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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07
BLACK PROPOSES BAN
ON US. WHEAT BUYING
Amendment Would Prohibit Use of
500, 100000 Sum on Grain
or Cotton.

A proposal to prohibit use of Gov
eminent funds for speculation in wheat
or cotton was scheduled to be voted on
in the Senate today.
The proposal, made yesterday by
Senator Black, Democrat, Alabama, cli-
NAKED an attack on the Farm Boards
policies. A number of Southern Sen
ators criticized the board during debate
on the independent offices appropria-
ton bill, which provides an additional
500, 000, 900 for the board.
Senator Black offered an amendment
to prohibit use OF the boards funds in
speculation, but it was ruled out of
order. He then limited his proposal
to the 500, 100000 carried in the bill.
Senators Mcclellan of Tennessee and
Smith of South Carolina, both Demo-
Gratis, joined Black in assailfng the
board. The amendment was opposed
by Senator Copeland, Democrat, New
York, on the ground it would give the
board an excuse to blame its failures
ON the Democrats"
Admitting he was not sure the
boards operations had been successful,
Senator Tess of Ohio, chairman of the
Republican National Committee, de-
clared it was "difhcult problem"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07
From the Front Row
Reviews and News of Washington 5 Theaters.

thing that has been seen for long
time.
1t is most enlightening to the I'M
initiated to learn that managerial
policies of an educational institution
are, in the imagination of the author
of this connection, determined by the
most whimsical schemes of the stu
dent body. 1t is especially interest
ing to note that the impressive en-
terpriSe of turning a co-educational
institution into one in which the
young women are to be eliminated
because they interfere with the atf1-
letic standing of the college is de-
termined by the votes of the stu
dents, and that the strategy en-
ployed by the young women in avert
ing this disastrous change of policy
involves the arts of deception in the
realm of personal contact.
Popular conceptions of the at
mosphere of the class room may be
satisfied by view of the picture Of
fered at the Fox, even though 1t is
possible that some solemn devotees
Of knowledge may be disappointed
by the scenes presented. It Is, how
ever, adapted to the entertainment
of those who would find no differ
cIlCG DtIWCCu d SCAAOOl dAl0, GA uAAAC-
strained Summer colony In which
any kind of pep is acceptable so
long as it furnishes action and in
trigue. They would be just as we'll
satisfied with any kind of q bolster
GUS comedy, regardless of the nature
of the proceedings.
For the very limited field in which
their talents are employed, the prin-
cipalS in the cast are qualified and
well disposed TO meet the demands
made upon them. Those who wish
to see Virginia Cherrill, John Wayne
and Marguerite Churchill in action
will have ample opportunity to see
them at practice.
The stage show at the Fox has
numerous good features, chief
among them being those which are
appropriate to the wild and Woolly
Idea" Conspicuous on the list Is the
rope, whip and ax-throwing act of
Bud Carlell, whose accurate eye
could hardly be surpassed, as the
safety of his young woman assistant
is dependent upon the achievement
of his detectives. Others on the
Fanchon and Marco program are
Harris KraZy KatS, Davis and La
Rue, Ray Angwin and his dancing
and the Bud Murray Girls.
Bob West at the organ, the Fox
Orchestra under Leon Brusiloff, with
an exceptionally fine soloiSt; John
Hix's Strange as 1t May Seem"
and the newSreel complete the pro-
gram. d. G. G.
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eide to keep him there, as I think pos
sible, then may l again mention Gen.
Liggett as a possibility for the Supreme
War Council, If he should be available
when the time comes? He once had the
War College and think would be able
to give a good account of himself and
render valuable assistance to us. I shall
be glad if Gen. March can be allowed
to remain here to handle the army ar
tillery.
Just word as to the railroad sit
uation: AS our forces increase the short
age of freight cars becomes more seri-
Gus. The French management of rail-
roads is very badly demoralized. They
lack men in responsible positions and
are very short of operators and labor
ers. For these reasons we have had
trouble getting men and supplies for
ward, but these conditions are now i'm
proving. With the Belgian locomotives
now being put into shape, and an in
crease in the number of men to repair
cars, we shall be able to keep ahead Of
transportation requirements. There are
thousands of cars in France that are
out of repair, and to repair these and
put them in shape will not only expedite
matters. but will save much tonnage
that can be devoted to something
else
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07
MIDWEST HOPEFUL
AS SHOWERS BEGIN
ParChed States Look for End
of 3-Month Drought.
Iowa Gets Snow.
BY the Associated Press.

