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Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd.
is considered by the children to be
their own, was evidenced by the
extraordinary number Of young
people in the Palace at yesterdays
opening performance.
"Parlor, Bed Room and Bath" Of
fers complications involving several
young people and their love affairs.
Buster Keaton is made the innocent
pawn in the love affair of a certain
couple who cannot marry until an
older sister has first taken upon her
self the connubial bonds. Buster,
utterly without experience with the
fairer sex, becomes involved in a sit
uation in which several women, in
Guiding young wife with a jealous
husband, appear seriously compro-
missed. colder sisters" interest is
aroused by the young man, whom
she believes to be q gay Lothario,
and the play ends with her surren-
dering to him her heart and hand,
clearing the way to matrimony for
her younger sister.
Two of the funniest scenes in the
play are where Buster awkwardly
elopeS with a young woman in q
midget car, which loses a wheel on
q railroad track, and later where he
and Charlotte Greenwood, attired in
trailing legged paiamas. race through
a seaside hotel pursued by a gun
shooting husband.
The vaudeville for the week is par
ticularly attractive, offering clever
dancers. singers and comedians.
These include Williams and Delaney,
comedians: Gordon, Reed and King,
dancers: Andrew and Louise Carr,
Joyce Coles. Jones Preble and Yvette
Rugel. who brings to the stage a fine
operate voice.
Several short reels complete the
program. c., S, S.
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comedy and organ selections are
provided as added entertainment,
but from the looks Of things
"Dracula" doesn't need 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
rs GERMANS KILLED
IN COAL PIT BLAST
Nearly 30 Miners Rescued After
Fire Damp Explosion 1850
Feet Underground.

BY the Associated Press.
NOTHBERG, Germany. February Al.
Twenty-Five persons were killed and
four seriously injured when a e-damp
explosion occurred at a depth Of 1850
feet today in the Eschweiler coal pit
, near Aachen. Two or three others Of
crew Of eighty in the pit are missing.
Since the mine is so-called wet pit
the explosion fortunately was localized
and affected none of the nearby pits.
There was not much material damage.
Success Of the rescue work, by which
nearly so Of those in the pit were ex-
tricated safely, was laid to four fore
men who had just finished their shift,
but who, upon hearing the explosion.
| insisted upon descending Immediately
into the mine to save their comrades.
Their knowledge Of the pit proved in
valuable.
The Government Mining Commission
representative arrived an hour after the
explosion to investigate It's causes. The
street leading to the pit was soon
crowded with anxious relatives Of the
miners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
LONDON PLANS BAN
ON HORSE VEHICLES
New Traffic Rule to Forbid All
Equine Traffic on Main City
Thoroughfare.
ny the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 21.-For the first
time in the history of London. horse
traffic Is to be forbidden to one of the
city's principal streets.
The time -honored equine traction has
been constantly dwtndling with the in
crease of motor cars, but enough horses
still are used for heavy commercial traf-
DC tn cause congestion.
The ministry of transport today an
nounced an experimental scheme to be
operative during the coming Spring by
which oxford street, one of the great
east and west thoroughfares, will be
closed daily to all slow-moving traffic,
including horse-drawn vehicles, between
noon and pm.
If successful, the scheme may be ex-
tended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
Strand ReOpens
With Birth" as Attraction.

THE Strand Thester at Ninth and
l. D streets northwest reopened
yesterday with Birth" product of
Culture Films. Inc, as its attraction.
1t is heralded as highly Endorsed
by the medical profession" and was
especially noteworthy for the absence
parently clear and straightforward
message, which cannot well be in
terpreted as offensive. 1t is perhaps
the least Objectionable, If not the
best, of the many clinical revelations
of the silver sheet thus far presented
in Washington. Withal 1t Is difficult.
take it as you may, to interpret 1t
as amusement in the generally ac-
copied meaning of the word.
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Daniels. Stone and Lyon
Shine in Film at Earle.

