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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03
Gypsy Tribal Rites
Betroth Princess
To Boy Aristocrat
Chieftain in Washington
Sends Gift to Couple
to Wed in Six Years.
BY the Associated Press.

by bQU ASBOClHJGo ESSS1'
CLEVELAND, May 2.-Nearly 26C
gypsies from all parts Of the countr,
toasted and danced at an encampment
near here today to close the picturesque
betrothal ceremonies Of Anna Demitro
10, q Romany princess. and Steve
Millin. IL. who also Is of gypsy aris-
tocracy.
It will be six years before Anna and
Steve are married. but they have prom
ised to wait, faithful to each other.
The betrothal Is a great event in the
tribe. Anna Is the niece Of the tribal
chieftain, zlatko Demotros, and Steve
is the son Of the chieftain's brother
in-law.
The music, dancing and feastine
began three days ago. Today the CIR
and boy received their marriage por-
lions from the tribal chief, who goes
also by the name of Frank Mitchell and
who lives In Washington.
More than $4,000 in cash was giver
the couple. The boys father gave
$1,000, the father of the girl gave
$4,000, the chief gave $500 and mem.
bers of the tribe contributed nearly
81, 900 more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03
COL. FRANCIS WHEATON
RITES SET TOMORROW
oMcer Of Quarterma ster Corps
Who Died at San Francisco
Is Get Military Honors.

The funeral Of Lieut.. Col Francis 3.
Wheaton, Quartermaster Corps, q. S. A.,
who died at Letterman General Hos
pital. preside of San Francisco. March
IL, viii be held in Arlington Cemetery
tomorrow morning at $50 o'clock. In
eerment will be with full military
donors.
PaIlbearers will be as follows:
Col. A. owen Seaman, Lieut.. Col
Charles @. Mortimer. Maj. L. M Lessen
ring. Maj. c. r. Alderman, Capt. L. S
Doten and Capt. F.. v. Fitzgerald.
Col. Wheaton, who resided here for q
number OF years, was born In Rhode
Island. December 81, 1867. During his
residence in this city he was an oficeI
of the National Guard. He served In
the District Of Columbia Volunteer In
9antry during the Spanish
War and as q lieutenant colonel in the
National Army during the World War
He was commissioned a major, Quar-
termaster Corps, Regular Army. July
1920, and was promoted to lieutenant
colonel August %, 1924. At the time
OF hts death he was in charge Of tbs
eth Corps Arsa construction and as
sic..--:---tt = tie co:ps area qu2.termaster
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03
FOE OF FARM BOARD PUT
IN HANDS OF RECEIVER
Wheat Growers Warehouse Co. Of
Bismarck. N. Oak, Blames
Minneapolis Chamber.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BISMARCK. N. Oak, May 2.-Ths
Wheat Growers Warehouse Co. a sub
sidiary Of the North Dakota-Montana
Wheat Growers Association. which re-
Gently denounced the Farm Board. was
placed In receivership today on an or
der issued by District Judge Fred
JanSoniuS.,
The association recently severed con-
nsctions with the Government-sponsor
ed Farm Board and few days later
in Minneapolis the Chamber of Gem
merce Cancelled the organizations mem
bership in that body. No reason for
that action was given, but grain men
attributed the cancellation to what they
termed a weak financial position.
r. L. Taft, Grand Forks. N. OAK.
secretary attributed the receiversh!p to
the chambers action in refusing trad
ing privileges to the Wheat Growers
Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03
SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES
AT DUKE ANNOUNCED
Highest Fellowship Award Is Won
by Graduate-Virginians Are
Among Winners.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RALEIGH, N. c., May Award Of
fellowships and scholarships, ranging
in value from $3.50 to $1,000 each. was
announced today by Dean William H.
Glasson Of the Duke University Grad
uate School CT Arts and Sciences. APP
plications considered numbered 600 and
represented IL countries, besides the
United States.
Hampton M FARRELL, a graduate Of
the University Of Georgia and of Har-
ward, won the $1,000 Angler Duke
memorial fellowship. FARRELL has been
fellow In English at Duke the past
several months
Other awards announced included:
Valued from $700 to $500, B. r.
Flickinger, Williamsburg Va, and A.
G. Gillaspie, Big Island, Va.
Valued at $3.50. Charles L. Riley,
Blueneld, w. Va, and w. A. Cutter,
Baltimore.
Valued at $3.50, Kate A. Forester,
Danville. Va; Argyle Glenn, Richmond,
Va; j. G. McAllister, jr., Richmond,
Va; F. P. Summers, Barboursville, w.
Va; Laura NJ. Jarman, Stanton, Va;
Mary A. German, Lynchburg, Va, and
Frances P. Delaney, Morgantown,
w. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03

