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The Washington times., 1931-06-11
LOcustS' w Arouses
SuperstitiOns of
ValleyiteS

Department Of Agriculture Of
ficials here have smiled indul.
gently at the anxious queries of
superstitious people in the Shen-
andoah Valley, of Virginia, who
have become excited over a
plague of locusts, which bear
the letter wv" plainly marked
on their wings.
Some persons feared the let
ter signified that war was COM
ing, others thought it promised
wine was on the way, while
some thought it evidence that
women are in the aScendancy
over men.
Anyhow, at the office of DR..
w. H. Larrimer, of the Bureau
of Entomology, it was explained
that the plague Of locuSts in the
section around Staunton are
the familiar periodical cidada, p"
or, in plain English, the 15-year
locust. The letter ''W" has no
known significance, the Scient-
lists patiently explained.
The Washington times., 1931-06-11
NEW RIVER TEST
UP To COURT

The right of the Federal Power
Commission to exercise authority
over non-navigable waters will be
tested in the Federal district
court in Lynchburg, Va, suit
attacking portions of the power
act having been filed yesterday
by the Appalachian Power Com
pany in that city.
The case grew out of the COM
pany's proposal to construct a
dam on the New River near Rad
ford where the river is not
navigable.
The company had asked for a
minor part license to operate
without Government control or
supervision. The commission re-
fused, but indicated it would
grant a regular license.
The Washington times., 1931-06-11
Miss Merriam Wins
HOnOrS at DrereI

Miss Anne Whitfield Merriam,
Of Kensington. Md, was awarded
scholastic honors at the Institute
day exercises of Drexel College,
Of Philadelphia yesterday.
Miss Merriam is a student in
the business administration de-
partment of the college. She is a
graduate of Central High School
here.
The Washington times., 1931-06-11
FREAK ALARM

Routed from their beds early
yesterday morning, firemen from
Brentwood and Mt. Rainier, Md,
responded to a freak alarm in
the Brentwood firehouse much to
their disgust. Upon arrival the
firemen discovered that a short
circuit in the siren alarm box had
set the latter blowing.
The Washington times., 1931-06-11
WAR WAGED ON HAWKS

CAMDEN, Ark, June liner.
chants are offering prizes for
hawks as an incentive to drive out
flocks that have attacked barn
yard fowls.
The Washington times., 1931-06-11
ExcAvATE STONE CoFFINS

TRIER, June IL (U.P0-Exca-
vations at the old Benedictine Alb
bey of st. Matthew have produced
IA stone coffins, one Of them q
double one.
The Washington times., 1931-06-11
ISLAND GUARDS SNAKES

ST. HELLER, Jersey, June II
Because snakes. lizards and SINH
lar reptiles are of great use to the
island, it has been made a vic.
lation of the law to export them.
The Washington times., 1931-06-11
BLUE LAW INVOKED

ROCKLAND, Me-, June IL.
Ernest Heald was arrested re-
Gently under a Maine blue law
which prohibits fishing for ale
wives on Saturdays and Sundays.
The Washington times., 1931-06-11
CHECKS AID BUSINESS

NEW BERN, N. c., June IL
OP0.-One hundred checks for
SIS are in circulation in New Bern
to have more than $4,000 ch inge
hands.
The Washington times., 1931-06-11
WIFE SAVES BooTLEGGER

SEATTLE, June IL CU.P0. "A
plea that his wife and Is goats
needed attention won a stay for
Steve Cosgrove who pleaded
guilty to sale and possession.
The Washington times., 1931-06-11
"Reoch for q
LUCKY instead"

Place your finger on your Adam'$ Apple.
You are actually touching your Iarynx-
this is your voice box-it contains your
vocal chords. When you consider your
Adams Apple, you are considering your
throot-yoUr vocal chords.
What is the effect Of modern UItro Violet
Rays upon tobacco? Dr.. {. z. Free, one Of
Americas weII-known scientists, who was
retained by US TO study Lucky Strikes
manufacturing process, addressing the
Illuminating Engineering Society, said.
"The essential effect of the Ultra Violet
is the production of better tobacco and
of cigarettes regarded by virtually all
smokers sVhO haVe tested them as milder
and with a lesser tendency to cause
throat irritatiOn.''
Here in America LUCKY STRIKE is the only
cigarette that employs UItra Violet Rays
in connection with its exclusive TOAST
ING" Proeess-the only cigarette thaf
brings you the benefits Of the exclusive
"ToASTINc"Process which expeIs certain
harsh irritonts present in all Iruwtobaeeos.
Evening star., 1931-05-28
birth CURB FIGHT
'CONF FRQNTS Church
Plea to Quit Council Over
Approval Faces Presbyte-
rians, in Session Today.

