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Evening star., 1931-12-15
Says TRUSTEES Struggled
Guns to Seven Conyicts

To the Editor of The Star
Where Did They Get Their Guns2-
on the editorial page of The Star De-
cember 49,
They got them through the trustv
conVlctS. This answers your question
in a nutshell
AT Ieavenworth they have some 900
truSty convicts, some of whom go in
and out of the prison a dozen times a
DAY; Some come and 20 in trucks
Rallroad engines come in the prison
with carloads Of freight. There are
many ways by which trusty convicts
can TOOL the best guard in the world,
nave talked with two released con-
I vlcts since the kidnapping of Warden
White, and they express the belief that
trusty prisoners smuggled in the guns
perhaps weeks before the break.
know Mr.. White and many Of his
assistants, and it would be mighty hard
TO find better prison Official. Fred e;
Zlrbst, his chief deputy, is the best
prison manager in the world TO-DAY
thlnk. Both men are honest to a fault
IroSt has been in prison service some
50 years and has never been publicly
crltlclzed. Both White and Zirbst are.
as rule. well liked by the convicts,
We have had man on the iob at
LeVaenworth every day since the es-
cape, and his conclusions are that thu
truSty convicts Smuggled in the arms.
l should say that the guard force et
LeaVenWorth should be doubled. AS II
Is now the prison officials have tn de-
pend on trusty convicts to do nnch
work that should be done by a guard.
z. II. budding.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
Prohibition Clashes.

From New York comes a report that
the State Democratic Committee has
again set its face against having the
Democratic National Committee, at it's
meeting here January 9, attempt in any
way to put the party on record on the
prohibition issue. The New York men,
bers of the National Committee will
come to Washington instructed to fight
such an attempt, if Chairman John j.
Raskob undertakes to have the ccm-
mittee go on record in the matter of
prohibition. This appears to be the
ansWel of the Democratic organization
of the Empire State to the demand of
Alfred E. Smith, the presidential nomi-
nee in 1928, against 'pussyfooting 1t
is the same attitude that the State
Committee took last March when Chair
man Raskob sought to force the issue at
a meeting Of the National Committee.
1t is the attitude of Gov. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, the leading candidate today
for the Democratic nomination for
PreSlQenU.
The New York State Democratic
Committee is not dry, nor is Gov.
Roosevelt. Both are wet But they
take the stand that the National Com
mittee has no right to attempt to bind
the party on policies, that matters of
policy and of platform are exclusively
the provinces of the national conven-
ton, which does not meet until next
June. Gov. Roosevelt's campaign for
the presidential omination-conducted
by the Governors friends and not by
himself-has sought to emphasize the
economic issues confronting the coun-
try and to subordinate prohibition. 1t
is plan of campaign which has gone
well in the South and in the West. 1t
is is not to be changed, it appears.
Chairman Raskob in recent state
ment has declared himself against COM
mitting the Democratic party a. either
Evening star., 1931-12-15
Higghligghts ON the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

given the order for fear of hitting their
own men 1t was shown, however. that
the cavalry we're grouped midway on
one SIDE OF the plaza. out of the zone
of fire from the batteries. and that 1t
was not until other artillery officers
ooeyed the command that the hostile
threat was Immediately thwarted. The
real situation was depicted at the trial
With unimpeachable exactitude.
Salinas Hotels
vii Not Mulct Tourists.
Ell TELEGRAPH, Guayaouil.-In a letter
directed to the president of the Guaya-
qull Automobile Club by one of the
hotet proprietors in Salinas, this gen
tleman declares that his establishment
Is one at least. which is not operated
lsr the sole purpo1e of mulcting tour
Sts, and even goes to the length of
asserting that the charges of all the
hotels in Salinas are moderate and
reasonable IN comparison with the
comforts and service available.
There has, as our readers know. been
much criticism CT the rates charged
at the different hostelries catering to
motorlst and other tourist trade. With
the construction Of new roads and the
improvement Of old ones there has
come vast increase in the numbers
OF those who wish to know more about
their country. or who are merely seek
ing recreation, and most hotels have
not failed to take advantage of a
stimulated demand for accommoda-
tions.
We are glad to learn that the hctels
OF Salinas are not to be included in
thls proflteering category and feel sure
that this beautiful mecca of our ex-
cursionists will take on a new popu-
larity under such favorable conditions.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
but the dogs approved them indiscrimi
nately.
Dogs haven't much sense, after all.