Dy tHc ASSOCAdtSu EEeSS.
CHICAGO, February Favored by
nature with moisture. farmers in many
sections of the parched Middle West
were hopeful today that the backbone
of the three-month drouth had been
broken.
Reports from various sections of
Middle America last night told Of rain
or snow and the weather man held
out further hope with prediction for
rain or snow in many parts of Illinois,
Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa,
Minnesota and North Dakota, with a
possibility of showers in some sections
of Missouri, Kansas and South Dakota.
There was a veritable downpour in
some localities in Illinois, welcomed
particularly in the southern part Of
the State, where 250,000 residents in
more than score of communities have
been apprehensive of a serious threat
to their water supply. Farmers at
Pana, in the Central Illinois region.
said the rain came just in time to save
late-sown wheat. Snow and sleet pre-
vailed in sections of Iowa and Wis
consin, with rains in Oklahoma, Kansas
and part of Nebraska.
C. A. Donnell, Chicago Weather Bu-
reau forecaster. said, however, that 1t
was too early to predict how valuable
the rain. and snow would be.
up unLi o CLOCK last nlEnL, ne
said, "the greatest amount of precipi-
tation recorded was at Kansas City,
where there was about third of an
inch. We need, of course, several
inches. The rain or snow likely will
continue Saturday and into Sunday in
the northern and eastern sections of
the Middle West"
st. Paul reported that snow was fall
ing early this morning in Central Min
nesota, while from Eastern Iowa came
word that the weather yesterday had
assumed proportions of a Wintry
storm. Aldrich Pavlovic, an aviator,
was forced down and killed in attempt
ing a landing at Davenport.
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the mud. realizing the futility OF ms
intensities and that adventures OF
all times will seek to build empires.
he turns to the other great forces OF
his life and asks only that ne DC hA0-
den in his wife's love. $3.50,
Authorization of the spectacular
pageantry of pioneer days In "Clnar-
ron" filled theater seats at q very
late exhibition last night. but 1t was
seeing the bangs and bruises COM
mon to every heart that mace an
audience glad to fill them.
"Cimmaron" deals with a news
paper man in days when proximity
of pistol to pen determined how long
neWspapering was to continue. Rich
ard Dix as the staggering Yancey
Crayat. who quotes Shakespeare ana
Milton while sighting along the nick
eled barrel of a six-shooter as ne
executes his idea of justice, Is con-
yincing. Irene Dunno, as the mate
who is wifely enough to disagree
with Cravats ideas, but in the END
adopt them, also creates an autnentlc
character.
The Cravat family comes to Usage,
Okla, with the first settlers. Yancey
emissions an empire. BandltS ole {
before his smoking revolver. Justlee
to patrician or street woman begins
to prevail after being impaled on the
point of his editorial pen. his en-
pire is almost achieved. ReanZlng
this, Cravat catapults himself WIN
the spontaneity OF f1recracKer INTO
another pioneer rush, and SUISSE
uuently the Spanish-American and
World Wars, only to return after alb
sences of years to his wife and the
paper she has managed, to mend
everything with the words, Sugar,
how I've missed you"
Mrs. Cravat, guided ever by her
husbands personality and made wise
by his reapparances. finds progress
in realization that faith in the man
she loves is not vain-unttl She
reaches the top and then Yancey
gives his all to save lives Of others
in an oil gusher tragedy.
Much Of the pictures constant APP
peal lies in Characterization. Sol
Levy, whose notion counter on a
donkey's back develops into a regu-
lar department store. Is doglike in
his devotion to the adventurer and
his wife. The suffering printer.
scheming politician, who can strut
sitting down." and the colored boy
Isaiah. have almost perfect illusion
of reality.
sweepingly intense, the picture re-
veals the flashing life of one of the
rare men who build the world" so
that every one else may come along
and live in it.
A Psthe news reel completes the
program. w. H.
Girls Demand Excitement"
Diverting, But Far From Deep.
DIGNITY in collegiate circles SUI
fers severe maltreatment at the
hands Of the vigorous company of
actors and odd student characters
assembled for the presentation of
the film drama. "Girls Demand Ex-
element" which is shown on the
screen at the Fox Theater. Its most
realistic incident Is the playing of a
basket ball game between the young
woman and male students, and
the number of feet of Photographic
art devoted to that unusual contest
may be accepted as fair substitute
for other scenes which might have
been presented in O dramatic offer
ing about as light and frothyFas any
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According to cables there has been
some move made in Washington by the
Engineer Corps to put the engineers
back in control of our railroads here.
This would be the greatest kind of mis-
take. We now have experienced rail-
road men in charge of the Railway
Transportation Department, and to my
mind it would be next to fatal to give 1t
over to the engineers to rum"
The French transportation control
was SO thoroughly centered in M. Cla-
veille. minister of public works, that he
had become autocratic in his methods
and in his attitude toward all with
whom he had to deal. He was unwilling
to permit US any freedom in operation
of trains or to turn over to us any fixed
amount of rolling stock or promise that
any given amount would be placed at
our disposal even under French man
agement.
The British had met with the same
difficulty, although by persistent effort
they had eventually received satisfac-
tory concessions as to operation. Up to
this time only a limited number of
trains had been allotted to our use, and
these at such irregular intervals that
our service was more or less haphaZ-
ard We were confronted with an in
creasing demand for rail transportation
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200 INVITED BY CLASS