6y tne AbSOClHteu EIeSSs
MONTREAL. N. c.. May 2s.-
Weighty problems faced the General
Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church
in the United States as it convened
here today In its seventy-first session.
Appeals to withdraw from the Fed
eral Council Of Churches Of Christ in
America because Of approval of birth.
control measures, protests against pro-
posed merger with other PRESBYTERIAN
groups In the United States and pro-
posals for general cuts In salaries of
Assembly employees were among the "a
overtures to be presented.
Announcement that he would reopen
the controversy involving the faith of
Rev. Hay Watson Smith, D. D., pastor
Of the Second Presbyterian Church of
Little Rock, Ark, was made by Rev.
w. M. McPheeters, D. D., Of De-
catur, Ga.
The first business of the Assembly,
however. was the selection of a mod
orator to succeed Rev. Thomas w.
Currie, d. D., Of Austin, Tex. This
was scheduled for this afternoon.
Dr.. Currie's sermon, which opens the
assembly this morning, is on the SUBJ
ject Repent, for the Kingdom Of
Heaven Is at Hand"
The Assembly, scheduled to be held
In the School Of the Ozarks, Hollister,
Mo-, was changed to Montreal by the
moderator.
Evening star., 1931-05-28

eat an apple
week." don't
shoot your hus-
band W e e k"
don't cuss the
Republicans any
more than you
can help week. +"
But Claremore.
Oklahoma, the
home Of h e
gre at radium
water, is having
this week Of the
Evening star., 1931-05-28
Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-we
have all kinds of various weeks
Evening star., 1931-05-28
COL. c. R. TUSKA
COMMITS SUICIDE
Nationally Known Engineer
Was ConsuItant in Wash
ington at One Time.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 2S-Col. Gustave
r. Tuska, 81, a consulting engineer Of
national prominence, committed suicide
at his Park avenue apartment today.
He fired a 80 caliber bullet into his
right temple. Mrs. Tuska and servants,
awakened by the shot, found the body,
clad in pajamas. sprawled on the floor
Of the bath room. Col. Tuska had been
Ill for a year.
At various times in his career he had
been resident engineer for the Knox
vile, Cumberland Gap & Louisville
Railroad Co.; resident engineer for the
Central New York & western Railroad,
chief engineer of the Panama Railroad
and experimenting engineer of the
Panama Steamship Co.; president of
the Atlantic Construction Co. and
consultant on municipal engineering
work for New York, st. Louis, Chicago,
Buffalo and Washington.
During the war he was attached to
the staff of the chief of Army Engineers
with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He
was a member Of the Steel Committee
Of the War Industries Board, mem
Der of the Mexican Commission in 1919,
and delegate to the second and third
Pan-American Congresses. He con-
tIabuted to engineering papers and for
a time was lecturer at Columbia Uni
versity, where he took his degree in
engineering in 1891.
When detectives entered the apart
ment they found bags and trunks
packed in preparation for departure to
the Century Country Club In West
chester County, where the Tuskas had
intended to spend the Summer.
Evening star., 1931-05-28

