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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-11
No Monotonv.

'Monotonous life cannot grow"
I heard motorist remark.
In just month or so know
Therell be another way TO park"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-11

Has No Ear for Humor.
From the Toledo Blade.
He who laughs last may laugh best,
but he will be suspected Of having no
ear for humor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-11

"A great man." said Hi Ho, the sage
OF Chinatown, lis one whose name is
remembered even after his teachings
have been forgot"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-11
Who Remembers Nah Jong?

Oh, well, eventually the grooming
craze will pass and we'll get some other
annoyance!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-11
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

18th st. and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York once: ITO East And st.
Chicago once: Lake Michigan Building.
European Cf1ce: II Regent 81, London,
England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-11

Q. What is panda?-E. L. C.
A. This Asiatic animal is one of the
rarest OF mammals with the face of a
raccoon. feet like cat and body similar
TO that Of the bear. There are two
specimens at the Field Museum in
Chicago. These were captured by
Theodore and Kermit Roosevelt near
the border Of Tibet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-11

r. L UNIVERSAL, Mexico City
- Hospitals throughout the repub-
lie are entering into q mutual
IL organization. under the SUPER
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
international News Service

Denial was made at the State
Department today that it had
interposed any objection to the
former German Kaiser being
heard in this country on an inter
national radio hookup.
The denial was issued following
publication of a copyright article
in the New York Journal that the
State Department had turned
thumbs down on the proposal.
Follow Pope Plus
The broadcast company had in
tended to have the former Kaiser
talk over the world hookup after
Pope Plus XI. Other notableS to
be heard will be Stain and
Gandhi.
An official of the department
informed international News Ser.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
IT, S. Denies Barring Radio
Talk by Ex-Kaiser

vi of the departments attitude
as follows:
"It is true that the depart
ment was approached some
time ago by a brOadcasting
company with an inquiry as to
whether it had any objection
to the former Kaiser broad
casting to an American audi
ence.
Refused to Approve
1--WE replied that we neither
approved nor diSapprOved it
that the department was not
interested one way or the other.
That is the last we heard of
it,"
The State Department has ne
power to censor radio programs
and in this case, the official said
no opinion was expressed as tt
the deSirability or otherwise oi
the former Kaiser's broadcasting
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
SMITH CASE
STOU.S.
COURTFOR
DFC''e''lN
Resolution Sending Bitter
Electric EmpIoye Issue to
Tribunal Passed Quickly

The Senate today directed Dis
trict Attorney Leo A. Rover to
institute immediate custer pro-
ceedings against George Otis
Smith, chairman of the new
Federal Power Commission.
The resolution directing the
custer was adopted in deSultory
fashion, with only a handful Of
Senators realizing the import Of
the vote. There were less than
a score of Senators on the floor
when Vice President Curtis put
the resolution to a vote. To OBJ
servers, it appeared that as many
Senators voted against it as
favored it, but Curtis ruled the
"ayes" had won.
Confusion Prevails
The confusion was evidenced
by Senator Shortridge (R0 Of
California, who demanded:
what is it we were voting
on?"
When other Senators informed
him, he shrugged his shoulders
and sat down again.
The resolution instructed the
District Attorney to bring court
action to throw Smith out of his
post. This was the final step in
a two-month fight between the
White House and Senate over the
power commissions action in dis
missing two veteran employees.
The fight started just before
Christmas after the Senate had
confirmed the commission. Three
of its members-Chairman Smith,
Claude L. Draper, and Marcel
Garsaud-met and dismissed
Charles A. Russell, solicitor, and
William V. King, accountant, who
had been active in fighting power
companies.
Removal Blocked
This happened just after the
Senate had recessed. On it's re-
turn in the new year the Senate
recalled the confirmation If all
three members, but the White
House announced they had been
sworn into office and the Presi-
dent would not permit the Senate
to discharge them.
Despite this the Senate referred
the nominations back to the com.
mittee and on yesterday reconsid-
cred them, confirming Draper and
Garsuad for the second time, but
rejecting Smith, who had been
held responsible for the Russell
King incident.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
CANNON OFFERS
HIS DEFENSE

