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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
JOHNSON ASSA|LS
W|GG|N DEBT PLAN
California Senator Calls
Upon Government to Give
First Thought at Home.
~ the Associated Press

~ the Associated Press
The report Of the International
Bankers Committee last week suggest
ing revision of reparations and war
debts was assailed yesterday by Sena-
tor Johnson, Republican, of California.
as a move toward cancellation of war
debts due the United States
In public statement issued at his
ONCE here, the Californian said that
undeR existing conditions "considera-
ton" of war debts and reparations
means cancellation Just as the mora
forum meant the first approach to
cancellation"
Meanwhile, the administration main
tanned its silence on the report Of the
International Bankers Committee
headed by Albert H. Wiggin Of New
York.
Hoover Statement Recalled.
The silence was interpreted by some
administration members as q determi-
nation to ignore the report. It Is
known that Senator Watson of Indi-
ana. the Republican leader, who is an
outspoken foe of debt cancellation, has
discussed the situation with President
Hoover. Watson recalled after the
conference that Mr.. Hoover In his an
IT do not approve IN any remote
sense Of the cancellation Of the debts
to U.s."
Senator johnson called upon the adj
ninistration to give its every attention
to the domestic situation just now. He
said:
Cancellation has been decreed by our
international bankers just as they
decreed the moratorium. They are
AZ. q 49, z4& .NaIWv TO-
lean financial life today but in Amer
Their ownership extends to the
leadership in both great political
parties: and In this crisis, with self
sacrifice that does them infinite credit,
they are determined for the benefit
Of all the rest Of US firSt to stabilize
the foreign securities held by them
and then collect every penny OF their
high rates Of interest. Their political
puppets poll-parrot their pecksntffian
ing America. They do neither. They
protect only their own speculations and
profits.
Wants Attention Here.
I'VE now have q moratorium by
which our country has lost $250,00O,-
600 during this year. BY this sum our
Treasury deficit Is increased. We are
about to have o cancellation Of debts
by which our people will lose some
SS 0OO. 900 900, all Of which win have
10 be paid by American taxpayers.
None Of us but would be charitable
IN assistance Of q needy or q destitute
people; but when we see the pathetic
lines Of the unemployed in this country
and witness the tragic fate Of the men
who till the soil; whens on every hand,
we know our own have been py tens
and hundreds Of thousands reduced
from comfort and financial ease to
uenury and want, may we not prayer
fully ask our peripatetic government to
come home and give its first thought to
American"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
U. S. MAY INQUIRE
INTO OIL MERGER
Impending Action Of Standard OF
New Jersey and California
Scrutinized.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the A18cclateo ffeSbs
The Justice Department probably viii
look into the reputedly impending
merger of the Standard Oh Cos. Of New
Jersey and California.
No complaint or request for the study
has yet reached the departments anti
trust division, which is headed by John
Lord O'Brian, Assistant Attorney Cen
eral. Newspaper reports, however. have
been scrutinized closely and dependable
sources in the department say pertinent
information almost certainly viii be
collected
II was pointed out today that all
mergers involving sums as substantial
as that in the oil company case are
studied. It was not known, however.
whether the study would be Initiated
before or after completion Of the COM
bsne. should II be made. No active
work has as yet been done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
QUERIES ABOUT LOVE
RESULT IN $50 LOSS
Woman Says Money Left With
Gypsy to Be Blessed" But
Palmist Denies It in Jail.

Curiosity regarding how much her
fiance loved her caused Miss Ruth
Smith, 81, TO lose $50, police reported
last night
Miss Smith, who lives on Twelfth
street, asked a gypsy palmist, Annie
John, 40, of 1913 e street, for infor-
nation concerning his affection for her,
it was said.
After the fortune teller had assured
her he was very much in love with her.
Miss Smith handed the woman the
money with the request that she .'bless'
It, Such process, the gypsy Is said
to have pointed out, would require soma
time. so Miss Smith decided to return
for the money later.
Instead, police declared, she sent ~.
fiance; who reported the fortune teller
He called Trafnc Policeman ,Iar,s. e,
Miller. who arrested the woman or /.
larceny charge. - :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
PLANS CHEMICAL WAR
TO CLEAR WATERS OF SEA NETTLES
Will Feed Them Copper Sulphate, Which Will Kill Them
and Make Oysters Grow Fat.

copper sulphate, which. It was recently
discovered viii kin them and ct the
same time cause oysters to grow fat and
Juicy. The feeding Of copper sulphate to
oysters Is not a new idea. according to
Earle, but giving 1t TO sea nettles is one
ali his own.
The preparation viii be placed In bur-
lap bags. which in turn are dragged
through the water by q boat. killing an
sea nettles in the immediafe vicinity tn
stantlws
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
FOREIGN DEBT SETTLED

gANTo DOMINGO, Dominican Re-
public. August az tE1.--The newspaper
Opinion announced today that the Do
Yninican government has concluded o
favorable arrangement for paying It's
foreign debts.
President Trnjillo viii make an on
ciai Announcemen 81 the terms within
4 "A days, the newspaper saiA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
TEXAS FARMERS DEMAND
CLOSING OF COTTON GINS
Petition Asks Shutdown Until
Market Reaches 10 Cents
Pound.
Nv the Arnoclatea PreEE.

