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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-17
CHICAGO FEVER HITS
BLOOAH, KIN OF GWBE
Liberian Politics Lure Brother of
Jailed Tribal King, Who Re-
turns to Windy City.
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, April 1.-THE fever OF
politics seems to have gotten into the
blood OF Charles @. Biooah, brother OF
Gbwe, tribal King of the Djabo, Lii
berian tribe.
Hardly had he set foot on the mid
way of the University of Chicago fol-
lowing his return after a years visit
with his tribe, than he expressed a de-
sire yesterday to go back to Liberia.
Il want to go back soon," he said.
Il can't become King. because I'm an
expatriate, but want to get into poll
tics to help my people"
Blooah, who worked his way through
the University Of Chicago, winning a
bachelor OF philosophy degree in 1929,
made the trip back to his Jungle fast
neSses with George HerZog, university
anthropologist, for a years work In an
thropology.
He told newspaper men that his
brother had prepared a royal welcome
for him, but could not attend him
self, because he was in Jail at Cape
Palmas.
Tine Liberian Republic said he had
violated an order giving some Diabo
land to the Grebos, another tribe.
known es the Fish Town Men," add
ing that he had interceded and that
his brother would soon be free again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-17

Norway has a movement to change
the law prohibiting children under 16
from attending the movies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-17
EGYPTIAN RIOTER SLAIN

Score Injured In Attack on Train
Carrying Notables
CAIRO. Egypt. April ~ R.-Ons
person was killed and 20 wounded IN
ricting yesterday at Dokernesa, upper
Egypt.
The trouble occurred when a train
carrying notables for q reception in
honor of the premier reached the place
and was stoned and held up by a mob:
passengers being compelled to leave the
coaches
Seven of the rioters were wounded
and one killed by police fire. Thirteen
police were injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-17
Cornetist Is Aided
By Gang Threats;
Plays in Tremolo
Fright Improves His
Music, Chicagoan's Man.
ager Tells Police.
BY the Associated Press.

By the ASSOCIATED Press.
CHICAGO, April l7-Volunnes have
been written about gang threats, but
the suggestion that they might be an
aid to the art of music was never Of
fered until today.
It remained for John Collins, mana :
ger for Louis Armstrong. to point out
this possibility, when he complained
that Louis, colored, who toots a tune
ful cornet in a night club, was being
threatened and followed around by
noodlums.
Louis. his manager said. quit one
night club for another, Turing the Gus
toners from one place to another
But the more they scare him." COL
Inns told the police, 1.-The better he plays
the cornet.
He gets those shivery. shakery,
tremolo effects, you know, like the Gus
toners like"
Police furnished Louis with an es-
cort to accompany him hone in the
early morning hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-17
Maple Sugar Crop Short.

BURLINGTON. VT, April IT RO.-
Maple sugar manufacturers, In session
here. yesterday reported that Vermont's
maple sugar crop this Spring was only
one-third as large as normal. due to
adverse weather conditions after tap
ping.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-17
BANS ALCOHOLIC TONiCS
California Governor Puts Signature
on Urgency Measure.

SACRAMENTO. Calf, April II Up.
An urgency measure to prohibit the
sale Of alcoholic tonics such as those
which we're blamed for the death or
paralysis Of scores Of persons in Cali
fornia in recent months was signed by
Gov. James Rolph, il. Yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-17
MORE LOCKS FAVORED
Senator Brookhart, on Return
From Panama, Discusses Canal.

