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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md, February 9 (Spe-
CAD In the presence of a number of
Washington friends Miss Grace Kath-
crime SaXton and James Travis Thomen.
both of Washington, were married here
about 8 O'Clock Saturday night by Rev
Bertram NJ Osgood of the Baptist
Church at the home of the minister
The same minister officiated at the
marriage of two other Washington cou-
pies here Saturday. They were Miss
Blanche S. Thorpe and Marshall j.
Carpenter and Miss Eleanor K. White
and Ray L. Hicks, the parsonage being
the scene of both ceremonies.
Pvt. Harry MerSon of the county po-
lice force is investigating the looting
Friday night of the store Of Hawkins
Bros, at Etchison, this county. A
large amount of clothing and many
other things were stolen, the value OF
the articles taken being estimated at
between $400 and $780, Entrance was
gained through basement window.
The Guild and Auxiliary of st
Bartholomew Episcopal Church al
Laytonsville is arranging for an elab-
crate card party in the public school,
auditorium at Laytonsville Friday eve-
ming. Mrs. Uriah H. w. Griffith. Mrs
L. E. Riggs and Mrs. Vernon H. Dyson
head the various committees Bridge
auction pitch and 500 will be played.
Plans are said TO be progressing sat.
isfactorily for the twelfth annual HI
night of the Rockville Volunteer Fir;
Department, to be celebrated in the
hangar of the Congressional Airport, al
Halpine. on the Rockville pike, mile.
below Rockville, Saturday night, Feb
ruary 81, and. according to F. Bernard
Welsh, president of the department anC
head Of the General Committee of Ar.
rangements. the preparations will b
in anticipation Of an attendance o
$500 or more men and boys from thu
county, District of Columbia and else
where. Members of the department
have constructed paths from the pix
to the hangar with cinders donated b,
the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad Co.
preparations to heat the big buildini
are In progress and nothing tending Il
promote the convenience and comfor
of the big throng is being overlooked
The program, which will include box
ing, wrestling, vaudeville and other fea
lures, is expected TO be away ahead o
anything heretofore presented on tn
big night.
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STRAUSS OPERAS FAIL
Teuton Musician May Leave Vienna
for Munich,

VIENNA (SpeciaD Richard Strauss.
ones of Viennas favorite sons and prob
ably the greatest living Teuton must
can, may be lost to Austria, it is feared.
DR.. Strauss has had several recent dis
appointments with the Vienna Opera,
eliminating in report that his favo-
rite work, THE Woman Without Her
shadow" will not, after all, be played
this season on account of lack of funds
For years DR.. Strauss has conducted
his own operas and symphonies at
least several times each season in VII
emma. His contract with the opera,
however, expires next March, and the
present season, people fear, may be his
last. The government of Austria has
given DR.. Strauss, in lieu of fees, a
magnificent home in Vienna, but so far
the great composer has preferred resi-
dence in Munich, where he has coun-
try estate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
VILLAGERS STARVING
Closing of Iron Rolling Mill In
1929 Is Disastrous.

BERLIN Especially .-Unheard of are
the consequences of the present eco
nomic crisis for the little village of
Wittingsthal in Saxony near the
Czechoslovakian frontier. which. like
many other Saxonian villages. used to
live on one single factory. For more
than 100 years the people Of Writings
thai (about 400 were employed in an
iron rolling mill. which was closed down
in the Spring of 1929. Meantime they
have exhausted their claim on unem-
ployment doles and they are meagerly
supported by the welfare institutions Of
the state. The situation in Writings
thai is getting from bad to worse, as
the owners of the mill do not intend
to reopen its doors to the starving VII
layers for some time to come.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
KING AIDS INJURED
Proffers Flask to Sprained Ankle
Victim in Skiing Party.

MURREN NAN.A).-The uncon-
ventional King of the Belgians started
the decline and fall of conventional
dress when he first appeared to go down
the bob run in an old shooting suit
with cap worn back to front and
horn-rimmed glasses
Lady Mabel Lunn, Miss Audrey Sale
Baker and Lord Knebworth have all
been acting as skiing guides to the King
and Queen. The King always carries a
flask of brandy and the other day you
might have seen him kneeling in the
snow and handing it to a novice who
had sprained her ankle.
For the major casualty of Maj. H. o.
Morris son Jock, who broke his leg the
royal visitor was very solicitous; he
called on the young man at his hotel,
staggering under the weight of a great
pot of azaleas.
Copyright, 1881. by North American News
paper Alliance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
SWISS ARMY GROWING
Peace and Disarmament Parleys
Have Little Influence.

