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Evening star., 1931-12-16
DRIVER ESCAPES AUTO
IN 5O-FOOT PLUNGE.
BY a Staff Correspondent of The Star.


WOODSIDE, Md. December 10
Driving his automobile off of the Grace
Church Bridge over the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad tracks here at an early
hour this morning, William Henry
Burke. 80, of 913 M street Washington,
escaped serious injury when the auto
was demolished on the tracks so feet
below. .....
Burke was later arrested by Officer
Robert Howes Of the Silver Spring sub
station of Montgomery County police
and charged with operating an auto
mobile under the influence of whisky
He is being held at the Silver Spring
station.
Following the crash Burke was taken
to DR.. H. H. Hewlett here and treated
Tor shock and bruises. He was alone
IN the car at the time of the accident
Secure a Receipt and Ship Christ
mas Packages the Responsible Way
Railway Express Agency" y."-Advertise-
ment
Evening star., 1931-12-16
LANDS MAIL AT LONDON

LONDON, December Is P).-Air
Commodore Charles Kingsford-Smith
landed at Croydon airport this morn
Ing in his airplane Southern Star.
with the Australian Christmas mail.
There were $4,000 letters in the half
ton of mail he carried.
He took off from Port Darwin.
Australia, December 3, and flew the
l0.50o miles with two companions in
l3 dayS
Evening star., 1931-12-16
FE.BEATER TO GET
LASH AFTER JAIL TERM
New Whip Will Be Used on Joseph
c. Carlton Of Takoma Park.
in County Prison.
BY q Stan Correspondent Of tn. Star.


TAKOMA PARK, Nd, December Is.
c. Carlton, convicted as a
w1fe-beater In Police Court here, win
receive 10 lashes at the whipping post
which was part Of his sentence, at the
completion Of the 10 days In jail to
which he was also sentenced.
Sheriff Of Montgomery County Rich
ard H. Lansdale said the buggy whip
which had been used in former years
for such punishment, was given away
when the new jail was occupied re-
Gently, and that new whip will be
provided.
The whipping Of the 3S-year-old
carpenter, who lives at 708 Erie avenue,
Takoma Park, will take place In one of
the large rooms Of the new county Jail.
Carlton, who is a small, slightly built
man, said yesterday he had pleaded
guilty and was ready to take his pun
ishment, although he did not relish The
thought Of the stripes" "It isn't the
pain so much as the humiliation" he
said. He denied beating his wife, and
said bruises on her arm and side of
which she complained were caused when
he pushed her.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-07
COMMUNITY CHURCH

10 A. M. Sunday School. Il A. M. Morning Service. Theme: The Value of Personal Religious Experience.
 7:30 F. M. Evening Service. Theme: The Blight of Ingratitude
 Some time some day-some hour-in the near or far future. you vii yearn for the touch of my (the Church's) friendly hand" The Church is calling you now to the comfort of its sanctuary.
 The choir will meet next Wed- nesday, ' P. M, at the Parsonage in preparation for the special mus ic for Easter. All in Seward who can sing are invited to attend and take part in this beautiful music. The Songalogue, entitled The Dawn Immortal, will pc gwen It will be even better than the Song alogue given last Christmas.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-07
CATTLE RANCH F0R
 S[LDlV|A VICINITY

With unit base of a 160-acre homestead purchased from H. A.
 Wells. of Homer, Alaska, E. J. Walh is going to start a cattle ranch, re- ports the Seldovia Herald MT. WaIli is not yet occupying the Wells place but is renodeling, and rearranging buildings, fences and gradually equipping the acreage to meet the requirements of his proposed cattle business. He will first transfer his foxes from Starisky to his new
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-07
GIANT vEN|TIlN
 DEFEATS MAL0NEY

MIAMI, Mar. 6. (E)-Primo Car nera, the giant Venitian, despite his celebrated cracked rib, receiv-. ed the decision of Referee Elmer McLelland in fight which went close to 10 rounds, with Jimmy Ma loney.
 There were no knockdoWns and the crowd booed lustily.
 Camera weighed 273 pounds and Maloney at 200. The receipts ot the fight were $75,OOO.
 Many notables were at the ring side.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-07
HANGAR COMPLETED

