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william sherman walker, chairman Of
national defense.
Miss Helen Hartman, State regent,
District Of Columbia Daughters OF the
American Revolution; MrS. Harry Col.
fax Grove, vice regent; Miss Helen
Brown, chaplain; Miss Mae Helm re-
cording secretary; Mrs. MAllette II.
Spengler, corresponding secretary; mrs.
Alfred 3. T. Hausmann, treasurer, and
Miss Katrina L. Harvey, historian, also
have consented to act as pAtronesses.
Mrs. John N. Beavers u chairman OF
the Card Party Committee and u as
sisted by Mrs. Robert Ferguson, treas
urer; Mrs. Frederick d. Reynolds, tick
cts; Mrs. Harry G. Grove, tables; Mrs.
Pennington, publicity.
The Illinois State Society viii hold
its first meeting for the year ut the
willard Hotel Friday night: Secretary
Of Commerce and Mrs. Robert p. La
mont will be the guests Of the evening,
and Secretary Lamont will deliver the
principal address. Illinotsans who have
not received . letter from President
williams can get tickets at the door.
Dancing viii begin at $50 o'clock.
Society will ride at the horse show
to be given Friday evening, ut Q
O'Clock, at the Riding and Hunt Club
in honor Of the District o6icials.
Among the many entries that have
come in are Mrs. Robert Low Ba-
con, Mrs. Burdette Wright. Mrs. G. d.
Heron, Mrs. Frank M. Andrews, Mrs.
Robert M. Guggenheim, Maj. G. p.
George, Mr.. Melvin C. Haxen, Maj. VIII
liam M. Grimes, Mai. George Patton,
Admiral Cary T. Grayson, and Mr..
Stanley Green Of Leesburg, Va, and
Mr.. Ernest Wolfe of Middleburg, Va,
are sending several hunters TO be
shown.
Many beautiful cups have been do
mated, according to Miss Elizabeth
Jackson and Mrs. A. D. Patch, who are
In charge Of the Prize Committee.
Among the donors are Mr.. Melvin G.
Ha5en, Mrs. A. D. Patch, Mr.. Perry l.
West, Miss Elizabeth Jackson, Mr.. G. C.
Carrico, Mrs Horace Fuller and Col
Robert NJ Guggenhein1.
washington Alumnae Of Kappa Al
pha Theta Fraternity are preparing to
celebrate national Founders day with
q luncheon at the Carlton Hotel Satur-
day. The guests Of honor will be Mrs
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Mary \. Beard, wife Of Charles Beard.
with whom she elaborated In writing
THE Rise Of American Civilization"
and AIRS. 0enevteve Forbes Herrick.
short-story writer. Both guests are
members Of Kappa Alpha Theta and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-21

are resident IN washington this Win
ter. All Thetas in Washington are in
vited to attend the luncheon and TO
communicate with Nara. Roland Davies.
The delegates to the Conference on
the Cause and Cure Of War viii be
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SOCIETY

Continued from Eaaird rage.l
ter. Va, il 81 the shoreham Hotel for
q stay Of some days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-21

washington Alumnae Of Kappa Al
pha Theta Fraternity are preparing to
celebrate national Founders day with
o luncheon at the Carlton Hotel Satur-
day. The guests Of honor will be Mrs,
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A 4O-Piece
Layette5
.
Fit for the Sweetest
Baby in the World

Friends mean well, but with all the
advice they give. how is young mother
going to know how many of this and that
she will need9 She won't-unless she
comes to the Baby Shop and buys layette
assembled by experts +
The Washington times., 1931-04-08
Potomac Electric Power Co.
Attitude to Rates

The attitude the Potomac Electric Power Company
that nearly years ago had benevolent feeling and
entered into profsharng agreement with the people Of
Washington in the matter of equally dividing profits above
~ per return its rate base.
The company painfully shocked that of eec
ricity forget that the company did this in generous spirit
wish get greater share of the something like
10 per profits the company has made for itself each
for six years.
It is that the existing agreement which should
have been entered into by the then Public Utilities Com
mission has had anything do with the prosperity of the
company All the United States in the last six
years. electric lighting companies have enjoyed wonderful
prosperity because of the expansion in the of electric
current
It that Washington the lowest Of all
but for this agreement the rates Washington today
would be still lower than they and of eec
tricity would have saved enormously in money.
Had that decree not been signed the Potomac Ee
trio Power Company would have been held to something like
7R cent returns each year, and would have
been given lower rates each year.
The E. P Co. about 900 better off than would
have been had that agreement been signed.
Most of that $3000000 would have been saved to
Not only have the profits of the company been excessive
beyond all Justice and still excessive but Howell
points out that the has accumulated for
depreciation that 1926 amounted to $ 000 17
cent of it's base At time has fully main
tanned its plant and equipment.
The position of the company untenab but knows that
the legal proceedings to shake loose from its
present grip will take several years, during which will
continue reve in excessive profits justly entitled
The Washington times., 1931-04-08

