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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
JOHN MERCURIO, 81, DIES
Daughter, Son and Sister Survive
Capital Grocer.

John Mercurio, 81. died yesterday at
the home of his sister, Mrs. Madeline
Mercurio dAmbrosio, at 1919 A street
southeast, after an illness of two months.
Mr.. Mercurio had been in business on
FoVr-and-a-half street southwest for IS
wears. He was first in a shoe store at
827 uF-and-a-half street, but five
years ago entered the grocery business
next door.
Funeral services will be held at $50
o'clock tomorrow morning in the Holy
Rosary Church, when a requiem mass
will be said. Interment will be in st.
MaryS Cemetery. He was born in
Larino, Province Of Compobasso, Italy.
Mrs, Mercurio died in 1918. A son.
Rafael Mercurio. now in Europe, and
q daughter, Mrs. Ives Mercurio Luz
cente, survive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
BLUNT SEEKS OFFICE
OF COUNTY SUPERVISOR
Groveton Resident Announces Can
didacy for Post in Mount
Vernon District.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

GROVETON, Va, February 3D.
Politics In Mount Vernon district took
on added interest Saturday with the an
nouncement by Herbert o. Blunt Of
Groveton of his candidacy for the post
of Supervisor of Mount Vernon district
subject to the Democratic primary,
August 4.
Blunt is opposing w. F. Pierce Reid,
present supervisor and chairman of the
board, who has held Office for more than
20 years. Blunt was born in Fairfax
County September, 1896, was educated
here and has lived here all his life. He
is q World War veteran and a membeS
OF Alexandria Post. American Legion,
secretary Of the Groveton Community
Club, prominent in the Fairfax County
Chamber of Commerce and Mount YER
non Grange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
UarnH nf UE1ankH.

DYER, HIRAM N. We wish to extend our
thanks and appreciation to our friends
and and relatives for their kind expTessions Of
at the death of HIRAM II: DYER.
THE FAMILY.
RIGGS. LoFFA w. We wish to express our
sincere thanks and appreciation to the
many relatives. friends and societies for
their kindness at the death of our be-
I Ioyed husband and father, LOFFA w.
BERTHA RIGGS. SAM METFoRD.
ZERGoLTS, SOPHIA G. We wish to extend
our thanks and appreciation to the follow
ing friends and relatives for their kind
ness, expressions of sympathy and the
beautiful floral tributes at the death of
SOPHIA G. ZERGOLIS: Mr.. and Mrs.
Emmanuel Tazanis, Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ.
Crandall. Paul. Mrs. William Nelson Arm
strong, Mr.. and Mrs. Steve katsonros Mr.
and Mrs. Mitrekos, Charles and Catherine
Gornert. James and Sophie Protos, Mrs.
William P. Ryon. Mrs. Allie NJ. Baxter,
the Arcade Market dealers. Steve Protos.
Gregory, Louis Promysona, Mr. and Mrs
Michael KatSoureen, Mona Loula Sakei-
larioS Gapa
FATHER AND MOTHER, MR. AND MRS
ZERGOLIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
TAX SALE IN APRIL
Riverdale Treasurer Announces

R1verdale Treasurer Announces
Properties Will Be Advertised.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
RIVERDALE. Md, February 23.-All
property on which town taxes have not
oeen paid will be advertised March 6
and sold four weeks from that date at
public auction at the local fire house.
IoWn Treasurer Harry G. Weeks an
nounces that there are slightly more I'M
paid taxes this year than previous years
ana states that they will be receivable
until March ! with interest to that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
ETHEL D. JONES, Worthy Matron.
LOTT1E RAMFORTH. Secretary

HELEN; on Aaaaday February
1903 3rd st. NV, HELEN WARNER, de-
voted aunt Of Malta, Harvey. nd Mania
IT.; Mary Bankers. Ida Lee. Nichols and
David Warner. Remains resting at the
E SSsn ST. 80 ns NOt aSSs e ~ ana
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23

WILLS, GEORGE A. On sunday. February
Of i223ts Duncan st. ne, loving husband
OF Laura Wills. father Of Lacile Bower,
Edna washington, Rosetta Wills, Mammia
Jones, Carrie Stocks. Thomas. David and
EoDert wills Remains resting at the w.
NV. Notice OF funeral later.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-05
Jugoslav Workers! Help to Save
the "Radnik"!