Brighton's lifeboat station, established
in 1925, and one Of the Oldest on the
English coast, Is to be abandoned and
a powerful motor lifeboat established at
Shorehan, a few miles away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03

Echo, Md. AT right: Miss Barton,
Red Cross.
Glen Echo house as an Office and home
by the Chatauqua Association.
I'VE are happy in knowing that In
this year Of 1881, a brief half century
after Clara Barton felt h1r first great
thrill Of pride in bringing the Red
Cross to our shores as an actually,
there Is not one person in our 120,-
100000 population to whom the Red
Cross insignia and its merciful mean
ing Is not known" said Judge Payne.
Surviving Signers Sought.
Discovery of the list of 81 signers of
the original Red Cross constitution
started search for survivors.
Present workers in the Red Cross
Building saw few familiar names on the
list, and an appeal was made for aid
in locating any Of the number who
may be living to participate in the an
niversary dinner May 81.
The list of original signers follows
Clara Barton, William Lawrence, Mrs.
Charles H. Upton, Edward w. Whitaker,
L. A. Martha Garfield, Joseph E
Holmes, Mrs. M. F. Walling, Walter P.
F. Sliney, Emily Thornton Charles,
William M Ferguson, r. E. Throck-
morton. Alexander Y. P. Garrett, Rush
r. Shipper, Sarah H. Hatch, r. D
Mussey, Mary willard, Delphine P
Baker, Mrs. William w. Hubbard
George B. Loring. Emilene r. w Ken
nan. @. A. Bland, ~. Cora Bland, F. A.
Prescott, Mary S1cy Wilmington, Rich
ard j. Hinton, a. NJ. Smith, Lizzie B
Walling, Judgson S. Brown, John Hitz
! j. E. F. Gould, S. w. Began. G. H. H
Cotrell. william w. Hubbard, A. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03
CITY'S KEY GIVEN
SIAMESE ROYALTY
King and Queen at White Plains
Welcomed in Short Ceremony
Despite Rain.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WHITE PLAINS, N. p, May 2.-The
King and Queen of Siam motored to-
day into White Plains from their tenn
porary residence. Ophir Hall, country
home of the late Mrs. Whitelaw Reid,
and received from Mayor Frederick c.
Mclaughlin a golden key, symbolic of
the freedom Of the city.
The ceremony. because of the rain,
took place In the high school audi
toriun in the presence of 1900 persons.
It lasted less than half an hour.
The key, engraved with the royal
arms and with the seal of White Plains,
was handed to the mayor by 12-year-
old Philip Singer, an Eagle Scout, and
the mayor presented 1t to the King
in token of "a simple, sincere welcome
from your new-found neighbors."
King Projadhipok replied: your
courtesy has deeply touched the hearts
Of our people"
Margaret Barbian, a Girl Scout, pre-
sented a bouquet Of orchids to the
Queen.
Apparently in mourning for the
Kings half-brother, who died in Paris
a few days ago, the Queen was dressed
in black.
from the Presbyterian Board of For
eign Missions was received by the King
at Ophir Hail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03
SAVINGS SUPERVISOR
OF STATE is INDICTED
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE. Wash. May IN L.
Nicely. former State supervisor of saw
ings and loan associations, and four
others were indicted by the county
grand jury today In connection with
the failure last February of the Puget
Sound Savings and Loan Association.
The grand jury found the failure was
due to the abstraction of upward of
81 100000 from association funds since
1924. Lack of supervision by State au-
thorities and gross Encouragement
were charged.
Nicely was charged with grand lar
ceny in two counts. Adolph Linden
and e. w. Campbell, former presidents
of the association. and c. G. Nelson,
former secretary, were indicted for
grand larceny. w. D. Conner, who was
president when the institution closed.
was charged with making q false state
nH ~--a4-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03

