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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-28

The most carefully planned and widely
awaited event on entire yearly calendar
is ready to reveal the hundreds of outstanding
savings it has prepared for this years sale.
These surprises" will be more numerous than
ever-and more exciting. They will make
you want to buy everything you need for Fall
and Wnter-for yourself and your home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10

rels were gathering half-ripe nuts, said:
1T doesn't mean a thing. The squir-
rels always do that. They do it every
year. All it means is that they don't
know enough or are too impatient to
wait until the nuts get ripe"
In the bird house, L. S. CrandaI
added his bomb to the explosion.
when it starts to get cold birds
take to the wing" he said. when
lakes freeze over wild ducks go South
That makes them good thermometers,
but it doesn't make them prophets.
I'm the Fall of 1929 hundreds Of
red-breasted nut matches came down
from Canada That means tough
Winter people said. But it turned out
TO be mild one"
James H. Starr, chief Of the Weather
Bureau, added:
watching birds and animals for
signs of the weather is like trying to
forecast by the way ones cornS feel"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
CROWDS ARE EXPECTED
TO WELCOME GANDHI
Marseille Police Prepare for Stu
dent Delegations From Many
European Cities.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MARSEILLE. France September 10
The arrival of Mahatma Gandhi to-
morrow on the way to London from
Bombay is expected to give police a
busy day. and they are making ar
rangements to handle large crowds.
Delegations Of Hindu students are
coming from London. Berlin, Geneva
and Paris to Join Marseille students
in rendering their leader reception
before he goes to the Round Table
Conference.
Gandhi is understood to have re-
fused TO ride in the Paris Bombay eX-
press because it has no third-cla~ g
compartments and will take anothe4
train that evening. He has reserved
a servants bed room on the sixth floor
of a small hotel. where he will rest
before meeting his welcomers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
BUSINESS DATA
HELD INACCURATE
Michigan Professor Declares
Inadequate Mathematics
Are Used in Statistics.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
! MINNEAPOLIS, September 10
Many of the statistics used in modern
I business are inaccurate and of little
value because inadequate mathematics
are used in their preparation, the
! Mathematical Association of America
was told today.
Prof. Harry c. Carver Of the Uni
versity of Michigan, in a lecture on
Business and Statistics" said there
is need both for increased use of pure
mathematics in preparing business sta
tisticS and for better mathematics than
are now available to solve new business
problems that are constantly arising.
The trend of business statistics is,
and necessarily must be, toward the
mathematical end of the statistics
spectrum" Prof. Carver said, land
mathematical StatiStiCS-es essentially a
combination of probability and pure
mathematicS-is sadly in need of
rigor which only specialists in pure
mathematics can supply.
1t is greatly to be regretted that
that phase of business statistics dealing
with analysis and projection OF time
observations of how quantities, like
prices. vary with time series. rests on
an exceedingly unstable foundation.
1IeIe Is dDSOlultlJ IlO SAIuoC 4OL biAIS
State of affairs.
For the most part this work is being
done by economists and professional
folecaSterS who are far more Interested
in making predictions than they are III
estimating the probability that the &C
tual occurrences will differ from their
forecasts by more than specified per
cent.
Most of you are acquainted with
various organizations which very prop
erly describe past events by actual nu-
merical data, but somehow insist on
predicting the future trend OF the same
phenomena in statements that are so
vague and contain so many ifs that the
forecasters scarcely commit themselves.
THE usual excuse that is offered by
economists for not employing mathe-
NAUTICAL statistical methods is that the
data is SO subject to error that the use
of more refined methods is not war
ranted. AS a matter of fact, the best
reason for employing mathematical
methods is the fact that the data is so
ineXact If the data were exact ana
obeyed a simple law there would be no
use for mathematical methods.
Il believe that b. the time the maine
mat.cians realize the importance OF APP
Dlied mathematics the business world
will be insisting on a better cooperation
oe mathematics and economics, ana
forecasting will have ceased to be
racket"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
700 AND WEATHER MEN LAUGH
AT IDEA ANIMALS ARE PROPHETS
Explode Theory Severe Winter Is Ahead Because
Squirrels Gather Haf-Ripe Nuts.

ment Weather Bureau Office at the top
of downtown skyscraper agreed with
the animal keepers.
It's just an ancient superstition no
one has bothered to explode" said H.
r. Mitchell, acting director of the Zoo
John Toomey, head animal keeper
who has been minding all manner of
strange beasts for 80 years, when told
the keeper Of the Kansas City Zoo had
forecast an early Winter because SOUR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10