The bosses and their government conducting
the campaign of persecution and deportation of
all militant foreign born workers, finger-printing
them like criminals, "Radnik" is the workers pa
pers that fights against this bosses terror of the
foreign born workers, it leads the fight every
day among the Jugoslav workers for their pro-
lection and political asylum.
The bosses and their government are prepar-
ing a new bloody war, especially war against
the Soviet Union, the first workers and farmers
republic, to crush the fortress of the revolu-
tionary movement Of all the world to enslave
and exploit the working class of every country,
"Radnik" is fighting against the bosses war
and defends the Soviet Union, defends the lives
of Jugoslav workers who are to be slaughtered
in the war for the bosses interest.
Jugoslav workers! The Central Committee Of
the Communist Party of the U.SA. appeals to
you to rush funds get subscriptions and collect
donations to save the "Radnik"!
Workers! You are in the class struggle every
day, you need your language daily paper to help
you and to lead you in your struggles.
"Radnik" is your paper, it talks your language,
it fights your battles. "Radnik' is today in
grave crisis, you must save your "Radnik'. Many
subscribers receiving the paper every day,
who are not working and unable to renew their
subs. Now "Radnik" is hardly existing on two
pages, and it can not get help from any other
sources except from the workers.
We propose to you the following:
l. Intensity the campaign of collecting new
and renewed expired subs. This must be done
at once and followed up regularly.
g. Workers clubs should organize their men,
bership to get new subs and distribute "Radnik";
collect donations and renew expired subs.
g. In all lodges of GU where there are
sympathizers of "Radnik" and where there is an
organized Left Wing, an apparatus should be
organized to sell the "Radnik' at lodge meet
ings and collect subs and donations.
a. Workers clubs and fractions must organize
regular daily routes for selling and distributing
"Radnik"; get new subs on short terms.
Your slogan must be: TO SAVE "RADNrK"
AS A DAILY. EVERY SUBSCRIBER SHOULD
GET ONE NEW SUBSCRIBER FOR "RADNIK."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-05

II is the only Jugoslav daily newspaper that
fights for the interests of the workers. In this
crisis, great unemployment general wage cuts,
persecution and deportation of foreign born
workers, the daily "Radnik" is of the ire
mendous Importance
JUGOSLAV workers. Today when you are
y faced with starvation and misery, either from
unemployment or low wages working under ex-
treme speed up you can not fight against all
of this without your daily paper, a paper that
stands for you. Whether you are working in
coal mine, steel mill, on the farm or on rail-
roads or in the building trade; whether you be-
long to the Croatian Fraternal Union, Servian
National Federation or any organization, you are
subject to exploitation and mistreatment by the
fascist and social fascist, and you need "Radnik"
to be the daily fighter against your enemies
All other Jugoslav papers in the best sense
say nothing or very little about the real life of
the workers and their conditions. Still less do
they endeavor TO improve the workers condi-
tons or to show the way how to fight the en-
poyers who are worsening conditions. Some of
them, pretending to be workers friends, propose
fake means to improve their conditions Rad
nix is the only paper that tells the truth and
proposes the real means of improving condi-
tons by fighting against the wage cut, speed-up,
evictons, for social insurance and immediate
relief for unemployed workers and their fami-
lies
Wherever the workers are fighting against the
bosses attack the "Radnik' is with them and
showing them how to fight successfully against
the criminal attack of the employers.
The miners are on strike and they need food
and clothing, "Radnik" is doing everything pos
sble every day to help them. The steel workers
are preparing to fight against wage cuts Rad
nix is helping them and is lighting the torch
in their struggle.
The militant working class membership in the
Croatian Fraternal Union and the Servian Ma
tional Federation are fighting against the fas-
csts who are doing everything possible to make
these organizations serve the bosses and the die
tatorship of Jugoslavia. "Radnk" is in the front
ranks exposing and fighting against them to
preserve these organizations for the workers and
their interests.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-05
RAss~.A-
The Legal-Illegal Pact
ey Jorge