Concerning the "Noble"
Experiment
Editor, Times:
Hearst papers are doing
splendid work in the noble and
patriotic fight that they are
waging against the hypocritical
deluSion, prohibition.
OF course the well paid pro-
feSSional reformerS are making
desperate efforts to hold the
misled dry voters in line. And
as they see the great miracles
prohibition was to bring upon
us sadly vanish they will have
to resort to all kinds and new
methods of hypocrisy to keep
the miSled in line.
OF course the professional re-
formers are all past masters in
the science of hypocrisy. AS
their history in the past proves
they make hypocrisy alone
their virtue above all things.
It Is hard to believe that any
broadminded human being who
reads the papers can be so mis-
led by these professional re-
formers that they still consider
prohibition q success. The po-
lice records show more arrests
for intoxication in March, 1881,
than ever before.
WESLEY j. BRISTOL.
The Washington times., 1931-04-08
OVER THEY GO. IN THE GRAND NATIONAL

Millions of Americans have talked about the Grand Ma
tonal seepechase Some fooshy have lost money betting
buying lottery tickets in spite of the fact that the laws
Of the United States forbid lotteries Having talked about it,
you may be interested in this striking picture showing horses
going Bechers Brook difficult obstacle in the long
steeplechase course which the famous earth
This Jump named for Captain Becher who rode in the
Grand National when started many years ago. fell twice at
this Jump remounted, and went on.
The of the horses and the admirable horsemanhp Of
riders shown here impressive The horses look though
they flying Pegasus the winged horse with his feathry
supports not graceful The riders leaning far back
that they may not be thrown their horses heads land
ing show great skill in handling the rens.
You observe weight put horses mouth pulling
open and interfering with the animals jumping.
In this jump pressure at the wrong time may disaster
for horse and rider.
It is fine thing to develop beautiful horse and has
done his share of the work admirably in breeding thorough
breds Credit Of belongs primarily to nature Accord
ing to scientists the modern horse product of evolution
Millions of years ago. the only horses earth small
animals the size Of collie dog with several toes each
foot that changed by evolution into one hoof
Now the automobile runabout heavy truck and fly
ing machines have The horse will be only play
thing like the greyhound important because could
catch deer before had guns to shoot the deer.
Useful less useful will love and admire the horse
But they ought to be able to enjoy that noble animal
without wasting money and ambition gambling.
The Washington times., 1931-04-08
Crime Increase In District
Calls for Action

The crime record of Washington for the last three months
as shown by this newspaper mighty serious It calls for
prompt and efficient action for and punishment
guilty and suppression of criminal activities all along the line
Twenty murders in three months 553 break
ing 100 holdups with weapons; 80 stolen automobiles!
That record is something that cannot be passed by with
mere comment. It is appalling.
This may not be the right time for criticism and find
ing 1t time for stern business from the Police Depart
men OF this city 1t is time for the concentration of all
official minds change for the better these unde
srabe conditions.
There such thing as putting too much emphasis upon
petty violations of law bearing down upon the
serious violations
While police reorganizaons and administrative
have been under consideration the criminals Washington
have been running away with things.
real test of police leadership in Washington now in
sight.
The Washington times., 1931-04-08
An Air-Minded President
Not the One You Think

sideght Abraham Lincoln in which he appears
as the founder of the nations air corps is afforded by
letter which he to Gen. Winfield Scott the outbreak
the Civil War; and which has recently been presented the
Smithsonian Institution
that Thaddeus G. Lowe, aeronau had de.
cded to make balloon flight the Atlantic but the
ginning of the changed his plans Lowe then
Army The aged general did not take kindly the de and
Lowe sought Lincolns assistance.
Lincoln, in note dated July 25, 1851 wrote:
H Lieutenant General Scott please
about his baIOOn?"
Then he took Lowe to call the general and as result
of the conference the Union balloon corps organized
five balloons and fifty It caused the Confederaes
vast amount of trouble during the operations in Virginia
With fulfledged his hands, Lincoln yet found
time to interest himself personally in newfangled project
Of doubtful utility and to that it given trial
Gentlemen in Washington who haggle the appropra
ons for the Army and Navy air corps could draw moral
from this incident, if they would.
The Washington times., 1931-04-08
ONCE-OVERS