Smith of Lake County that the bank
was insolvent last Fall and that Nelson
failed to perform his official duty to
close the bank, but instead consented
to plan of reorganization. The bank
closed on June II with deposit liabilities
OF Sl.224,OO0 and cash on hand of
$4,000.
Others who were reported TO be named
in true bills were Norman o. Geyer,
president of the bank when it closed;
Carl Stenger, former president and
chairman CT the board at the closing,
and Milton p. Smith and Murray Con-
nors, vice presidents Two indictments
against Geyer were the only ones made
public. He furnished $4,000 bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
Rv the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, September 1O.-Cool
winds blew over New York, squirrels
scampered about parks gathering nuts,
and those who watched talked of an
early, severe Winter.
But up at the Bronx Zoo experts
laughed at the idea that birds and ami
mails have a psychic sense. which warns
hem of bitter days to come.
And those who sit in the Govern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
Dogs and Auto Owners Barred.

HAMMOND, Ind. Automobile
owners and persons who keep dogs are
barred from financial help by the town
ship. Trustee II. o. Durham has posted
notice which says: Poor people who
own dogs or automobiles can't expect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
STATE HEAD LINKED
WITH BANK PROBE
Oscar Nelson, Illinois Auditor, Is
Named by Grand Jury in True
Bill, It Is Reported.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIdLtu FItsS.
WAUKEGAN, Ill, September 10
State Auditor oscar Nelson was report
ed to have been named yesterday in a
true bill by the Lake County grand Jury
investigating the affairs of the defunct
Waukegan State Bank, on charge OF
misfeasance of office.
The State auditor appeared before
the grand jury September following
charges made by States Attorney A. V.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10

help. Township will not furnish gas
for auto or feed for dogs. One dogs
feed will feed a child"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-27

their daughter, Miss Polly Cooke, this
afternoon at q tea in their home on
Wyoming avenue.
Assisting Mrs. Cooke win be Mrs
Frank Conger Baldwin, Mrs. q. Thomas
Dunlop, Mrs. William Hinton Hollo-
way, Mrs. Adam Wyant, Mrs. Rudolph
Max Kaufman, Mrs. Stanton j.
Peelle, Mrs; J. Spalding F1annery, MIS-.
John Shepherd of Chihuahua, Mexico;
Mrs. Brainard Warner, ir., sister-in-law,
and Miss Rebecca Warner and Miss
Anna Warner, sisters of the hostess.
The debutante will be assisted by Miss
| Anne Wyant, Miss Betty Peelle, Miss
Mary white, Miss Patty Warfeld Ed
monston, Miss Mary Elizabeth Mac
Arthur, Miss Elizabeth Shouse, Miss
Louise Harrison Gwynn, Miss Frances
Carter and Miss Marian Mitchell, guest
of Miss Cooke.
Mrs. Francis T. A. Junkin has re-
turned from abroad and Is spending a
| few days in Washington at the May
| flower before going to Chicago. Her
plans for the Winter are as yet indefi--
mite. Mrs. Junkin is accompanied by
Miss Resale Hollyday.
Miss Mary Lee Bell entertained at
luncheon today at the Shoreham in
honor of Miss Frances Brooks, who will
make her debut Christmas week. t. :
guests were Miss Ruth Mulliken, Miss
Marian Dunlop. Miss Jeanne Richards,
Miss Jane CulbertSon, Miss Margaret
Clark, Miss Eleanor Corley, Miss Sid
ney Thompson, Miss Helen Peoples,
Miss Alison MCDANIEL and her house
guest, Miss German.
Miss Eleanor Mulliken, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrel Mulliken, will give
a small tea this afternoon in honor of
her sister, Miss Ruth Mulliken, who is
home from VaSsar for the Thanksgiv-
ing holiday. Miss Ruth Mulltken Is
a debutante this season.
Assisting today will be other debu-
tantes of the season. including Miss
Christine Ekengren, Miss Caroline Chan
try, Miss Catherine Poe, Miss Rose
walker Page and Miss Allison Nc
Daniel.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Hinton Hollo-
way entertained at dinner last night at
the Chevy Chase Club in honor of their
debutante daughter, Miss Anne Cassel
Holloway. Their guests were Miss Mar
bury Beall, Miss Pansy Bloomer, Miss
Elizabeth Cogswell. Miss Polly Cooke,
Miss Virginia Cooke, Miss Marion Dun
lop. Miss Rose Walker Page, Miss Anne
Park, Miss Isabel Perry. Miss Marion
Mitchell. Miss Jeanne Richards, Miss
Atlee Wayne Wirgman, Miss Anne
Wyant, Mr.. Ivan Alfaro, Mr.. Douglas
Bogart, Mr.. Robert Clifford, Mr.. Clar-
ence Condor. Mr.. John Grille, Mr.. Fred
Hunt Mr. John Hamilton, Mr.. Stanley
Huntington, Mr.. John Lynham, Mr..
Rudolph Kaufman, Sd; Mr.. Henry
Pike, Mr.. John Hare, Mr.. Arthur
Clephane, Mr.. John L. Smith, jr.; Mr..
Wilson Shugerman, Mr.. William Stan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-27
ley, Mr.. Jack Muslin. Mr.. John Morst
and Mr.. Jack Hayes.