Returning TO the Capital yesterday
from the Panama Canal Zone, Senator
Brookhart. Republican, of Iowa. ex-
pressed the belief Il would be feasible
70 build additional locks at both ends
Of the canal when increased facilities
become necessary. He said he thought
1t would be a number OF years before
the problem would have to be met.
Senator Brookhart indicated he be-
lieved the width of any new locks
should depend on future tendencies IN
ship construction. He declared in favor
Of bill, which he said had passed the
House several times, relating to toll
rates in the canal Under exiting
methods, he said. some vessels do not
pay as much as they should.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
NAVY ORDERS

Comdr. Leo L. Lindley, orders Sep
TENDER 4 revoked. Detached duty as
aide on staff, commander base force;
to duty as aide on staff commander
base force, and additional duty as force
material officer.
Lieut. Charles A. Whiteford, TO duty
as engineer ofncer, U. s. s. Oglala.
Medical Corps.
Lieut.. Willard 8. Sargent. detached
receiving ship, San Francisco; to U. s.
Naval Hospital, Charleston, S. c.
Dental Corps.
Lieut.. (Junior Grade) Clifford c. De
Ford, detached Naval Training Sta
ton, Hampton Roads, Va, to duty Nor
folk Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Va.
Supply Corps.
Lieut.. John NJ. Holmes. detached
q. S. S. Antares, TO duty Navy Motion
Picture Exchange, N. Y.
Lieut.. Michael j. Kirwan, detached
Navy Yard. Norfolk, Va, to duty U. o.
3. Antares.
Civil Engineer Corps.
Lieut.. Comdr. Valentine ]. McManus,
detached Navy Yard, N. Y, to duty
Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor, T. H.
Lieut.. Comdr. Edward c. Seibert, de-
tached LIST Naval District. to duty Navy
Yard, Pearl Harbor r. H
Lieut. (Junior Grade) Walter T. Eek
berg, detached Navy Yard, Charles
ton, s. c., to duty as public works
ofncer, 7th Naval District.
Warrant Officers.
Chief Pay Clerk Leroy Alexander,
orders September 10 revoked; de-
tached duty Navy Yard, Charleston.
8. c., to u. s. s. Trenton.
Chief Pay Clerk Thomas f. Wright.
orders September 10 modified, to duty
q. s. S. Idaho.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
ARMY ORDERS

Lieut. Col. Guy v. Rukke, Medical
Corps, at San FTancisco. has been or
dered TO examination for retirement;
Maj. Robert L. Tebbitt, Medical Corps,
has been transferred from the Philip
pines TO San Francisco; Maj. T. J.
Smith, Ordnance, from this city, to
Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, N. j.: Capt.
c. H. Newell, Infantry from jackson,
Miss, to the high schools at Salt Lake
City; Capt. L. F. Daniels, Infantry,
from the Philippines to the New York
University; Capt. H. S. Chamness, 18th
Infantry, from Douglas. Ariz.. to ?o-
mona College, Claremont, Calf: Lieut..
w. D. Buie, Infantry. from Fort Eustls,
Va, to Hawaii; Capt. Don Longfellow.
Medical Corps, from Panama TO this
city for duty at the Army Medical Mu-
scum; Lieut.. A. N. ziegler. Infantry,
from Fort Warren, Wyoming, to the
high schools at San Francisco: Master
Sergt. Columbus M. Mariner, 10th Cav
airy, at Fort Euachuca, Arizona, has
been placed on the retired list, on his
own application, after more than 80
years active service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
ENGINEER TO ADVOCATE
BETTER WORK LIGHTING
r. M. Smart, Philadelphia, to Be
Speaker Before Electric
League Tonight.

Improvement of working conditions
In the small industrial unit will be the
topic Of the chief address delivered be-
fore the piweekly meeting of the Elec-
trio League of Washington at the Po-
tomac Electric Power Co. auditorium
tonight. r. M. Smart, Illuminating en-
gineer of Philadelphia, will explain to
the conference how better workman
ship, fewer accidents and generally en-
HANGED conditions may be obtained
through the use of modern lighting
methods
z. A. Biggs, local electrical engineer,
will describe effects of modernized
lighting recently installed in Washing
ton industrial plants. The meeting will
feature Illustrations of the types of
equipment installed in various factories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
CLARK FACES JURY
AGAIN IN Staying
Prosecutor Promises "Sur-
prising Revelations" in Sec
ond Trial of Ex-0fficiaI.
nv the Assoniated press.