BERNIE, Switzerland (H0.-Although
most of the peace and disarmament
conferences since the World War have
been held in Switzerland, this country
has experienced a growing military
spirit
The condition is reflected in the fact
that the national militia now numbers
100000, an increase Of 10000 since
1921.
The new military budget calls for
$4,000 900 to protect a population of
1900, 900 against aggression.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09

Men aged so and 10 recently returned
10 school at Douglas, Isle Of Man, to
study lifeboat management, examina-
tions in which are now compulsory for
all members Of ships crews.
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Bert broke into my ear ex-
citedly. Notice the stickpin! The
sttckpin! Get it, The Golden
Key! Who is this duck, JackP
I never saw him on the blimp!"
Neither did II"
I had seen the insignia of the
Golden Key in the stickpin. Prince
who? Tom Blake, eh? Where did
he join the cruise? And how was
1t he and Charley Downs were SO
chubby? Why hadn't Pearl ever
mentioned him?
A thousand questions flashed
through my mind and I lost some
OF the scenes in immediate Sc
quence. There had been some
further conversation between this
stranger and Pearl an en-.
gagement arranged for Los An
Where did they plan to meet?"
! hammered at Bert.
II didn't get it. I was thinking
about that damned stickpin. Good
Lord. Jack! That fellows ono OF
the Silent Meuace's henchmen."
See that? God, Bert! What's
I turned wildly to Jake. Hold
It, Jake! Hold that scene"
Jake Signaled the operator in
his projection room. The moving.
film quivcred and turned still"
Go back" I shouted. Begin the
scene all over"
This scene was one Of a series OF
interiors" showing various de.
partments aboard the Zeppelin,
b2idgst' inning with oo0dmaster's
The operator complied. He re-
turned to the bridge and came
forward. When he struck the radio
room, Bert and I ieaped to our
feet. Hold I'll" I cried again,
and the operator again held it
Lights, Jakc!"
.Wonderingly. Jake lighted the
whole floor.
In the radio room sat Charley
Downs: I say sat" He was in the
act 81 taking his chair. We caught
= glimpse OF some ono vanishing
IN a very precipitate manner. as
II ne had vacated Charlcy's chair
I spun around on Jake. "who
Wv VALID AAllIlS
Regular cutter" And he lifted
his thumb upward.
I forgot that Bert and | we're
hor1ored guests. Motioning to Bert
to follow. I raced up a pair Of
stairs and into the cutting room.
Jake followed more leisurely.
There's the man." he said, In
dicattng g young chap at one Of
the cutting tables in the act Of
winding q spool"
Say. Buddy! I painted. "Have
you kept your trimmings of the
zeppelin inside Shots?"
The cutter looked up sharply.
mo. sir. MI. Storrs sent for them
about an hour ago"
It was Jake's turn to get a
shock. II sent for them? How do
you get that way7 Where's your
There was no written order.
The girl was in a great hurry and
SAID that you had to have them,
and also The negative, at once"
9TH The negative. too?" Jake roared.
Don't you know-nothing's given
out around here without written
instructions? You're fred"
wait . minute, jake" I IN
tervened.
I turned to the cutter. who was
III IN Z tremhle. Listen, buddy.
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What grip"
Il never saw her before, sir. She
said she was Mr.. Storrs' new pri-
vate secretary And, he repeated:
She was In an awful hurry"
my new private s~ecretary!"
Jake Easped. utterly Supplied.
Cant you describe herr" ! con-
The cutters lips puckered in a
twisted smile. You may think I'm
nutty. but at the time I thought
she resembled one Of the girls in
the Yep Shots"
which one?"
Bert answered for him. RICH
buddy?"
IN have to see the film to
We hustled him downstairs and
ran of the film. When we came to
MRS. Richards. the cutter never
batted an eye.
PERT and / exchanged amazed
glances.
There she is. sir! BY golly. and
It IS the same girl, too. I recognize
her by the dress"
To our CONSERVATION. the cutter
designated Pearl!
Where's the camera MANI" /
demanded of Jake.
Jake'S face was a brown study.
What in the devils behind all
this, Jack? Why. dammit! The
camera man on this job quit to-
day suddenly"
.Quit?" I CALCULATED. where
He said he was going East"
He may have gone East" l
said to Bert, but il he did the ST.
lent Menace sent him there"
Inc wnat?n gasped Jake:
:! could not help smiling. Jake,
OLD fellow! You've been filming
mystery stories all your life. but
here's one that's real"
We went into Jake's office and
sent for the employee who han
died callers in the reception room.
In ten minutes we established the
Embarrassing fact that a girl an
sWering. Pearls description, &C
companied by a gentleman who
could not be identified. had called
for me. Refusing to give her name,
she was turned away. The camera
man came along and evidently
recognized her. They entered into
a whispered conversation and dis
appeared together.
She bribed him." squealed Jake,
I'll have him arrested"
You'll do nothing of the sort
and you won't fire the cutter,
either. Al! this Is my funeral"
But what's 1t all about?"
Simply this, Jake" And I
tried to make it simple to his
dazed intelligence. THE negative
and the positive trimmings Of your
Zeppelin shots all show a man
Bert and I would give our heads
to identify. He was in the radio
room. probably fooling with the
radio or the wireless, when
Charley Downs, the regular
operator. entered. The camera
man who lust quit could. no doubt,
describe him accurately. for he
must have seen him. There is a
possibility, however. that he es-
capped the camera mans eye. But
your camera lens got him. So the
camera man was bought off and
the negative and trimmings of the
positives were stolen"
"Why?"
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LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR

villages and other municipalities q
governmental function.
H. B. 304 Northridge Of Barne;
and Correll of Cass: Requires al
weighing Of livestock at packing plants
to be done by licensed weighmaster.
H. B. 305-State affairs committee
Regulates the licensing and solicitors
by state securities commission.
II. B. 306-State> affairs committee
Regulates the maximum membership
fee, withdrawal fee, forfeiture fee, OF
penalty chargeablc against purchaser
under certain investment contracts
or securities licensed by state securi-
ties commission.
Bills Passed BY House
H. B. 79-State affairs committee:
Creates capitol commission for pur-
pose Of constructing state capitol
building. Emergency carried.
II. B. l21-Aljets Of Wells: Defines
high school and schools doing high
school work.
s. B. 32-Cain Of Stark: Appropri-
ates $4,000 toward construction Of
bridge across Missouri river near
Elbowoods. Emergency carried.
H. B. 221-Hamilton Of Nelson and
Helbling of Morton: Repeats laws
providing for operation Of state troll
ley line.
H. B. l93-Halvorson Of Ward and
Hamilton of Nelson: Permits official
use Of guide cards at election.
H. 3. 128-Bishop Of Stark: Pro-
vides for letting Of contracts other
than building or letting contracts
other than building contracts In al
classes Of school districts.
H. B. 60-Appropriations commit
tee: Appropriates $1s9.1o7 for main
tenance of state capitol grounds and
office rent. Emergency carried.
H. B. 52-Appropriations commit
tee: Appropriates $o3.9s5 for state
school Of forestry at Bottineau.
H. B. 267-Bishop Of Stark: Pro-
hibits further issuance Of bonds of
state mill and elevator series and
milling bonds
H. B. l56-Halvorson Of Ward: Per-
mits voters physically unfit to attend
polls to vote absent voters ballot.
H. B. 195-Cox Of Burleigh: Amends !
law relating to duty of county suditor
in transfer Of real property as to
taxes. deed and other instruments OF
conveyance. Emergency carried.
H. B. 149-Swett Of Kidder: EN-.
state treasurer to deposi.
fire and tornado fund in APP
state repositories at usual rate
Of interest paid on other funds SUBJ
ject to check. and amounts over $780,
900 shall be deposited upon time GER
tificateS
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FOUR PERSONS HURT
IN AUTO COLLISION
Two Horses Killed and Wagon
Demolished in Strange New
England Mishap