The ponderous wisdom of the International
Court at the Hague, the CONCEALED jur1dical
quintessence of capitalist law, has rendered its
solemn decision on the Austro- German Customs
Pact.
And this, according to the N. Y. Post of Aug.
81, is what it decided.
"The decision of the Hague Court grants the
right to Germany to form custom union with
Austria, but denies the right to Austria"
Now what do you straight-thinking workers
think of that for the worlds best brains"7
Just as a bit of sauce added to the meat of
this joke the N. Y. Times of Sept. l. tells us
that this decision was held back till Sept
officially, while Austria was kicked violently on
the shins and:
In consideration of these facts, Chancellor
Sctober of Austria is expected to announce Aus
tria's voluntary remuneration of the project in
advance of formal publication of the courts
decision"
That is nice and voluntary" isn't it?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-05
FIGHT STEADILY FOR RELIEF!

Organize Unemployed Councils to Fight
for Unemployment Relief Organize the
Employed Workers Into Fighting
Unions. Mobilize the Employed and
Unemployed for Common Strug-
giles Under the Leadership of
the Trade Union Unity League
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04
After Darkness, Light

Briand in upholding his foreign policies, recently declared to the French Chamber of Deputies. At Geneva. one must not trouble the atmosphere by using rude language. It IS rather a special sort of atmosphere in which one must strive for unanimity" He who has watched the white swans on the lake at Geneva and gazed at gstening Mont Blanc or looked upon the countenances of its eitizens peddling their bicycles, must have sensed deep- ly that atmosphere" of Geneva
 Coming from any other country into Switz- erland, the traveller is struck by the difference of feeling. He searches for the reason. Per haps it is the mountains. Some poet has said that something happens when men and mountains meet. But there are mountains in other countries. Perhaps it IS the statues. The old statues as we'll as the great new peace monument represent peace personalities, such as Calvin and Knox. Final ly. the traveller is imbued with the serenity and the sense of security that comes from an absence of nationalistie jealousy
 The first three eantons of Switzerland com and peace" The flag of the country has white cross, and the motto of Geneva is Post tenebras lux (After darkness, light) If three eantons over 600 years ago could sue cessfully cooperate; if forty-eight big and little states of North America can live without tariff barriers. certainly Briand's vision of United States of Europe deserves study by the big and little states of the world. Perhaps that "atmosphere" of Geneva, strained clean of fear. could be diffused over the entire globe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04

men mentioned by Governor Pinehot as milk ing the public" by their monopolistie con trol of the electric power industry. Their vast campaign contributions would be miss ing we are afraid. As to the chances of a third party. well what were they when the late Robert M. LaFollette was in his prime and the leader of the third party movement! In 1924 they aided Mir Coolidge in being elected. They'd do the same in l932. no matter how strong might be the democratic candidate. It looks as if Governor Pinchot had ended his quest for the presidency. But he shouldn't mind that. He's in the right and perhaps some day the voters of the nation will awaken to applaud him and others of his ilk who fear the menace of the power and public utility interests
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04
Stealing The Show

Although Governor Clifford Pinchot. of Pennsylvania stole the show at French Lick, Indiana, this week. we don't doubt but what he talked himself right out of the republican nomination for president at the same time. Scheduled to address the governors confer enee on the subject, Timber Needs of the Future the fiery eonservationist from the Keystone State avoided the topic and devoted his entire talk to denuncation of the pubic utility interests of the nation which he claims are doing just as they please. He even sald that their power extends to the national government itself
 Fearing perhaps that Governor Pinchot might explode. in their midst the governors had assigned the conservation topics to him, knowing his penchant in that direction and hoping perhaps that his enthusiasm might persuade him to forget such things as power interests However, the governor wasn't forgetting that when he won his present of- flee last year it was by displaying independent tactics. Pennsylvania voters supported him in his ruthless campaign in which party lines were forgotten in the fight against public utill- ties and powerful power interests. Trust Pinehot to keep up the fight.
 