| ~~@S ~~oS ePPAofSA tAiChl 2ANkSSA AhAA
nately.
Dogs haven't much sense, after all.
Mems hats in civilization are con-
fined to five classes, the dominant felt,
hat or topper" and the straw.
If you want to belong" and not have
the dogs bark at you, you must wear q
felt. Then you are all right.
The brave defenders are slightly sus-
picious OF derby, or Iron hat" as the
1rreyerent sometimes call 1t, but usually
are willing to permit its passage
The high hat of evening dress some
times is barked at The straw, in sea
son, will pass unnoticed. If worn in
Winter, the straw will be greeted with
derision even by the staidest business
man, some Of whom, in a spirit Of
Juvenile jocularity, may even punch 1t
furtively.
Special occasions permit the wearing
of special hats.
Such Is the law.
If one is attending a convention, or
something, one may don fez, or a
turban, or dinky felt of bright red
and even If 1t sports yellow band, 1t
Is all right.
If one Is a member of band, one
may wear almost anything.
Steel workers swathe their heads in
bright bandanas, and every one ad-
mires them for their nerve.
Let an ordinary mortal, however,
wear what he pleases In the hat line,
and he will discover that he Is not a
steel worker nor member of the band
He is just plain fool.
I
What is there about q different sort
of hat to excite anything more than a
glance?
the JOY of life ought to be seized upon
by mankind.
/ a variety Of different types of hats
on the streets would add to the color
/ OF otherwise drab avenues, but men
appear, in so far as their head cover
| lngS are concerned, as like as peas
in pods.
Their daring, in this respect, is
closely held down to the startling in
novations Of gray and brown.
But 1t has always been in the little
things than mankind has been the
biggest fool
Human beings are afraid OF dif-
ferences, and feel better II every one
looks alike and thinks alike.
The world is scared OF innovation,
| frightened at difference.
X
Is not the world, then, a bit
contemplate?
1t does too much looking askance,
and not enough minding its own
business
One peculiarly good thing about the
French novels is that in so many of
them one gets such a perfect cross
I section of life. They are particularly
good on picturing the foibleS of
humanity. Even their most exag-
gereted traits somehow chime in with
the universal mood
In them the reader sees convention
followed scrupulously in public broken
IN private. And he or she who breaks
1t IN public Is jeered at openly.
This tendency to jeer is not con-
fined to the French pesantry and
bourgecisie. Every human being knows
'lt If a different sort of hat, on a
strangers head. strikes you as peculiar
/ well, you know it.
But be sure, when you note differ
ences, that you have plenty of company.
Even the dogs will be on your side.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

The old pekinese growled horribly
Ircm Its position on the porch.
~ An, ha!" 1t seemed to be saying
80 there you are! have been look
ing Tor you for several months, but
You have not been by.
Grrr! Do you not know that men
IN caps are not permitted along oul
proper.
Grr-r-r-r! How pleasant it is to be
barking at you once more.
1here has been a gentleman walking
along Tor several months now who
looked bit like you and who glanced
d. me as II he knew me, too.
at first thought he was you
But he wore felt hat, so he could
not De you, could hep"
X
Inc old peke permitted us to pass
Wltnout comment the next day when we
went py In standard felt
How IN thrall to the prevailing mode
u ieit mats the world of men and ami
There has been no tyranny in dress
ZOE thousand years quite equal to it
Inc proper head covering for the male
Denle unoer civilization is the felt hat
Ever Even the dogs recognize it.
Inc cap they associate with ragmen
sWlndlers and the like.
X x X
You do not belong here" barks the
oog 10 the man in a cap
iou look like my master, so YOU
must De all rlgnt," fawns the dog 10
the man in a felt "s W
IL Is commonly held opinion
tliaC men are not so much in thrall to
iasiilon as women. 1t is true that they
~ ~ lioI permit fashion experts to run
thelr clothing up and down their legs
but in the matter Of felt hats thew are
hopel3ssly lost. 90
IL Is not so much the shape or the
color with them as the material There
Is magic 10 felt. Maybe they feel tha
west wind OF the fields blowing on their
cheeks as they don the hat made from
rabbit fur o'''
JUST SO It Is felt, 1t Is all right,
we know Washingtonian who pur-
cnaSeo, lor So, very nobby hat. That
was IN the year 1925. For some reason
or other he hung the hat In his closet
and there 1t remained until the Fail of
1881. N'- "a
1t was hat Of generous proportions
with a brim somewhat wider than is
being worn now, and body Cor what
ever one calls the top part Of a hat)
Slightly larger
Its band was of cloth, in three colors
subdued, harmonizing neatly with the
color of the hat.
Ihe gentleman was somewhat hesi-
tant this year about appearing In it.
Surely, he thought, il would be ont
OF style, whatever that means or doesn't
mean.
He had forgotten, however, the magic
of felt
When he appeared on the streets in
ms big hat. no one seemed to notice it,
Friends even CCmplimented him on it
One woman was aStute enough to
notice the band, but even she thought it
good.
The Washingtonian then became in
tereSted in the subject Of hats. He no.
tlced that many of his friends wore
rain spotted ones, but the dogs didn't
bark at them.
At least seven-tenths OF the hats he
saw on the streets were soiled, but the
canine population emitted no woofs or
ki-yis
Some hats were large, some small
some had narrow brims, and some wide
Evening star., 1931-12-15

