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Building
Monument
Continued from Ninth Page

sound produced as resembling the simultaneous
discharge of great number of cannon and de-
clare that the whole Monument trembled.' Two
others were in small wooden building used as
an Office, nearby. One of them was looking out
of the window, away from the Monument,
toward the north He etirms, in the most posi-
tive manner, that he saw ball of fire, which he
says was as large as his fist, coming directly
towards the window out Of which he was look
ing Both he and his companion (who was not
looking out Of the window, and who did not
see the ball of fire. seem to have felt some
thing OF the usual effect Of shock. Those who
within the Monument say they felt no
unusual sensations except those produced by the
noise.
When the Monument was examined from the
ground with the unaided eye, no injury could
be detected. On applying a good telescope,
however, it seen that one of the stones
just below the capstone, was split from top to
bottom, the crack produced being about four
feet long, and it was open to the extent of
about two inches. small corner of the lower
corresponding angle of the capstone had also
been carried away, this doubtless resulting from
the opening of the crack in the stone upon
which 1t rested"
The Monument had hardly been completed
before Phil Baker catcher of the old Washing
ton base ball club, caught ball thrown from
the top of the structure, and subsequently this
feat was duplicated by other professional base
ball players, though by no means easy thing
to judge ball thrown from this great height.
In an article appearing in The Star on Feb
ruary % a year ago it said that 'tsince the
Monument was opened on october 8, 1888,
nearly 100000 persons have assembled to the
top. OF this number approximately one-third
have elected to walk up. The number of visit
ors during the last fiscal year was GA $50, of
whom 122, 500 walked up the shaft.
The official height of the Monument is given
as SIS feet SIS inches and the cost up to 1885,
as $1,188,000.
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BECAUSE of the gamey flavor of the guinea
fowl it is rapidly taking the place of the
grouse, partridge. quail and pheasant on the
tables of the well fed.
The guinea is easily raised and because Of
its dependability as source of supply. and
the dwindling Of the wild bird population it
offers the farmer an excellent cash crop field
of endeavor.
At present the guineas raised in f1ocks
Of 10 to Is, although here and there farmer
may be found who will raise as many as 200.
Unlike the chicken raising, a greater percent
age of male birds are required in the raising
of guineas. The guineas are often mated in
pairs or in small f1ocks of three or four hens
to each male
One hen will lay from 20 to 80 eggs year
and If not permitted to set will double this
figure. Hens and turkeys as well as guineas
are used for Matching, but the period of incu-
baton is % days instead of the 81 of the
chicken egg.
The market demand for guineas begins in
the early Fall and the young birds are sold
when they reach weight Of a pound and q
half to 2 pounds, at three months or more.
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Months Goal ON Hand.