About "TOm, Dick and Harry"
Why are you SO ready to pick
up with Tom, Dick and Harry
just for the sake Of companion.
ship?
You want to get out and
around, and come and go. SO
much, that you are quite willing
to accept anyone's offer to ac-
company you places.
Have you no pride?
Are you willing to acknowl-
edge yourself so shallow that
you will permit your name to be
banded about among those who
are inferior to you in mentality,
training and character?
Under such circumstances
when you do try to step ahead,
you will always find those who
knew you when," and are loud
in telling it.
You won't be able to rise to
any desirable heights without
hearing an echo Of what you
used to be, when"
How can you content your
self with questionable pleasures
just because you cannot do
what you really wish to do?
It shows a weakness in your
moral fiber that you do not
have a standard of associates
and stick to your style and
kind. when you go for amuse-
ment.
You don't seem to care so
much for the quality OF your
friends as you do for someone
with whom to go, and that may
account for the disaffectjon of
some you are anxious to please.
Copyright, 1881, International FOaturO
S0rVieA IHS.).
The Washington times., 1931-04-08
Listen, World!
BY Elsie Robinson

And it is many an hour,
many g. day or month that you
must spend crawling, before you
get back to the place where
Fear first seized you. Some
never get back.
Fear does that to you. Fear
does that to all of us. From
the day we are born, Fear turks
around the corner, gun in hand
YET YOU ARE NOT AT THE
MERCY OF FEAR
FEAR CANNOT TAKE YOU
FOR A RIDE, UNLESS YOU
LET 1T.
Use Your Weapons
You have greater weapons at
your command than the gun Of
Fear. If you will use them.
You have intelligence at your
command. and courage. and
laughter. . and hard work..
and quiet prayer.
You can fight Fear with all
of these things. You can rout
Fear-ANY fear-if you will use
these things. You cannot save
yourself from being hurt during
the course of your life. BUT
YOU CAN SAVE YOURSELF
FROM BEING FRIGHTENED.
YOU CAN SAVE YOURSELF
FROM BEING TAKEN FOR A
RIDE.
Do not let Fear take you for
q ride.
Think it down! Laugh 1t
down! Work it down! Dash
1t down!
Thrust the rod Of your own
courage in the skinny ribs OF
Fear
AND FEAR WILL FLOP!
The Washington times., 1931-04-08
Our Easter Visitors

has been estimated that Easter visitors to Washing
ton will total 1250 900.
Railroads have been running many special trains and auto
mobiles are here in large numbers.
In all probability, $4,000 is below the actual total
Most of these visitors high school college pupils
brought here broaden their minds in history
and the science of government They will all go
studies and homes better Americans
This big influx of Easter visitors is just of what the
stream of American citizens Washington will next year.
We must be fully prepared to handle them to welcome them
to their National City.
The Washington times., 1931-04-08

"He was taken for a ride"
You read that pretty often in
these racketeering days. Some
one is picked bodily out Of his or
her familiar surroundings, hus-
tied into a car, taken for a
ride"-then abandoned, crippled
or killed. Makes you shudder to
read about things like that. To
think of vicious brutes, swooping
down-out Of the dark-demoral-
izing and demolishing someone's
life.
THANK God no one can do
that to mel" you say.
And yet, something does do
that to you, every little while!
Something leaps on you, out of
the dark-"takes you for ride"
FEAR DOES THAT TO YOU
:. FEAR TAKES YOU FOR A
RIDE.
Fear thrusts a "rod" in your
ribs
Fear locks you in a strange
black car
From Peace and Love
Rushes you away from familiar
SurroundingS-from honest work
and happy play, from peace and
love and Self-reSpect and all those
qualities, seen and unseen, which
make a healthy life.
Fear hustles you away from
them all-hurls you headlong,
into the night. with blood pound
ing an insane tattoo in your ter
rified heart.
And, when 1t is through with
you, Fear abandons you-crip-
pled-far from the home of
your spirit, to make your way
back as best you can.
The Washington times., 1931-04-08
TIMES KNOWLEDGE TEST

10. What small river in italy
is famous because Of Caesar
crossing it?
Fill in each blank:
II. The three gifts brought
by the wise men to the Christ
child were.
II. .........i is the Japanese
method of committing suicide.
13. A candidate who wins
Unexpectedly is called a....
IA. Commercial mercury is
obtained chiefly from. ......
ore.
IS. The rank of general ex-
lists only when created by...,
ANSWERS On Magazine Page).
The Washington times., 1931-04-08
WISE MEN