New England. N. D., Feb. l9.-Four
persons were badly injured when a
sedan. driven by Russell Schumacher,
crashed into a team attached to a
lumber wagon. driven by John Owens.
In spite Of the fact that both horses
were killed, the wagon ~telescoped and
the pole Of the wagon driven through
the radiator, the dash. the driving
wheel and nearly to the cushion Of the
rear seat, no one OF the five persons
was killed, although the accident oc-
Cured late the evening of Friday the
18th.
John Owens, driver Of the wagon,
had his jaw broken In two places. Rus
sell Schumacher suffered a broken
arm. George Brinster had an ear
nearly torn off, and Mary Eva Brin-
ster had q bone in her leg fractured.
Mildred Schumacher suffered bruises
and scratches.
The accident followed an exciting
double-header basketball contest be-
tween the Mott and New England
teams. The party had taken q short
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that conform with his standard
justice: but after they become law
is the duty Of every citizen Of t
state to abide by these laws.
It is my belief that environrne
plays a very important part in t
moulding OF human character, and o
of the principle characteristics TIL
distinguishes man from the lower ar
mails is the control he exercises ov
his feelings and emotions.
While I have no sympathy for OF
who was capable of committing Il
crime that Charles Bannon confess.
he was the author OF, / can't help b,
believe that that community whe.
80 men were found who hal no
spect for the law of the land and wi
had the lust for the blood Of a h,
man being lying dormant in the
!, hearts. was responsible to a larr
extent in developing the lust to III
that snuffed out the lives of the Ha,
en- family.
| The command of the greatest la
maker, Thou shall not kill" is in r
way qualified. When we disposed {
capital punishment we placed barbs
rism another step behind us. III
blood-thirsty mob at Schafer no dout
would have committed the same dee
If we still had a law that permitte
capital punishment.
am opposed to capital punishment
AS it is suggestive of the taking {
life, and 1t tends to brutaliZc human
ity, and 1 believe our present Law
have an equal lettering effect as cap
ital punishment. l think 1t is hig
time our legislators were taking sug
gestions from the law-abiding peopl
OF the state and not from murderer
and bloodthirsty outlaws.
A FARMER.
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Bills Passed by Senate