interests should be considered and per-
fected by the regular standing legisla-
tive committees on the District Of
Columbia; that to perfect such legisla-
ton would require more time and con-
sideration, including the hearing of
those interested and affected by the
proposed changes, than this committee
is justified or warranted in taking for
that purpose"
But no such hearings are suggested
for tie helpless, unreprcsentaa tax
payers of the District, for whom TIE
committee reports bills to blister with
new forms of taxation. No reference
to committees of these new tax bills,
affecting the people and not the pcwer-
full utility and railroad interests is con-
sidered necessary.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Unreality.

UnreaNty.
Wise men figure out
That we're gravely in doubt
About things-many things.
So philosophers say
Ans the poet. SO gay,
Likewise sings-sweetly sings.
He errS who insists
Something really exists,
For it seems-merely seems;
And the world, with its show,
And the days. as they go,
Are but dreams-idle dreams.
The pleasures We nurse,
The misfortunes we curse.
Are but shades-empty shades
Der the mind comes thought
Like a picture swift caught.
Then it fades-quickly fades
We stumble and grope,
And We sometimes lose hope
Mid these schemes-wicked schemes
But we'll waken some day,
And we'll smile as we say,
They were dreans-idle dreams"
Evening star., 1931-12-15

tlon 10 such an extent as to endanRar
territories occupied by the white race
!he expression began to be used tx
american journalism in 1898 in conss~
quence OF articles on this subject.
O. Was the Ballad Of Reading c;ao,s
written wnile Oscar Wilde was i'm.
prisoned? N
A. 1t was not written until after his
release.
Q; Where was silver money first
used? r p
A. Silver was first coined In tn.
Aegean Islands.
@ Were many Americans privaUe~
In Revolutionary times?-M. z.
A. Channipgs History says Nor
than 1000 American privateers ranged
the seas at one time or another. They
sWarmed in the West Indies, tney
crulsed along the Atlantic Coasts, they
sought their prey in the British Chan
mel and the North Sea. i" In 1871
the CabotS Of Beverley received 600 600
riales Of vellon for their half share in
hVe prizes, the Gardoquis getting the
rest. The Derbys OF Salem got oyer
$500 on account of prizes that were
sold at Bilbao"
Q. When is the universal week Of
prayer?-J. r.
A. The first week in the new wear
has been designated as week Of PRAYER
lot the churches. 1t begins on Sunday,
January 3.
O. Do people as rule wear well fit-
ting shoeS?-M. NJ
A. There is room for Improvement
In survey Of 1000 people in Wiscon-
SIN IT. 1925 it was found that among
the men 40 per cent had we'll fitted
snoeS, IS per cent fair fit and ID ner
cent poor At; women, 14.o7 per cent
good f1t, 55.O2 per cent fair fit and
3o.9l per cent poor fit.
Q. What amount Of honey should he
used when substituting it for sugar In
a Cake?-H E.
A. II may be substituted in any cake
recipe cup for cup for sugar if one
iourtn OF the liquid called for is omit
tec This makes a moist cake which
keeps fresh almost indefinitely.
9. What are the names Of the stars
which form the Big Dipper?-A M
A. The names OF the seven stars, be-
ginning at the handle, are: AIkaid.
Mlzar, Alloth, Megrez Phegda, Merak
and Dubhe.
Q. After a criminal is electrocuted
at Sing Sing, why are his brains re-
moved?-O. B. C.
A. The warden Of the Sing Sing
Prison says: The brain is removed
after electrocution for scientific mr.
poses. Thus far the laboratory results
nave not been very definite or help
lul. However. the custom OF re-
moving the brain is being continued.
more suppose, as a matter Of traci-
tion than anything else. An autopsy
is required by law"
@. What is meant by 4o-5o on boxes
OF prunes?-I G. F.
A. On boxes Of bulk prunes, It tndi-
Gates that there are from 40 To 81
prunes to the pound in the box.
Q. For what purpose was CoopeY
Union founded?-E w. C.
a. The institute was founded in New
York to provide free schools Of art and
science, free reading room and a free
library for the working classes. 1t has
night school Of science, a day school
OF science, night art department a
Women's art school and several other
divisions.
Q, II a person burns paper money.
IS there any law which will punish
htm?-C. NJ. A.
A. There is no penalty for destrov-
ing paper currency If the individual
Goes not try to put fragments back into
circulation -'''0
Evening star., 1931-12-15
Artillery Officers
Guilty of Inciting Revolution.

