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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-10
Honest Man Found
Who Calls Patrol,
ScOrning to Escape
BY the Associated Press.


SPOKANE, Wash, January
10.-Michael Mcnamara may be
the man Diogenes sought.
Detective Joe Hoffman staged
a single-handed raid on a Chinese
lottery yesterday and lined Nc
Namara and 80 other whites and
Chinese up against the wall.
Hoffman wondered how he'd get
them all to headquarters.
He singled out Mike and gave
him a nickel Go find a phone
and call headquarters for the
wagon-and come right back
when you're through" Hoffman
said.
Mike went out-and came back.
And in a few minutes the patrol
wagon came.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-10
ITALIAN FLIGHT DELAYED
Balbo Hopes to Have IL Planes in
Trip Down Brazil Coast.

NATAL, Brazil, January 10 GP-
Gen. Italo Balbo. Italian air minister,
TODAY postponed until tomorrow morn
ing continuation of flight of his
squadron Of seaplanes down the Bra
ziliag Coast
He hopes to fly with II planes in
stead of the IL now at Natal, since the
second of the two ships forced down on
the ocean en- route from Bolama,
Portuguese Guinea, is en- route here
from Fernando TO Noronha in the tow
of destroyer and should arrive today.
Tie next stop Of the squadron, which
arrived here Monday from Bolama, is
Bahia, and then Rio de Janeiro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-10
SPAIN'S KING TO VISIT U. S.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 10 Dr.
John Steven McGroarty, playwright, said
today King Alfonso and Queen Victoria
of Spain, despite the recent revolution,
would come to California next year to
launch a series of fiestaS
McGroarty returned recently from
Madrid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-10
Ry ,the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 10.-A revolver
in a collection of curios, said to be one
of the first of its kind ever manufac-
tured, brought death to Preston M.
Nolan. So, clubman, antique collector
and authority on real estate and bank
appraisals.
Nolan, credited with having been the
first man in the country to use the
Bank of England system of real estate
valuation, was exhibiting his collection
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-10
CONTROVERSY MAY
HALT TRAFFIC BILL
Problem of Jurisdiction Seen
as Bar to Passage by Pres
emf Congress.

Although the District Commissioners
ana the Public Utilities Commission to-
day agreed upon the text of a new draft
of the much-revised traffic bill, it was
still considered doubtful at the District
Building whether the measure had any
chance Of passage at the present Ses-
sion of Congress.
The measure contains one PROPOSE
ton to which the Bureau of Efficiency
has not yet consented, and it is not
known whether the bureau will consent
when the bill goes back to the Senate
District Committee next week. The
Commissioners are already on notice
that only non-controversial bills have
much chance of passage at the present
session.
Jurisdiction Is Problem.
The issue has now narrowed down to
the single question of competing juris-
dictions between the Commissioners and
the Public Utilities Commission. In the
original bill it was proposed to resolve
these conflicts by referring controversial
orders to a joint board made up of all
the members of both commissions before
the issuance of the order That fur
nished one of the objections of Com
missioner Harleigh H Hartman of the
Public Utilities Commission, whose view
was that in traffic matters relating to
common carriers the Public Utilities
Commission should have the power to
issue orders without consulting the
Commissioners. Then, if the execution
of the order resulted in traffic snarl,
the matter should be referred to the
joint board.
According to the present draft of the
bill, the Commissioners have yielded to
the Public Utilities Commission on this
point, but the Bureau of Efficiency IS
known to believe that the order should
go to the joint board in the first place
so as to prevent, rather than to attempt
to cure the confusion that would re-
suit from conflicting orders.
D. P. Evans, investigator of the Blu
reau of Efficiency, who represents it in
traffic matters, declined to commit
himself on the proposition today in ad-
vance of seeing the actual language of
the bill and having time to study it
and consult with his superior, Herbert
Brown, head of the bureau. At the
District Building, however, the opinion
is that the Efficiency Bureau will not
yield.
Example Is Cited.
An example of the kind of controversy
winch could arise is case IN winch
the Public Utilities Commission orders
the construction of a street car plat
form. Under the bureau plan, should
such an order affect the movement of
traffic in the streets, it would be neces-
sary to call meeting of the joint board
before the order could be issued. Ac-
cording to the wording of the present
bill, the Public Utilities Commission has
the power to go ahead and order the
platform built. Afterward, if its loca-
ton results in traffic difficulties, the
matter would go to the joint board for
reconsideration.
Corporation Counsel William w. Bride
has been intrusted by the Commission
ers with the task of attempting to OBJ
tain the agreement of all three agencies
so that united front may be presented
at the committee hearings next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-10
~ the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, January 10.-Northwest-
ern Alumni are receiving replies to UNI
answered letters at the time they get
the university's dun for alumni dues.
The university annually sends a bill
fo- SO Alumni Association dues to all
its graduates. This year Charles Wood,
alumni director. inclosed printed form
letter Of protest, designating space
for the irate graduates signature. It
read:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-10
STATUE DISAPPEARS.
Swiss Sculptor Asks Police Aid in
Recovering "Miss Miami"

