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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-14
Babe Passes 600

Babe Passes GOO
 Babe Ruth's production of home runs has been at the rate of about 100 every two years since he got down to the serious business of bust-'em out of the parks of the American league.
 He passed the GOO mark this season and if he can add another 100 to the collection. as he feels confident of doing, the record books will have permanent entry for your lifetime and mine, es- pecially since the less-lively ball now is cutting down the chances
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-14

sure he will commit no rash act, either.
 Twice he has been Britain's Prime Minister and if his record was not spectacular it was at least consistent. And in the first years after the war, to steer a steady course for England was no childs job.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-14

Old papers at snt -mpire OTTO,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-14

It would be idle to deny that a good slice of the party has been dissatisfied with his leadership. He makes no special appeal to the younger men, and the die-hards like Churchill are vocally dissatis- fled.
 For more than 20 years he has been in the political arena He has
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-14

A man will not be penalized for his mistakes, if only he will learn from them in the end.-American Magazine.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-14
WEDNESDAY LUNCH

The Lutheran Ladies Aid will serve a 50-cent lunch Wednesday, September 16, from II to l, at the church parlors. -ady.
Evening star., 1931-12-09
4 CITY GIRL
..sA 81 qHl II NhB b. JANE DIXON
JANE DIXON
A11tEH s.s " nsssr-n.s s~-.p-,~ ps.s-x s.,.. "a.

, startled. 1t had always been understood
at homs that Dan Carroll had built up
sizable rainy-day fund.
He's turned over every cent he has
or could borrow to Nielsen. He thought
1t was only fair, since Nielsen had given
him the chance to make It,"
Danny" Cathleen could not believe
Dan Carroll could be so gullible. "An
honest man would have given him the
same chance. Father worked. He earned
the money!"
well. it's gone. Now viii you listen2"
TITS useless, / tell you. Can't you
understand that Nielsen is already
trspped-that there is no escape for
him Bow?"
There might be If you'd lift your
finger. But no-you've got to be one
Of these oonfounaed women who can't
mind their own business. You've turned
on your own family-ruined usl I'm
through with youl"
Danny, please I haven't, Danny"
He had wheeled and was striding
across the street, oblivious of traffic.
Cathleen ran after him, dodging in and
out between cars. She caught up with
him and clung to his arm. He jerked
it loose.
Keep your hands of me-" he
Evening star., 1931-12-09

shouted. 7 never want to lay eyes on
you againi"
Cathleen stood there, too stunned to
move, and watched Danny disappear
into a subway kiosk.
There was sandwich place nearby.
She would go in. She had to sit down,
collect her wits-think, think, think.
Joe Nielsen had tricked Dan Carroll.
II he made good his threat. threw the
blame for dishonesty on her father,
what would become of her mother?
Dear, helpless mummy, with her bangles
and her bargains and her habit of TAX
ing the easiest way, even with her
husband. Her mother loved Dan Carroll,
took a certain secret pride in his
arrogance even while she resented it.
The blow that fell on Dan Carroll would
crush his wife.
Mummy won't fight" Cathleen told
herself. She'll faint and then fade
away. Fathers got 10 have money. He
must get the best lawyers he can find
I'll help. Twenty-Five dollars week
1t wouldn't be drop in the bucket. I
must get real money. / haven't any
thing"
Suddenly she leaned forward and
pushed her tight little hat back frcm
her forehead, letting 1t remain tip
tilted on the top of her head A single
phrase materiali2ed in her minds eye.
"A woman's diary"
tTo Be Continued)
Evening star., 1931-12-09
FIFTY-sIxTH INsTALIMENT.