the Vaughn class of Calvary Bap-
fist Church will hold its special Con-
gressional Sunday tomorrow at $3.50
am More than 200 members of Con-
gress have been sent special invitations
and large delegation will attend.
The class will be under the direction
Of the president, George E. Harris,
while several members of Congress who
are members of the class will take part
in the program. Representative Arthur
H. Greenwood, Indiana, will teach the
lesson. Representative Jed Johnson,
Oklahoma; Representative Wright Pat
man and Representative w. P. Lam
bertson will take part.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07
OBSOLETE CRAFT
WILL Be TARGETS
Experiments With Destroyer
Controlled by Radio Lead
to Naval Plan.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MARE ISLAND, Calf, February T.
The ghost ships" OF the American
Navy soon will be racing unnamed
through Pacific waters to serve as tar
gets for the guns OF their younger
sisters.
Sailed by invisible forces, these OBJ
Solete men-o'-war will be subjected to
q plugging, methodical gunfire which
they will be able to withstand for a
considerable time before taking the
final plunge to Davy Jones' locker.
Experiments with the radio-controlled
destroyer StOddert led officers of the
navy yard here yesterday to decide
upon the use of other obsolete fighting
craft in this manner. Many did de-
Stroyers, some of which are relics of
the World War, are available.
ManeuverabIe by Radio.
From ship or shore station the Stod-
dert can be operated and Unanswered
by radio. Without an officer on her
bridge or man at her helm she can
do everything but return the fire when
her sister ships open up.
The obsolete destroyers cost about
100000 each and now are valued at
about $4,000. Hence, they will be
cheaper than the raft targets now be-
ing used. These raft targets cost about
$4,000 each and during gunnery pEac-
tice have to be towed at or knots.
The radio-controlled ships will be able
to make better speed.
Will Equip Half Dozen Craft.
Officers announced half dozen craft
similar to the Stoddert would be
equipped with radio control in two
months and would be ready for the
fleet as soon as it returns from its
southern maneuvers.
These "ghoSt ships also will give the
Nays aerial fighters something real to
shoot at. While the guns of surface
craft cut loose with some of their less
harmful missiles, naval airplanes will
drop small aerial bombs and large
dummy shells on their decks and
spray them with machine-gun fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07
WIFE CANNOT BE FORCED
BY LAW TO BEAR CHILD
New York Appellate Court Refuses
to Annu1 Marriage at Hus-
bands Request.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February IA wife
cannot be forced by law to become a
mother in New York State, the Appel
late Division of the Supreme Court de-
cided yesterday, even though she may
have promised before marriage to bear
children.
This ruling, unfolding the action of
Supreme Court Justice Edward j. Byrne
in dismissing without comment an an
nulment suit brought by Alfred A. Kahn
of Brooklyn on that ground, is the first
In the history of the high courts Of
New York.
Mrs. Marion Kahn, 23-year-old stem
ographer, Is the wife who carried her
fight against acceptance of motherhood
to the courts and won.
Attorney Joseph S. Robinson for Mrs.
Kahn contended that since the Legis-
lature had enacted no law authorizing
annulment for sterility or refusal to
bear children, the courts could not do so,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07