Bishop James Cannon, jr, to-
day faces one of the greatest
crises of his long career as a
clergyman and prelate Of the
Methodist Episcopal Ch urc n
South.
He is to present his defense,
expected to be brief, to accuSa-
tions made by four clergymen,
after which church board.
which corresponds to a Grand
Jury in a civil case, will retire
and deliberate.
If eight of the IL clergymen
believe there is sufficient ground
for the charges, they will suspend
him until 1884, when the next
general conference of the church
will try him.
The four elders who preferred
(Contlnued on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Nathan Bundy, II,
Faces Theft Charge

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Feb. 5
U.N.S.) Arrested on suspicion
of burglary charge, Nathan
Bundy, 17-year-old son OF two
former American tennis cham
pions, May Sutton Bundy and
Thomas c. Bundy, today declared
"it was just a prank"
Bundy was taken into custody
with Thomas A. Ward, young avi,
ator, and police were looking for
Paul Rooney. 20-year-old son OF
DR.. C. E. Rooney, prominent
Santa Monica physician.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Film Actress Sues
For S25O,OOO Balm

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Feb. S
0N.SD Alleging that Pierce S..
Halleck failed to keep his prom
ise to marry her, Elene ApiSti,
finn actress, today was suing for
S25O,OOO heart balm. Hailack is
the reputed heir to his fathers
$2,0O0,00O estate.
The actress, in her complaint,
sta ted that January l was the
tentative date set for their we'd
ding. She claimed that Halleck
ceased to communicate with her
about November IS.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
LOAN FIRM RUN
SEEN ENDING

With more than $4,000 de-
posted with the Perpetual Build
ing and Loan Association up to
noon today by scores of old and
new depositors, the association re-
ceived $75O,000 from two Wash
ington banks to aid it in the sit
uation brought about by false
rumors spread yesterday.
So many old and new depOSi-
tors flOcked to the institution to
leave their money as a mark of
confidence that a new line was
formed to care for them.
See Run Nearly Over
A line formed early of persons
who, alarmed by the rumors,
came to get their money. There
were about 300 in this line at
l o'clock today.
Meanwhile, financial observers
say they believe the run is nearly
Continued on Page 2, Col. u
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Quake Horror Told
To Radio Listeners

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Feb. 5
G.N.SO-Graphic stories of the
New Zealand earthquake were
heard by radio listeners today
through station WGY by a radio
broadcast from wellington.
Napier, center of the earth
quake zone, was described by
John Ball at station 2-YA at
wellington as a city "picketed
by death"
Ball said it was impossible to
estimate the deaths in Napier but
that it was believed between 80
and 100 were dead at Hastings.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
FILM BEAUTY.
ATTACKS
KEATON
Comedian Is CIaWed BY Girl
Whom He Accuses Of Having
Issued Demand for Money

HOLLYWOOD, Calf. Feb. 5
GN.SO.-For refusing to satisfy
her alleged threatening demands
for $4,000, Buster Keaton, film
comedian, was severely beaten
and his dressing room wrecked
by a former film beauty, Kath-
leen Key, he admitted today.
Friends rescued Keaton, his
clothes torn, his face and hands
Scared and bruised.
The studio police chief took
Miss Key to the Culver City po-
lice station. She was released,
however, without any charge be-
ing placed against her.
Treats 1t AS Joke
Miss Key treated the incident
as a Joke" and told interviewers
(cOntinued on Page 2, COL ~
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Red Cross Offers
Aid to New Zealand

The American Red Cross today
cabled the New Zealand Red
Cross an offer to assist in any
way possible in relief work in the
parts of that country stricken by
recent earthquake shocks, it was
said by John Barton Payne, ma
tional chairman of the American
organization, today.
Mr.. Payne said that the Ameri-
can Red Cross did not offer finan-
cial aid, but added:
We simply offered our as
siStance in the work"
No reply has been received to
the message as yet.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
"Fdn Revolt Flames" "
Stain Tells SOUiets