A B c, Madrid.-At the military coun-
Gil which has just brought its sessions
to close at Seville four officers of
the Artillery Corps stationed in that
city were acquitted of charges Of sedi-
tion during the recent riots. Twelve
others were found guilty Of revolution
ary Indictment and INSTRUMENTATION and
sentenced variously to from 10 to is
years in prison. These trials were the
aftermath of the rioting on September
IL, when various anti-government
groups tried to take possession Of the
city.
The defense consisted principally of
the allegation that the commandant
had already orSered several cavalry
squadrons into the main plaza to dis
perse the revolutionists and when they
failed in their effort, the officers OF the
artillery were reluctant to fire when
Evening star., 1931-12-15

When the northwest wind blows hard
one can almost catch the aroma of
Chicago, nor is the reference to the
stockyaris. 1t seems that woman
who did absolutely nothing, and
who met her sponsor at a dinner
party from which she could recall but
one first name, was paid regularly twice
month by the city government. while
honest, patient school teachers were
inStructing and disciplining large
classes of small children and living on
faith, hope and charity.
Evening star., 1931-12-15

The desperate convicts who kidnapped
the Leavenworth warden and wounded
him gravely cannot be blamed for all Of
the horrible trouble Six shotguns are
bit difficult to smuggle into a well
run prison without the connivance OF
some member of the penitentiary staff.
Evening star., 1931-12-15

Safety zone: An imaginary sane
tuary marked by indistinguishable lines
and having at one end trio of camou-
flaged metal hummocks which are
capable Of breaking an axle, but of
neither stopping nor diverting an on
coming automobile.
Evening star., 1931-12-15

Scientists declare that the size OF
the Milky Way has been overestimated
by several hundred per cent. And,
right along that line. perhaps folks
have not spilled nearly as much as
they thought and it might be q good
plan to stop crying.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
Another Santa Claus Theory.

why does Santa Claus bring pres
ents to all us children?" asked little
Fauntleroy Boggs.
Did you ever see picture Of Santa
CLAUSE" rejoinei the very bad urchin.
IF feller like him come lookin' around
cur block, de boys 'ud jump him in a
minute, unless he acted handsome. He
has to give tings away to square hisself
for lookin' funny"
Evening star., 1931-12-15

The Associated Press is exclusively ertitled
to the use for republication of all news dis
patches credited to it or not otherwise crCd-
tied in this paper aud also the local news
published herein All rights of publication of
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1931-12-15

Among the tokens sent to Mrs. Gull
bertson, bridge tournament participant,
were a wishbone, a rabbits foot and a
big bunch of gardenias, which she wore
during play. Perhaps she used the
first two to procure the third.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
Thought Stimulation.

MY speech is going to set lot OF
people thinking" remarked the orator.
Yes" rejoined Senator Sorghum,
"but are they going to think the way
you are trying to make them think they
ought to think?"
Evening star., 1931-12-15
Occupation.

ut pays to be a good listener"
Yes I know a good listener who
draws a salary simply by being audi
ence while his boss tries out funny
stories on him."
Evening star., 1931-12-15
An Annual Vow.

Fen now in slow and solemn tones we
hear
The resolution which each day sounds
surlier:
Il register the promise that next year
I'll surely start my Christmas shop
ping earlier"
Its gineter take a long time" said
Uncle Eben, ITO git up style O. gov
ernment dat Is putfckly satisfactory to
all de folks dat amt got no prospecks
of gittin' rich g holdin' on1es."
Evening star., 1931-12-15
Memphis, Tenn, as has been its Gus.