last home of Clara Barton Will
be revived this month IN con-
nection with the golden jubilee
Nav 2I of the American Red Cross.
It was in the quaint old frame struc-
ture beyond the District line that MISS
Barton, founder and first president OF
the Red Cross, spent her last Gays at
work on her memoirs.
For use during the celebration Chair
man john Barton Payne has compiled
a history of the events leading TO the
founding Of the Red Cross in 1881 al
a dinner at Miss Barton's home In this
city.
Miss Barton's long struggle to gain
governmental sanction for an American
branch of the Geneva RED cross enoeo
triumphantly at that time. when there
was organized THE American Assocla-
ton of the Red Cross, organized unoer
the treaty of Geneva for relief OF SUI
ferings of war, pestilence, famine, flre,
floods and other great national calam-
tiles"
Johnstown Relief Work.
One of Miss Barton's first relief ven
lures after organization Of the asso-
citation was at Johnstown, Pa, during
the memorable food there. After the
food a large quantity Of lumber which
mad been sent to Johnstown for re!le1
purposes was forwarded to Washington
for construction of a Red Cross build
ing In the Kalorama section. The
building project was dropped Wnen
Miss Barton was presented with tne
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03
Best Lighted Airway.

The Fort Worth and San Diego Air
way will be one of the best lighted in
the world A beacon light which can
throw beam rs miles has been con-
structed and 100 of these will be placed
on this route.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03

UBL1C interest In the old house
at Glen Echo which was the
Last home of Clara Barton Will
i be revived this month IN con-
nection with the golden jubilee
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

work almost as well as real ones.
II is true that artificial eyes can
be bought. But such purchases
are made for cosmetic reasons and
OF course not for sight
In the care Of the eyes we should
follow the same hygienic rules that
apply To the general care OF our
health. Never abuse your eyes. Re.
member and appreciate their value.
and treat them accordingly.
Everybody should have the eyes
examined a. least once. Quite often
eye defect exists. Of which the victim
- utterly unaware Early care or
auch a condition Is likely 70 elimi-
nate later discomfort Eye exam.
tnatlon and proper prescribing OF
glasses viii do away with the So
called EYE strain" and it's familiar
companion. headache
Unfortunately. we are a vain and
proud people. Most OF us dislike
wearing glasses. You would be
amazed to learn the number OF
glasses that are sold yearly and the
number ct glassss that were actually
worn.
10 IL not at all uncommon for one
70 set glasses. ard then never use
them. II you are "nearsiThted," or
'farslKhted." or have some ocular
defect ycu should wear glasses.
Glasses kept IN your bag or pocket.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

impulse TO display oneself. an Inn
pulse 20 dominate ones fellows.
an impulse to demand homage. not
for what one il. but for what one
has"
Dear. dear. and most OF us thought
that Grandma furnished her sit
ting ROOM just TO be comfortable
And we thought that Mother had
a center table and Q whatnoL In the
corner. not to show or or ncT 10
dominate" anyone. but just because
she liked the center table and the
whaLnot
| don't see WIS she liked them.
out then | suppose abe didn't see
why We IKE the long reading tables.
and the Chesterfield set-lf we DO
like them
DO YOU remember Grandma's sit-
una oom with the rustic hanging
basket In the bay window. and how
everybody always rot q bump on the
head from one OF the rustic oct
that made the basketg-and the
notices over the paricr door. God
Bless Our Home Aunt Malisss
made that by taking a fern and
bIotttnK the shadow OF n onto paper.
and then dipping O fine-tooth comb
into some kind Of sparkly stuff. and
SCATTERING the whole affair till x
was too beautiful Tor wordA
And now about Great-Grandpa's
picture III his ''riEamentals." all
framed IN pine cones and acornA
everyone OF them carefully gilded.
And did your Grandmother have a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02
Mr. Spencer, During. The Conference
Lnn< a ~ AA/r%N - SmTHes The Others umh the Theory
led vi q wv liz - . That To Separate Groups Are
4nghng for the Secrets D.
By Adele Garrison

iourr % the library or any other
place resembling p~urgatory in this
weather. We can stretch out right
here and get the lowdown on all this
whenever you're ready 10 start
Were ready right now" my "a
Their said. yielding without further
question 20 the demand Lillian had
made Draw your chairs closer.
Dearest turning 20 me d~eferential-
E. will you tell them. or shall II"
"Onl you. Father" ! said quickly.
glad 70 be spared the necessity OF
again eelating the things which had
50 frightened me. and without fur
there ado he told 70 the two mer the
story I had Just related to him
Dieky listened intently with only
the natural anxiety which the tale
OF 10 sinister a message sent 10 his
wife would cause. but there was
something more than anxiety I'M
Harry Underwood's eyes. D savagery
which showed in his voice when. the
tale finished, he spoke 10 me.
do you NEAR hat Marion brought
that boz TO you instead Of her
mother. and that you accepted M"
He was jealousy angry for Lillian
against me. and against the step
daughter whom I knew he loved al
most al dearly as II she had been
his own child ! saw both my father
and my husband stir uneasily az his
tone. knew thai beneath fheir com
posture both men were resenting this
structure upon me. But my heart
was glad. I knew now beyond all
bubble. although l really had had
no doubt before that the i~nfstuation
for me which Harry Underwood had
Haunted In thu old days before his
lonR expiation Of bis drink-induced
treachery TO his country. was now.
indeed nothing but a heap OF ashes
He was ali Lil!.an's. every devoted
thought or him. and any slight "a
ner. open or w implied. was q
fighting matter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02
Rival Outlaw Bands.