MOSCOW, Feb. 5 G.N.S0.-In
a fighting speech to the industrial
conference, Joseph Stain, Soviet
dictator, today urged redoubled et-
forts to further world revolu,
tionary plans.
Stain shouted:
LET us support foreign
workers against the capitalists.
Let us fan the flames of world
revolution. If we succeed we
will Overturn the whole world.
freeing the entire working
class"
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Ways to DefrGud US.
Laid to Mitchell

Charging Attorney General
William D. Mitchell with being a
Democrat" and "sabotaging the
Republicans from the inside"
Senator Sohall (R.) of Minnesota
today issued another statement
attacking the Cabinet officers
ethics in the will case of Mrs.
James j. Hill, widow of the West
ern railroad multimillionaire.
Schall charged that Mitchell
had shown Mrs. Hill "how to
evade" the inheritance tax and de-
fraud the Government out Of
over million dollars"
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Court Fees Split,
". Y. COnUict Says

NEW YORK, Feb. S GN.SD. .
Irregularities in magistrates
courts held the spotlight in the
appellate divisions inquiry into
the lower courts today following
charges made by Joseph Wolf nan,
unlicensed lawyer and convict.
Wolfman swore he split one
$500 fee with former Assistant
District Attorney Albert Kurtz and
told of cuts shared by police, as
sistant court clerks and bonds
nnsMs
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
BUTLER AIDED
BY FRIENDS
Photo by International

Official announcement was
made today that the specific
charges upon which Major Gen.
Smedley Butler is to be court
martialed will not be made pub
lie until he is arraigned in Phila-
delphia on February 16.
Secretary of the Navy Adams
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
TWO Taken for 'Ride,'
One Dead, One Shot

NEW YORK, Feb. S Q.N.SD.
One man was killed and another
critically wounded when gangSCers
took them for a ride in Queens
county today. The dead man, as
yet unidentified, was found oy the
side of a deserted road. The other,
Joseph De Comao, was tossed
from an automobile with outlet
in his head.
The motive has not been aScer-
tanned.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
TlUO Children Perish,
Mother Hurt In Fire

LEECHBURG, Pa, Feb. S
Q.N.SO Two small children
were burned to death and their
mother was seriously burned
when fire destroyed the home of
Paul Faux near here today.
Bodies of Paul, jr., 3, and
Theodore, 10, were recovered
from the ruins. Mrs. Faux was
rushed to a hospital in a critical
condition.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Bruce Nearing
World Flight End

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 G.N.sJ.
The Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce, who
has successfully completed all but
a scnat 200 miles of her flight
around the world in four months,
was to arrive in New York this
afternoon.
With less than 40 hours train
ing, the English flier left Croy-
don. England, last September Is
and within seven weeks estab-
lished several new records be-
fore landing at Tokyo.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Walker Fights Night
Club CLOSinq Hour

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 GN.S) =.
Efforts to close New York night
clubs at l o'clock in the morning
faced the opposition of Mayor
Walker today.
He said he preferred close po
lice supervision of the clubs in
stead of the early closing hour.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Traders Expelled
By Stock Exchange

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 G.N.S).-
Announcement was made from
the roStrum today that Charles
E. Danforth and Ralph Nelson
had been expelled from member
ship for alleged trading practices
in violation of stock exchange
edicts.
Both are individual traders.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
ID RUSSIANS ExILED

SCOW, Feb. S GN.SJ.
Fourteen persons, including for
mer priest, have been exiled by
the Ogpu, it was announced
today, for allegedly specializing in
kerosene. Since wood is practi-
cally unobtainable, kerosene is
being used for the heating of
houses.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
ART FAKE IS CHARGED

LONDON, Feb. 5 GN.So.
Some of the exhibits in the Per
sian art exhibit in Burlington
House are fakes, introduced to
enhance their price to American
purchasers, the Daily Telegraph
art critic charges.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
BERLIN TO STOP RIOTS

BERLIN, Feb. 0NSD.-An
emergency ordinance designed to
forestall further street terror
and "secret civil war" was being
drafted today by the minister Of
the interior, at the request of
President Won Hindenburg.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Reward!