Pilots Frank Dorbandt and Alonzo Cope of the Pacific Inter national AirWays of Alaska, have been very busy of late, out of An chorage, making their regular schedule flights into the Inter ior. Their new hangar at the An chorage Merrill" airport is com pleted and is an attractive addi- tion to the field.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-07
BOYS HEAD HURT
While Pilot AlOnzO Cope,

While Pilot Alonzo Cope, of the P. I. A., stationed at Anch- orage was at Bethel, native boy was brought in with a se- we're head injury, received while getting out piling for fish trap Cope made an emergency flight to the hospital at Akiak, where it was learned that the boy had 9 fractured skull and was in 3 bad condition, says the Anchorage Times.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-07

Word from Ketchikan is to the effect Gus Borgen, former Sew ardite, is managing the Traders and Fishermen's Co.,, store, and doing nicely. The family is we'll
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-07

headuuarterS and then will follow the introduction of cattle. While he intends to make a conservative be- ginning, as additional grazing areas are provided more stock will be added until a cattle ranch conduct ed on modern methods, is in full swing
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-07

Juneau with the approval of the Attorney General of the United States. Deputy Feero was restored to duty, reports the Juneau Elm pire.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-07
BACK ON DUTY

The suspension order against Deputy United States Marshal w. E. F'eero, freed from conspiracy charges in the United States Com missiner's court, was revoked at
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-07
"A WOMEN JUDGES

BERLIN, Mar, 6, P-Latest statistics reveal that there are "A frauleins acting as judges throughout Germany.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-07

New Spring Hart Schaffner & Marx Suit Samples at Greatly Reduced Prices. Urbach & VaIade
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-07
NOTICE

The Elks vii meet at o'clock Monday evening at the Bills Cluo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
I'm artistic Screen.

&c AUETERNG along the street of my home
- town one day. noticed a crowd assembled
In front of one Of the restaurant windows.
Naturally stopped to see what the attraction
was said Lola Yorke, who had agreed to con-
tribute her spiel" to the Hobby Club.
Under rosy lights amid luxurious plants and
flowers two Of the darhngest youngsters, dressed
like Gypsies, stood in front of a screen Of flny
eeorgette. through which cleaned and fliekered
a glowing electric log ire This live advertise
ment' Theoretically drew customers into the
restaurant with the hopeful anticipation @hat
the fortune teller might predict q giamorous
future for them. I followed the hopeful crowd.
When I had finished my tea along came the
Gypsy who said, Turn your cup over, then
turn it around three times while making your
wish / followed her instruction, and looked
at her hopefully.
she predicted quite bright future for me.
But this is the strange coincidence that want
to tell you about. She said, You have great
powers of observation, and you also have clever
fingers In fact, feel that there is something
close at hand which in some way will bring you
financial returns
In flash as passed the window on leaving
the restaurant came the idea. Why the screen.
OF course! I had always wanted to make an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
BY PERRY CLARK.

VIC and Helene Trowbridge making . trans
continental railway journey to California to visit
their aunt. Just before the train starts Vic Is
standing outside the and sees q roush-l looking
man PUSHES out and boards Il. and Vic sees star
his vest that tells him this Is q detective.
The next morning when they return from breakfast
they and this detective in their seats which at
the end of the next to the drawing room
The detective asks them to let him sit there for
while, then tells them that he thinks q with
the loot Of large robbery in Chicago Is on the
train, and that he is occupying the nearby drawing
room. The detective. whose name Is Mr., Ryan:
cannot watch the drawing room constantly and
asks Vie and Helene to help him. He must make
sure that the the robber, and that he has
the stolen money with him before taking action
against him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
Boyish Idea ofFnn..

Rambling through the park one afternoon o
gentleman took seat on one Of the numerous
benches, and while in this restful position he
noticed a boy lying close by.
Whats the matter, young man7" he kindly
asked, addressing the youngster. why don't
you play with the other children?"
"I don't want to play" answered the boy.
the gentleman.
I'm Just waitin'." was the startling response.
"a teller painted that bench about Is minutes
ago, and want 10 see you when you get up"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31

attractive screen to add to my den furnishings.
Prom the hardware store bought fair sized
wooden screen which resembled a clothes rack.
Next got q couple Of yards Of flame colored
georgette which cut and shaped to the screen.
I then made hens and into these drew the
detachable top and bottom rods of the screen.
When I replaced the rods fiilled them with
my fingers, which gave finished and artistic
look. OF course you can make q screen in
similar fashion with cretonne and other cheap
material and have an artistic and useful adj
ditton to any room or den" SEEnA McIVoA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
You II Step High.