ny the Associated Press.
NEW BOSTON, Tex August az
More than 900 farmers met in the
streets here today and recommended
that Coy. Ross Sterling shut down cot
ton gins until the price Of COTTON and
cotton seed attained a higher level.
The recommendation was in the form
Of q petition. II asked the Governor
TO close the gins until cotton reached
a price Of at least 10 cents a pound
and cotton seed sold at minimum OF
$40 q ton.
The farmers banded themselves to-
xetner under the name Of the Farmers
Relief Society Of America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
NAVY MEN ASSIGNED
Four to Take Optical Course at
Yard Here

About four chief machinists or ma
chinists will be assigned by the Bureau
of Navigation, Navy Department, to
the Washington Navy Yard for long
course in optical instruction. This was
made known yesterday with the an
nouncement that applications for this
assignment should reach Washington
by October /.
The optical course will start about
January l and last for six months. The
department will transport the families
of those selected to take the course to
Washington when their orders are is
sued, the bureau said. A special eye
examination will be given applicants
for the course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
epsciaI pispatch % me stsr.

BALTIMORE. ND. August 22-State
Conservation Commissioner Swepson
Earle Is planning b chemical war on sea
nettles In an effort 10 make the Chesa-
peale BAY and tributaries a safe place
for Maryland bathers
This announcement was made by
Earle today following his return from
the annual convention Of xhellflsh COM
nlissioners a. SayviIie, Long Island
The sea netties are going TO be fed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
Your Handwriting Is Revealing!

How do you write?
Do you scrawl? Are you precise?
Do you run your sentences up down?
Are the lines thick or thin?
All these signs in handwriting said to be very
definite indication of character
At any rate the study of handwriting is interesting
Watch for Handwriting Analyses the Feature action
Of The Evsn;no Star Start;ng Tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
The Egyptian CapitalHas Greatly Changed
in the Past Fen Years-Mamy Of the
Streets Haze Taken on HeAPpearance Of
Those in an american CIty-Bm Certain
Sections Remain Unchanged and7Hese
: LIRE the Tourist -Bazaary and Workers.

ton. Eventually found it a convenient short
cut to certain treasure places Of photography.
The best SHOW place" of Cairo, in the sense Of
affording direct contact with the native atmos-
phere" is the Mouski narrow street of shops
serving as the central thoroughfare of q densely
peopled and inextricably tangled maze Of
lanes. 1t is perfectly safe for any visitor to
traverse it by day or with proper escort, by
night. Yet would not recommend much adj
venturing into these congested quarters after
dark. At the least they would be difficult Of
navigation. ~
The Mouski is both street and quarter,
or section of Cairo. The street Of that name
is barely as wide as one of the alleys of Wash
ington, yet it is traversed by motor cars as
well as by carriages, donkey carts, donkey
trucks-which are greatly favored by the
women for transport at few fractions of
penny ride-and occasionally by camels. OF
from it branch side streets even smaller, lead
ing into tiny courts which are sub-centers Of
trade.
This is the section of the bazaars, or "souks,"
stretches Of several hundred feet each covered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01

played at the doors, or rather the front edges
of the cubicles, for the openings are closed not
by doors, but by shutters or by cloth curtains.
Theft of the goods kept inside Of these places of
business at night would probably be quite
easy, but for the fact that in all likelihood each
is occupied by at least one sleeper after dark.
Everybody is busy, making something, or
watching keenly for trade. Sometimes the
artisan who carves designs in brass is his own
salesman, pauSing in his tracing Of delicate
curves with keen graver to quote price or to
display finished article. Or he may be
"tentworker," making designs of highly-colored
cloth by applique process; or a rug weaver; or a
bead maker, turning out quantities Of brightly
colored balls from sticks Of synthetic amber"
with crude, but efficient lathes worked by hands
and feet.
MERELY to note and briefly watch all the
different trades piled in 500-foot stretch
Of the Molsh or one Of its side branches would
take full day. There is fascination in every
one Of these tiny factories and warehouses. The
larger establishments, where, for instance rugs
are sold, are Ravens Of rest after the cIamor
and the congestion of the street or bazaar
There one takes coffee with the merchant, If
sale is indicated and negotiation pursues
leisurely course, especially when there is no
interpreter.
One leaves the Mousld quarter for another
series Of "souks," and by q quick twist gets
into wholly different atmosphere. This per-
chance is the awning covered Sharia el-Tar-
biyeh, with its Sioux el-Attarin, or spice market
Immediately a pungent scent fills the air.
lively activity marks the long line Of little
shoplets, for men and boys are pounding heavy
pestles of steel into mortars Of stone grinding
every sort of spice. One pauses to watch the
process. The young pestle wielder lifts the
great bar out of the mortar and proudly shows
how heavy it is, perhaps shaking his perdu-
lous biceps to show how strong he is. He in
vites the visitor to try to WELD the massive
bar and howls with delight when it is barely
lifted on the ground with both hands
This is the true "Araby" of song and story
this little section of the native quarter of
Cairo. Just beyond the confines of the spice
market the ordinary odors arise, the aroma
OF camels, the fainter tinge of donkey emana-
tion the composite reek of the great unwashed
OF man. Glimpses up into the side courts
reveal an utter lack of street cleaning. Over
yonder, in the streets of the new Cairo broad
and sunny, sweepers are at work with their
twig brooms, used fatty after the ancient
method, and the surfaces are kept in good
order. But back here in the Moush and its
cellules the swish Of the bosom Is never heard.
Yet somehow there must be q method of
cleansing, else the place would be engulfed in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01