for CATH osthieen s when She came
out OF Drew 81 Co. for lunch
i i that noon.
Look here, Kit" he said.
catching her arm In a tight grip. You
sure have got us into a sweet jam
We're finished unless something can be
done and done quick"
Danny's eyes looked hollow and
scared. His voice was unsteady.
'Done about WHAT" Cathleen asked,
with far less inner calm than she
showed on the surface.
you've sicked a bunch Of muck
rakers on Joe Nielsen. He's told father
it was you gave them that dope about
the man with the sling-shot popping
at Neil. He says you've helped them
frame him. 1t looks like the end for
Joe Nielsen IL they prove he was back
OF that alleged attack on his own son. !"
Don't expect me 10 cry over that. "
Cathieen tossed her head.
moi But maybe you'll change your
tune when you know that Neilsen's
holding it against the whole Carroll
family He's put it up 10 dad"
"How? He can't, I'm the only one
responsible" -,
was something phony about the last
contract he turned over to dad. He can
put the whole thing on dad, and he's
going to do it, too unless you go away
some place where they can't find you
and bring you back to testify"
The anger came up in cathleen's
throat, choked her.
80 that's his camel" she famed.
"He can't play It'll
'You mean you won't go? You won't
save dad
"How can I, Danny" The anger be-
came agony How can I, when 1t
would mean six innocent men would be
sent to prison? You wouldn't have me
do that?"
They'll get off. They'll be pardoned
or something. I'm not interested IN
them. It's dad I'm thinking Of and
mother"
Cathleen's eyes brimmed She spoke
with an effort.
daughters thinking of those men in
need to fear Nielsen"
sTt viii ruin us. Dad will lose his job
with Nielsen. So will l."
Cathleen did not tell Danny that he
had given her one of the surest argu-
ments for carrying on the fight against
Joe Nielsen. To free the CAROLS from
the Nielsen stampl That would be well
worth all the danger, the discomfort
the misery Joe Nielsen had caused her.
''There are other and better jobs" I"
she said. They are not hard to find."
"You think So"
"I know So"
TIN not here to argue with you,"
Danny said, his face red with temper.
"I'm here to tell you. You've got to
clear out and save dad"
Cathleen turned on him, her brown
eyes blazing.
AIn DO everything can to save
cost Of other mems freedom!"
"This is your last chance" Danny
persisted MEL still wants to marry
you, Why, heaven only knows after
what you've done against him, But he
thinks he loves you, or some such bunk.
You marry him and the two of you
can go away. The sooner the better.
Tonight"
Il shall never marry Neil" Cathleen's
jaw showed that stubbornness SO like
her fathers. +As for going away, it
would not do the slightest good. The
whole story Is in the district attorney 6
ofice. If repudiated it now they'd
prove ] was lying. It's too late"
sKitl You can't mean It. You
wouldn't stand by and see dad blasted p
Dads innocent. He can get reputable
attorneys TO establish that fact"
Reputable attorneys Big time lawyers
With what?"
Hasn't he any money!" Cathleen was
Evening star., 1931-12-09
"PLANrABBS" KEEP
HOUSE PLANTS
BEAUTIFUL

Fulton's plsntabbs assure healthy
green foliage and lovely blooms on
all house plants. Keeps soil rich, pro-
vides necessary food. You need no
longer have faded, brown, dying ferns,
bcgonias, and other plants.
Plantabbs are clean, odorless, con-
v,enient tablets. lnexpensive yet pro-
ducc amazing results In spite of
destructive furnace heat. AT florists,
druggists, hardware and seed stores.
Evening star., 1931-12-09
Belgian Kongo Army Increased.

BRUSSELS, Belgium, December .
R-The army Of occupation In the
Belgian Kongo has been increased by
$500 nnen - . consequence OF recent
uprfsings by natives.
Part of the trouble Is attributed to
the spreading Of rumors that colored
Messiah" is going to the Kongo from
America to replace white men in the
administration with American colored
men
Evening star., 1931-12-09

In addition, Fleischmann's Yeast
increases the germ-hghting white
corpuscles in the blood. And ii
actually raises the skins newly-dis-
covered, self-disinfecting power!
So don't put il of. Add Fleisch-
mann's Yeast to your diet and know
relief from boils at last!
Directions on the label. At gro
GERS, restaurants, soda fountains.
Evening star., 1931-12-09
They're sign of trouble you can easily c
if you will, Doctors say Here's the ua

DEEM neglecting your health ?
ID That's what it means, you
know, when you come down with
furunculosis (boils)l
For boils are a symptom of trou-
bic :. serious trouble inside yoa.
Usually they indicate badly de-
ranged condition of your intes.ines!
Here's how doctors explain it.
When intestines are sluggish, waste
material accumulates !. f. stagnates.
Poisons form filter through
your system. Then, first thing you
know-another boil! A headache.
Or nasty cold.
Now, doctors have found out how
Evening star., 1931-12-09

so he could have his entire force ON
duty here.
An average OF $1174 hundred was
paid for 602 $40 pounds aucttoned yes
terday. The average was approximately
SIT last year. After sales were halted
farmers gathered at an auditorium and
discussed plans Tor forming q cooper
ative marketing association.
Evening star., 1931-12-09

you can put stop to boils with
very little effort. Every day they say,
eat 3 cakes Of fresh yeast!
A food, Fleischmann's Yeast sof-
tens the waste matter in your intes-
tines gently induces intestinal
muscles to remove it regularly.
Thus healthy elimination is re-
stored-and the principal cause of
boils, blemishes, ETC., is no more!
Evening star., 1931-12-09
TOBACCO WAREHOUSES;
IN KENTUCKY GUARDED
Police Posted After Bur1ey Sales
Are Marx ed by Protests
Against Low Prices.