IF coal mining should cease altogether, there
is a sufficient stock on hand in this country
to last about month Figures for January 1,
which will not vary much from present figures,
indicate a total of 100000 tons on hand,
with weekly consumption slightly less than
100000 tons. An additional weeks supply
was on the docks at Lake Superior at the same
time.
Anthracite coal showed a larger supply on
hand in comparison to consumption, with 43
days requirements ready for the market. This
figure however, has been subjected to tho
steady seasonal decline since that time.
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A HUNDRED years later another New Eng
land housewife, in dust cap and apron, put
the same bottle in trash basket and carried
it out the back door. Her husband who was
sitting on the steps, pounced upon the basket
and rescued the bottle just in time. 81 reckon
it amt worth much" he explained apologetic-
ally, but it belonged to Uncle Nahum, and
Sorta like to have it around"
And today this bottle is in the window of
Madison avenue shop, with a price tag you
wouldn't believe. When you buy it you pay not
only for the glass, but for the care with which
successive generations of husbands have guarded
it and kept it intact during two centuries Of
wifely "tidying up" Time and tidyng wait
for no man, and unless the married antiquarian
is increasingly vigilant the ultimate destination
of his priceless collection is likely to be the
Salvation Army instead Of the Metropolitan.
Even autograph collecting is not as simple as
it used to be. Modern celebrities do not merely
write their names in albums; they autograph
such unwieldy objects as foot balls, base balls,
table tops, raincoats, sweaters, airplane pro-
pellers, base drums and lamp shades A COLI
lector Of contemporary autographs could never
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ton would show that most Of the successful
collectors are bachelors No woman enjoys
living in a museum. In the mind Of the aver
age housewife a first folio Shakespeare and last
Sundays newspaper are the same; they both
catch dust.
The collectors art consists largely in taking
the things which everybody else is throwing
away, and keeping them for years and years.
But a married man discovers that during
a general housecleaning it is impossible to keep
anythng-even the temper.
Almost every antique which survives today
has been fought for by some embattled hus-
band. Take the specimens of early American
glaSsmaking which you see in the interior
decorators shops for instance; old liquor TASKS
and lopsided tumblers-cloudy, unsymmetrical
and full of flaws. What prices they command
and what struggles they represent!
Nearly 800 years ago a grim New England
housewife, broom in hand, took an empty bottle
from the cupboard and started to toss 1t into
the ashes on the hearth. But her husband re-
strained her. Remember, Abigail" he said
sternly, thee never can tell when we may need
bottle just like that. Waste not, want not!"
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A ND then. midway in the teens, his hobby
pulls up with decided limp caused by one
Of Cupid's darts. There are few female phila-
telists in the world, and he discovers that the
Not Impossible She is exception. She stiles
a pretty yawn when he shows her his album;
even the triangular Cape Of Good Hope speci-
men fails to impress her. So he drops philately
and collects cravats and Cole Phillips posters
instead.
When he goes to college the acquistive inn
pulse expresses itself in more fantastic forms.
He collects not only pennants pillow tops,
dance programs and photographs having what
is known as an Association" value-but also
doormats advertising signs, barber poles, license
plates Pullman towels, billiard chalk, hotel
spoons and faucet handles. These articles
have intrinsic value except to the original
owners (who can't find them without a search
warran) but to the collegiate collector they
are priceless because of the risk at which they
were obtained.
After graduation the collector If still single,
may develop taste for incunabula, Curriar &
Ives prints, Rogers groups, japanese netsukes,
Russian ikons Bavarian beer stems, and
quickly acquire modest reputation as an
antiquarian. But when he marries he might as
well turn his hobby out to pasture. Investiga-
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IN the lexicon Of the collector there IS no
such word as Junk" Anything may be
an item, now that the Nation has be-
com Americana conscious. The &C
The Washington times., 1931-01-07
! Merchandise at NeW Lou Prices

This the most successful January Sale of Domescs we have ever
blankets and comforts pillow cases. 1884 Sheets Judging by
store in the country can proud Of have yet not attended
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DREIREPORTzIhED
y ~ 49, 49, ~.
1I0PEN.sAEOl)NSi'.
~ . --|'f - = :
Wickers!1ann Body Opposed
..Their Return as Primary; +.
x< y 80 H@r
Object, Says LoesCh.
Blythe Associated Press.

Bythg Associated Press. 80
CHICAGO, january 31:--Frank )
Loesch said today that the Wickersham
CoRa1aission, of which he is q member
Sought primarily in its recommends
tons on prohibition, to prevent the re-
turn of the saloon.
CLOSING of the saloon was the one
big accomplishment of the eighteenth
amendment" he said. That is. why
those of us on the commission who rec
commended revision of prohibition. also
opposed repeal of the amendment"
No Influence Used.
"Labor and industry appeared to be
unanimously against the open saloon
Its return, in my opinion, would slow
down our industrial pace"
Loesela said the report would be an
issue in the 1882 election. He added
simply that the report would lead to re-
vision Of the present situation by GEN.
tering public attention on 1t. He said
no one attempted to influence the COM
mission.
Likes Anderson Plan.
The Chicago man said he favors the
plan advanced by Henry W. Anderson,
another Wickersham commissioner, ad-
vocating the appoirtn.ent of an imparti-
san commission to supervise a private
corporation to handle the liquor traffic
through issuing Of permits.
He recommended giving CONGRESS
power to legiSlate on prohibition: -,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31
LEGISLATURE HITS
CONTEST OF HELM
Alabama House Calls Action of
Senator very Poor Sports
manship."
BY the Associated Press.