through the smaller parks in straight
lines TO take the place of the older
curving bituminous walks, he explained.
to carry the through pedestrian" traf-
fic and to leave other sections of the
park auieter. The old sidewalks, he
also explained, were becoming so I'M
even as TO be dangerous.
Support Is Pledged.
The support of the National Capital
Committee of the Garden Club of Amer
lea was pledged by its chairman, Mrs.
Moves. to more adequate maintenance
OF the already established parks, with
especial attention to preservation OF the
fine old trees and shrubbery.
Or. Frederick. v. Coville. acting di-
rector of the National Arboretum, De-
partment of Agriculture, explained the
status of the latest arboretum legisla-
ton. The bill authorizing $200,0 900 for
purchase of additional land. he said,
had passed the Senate. had been favor
ably reported out by the House Com
mittee on Agriculture and is on the
House calendar. He said there was hope
the bill would pass both houses as
amended and that an item for APP
preparation Of the funds might be In
serted IN the second deficiency ap-
preparation bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07
BELIEVE DEATH SUICIDE
officials Say Child, IL, Grew Tired
of Doing Homework.

DETROIT, February (P.-Police
and coroner's deputies said last night
they were convinced 12-year-old Doris
Mcdonald sought death in the Detroit
River last night because she was tired
of doing houseWork.
Investigators said friends of the
school girl, who also was employed as
a governesS, had told them "she was
tired of washing dishes and caring for
babies" A poSt-mortem examination
fixed drowning as the cause of death
and disclosed no marks of violence.
Her body was taken from the river
late last night by a crew Of harbor
masters police, after two youths had
reported seeing it in the water.
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COMPOSER TO CONDUCT
Isaac Van Grove to Coach Chicago
Civic Opera This Season.

CHICAGO, February Z P.-Isaae
Van Grove, who has never been abroad,
will enter into his new duties within
the next few months as conductor and
coach for the 1882 season Of the
Chicago Civic Opera Co, 1t was an
nounced yesterday. A native OF
Philadelphia, Van Grove served as
assistant conductor from 1921 to 1925.
He has composed one opera, THE
Music Rohber," which won the David
Bispham medal award.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07
TESTS FOR MENINGITIS
PLANNED BY DOCTORS
Spinal Fluid of Every Resident of
Arizona Mining Town to
Be Examined.
NV the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHRISTMAS, Ariz, February T.
United States Health Department ON
GERS Thursday began . systematic
search here for carriers Of cerebro
spinal meningitis, planning to make
tests of the spinal .nuid Of every resi-
dent of this tiny mining camp.
The disease caused the deaths OF six
persons of the less than 1000 living
here since January l and Christmas
was under a strict quarantine. -Four
carriers of the germ which produces
the disease have been found. These
persons have been isolated.
Only supply trucks and medical au-
thorities were allowed to enter Christ
mas. Schools, theaters, churches and
all other town gathering places were
closed,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07
FUMES DAMAGE HOMES

Smo1dering Fire in Old Mine At
tackled by Residents With Water.
FLEETWOOD, Tenn, February T.
Efforts to extinguish with water a
smoldering fire in an abandoned mine
began here late yesterday.
Smoke and fumes, which fleetwood
residents say have damaged homes and
endangered the health of inhabitants,
continued to pour from the burning
pile of refuse at the entrance of the
mine.
Howard Baker, part owner in the
mining property, expressed the opinion
a steady pouring of water on the i'm
a few days.
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the public.
Adventure, in
tense as flame,
sweeps one OF
her discip les
toward the ever
elusive goal of
empire building
with old Okla
homa as the 10
Gale, until the
parabolic course
of a violent life
reaches its in
e 1t a b ] e and
violent end.
And as Yancey
Cravat, editor,
lawyer and mod
ern Alexander,
lies bleeding in
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Dining Car Menus
With Texas Scenes
Printed on Cotton

~ the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex, February t.
Dining car menus printed on
cotton have been introduced by
the Texas & Pacific Railway Co.,
to encourage more extensive use
of the Southern staple.
The cotton makes a compare
lively smooth printing fabric. On
it the railroad company repro
duces Texas scenes in colors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07
Two Killed as Trains Collide.

CRACOW, Poland, February P).--
A locomotive engineer and one pas
Senger were killed and three other per-
sons were seriously injured early to-
day when the Warsaw-Cracow express
crashed head-on into an express run
ming between Cracow and KattowitZ.
Both engines were demolished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07