ny the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, September I'll
David H. Clark, former deputy district
attorney and an unsuccessful candidate
for q municipal judgeship in the last
election. was called to trial today for
the second time on charge of Staying
Herbert F. Spencer, magazine editor.
The jury at the first trial disagreed.
1t was discharged when it stood IL to
for acquittal after hearing Clarks story
that he shot Spencer and Charles H.
Crawford, wealthy one-time political
bass, in self-defense.
Special Prosecutor w. j. Ford said
the State had new evidence to strike
at Clarks story Of self-defense and that
surprising revelations" were due.
Clark's testimony was that he shot
Spencer and Crawford only after the
latter had reached for a pistol in an
argument which Clark said resulted
from his refusal ito frame" Chief of
Police Roy e. Steckel The double
killing took place in Crawford's Holly
wood office May 30.
The State, in the first trial. init
mated the Sayings were caused by
political racketeering" Clark has yet
to be tried for the Staying of Crawford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
PIERCE HALL PLAYERS
CHAIRMEN SELECTED

The Council Of the Pierce Hall Play
ers held its initial meeting Of the sea-
son last Saturday under Craftsmanship
Of William O. Eliot. Sd, at which time
the following committee chairlnen were
selected: X. Hiding Bell, staging;
Knight, music; Kathryn Dunkhorst,
dance; Mabel Van Dyke, membership,
and Alice w. Cushman, costuniing. The
program committee, Laurence Staples,
chairman, has charge of the inaugural
meeting to be held October IL
Three one-act plays were decided 70
be given in November The plays, direc-
tors and dates for tryouts viii be an
nounced later. The cast Of one play
viii be acted by persons inexperienced
in the art, in an effort to develop new
talent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
Madeira Bridge Sets

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
Small Turkish Towels

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21

The September Linen Selling Begins Today


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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-30
CHICAGO TEACHERS
GET PART OF PAY
$4,000 School Teachers Re.
ceive Six Weeks Wages
Six Months Overdue.
special Dispatch to The star.


CHICAGO, October so--Hungry
Chicago school teachers, unpaid since
April IS. can eat to their hearts con-
tent today when they receive checks
covering six weeks Salary--six months
overdue.
Just when the 1900 teachers were
reaching the point OF desperation, with
sentiment widespread for a shutdown
of schools on November !. Chicago
found - $50, 900 In cash with which 10
buy warrants from the Board OF Edu-
cation and thereby provide cash for
salaries On Wednesday policemen and
firemen. paid regularly while teachers
suffered. received checks for pay due
them on october Is.
with their first cash in months,
school workers will be faced with in
Vulnerable demands from creditors
who have been carrying many Of them.
There is no certainty when more FUNDS
will be available, and the expectation
Is that the teachers will first take care
10 provide for their food needs Courts.
which have prevented eviction Of non
rert-paying school employees, are not
expected now TO change this policy with
the frst show Of cash.
State May Provide Funds.
II more money Is to be provided for
teacher salaries. II viii likely have to
come from sources tapped by special
session OF the Illinois Legislature, TO be
called probably for November Q. The
original date was TO be In october, but
delays overlook q special revenue COM
mission, which has endeavored TO devise
q plan FOR rescuing Chicago from bank
xuptey. Income taxes, higher gasoline
taxes and other special sales taxes are
: contemplated Is revenue producers.
! Only the recognition OF a crisis. which
would not longer be ignored, brought
the present City Council action to pro-
vide funds for the teachers. City Con-
troller S1ymczak even then was skepti-
cal Of the council action, pointing out
! that IL means q virtual end to further
public improvements this year. With
q none-too- full treasury. Chicago must
retire 5000, 900 in bonds which mature
January /. The action has not healed
the rift between the administration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-30