BY the Associated Press.
LEXINGTON, KY, December o.
With county and city police guarding
the warehouses, officials said they were
determined today that hurley tobacco
sales would be conducted In an orderly
manner, in contrast to the confusion
ing Monday
Farmers paraded from one warehouse
to another yesterday In protest over low
Evening star., 1931-12-09

Soviet scientists are reported to be
trying to "evolve" a domestic animal
having the best qualities of the sheep,
the goat and the COW.
Evening star., 1931-12-09

prices, forcing closing of sales for the
day.
Thrss men who, police said, were the
Tingleaders were arrested last night
They were Harry Weiner, Jess Mastin
and Raymond Lewis.
The three were charged with band
ing and confederatine. Chief of Police
Ernest Thompson decided he would
send no Lexington policemen to the
Governors Inauguration at Frankfort
today but would send firemen instead,
Evening star., 1931-12-09

Many bus and truck services In In
dia are being discontinued.
La gaceta., 1931-12-12

i Ustedes solos! GAh! el
desventurado esta loco de rema-
te)-y alzando la voz, anadi:--
Pero, veamos, icuanto tempo
durara nuestra ausencia?
-Probablemente toda la no.
che. Partiremos inmediatamen-
tie, Y, en- TODD case, estaremos de
vuelta antes del amanecer.
-SY me promote listed. por
su honor, que, satisfecho este ca
pricho y evacuado a su satisfac-
ci6n ell asunto del escarabajo,
regresara listed a su casa y Sc
guira exactamente mis- prescrip-
clones, como 81 fuera las de un
medico?
ST, Sc 10 prometo, Y ahora
en- marcia, porque no tenemos
tempo que perder.
La gaceta., 1931-12-12

tremo de un trozo de bramante
y que hacia girar en- torno suyo
con ademan de mayo. Cuando
observe este sintoma SECURE de
locura en- mi pobre amigo, ape
mas pude contener las lagrimas.
Pense muchas wees que valfa
mas haiagar su mania. al menos
por ell momento, hasta que pu-
desc tomar algunas medidas
energicas con eSperanzas de ext
to. Sin embargo, trataba, aun-
que in1tilmente, de sondear su
p~enSamiento, en- 10 relative al
obJeto de la expedition. Habfa
conseguido persuadirme acomI
panarlo y parecia POGO dispues-
to a entrar en- conversation So
Ore un asunto de tan poca impor
tancia. A todas mis- preguntas
La gaceta., 1931-12-12
BOXE q
BATTALINO PUSO A DOR
MIR A SINGER

New York, die. 12.-Al Sim
ger, ell hebreo que dentro de dos
asaltos gan6 y perdi6 ell cam
peonato de peso ligero, dur6 ano
che solo dos rounds cuando Bat
Battalino de nuevo destroz6 sus
aspiraciones.
Saliendo de la clase de peso
de pluma, de la cual es campe6n,
y con mayor peso que su opo-
nente de peso ligero, Battalino
derrib6 tres veces a su antago-
nista, en- ell primer asalto, v dos
wees en- ell segundo antes de que
eel referee Patsy Haley Sc colo
cara entire los dos, poniendo ter
mino a la desigual contienda.
Esta nueva derrota de Singer,
por nocao, probablemente sera
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tinente, Y necesitamos la ayuda
de alguien en- quien podamos
Iconfiar en- absolute. listed es la
persona que necesitamos. Que
nuestra expedition Sc fruste o
Sc logre, cesara la la excitaci6n
que me devora a~ctualmente.
-Tengo I'm vivo deseo de SER
virle a listed en- todo-replique;
-pero lie ruego que olga 81 ese
Internal escarabajo tiene algu-
ma relacion con nuestra eNpedi-
ci6n a las montafas.
Isl, ciertamente.
-Entonces, Legrand, me es
impossible cooperar a una empire
ga tan absurda.
10 siento en- ell alma. por-
que asi tendremos q. realizar la
excursion nosotros solos.
La gaceta., 1931-12-12

