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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
D. C. YOUTH GRILLED
IN TORCH MURDERS
Nephew of Miller Family Neigh.
Dor Volunteers for Stay.
ing Quiz.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


MANASSAS, Va, October IA
Joseph E. Wolfenden. 10, of 1888 B street
southeast, Washington, D. c. appeared
here last night voluntarily for question
ing in connection with the death of the
Goodwin Miller family, who persisted
in a fire which burned their family
residence to the ground, near Joplin,
Prince William County, on September
Is. Wolfenden is nephew of Walter
Wolfenden, who lives in the vicinity of
the fire, and is said to have been visiting
his uncle on the night fthe conflagra-
ton.
Thomas H Lion, commonwealth at
torney. said this morning an investiga-
ton which his Office is conducting with
reference to alleged insurance policies
was progressing and this line of inves-
tigation will be concluded within day
or two. 1t is thought that a we'll known
resident Of the Joplin vicinity may be
brought into the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
STATE DEPARTMENT USPENDS
TWO TO BREAK UP GAMBLING
Messengers Who Acted intermediates for Clerks and
Bookmakers Penalized in Drastic Drive.

Drastic steps were. taken at the state
Department today to break up gambling
among the clerks. The first move was
the suspension Of two messengers with
out pay for a month for having acted
as Intermediates between bookmakers
and clerks in the various bureaus in
placing bets on horse races.
The suspended messengers are John
N. Savage, attached to the Near East
ern Division, and William D. Evans, an
employee in the Visa once of the Pass
port Division. Evans has been in the
service since 1910 and Savage since
1916.
The long and satisfactory service of
the two messengers, 1t was announced.
was the only mitigating circumstances
which prevented more severe disciple
nary action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
.CAPONE'SL LOSSES
ON HORSES CITED
Gang Leader Was Poor Judge
of Racing Steeds, Defense
Witnesses Say.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. october 14.-Alphonse
Capone today opened his fight for
acquittal on charges of evading income
taxes with an account of his gambling
losses.
The husky gang leader is poor
judge of race horses, the jury in United
States Circuit Court was told today.
He won some bets, but not very many"
Milton Held, bookmaker, testified.
Held, although he had no records to
prove it, and could remember no in
dividual transactions, estimated that
Capone lost between $4,000 and $4,000
during the Summer meeting at the
Hawthorne race. track in 1924 and
about $f2, 900 in the Fall Of 1925 at
the same track
Paid in Big Bills.
"Al would make bets ranging from
5000 to $500 on a race" Held teSti-
a day. He usually paid his losses with
500 bills. but sometimes he gave me a
$500 bill
Held admitted under croSs-eXamina-
ton that his bookmaking was in viola
ton of the law, and said he had fol-
lowed the business for 20 years or more.
He said he made only about $4,000 at
the track in 1924, land about that
much more at my office down town.
Oscar Gutter, a hunchback bookie,
who described himself as commits
sion broker, who handled sporting
events, mostly horses" said Capone lost
ako haffind the
various tracks near chicago in the
Summer Of 1927.
Customers Generally Lost.
Sometimes he would place $4,000
on a horse to win and $4,000 to place, y
Gutter said.
YES. they most generally lost" he
said, with a smile in answer to a queS-
ton as to his customers.
Johnny Torrio. Pete Penovich and
Louis La Cava, all past or present gang
poenaed as Government witnesses, were
in the Federal building today, sup
posedly waiting to be called as wit
nesses for their friend Capone. None
of them was put on the stand by the
prosecution.
Gave Capone Credit.
Gutter was asked If Ca None had credit
at his commission house.
II knew AL was fair and honest in
his own business" was the reply, so I
gave him credit. That is, he could
make a bet today and settle tomorrow.
I didn't require any security of him"
The witness said at Capone's request
he always dealt with him in currency.
The Government questioned Gutter at
length about how he arrived at the
figure 100000. He said he kept some
informal records from month to month
so could figure up my income tax,"
but that he destroyed the records as
soon as he was through with them.
THE business was illegitimate at
that time" he. explained.
There has been no indication today
that the big fellow" would turn talka-
tive and take the witness stand himself,
but it was no apathetic defendant who
started this fight to escape q Federal
prison.
This trial. into which the Govern
ment has thrown all its resources and
energies, has brought out an alert
Capone, a serious, attentive man ready
with many suggestions for his lawyers.
The Government closed its case yes
terday afternoon. Defense Attorneys
Michael Ahern and Albert Fink ex.
Continued on Page 2, Column -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
Ry the Associated Press.

