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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-30
BYRNE RITES ARRANGED
Burial in Wilmington, Del, Il
Follow Services at St. Paul's.

Funeral services for John L. ByTne,
who died yesterday as his residence
25oi Fourteenth street, will be held at
the hone OF his son-in-law. T. II. Nc
Closkey. 1900 Mozart place. tomorTow
morning at $50 O'Clock. followed by
mass at St. Paufs Church. Burial viii
be In Wilmington. Del.
Mr.. Byrne is survived by three sons,
Alexander NJ. John A. and Paul z
Byrne. and three daughters, Sarah d
Byrne, an enploye OF The Evening Star
HeIe1 A. Byrne and Mrs. Marian Stokes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-30

JACKSON, JOHN BOSIE. Departed this life
suddenly, on Tuesday, October 81, 1881
JOHN BOSIE, beloved son OF Mrs. Mary
E. Jackson and brother of William s.
jackson. Remains will be resting at the
home of his mother. 1912 G st. Sc, Sat-
urday afternoon, October 81. Funeral
from the above address Sunday. November
!, at 1880 pm, Rev. Paul L. Moore Of
ficiatinR. Friends invited 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-30

Colombia has advanced $4,000 to-
ward construction of the Ricaurte-E e
DiviSo highway, completion of which
will eliminate mule transportation in
that part of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-30

tober 80, 1881. at sis pm. at his resi-
dence. 708 18th ST. ne, SAMUEL MID
DLETON. beloved husband OF Maria L.
Middleton; father OF Esther Middleton
Barnes. Raymond Middleton, and Kath-
crime Bradford. Funeral Sunday. Novsm-
Der !, l pm, from Zion Baptist Church,
Rev. w. II. Washington officiating. Kindly
omit flowers. Remains resting 1T w. Err
nest Jarvis funeral church, 1892 You ST.
NV, until 10 am. Saturday, thereafter at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-30

Building construction In Porto Allegro.
a leading city Of Brazil. is nearly one
third greater than a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-06
Science
Pulse Bear RGte Indicates
Physical Fitness in Test.

An apparently reliable measure Of the
general physical fitness of an individual
is AFFORDED by the ratio Of the resting
pulse to the pulse rate after exercise.
according to study reported in the
Quarterly Review Of the American Phys
ical Education Association my w. w.
Tuttle OF Iowa State College.
The total pulse beat for two min
utes after a standard amount OF exer-
else Is divided by the beat for one min
ute at rest. The exercise Is climbing on
and of O stool In measured cadence.
An arbitrary standard for person in
good condition Is established
Applying this measure, futile found
that college girls taking part In ath-
letics were In better shape than their
less active sorority sisters, that the
chances are i95 in leo that . high
school boy who smokes will be In worse
condition than ron-smoker and that
college girls who use cigarettes are
about 10 per cent less efficient physi-
cally than those who have not formed
the habit. Fat, he found, grestlv r.
duced efiiciency. IT. r. H.
(Copyright. 1887
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-06
GRAIN PRODUCERS
| THREATEN BREACH
Expansion Policies Ma,
Cause Open SchisIn With
Federal Farm Board.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 0---With grain
markets continuing to dig themselves
deeper into the cellar, oficers Of the
Northwest Grain Association yesterday
said q breach was threatened between
Northwestern co-operatives and the
Federal Farm Board over the expansion
policies of the Farmers National Grain
Corporation, q federally sponsored or
ganization.
While W. j. Kuhrt, general manager
OF the Northwest Association, said at
Minneapolis that the break was i'm
pending. A. L. Berg OF Baltic, 8. OAK,
ence here with officials Of the Farmers
National Grain Corporation. said the
situation had not gone beyond the for
NAL protest stage.
Protest Made ut Capital.
I'VE hope that our difaculties with
che Federal Farm Board Will reach q
satisfactory conclusion" he said.
The protest was presented at WASH
ington, H. r. Horner Of Minneapolis,
legal counselor for the Northwestern
Association, and John G. Helsler, Fargo.
N. OAK, accountant. said. It conferred
about what they said was the Farm
Boards policy Of creating Nation
wide sales agency Of the Farmers Ma
tive organizations were expected to
merge.
The protest also criticized the Farm
ers' Union Terminal Association Of St.
paul. an organization affiliated with the
Farmers National. An alleged plan to
centralise power In the Farmers Union
Terminal Association for handling
grain In the Northwest was protested
in q resolution sent yesterday 70 the
Federal Board by the American Wheat
Growers Association.
New Low Prices Quoted.
Meanwhile, all deliveries Of wheat
and oats and the deferred futures Of
corn sold at new low levels On the
Board Of Trade September wheat sold
down to 4ajk cents, new all-tin1e rec
ord low for that future, while December
corn at Ala cents eQlaled the low fig-
Jre established In September, 1905.
September oats, in touching 81 " cents,
eqiialed the low Of September, 1900. NO
2 yellow hard Winter wheat In the
same market sold at As cents, equaling
the low point Of October, 1852.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-06