THIS amusing stunt looks easy, but 1t is really
quite difficult. Mark q chalk line straight
across the floor, or stretch a piece Of cord. Then
give somebody pair Of field glasses or binocu-
lars and ask him 10 walk the chalk line while
looking through the glasses the wrong way
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31

In the middle OF the afternoon the porter
brought them cooling ginger ale to drink, and
when they told him they hadn't ordered it he
grinned and explained that Mr.. Ryan had
bought 1t for them. This made the job a little
easier.
But their careful watching was without avail
Not once during the day did the suspected rob-
Der come out of his little private room. At
noon and again in the evening a waiter from
the dining car took in a meal on a tray. On
these occasions Vic tried to get a good look
into the drawing room, but the occupant was
careful to keep out of sight.
When night finally came it was cooler, and
they we're glad to crawl into their berths after
Mr.. Ryan had taken over the vigil, with many
thanks for their efforts during the day And
then when they awoke on the following morn
ing 1t was to find that they had left the fiat,
monotonous prairies behind, and had climbed
up into rugged mountains. Vic and Helene had
never In their lives seen country like this and
they could hardly tear their eyes from the
windows long enough to eat their breakfast
A GAIN began the vigil in the car, with Mr.
Ryan back getting his sleep. and before
long they realized that this day was going to
be just as hot as the day before. But around
noon there came break in the trip, when they
stopped ut II Paso. They had time to get out
Of the train there, and in the station they
bought post cards, ice cream cones and strings
of Indian beads. In the meantime Mr. Ryan
was alertly on the watch for his suspect. He
had thought that perhaps the man might leave
the train at Il Paso and escape across the border
into Mexico But when Vic and Helene re-
turned to the car Mr.. Ryan told them that the
man In the drawing room had stin not shown
himself
But this heat keeps up." said the detective.
hopping his forehead, he'll have to come out
before long. or he'll be roasted alive"
That Afternoon the train heRnn the long
downgrade run into the desert, and added to the
heat were the glare Of the sun and the dry
alkih dust that filed their noses and Threats
and made breathing difficult. 1t was q worse
afternoon than the preceding one had been,
but Vic and Helene stuck doggedly to their
posts.
This evening, as darkness came, the heat
seemed to increase rather than diminish. When
Mr. Ryan relieved. them 90 that they could 60
to bed he sighed and said: I'm certainly be
glad when this trip is over. Only one more
highland tomorrow wen be in California.
But well be near the Mexican border from now
on II he expects to make o getaway tonight
is the time he'll try IT,"
Ito Be Continued Next Sunday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31

that is, looking through them 50 things are
made smaller instead of larger.
You win be surprised at the resulting aatics
Of the person trying to walk the line. Because
his feet seem so very far away, he loses his
sense Of balance, and may even fan down, And
he Is likely to lift his feet very high as though
stepping over things which adds to the anus
ing effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
INSTALLMENT III.