The discovery of what is true,
and practice Of that which is
good, are the two most impor-
tant objects of philosophy.
-Voltaire.
There Is no private house in
which people can enjoy them
selves as we'll as in a capital
tavern. johnson.
The wooden walls alone
should remain unConquered.
-HerrodotuS.
Cleanliness of body was ever
esteemed to proceed from a due
reverence to God. Bacon.
One crime has to be con-
cealed by anothR. Seneca.
The Washington times., 1931-04-08

Match correctly:
l. plural lean
2. wan more than one
3. reiterate industrious
4. gaunt repeat
5. diligent pale
Do you know:
6. What Presidents wife is
said to have used the audience
room at the White House for
clothes drying?
7. What is a circular picto-
rial view called?
8. What is the office of
purSer on passenger vessels?
9. What is the meaning Of
the expression status quo"?
The Washington times., 1931-04-08
Letters to the Editor From Readers of The Times

administration of government
and justice to consider the
present policy Of the Mt. Yer
non Highway Commission after
the press reports informing an
unemployed public that the
Government was going to pay a
union wage, or the equivalent.
In the words of Robert Burns:
A prince can make q belted
knight,
A marquis, duke and a. that;
The Washington times., 1931-04-08
Labor and Mt. Vernon
Highway Project

Highway Project
Editor, Times:
When you have given a
years service, and been injured
on the job, and tried to con-
tinue your past work regard
less of your injury, and discover
that you are laid off" with
many others, though some who
have been employed only few
months are kept on because Of
obvious discrimination, and the
fact they may be employed for
lower wages you wonder
whether the Mt. Vernon High
was is being built for every
body, or just a few egotiSts
warming chairs in the rest
rooms of Uncle Sam.
When the foreman assures
the laid-off men that when the
need of extra labor arrives the
ones laid off will be re-em-
ployed, and you discover that a
two-faced Government hires new
men at a wage scale lower than
the one paid in the beginning,
and one man is now doing
three mems work for one mans
pay you wonder what
the next lie will be, and if there
are any men in Government SER
vice who have managed to retain
their original traits of charac-
ter and honor after being en-
ployed in the creation of the
Mt. Vernon Memorial Highway
-" I doubt if there are any.
It is a glaring satire on the
The Washington times., 1931-04-08
A PolyglOt Prince
At Home in Six Languages

The Prince of Wales worlds greatest salesman speaks
six languages That may be secret of his popu
aring the British Empire and British goods among other
nations Americans who venture abroad up customers
for export trade would do we'll to follow his example,
difficult to sell anything by sign languageyet many of
our foreign sales representatives work that principle
The Princes linguistic repertoire includes (bedes Eng
sh) French German Italian Danish Welsh and Gaelic he
also knows few words of Hndusan Hottentot and Zulu
which he picked up in his Eastern and African trips
The only important languages except Chinese and Russian
that has failed to American He likes tongre
says that he has been in the United States long
enough learn it. That easily understood Many of
who have lived here all lives have the roubeit
changes too fast.
The Washington times., 1931-04-08
HOnOring Boy Hero

President Hoover invitation to the boy hero Colorado to
visit him in the White House gracious will have its
Inspiration for American boys every part of this great land
Bryan Untiedt 13 of did noble part the
storm disaster that claimed the lives Of five children and
all the others to hospital, including Untedt himself
When this boy Washington accustomed as this city
to human greatness and big and little heroes he will be
claimed by all citizens for his acts AS far possible they will
Join with the President in tribute youthful heroism cool
ness under terrific strain.
The Washington times., 1931-04-08

But a honest mans abOOn his
might,
Guide faith, he maunna IA
that!
For a. that, an a. that,
Their dignitieS, an a. that
The pith O. sense, pride O
worth,
Are higher ranks than a.
that.
LAID-OFF.
Alexandria,
The Washington times., 1931-04-08
Hearst Papers Advocate

Honest friendship ith nations entdngling alliances
NTH nonc"-George Washington.
Proportional representation the United States Senate no
State to hare less than to Senator's Legislation to enforce
prompt constitutional reapporiOnmnet in the House OF
Representatives.
Separate departments of the Army OF the NdUy and OF the
Air Forces all united under Secretary OF National Defense
Federal action the limit of Federal poDerS to GooASh
Hiterdcy under a Secretary OF Education.
Installation the President the first OF January too
ing the November election
Seectve immigration admit only those suited for An1er
citizenship and American needs.
Deportation undesirable aliens and extension OF citizen
ship period to 10 years.
Complete publicity for income tdTeS to preUnt Dig tar
dodgers from escaping taxation.
Modification of VoStend act to permit light DineS and
beers under Federal regulation.
The Washington times., 1931-04-08
Where Your Money Goes
Twelve Billions Of It