CURIOSITY as to who wins is
~ maintained throughout the play
ing of MY Past" filmed and ex-
hibited at the Earle Theater. A
certain degree of impartiality is ex-
pected from the mere observer, for
1t is a contest in remuneration, when
two friends, uncertain as to each
others affections, aspire to the pos
session of single matrimonial prize.
Readers of the novel, on which the
story is based, may find in the more
definite action of the motion picture
a means of giving intensified force
to the rivalry, which concludes very
abruptly when the last word has
been said and the yacht carrying
one adinirer moves seward. leaving
the survivors of the triangular ro-
nance in a convincing attitude.
Comedy is well placed in the pro-
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Irish Dogs Pets Of Fashion.

Following the lead of Princess Mary,
tociety women Of England are accepting
Irish dogs as the fashionable pets. Prin-
cess Mary has an Irish wolfhound An
other favorite is the Kerry blue terrier,
used by Irish peasants centuries ago to
herd their cattle, and still bred for the
dog fights which are held in, County
Kerry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
Dictionary Sales Boosted.

Since the banning Of Chevalier's songs
in Cardiff because of alleged unf1tness
for a refined audience there has been a
great increase in their sale in South
Wales And bookstores gleefully report
that there also has been great boost
in the sale of French-Welsh diction-
aries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22

Anna Christie.
1t was ev e n
more so in "Ro-
nance" And in
Inspiration" 1t
will be triply so.
T h a t how
ever, doesn't al
ter the fact that
Miss G ar b O. s
art" as 1t Is
called, is in
hnitely a DO v e
anything t h a t
she plays In,
and tn a t no
S t or y In the
world can do
justice to her. 1t
almost seems as
Ia
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"Dracula" Is Still
Drawing EN- In Mt RialtO.

I UNIVERSAL PICTURES seems to
be scoring another outstanding
hit in its celebration of the silver
anniversary of its distinguished
president, Carl Daemmle. AS famil-
lar as was the story of this I'M
canny mystery taken from Bran
Stoker's ancient novel, the Uni
versal screen presentation of it, with
the man who originally created the
title role in the picture, and its eerie.
melancholy revelation of the things
of another world that come back
to earth and depart with the rising
sun, is taking the fancy of the
Rialto patrons In a way to rival
its predecessors.
This, 1t appears, is what it is do
ing elsewhere throughout the coun-
try where it is being shown. Mys-
terry shows, always widely popular
with screen fans. may always be de-
pended upon to catch the crowds.
The Universal production Of
'Dracula" at the Rialto seems to
be not only catching them, but in
creaSing the numbers that pour into
the theater daily at every showing
of the picture.
A Universal newsreel, a two-reel
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Carlo, at the Columbia,
Continues to Be Great.

vt has become the fashion to be-
rate the material current in the
films of Greta Carlo. Scarcely
i has a picture begun breathing
when garrulous vultures pounce
upon it and tear the story to small
and miserable shreds. Then there Is
quiet. And then a summing up of
the art of the star-which is either
on the wane, or threatened by some
foreign importation, or floundering
through language of which she
knows little. After that, they go
back and begin again on the shall
lowness of the plot. 1t was so in
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'Illicit," Is Offered
Now at Metropolitan.
VVTARNEF2,S N6ETpNpnT TTAN IN

NOW at McIOpOut@hs
WARMERS METROPOLITAN Is
now showing Illicit" the highly
successful study Of modern married
life which was housed ut the Earle
not so long ago.
In this Aim Barbara Stanwyck
continues to prove herself one Of
the staunchest of the younger &C
tresses. She takes the part of young
woman who feels that her independ-
ence is more important than mar
riage. and that the clever things of
life are more essential than hus-
band whose business forces him to
lead a nfne-to-five life.
In the end, of course, she finds
that convention is after all pretty
nice, and that she simply can't live
away from her nine-to-five husband.
The most outstanding item of all
this, other than Miss Stanwyck, is
the acting Of Charles Butterworth.
who as an eternal Park avenue GIN
hound gives one of the most amusing
screen portraits of the year.
E. de s. M.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-30

due to abnormal conditions there re-
Sulting from the drought. He predict
ed this would not happen again soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-30
YUKON GOLD RUSH
FOLLOWS STRIKE
Quartz Assaying $40 a Ton,
Reported on Mountain,
Starts Stampede.