Acompane a mi amigo de ma
la CANA. A las cuatro nos push
mos en- canine, Legrand, J6pi-
ter, el perro y yo. Jupiter, car
gando con la guadaha Y las aga
das, insisti6 e llevarlas. mas
bien, a 10 que me parecio, por
tenor de dejar uno de estos ms
trumentos en- las manos de su
an1o que por eXceSo de cello Y
complacencia. Tenia un humor
de todos los diablos Y las pala-
bras "condenado escarabaio"
fueron las 1nicas que Sc lie oye-
ron pronunciar en- toda la dura-
ci6n del viaje. 70, por mi parte.
tenia a mi cuidado dos linternas
sordas. En- cuanto a Legrand,
habiase contentado con ell esca-
rabajo, que llevaba atado al ex-
La gaceta., 1931-12-12
FoHetfn de La Gaceta No. rs fiebre.

-Pero pudiera ocurrjr que Sc
hallaSe listed enfermo a pesar
de no tener fiebre. Permitame,
por esta vez solamente, que ha-
ga con listed las veces de medi-
co, Antes de TODD, vaya a acos-
tarse en- seguida...
Sc equivoca usted-inte-
rrumpi6;-estoy mejor de 10
que puede esperarse en- ell esta-
do de excitaci6n en- que me en-
cuentro. 81 realmente desea US
ted VERNE bueno de pronto, cal
meme esta excitaci6n.
-jY que es precise hacer pa
ra clio?
Una cosa muy sencilla Ju-
piter y 20 partimos para una ex-
pedici6n a las montanas del con-
La gaceta., 1931-12-12
no Sc dignaba responder mas

no Sc dignaba responder mas
que con un "Ya veremos".
Atravesamos en- una baroui-
LA Ell anc6n por la punta de la
lsla, y trepando por los escarpa-
dos terrenos de Ia orilla opuesta.
nos dirigimos hacia ell Nordeste,
a traves de un pals terriblemen-
tie abrupto y desolado, donde era
impossible deScubrir la huella de
un pie humane.
Legrand seguia ell canine con
decision, deteniendose solo de
vez en- cuando para consular
ciertas senales que parecfa ha-
Der dejado Ell mismo en- su ante
rior excursion.
Caminamos asi cerca de dos
horas, y tocaba ell sol a su cease
cuando entrances en- una region
La gaceta., 1931-12-12
LA COMISION DE CARRIE
RAS TONIC NUEVOS ACUER-
DOS

Luego de DIR protestas de los
directories ue la pista de Hialeah
Ia comisi6n de carreras del esta-
do decide zanzibar algunas de
las fechas que va habfa anuncia-
do.
Los cambios fueron aceptados
por los representatives de los hi
p6dromos de Coral Gables y Hia
leah, al terminar La session delos
comisionados, que dur6 seis no.
ras.
Anteriormente la comisi6n ha
bfa concedido 81 dias a Coral
Gables, divididos, Y SO a Hia-
leah, en- lugar de los As que ha-
bfa pedido.
La revision concede 43 dias al
hip6dromo de Coral Gables Y 80
al de Hialeah.
Componen la comisi6n, que
nombrara ell gobernador Carl
ton, los Sres. M. H. Mabry, de
La gaceta., 1931-12-12
D R E

asta ciudad; L. S. Reagin, de Sa,
rasota; R. B. Burdine, de Mia
mi; E. L. Sweager, de Quincy
y R. N. Dosh, de Ocala.
Representa- a Coral Gables n
Ia "disputa", Paul Gregory y, a
Hialeah, Jose E. Widener.
La gaceta., 1931-12-12

Fl final de una de las mas ea "a
mas carreras del pugilismoV no
derno. i
Como la sensation de pesdAli-
gero hace dos amos, el acost0 a
SAMMY Mandell con una docena
de golpes, conquistapdo la coro-
ma, que perdiera a manos de Can
zoneri, con un punetazo, pNco
despues.
i Anoche Singer hizo retroce-
Der al italiano, en- Ell primero,
Nh media docena de derechas a
la quijada.
Battalino, que siempre CO.
: mienza con lentitud, cape6 la tor
y menta y a la mitad del round
atac6 a su rival por ell cuerpo.
Singer cay6 sobre su cara, en- Ia
a primera vez, pero consigui6 le-
vantarse sin conteo. BattAlino l.
aplic6 izquierdas y derechas a la
cabeza, cayendo de nuevo Sin
ger. AL terminar ell asalto este sc
Ihallaba recostado sobre las So
-lgas, cast vencido.
Singer sali6 a combatir en- el
Isegundo y encontr6 en- su CANT
no un "juego" de derechas que
lie trio, aturdido, por ell conteo
de siete. Otra derecha mas vol
, vic a tirarle y a lllegar a los cua-
I tro segundos, Haley recogi6 al
batido hebreo Y lie llev6 a su es-
quina.
Battalino subi6 al cuadrilate-
70 con 1852 libras, nueve Y me-
dia mas sobre ell Unite de su
clase y dos mas que Singer.
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Por presenciar ell encA -
1900 personals llevaron 4S
pesos al fondo caridadA
New York Amer Ian. ,
UN HUH6ARO DERRQO
I