Prof. Ernest Durig. Swiss sculptor,
who is exhibiting his work at the May
flower Hotel, reported to the police to-
day that a bronze head, Miss Miami"
valued at $4,000, disappeared from the
collection last night.
Detectives were assigned to search
for the missing piece.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-10
Five Bandits Rob Chicago Bank.

CHICAGO, January 10 (P.-Five rob-
bers held up the State Bank OF Frank
lin Park today, escaping with $1,000
cash and $4,000 in non-negotiable
bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-10

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WEATHER.

20. s. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Fair tonight with lowest temperature
about 80 degrees; tomorrow increasing
cloudiness followed by rain.
Temperatures-High As, at $3.50
pm. yesterday: lowest, IS, at $3.50 am.
today. Full report on page IA.
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
JUMPS FEATURE
HORSE SHOW

A grueling handicap jump is
one Of the main features of the
second days events of the Ma
tional Capital Horse Show, which
has attracted society from the en-.
tire East to Bradley Farms, Md.
SiXty-four horses are entered in
the event for which performance
only will count. Three-year-oldS
entered will jump three and one
half feet; horses that have never
won a blue ribbon at four feet or
over, will jump four feet; blue rib
bon winners will jump four and
one-half feet and high jump con-
testants will jump five feet.
Cloudy overcast skies will
threaten the exhibitors today, ac-
cording to the weather man, but
the show will go on despite in.
clement weather.
Among other events scheduled
for today are a qualified hunter
course; a saddle horse contest; a
meet of green hunters, and a
touch-and-out jumping contest.
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
Teachers Warned
Circus Soon Here

Teachers may as well get used
to the idea-because there isn't
going to be much chance Of
arousing any enthusiasm in
youngsters attending classes Mon
day and Tuesday. The reason is
that Ringing Brothers & Bar
mum and Bailey's circus will be
here. The four long trains come
in Sunday.
Every year the great show
takes tho adults back to their
childhood and gives youngsters a
thrill that they will always re.
member. From the time Old
John, the big boss elephant of
the circus herd, lurches down the
ramp from the railway car until
he climbs back, it's circus time.
Tickets are on sale at Lands
burgh's and the A. A. A. offices in
the Mills Building.
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
MILWAUKEE RID
Of RACKETEERS,
:. SAYS MAYOR
Partnership of Politicians
land Crime Was Broken
by Aroused Public Opinion

NEW YORK, May IA Il. N. s.
milwaukee routed the rack.
eteers and the gangsters. Other
American cities can do it, too"
SO declared Daniel Webster
Aoan, mayor Of Milwaukee, "the
CITY the gangsters steer clear of" ,"
liz an exclusive interview with In
teTnational News Service today.
&He has arrived in New York en-
route to Paris, where he will be
TIE guest of the French govern
Yaent, along with mayors of other
American cities.
= Mayor Hoan said:
= Break Partnership
. "Organized crime cannot ex-
-lst in any city unless there is a
partnership between the under
world and the politicians"
: When the police of any i'm.
Nortant city fails to stop the or
ganized racketeer, he said, the
explanation lies in the existence
U this partnership" He added:
: "The first job Of any city
that sincerely wants to clean
-Out the criminals is to break
this partnership"
. "When we catch a criminal
I'm Milwaukee, it is just too bad
Tor him. They have learned
by sad experience that Mil
waukee is a good town for them.
Do steer clear of. That's just
what they do"
: Dates Back To 1910
: He credited this unusual con-
6ition to an aroused public opin-
ION which some years back placed
be right type Of men in control
Of the city government. Their
work was made comparatively
easy by the alert cooperation Of
the police department and the
2Apid-fire criminal court pro-
Gedure that is in vogue in Mil
waukee. He continued:
: milwaukee was as graft
ridden as any other city prior
80 1910 when the Socialists (he
is a SOcialist), came into power
In the city. In 1908 or there
.AbOuts 36 persons were indicted
For graft, which is pretty much
-Of a record for a city Of our
size. The Republicans and
Democrats were about in the
-bame boat as far as city graft
was concerned"
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
WATCH SELLERS
RELEASED