 orite subject he stated there were four major groups controlling the manufacture and dis- tributon of electric power in this nation. He estimated that between them these corporations have overcharged the public $5000O0.OOO. Every state legislature feels the pressure of the power lobbyist. Certainly that is true in Con- necticut. where our public utilities commis- sion was protected at all costs by the republi- can majority of the Assembly at the session just closed. In concluding Governor Pinchot de- clared that The doctrine of states rights is npotent to settle this gigantic problem of commercial slavery and political domination" Uncle Sam must intervene.
 As for Governor Pinchots presidential as- pirations they now rest on third party. He couldn't possibly defeat President Hoover with the above manifesto behind him. And if he did the republican campaign would not be financed so ably by Messts Mellon, Nor gan. Insull etc, who were afnong the gentle
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04
A Cheeful City

Kansas City doesn't seem to understand at all how bad times are. The other day the city and county voters approved bond issues amounting to $50.O00. 900 for big ten-year building plan The vote was about four to one. One of the improvements is municipal auditorium costing S4.500,000.
 This cheerful digging into the civic pockets is heartening, when so many other communi- ties are afraid they won't be able to carry present burdens without assuming new ones The real test will come little later on Will those voters feel so cheerful when they get their tax bills next year and year after? Very likely if business has improved enough then. as it probably will, to take care of their public improvements.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04

Park at the intersection of the two streets. Some time ago the park board was requested
 to provide recreation spot for the young sters of the district. Rowland Park was sug- gested as the most suitable place for dia-
 mond. inasmuch as one end of it could be 1. fixed over without a great amount of labor. However. it seems that some residents object to the use of the park for playground purposes. All of which indicates that the western section of the city is sadly in need of playgrounds and parks. While Chase Park seems near this part of the city it is quite way from Bun ker Hill and upper West Side Hill, residents of which district have been clamoring for 2 park for many years now. We still insist that the old driving park ought to be utilized for some such purpose. Ma
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04
GRANGE IS HAPPY. (Hartford Timesl

The National Grange. Publicity bureau at Springfield Massachusetts is almost too gleeful for superlatives in describing the successful dirt road campaign in Connecticut which re- suited in a state appropriation of $6, 100000 for the next two years. The bureaus publication draws a long bow perhaps in viewing this appropriation as having been made flor an indefinite period" state ment which is later both modified and strengthened when it Is said that 'it Is expected that the s.. 000,000 appropriation per year will be available for long time in thu future, with the Likelihood that it will be increased as the benefits arc recognized"
 By the same logic, it would seem may recognize the benefits" in terms of a smaller appropriation. The situation Is plainly subject to new appraisal each bliennium as the legislature takes stock of the demands for state funds and the revenues available.
 There need be no doubt about the rural activity regarding this project. Organized as the Connecticut Rurai Roads Improvement association, thu Oranges and other rural leaders have tasted victory and mean to capitalize their advantage for future use. They will probably be able to point to miles and miles or roads still in the mud, despite the great road victory achieved in the recent legislature. Should the states in- come dictate otherwise the dirt road appropriation may be some other figure than the $6,O00.OO0 for the biennuium two years hence. But there can be no objection to the joy felt in Oranges bosoms over the $35,4OO which each of the 169 towns will receive as an initial tug to pull them oue of the mud. They were entitled to some help.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04
TO.DAY'S SELECTED POEM
QUERY.

(By Bert Cooksley in The New York Tlmes) Who can love Winter when the southwinds blow, And blackbirds punctuate the willows book, And there is not one memory of snow Save apple blossoms scattered on the brook? Who can love Winter when the buds unclose. And meadows count their wealth in daffodils, And sky-bsle lilacs with the small wild rose Wander ait in the emerald hills? Who can love Summer when the valleys sleep, And frost has wrapped crystal round the
 stream.
 And fir trees are thousand wooly sheep Lost on the linen hillside of a dream? What can love Summer when the sleigh-bells
 send Litte-voiced carols through the silver air. And the wear has come at length to story's end With one last chapter more than passing fair? Springtime and Summer the Winter and Fall, Who can love earth without loving 1t all
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04
Happy Days For Horses