ley, Mr.. Jack Muslin. Mr.. John Morse
and Mr.. Jack Hayes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward G. Wells en-
tertained at dinner yesterday at Mrs.
KS Toll House Tavern, having as their
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hinkel, Miss
Anna Hinkel, Mr.. and Mrs. William
H. Vepp and their daughter, Margaret
Vepp, and Miss Amanda Powder. Mr..
and Mrs. Wells recently returned from
an extended European trip.
Mrs. william Sawtelle Kilmer enter
tanned at the dinner dance at the
Snoreham last night, preceding the
Navy ball Her guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. John Edward Fowler, Miss Dor
othy Gould Fowler. Mr.. Donald Kilmer
and Mr.. Norman Kilmer.
Mrs. Kilmer was hostess to a party
Wednesday night at the dance at Fort
Humphreys, Va, her party including
Miss Villa FuImer, Miss Louise Elliott
Mr.. and Mrs. FRANKLIN King, Mr.. Gene
Gram. Md. Donald Kilmer and Mr..
Norman Kilmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Compton enter
tanned the foot ball squad of Wooster
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-27
Navy Relief Society Ball
Last Evening Gay Party.

Last Evening Gay Party.
Anchors Aweigh," the Nays inspir-
ing strain, greeted the many distin-
guished guests upon their arrival at
the Navy Relief Ball at the Willard
last evening. Beginning with the Sec
rotary of the Navy and Mrs. Adams
and then the Vice Presidents party,
formal ball room of the hotel and the
adjoining drawing room and smaller
dancing floor.
There was delightful informal at
mosphere about the fete last evening,
Continued on Sixth Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-27

York after his retirement. Mrs. Davis
and her daughters are only in Wash
ington for the Winter. Col. Davis Is
now on q business trip In Wyoming,
but viii join his family here at Christ
mas.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. ]. B. McCaaley
Of Cleveland, Ohio, are at the Willard
for short stay.
Gel. and Mrs. Donald, II. Sawyer en-
tertained for 20 guests at dinner last
evening at Wardman Park Hotel in hon
or of their house guests, DR.. and Mrs.
Charles Wesley Waters, Mrs. M. E. Os-
born, Mrs. Sawyer's mother and Miss
Marjorie Elizabeth Smith, who came to
Washington to spend Thanksgiving with
Col. and Mrs. Sawyer at Wardman,
where they make their home. Mrs. OS-
born and Miss Smith will remain about
q week before returning to their home
at Kew Gardens, Long Island.
Col. and Mrs. D. w. Mccormack have
arrived in Washington from their home
in New York City and are stopping at
the Carlton.
Miss McKelvy Bride
OF Lieut.. Hauck Today.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Peck
McKelvy, daughter Of Col. and Mrs. VIII
liam NeSsler McKelyS, to Lieut.. Clarence
Jonathan Hauck, jr., will take place
this afternoon in All Saints Church,
Chevy Chase, the Rev. Henry Teller
Cooke, officiating. Due to the rfme5s
of the brides father arrangements will
be simple, with only the two families
witnessing the ceremony.
Following the ceremony Capt. and
Mrs. r. P. Craft will entertain in their
home Lieut.. Hauck and his bride and
a very small number of their young
friends. Lieut.. Hauck and his bride
will be at home after December 10 at
Fortress Monroe, where Lieut.. Hauck
is stationed.
Mr.. and Mrs Cornelius Kelliher an
nounce the marriage of their daughter
Johanna Carmody to Mr.. John Wilbur
PAYNE, son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Mason
Payne, Thanksgiving day, the ceremony
being performed in st. Stephens Cath
ole Church, the Rev. G. B. Harring-
ton of1ciating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Payne will be at home
after January l at 1919 Twenty ninth
street.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Scarlet Lilies OF
Georgia announce the marriage Of their
daughter Marion Louise to Robert A.
Mcpherson, jr., of Washington, Wednes-
day evening at $3.50 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Cooke will present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-27
inson in their home on Prince George