largest IN Illinois. voted 10 align itself
with the regular organisation.
This local previously was identified
with the insurgents. and miners gem
orally regarded It's action As victory
for Lewis, who was jeered from the
speakers stand. In o rank and nle'
meeting 10 days ago.
Yesterdays action capped two years
Of bitter struggle between the tnsur-
gents and the Lewis faction.
The locals Of the two Orient mines
met last night to discuss the return to
the shafts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-06
Edinburgh Plans Festival.

Edinburgh, Scotland, plans to resume
its musical festivals next year. None
was held this year because Of the dis
appointing results of that of last year.
The Edinburgh Musical Festival AsSo-
cietion has reported that the deficit Of
1880 has been made up and that the
organisation Is out Of debt and ready to
start plans for the 1881 event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-06
FRANK AND FILE' MINERS
LOCAL JOINS ]. 1. LEWIS
Decision Of Big Organization Re-
garded as Blow to Insurgent
Union Faction.

BY the Associated Press.
WEST FRANKFORT, III, August g.
The rank and file" group Of the United
Mine Workers Of America, opposed to
John L. Lewis control of the interna-
tional union, received serious blow
Tuesday when the new Orient local
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-06
$4,000 SUIT SETTLED
Duncan Sisters and Manager Reacl

Duncan Sisters and Manager Reach
Agreement Out of Court.
LOS ANGELES. August tP.-Attor-
news for Vivian and Rosetta Duncan
motion picture and stage players, have
announced settlement cut Of court Of a
5000 damage suit brought by the sis
tiers against J. I. Angus, their former
business representative. Superior Judge
Charles B. Mccoy dismissed the case.
The Duncan sisters asserted they gave
Angus the money to meet certain obli-
cations and that 1t was misapplied
Angus filed cross complaint declaring
they owed him 1888.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-06

Palestine now has nearly 5000 auto
mobiles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-06

This sale offers YOU the product Of
the worlds largest makers of fine
clothing !. trustworthy clothing =.
and the prices are less than today's
prices of UNKNOWN m q kes.
Choose from every wanted style,
model and size, in every wanted
fabric, pattern and color. ~~.s !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-06

A marvellous opportunity to get
Americas finest hat at this amazing.
ly low price. ALI sizes-but come
early.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-06-26
Extended Stay in Mud
Cure for Skin Disease

Possibly the most interesting bath
ing places of the Philippines are those
of the hnterland of Mindoro, @. A
Freeman writes In the Boston Post.
These places are merely mud holes
adjacent to hot springs and are pa
tronized by the wild Manyan tribes
men and their families. Jungle travel
is productive of various skin diseases
and when the Manyan becomes too
itchy to stand 1t any longer, he ar
ranges for friend to serve him meals.
Then he enters the mud.
Around him are placed foatin.; pill
lows of grass and tables provided with
smokers materials. Over his head is
a parasol and a gourd Of water is
close by. Frequently the bather makes
a weeks stay in the mud and when he
energies to plunge In river he finds
that his outer skin entirely has peeled
off.
On Mindoran rivers near settlements
of Importance the crocodile baths"
are to be found. These are merely
huge cages Of bamboo floating and
tethered to the banks. The Stats are
set so closely together as to defy the
entrance Of even a croc's nose and
In the cage the community bathes
without fear. Usually there is a
spear-toting attendant on duty and If
a cruising "bwaya" (crocodile) comes
too close he receives jab in the eye
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-06-26
Small Stature No Bar
to Great Achieveme