An equine census taken recently in New York city showed that saddle horses had in- creased 25 per cent since the last count was made. At the same time, there was big decrease in the number of horses employed in hauling trucks or performing other lowly services on city streets. The same tendency is observable in many parts of the country. Dobbin is released from drudgery but is in greater demand than ever for riding.
 If horses could make choice they d doubtless choose the career that seems to be opening for them now. The bridle path and race track must be more attractive to a horse than milk or garbage route.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04

For the first time in the history of this con tnent reservation for beaver only is to be established. It will be located in the new Riding Mountain National Park. which is in the province of Manitoba. Canada. In charge of the sanctuary will be an Apache Indian. Grey Owl. Grey Owl was born on the western praries and as boy knew Buffalo Bill and ether frontier heroes. He became a trapper like most of his race. However. he sickened of destroying so many beaver and finally vowed never to kill another. He has kept this vow In fact he now aids them in defeating their natural enemies. That's why he was selected to run the beaver reserva- tion. Quite character Grey Owl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04

The state health department has warned campers and pieniekers to watch their water supplies Boiled water should be used unless the person imbibing is absolutely sure of the purity of the water supply. In this re- spect the highway department has done some fine work in cleaning up and posting wells and springs adjacent to roadways where the water is good. The spring at the outlet of Lake Quassapaug is good example of this work It isn't posted now but last year the highway men enclosed the spring in concrete and piped it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04
THE FAMILY DOCTOR
(Hartford Courant)

pr Wingate M. Johnson of Win ston- Salem, N. C.. recently spoke be- fore the Medical Society of the County of New York upon the sub ject of the family physician. Ills persons who recall the family doc tor of their younger days, for pr Johnson holds that despite the ten dency to specialization, the family physician, being a necessity. will con- tinue. pr Johnson said that he was once specialist, but found that he could not be satisfied to travel a narrow path.
 pr Johnson said that the belief that the field of medicine has grown so vast as to make the specialist necessary was fallacious. because im- portant discoveries in medicine have simplified the treatment. Insulin. he pointed out, has placed the treat | ment of diabetes within the scope of any intelligent doctor. A liver diet | is prescribed for pernicious anemias and any nurse can vaccinate TOT smallpox. typhoid and diphtheria. pr Johnson also stressed that phy- sicians are dealing with human be- ings, and while machines can De standardized, humans simply refuse to be, no two of them being just alike. He quoted the report of a Association as estimating that the general practitioner was capable or caring for from 80 to 90 per cent of | the illness of the country.
 ! One thing which Dr Johnson omitted Is the knowledge which was frequently the possession of the family doctor who had remained m a town for forty years, a condition by no means unusual. This knowl. edge concerned both the physical and mental traits of the families to which he ministered. He Knew whether a family was long lived or the reverse and whether 1t was given to optimism or, on the other hand, whether 1t was best to send for the minister if a member of the house. hold took to his bed.
 The old time family doctor as we recall him, and we remember sew eral of the type, was wise:
 "The picker-up of learning's
 The not-incurious in Gods
 handiwork
 This man's-flesh he hath l admirably made,
 1 Blown like a bubble, kneaded
 like paste,
 To coop up and keep down on earth space
 That puff of vapor from his
 mouth, mans soul"
 He had his faults not infrequent- ly, but against his fallings and tho limited knowledge of his time. hs knew his people, and he possessee | tv.% %fVtta raaffanNa ff fhaVt were IT straitened circumstances. He wal faithful, responding when the! called him, and that meant mucf in the days prior to the motor ve, hicle. He was, as a rule, goot l teller of stories. and, unless he wal called upon to extract q tooth. hi' N visits gave comfort to the children 1 We are glad indeed that pr John ! son believes that the days of th'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04
.MuoTATIoHS
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It's an awful thing to get to be a rubber stamp. 4 -Maxfield Parrish, veteran maga-
 zine cover illustrator.
 The mere physiological facts of sex did not interest me. Sex was the one attribute in which the human race differed not at all from the animal. Mary Roberts Rinehart.
 If Russia would give each of her people an extra shirt she would have not cotton to export.
 Secretary of Agriculture Hyde.
 No native people have ever been better treated by the. invader and his dominating civilization than has |the American Indian by the govern. ment of the United States. Secretary of Interior Wilbur. Business began to require sobrie, before prohibition was thought poA lsible. Henry Ford.