In the congrat-
ulatory letters read by Miss Mary A.
Cryder, directed the club which she
organized and has been at the helm
Of for the past 10 years. and Mrs.
Howard Blandy played the accom-
paniment-.
The festive occasion was further
emphasized by the large audience
which filled the hall and the flow
ers and the general air of excite
ment that prevailed All of which
perhaps made one forget that the
clubs sopranos sometimes failed to
reach the summit of their reuuire-
ments, that Mr.. Tittmann sang lus-
tily but with tendency to slip and
slide, and that one or two Of the
selections seemed not quite worthy
Of the occasion.
Especially to be recommended,
however, was Mr.. Gregor's version
Of the De Falla Ritual Fire Dance"
and his own compositions, of which
the Omaha Hunting Song" had a
pleasant De Fallian touch: the club
singing How Softly Runs the Aft
ernoon," a difficult piece which they
mastered commercially; Miss Emery
at the piano, assisting the club while
1t sang her "Dalliance," with the
poem by DR.. Elliot Field; Mr.. Gregor
again at the piano aiding In his
own "Coquetry," and Karl Holer's
Triumph Of the Dance" which was
specially dedicated to the club and
Miss Linkins by the composer.
An interesting program this,
through the merits of its varia-
tions and the work Of the club; the
Dear Little Curly Locks" seemed
especially nice, and the talented
artists who lent their support and
who gave some, If not very nearly
all, Of their all
z. de S. MELCHER.
Evening star., 1931-05-28
Sacred Concert Given at
National City Christian Church.

THE Washington Church Music
Council presented a concert of
sacred music last night at the Ma
tional City Christian Church, on
Thomas circle, which included the
services Of many Of the most impor-
tant chotrs in the city.
Among those taking part were the
choir of the National City Christian
Church, William E. Braithwaite, di-
rector, and Mrs. H. Clyde Grimes,
organist: the choir Of Mount Vernon
Place NJ e. Church South, r. Deane
Shure. director, and Edith Gottwals,
organist; the choir of Calvary M e.
Church, Louis A. Potter, director and
organist; the choir Of the First Con-
gregational Church, Ruby Smith
Stahl, director, and Paul s. Gable,
organist, with Dorothy Halbach
singing an obbligato solo, and Char
lotte Klein, who gave an especially
memorable group of organ solos.
Mary prominent church music
selections were sung, including one
number by MIR. Shure. and as a
finale all the choirs united In an
Evening star., 1931-05-28
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Evening star., 1931-05-28
DQAK SAYS SLABOR
CONDITION BETTER
May Employment Better
Than April, Seasonal Fac.
tors Considered.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Doak announced today that
reports received by the Labor Depart
ment indicated a slight Improvement IN
employment conditions during May.
Employment trends" said the Secre-
tary, ARE better, our reports show, than
during any recent month. We have no
figures, but our check shows little i'm
provement in May as compared to April.
It will be sometime, however, before
data is available.
May Ectter Than April.
I'm making this statement, we are
considering seasonal conditions and
everything else that goes into the situa-
tion. May will show better situation
than April"
The Secretary, asked his opinion as
to ordinary unemployment in normal
times, said the department had intended
to make a study of this situation, but
that economists and others who neces-
sarily would be depended upon were
unable to undertake it.
Estimates of normal unemployment,
he said, ranged from 100000 to 1,600,-
600, but added his own guess" was
Follows Green Statement.
The announcement by Doak followed
q statement last night by William
Green, president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, that less than normal
gains In Spring employment indicated
that worse, suffering might be expected
this Winter than last unless immediate
steps were taken to face the problem.
Green urged that employers guarantee
continued work to as many OF their en-
ployes as possible, maintain wage levels
and equitably distribute available work
ON q pro rata basis, and that communi-
ties organize for relief work.
Would Help Business.
"A guarantee Of employment to even
Q portion Of the country's work forces
would help business revival enormously
and bring relief from anxiety to thou
sands Of workers families" Green said
Compared with Spring improvement
In prosperous years, he said, this
years employment gains have been
small indeed" He estimated that of
6,30O,000 out Of jobs in January less
than 10000 had found work.
As . further remedy he reiterated
request that some thoughtless en-
ployers'' discontinue "sniping at wage
standards" A pay-cutting policy. he
contended, engenders q fear for the
future that leads men to buy only neces-
stiles.
Workers Have Share Claim.
All available work, he said, should be
divided pro rata among employees, since
each man has a moral claim" to at
least share He also suggested that as
the relief question next Winter bids
fair to be worse than last" immediate
plans should be made by the proper
agencies.
Unless industry, labor and our Gov
eminent face this problem now," Green
said. next winters suffering may be
worse than last"
Evening star., 1931-05-28
University Of Music Presents
Commencement Concert.