MONTGOMERY, Ala, January 81
The Alabama House Of Representative
Thursday took issue with Senator J.
Thomas Helm, who has charged fraud
and irregularities" in the general cleo
ton of last November The House
adopted a joint resolution In condemna-
ton OF the very poor craftsmanship
In the Senator's filing contest.
There was no debate on the resolu-
ton, but announcement Of its adoption
by vote Of 81 TO 8 brought cheers from
the crowded galleries and members OF
the House on the floor.
Introduction of sthe naeaSnrey followed
upon news dispatches quoting Senator
Helms announcement that he would
contest the election CT last November,
in which he ran as an independent and
was defeated by more than so 900 votes
by John H. Bankhead Of Jasper, Demo-
crat.
The resolution. cited Senator Helms
30-year record as an oflceholder, in
GLIDING the Office Of secretary Ct state,
Representative and United States Sena-
tor and said, 81. Thomas Helm has
during the greater part Of his tenure of
Office as United States Senator, made
Alabama the laughing stock of the
Union by his bigotry, lack of religious
tolerance and the lack Of many of the
courtesies generally expected between
one gentleman and another"
Senator Helm was declared to have
done very little Of a constructive ma
ture during his tenure of Office as
United States Senator for the citizen
ship Of Alabanfs, =. ana added he was
defeated by more than $4,000 ma
jority.'
A copy Of the resolution is to be sent TO
Senator Hugo L. Black, junior Senator
from Alabama, with the request that he
read 1t into the Congressional Record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31
laval CARRIES BIG
CONFIDENCE VOTES
Majorities of 81, 81 Given
New French Premier Hint
Term Until June.
/ BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, January 31.-Pierre Laval,
son OF country butcher and one of
the youngest men ever to reach the
head of the French government, was
established In ONCE today by two votes
Of confidence which surpassed the hope
OF even his fondeSt friends.
His supporters saw In the two MAJ
jorities--54 on the first vote and 81 on
a ballot ejectipg an opposition amend
ment to the. original question of conf
dence, indicating that this. government,
the seventh In the life of the present
Parliament-Would hold on until a new
President is elected in June to succeed
M. Doumergue. -
Is. Persuasive Leader.
In winning his Chamber victory after
reading. Of the ministerial declarati
premier Laval, who. Is 81 years old and
always wears, a white tie proved almost
as great a spelibinder as his mentor,
Aristide BRAND, a. leading candidate in
the race for the presidency to succeed
M. Doupelgue.
Modest, persuasive and sincere, his
appeal to rise above politics and work
for the good Of France drew cheers even
from many opponents. His skill in debate
was. shown by .. neat. disposal of his
most formidable opponent, the veteran
Edouard Herriot, making a deep i'm
preston on the House, where some OBJ
servers hailed him as a statesman of
the first rank.
=.
Strong in Senate.
The premier emerged with a majority
much the size and character of those
Andre Tardieu. used to command. He
has great strength in the Senate, of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31
FIRST LOAN RELIEF
CHECKS ARE ISSUED
Three Virginia Farmers Are Given
Initial Installment Of
Three Payments.
BY the Associated Press.