Mr.. and Mrs. Chester G.. Abbott Of
Detroit are spending the holiday in
Washington at the Mayfiower, with
their daughters, Miss Nancy Abbott
and Miss Mary Abbott. Mrs. Abbott
father, MrNHolman M. Barnes Of Port
land, Me-, also is here and another
daughter. Mrs. F. w. Lathrop, lives at
Wesley Heights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-27

College at a buffet luncheon today In
their home. Tomorrow Wooster will
play the Navy at Annapolis. Several
coaches of Wooster students are COM
ing from Ohio for the game and will
stay over for the Wooster dinner dance
at Carvel Hall tomorrow night.
The Washington alumni who will 60
to the game and dinner include: Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Erwin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson Compton, Mr.. and Mrs. w. P.
Benson, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred Putnam,
Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin B. Wallace, Mr.,
and Mrs. Herbert Willis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Chaffin. Miss Margaret Guck-
ley. Mrs. Harry Angus, Miss Betty
Angus, Mr.. Kendall Angus and Comdr.
and Mrs. j. w. McClaran.
Mrs. Asa Gambler of Atlanta, Ga, Is
staying at the Willard for a few days.
Miss Isabel Chapman of Philadel-
phia is the week end guest of Miss
Margaret Baxter and will go with her
to Annapolis tomorrow to attend the
Navy-WooSter foot ball game, and later
be entertained by Lieut. Comdr. M. w.
Hutchinson, U. S. N, and Mrs. Hutch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-27
SOCIETY

tcoutinued From second page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-27

Mrs. Asa Gambler of Atlanta, Ca, Is
staying at the Willard for a few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-27

York after his retirement. Mrs. Davis
and her daughters are only in Wash
ington for the Winter. Col. Davis Is
now on q business trip In Wyoming.
but viii Join his family here at Christ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-27

Lieut.. Col and Mrs. ]. B. McCalley
Of Cleveland, Ohio, are at the Willard
for o short stay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-27

Mrs. Francis T. A. Junkin has re-
turned from abroad and is spending a
few days in Washington at the May
flower before going to Chicago. Her
plans for the Winter are as yet indefi::
mite. Mrs. Junkin is accompanied by
Miss RoSalie Hollyday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-31
Largest city-Then What?

Dr. Joseph A. Hill, acting census director and authority on population studies. says that by all methods of counting. New York
 exceeds London in number of inhabitants. Greater London is credited with S.202.SlS. and Metropolitan New York with l0.o0l,- 424. Dr. Hill believes that comparison based on population density would give New York the lead.
 On an area basis, New York within ra- dius of 20 miles from city hall holds 9,859.- 873 persons, London. within a radius of 20 miles from Charing Cross holds only 8.o12,017. Easing the count on political units. London County has 4.396,S2l in habitants while the five boroughs comprising New York have 6,930,446.
 This seems to be great triumph for New York That proud metropolis may now glory in the undisputed N. unless London still disputes = title of worlds largest city" What of it? You'll have to ask New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-31
Permanent Slouch

At the national surgeons convention the other day. one of the speakers paid his re- spects to the popular and ungainly posture that used to be known as the debutante slouch" and has fastened itself upon the ris ing generation of girls. Young women, he says, will find that their abnormal pos lures will lead to serious and permanent deformity." He refers, among other things to curvature of the spine.
 Millions of these young ladies, very likely, will get the idea and start trying to straighten themselves up just about the time when they discover they can't. Their frames will be set that way Will future generations ever be able to understand how whole gen. eration of girls. in the most enlightened med ieal age up to their time, and also in an artistic age, could get into a state of mind that preferred deformity and disease to grace and health? Is there any answer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-31
Binding Lights