WI ~ w W.
14th and P StS.-Day'S
Pharmacy.
1875 14th St.-Marty'S
Cigar & Magazine Store.
18th and Que StS.-Ken-
ner'S Pharmacy.
18th and U sts.-G. Q.
Brock.
2901 Georgia ave.-Har-
ward Drug Store.
1912 18th st.-Colliflower
Art & Gift Co.
S401 14th St.-Bronaugh'S
Pharmacy.
18th and Buchanan StS.-
Hohberger's Pharmacy.
18th st. and Colorado ave.
-O'Donnell'S Pharmacy.
5000 Mount Pleasant St
Mount Pleasant Cigar
and News Shop.
1773 Columbia rd.-The
Billy Shop.
1852 California St.-Co-
lodny Brothers.
Wardman Park Pharmacy.
N. Y, N. ]. ayes. and M st.
Sanitary Pharmacy.
list and X StS.-Duncan'S
Pharmacy.
7th and K StS.-Golden-
berg's (time clerks
desk).
7th and o StS.--Lincoln
Drug Store.
7th st. and r. I. ave..
French Simpson.
18th and M Sts.-L. H. For
ster's Pharmacy.
eth and U stS.-M. II.
Hunton's Pharmacy.
Ga. ave. and Upshur St.
Petworth Pharmacy.
221 Upshur st.-Monck'S
Pharmacy.
5916 Ga. ave.-BrightWood
Pharmacy.
Ga. ave. and Kennedy st.
-Lampkin's Pharmacy.
29O1 Sherman ave.-Sher-
man Ave. Pharmacy.
1924 3rd st. - Stewards
Pharmacy.
1905 Mass ave.-Dupont
Pharmacy
18th and Fla. ave.-Bern-
STEMS Drug Store.
Fla. ave. and 1st st.-N.
ReiSkin.
North Capitol st. and r. I.
ave.-Parke@s p h r
macy.
1742 Pa. ave-. Louis
Krick.
21st and G stS.-Quigley's
Pharmacy.
25th and Pa. ave.-HerbSt'S
Pharmacy.
1915 Conn. ave. - Joll's
Newsstand.
$500 Conn. ave. - Circle
Confectionery Store.
Wisconsin ave. and Ma
comb Sts--aHarry c. Taft.
1921 Wisconsin aVe.-Mor-
gan Bros Pharmacy.
Takoma Park, $50 Cedar
st. - Mattingly BIOS
Pharmacy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07

&c ]. H. Williams, engineer on the first
train that reached Des MoineS, Iowa,
in 1867, still is in business in Iowa.
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"CimmaFOn" At Keith's
Thrills Midnight Audience.

MARION" the talking
screens perturbation of
Edna Ferber's novel, star
~ ring Richard Dix with
Irene Dunno, was shown
last night at R-K-O Keith's in its
first Washington performance for
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Northeast

208 Mass. ave-CapitoI
Towers Pharmacy.
4th and H sts.-Home
Drug Store.
GOT H St.-Garren'S Music
Store.
18th and Md. ave.-Luck-
ett'S Pharmacy.
9Th st. and Md. ave.-Louis
F. Bradley.
North Capitol and Eye
Kenealy'S Pharmacy.
goth and r. I. ave.-Col-
Inns Pharmacy, Wood
ridge.
$500 18th st.-Brookland
Pharmacy, Brookland.
4th and r. I, aYe-John
G. Biggs' Pharmacy.
Southwest
10th st. and Va. ave-
Herbert's Pharmacy.
316 Az st.-Harris' DruR
Store.
AZ and L sts.-Columbia
Pharmacy.
Southeast
3rd and Pa. ave.-O'Don-
nell'S Drug Store.
9th and Eye sts.-F. p.
Weller'S Pharmacy. 4
18th and Pa. ave.-Fealey's
Pharmacy.
1907 Nichols ave-, Ana
costa - Healy's Drug
Store.
13th and East Cap. Sts.-
Lincoln Park Pharmacy.
1904 Minnesota ave-
Twining City Drug Store.
No fees in connection
with this service only
regular rates are charged.
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Tomorrow: Gems. Pershing and Bliss
near clash on use Of our troops with
British.
Copyright, 1881, in all countries by the
rights reserved, Including the Scandinavian.
ksPsSduesion In whole or t9spars prshih.
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30th and P StS.-Morgan
Bros Pharmacy.
30th and M StS.-Brace's
Pharmacy.
3411 M st. - Moskey's
Pharmacy.
2072 Wisconsin ave
Haney'S.
Wisconsin ave. and Q st.
Donahue'S Pharmacy.
35th and 0 sts.-Sugar'S
Drug Store.
5104 Conduit rd.-Modern
Drug Store.
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small Park Development.

Plans have been drawn for develop
ment Of all of the small parks, he ex-
planned, and as appropriations are
AVAILABLE the plans are selected for de-
Selopnent which win meet the appro-
CensE,t Jdewalks are being laid