THE commencement exercises Of
the Won Unschuld University Of
Music, Inc, held Tuesday evening
in the ball room of the New Willard,
were combined with recital given
by graduates and undergraduates,
which aroused the unanimous admi-
ration Of the audience.
The piano students, pupils Of Nine.
Won Unschuld, showed a finish and
accuracy Of technique and interpreta-
ton and poise of rendering that
one cuold listen with the ease and
pleasure that one listens to- in any
f1ne professional artist recital, for
getting entirely one hears pupils.
The violin, clarinet and cello per-
formers also showed thorough funda-
mental schooling.
Margaret Alexander, master Of
music, received the gold medal of
honor. Evelyn Foster, bachelor Of
music. received the medal of merit.
A charming number was the rem
dering of Lavalles Butterfly" by the
10-year-old Jenice Levitt and IL
year-old Irving Phillip with Nine.
xon Unschuld, on three pianos.
Evening star., 1931-05-28
CHILDREN PLAN PROGRAM

The youthful members Of the Chevy
Chase Community Center will present
their annual entertainment and ex-
hibition of handiwork tomorrow night
at 7:30 o'clock at the e. v. Brown
School, Connecticut avenue and Nc
Kinley street.
Group and solo dancing, musical
numbers, miniature aircraft exhibition
a French play and several scenes from
The Wizard Of OF" will round out the
program
Evening star., 1931-05-28
Council Will Meet.

EVANSVILLE, Md, May 20 (Spe-
CLAD "A special meeting of the Mayor
and Common Council has been called
for Monday night at 8 o'clock in the
council chamber to receive the report
OF assessors, who are making the an
nual appraisals of new property in the
town, TO complete organization and con-
slider various other matters.
Evening star., 1931-05-28

most practical and useful ones
take q bath week"
They can't relieve the present de-
preston, but they can relieve the
tissues. Even the Rotarys and
Ktwanis, Lions, Apes and Cham
Der Of Commerce have Joined in the
novelty Of the thing, and it bids fair
to become q yearly event. NY old
friend, Governor Murray and myself
have been cordially invited to at
tend
Evening star., 1931-05-28

Will IcQ AOWGIS
falling over the
shoulder, were
Charles Trow-
bridge Titt-
mann, b a S S o;
Henry S. Greg
or, composer
a n d pianist;
Dorothy Radde
Emery, compos-
er and pianist;
Karl Holor. and
M ! SIS L u C y
B r i C k e n
stein, who ac-
companied Mr..
Tittn1ann. Es-
t h er Linkins,
much eulogized
L.
Evening star., 1931-05-28
Music and Musicians
Reviews and News of Capitals Programs.

impressive rendering Of 1.-THE Heav-
ems Are Telling" from Haydn's THE
Creation" with Miss Klein assisting
at the organ.
Evening star., 1931-05-28
WIFE SUES SALESMAN
Charges Jacob F. Locke Boasted o

Charges Jacob T. Locke Boasted Of
Feminine Conquests.
Asserting her husband boasted Of his
feminine conquests and deserted her
February "a last Mrs. Frances Rosalee
Locke, 5000 Connecticut avenue, today
filed suit In District Supreme Court for
an absolute divorce from Jacob r. Locke.
Locke is said to be @ salesman for q
Bethesda, Md, hardware concern.
The wife, represented by Attorney
Raymond Neudecker, declared Locke
told her II she did not divorce him he
was going to Reno and obtain q decree
himself. In February, 1880, 1t was
claimed, Locke began TO drink to excess
and stay out late at night. Acts Of mis-
conduct with q correspondent are al
legged in the bill. Mrs. Locke requests
the court to award her alimony and full
marital freedom.
Evening star., 1931-05-28
Greece-America Society
Presents Greek Music Program.