HODGENVILLE, KY, October a.
Louis A. Warren, Lincoln biographer, of
Fort Wayne, Ind, in an address here
today declared the discovery Of another
supposed birthplace of Abraham Lin
coin raises the number to 16.
Judge Harvey H. Smith of New York
recently stated the Emancipator was not
born in a one-room log cabin on Nolin
Creek, in Kentucky, but in a comforta-
BILE two-story house on Mill CrSsk, rs
miles away.
There have been IS other attempts
to center public opinion on a certain
spot where individuals. groups and even
whole States have claimed Abraham
Lincoln was born" said DR.. Warren.
Citizens of Hardin County. Ky, have
for years insisted Lincoln was born on
one of four definitely located sites with
In the present boundaries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14

Evans and Savage. it was charged,
received small commissions for serving
as runners in placing the bets. and
their act was in strict violation Of an
order of the executive departments of
the Government forbidding gambling
during Office hours.
The State Department is the second
Government agency to take drastic steps
in the last few years to break up gam
bling among employees during office
hours. Some time ago, George H. Car
ter, public printer, waged d concerted
campaign against race horse betting at
the Government Printing ONCE, and
severely criticized the Police Depart
ment for alleged dereliction in failing
to close up bookmaking establishments
In the vicinity Of the printing Office
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
VATICAN UNALARMED.
Officials Believe Church in Spain is
unchanged by Rejection.

VATICAN CITY, October IA tP).-
News of the rejection of Catholicism
as the official religion of Spain was re-
ceived by Vatican officials today with
disappointment. but without alarm.
They were of the opinion that when
religious conditions there have been
Strengthened out the position of the
church will be found to be not seriously
damaged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
M'KIMMIE ONE UP

Leads Robert T. Barnett in First
1S Holes for Pro Title.
r. Cliff McKimmie, professional at
the White Flint Country Club, was l up
on Robert T. Barnett of Chevy Chase
at the end of the first 18 holes of their
scheduled 36-hole match today for the
Middle Atlantic match play profess
sional championship at the Woodmont
Country Club Barnett is the present
title holder. McKimmie scored n for
the first round and Barnett was rs.
The final round is being played this
afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
Hurley in Honolulu.

HONOLULU, October IA (P).-Secre-
tary of War Patrick j. Hurley arrived
here yesterday en- route to the United
States following an inVestlgatlon OF po-
Iitical conditions in the Philippines. He
will be the guest of Gov. Lawrence M.
Judd during his brief visit here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
Hospital staff Stricken.

VIENNA, October IA R.-Eighty
physicians, nurses and members OF the
staff of the Vienna General Hospital
were stricken today with parayphoid,
a disease akin to typhoid, ard were
segregated In special wards. They were
said to be affected IN Q mild form.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
Brand Whitlock Better.

BRUSSELS, october II R.-Brand
Whitlock, former Ambassador to Ber-
GUM, who has been Ill of pleurisy, was
said to be In good condition today and
In q cheerful mood. He is not sure
when he will be able to leave Brussels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
Fireman's Hammer
Releases Man, but
Breaks Hand Bones
BY the Associated Press.

KANSAS CITY, October IA
Seeking relief from the tedium of
convalescenSe after a motor car
accident in which he suffered the
fracture of three ribs, Paul
Schulze, 26. insisted yesterday on
helping about the house.
The clogging of a basement
drain pipe drew his attention.
He thrust his hand into the tub
ing to remove debris. There the
hand stuck.
Neighbors and firemen were
called. A fireman picked up a
sledge hammer.
One solid smash broke the pipe
also three bones in Schulze's
hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14

The Star is read in a great
majority of Washington homes,
AND consequently carries more
retail advertising daily and
Sunday than all other Wash
ington papers combined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
Why Go to Paris

for smart fashions when the
newest styles are here in Wash
ington?
washington stores are among
the finest in the country and
their advertisements in The
star will tell you about all that
is latest in style and fashion.
Yesterdays Advertising.
local Display
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
German Export Balance Gains.

BERLIN, october IA Rl.-The news
naner Boersen Courier said today that
Germany's September exports exceeded
IMPORTS by 100000 marks $685.
750 .00OO, the highest active balance
since the World War.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
WEATHER.