Of Mayer Anton J. cerrnak and the
William Hale Thompson controlled
Board Of Education. The president Of
the board and the mayor during recent
6ayE have engaged In an exchange OF
pleasantries. Mayor CeTmak started II
hy saying he thought President Lewis
r Myers Of the Board of Education
vas honest Eut misguided.
Myers Replies te Mayer.
Il need no certificate Of good chArae-
ter from Mr. Cerfnak." said Mr.. Myers
Nor am BATTERED by any reference TO
my honesty from that direction, bit IL
inspires me 10 say that I once knew q
man who grew very rich just minding
his own business"
To this the mayor replied
Perhaps some Of the board members
have been mindinR their own business
and growing rich instead Of tending TO
the boards business and getting the
teachers pay"
While these personal tiffs go on. finan-
clers notice that unpaid taxes IN
this county now total si4l .2S2.2i7 out
Of a three year assessment OF s74o, 100
g2a Taxpayers have rEvolted against
a system Of taxation built on political
preference. and this non-payment has
caused the financial troubles Of the
school board and Of other city depart
Fnents.
tCopyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-30
SCOTTISH BAL PLANNED

bOcletIe8 70 EFestnt NdLIFe NVs-
tunes, Dances and Music.
The annual Halloween Bal Masque OF
the Scottish Societies Of Washington will
be given tonight at the National Press
Club.
Outstanding features OF the evening
will he many beautiful Scottish cos
tunes. as well as Scottish music and
dancers. The committee in charge o.
the dance consists Of William H. welsh
Hugh L. Granger, Charles T. Alexander
Martin orleve, w. q. MacKay and An
drew Paterson.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-24
PLAIN, HONEST TALK

Edson R. Waite of Shawnee Oklahoma asks: "Did you stop to think that advertising is a service to the pubc It is the kind of service that is of assistance
 This is the time for business concerns to quit thinking that the public them something and think of what they the public.
 Out of consideration for the public every business man should advertise.
 'The printed page is the proper place to advise the public who you are where you are and what you have to sell.
 Every business should look ahead They must an cipate; they must employ well established policies of modern business they should have faith in their city, faith in their business confidence in themselves, and then advertise.
 There some walking about with funera-like look and bemoaning poor business Coupled with ad vertising makes it that much worse and they wonder why. Some figure advertising in the hometown paper is donation; money thrown away. The Gateway don't what that kind of advertising; don't need it What the paper wants and gives is valued received ten times Gateway advertisers should be patronzed 100 per cent by subscribers for it to them credit must be gv for enabling daily paper be served to you You daily paper town solely by of the fact Gate way advertisers have made it SO. Are you shooting square with Gateway advertisers?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-13
TO FIGHT
 AUSTRO- GERMAN
 TARIFF COMPACT
Her Delegates Leave For League of Nations To-day to Oppose Breaking Down of Tariff Walls
BY RICHARD ID. MCMILLAN

Paris, May 13.-(UP).-Prepared to fight the projected Austro-Ger- man customs accord looking to the abolition of tariff walls between those two nations, the French delegation to the council of the League of Na- tions session departed to-day for Geneva.
 Aristide Briand, foreign minister, and Premier Pierre Laval are to fol- low after to-day's presidential elec- tions at Versailles. Prior to the dele- gation's departure, the members had a lengthy conference with the pre- mier and Briand on the Austro- German "anschluss," or union.
 Despite hints that Germany Is ready to extend the proposed union by concluding a new customs agree ment with France, the government remained firmly opposed to the eco- homie pact which the German ad- ministration negotiated with Vienna, and will use every effort to secure some sort of modification.
 The French fear that the economic union between Germany and Aus tria would merely presage a military union, and that the move is a threat to the peace of Europe. Such an ex- pansion by Germany, the French contend, would mean the revival of the old and dangerous principle of a "balance of power on the con- tinent.
 The principle of abolition of tariff frontiers, it was emphasized, is ap proved by the government. However,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-13
DOCTORS TESTIMONY CONNECTS DRIVER
Ordain Doucette
 Memorial Day
Celebrates First Mass at St Annes Church on Sunday
 May 3lst