Three Newark IN. j. youths,
who, according to their story are
often questioned by police wnile
plying their trade Of selling
watches for considerably less than
jewelry store prices, are beginning
to find police investigation a bit
dull, but they still bear with 1t
patiently.
The young men, Joseph zoppo,
Carlucci and Carmine F1l1pore,
were taken into custody yesterday
after they had tried to sell a
watch to storekeeper near Hills
Bridge, on the Marlboro -Annapo-
lis Road. All we're released WREN
they showed bills of sale for the
watches.
The group, according to the
story told Prince Georges county
police, buy the time-pieces from
a firm that rebuilds them, and
sell them throughout the coun.
try. George Merrick. attorney
for the sheriff, bought one Of the
watches before the young men
left the Sheriff's office.
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
Demand for Water
rs Seldom Changed

: Water is perhaps the one COM
@odity in the entire world that
d without exception being pur-
chased by consumers, as neither
prosperity nor adversely materially
affect the demand for it, accord
ing to an analysis issued by P. w.
Chapman and Company, Inc,
bankers for Community Water
Service Company, third largest
STRAIGHTFORWARD water company,
now serving 1874 cities and towns
u II States.
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
DR.. White to Speak
! At Medical Society

DR.. William White, superintend-
ent of st. Elizabeth's Hospital,
will be the principal speaker to-
night at the spring banquet OF
the Medical Arts Society, to be
held at the Shoreham Hotel.
DR.. Karl Hinrichs, of the Ma
tional Museum, will be the guest
of honor.
The Washington times., 1931-05-14
Vets to VieLU Films
Of Foe at CnntiOnU

Maneuvers Of the enemy at the
Battle Of Cantigny will be shown
members Of the District Society
Of the First Division, at their
annual banquet May % at the
Burlington Hotel. Major Paul L.
Ransom Of the Army War College
Historical Section will guide vet
eranS through the entire battle.
A dance will follow the banquet.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-22
No Method Yet Found
of Squaring the Circle

The problem of squaring the
circle is not problem of drawing
a square around a circle. The latter
is easily done by making the side
of the square the same length as
the diameter of the circle. AS stat
ed by all recognized authorities, the
problem is to describe a square
which shall be exactly equal in
area to a given circle. Since the
area of circle is little over 3.14
(pi) times the square of its radius,
and since the length of side Of an
equal square is the square root of
this area, it will be seen that the
only problem of quadrature or the
squaring of the circle is to get the
exact value of the fraction "pi." 1t
has been worked out by various
mathematicians to at least TOT
places of decimals, which is far
more exact than is required for
most practical purposes. though
theoretically it is impossible to de-
termine it exactly. A geometric So
luton of the problem; that is, to
describe a square equal in area to
a given circle. by means Of rules
and compasses alone, has also been
shown to be impossible, though ap-
proximate results can be obtained
by various methods.-Detroit News.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-22
Found 1t Impossible to
Locate Man-Eating Tree

There are undoubtedly plants
which entrap and devour insects.
and one from India which lures
mice by an odor and traps and con-
sumes the rodent, but no one has
been able to prove the existence Of
the "man-eating tree OF Madagas-
car" This story was started about
half century ago by a traveller
who wrote a letter to a friend in
Europe Of having witnessed a sac
rifcial ceremony where woman
was made martyr, forced TO meet
death In the embrace of one Of
these trees. The story travelled
around the world and persisted to
such an extent that many travellers
and scientists who have visited the
country since have made efforts TO
verify the story. DR.. Ralph Linton
Of the Field anthropological expedl-
ton spent two years in Madagascar
and tried to locate man-eating
tree. He encountered several per-
sons who believed that such thing
existed. but the tree was always in
some other part Of the country. and
he arrived at the conclusion that
the story was myth.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-22
Right or Left Side

The Indian mounts his horse from
the right side. The bureau Of Amer
lean ethnology states this custom
originated in the early history of
the Indians experience with horses.
The warrior carried his bow in his
left hand and found 1t more con-
venlent to mount from the right
side. Since the bow has been dis
carded, the Indian continues this
custom.
Perhaps the white mans custom
Of mounting the horse from the left
side had a similar origin. In an
cieat times when men carried
swords on their left, to avoid the
necessity of throwing it over the
horse, they mounted from the anil
mails left side.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-22
Marathon Contest