The Washington Times Co. will pay $1,000 re"
ward for exclusive and definite information lead
ing to the apprehension and conviction of the
party or parties who caused the temporary lack of
confidence in the Perpetual Building Association
as evidenced by the action of the depostors.
(Signed) EDMUND F. JEWELL
The Washington times., 1931-02-05

WELLINGTON, Feb. S u,N.SO.
Martial law has been declared at
Hastings and Napier, New zea-
land, two cities razed by Tues
days earthquake. This action
was taken to prevent looting.
A sharp quake rocked Osborne,
100 miles northeast of Napier,
late last night, sending most of
that city's 11,O0O inhabitants sour
rying to the streets. Little dam
age was done.
While recurrent tremors con
tirued to rock the Hawke Bay
district, hundreds of rescue work
ers today were counting the dead
and caring for the injured in
both Napier and Hastings.
Red Cross officials On the job
estimate the death roll will prob
ably total between TOO and 1000.
Napier and Hastings are being
completely evacuated in an effort
to prevent the outbreak of dis
ease and peStilence.
Hundreds of injured have been
brought to wellington to be cared
for. Others have been sent to
Auckland, while the remainder
are being treated as we'll as
possible in emergency dressing
stations in the stricken area.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05

:
Times Staff Photos
PUTTING MONEY IN
SCORES of depositors called
at the Perpetual Building AS
sociation offices today to show
their confidence in the finan-
cial soundness of the institu-
tion by placing additional
money in it. Miss Vera Bon
haus, one of the clerks, is
shown receiving deposits.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
RAZED TOWNS
AGAIN SET
AF|RE
Troops Take Charge of Ruined
Cities; Evacuation Rushed;
' 1000 Feared Dead Now

LONDON, Feb. 5 QNSD.-Ad-
ditional loss of life in the Hawke
Bay section of New Zealand was
feared today from a new temblor
which shook the region at II p.
M, New Zealand time, according
to Central News dispatch from
Auckland.
Fires which followed the first
disastrous earthquake, and which
had been brought under control
after they had virtually swept the
ruined city, broke out again, the
dispatch said.
Details of the fresh quake were
meager, but since many people
still are in the town it was feared
that fresh loss of life may have
occurred.
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Producing Geese for
Market and Breeding

The number of geese that should be
permitted to mate with gander va
res somewhat with the purpose Tor
which the offspring are Intended
When the geese are bred for the pur-
pose of exhibition, they should be
mated only in pairs, and kept in mat
ing yards until it is certain they are
mated. When geese are bred for the
purpose of producing geese for mar
ket, the females and males may run
in large fiocks from the beginning pro-
vided the proportion of one male TO
three or four females is maintained.
If allowed their own will. all varieties
of geese, except the Canadian. will
mate in the proportion of one male to
three or five females Rarely if ever
will the Canadian geese mate other
wise than in pairs. Exceptions to this
rule occur, however, if Canadian geese
are mated while confined.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-01-30

Worlds Famous Glaciers Lessening in Size

A glacier is, broadly speaking, an
accumulation of ice, of sufficient size
and weight to flow down from an ele-
walton. 1t is a river flowing from a
lake, only the lake is of snow and
the river o. ice. The thickness of the
ice will vary greatly-it may be, I'M
der favorable conditions, as much as
1000 feet.
Frequently glaciers extend far below
the snow line of the region, because
their great masses of ice are so thick
that they are not entirely melted dur
ing the warm summer months. The
functions of a river and a glacier are
identical-the drainage of a certain
district or basin. Exactly how gla-
cier moves has not been satisfactorily
explained, but that 1t does move has
been proved by hundreds of observa-
tons and calculations. More than that,
the stream at the center of a glacier
moves much faster than at the sides
or bottom.
One of the most interesting charac-
teristics of glaciers is the power to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-01-30