FTER q few minutes of thought Mr..
~ Ryan outlined his plan. The most
important>thing he pointed out, was
that he should be informed the
minute the suspected man left the
drawing room, he left it at all.
Mr.. Ryan himself would undertake to watch
him Ut night, but he was going to depend On
Vic and Helene to watch during the day.
He arranged with them so that there would
always be one Of them IN their seat. so that
they could see the door Of the drawing room.
II the suspect came out Vic or Helene was to
press the porter's bell three times. Mr. Ryan
would spend most Of the daytime hours in the
smoking compartment at the other end Of the
car, getting what sleep he could, and In that
place he could easily hear the signal on the
bell At meal time he would take over the task
Of watching while Vic and Helene went TO the
dining car.
Il think that is q fool-proof plan" the de-
tecttve finished. I'm be sure that my man
doesn't hop on the train at some stop, and 20
get aWay, and may be lucky enough to get
into the drawing room If he leaves it, and get
. look ut his baggage. II can do that, and
md he's really the fleeing robber III make an
arrest either on the train at the end Of the
trip"
\/Ic and Helene gave enthusiastic consent
to helping the detective in his dificult task.
Then Mr.. Ryan rose. yawned and stretched
We'll" he said with q smile 'since my two
worthy assistants are now on the job III 60
back to the smoking compartment and try 70
snatch few winks of sleep. Don't forget-k
he comes out push that bell button there three
times And when 1t comes time for luncheon
come back and wake me- you can 90 up TO
the dining car and eat
Then he left them, and Vic and Helene settled
down to their vigil. To say that they were
thrilled with the part they were playing is to
put It mildly. Helenes eyes were round with
excitement, and Vic's face was set sternly. That
robber wasn't going to get away II he had any
thing to do with It
The task soon lost some of its excitement and
became monotonous. As the train roared over
the plains Of Kansas 1t got hotter and hotter.
Vic went to the water cooler every few minutes
until he discovered that drinking too much ice
water was giving him O stomach ache. The
electric fans In the car were humming busiy
and helped some, but the thermometer on the
wan by the door gradually climbed until 1t was
wen into the ninetieS.
How do you suppose that man ever stands
1t eoOped up IN that drawing room" whispered
Helene 1T must be terribly hot Ia there"
Serves him right" said Vic shortly. That's
ws1at he gets for being o robber."
A LII that day they watched. taking time out
n only 10 90 to the diner for their meals.
For o while Vie insisted on staying on the job
himself, but soon he got 30 tired sitting that
he consented TO take . walk back through the
TRAIN, leaving Helene on guard. Then when
he returned she had . walk In turn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
Some Bell.

Ships ofacer-There goes eight bells YoN'M
have to excuse me- It's my watch below.
Lady passenger Does your watch
strike - loud aS that?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31

HORIZONTAL.
2. Performs on the stage.
@. Used with either
q. Exclamation.
O. Perform.
40. Exist.
Al. Chopping tool.
a. Within
a3. Kind Of sea food.
&C. BY way Of.
a.. Ancient.
So Machine which converts mechanical energy
into electrical energy.
81 Point of the compass (abr).
a. Indefinite article.
23. I.
as. Advertisement (abrD.
R6. Neyater pronoun.
az. So
40. Too.
1. Unruly crowd
3. Burn.
q. Automobile to hire
5. To peruse study.
.. Document received upon graduation from
school
A Grass cut for fodder
IS. Mother.
40. To tack
40. Insects.
q. To scold.
"A. Established (abr.)
IT'S quite an honor to be o speaker at COM
n.encement, and we have chosen Q speaker to
start our word diamond. The second line 10 q
watering place. the third is expended, the NTH
is part Of the leg. and the sixth Is something
used IN golf. Can you form the diamond?
s'r4KrR
Il
B.
Below we have four kinds Of "pals"-woTds
beginning with the same three letters Can you
all the blanks and form the words? Here's
hint on No. 2-they are found along . river
In the eastern part Of the United States.
1. PA-T-A-
q PALI--D-S.
3. PAL ID.
& PALMS
These words should be easy for all young
graduates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
PUZZLES

THESE are the days when many boys and
girls are taking part Ia graduation exercises
and receiving diplomas. Our crossword puzzle
has its own diploma. as you see.
the DIPLOMA
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
CIRNAU'S TRIAL
UNDER WAY in
FEDERAL COURT

LOS ANGELES, July "a U.P) -
Frederic H. Girnau, publisher of a
weekly tabloid, went on trial
in Federal Judge harry Holzer's
court today for sending alleged OBJ
scene matter through the mails.
1t was indicated, before the trial
started. that Girnau would call
Daisy De Voc, eX-secretary to Clara
Bow, film star. to substantiate Cir
nau's purported revelation of the
actress love-life.
Girnau is charged with four
counts of violating the postal laws
in connection with the articles
about Miss Bow. Two indictments
were returned against him by a sed-
eral grand jury.
Attempt of the prosecution to
postpone trial on one of the indict-
ments was postponed when Defense
Attorney Norberg Savay objected.
The trial opened with jury be-
ing selected to hear the one in
dictment. pending Judge Holzer's
decision to remove the other from
the calendar.
A panel of twelve prospective ju-
rorS was placed in the box, but two
were excused when challenged and
three others allowed TO remain af-
ter being challenged.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
Daily Report OF
Stock Markets