BY the Associated Press.
Three Virginia farmers yesterday were
given the first checks to be drawn
against the $45,00o,0 900 agricultural seed
loan relief fund from the Washington
Office of the Drought Relief Committee.
DR.. c. w. Warburton, secretary of the
committee, said so far as he knew these
we're the first checks to be issued, al
though reports were lacking from .field
Offices.
of the loan granted. with. the refnaining
40 per cent to be released in two equal
installmentS later.
One hundred dollars was paid to-
day to:
j. D. Wilson, Shenandoah County,
$50 s. M. Lewis, Rockbridge County,
S25,> and @. w. Materspaw. Rockbridge
County, $25.
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which he is a member and this will be
an added asset to his government.
The first vote came on a question of
acceptance or rejection of the declara.
ton of policy and was carried by the
government, 312 to 25o. An amend
ment- offered by the Radical Socialists
would have involved some extension of
tree education. M. Laval. believing the
matter one of educational rather than
political policy, asked its rejection. The
Chamber responded with a vote favoring
the government Of 500 to 25S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31
MAN HURT WHEN AUTO
CRASHES GOING TO FIRE
Two Washington Men Escape Un-
hurt in Collision in Alexan-
dria Street.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, January 31.-A
local man was injured and two Wash
ingtOn men had narrow escapes in an
automobile accident at Duke and Alfred
streets here at noon yesterday. The &C
cident Is said to have occurred when
one car was on its way to a fire.
The injuredsman is Clarence j. Bart
lett, IS. of 916oEaSt Randolph avenue,
this city. He was treated at the Alex
andria hospital for decorations and
undetermined injuries to his back.
Wharton E. Lester, 1923 Massachusetts
avenue, driver of the other car, and
Phillip G. Affect, Us New York ave-
nus. escaped. injury, Both cars were
totally wrecked and traffic was tied up
for some time.
The fire, which resulted in two
alarms, badly damaged a double house
in the 1900 block of Duke street.
Flrem7n were almost an hour in
quelling the flames.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31
BOILER HEAT CAUSES
PREMATURE BUDDING
Month Of January at Evansville
Has Been Remarkable for It's
Warmth, However. :
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
EVANSTON, III, january 3I.-signs
are sometimes deceiving.
Take the signs of Spring which Miss
Julian Holmes, coed, saw In the
budding bushes that lined the walk
around the sorority house on the
Northwestern University quadrangle.
They looked like the real thing until
q skeptic put out the information that
q heating tunnel from the boiler heat
ing the entire quadrangle had been
warming the roots of the plants arti-
ficially all winter.
Nevertheless, the month OF January
in these parts has been one Of the
most remarkable on record for warmth
and lack Of precipitation, the weather
bureau said. The temperature got up
as high as 80 degrees yesterday, prompt
ing small boys to play base .ball In their
shirt sleevs aUd discard their ice skates
for rollers.
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INVENTOR CALLED SAINT
Helps Make Life as It Ought t.
Be, Educator Declares.

CHICAGO. January 81 OP.-The
inventor was nominated for modern
sainthood by Prof Harry A. Overstreet
Of the College of the City Of New
York.
I'VE have the antiquated. idea that
the saint is a man so good you can't
live with him." he said. ON the con-
trary the inventor is the modern saint,
the man whose inventive spirit enables
him TO give us machinery and ideas to
make life as life ought to be-"
His remarks were made to the Ex-
ecutiveS Club.
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TWO ACCUSED OF FRAUD.
Charged With Forging Signature
to Insurance Check.

