. In sad but loving remem-
brance OF our devoted mother, CORA G.
TRUSS, who departed this life three years
ago today, September z, 1928.
Gentle mother. precious mother.
Ever faithful, kind and true,
Now at rest so sweet in heaven,
HER pEVoTED DAUGHTERS. ALMA.
AUDREY. ELIZABETH, FLORENCE AND
VIRGINIA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
Reads Handshake.

London has a resident, G. Brook, who
claims to be able to read character
infallibly from q handshake. There
are, roughly, seven different hand
shakes" he said-"the tepid, the too
eager, the too-firm, the hesitant the
unnatural. the prolonged, and the
fingertip handshake." Mr.. Brook has
found jobs for 10000 men in all
branches Of business in the last few
years, all by shaking hands with them.
And he himself is as romantic as his
system. He was once a newsboy; then
he became q packer in margarine
factory, o shop assistant, and a sales
manager with salary Of $4,000 Q year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
EDWARD WILLIAMS
FATALLY STRICKEN
Washington Patent Manager Dies
at Dover Plains, N. z, After
20 Years Here.

Edward Williams, 81, Washington
patent manager for the General Electric
Co., died suddenly Saturday at Dover
Plains, N. Y, where he had gone for
a visit. Funeral services will be held at
Schenectady, N. Y, Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Williams, who had been con-
nected with the General Electric Co.
for IS years, had been Washington pat
ent manager for about 40 years, living
at 1872 Coral avenue, Takoma Park,
Md. He was born in Schenectady in
1879.
He was q veteran Of the Spanish
American War.
Besides hts widow, Frances williams,
he Is survived by two daughters, Gene
We've and MARYLAND williams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
TEXAS WILL RUSH
COTTON MEASURE
Special Legislative Session
Convenes TomorroW-Crop
Curb Likely.
D. the Associated Press.

o. the Associated Press.
AUSTIN, Tex, September Texas
legislators are to convene In special
session here tomorrow to consider over
production Of cotton and act to limit
Nhe 1892 acreage in this State. which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
Regular Delivery

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tomorrow.