BY the Associated Press.
WHITE HORSE, Yukon Territory,
September 30.-Gold quartz discovered
on a mountainside 1850 feet above a
stream had started a stampede yester-
day Of Alaskan and Canadian miners
to Livingstone Creek in the head
waters of the Big Salmon River, South
ern Yukon.
Tom Koloff, who has been scouting
Southern Yukon for the past four years,
made the discovery. The gold is re-
ported to assay as high as $40 ton.
Several old-timers have been clean
ing up" consistent gold stakes in the
Livingstone district during the past two
seasons. Prospectors said the new
strike is one of the most promising in
the Yukon in years.
In addition to promising silver values,
free-milling gold in fair quantities can
be seen in the rock samples with the
naked eye. The whole mountain in the
vicinity is made up of series of quartz
veins with schist The schist carries
fair gold value.
Livingstone Wern ecke of the Tread
well-Yukon silver mines of Mayo has
had prcspectors in the Quiet Lake dis
trict, a few miles from the strike, all
Summer. They report the whole area
is highly mineralized with gold bearing
quartz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-30
Wars on Lady 'Skeeters
J. L. Robertson Pest Control Chief, Says "Cherchez
la Femme" Is Battle Cr,-Nales Find Human
Blood Unappetizing, He Declares.

Some mosquitoes, like some human
beings, take particular delight in biting
nice, chubby frog legs.
The idiosyncrasies of the pests were
discussed today by j. L. Robertson, CO.
ordinator of mosquito control for the
District, as he reviewed the mosquito
control work of the Public Health Serv-
ice, the District Sewer Department,
Public Buildings and Public Parks and
the District Health Department during
the season now drawing to a close.
Mr.. Robertson revealed male moSqui-
toes never bother to bite human beings.
Instead they feed ON plant and fruit
juices. So the battle cry Of the mos
quito fighters is ''cherchez la femme"
One type of mosquito is timid. This
bashfulness is coupled with shrewdness.
AS result it always avoids biting any
part Of the body except the back OF the
hands, the back of the neck or the
ankles. They apparently realize those
are the only sections they can bite
without running any real danger OF
being Swatted because in those positions
there must be some warning witch OF
the muscles before they can be struck.
Many mosquitoes will bite you out
doors, but are too clever to venture in
doors, where the chances OF survival are
slighter.
ton between human beings, horses,
cows and other warm-blooded animals.
Consequently farmers often Craze their
cattle between possible breeding places
and their homes. The mosquitoes then
satisfy their thirst for blood without
reaching the houses.
Some types of mosquitoes which
escape the ravages of disease, the
scourge Of old age or the weapons OF
their common enemy-man-hibernate
with the coming of Winter. They hide
in stumps, sheds, houses and other such
spots. -,
bears and snakes.
The co-ordinator expressed Satisfac-
ton with results obtained in the first
year of regulated control work. He pre-
dicted Washington mosquitoes would be
reduced to a negligible number within
two more years. He said those then
surviving would be so rare they would
create more comment than was heard
when large Swarms existed in the city.
Mr.. Robertson declared that the local
forces could control the situation in
such breeding places as streams, ponds
and catchbasins, by oiling, draining.
filling or applying paris green. 1t is
more difficult, however, to prevent the
pests from breeding in empty tin cans,
broken bottles and vessels left lying
around back yards as this is question
of control by the individual house
holder.
Particular delight was taken by Mr..
Robertson in the results obtained by
placing fish in ponds and streams. The
fish found the embryo mosquitoes rare
delicacies and devoured many of them,
so that the control task was materially
lessened.
The co-ordinator said considerable
annoyance was caused here this year by
an unprecedented influx of mosquitoes
from the vicinity of Chesapeake Bay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-30
SHIP BRINGS FURS
VALUED AT 100000
Man Who Saved Amundsen in
1921 Ends 36th Year of
Arctic Trading.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 3d.
Laden with furs, whalebone and ivory,
the motorship Patterson nosed through
the Golden Gate yesterday after four
months in the Arctic.
Capt. C. T. Petersen, completing his
thirty-sixth year as skipper of trading
ships to the top of the world, said the
furs in his cargo, mostly white fox, were
worth 100000, but three years ago
would have brought nearly $1,000,000.
Asked About "Lindy"
This was his sixth trip in his own
vessel and the eleventh upon which he
was accompanied by his wife, May Olive,
a graduate nurse, who cared for the
health of the crew.
AS Capt. Petersen attended to details
of docking here the sailors called over
the railing, "How's Indy? Did he
make it?" Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh had
flown over the Patterson south of Point
Barrow while it was waiting for break
in the ice pack.
Rescued AmundSen in 1921.
The most interested in the Lind
berghs was Jack Glenn, for Is years
Jrapper In Jne NORTHWEST territory ana
a member of the original Princess Pat
regiment in the World War. He had
helped entertain the Lindberghs at Ak
lavik. 1t was Glenn's first visit outside
the Subarctic in four years, but he's
going right back.
The skipper toyed with a gold watch
presented him by Road Amundsen, for
rescuing the late explorer in Siberia in
1921, as he told of the native Eskimo
canoe sent out from Point Barrow to
get fresh fruit and vegetables back to
the settlement before the Patterson
could get through the thick ice.
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DRIVER FINED $50.