%. 9. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Cloudy with showers tonight and prob
ably tomorrow; not much change in
temperature. observation-disclosures Sc,
at 4 pm. yesterday; lowest, SO, at IL pm.
yesterday.
Full report on page 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
The Washington times., 1931-04-25
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-09
.D0rothyDix
Why
Some
Women
Don't MGrTy
Lists
Reasons
for
SpinSters

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make mieab why cold hiyeTs Just
having a
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girl and een hs efsmf to e Ta P Pa snd
had left to make his ling elsewhere and our little Nam st p was am
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dande with each eT and girls E9 gG0w up in that sort Of
W aF hs ms 50 care en 'f5 Ss
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daughter an old m
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door returned With o R We had 6ee T0 nd
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m m Vs m e na s D vsnea sd
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II couldn't have who
HAVE always had clear picture Prince Charming
somebody tall slim
and who would love me for myself alone Nave
glad to marry But of them giving
and sy who didn't know their
children within
$50 49,
MEYER sF 5 mar teb because was said the fifth
G @ @naRBE faa grew up Which R ha as
risk my own happiness played safe single"
SWELL" said the first maids have missed lot and
IaaV goes any way you take It, DOROTHY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-09
A Sermon for Today
"a Word in Due Season."
ny REV. JOHN r. GUM.

"a Word in Due Season."
"A word spoken in due season. how
good 1t is!"-Prov., xv.23.
Doubly good is the word spoken in
due seaSon-good because it does us
good to speak 1t, and because 1t does
good to the one to whom spoken.
Are you down In the dumps? DO
you feel mean and grouchy? Are you
out of sorts and cross? Get up and
shake yourself, and then go cut and
speak a good word to somebody. You
will come back feeling like a different
person, and everything will lcok differ
ent to you. There Is nothing that will
more quickly get you out of your
'kinky" mood. You will come back
smiling at the things tAat fretted you
or that make you feel blue. You will
find 1t to be true. as Solomon says,
that pleasant words are health to the
bones
Besides helping yourself, think of
the good you msy do to others by
merely speaking pleasant words to them.
We often dream of the good we could
do. If only we had the opportunity.
Opportunities fer words to be spoken
in due season abound every day and
everywhere We have no idea how
many people thsre are all about us in
need of encouragement. No doubt
there are many such people right near
you, and a single word of good cheer
from you will give them new heart and
courage.
"On single winged word hath hung
the destiny Of nations" said Wendell
Phillips. Surely the destiny of many a
soul has hung on a single word. We
can never tell what may result from a
little thing. The workman in the
roundhouse neglecting a very little
thing may cause train wreck I do
not doubt that many life has
been wrecked by somebody's failure to
do their duty in some very small wav.
perhaps no more than neglecting to
speak a good word. To have spoken
that word would have been only a
simple matter, and yet, If it had been
spoken, bad situation might have
been changed and a life saved.
Words fifty spoken are like apples
OF gold in pictures Of silver" But YOU
co not need to have the gift Of q golden
crs SILVER tongue to speak such words
The qualifications required for this
ministry is heart rather than intellect.
a kindly spirit rather than a brilliant
tongue. Kindly and seasonable words
are the natural fruitage of a loving
heart.
Blessed are they who have learned
from daily and habitual practice how
good 1t is to speak "A Word in Due
SEASON."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-09
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

q soap-and-water cleansing Is not
enough. One must ind a cleanser
which goes deeply into the pores, %
choose a light cleansing oil to remove
the CRIME and oil which are not only
on the surface Of the skim but also deep
In the pores. Thissmay be followed by
a soap-and-water cleansing (unless the
skin IS very dry, when an almond meal
may be used) and every skin needs
either skin tonic or an astringent.
Those with dry SKINS should choose
the milder tonics. while those whose
skin Is oily and pores inclined to be
large and relaxed need the stronger as
tringents. Either one Is essential, as
they stir the pores to activity and such
pores will not become lazy. relaxed and
enlarged. Cold water or Ice is the sim
plest astringent.
A third precaution in the quest for
a lovely complexion is always to use a
suitable powder base before applying
makeup to hold the powder, making
it easier to remove afterward and pro-
tect the skin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-09
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