" N1A cat <7ANhACNCgaAShAA
There have been a great many short
men besides ''the little corporal" the
five-foot-two Napoleon, who have made
the world sit up and take notice. Two
of our Presidents were among them,
Martin Van Buren, and John Quincy
Adams. Martin Van Buren, was often
alluded to as "the little magician" be-
cause of his shortness Of stature and
his mastery Of political wizardy. And
there was Stephen A. Douglas, scarce
ly more than five feet tall, affection
ately nicknamed "the little giant"
Gen. George B. Mcclellan, the Dem
ocratic candidate against Abraham
Lincoln in 1864, was Little Mac" and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ma
poleon," title which he shared with
General Beauregard. Admiral Farra-
gut was five feet six and half inches
tall.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, John Paul
Jones and Gen. Phil Sheridan were
each five feet; Beethoven was scarce
ly more than five feet four; John
Keats little more than five feet, and
Swinburne and Whistler are given as
five feet or so in stature.
Other men who are described as be-
ing short, or under medium height
were Chaucer, Michelangelo, Chopin,
John Milton, Robespierre, Alexander
Pope, Savonarola, Thomas B. Macau-
lay, Charles Lamb, Ibsen, Thoreau,
Thomas Moore, William FL. Seward,
William Ellery Charming, Andrew
Carnegie and Alexander Hamilton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-06-26
Los Angeles Founded by

- = lnlarOS bdCk III A6SA
It was into the hands of Don Felipe
De Neve. who ruled as the Spanish
governor of the province Of California
in 1881, that Carlos LII, king of Spain,
intrusted the duty of founding Los
Angeles.
In order to establish in California
of the south a new settlement 1t is
related that Don Felipe came from the
capital at Monterey with a military
escort to the mission of San Gabriel
late in August, 1881. The mission Of
San Gabriel was already prosperous
and well established, having had its
beginning ten years before.
Don Felipe and his escort spent sew
eral dnys at the mission and then, on
the morning of September 4, set out
upon a march which took them three
leagues westward to that spot which
is still the plaza Of Los Angeles. Moth
ing was there that morning but the
brown grass of the little valley and
the hrowner hills. The plaza was laid
out, Te Deum was sung, volley of
muskctry was fired, the spot was
blessed by the padres, and the u emf
grant families from Old Mexico, which
were to constitute the original popu-
latiOn and therefore the first families
Of tie city, were established in what
was to be their home. The new pueblo
was called in euphonious Castillan La
Ciudad de Nuestra Sonora la Reina de
los Angeles-the City of Our Lady the
Queen of the Angels.-John Steven
McGroarty, in the Los Angeles Times.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-06-26
Boomerang Long in Use
as Weapon of Warfare

An article in the Encyclopedia Bri-
tannica on tie boomerang of the Aus
tralan aborigines mentions various
peoples that have used similar inStru-
ments Both the return and nonre
turn boomerang are found in most
parts of Australia. The return form
was, according to General Pitt-Rivers,
used in ancient Egypt. weapon
closely resembling the boomerang sur
wives to the present day in northeast
Africa, with allied forms made of met
al, or throwing knives. In south India
Is found a boomerang shaped instru-
ment which can be made to return.
The Hopis of Arizona use a nonreturn
form. The Indian CyclOpedia gives
details of the challra or steel disk,
formerly carried by Sikh soldiers.
Thes were to 8 inches in diameter
and about an inch of breadth Of rim,
and had sharply ground edges. They
were rotated on the forefinger, then
projected with considerable force $50
feet or more. They are called expen-
9ive and almost useless weapons. An
other form of boomerang used in India
Is made of wood and iron at Gujerat
and of wood and ivory at Trichinopoly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-06-26
ARTILLERY" Before the
Advent of Cunpowder

The Roman ballista was much like
the Roman catapult. 1t consisted of
a trough mounted in frame, in which
ropes or skeins of animal skins were
twisted with sticks. The ends of the
sticks were joined with a thong, and
the spring in the twists served as the
spring, or propelling force. The mis-
sile, consisting of log, beam or stone,
was put in the trough, and the bow
string was drawn back and released
to hurl the missile. The ballista was
used to hurl heavy material for de
mOlishing walls. 1t was primarily
siege weapon. The trough was so ar
ranged that it could be elevated to
lengthen the range, and traversed to
change the direction of the missile.
Roughly, the Roman catapult shot
heavy arrows for effect on personnel
and correspondent to the modern light
field gun, while the ballista fired heavy
projectiles and correspondent to mod
ern heavy field artillery.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-06-26
Medieval Clocks