by reed awnings that shade the light down TO
evening paleness and doubtless In Summer re-
duce the heat to endurable degrees. The shops
stretch on each side, narrow ones In the main,
mere cubicles Of or square yards Some Of
these are tiny factories as well as sales rooms,
Lilliputian industries thriving in them, with
sometimes three or four workmen huddled to-
gether with barely elbow room enough to en-
able them to ply their tools. Wares are dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01


ture of the Midway Plaisance," amusement
center of that great fair, few rods OF booths
peopled by Egyptians imported for the purpose,
with shops for the sale of Oriental wares, with
shows wherein Oriental dances and other
forms of entertainment were presented, struck
an exotic note that reverberated long after the
fair had closed. While foreign travel was not
SO much INDUCED in by Americans then as now,
yet this world fair feature undoubtedly Sttm-
ulated many to make their way out to the
land of the pyramids, to seek in Cairo the
real display of orientalism that had been re-
hected at Chicago.
Probably many who thus journeyed east
ward under the Indictment of the exposition
playground were disappointed by the reality.
If they thought to see veritable midway
plaisance at the Egyptian capital, assuredly.
And certainly today there is little in the real
streets of Cairo that family resembles the side
shows and the sounds and the scents of the
world fair playground. Interesting they are,
greatly so, but not exciting, or especially al
Turing, or particularly exotic save in a few
spots.
But Cairo of today is greatly changed from
the Cairo Of 40 years ago. It is changed from
the Cairo Of 20, or even 10 years ago. It's
streets have been widened Its shops have
been invaded by the spirit of modern efficiency.
There remain, however few streets, some OF
them mere lanes, where the atmosphere Of the
old Cairo is to be found
TT Is with a sense of shock that the first
conner descends from the train at the Egyp-
tan capital at the end of his three-hour ride
from Alexandria in well appointed railroad
train after passing on the way south success
sion of scenes that relate strikingly to the
ancient days. For he enters upon the life of a
busy, busting modern city. Taxicabs dart about
swiftly. Trolley cars clang past efficiently A
vast open space stretches before the station,
and, If it is evening, as when We reached that
destination, electric lights flare forth to IL
illuminate the plaza brightly as any open
area in Washington. From the periphery of
the great circle of the plaza stretch away wide
streets, bordered by high modern buildings.
Save for the red tarbouches-not to be called
fezzes-and the garabeahs or flowing robes Of
the men, and an occasional yelled woman one
might be in an American city, for all the
evidences.
Perhaps the first thing in the morning, after
breakfast the lure of the real streets Of
Cairo" is felt, and one goes forth to explore
We did that ourselves. Directly across from
our hotel great slash had been made in the
street boundaries, a building had been razed to
prepare for one Of the widening processes now
actively going on all over Cairo. But the
perspective soon narrowed into a small opening
that looked dark enough to promise access to
the true Cairo Of the past Later 1T proved to
be the Sharia Observation-Disclosures" meaning
street It was not in itself q very important or
picturesque street, but it served as an introduc-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
BY GIDEON n. LYON.
Photographs by the Author.

W EARLY 40 years ago an enterpris-
"a ing Snowman introduced the
~ American people to the streets of
" Cairo" at the Worlds Columbian
- Exposition in Chicago AS fea-
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Night nad fallen upon unchaited Pal-ul-don.
mellow moon bahed its white chalk cliffs, but black
were the shadows in Gorge-o lions. There dwelt
the tribe named Korula, under Es-sat their chief.
From an opening the summit OF lofty
carpment hairy figure emerged-the head and
shoulders frst-and fierce eyes scanned the cliff
side in every direction 1t was Es-sat the chief
Evening star., 1931-12-16

Eviden.ly satisfied that he was unobservau ..-sat
moved outward upon the sheer face of the cliff wall
Though ne appeared to move in some miraculous
fashlon, close examination would have revealed
that stout pegs had been driven into the chalk
wall. Es-sats four hand-like members and his long
sinuous tail permitted him to move with ease
whittier he chose. Like some gigantic rat he picked
his way along, avoiding the cave mouths that lay
in his path