The younger man laughed. "Who
would believe that Beauty Sandison
was doing anything but strolling along
higher up the river. am. of course,
indulging in the British passion for
walking"
1.-THE river road or the towpath"
1.-THE towpath, of course"
THAT has long lonely stretches"
"Yes, but they can't be travelled by
motor. Their motor would have to be
left on the road"
Macbeth looked at him jealousy.
Its what | would like to do myself.
But, thinking of Aggy-I hesitate to
allow you to"
Aggy's stepson frowned. "Of course,
Aggy isn't to know; that would be
fatal. Roberta's not to know. either.
She's not to know even the smallest
detail, if it's to be a successful trip"
what do you mean?" Macbeth
asked.
"What | said," and Sir George for
got his customary respectful attitude
and unconsciously assumed dogmatic
tone. Nothing can or will be done
unless both of the women in this house
are kept absolutely ignorant of what
is going on. and especially your
daughter"
Macbeth lay back on his pillows and
surveyed the determined young face
The young fellow thinks Roberta will
get excited about him, he thought.
Aloud he said, "ROberta's not the
girl to get excited about your dangers"
perhaps not" said his secretary,
grimly. "but she's not to know for
more reasons than one. Not" he
added, as he saw MacBeth's express
sion, that the girl herself may not be
perfectly loyal and trustworthy. but"
and be said ii with due emphasis. ~
am not trusting some of her quaint
companions"
Macbeth found he could get moth
ing more from him then and finally
gave it up.
Mind, l don't agree with you about
Roberta he said emphatically. "She's
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tfARe)
POULTRY
SLANT ROOF AND
SAVE ON REPAIRS
Too Little Pitch Is Cause of
Much Trouble.

Gentle slopes may be all right in
the corn field. but they are certainly
out of place on the roof of the poul-
try house, according TO III. 2. Twft-
chell. extension specialist in agricul-
tural engineering at the Ohio State
university.
One reason, he says. why the roof
of the poultry house requires mending
or replacing quicker than any other
type of farm building is that they are
unusually fiat, often having pitch OF
but one inch to The foot. Such gentle
slopes eliminate the use of such roof
ing materials as slate, shingles and
ordinary metal roofings which are not
suited TO small pitches. AS a result,
composition roll roofing has been about
the only material used. This type OF
roof is satisfactory for only one or
two seasons.
The best mOthod of repairing an old
composition roof is to convert ii into
a built-up roof. Twitchell points out
This roof, which consists of several
layers or thicknesses of roofing paper
ceTno0IeO OOWD WIFI Hol EooHH- as
phalt, often lasts for more than 10
years. The cost OF converting an old
composition roof into a built-up roof
is less than that of laying a new roll
roof. In laying the new roof. Twit-
chell says. it is a good idea to first
go over the old roof and he sure that
it is perfectly smooth; old nails should
be driven in. metal strips removed. and
wrinkles levelled out.
After the old roof has been gone
over and made fast TO the roofing
boards, tar paper or roofing felt is
laid. In laying the roofing felt, hot
asphalt is mopped On a small area at
a lower end of the roof where it is
desired to start the roll. Then the
roll of felt is placed in position on
the freshly applied asphalt before it
has time to harden. More asphalt is
mopped on the surface and the felt
unrolled as quickly as the asphalt
is applied. Only a ribbon of asphalt
as wide as the roll is spread over
the roof surface. Each strip is laid
half way over the preceding strip and
the whole covered with a finishing
coat of hot asphalt.
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CHAPTER TX

The sun shone brightly on the tow
path as Sir George crossed the bridge
on his way to the bank. He had the
small car Roberta usually drove. She
had refused, emphatically, Sir Georges
invitation to join him, saying:
"No thanks. I've more interesting
things to do than drive to that rotten
old village this beautiful morning, with
nothing more exciting at the end than
the bank and post Office
He looked at her TRANQUILITY. He
knew that behind the brusque refusal
lurked a determination not to accom-
pany him anywhere. ever. Evidently
whatever tale Roberta had been told
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Unsatisfactory

In Orange county divorce court a
woman was suing because she said
her husband had received kisses over
a telephone. The husband, while adj
hitting the charge, claimed that It was
no cause for divorce.
"My goodness, your honor!" he re-
monstrated. do you know what kiss
over the telephone is like?"
His honor protested his ignorance.
SWELL" said the defendant, sits like
dreaming about something to eat when
you go to bed hungry. Angeles
Times.