Memphis, Tenn, as has been its Gus
tom for many years, puts a Yuletide
moratorium on garnishments. This
means that no debtors pay can be
garnisheed during that time Many
man would be glad to see an indefinite
interdiction of garnishment. such as
berv,"
Evening star., 1931-12-15
A Symptom.

I'm afraid that boy Josh is going to
turn out to be poet"
Why he says he's going to be big
banker"
Yes. That's what convinces me that
he's one of these idle dreamers."
Evening star., 1931-12-15
Shrinking.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Another historical adventure has been
debunked by a research minded in
dlvidual who announces that Sheridan's
famous ride covered only IA miles in
stead OF 20. So We suppose the fame of
the great cavalryman must suffer a g.
mile deflation
Evening star., 1931-12-15
Our Own Jaw-Breakers.

From the Fort Wayne Sentinel.
Why should Americans make fun Of
names like Przemysl and Tsitsihar
when they accept, as matter Of
course, name like Ypsilanti, Kokomo,
Oshkosh and Kalamazoo?
Evening star., 1931-12-15
And How?

From the Charlestown, W. Va, Daily Mail.
Common Colds Demand Common
Sense Treatment" - Headline. 1t has
taken the world a long, long time to
discover this kind of treatment. Now,
what Is 1t? And can you prove ,ati
Evening star., 1931-12-15
Three Cheers.

Three cheers for the favorite son!
Three cheers for the true local pet!
Fer he'll find when the fight has begun
They are all he is likely to get
Evening star., 1931-12-15

I threw away almost at once. You
may not have the surprise that, other
wise, might have come your way. But
you will, you certainly will. have a keen
pleasure over these legends" of Vir-
ginia and of anywhere that harbors hu-
man nature.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
Fiction Department?

From the Savannah Morning News.
California university has intro
dueed course in fishing. 1t guaran-
tees results, "but not fish" Now it is
up TO some reliable institution to begin
a course In nsh stories.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
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Evening star., 1931-12-15

The tag day here, thank goodness
has gone forever to join the Spring
food, malaria, horse cars and the COM
mon drinking cup!
Evening star., 1931-12-15
he Evening Star Newspaper Company

THEODORE w. MOVES. .. Editor
Evening star., 1931-12-15

Q, II person burns paper money,
IS there any law which will punish
htm?-C. NJ. A.
A. There is no penalty for destroy-
ing paper currency II the individual
does not try to put fragments back into
circulation. ---'0
Evening star., 1931-12-15

Q. What are the names Of the star,
which form the Big Dipper?-A. M
A. The names OF the seven stars be-
ginning at the handle, are: AIkaid
Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Phegda, Merak
and Dubhe.
Evening star., 1931-12-15

yuSt ILLS fascinating sort OF story. The
nrst one, The Honest Wine Merchant u
you read, maybe, in OBriens Best
snort Stories for 1880. It was there. In
PROOF, II you are that sort, that Mrs
Caperton Is writer of distinction in
her line. Besides, here James Branch
Caoeu says things in fair praise of the
book. If, however, you like to read on
your own account without interference
from those who desire to do you good
literally speaking, If you are like this
just SIT down with these seven home
spun tales OF Old Virginia, tales that
nave neen told over and over again
generation by generation, without ever
losing the sheen of their delight, with
out ever a challenge as to their clear
truth.
Difflcult work this, as all writing de-
signed TO appeal in any degree to chill
oren Is difficult. But there is no trace
OF hard work with these legends They
run true to the spirit of their birth
NO addltlons are built for more room
no alterations are set for some pos
siole advantage. The stories are let
alone, a most uncommon way of treat
ment. With insight and delicacy with
genuine partaking of the particular
matter in hand, each legend springs
oo' q" cuoyallC dS III lIS IlTSC years, a.,
true as on the day when it never did
happen. I'm thinking that the Irish
father OF Helena LEROY Caperton has
something to do with the ready and
complete belief of the daughter in
things that sober folks reject as in
credible. Certain 1t is that confidence
begets confidence and by virtue of such
excnaAge the reader herself takes each
OF these tales made up so long ago as
the true gospel of early folks trying to
account for strange and bewildering
things.
Legends-well, maybe. Life, though
lronlc as life can be, actual life. Sup
pose you read "The Philanthropist' and
The Wedding" and THE Chinese
Lady Suppose you read the rest OF
these innocent looking revivals of legen-
dary cast. Having done this make a
nrand-new bow to Helena LEROY Ca
perton, satirist right off the dew OF
this very morning. myself was fooled
SO, naturally, thought I'd let you be
taken In too, 4 ehVlish impulse that