Into the making of clocks and their
cases has gone much of mans inven-
tive and decorative abilities. Comic
and performing clocks had a great
vogue during the Fifteenth and Six
teenth centuries. In the museum at
Basic, Switzerland, may still be seen
a specimen in which the vibration of
the pendulum gradually caused a long
tongue to protrude. Other clocks were
made to show whole series Of scenes,
such as professions Of the apostles
and other characters. Great interest
was also excited by clocks represent
ing the positions of the heavenly bod
les and the days of the week and
month. Repeating clocks which sound
ed the hours when a string was pulled
were priced in the days when the only
method of striking light at night was
with flint and steel.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-06-26
Professors Crawl, Growl

Called the strangest club in the
world, the "Red Lion club" recently
held its annual dinner at Bristol, Eng
land. Its members are professors, and
the liking Lion" who presided was
tremendously addressed as "Your
Majesty" by the other 'lions" and
cubs" At supper they sedately
quaffed strong old English ale, and
the marrow bone. The red lions of
the club are the senior scientists, and
the cubs are new members, who were
made on admission to 'wag their
tails" and go through a ritual of mi
tiation. There were also two jackals,
and when the king lion gave an order
they had to growl ominously Profes-
sors even went down on all fours on
the carpet in their conscientious effort
to look lionlike.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-06-26
Lizards Feast Royalty
on Eggs of Crocodile

/ have sometimes watched monitors,
or African water lizards, at their work
of robbing crocodile nests Of their
eggs, c. r. S. Pitman writes, in Asia
Magazine. The antics Of these prehis-
toric looking creatures, which are u.s.
ually about four feet long, are most
entertaining.
On more than one occasion when |
have been lying in concealment, OBJ
serving the behavior of the guardian
females on the breeding grounds,
have seen monitor deliberately pro
woke a crocodile until it rushes off in
pursuit into the water. In the mean
time the monitors mate arrives on
the scene, excavates the nest with
great haste and begins gobbling up the
eggs.
Soon it is joined by No. 1, which
had only taken to the water as a ruse.
They usually succeed In disposing of
the greater portion of the eggs before
the return of the rightful owner. Even
when forced to withdraw, they will
decamp each with an egg in its mouth.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-06-26
President Clifford Lauds
Bell Telephone Employees

its employees TO meet the vicissltudes
of life with the maximum assurance
possible The Bell-System pays sick
ness. accident and death benefits, and
pensions The employees do not con.
tribute to these payments. which
amounted to $7,SOS0OO in 1880
AT the same time. to aid employees
in providing for themselves higher
degree OF economic security, Mr.. Gift
ford states. that all OF the companies
OF the system have thrift plans to
encourage employees to save. These
plans include the opportunity to buy
stock OF the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company by deductions
from salary, an arrangement for de-
posting salary deductions In savings
banks and an arrangement for using
salary deductions for the payment Of
life insurance premiums. The use
OF any OF the plans is left entirely
to the discretion OF the employee and
more than so per cent of all EN-
ployees participate in one OF more.
Under these plans in the year 1880
the employees OF the Bell System in
Guiding the Western Electric Com.
pany and the Bell Telephone Labora
tories, saved about $4,000. 900. or ten
per cent OF the payrolls.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-06-26
EnsY to See Difference

writer in the Detroit News is re-
sponsiblc for the following story, show
ing a characteristic viewpoint Of the
fair sex:
"a man took girl friend Of his out
to lunch one day. He said nothing to
his wife about it. Why do so? There
was no harm in the luncheon.
"Of course gossip in a few days
brought the thing to the poor woman's
ears, and she raised ballyhoo.
"The man said mildly to her:
"But look here. You lunch out
now and then with Billy Snyder or
Jake Holyrod, and 1 don't make the
least objection. What's the difference
between your case and miner
"'The differenceT she said. why,
the price is the difference. In the one
case you pay it; in the other case
I save IT."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-06-26
Inaugurated Opera Comique