Man Convicted After Fire Truck
Crashes Into Bank.
Arrested for failure to give the right
of way to vehicle of the Fire Depart
ment following collision yesterday be-
tween his car and No. Engine Com
pany truck, Francis M. Cofey, 81. was
convicted and fined $50 yesterday by
Judge Isaac r. Hit in Traffic Court.
The collision occurred at Thirty
fifth and K streets while the truck
was responding to an alarm at 2116
Thirty seventh street. The fire vehicle
was driven into a dirt bank and dam
aged slightly, while Capt. Frank Chinn
received a badly twisted leg. Judge
Hit told Coffey that he would have to
pay for the damage done to the truck
in addition to his fine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-30
CITIZEN ASSOCIATION
ASKS TRAFFIC CURB
Measures to Remedy Auto Noise
and Prevent Accidents at
Intersection Sought.

Complaints against unnecessary street
noise in the Logan-Thomas Circle
Citizens Association area, and dissatis-
faction with traffic conditions at Twelfth
and p streets resulted in adoption OF
resolutions favoring corrective measures
at the first Fall meeting of the asso-
citation last night. The session was
held in the Northminister Presbyterian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-30
STOLL AND HUNT CASE
POSTPONED TO OCT. g
Continuance Sought by Rover in
Petition to Expunge Jury
Report From Record.

At the request of United States At
torney Leo A. Rover, the motions of
Inspector Louis j. Stoll and Policeman
Joseph H. Hunt to expunge from the
grand jury generating Orville H.
Staples and requesting the removal CT
Hunt for testimony given in connec-
ton with the alleged framing of
Staples and criticizing other officials
for conduct of the inquiry, were con-
tinued yesterday until Friday, October 9.
by Justice Jesse C. Adkins Attorney
Henry l. Quinn for Stoll and Attorney
Albert w. jacobson made no objection
TO the delay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-30
MINE FATALITIES DROP
Industry Reported Well on Way to
Banner Year in Safety.