This country says the New York Crime Commission
pays $2 600 to 100000 year racketees
That three four times than the the entire
Federal Government
Most of the rackets founded in prohibition which
taught the rackeers how to operate and furnished them the
capital which to operate.
How do you like it2
The Washington times., 1931-04-08
Suggests One Way
Street Plan

IWEIOII , tHVCO'
Here's a suggestion for our
new traffic director:
In order to promote facile
flow of traffic, make all even
mbered streets down
streets" and all uneven num-
bered thorough hfareS cup
streets"
AS the new traffic manager
well knows, this system has
been in force in Philadelphia
for years and works we'll.
RODERICK DHU
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Marriage Licenses.

NJ MiIls. IS. PARK Lane, Va; Rev, John E
Gsorss 7 Stars q snd Eine hId Esenifs
Herbert J. Mould. p. and LyaIa A. Lah-
r'P Pred E Eeu ' g. BrooklyH snd Victoria
Joseph. ~. this city Reg; Serap9in MassS5
GsoTss AT Ps John 81? p sn@ eGo@
osceols L: Boone. 20. ana Vera D. WEIGH
as Rev. AoolDh 4 Birch nd Ne. Toos,n. 81:
Charles r. Nash. 80, Richmond. end Ruth
Z. Grimes. %. Brooklyn; Judge Robert Z
william H. A. Kelley. so. Batavia. N. Y.
and Neva NJ Brewer, 4s, this city Rev
FT coans sts Hs sdfs 20: and Countess Alice
szechenyi. 1s: Rev Pletro Puma soni- BOND
Robert C Hombs. 26. and Fern c, Carton.
Thomas T y. sims g.. 2s. Ehesrt: Va. and
EEish 2 Eodins. %, Somerset. Va; Rev
john z BnsRs,,. =, - u.,.
p. S1sr'4 se F.y o G.oPs. II r.? a''" K
Roger sigDsop p Fl! 'gd s y..2.ie4 NJ
sti Ssro: ~ Rsy. senrs s" :. woodns
Calvin A. ,Ionss. 20. this ci.y: and or
FdEar A. Nolin. 81. and Lucille Miller
T. both Of South Washington: Re-. James
Harry Murray. % and EnoIs Turner %
Rev; william Armstssd, s -,
Eveiyn 6. WsstbrooE. 81 Mesdo@. vs.. Fss.
10 Louis T. R,onlgzki -. snd Pauline /.
William u, Hahn. 20. ana Helen E. s,eger,
n Rrl John Weidlsy.
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By staff Correspondent OF The Star.
LYON VILLAGE, Va. April l7.-At
least eight of the nine lives Of black
kitten belonging TO 7-year-old Lillian
Proctor 409 Hollywood place. were left
at the bottom of a 30-foOt well yester-
day when members of the Cherrydale
Volunteer Fire Department rescued the
bedraggled feline from its place OF con-
nnement.
ReScuers Take Four Lives.
Firemen who engineered the rescue
after efforts lasting for As minutes estl-
mate that the kitten had lost ab Ut
four of its lives from drowning at the
time they arrived at the scene and that
another four ceased from fright at the
methods of rescue reSorted TO.
The owner Ct the cat. who is the
daughter OF Paul w. Proctor White
House policeman. first missed her KIT
ten Tuesday night. Wednesday she
heard it crying but was unable to locate
it and it was not until yesterday 1t was
found that the frantic cries for help
were coming from an abandoned well
on the place. The we'll was covered
with a concrete slab. but Proctor had
moved this for sufficient time TO per-
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DR.. M. C. BURRITT, II,
DEAD AT RICHMOND
Former Woman Treasury Medical
Relief Service Doctor to Be
Buried Here.

DR. Martha c. Burritt, u, formerly
physician in charge of the Treasury
Medical Relief Service. died suddenly
last night In Richmond. Va, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Alice Bailey.
The funeral services will be held here
and burial will be in Rock Greek Gene
terry.
DR.. Burritt. the widow of Payson Bur
rift. for years was practicing physician
IN Washington prior to taking charge
of the important relief service at the
Treasury Department Upon her retire
ment two years ago she was the re-
cipient OF an unusual demonstration of
spprecia ton for her services.
AS head OF the Treasury Relief Serv-
ice DR.. Burritt for many years super
viSed the health of more than 10000
employees the largest group under any
one medical service in the city
Surviving DR.. Burrltt are a brother,
Dr.. Thomas c. CLARK, pastor emeritus