Adam de la Hale, French troubadour,
a musician and composer, who lived
from 1898 to 1888, is sometimes called
the father Of the opera comique. He
was born at Arras and studied at the
Osterclan abbey at Vaucelles, near
Cambria. He Joined the household Of
Robert II, count of Artois, in 1912, and
from 1888 was attached to Charles of
Anjou, brother of Charles TX. whose
fortunes he followed in Egypt, Syria,
Palestine and Italy. At the court Of
Charles, after he became king of Ma.
pies, Adam wrote his "Jeu de Robin ct
Marion" the most famous of his
works. This play is cited as the ear
Hest French play with music on a Sc
cular subject.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-06-26
immigration Not Wanted

The Literary Digest reports as un-
founded the fear that Alaskan mos
quitoes will be introduced to this coun-
try. The Alaskan mosquito, it was
said, breeds in ice water. and if
brought here 1t might breed in winter
as well as summer and torment lis the
year round. AS matter of fact, says
the Digest, Alaska has warm water in
summer, and it is in this that the rrea-
lures hatch. They are as tender ana
susceptible to cold rs our own. There
is some apprehension that The mos
quitOes may drive out The Kodiak
hears. forcing n migration to this re-
gion, but who is afraid of mere bears?
Detroit News.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-06-26
RIPE TOBACCO
GREAT CIGAR &c
Ever think you could get that
for so little money?
Read this:

Just forget all the sc cigars you've
ever smoked-forget the impress
sions they may have left with you.
Invest one lone nickel in a Havana
Ribbon. It's a world-beater mo
fooling. For that small sum you
can enjoy full-fedged ripe-tobacco
cigar made by Bayuk-one of the
biggest manufacturers in the land.
Nothing but fine, full-flavored
middle leaves of choice tobacco
plants in Havana Ribbon. No fat
tasting oUer-ripe bottom leaves or
bitter under-ripe top leaves. You
simply can't mistake the fascinat-
ing fully-ripe, mellow-mild taste of
this remarkable cigar. And you
won't have any loose ends or
scraps" coming out in your mouth.
For this tobacco is all long filler.
Convince yourself! Try a Havana
Ribbon. Or, better still, ask for
Practical Pocket Package of five
cigars - because you'll want this
cigar again and again.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-06-26

w. s. Gigord ers. Emphasizing
the value of the employees service to
the system. Mr. Clifford says;
Although not appearing on the bal.
anco sheet, the greatest asset OF the
Bell System is the skin, energy and
character OF the hundreds OF thou
sands OF ren and women who make
up its organization who have during
the past year rendered a more efIici.
cnt service than ever before
It is the aim of the Bell System
he states TO maintain It's employee
forces ON as even basis as possible,
for that is equally advantageous to
the employees end 10 the efficiency OF
the organization II Is likewise the
aim of the Bell system to oneI EN-
pioymcnt ON a hlSis that win enable
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-06-26
Giralda

In Seville of Andalusia, Giralda
dwells. 1t is one of the most beauti-
full Moorish monuments of Spain,
a Twelfth century minaret stretched
against the blue sky, and now the
shrine of two dozen anointed bells.
Giralda is the mother and sweetheart
Of Seville; without Giralda the city
would feel compelled to hide and
change its name. The Moors wished
TO destroy it before surrendering to
San Fernando, but he replied that
Moorish head would be cut off for ev-
cry stone removed. The heads changed
their minds. To an American Giralda
marks holy ground, for in the cathe-
dral stands the sarcophagus of Chris
topher Columbus.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-06-26
Inventions That Won Favor

Who invented the penny-m-; he slot
weighing machine? Why, Mr. George
Weaver, of Bath, who died pennies,
as you might say, leaving only pal
try flG,000. And who invented the po-
lice whistle? 1t was none other than
Mr., Joseph Hudson, who brake upon i
startled world Of burglary in 1854 VITA
his shrill masterpiece, and nj once
secured contract for 2l.WU Of his
products. Today there are GlM tjrc,.
ent types Of whistle, all manufactured
by the firm which Mr.. hudson founded.
london Answers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-06-26
The Suffrage BoRey

Some of the arguments against wom-
an suffrage in Massachusetts are re.
corded in 'Lucy Stone: Pioneer Of
Woman's Rights" by Alice Stone
Blackwell.
One member of the legislature said
that when a man came home tired at
night, he did not want to kiss mem
Der of the school board or an over
seer Of the poor. Another member de-
clared that, if women were allowed to
vote, ~ there would be no more
children born in Massachusetts, and
(2) all the children born would be
girls. City Star.