A marathon race is run over a
distance of &c miles and 3S5 yards.
The marathon race of 1908 was one
Of the most memorable. 1t was run
from Windsor castle to the Olynl-
pic stadium at Shepherds Bush,
London, England DOrando Pietri,
the chief representative of Italy,
was forced to abate his pace when
approaching the stadium and col
lapsed, for the first time, at the
entrance to the track; first aid was
rendered, and he arose to totter on
around the arena. Fifty yards fur
ther he went down again and was
again helped up. He fell a third
time and was then carried past the
winning post Complaints were
lodged by J. ]. Hays of the United
States and @. Hefferon of South
Africa, who had finished second
and third, respectively. They
claimed that Pietri could not have
reached the tape alone and he was
disqualified. Queen Alexandria.
however, presented the plucky little
italian with a goiI cup.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-22
Gave Bride a Shock

A clergyman recently gave a
young woman Of his acquaintance a
very bad quarter Of an hour. On
her wedding day he sent her tele-
gram which as received. ran: John
AIS"
ON looking up the text the girl
was Mortified to read: For thou
hast had five husbands; and he
whom thou now hast is not thy hus-
band"
After they had restored the
young woman to consciousness. in
quiry was made at the telegraph Of
fee, when it was found that the op-
orator had omitted the letter or nu.
neral indicating the first Epistle.
John l 4:1S reads: There is no
fear in love; but perfect love cast
eth out fear" London Tit-Bits.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-22
Egyptian Curse Believed

Ignoring arguments against the
curse of the pharaohs, there are
few in Ireland who do not retain
their belief that the tomb of the
kings of Egypt must remain un-
touched. In Ireland are heard many
tales regarding the touching of
graves of even the poorest of the
people. Should body be buried in
a wrong grave in the west of Ire
land none of the relatives would
sanction any change. A woman
visiting Ireland from the United
States was shocked at the condi-
ton Of the family burial place, and
had great difficulty in gaining per-
mission to have the cemetery
drained and improved. On the west
coast the raising Of a body after
burial is supposed to bring a great
storm.-Detroit Free Press.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-22
Cloud Height

United States weather bureau
airport observers have a simple
method of learning the height of
overhanging clouds in the day
time. A small rubber balloon is
placed on a scale and inflated un-
iii It's weight indicates definite
rate Of ascension. IL Is then lib
Grated and the time for its rise un-
til 1t disappears in the clouds is
carefully noted, after which the
height of the base Of the cloud is
readily calculated.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-22
COUNTY FIREMEN BANQUET
Kent Firemen To Stage Their First
Annual Banquet At Milford

AASAo - ANAAkN1h ~ A1N<A6S = I'LL II %
Annual Banquet At Milford
The Kent County Volunteer Fire
mems Association is arranging for
an entertainment to be given in
the community Building, in Mil
ford, on Thursday, April %. The
affair will be in the nature of a
banquet, with a vaudeville show
The building is owned by the Car
Isle Fire Company, of Milford, and
the auditorium is being fitted up
for the show. The banquet will be
held on the second floor of the
building. This is the first annual
banquet of the association. No one
except firemen will be admitted to
the show or the banquet. Admis-
sion will be by ticket, which will
be sold to registered firemen of
Kent county. An orchestra has
been engaged to assist with the en-
tertainment. The festivities will
commence at 7.30.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-22
Two Meals Day Best
For Stomach Trouble

Skip one meal and drink water instead.
Wash out stomach and bowels each morn
ing by drinking water with spoonful of
simple giycerin. buckthorn bark. saline
compound fcalled Adlerikal.
Adierika brings out posons you never
thought were in your systen. II you are
nervous. can't sleep, full of gas. il will
surprise you. Adlerika contains no harm
full drugs. Get it today by tomorrow you
feel the wonderful effect of this German
doctors remedy. Howard X. Jones, Drug
gst.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-22

Shad fishermen had the biggest
day Of the season last Wednesday
at Delaware City when 275 fish
were caught on the morning and
evening tides. 1t is believed that
the long awaited run is at last
about to start. The shad are now
bringing Csc 70 30c a pound in the
local markets.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-22

Miss Bessie Wright and William
A. Hargadine, both of FELTON,, were
married Sunday afternoon of last
week, at First M. P. Church par
sonage by the Rev. M. E. Hunger
ford at FELTON,.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-22