Lawrence w. Doucette, son of MT and Mrs William c. Doucette of 444 South Main street will be ordained to the priesthood in St Joseph's Cathedral, Hartford, on Saturday, May 30th. Rt Rev John J. Milan, bi- shop of the Hartford diocese, will officiate at the ceremonies. Father Doucette will celebrate his first sol- emn high mass in St Annes church on Sunday, May 31st, at 10:45 a. m.
 He is graduate of St Bernard s seminary, Rochester, N. Y., where he was awarded degree in philo- sophy and where he is completing his studies for the priesthood.
 Father Doucette is native of Wa terbury, born here on August 28, 1906. He was graduated from St Anne's parochial school with the class of 1920. His preliminary stud ies were made at St Joseph's semin- ary at Mt Laurier, Canada.
 The celebration of Father Dou- cette's first mass promises to be an event of great interest to the par ishioners of St Anne's church and to the young priests many friends throughout the city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-13
BONEC CRACKER STOKES TALKS OF
 THE OLDER DAYS
"COrnbread" They General ly Call Him and He Mourns of Lost Art, at Which He is Expert
By HI. ALLEN SMITH a~.a D.sass CfoR CNusrnSpn<npoSlovnfN \

Limited Press Stan COrreSpOndent)
 New York, May 13.-(UP)- Cornbread Stokes, late of the Ken- lucky hills, sat in a Fourth avenue office building to-day, stared down lat the jangle of traffic in the street and shed bitter tear for the pass ing of a noble art.
 For Cornbread Stokes is one of the last, if not the last, of the cow rib bone-crackers. Cornbread comes from Kentucky where, back in the hills, they used to actually crack bones. And to-day, rather sadly, he pulled handful of COW ribs out of his coat pocket.
 In a moment the room reverberated with the roar of clacking bones. That there," he explained, tis what I call the machine gum" Then Cornbread cut loose with his "cricket." Next came "horses trot- tin" and then "horses gallopin'." By that time Cornbread had proved his point.
 1T been crackin' bones," he said, lever since I was big enough to hold onto a cow rib. Down on my paws farm I used to get all the ribs offen the cows, and l found some mighty fine COW ribs in my day. Cow ribs is best for bone crackin' excepting only that they get dry and start crackin'. I mean ac- |tually crackin'. Not just crackin'." :"
 Cornbread used to be the star all through his district whenever the boys had a barbecue. He built up quite a reputation in the hill coun- try as a bone-cracker and one day, he just suddenly decided to come to New York and see if Broadway wouldn't enjoy a good old-fashioned |bone-cracker.
 He tried the booking offices here, but nobody seemed to get the idea.
 Then one night" he said, "l got Into one of these here night clubs, thinkin' it was Hungarian restau- |rant. I was settin' there at the table land the people was dancin' and the music was playin'. All on a sudden they started playin' two-step and 1 picked up 8 couple or forks ana started crackin' them. Well, sir, purty soon they shut off the orches- tra and a hundred people, I reckon, gathered around me. Then got out my bones which I always pack around with me and started crackin' them." :. Cornbread's celebrity, as a result of that night club incident, has at tiast brought recognition to his art. He has been signed up to crack bones lover the radio.
 Bone-crackin'," he said, 'is the purtiest music you can think on when a real good cracker does it. Now you take me. I was out to party's house one night and they turned the radio on to one of these sympathy orchestras from Philadel- phia. Well sir, I got out my bones and cracked to the sympathy con cert, and 1 want to tell you I i'm proved that music. Every good sym pathy orchestra ought to have a bone cracker or two"
 The best music for bone-crackin ICornbread said, is the old time stuff like "Who Threw tn Overalls in Mrs
 Murphy's Chowder," and "Climbin tn Golden Stair.'
 "You got to have two step music for crackin'," he said. You can crack bones proper to this croonin'.'
 His first name, he said, is Herbert but everybody calls him Cornbread