A business writer reports the invention of an automobile headlight which, utilizing new principle, distributes bright light evenly over the road and illuminates the roadside beyond the ditch, without throw ing any glare whatever into the eyes of the approaching driver.
 As result of sad experience it is hard to believe that there IS. or can be, any such light -- or if it is possible, to believe that 1t will ever come into general use. We have had our frenzied campaigns against binding headlights, and our laws supposedly regulat- ing the lights and the drivers, and the net result IS that the evil is worse than ever be- fore. On every important highway we meet all kinds of lights, many of them apparently of several hundred eandlepower, and half of them so blinding that it is wonder any driver fdncing them avoids colliding or go- ing into the ditch. So far. the blinded drivers only defense is to turn on, himself, all the light he has, and trust in luck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-31
Children's Reading

The annual output of childrens books is up in the hundreds There are new edi- tons of old and time-tested favorites. There are even more new books The notion exists that children and adults alike should read only the latest thing in literature. Mem bers of the Child Study Association find that today there is hardly realm of fact or fancy that is not being interpreted to the child on his own level of understanding. Science. exploration and history are being presented from the juvenile standpoint in many books we'll worth eherishing. But many are not so good.
 The Child Study Association asserts that of the 800 juveniles published last year only 40 could be recommended, l50 were posi- lively harmful and the rest worthless, of only passing interest and no literary quality. The association urges parents to supervise and guide their children's reading carefully. Teachers and public librarians share in this responsibility. f~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-31
Criminals and Lawyers

NAlphonse Capone, generally recognized as one of the boss hoodlums and gangsters of the age. is convicted on five counts of cheat ing the government out of couple of hun dred thousand dollars or income tax and is li3ble to go to prison immediately for a maximum of l7 years. Liable, but not likely. His lawyers have set out earnestly todefeat the will of, the law and the verdict of the jury. They intend to carry their case to the Supreme Court if necessary, We don't doubt that in the least. The pros- poets of Capone starting a jail sentence of any length fot two.years are slim.
 9This ougbtsto amuse some people. It does us Pickup your daily newspaper some day and scan the list of court cases that were disposed of in your own local police court or higher courts. You'll find men going to county jills or state prisons for offenses similar to Capone's or for various other reasons We might mention at this point that in addition to the five income tsx report violations there were some 5000 iiquor offenses charged against the gang sfer. not to mention numerous others of various natures. Yet Mir Capone will prob ably be at large for years. maybe forever, if IL lawyers are clever enough. Isn't that ridiculous state of sffairs'
 It is the theory of our government that every man shall have fair chance whether in gives his fellow-citizens fair chance or not. How our courts eoddle our eriminals Ind how they tolerate the fragrant and fu.nspsrent interference of criminal lawyers ujfh the machinery of justieel It is high 1fIne that there was some move made to land fIx Cspones of this nation behind the bars. The petty violators who cannot afford to roy for protection all along the line get the
 nif. The "big fellows" like Capone.
 s<of-free or sseape with some fine th7t
 IT can probably pay in hundred dollar bins |[ey'll take out of their pocket at the time. F this the land of the free and the home of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-31
MERGING ON INSULT
(Hartford Courantl


 The New York Times recently carried a dispatch dated from Hartford which declares that postal records were made yester- day in the little Wethersfield off, flee six miles south of this city. We might take exception to the statement that Wethersfield is six miles from Hartford, but that is small matter. What really hurts is the headline. "Wethersfield tConn.) Where Washington Planned Cam paign ."
 Why the Conn" and in brackets at that? We ourselves have writ ten headlines containing the words "New York;" but it never occurred to us to follow the name of the city with IN. Y." in brackets. We have regarded New York as a well known and growing place whose inhabitants are engaged for the most part in investigations. full of sound and fury but rarely resulting in the Imprisonment of any of the persons investigated. We assume that readers of the Courant have heard of the city and know that it is in the state of New York, though it may eventually come to include the town of Greenwich In Connecticut.
 The words "New York" are suf- ficient because no other New York appears in the Postal Guide. For the same reason "Wethersfield" is adequate when our neighboring town is spoken of. There is no other wethersfield in the Postal Guide, and we have no doubt that a letter addressed to Wethersfield would reach the little office" to which the Times refers. At least, George Washington knew of the place in his day, and elected to meet Rochambeau there instead of in Hartford.
 Of course, if we had a corre- spondent in Nine Times we should add "S. G." but surely Wethers- field is more widely known than the village in South Carolina. We wish the New York Times would send a representative to Wethersfield, not to remain permanently in one of its institutions, but to enjoy the beauty of an old town with great trees in it.