NEW YORK, July "a. (U.P)-Acute
weakness in German government,
municipal and industrial bonds
coupled with adverse predictions on
United States Steel dividend pros
poets brought a sharp decline into
the stock market today
The Dow-Jones preliminary in
dustrial average was down 365 at
1888; railroad down Isl at 77.e0
and utility down lib at 56.76.
Sales totaled 100000 against
100000 shares yesterday.
Selling gathered momentum as
the close neared and prices were
driven down to new lows on the
movement IN many of the leading
shares.
German government bonds came
within fractions Of the record lows,
while other German issues from one
to six points on the stock exchange
and four to % points on the curb
exchange. The German mark drop
ped sc points or IS cent with QUO
tations nominal at 1884 cents a
mark.
Cotton broke a dollar a bale and
grain prices reacted to lower levels
on the Chicago and other grain ex-
changes.
In the early stock trading SEN
timent was dampened by publica-
ton of analysis on United States
Steel corporation pointing out that
adverse earnings would force the
company to reduce its dividend
from the 81 annual rate at the
meeting next Tuesday. A wage re-
cuction was expected to follow
dividend slash.
AS a result of these predictions
which purported to come from
sources close to the company, Steel
common was singled out as a tar
get OF sellers throughout the ses-
sion. Investors who purchased the
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
Youth Stabbed In
Breadline Row

LOS ANGELES, July z4.-(U.P-
Oscar Underwood, l8, of Augusta,
Ga, was stabbed, perhaps fatally,
today, while he stood in breadline
at the rescue mission here.
Police started a search for his
asserted assailant, Edwin Harpin,
Is, and held Lester Jennings, Is.
as a material witness pending out
come OF Underwood's injuries.
The three boys came here togeth-
er from Augusta, police said, and
separated today following a quarrel
between Underwood and Harpin.
Later they met at the bread line.
A fight ensued in which Harpin
stabbed Underwood with a knife.
according to police.
Underwood was taken to a receiv-
ing hospital suffering from a wound
in the left side just above the belt.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
Judge To Preside
In Coast Courts

Judge A. c. Finney announced to-
day he will be called TO San Diego
during August TO sit as an appellate
court judge during that month, and
TO Los Angeles in September TO act
as superior court judge there.
During Judge Finney's absence
from Imperial county, Judge
Vaughn N. Thompson will return
10 the superior court bench here
from period spent on the coast.
Judge Thompson will have charge
Of both departments of the superior
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
Embargo On Oil
Not Permissible

WASHINGTON, July -. U.E =
Attorney General Mitchell has in
formed President Hoover that the
executive has no power to declare
an embargo against importation of
oil.
Midwestern leaders of the demor-
allied oil industry have repeatedly
urged the President to invoke an
embargo. They suggested he act
under the provision of the tariff act
which provides the President may
exclude from the country products
that are marked by unfair meth
DDS of competition.
Oil imports do not constitute un-
fair competition, although they
may aggravate the condition of the
domestic industry, Mitchell inform
ed the President.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
See More
See More
Famous Places
on your Roundtrip EAST
LOW SUMNER FARES

Southern Pacific
operates oar cele-
brated routes east, and
you can see a great deal
more of the United
States by going one
way an d returnin 6
another. The routes
are Sunset, by way of
San Antonio, Houston
and romantic New
Orleans; Golden State,
via El Paso and Kan
sas City; Overland, via
San Francisco a nd
Great Salt Lake; Shasta,
via the Pacific North
west.
Only Southern Pa
cihc offers this choice
ofroutes, and Southern
Pacific offers through
Pullman service, with
out change of cars, TO
more eastern destina-
tons than any other
railroad. Stopoyers
anywhere.
Low summer round
trips east are effective
daily until October IS,
return limit October 81.
Chicago S9o.3 New
York S15l.70; Kansas
City $3.50; St. Louis
$s5.6oand many others.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24

and Herbert johnson, 10, Chicago,
were electrocuted at Sing Sing pri-
son last night.
Metelski wore a rose in his lapel.
He had killed Edward Feist in q
holdup in Buffalo.
Johnson shot and killed Sheriff
Henry Steadman of Schoharie
county while the latter had him in
custody.
Metelski had not had u caller in
the seven months he spent in the
death house.
The youths had been examined
twice and while found to be of low
mentality. were adjudged sane.
HUNTSVILLE, Tex, July "a UP)
Joshua Riles, 3l-year -old negro
was electroc,Sted at 1910 a. m. to-
day at state prison for a criminal
assault upon an expectant mother
ut Galveston last September. He
was executed on his birthday.