IT'S my opinion" my father said
slowly. that there are two sets Of
outlaws out after the contents CT
that envelope. which I venture 70 say
shall find most unusual when we
open III ! would think there was
but one set OF men and that the
marauders. including the man. Hal
lam. who attempted the burglary OF
the farmhouse last Winter, had en-
ployed a Chinese 10 brighten as with
q message purporting 10 come from
his c~ountrymen- Buz the mans EVIL
dent terror and hopelessness. as de-
picted by Margaret In her account
az hts visit. make ne III that q
group OF Chinese. and these less
dangerous bandits ara both focusing
their attention upon the box. per
haps even without knowledge OF any
other attempt save heir own.
"A messenger sk~t by ordinary
criminals. he went on t~hcughtfully.
would not fear death as . result OF
failure 20 get results from q mes
age But the Oriental mind"
He threw out his hands in q ges-
ture OF futiIity as Dlcky dueried
wcnderingly.
But what in the seven hinges Of
tn heated oven would a Chinese plot
have to DO with Marion's lock boxg"
II can answer that In part" LII
liam said quietly.
Continued Tomorrow.
Copyright. 1851. hy NswsparsE Fsasurs SERIES. Inc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

black sheep 70 help II find rs miss
ing bag OF wool. but now that they
had all these interesting tricks. they
quite forget about their promise.
Goodbye" they said 10 IN ard to
the goose. wei zee you some other
day" Then they made off. for they
wanted T. be ali alone when they
tried all their tricks.
Soon they came 70 a space between
some trees and they sat down ana
spread cut their tricks before them.
I can't begin to describe how odd
some or them we're Mi had a.
curious trick III was 60 balance
a straw on the end OF his nose. BY
following directions he managed To
do X, but X was exceeding difficult.
Yam's trick was 70 take q rabbit OUT
OF a hat. This val even harder than
Mis- trick. particularly as she didn't
happen 70 have a hat-not To men.
ton the rabbit. But Knarf's trick
az the most curious cf all. Ha had
to toss two pebbles over his left
shoulder. turn around once-and then
disappear
Don't do lt.r' the others cried IN
dismay. He paid no heed to them. He
tossed two pebbles over his left
shoulder and then began 20 turn
around. II vain did the others try 10
stop him. Don't touch me-" hs
warned else youn disappear. too
And would you believe Il. that's
Just what happened to them. They
all disappeared, Perhaps II was the
trick. But ! have q better reason.
A cloud suddenly covered ths sun
and gnuffed them all out. You'll
never find more than the tiniest
trace OF a shadow when tha sun i'm
covered with d cloud. They vanish
quite away. That's one OF the best
tricks that shadows know. Where
did they disappear tor H'rn-that's
another story.
ccpTrishl 1851. ~ Newspaper Faaturs Garvisa. lna.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02
Look to Your Health IF Correct Posture Is Fatiguing

ago I experienced the same set of
symptoms outlined above. Apparently
III was iii good health. no loss Of
weight. appetite. or fading OF akin
coioring indicated q depleted physi.
cal condition. Yet. ] became ex-
hausted after the slightest activity
and spent most OF my time hunting
for things to lean against Or Gt
upon.
4 physical examination brought
forth the Illuminating fact that my
blood pressure wa way down 90
low that II was alarming. Another
few weeks and Id have spent months
recovering from q nervous break
down.
Medical treatment brought back
nv vitality and with IT, return .
corrected posture automatically fol-
lowed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