OMAHA, Neb., January 81 C49.-An
undertaken and former life insurance
agent were arrested yesterday for forg-
ing a signature to an insurance check
after they had buried the unclaimed
body Of man as that Of a woman to
collect three insurance policies.
A. w. Taggart, the undertaken, and
Fred Steger confessed, County Attorney
Henry Beal said, that they took the
body Of a man who died at the county
hospital last October and buried it as
Rose White" She is still a patient
at the hospital.
For two years the men kept up pay
mentS on life insurance policies in the
woman'S name and collected more than
$500 from the insurance company.
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cellent opportunity to become familiar
| with the whole situation abroad, and
whose experience in the War Depart
ment has been such that there would be
| no loss of time on his part in under
standing the 1ntricacteS of bureau oper-
/ alton here. In. addition. to that, he is
a man OF positive and decided character.
Il realize, of course, that bringing
Gen. March away might be a serious
loss to you, and I have by no means de-
| cided upon him for the place, but
would like to have your judgment on
| this question. 1t seems to me that CO.
| operation in Washington is of an i'm
| portance impossible to overestimate, and
| that we can assure 1t best by having a
| young, aggressive man who will realize
from actual observation and participa-
ton your difficulties, and be able to
| understand from the least hint what Is
necessary for US to do to be Of the
maximum support to you"
In view OF the emergency that was
so clearly set forth by the Joffre and
Balfour missions when they visited the
United States, and which was confirmed
after my arrival in France and reported
with all emphasis, I have never been
able to understand the unnecessary de-
lay caused by waiting six months for
the construction of large cantonmentS
SNA1AN ~0GA4AS 0AS 44ASAA oAAA o<SoSAA64AAA6
| them for training.
OF course. it was particularly urgent
that the specialists and laborers needed
in France to build up our facilities
| should have been provided as fast as
they could be prohtably employed, but
nothing should have postponed the i'm
mediate mobilization of the combat
units Of the Regular Army and the Ma
ttonal Guard.
After setting apart a large proper
ton OF. officers and men Of the Regu-
lars for duty in training camps and for
assignment to new units, each unit
could have been started to work with
only enough of its skeleton to furnish
a foundation, and this much of our
preparation could have been accom-
plished in much less time than was
taken to handle the problem as a
whole.
AS it was, the services of these al
ready partially trained contingents
were not available abroad until it was
all but too late. The department failed
to grasp the big problem until the last
minute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31
MRS. L0CKETT WILL
PR0BATlNG is ASKED
National Savings & Trust Firm
Named as Executor and
Trustee for Estate.

The National Savings g.. Trust Co. yes
terday asked the District Supreme Court
to admit to probate the will of Mrs.
Pauline Lockett, who died January IL.
The company is named as executor and
trustee under the will and tells the
court that Mrs. Lockett owned premises
at 1776 Massachusetts, avenue, assessed
at $4,000, and had. personal property
worth $432,8l49l
She is survived by her husband, James
W. 'Lockett. and daughter, Pauline A.
Kaiser of ST. Louis
The trust company is directed by the
will to pay the husband life annuity
of 500 per month and to pay one-third
of the remaining income to the daugh-
ter and two-thirrs to Pauline A. Hyatt
and Franck Hyatt, Sd, grandchildren of
the deceased.
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AAbNAAG
fees with mod
ern d e n t a |
equipment and
furnishings at
e32-934 F Street
NV, Metro
politan Theater
Building. this
city. where be
will be glad to
see all of his
old friends and
to welcome new
ones as well.
DR.. Vaughan is
too well known
to need any
Naturalization ~
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BOY HELD IN Staying
Declares He Stabbed stepfathes IL
Defense Of Mother.

SAN JOSE, Calf, January 81 Gp).--
julius Strobl, 16, held today. on a
charge of fatally stabbing his step
father, j. G. Miller, As, asserted. he
acted in defense of his mother.
The boys story was confirmed by the
widow, who told officers her husband,
intoxicated two days, became enraged
last night because she delayed dinner
until her son had finished milking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31

At a recent sale of rare stamps for
the benefit of London hospital, $4,000
was realized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31

A. Mrs. Anna E. Taylor went over
Niagara Falls in barrel on the after
noon of october "a, 1901. .-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31

In Philadelphia there are i0i firms
that have been in business for CEN
try or more.
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Well Known Dentist Returns
To Washington Permanently.

~ r. CARLETON VAUGHAN,
for many years a Washing
ton dentist, but who has
~ divided his time between
his practice here and an
Office in Miami, Fla, has returned
to Washington to remain perma-
nently, having closed out all in
terests in Florida. He Is now
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Tomorrow: First National Guard
division arrives. Pershing tells Baker
the war must be won in 1918.
(Copyright. 1891. in all countries by the
North American Newspaper Alliance
World rights reserved. including the Scan
dinavian. Reproduction in whole or in
part prohibited)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31

Washington people. Watch this
paper for announcement of open
ing, on or about February 1.-Ad-
vertiSement.
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The premier emerged with a majority
much the size and character of those
Andre Tardieu. used to command. He
has great strength in the Senate. OF