The coal-mining industry was re-
ported tocay as being well on its way
to a banner year in safety by Scott
Turner, director of the United States
Bureau of Mines.
For the first seven months Of 1881,
according to Turner, there were but
83S fatalities, which is 321 less than
during the first seven months of 1880.
This is a reduction of 27.7 per cent,
the production of coal being reduced
about 1862 per cent during this period.
The best record since 1906, the
earliest year for which accurate sta
tistics are available, was in 1922, when
9S4 were killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-30

Church. Rhode Island avenue and
Eleventh street,
Trucks. wagons and motor cycles OPP
Grating during mon business hours have
disturbed residents on Rhode Island
avenue, members Of the association said.
Erection Of stop or slow signs or trafic
lights at Twelfth and p streets was
urged when members reported that
numerous accidents have occurred there
during the Summer.
Resolutions favoring cooperative ac-
tivity In the proposed Halloween carni-
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val here, and cooperation with the
District unemployment drive were
passed unanimously.
Albert T. Young prominent In the
Logan Thomas Circle group, was in-
Gorsed tor the vice presidency of the
Federation of Citizens Associations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-30
B'NAI BIRTH TO MEET

ner Speakers for Tonight.
Rabbi William Rosenau, Baltimore:
Irving GoldStein, assistant United States
attorney, and Joseph A. Wilmer, chair
man of the Convention Committee, will
speak at the meeting tonight of Argo
Lodge, Brotherhood CT B'nai Birth, at
the Jewish Community Center.
Rabbi Rosenau of Eutaw Place Tenn
pie will speak on his recent European
travels, Mr.. Goldstein will discuss &C.
tivitieS of the local Jewry and Mr.. vii
ner will tell of the plans being made
to entertain the B'nai Birth convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-30

Cupid Is neglecting the widows In
England. according to government fig-
ures. which show that in 1920 one of
eight brides vas q widow while today
the proportion IS one to every Is.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-22
THURSDAY, JANUARY P, 1881
Fine Representation

It remained for Representative Roy l. Kimmel of North Stonington to reveal glar- ing inaccuracies of Connecticut's borough system of representation to the general assem- bly, Tuesday. When Representative Kimmel moved for the adoption of recommendation giving more representation to democratic leg islators on house committees it was regarded for the moment as nothing more nor less than the customary protest of the democratic party. As soon as the clerk finished reading the rec ommendation Floor Leader Raymond John
 son asked for immediate disposal of it. Rep resentative Kimme insisted upon roll call vote and although overruled by Speaker AL corn finally secured it. The recommendation was defeated upon strictly party lines.
 However the state now knows Git could have known it long time ago had it so desired) that the 85 democratic members of the house were elected by l53,042 voters in communities whose population totals about 1,0OO000. The l82 republican representa- lives were chosen by 93,484 voters from communities in which the population only reaches 650.000. On the following con- mittees no democrats were appointed - ap- propriations, agriculture, cities and boroughs. education. finance, and roads, bridges. and rivers The committees on humane institu tions and motor vehicles have but one demo- cratic member each. The most important committee of all, the judiciary has two demo- cratic members.
 Inasmuch as the democratic minority of the house is just about one third of the mem bership it looks as if the republicans were up to their old tricks and that the election of a 1tt1o to them In the interests of good govern ment and fair play there should have been more consideration given the minority party. especially after republican legislators had plain ly indicated it was their intention to do so. We don't see how progressive legislation can be secured when so many voters of the state arg denied representation to which they are entitled But the situation has existed for years and efforts to correct it were always promptly squelched,
 It interests us. though, to learn that Repre- sentative Kimmel is Yale graduate student He came to Yale on scholarship for the study of representative government, and has been one of its most brilliant members. He entered politics at North Stonington for the sole pur- pose of putting to test the theories which he has studied and which he probably hopes to see actually in use in American cities and states in future years His entrance into poll- tics was simultaneous with that of the retired dean of the Yale Graduate school There may be no significance in this, but certainly the master and the pupil ought to be able to convince Connecticut that some of its dicta- ,orial policies and antiquated methods are due to be shelved. At least Representative Kim mel should show the democratic party that it can expect no favors from the republican while the latter controls the legislature.