at the organ.
Greece-America Society
Presents Greek Music Program.
THE Greece-America Society Of
Washington, D. c., presented a
program Of ancient and modern
Greek music last night at the Tab
ard Inn. Among those who took
part were Mrs. j. Frank Rice, who
sang folk songs, accompanied by
SophocleS T. Papas on the guitar;
Francesca KaSpar Lawson, who sang
songs by Manuel Kalomiris, with
Mrs. G. Augustus Simpson at the
piano, and Mrs. Gladys Price San
ders, accompanied by Emma Louise
Thompson, who sang a Christian
hymn from the opera THE Mothers
Ring" by Manuel Kalomiris.
A brief explanation of songs was
given by Miss Anne Darlington dur
ing the concert.
Association Musicale
Given at Barker Hall.
THE Americanization School Asso-
citation musicale at Barker Hall
last Tuesday proved to be a highly
successful one. The orchestra num-
bers were well controlled and showed
the ability of the individual players.
Mr.. Levine. choosing Acculay's Con
certo in A Minor" excelled again.
He exhibited rare talent and tech
nique. His Interpretation of this
number brought forth a storm Of
applause. Carmel Ragusa exhibited
fresh and flexible voice in her
selections. The Trio in D." by
Porpora, played by the Misses Clip
ker and Compton and Mr. Vasa, was
commercially executed. Hella Weis
possesses a powerful dramatic So
prano, which showed itself in all
her songs. Rosalinira Colomo, bring
ing to the audience the beauties of
Latin American music, charmed the
listeners with her splendidly culti-
vated voice. Messrs. Sumner and
Walters added to the success Of the
musicale by very well played duet
for French horn and trombone. The
Americanization School Association
singing class showed great improve
ment not only in mastering more
difficult compositions but in tone
production as well
Vladimir VaSa, conductor Of the
orchestra, and Elizabeth Gardner
Coombs were the accompanies of the
evening. H. c. XIV.
Evening star., 1931-05-28
Chaminade GIee Club
Presents Anniversary Concert.

T 7 ONORED by letters of con-
graduation from Nine. Ce-
cile G. Chaminade and
i L others prominent in the
music world, the Chami-
made Glee Club last night found it
self 10 years old and gave therefore
a concert at Barker Hall.
Assisting this club, whose men,
bers were festivally garbed in white
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-02
Veterans Cash Bonus

There is need for caution in cashing the veterans adjusted compensation certificates. We don't necessarily think that this IS the wsest move because Secretary of the Treasury Mellon recommends it. We aren't always of the same opinion as those enthusiasts who hail Andy as the greatest secretary of the treasury since Alexander Hamilton. There are even some of us who don't give the gon falon to Hamilton. The list of such secre- taries is an impressive one. But that isn't cashng insurance policies And that is what we want to discuss with veterans who favor the cash bonus scheme.
 If every veteran should wait the full twenty years for the certificates 10 mature we doubt if any larger sum than Sl,o00 would be received. And of course that amount won't be distributed to every veter- an Some of the will be insignificant so much SO that it probably would be bet ter for their holders to cash them in at their face value long before that time. As in the case of any insurance policy they have oer- tain loan value depending upon the length of time held But even on Sl,500 policy this loan value isn t enough to make much differ ence in the lives of most of us.
 Mir Mellon says that cashing the certificates would drain the treasury of S45OO, GOO, OOO' which IS quite sum. It would mean that Uncle Sam would have to issue bonds. The market would be flooded with them and the strength of the whole bond market material ly weakened. That doesn't help us to sta blize present conditions. Of course in real ty the government wouldn't pay out that much money to the veterans, as there would be some who wouldn't cash them in at all. Others would want to let the certificates ma ture The situation would be pretty well muddled.
 We know that there are many veterans to- day out of work. The cash value of their certificates might work wonders with them. It might even be the means to their securing permanent employment. But this minority would be opposed by a great majority that would simply let the money go as easily as 1t came We don't care how strong wllled man may be nor how pressing the demands upon his purse during this crisis the dollars that the certificate would bring him would be just about drop in the bucket When you talk of four billions it certainly is an immense amount, but when you divide that among so many men then it isn't quite so large. If we were asked to give advice we should urge our legislators to proceed slowly towards cashing certificates for veterans It may be that we are entirely wrong, but we can't help but feel anxious about the situation.