New York, die, 12.-En la Sc
mifinal del programa Singer-Ba
talino, ofrecido anoche en- ell Gar
d. Antol Kocsis, campe6n hun
caro- de peso bantam, derrot6 de
manera decisiva al espanol vi
dial Gregorio. Ocho rounds du,
r6 ell encuentro.
La gaceta., 1931-12-12
VICTORIA DE
GORILLA JONES

Milwaukee, die. 12.-Gorilla
Jones, ell negro de Akron, con-
quist6 aver ell derecho a pelear
con Addone Piazza, de Italia,
por ell campeonato de peso me-
diano, venciendo a Henry Fir
pc, de Louisville, en- la semifinal
del torneo organizado por la A
sociaci6n Nacional de Boxeo.
La gaceta., 1931-12-12

TAPIZAMOS, pintamos y re
paramos toda clase de nue.
bles. Arreglamos cortinas y
toldos. Phillips Upholstery Co
211O Grand Central Avenida.
Phone H-373S.
La gaceta., 1931-12-12
Con los Guantes

Damos la mas cordial bienve-
nida al Sr. Tommy Freeman, ex
campe6n de peso weller, que
aver arribara a Tampa y hoy CO.
Menzara a prepararse pa su
|pelea de la semana pr6xima- con
el cubano Relampago Saguero.
Tommy pesaba aver 156 IL
bras y Sc ha comprometido a dis
sminuirse hasta $50, con una
|fianza de 5000 para garantizar
que cumplira su palabra.
Armando Reina, que dice es-
tar a prudoa de cuentos, sabe
que Tommy con $50 lie llevara al
Relampago de a o 6 libras; 81
permite que ell ex-campe6n en-
tire con mayor n1mero de libras
aumentara la 'desventaja de su
representado.
Tommy hara Nhoy e rcicios
en- ell gimnasie que Charles Aa-
ron dirige, situado en- ell 518 de
la Gale Tampa.
Ell cuDano pesaba aver 146
libras y parecia un "melocot 6n".
Rafaelito Valdes peleara con
Felipe Lobato, la estrAla del Gu
rro, ell dia Is.
Ell pequeho cubanito Sc ha de-
cidido a tomar 'la medicina" Y
debe aplaudirsele.
Lou Magnolia, que en- Coral
Gables es empresario, presenta-
ra ALI, ell dia 8, a Benny Leon
ard, ell ex-campe6n de peso lige-
no.
Para contrario de Benny ha
seleccionado a Spike Webb.
La gaceta., 1931-12-12
Edgardo Allan Poe
HISTORIAS
EXTRAORDINARY
y Aventuras
de Arturo Gordon Pym

Mi querido Legrand-ex-
elaine le,-usted
estA enfermo seguramente, Y
hara muy bien en- tomar algunas
precauciones. Vaya a a~costarse
y lie acompanare algunos dias
hasta que Sc haya restablecido.
Tiene fiebre ".
-T6meme ell pulso-dijo.
10 hice y, a decir verdad, no
encontre el mas leve rastro de
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-26
ToDAY's ADJUSTMENTS.