This afternoon pop was leening back
in his private chair smoking cigar,
saying, There's no question about 1t, the
place to spend vacation is home and
the most luxurious thing man can do
with his time Is to waist it.
Witch just then ma looked in the door
saying, My goodness Willyum I thawt
you were going out for wawk.
I changed my mind, changing my
mind is the hardest werk I expect to
do on this vacation, pop said. The
Dolchey far nientey, he said. and ma
said. Well maybe they do, but my lands
Willyum you've been around this house
all this blessed day everywhere I look
and everywhere tern.
Dolchey far nientey, pop said, and ma
said, Yes, so you said, whatever that
means.
And she started to go downstairs and
came rite back again, saying, o, Will
ly off its hinges, it wont take you any
time to fix it.
All rite, then wont need to give 1t
any time, pop said, and ma said. Now
Willyum don't be silly, when a man is
home and gate needs fixing, there's
ony one logical conclusion.
But zee gods, I'm on my vacation,
dolchey far nientey, pop said, and ma
said, Who ever herd Of a vacation
without little unaccustomed exercize,
and goodness knows it will be unaccus-
toned as far as you're concerned. And
Willyum. after you get through that do
you think you'll have time to see what
seems to be troubling the hot water,
heeter? she said.
I don't think anything about it, I
know beyond peradventure of doubt
that Ill not have time for either one
or the other because speaking of eXer-
CHE I've exercised my dolchey far MEN
tey perogative of changing my mind
again and I'm going out for a waWk
after all, pop said.
WITCH he quick did, banging the
frunt door hard, and ma said, Well,
had to get him out of the house some
way or else lose my reason, jee hee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-09
Cabbage Salad.

While new and different, this Is a
salad that may be served with almost
any kind of a meal, from the Simplest
of everyday luncheons to a smart din
ner. Chop or shred very fine one me-
dium sized hard head of cabbage, and
also chop one green pepper, one canned
pimento, and one stalk of celery and
mix with the cabbage. Cook together
for minutes half a cupful of brown
sugar, half teaspoonful of salt, half
a cupful of vinegar and one-fourth tea
spoonful of mustard seed. Cool and
mix with the chopped vegetables. Serve
on lettuce leaves or In side dishes, as
preferred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-09
Ice is a simple astrlnsent

has in 1t some exercise in the out-of-
doors and sunshine. Plenty of sleep is
essential also or milady will pay the
toll by dull eyes. sallow skin and facial
lines which become deeply etched and
muscles which sag.
Given these. the next step Is proper
facial protection and cleansing BY
protection mean that the face should
not be exposed to the harshness of sun
and wind without some covering To
most people an even, glossy coat Of tan
is becoming. but no one looks her best
when the skin has been exposed to the
extent that it is burned and rough; in
many cases the delicate facial tissues
are even cracked through exposure.
All this can be prevented by first cover
ing the face with a creamy lotion-a
cucumber cream is particularly good
as it has both bleaching and soothing
qualities-and then with several layers
Of powder before taking a drive in the
open, playing a game of golf or spend
ing several hours on the beach. Such
a precaution not only prevents the skin
from taking an ugly burn. but it also
keeps the dust from getting into the
pores and eventually causing black
heads.
The nightly cleansing Of the skin is
very important. When makeup is used
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-09
The Woman Who Makes Good
z HELEN WOODWARD.
HELEN WOODWARD
highest nom married
Americas

actresses to work for more reasonable
sums Of money.
There are only two classes in which
salaries are being raised and new people
hlreo-WrtterS and directors.
Studios are looking eagerly for writer's
whose talent can be turned to motion
picture use. Unfortunately, they look
first to a writer who has established
himself in some other field of author
ship. Almost any prominent writer can
get a job of some kind in the movies.
But new writer who has had no ex-
perience cannot get job. And more
and more emphasis Is put on the direc-
tors and more money is being paid to
them than ever before.
The picture people decided some time
ago that the really important things
about the movies are, first, the direction
OF the story, and, second, the story
itself. Sounds like putting the cart
before the horse, doesn't it? Well it is.
And now the studios are beginning to
realize it. They've come to the con-
cluSion that the public will not come
to see big stars in poor pictures. They
are beginning to suspect that one rea-
son for the bad times in the movies is a
series Of bad stories.
The public doesn't pay much atten-
ton to the names of the authors. but
you've seen many picture lately where
the writer of the film got more pay
than the star.
Meantime, an army of smaller people.
Of actors and actresses, mechanical
workers are out of Sobs.
If you're highly experienced in some
technical branch of movie work, YOU
may get job. Otherwise don't write
and ask me how to get a job in pic
lures. You can't.
Even cousins and sisters-in-law of
the executives can't get jobs in the pic
lures now.
Turn your mind to something more
practical. See the movies from a the
alter scat instead of from behind the
scenes. assure you they look best
from in front. You'll keep your illu-
sionS that way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-09

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