These may seem obvious enough,
yet many parents underestimate the
influence which these habits exert
on n child Here are some Of the
more positive rules. which have
proved effective In many cases:
To encourage thu habit Of eating
food with relish:
QD The child should be comfort.
able. Chair and table CT right
height. A small table OF hts own.
where he eats by himself or with the
other children OF the family. II there
are any. win inculcate a routine Of
eating without grumhling. Often
the child's restlessness or crossness
At table may be traced 10 uncomfort.
able posture.
C) Encourages child 70 initiate
Eown-ups In eating habits China
or his own, including some little
bowls from which he can serve him.
se8 land other childrenl Just as In
done 1t the family table. win develop
habits or neatness and courtesy. and
also q takdng-for-granted that what.
ever IL served is 70 be- eaten without
comment.
90 II the child refuses a dish. Il
should be removed ut once. No
coax1ng. no argument
The little conspiracy. which all
children seem 70 join at some perioda
u thus thwarted. Refusing 70 eat
isn't q sign OF real dislike of the
fccd-it's just as likely 70 be the
great game Of compelling mother to
make . fuss 20 ret really perturbed.
Once II Is seen that mother takes IL
calmly the fun goes out or this per.
verse game. and Junior begins to act
Ike a normal hungry child again.
tD II may be much easie. 10 feed
q child what 1t likes than 70 plead
with II 70 eat something IL dislikes.
Many mothers insist on q child eat
Ing food they themselves dislike.
Tea IT'S wholesome. but &C. flat. III.
for example. Junior doesn't like 70
drink milk with his meals he may
BE- given the same thing in the form
Of junket. which he does Ike. be-
cause it's dessert. And 90 on through
vegetables. eggs and other items.
There are 20 many foods available
for the growing child that II Is pos
eihle In the majority OF cases 70
choose pleasant instead OF less pop
ular types Of nourishment
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02
Helpful Advice to Girls
BY NANCY LEE

NEAR NANCT LEE:
~ ara Is a cid ara my
girl friend is q. She had been
keeping company with H. on
course. she had introduced me To
him. About two months ago he
asked me for a date and I accepted
Since then he has been seeing me
regularly and I am very fond CT
him My girl friend. naturally. IL
angry with me. Ny question is,
Should I continue seeing him7"
or SHOULD I gain her favor again
by dropping him. because love
herr" LOU.
III Gus do not think that the
H. young man win prove much o.
q blessing 70 either Of you Hope
that you are not very surprised ut
the anger OF your girl friend. Al
though. on second thought. she ought
"a ha Elad 70 have discovered the
Of her friends. ! should
you 20 become friends again
ana to drop the mar guilty or such
underhanded behavior. He viii prob
ably soon console himself.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02
An Old Iniatnatl0n Dead.

Look out. LII You're squeak
ing" her husband warned. breaking
the tension and we ell laughed. even
my father contributing a reluctant
smile.
81 haven't the slightest idea what
all this Is about" Dicky began.
You have nothing on me-" Harry
Underwood said I've simply been
little Casah.anca on the burning
deck. and I'm beginning TO crave
knowledge. Everybody's safely bat.
tened down under the matches. Chief.
Katie'E 60 busy with getting dinner
that she won't have any time for
shopping So we don't have to ad-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02
Home. Making Helps
By ELEANOR ROSS.


III AzEL is regarded By other
mothers with a mixture cf
admiration and envy. be-
Observation-Disclosures child eata all
that "a rat sefore her without any
fusg. But behind this pleasant calm
HaxAl admits that there are some
rules which she has consistently fol-
lowed and summed Up they amount
TO this:
The Dcn'ts come first:
dt Never decry food IN the child's
preserce. Don't joke abcut spinach
or oatmeal or other humbis and inn
portart foods
t2D Don't coercs the child by the
diversion Misunderstanding him stories
or coaxing him 70 eat down to see
the birdie painted az the bottom Of
the plate.
co Don't insist on his eating n new
food IL he dislikes Il On the first
GaSta.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-02

TEAR NANCY LEE.
~ / nave been keeping company
with a young man for the past
seven or eight months. Lately he
saw me In the company or other
young men and as ] vas supposed
10 he going only with him. he broke
up with me. Now. 7 have discov-
cred that he Is the only one ] care
to no out with. How car I persuade
him &c 20 out With me again7
Sincerely. CURLf-
CURLY: There In not very much
" you can DO unless you can find a
mutual friend ready 10 perform the
office q explaining things TO the
young Or you could pocket
your pride and write the young man
4 sincere letter. Tell him how sorry
are that the incident occurred
and that despite circumstances. hts
friendship ID the most precious thing
in the world 70 you. II this win not
mend matters. then you must 90
your best 20 forget him for II no
really does care he will forgive.
True love ID like that. fortunately