NationaI--National Players in up
Pops the Devil" at 800 pm.
Gayety-"Parisian Beauties" at 2:15
and 8:15 pm.
Columbia Strangers May Kiss" at
IL am, los, $40, $40, 1925 and
9:35 pm.
Palace-"Ladies' Man" at 11:15 am.
1:50. 4:31, 1920 and 9:56 pm. Stage
shows at 1:06, 3:47, 6:36 and 9;l2 pm.
Fox-"Six- Cylinder Love-" at 1906,
2:2l, 4:36, TAO and 9:55 pm. Stage
shows at lbs, $40, 6:44 and 1853 pm.
R-K-O Keith's - "Donovan's Kid, v
at 11:40 am, lao, $40, $40, TAO and
$40 pm.
EarIe-''The Maltese Falcon" at 1880
am, 2:05, 4:40, TAO and 1910 pm.
Stage shows at 1880, 3:25, $50 and
9:05 pm.
Rialto-"Hell Bound" at IL am,
12:45, 2:30, AIT, $40, and 9:53 pm.
Metropolitan-"Svs at 1889
am, 1889, 3:39, 5:39, 1889 and 9:39 pm.
TivOli--"Doctors' Wives" at BPS, 4:l0,
SIS, TAO and 9:35 pm.
Central-"A Connecticut Yankee" IL
am. to IL pm.
Amba Ssa dOr-"The Maltese Falcon, a"
at 6:15, and 9:55 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-26
PRESIDENT RECEIVES
PROSPERITY TOKENS
Three Leather Bags Presented at
White House rs Fruits of
UptUrn in Business.

UptNrn in Business.
Tokens OF returning prosperity In the
form of three leather travelling bags
were brought to President Hoover yes
terday by Morris White, leather man
ufacturer of New York.
Mr.. White, who was accompanied to
the White House by Representative
Sirovich, Democrat. of New York, told
the President the leather business has
picked up to such an extent that he
has within the past few weeks put 1000
men back to work
The three travelling bags he brought
to the White House were the first
products of their laborS They were
presents for the President, Mrs Hoover
and Walter H. Newton, one of the
Presidents secretaries.
Restoration of the Penny Post in Bril-
tain would mean a loss of s3l $50. 900
year, according to the postmaster
general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-26
'THEOS0PHY TO BE TOPIC

DIR. Gottfriad de Purucker, Point
Iona. Calf, Is coming to Washington
for the purpose Of lecturing on ''Theos-
ophy" and The Theosophical Move
ment." He will appear at the Masonic
Temple on Wednesday night. June 3
and On the following night at the
Washington Club
DR.. de Purucker Is the successor to
Katherine Tingley in the' TheosOphy
movement In this country, and he de-
sires to bring about the unification of
all TheosophiSts. He Is a student of
ancient PHILOSOPHERS and languages
After lecturing in the principal cities
In this country, he expecs to sail for
Europe TO continue his program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-26
INCREASE SOUGHT
IN Center FUNDS
Georgetown Citizens Request
$4,000 More for Com
munity Activities.

An additional appropriation of $15,-
900 for Community Center activities, to
be added to the $42 1000 included in
school appropriations now allowed. was
urged in a resolution adopted by the
Georgetown Citizens Association. meet
ing in st. Johns Church Parish Hall,
Georgetown, last night
The association adopted resolution
authorizing its Committee on Police and
Fire Protection. William D. Elicit,
chairman, to endeavor to hasten the
placing of traffic lights along M street
between Twenty-eighth street and Key
Bridge. Capt Maurice Collins OF No. Z
precinct stated he did not have enough
men to place a traffic officer at each
crossing along NJ street.
Bus Probe Authorized.
The associations Committee on Pub
lie Utility Matters, Admiral Spencer S.
Wood chairman, was authorized to
make an investigation OF interstate
buses making stops along Washington
streets to take on and discharge pas
sengers. John Paul Jones. the asso-
cations secretary, declared the buses
constitute a menace.
A request that the authorities stop
buses from parking at an angie at the
north end Of Key Bridge was mace.
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ground director be placed on the
grounds at the Gordon Junior High
School.
Howe Makes Address.
Frank A. Kerr, secretary OF the
Georgetown Boys Club, invited the as
sociation members to attend a meeting
at the club. at Thirty-first and M
streets, next Friday night.
An illustrated address on the use
Of various chemicals in industry was
given by Harrison z. Howe. chemist
and editor of Industrial Engineering
and Chemistry.
B. A. Bowles. president Of the asso-
citation, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-26
HURLEY TO MAKETOUR
OF ARMY RESERVATIONS
Secretary to Start Extensive Trip
This Week, Making Jour-
ney by Plane.

BY the Associated Press
Secretary of War Hurley announced
yesterday he would begin at the end of
the week an extensive tour of inspec-
ton of Army posts and flying fields in
the South. Southwest and along the.
Pacific Coast.
The Secretary's trip will be made by
air. He will start from Bacone Col
lege, Okla. where the Secretary will
take part in school exercises June 2.
From there he will fly to Shreveport.