Council of Dover, elected the fol-
lowing members of the Board of
Health for the ensuing year: Drs.
L. A. H. Bishop, E. S. Anderson,
Joseph S. Mcdaniel, e. L. Clarke,
Herman C. Taylor, w. S. Bostic
and w. c. Boyer.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-22

At a special meeting of the Vol
unteer Hose Co., of Middletown,
held recently the members decided
to hold their carnival this year
from July 10th to goth. The car
nival will be held on the old Acad-
emy grounds, and a special Chew
rolet sedan Of the sport model, full
ly equipped, will be given away.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-22

Announcement of the marriage
of Virginia Ena Lione, of Ocean
View, and William T. Steele, of
Dagsboro, has been made. The
wedding took place April 10th, at
Millville, the Rev. Charles c. Der
rickson of the Millville Christian
Church performed the ceremony.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-22

Miss Alma Virginia Vinegar,
daughter of the late Walter Wine
gar and George Paynter, son OF
George L. Paynter, of Lewes, were
married Sunday, April 18th, at Re-
hoboth Beach, by the Rev. T. K
Cherry, pastor of the Rehoboth
Beach NJ. E. Church.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-22
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF SPICY ITEMS
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Brief News Items of People We
Know In and Around the Larg-
er Peninsula Towns

Know In and Around the Larg-
er Peninsula Towns
Miss Nancy Mae Cubbage, of
Middletown, and Mr.. Raymond G.
Morris, of Hartly, were married by
Rev. Wilson @. Moore, of Dover,
Thursday, April 9th.
Miss Bessie Wright and William
A. Hargadine, both of FELTON,, were
married Sunday afternoon of last
week, at First M. P. Church par
sonage by the Rev. M. E. Hunger
ford at FELTON,.
Council of Dover, elected the fol-
lowing members of the Board of
Health for the ensuing year: Drs.
L. A. H. Bishop, E. S. Anderson,
Joseph S. Mcdaniel, e. L. Clarke,
Herman C. Taylor, w. S. Bostic
and w. C. Boyer.
Miss Alma Virginia Vinegar,
daughter of the late Walter Wine
gar and George Paynter, son of
George L. Paynter, of Lewes, were
married Sunday, April 18th, at Re-
hoboth Beach, by the Rev. t. K.
Cherry, pastor of the Rehoboth
Beach NJ. E. Church.
IS 11A ion
of Virginia Ena Lione, of Ocean
View, and William T. Steele, of
Dagsboro, has been made. The
wedding took place April 10th, at
Millville, the Rev. Charles G. Der
rickson of the Millville Christian
Church performed the ceremony.
Shad fishermen had the biggest
day Of the season last Wednesday
at Delaware City when 275 fish
were caught on the morning and
evening tides. 1t is believed that
the long awaited run is at last
about to start. The shad are now
bringing Csc 70 30c pound in the
local markets.
At a special meeting of the Vol
unteer Hose Co., of Middletown,
held recently the members decided
to hold their carnival this year
from July 10th to Goth. The car
nival will be held on the old Acad-
emy grounds, and a special Chew
rolet sedan of the sport model, full
ly equipped, will be given away.
The engagement of Miss Myrla
Towel, a member of the Dover
High School faculty, to Mr.. John
Dinguid, of Salisbury, Nd, was an
nounced Monday evening of last
week at the Monday evening
bridge club, which was entertain
ed by Mrs. Howard E. Lynch, Jr.,
at her home, on Academy Square,
Dover.
Receipts form the Titling and
Automobile Department of the
State for the month of March, just
completed by the State Depart
ment, show a total of S62, ,379.05.
of which S59, ,O67.50 was received
by the Automobile Department
from licenses for pleasure cars,
commercials, motorcycles, dealers,
operators and trailers. A total Of
SO, ,20725 was received from titles.
The old wooden bridge over
Scotsman creek, which flows into
the Bohemia river, between Cecil
ton and Chesapeake City, Md, was
recently condemned and will be re-
placed with a new concrete bridge.
The Commissioners for Cecil coun-
ty are advertising for bids. The
bridge is $50 feet long. All traffic
in that section will have to detour
by way of Cecilton.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-22

Miss Nancy Mae Cubbage, OF
Middletown, and Mr.. Raymond G
Norris, of Hartly, were married by
Rev. Wilson @. Moore, of Dover
Thursday, April 9th.