s. B. 177-Requires one license
where public warehouseman operate:
more than one warehouse in town.
s. B. l58-Provides for duplication
OF notice of expiration Of period Of
redemption relating to certificate
holders and mortgages.
s. B. lA-Concurrent resolution fol-
constitution amendment requiring
10000 signatures on petitions to init
ate amendments to constitution.
s. B. 205-Amends statute pre-
scribing powers and duties Of state
auditor.
s. B. 141-Regulates small loan
business.
s.. B. 207-Changes amount of bonds
to be furnished by certain county
officials.
8. B. 151-Makes SANDER and libel
of banks and other financial insti-
buttons misdemeanor.
s. B. l1l-Revises laws relating to
annuity. safe deposit. surety and trust
companies.
s. B. ls5-Authorizes board Of
county commissioners to contract
with sheriff to pay him for collecting
personal property taxes, delinquent
for more than q year, q percentage
In lieu Of mileage.
s. B. 106-Changes assessment date
to May l instead Of April I.
Bills Killed by Senate
S. B. 2l7-Defines practice Of law.
Senate Resolution Provides for
establishment by state of bulk and
retail oil stations.
S. B. 234EAppropriates 3525 to
Charles Liessman for library de-
stroyed IN capitol fire.
8. B. l70-Provided for assessment
and taxation Of lands owned by state.
s. B. 206-Woufd put teeth" In law
prohibiting smoking in public dining
rooms.
Senate Bills Withdrawn
s. B. T-Provided for reorganiza-
ton Of highway department.
s. B. l98-Repeals provision by
which gasoline dealers receive one
and onc-half per cent Of gasoline tax
receipts. !
House BILLS introduced
H. B. 3O1-Traynor Of Ramsey:
secretary Of agriculture
md labor and superintendent Of pub
ic instruction as ex-officio members
II state board Of administration.
II. B. 800 - Northrtdgc Of Barnes
md Correl Of Cass: Prohibits pack
ng plants to purchase livestock By
until after such livestock has
,eel, graded and sorted in yard.
H. B. 303-Delayed bills committee:
Declares maintenance Of streets. al
eys and other public ways Of cities,
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years In my flight to movie fame.
The instant We were alone, the
matter uppermost in our minds
was discussed.
I undressed and got into make
up and a pair of my old tights
and trapeze sandals. In due time
was ready and OH the field.
JAKE hadn't missed a bet. He
Knew Bert and I were first page
neaolinerS just then. BY those
publicity. methods Of getting news
around instartaneouSly, in which
ne was q wizard, he packed the
Ilelo. 1t seemed to me that al
Hollywood had materialized to see
our SHOW. including q large Sprink-
ling OF society people. Apparently.
the Queen OF the Skies was NOT
drawing the whole crowd that
cay. and I couldn't quite UNDER
stand this until a little while later
when Jake. as usual, sprang a ire
mendouS climax, little dreamin1
what he was doing to me.
Inc camera planes crawled into
the air. Bert electing to fly the
2 70 grind from below. The girl
S.ar io!loWed, tied in the villains
plane l. With one OF my old pilots,
jimmy Hatch. went aloft last.
alter a thorough inspection OF the
ape on which ! was to work
ana q double test Of the cords.
Wnen doing trapeze performances
IN the air I was always douhjy
paIClcular. and the old habit OF
gong up prepared still chung.
we got a rouSing hand in
take-olf and went into action at
ABOUT q thousand feet. I crawled
OUT OF the plane. slid down a
wing strut and carefully timed the
distance with the speed of the
vino ana the plane. A battery of
cameras blazed at me.
.Heaoy"" ! signalcd Jimmie.
And I leaped.
l hadn't lost the trick. Neatly I
eraSped the handlebar Of the
trapcze. swung lightly to and fro.
gatnered my reserve strength and.
catcning the ropes around nv legs
9ilded head down. I hung an in
slant until the quick rush of blood
receded from my brain. Now was
tne moment when the villains
plane was due to shoot mast.
twenty feet below, and / was 10
crop to the stars rescue. I heard
IL coming. And I heard some
thlng else which momentarily dis
tracted. me. It was the heavy
drumming OF the engines ~ the
queen OF the Skies.
MY sight had cleared. Directly
ABOVE me doomed the great
lep: flying 81 near that I Gould
distinguish Goodmaster clearly
Cod" I cried in djsmav. II
nope Pearl doesn't see and recog-
A futile prayer. All eyes on
the Yep were trained on me
through powerful binoculars
among them Pearls!
Suddenly. I became slsnicious
OF espionage from the port hole Of
the emergency rudder-room in the
zeps tail. The window was wide
open. A head protruded and the
face was masked. I saw a rifle
push through. I saw the smoke Of
the rifles discharge at the same
time when one Of the ropes of
my trapeze was partly severed and
RAPIDLY started to thread.
had been shot at and nv tram
eze rope had been hit! In another
traction OF a second q second bull
let grazed the other rope and il
began to unravel!
This was doing murder in the
SKY with a vengeance.
/ was doomed!
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ITO keep me from discovering
who he is"
why you?"
He's the Silent Menace"
Some one after your Scalp?"
Sort OF that way. Jake"
Have you any Suspicions?"
Many. and none ever turned
In this case" said Bert posi-
stranger with the golden key ia
his stickpin."
Same here" said /. I'm that
event, Charley Downs knows"
Charley Downs? Hasn't aIasin he 1!e been
acting sort Of distant with US for
some timer"
you've: said It," / answered.
rs Charley in caloots with this
mystery passenger, this prince in
1--WE just been asking myself
the same question" I reflected.
Pearl also?"
Perhaps"
W. fell silent and Jake changed
the conversation.
Jack" he said. hesitatinRly.
I've just staged a kind of q recep-
ton show for you. The croWu
wants to know whether YOU won't
give us one exhibition stunt be-
Iore you so. just for old times
HAD promised Pearl I would
never do another stunt before
the camera. But how could I re.
1Gse Jake? And did Pearl care
now? For all l knew 1t might
relieve her Of a bothersome situa-
ton II I were to crack up. I
would. at least, be out of her way.
Got some kind Of stunt in that
noodle Of yours. Jake"
He grinned shecpishly. "Fact Is.
Jack, we're making a flight pic
ture, and there's not a ~Specialtv
man on the lot for a certain nart
that you can do easily in ten
minutes Of flying. The whole
company's here. Everything's in
readiness"
Sly old Jake. Knew he could
hoodwink me into helping him
out of a tight box.
Honestly, Jack, this particular
pictures going to put me on the
rocks unless
Before Bert could answer. Jake
interposed: HE can fly you.
You're not to fly"
whats my part?"
"Trapeze. without a parachute,
You're to double for the male lead
and save the heroine from the
villain"
I couldn't help retorting: I'm
a bungler on that sort of Job" I
was thinking, of course, of Pearl.
Fortunately, my allusion went over
Jake'S head.
"Bungler?" Jake jccred, good
humoredly. I'VE haven't had a
real acrobat on the lot since you
vamoosed."
% K" I said briefly.
I'D rather fly the camera man
and see the show, II you don't
mind" put in Bert.
"All the same to me-" said Jake.
:elated. We're glad to have you
While Jake assembled his
troupe, ! took Bert along to INV
former dressing room. I wanted
him to see where I had spent two
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Former Fargo Woman
Dies in Cleyelant

Fargo, N. d., Feb. 10. Mis-
Dorothy Burns, So, q former tesiden
OF Fargo and Grand Forks, and sis
ter of w. A. Burns, Fargo. died a
Cleveland, Ohio, Monday night, it wa
learned here Tuesday.
Surviving are three other brothers
Rev. B. A. Burns of Sheldon; Der.
nard, Grand Forks, and G. H., West
hope.
W. A. Burns left Fargo i'll Novem.
Der for a tour through the south ane
and as yet has not been located.
The body will be taken to Crane
Forks for funeral services.