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Evening star., 1931-06-26

Serrt. Franklin r. Brickles and Capt.
Tusf q Jensen. Ordnance Department,
state staff. Company A, 121st Engineers,
scoring AT, As and 43 points, respectively.
ID. C. Loses by Points.
Totaling 1850 points out of pos
sible 1900, the District OF CoiumplS
experts bowed to the Pennsylvania ,.s,, va,
tional Guard by points In the Dryden
trophy eigh man team match. How
ever. they mad the satisfaction. OF best
fnr three teams from the United States
Nayy. two of them finishing third ana
fourth. with scores of 1858 and 1,654,
reSpectiyely. The New York STOCK
Exchange aggregation finished nltn
with $50; the third Navy team, SlXtn'
/ 1,648; New York National Guard, sew
enth, 1885, and the New Jersey Ma
tional Guard, eighth, 1887.
THE personnel and individual scores
Of the local team were as follows:
FIRST Lieut.. w. r. Stokes rapid-nre
Champion, 21s out Of 225; First Lleut:
Thaddeus A. Riley, headquarters, 1z1st
Engineers, 211; Capt. Just G. Jensen
state staff, team captain, 209; Sergt
r Z. Harrell, same department., 2OI'
Sergt. Edward D. Andrus, Company T.
12lst Engineers, 207; Sergt. Harry %;
Parsons, same company, 2O4; Secono
Lieut.. William r. Lane. same com COM
pany. 2O2; Staff Sergt. Alex j. ThiL'
Ordnance Department, State Detach-
ment, 2O2, and staff Sergt: Franklin
r. Brickles, Company A, 12lst En-
9ineers, alternate. The course OF nre
Consisted of sighting shots and 10
record shots from each OF the 800. 9OO
and 1000 yard ranges, the ouilS-eye
being So inches in diameter.
Second Place Score.
Lieut.. Stokes. again led the local
sharpshooters in the l,100-yard Llooey
Trophy match, scoring 20 pointS ou'
Of a possible rs for second place.
Capt. j. c. Jensen TOOK sevehIh
money with a 81 tally, Lieut.. 4. "A.
PiIey' fourteenth, SIS, and Sergt. Harry
b Parsons, seventeenth, 64; G; A. OIL
man of the Crescent Athletic Club; New
York City, won the trophy and losing
cup with IL.
Evening star., 1931-06-26
BUS LINE IS ACCUSED
OF VIOLATING PERMIT
Orange Company Cited for Alleged
Picking Up of Passengers
Between Towns.
anecIal Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, June 26.-FTank l..
Colvin of Orange, trading as GOWNS
Bus Line, has been cited to appear pc
fore the State Corporation Commission
to show cause why he should not pe
penalized for alleged violation OF re-
strictions in his certificate authorizing
him to furnish passenger bus service
between Orange and FrederlckSourg Dy
wav of wilderness Run The complaint
IS that on three separate occasions
within the past month he has carried
passengers between wilderness Run and
Fredericksburg, whereas his certificate
authorized him only to carry passengers
between Fredericksburg and Orange
without the privilege of furnishing serV-
ice between intermediate points.
Evening star., 1931-06-26
MAN, so, ROLLS CLEAR
OF MADDENED BULL
Clifton Resident Taken to Hospital
After Being Knocked Down.
Shoulder Broken.
By a staff Correspondent Of The Star.

BY a stan Correspondent of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 26.-An
encounter with q bull on q dairy farm
at Clifton, Va, yesterday afternoon
sent William H. Richards, so, of that
place to the Alexandra Hospital with
severe injuries.
Richards received q fractured shoul-
der, cuts and bruises when he was
knocked down by the infuriated ami
NAL. He escaped more serious injury
by rolling Under q fence.
Evening star., 1931-06-26
SUGAR BOWL THROWING
COSTS WOMAN $25 FINE
Al 900 Peace Bond Also Posted
Two Stitches Necessary in
Head of Victim.

By staff Correspondent'of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 26.-A
sugar bowl, which she was charged
with throwing at neighbor, cost Sallie
Arlington, 81, of 629 South Patrick
street. a fine of $25 and costs and a
81 900 peace bond for an appeal IN
Police Court today.
The bowl, according to testimony In
court, struck Mrs. Belle Doyle OF 62o
South Patrick street, in the head. MRS:
Doyle required hospital treatment ana
two stitches in the foreheao: MIS-.
Arlington was arrested by Patrolman
Klaus and Stover.
Evening star., 1931-06-26

could individual
30O-yard rapid-hre
match at the Sea-
girt interstate rife
tournament, after
shooting of a tie
score Of 48 OF so
with Coxswain A.
H. Isbell, u. S. N.
In the shoot-of
stoke s made 40
points, against As
for Isbell.
District Militia
men also captured
third, eighth and
eleventh prize 8,
Sergt. Theodore L.
Harrell, Ordnance
Department, State
netachmcnt; STAN
Evening star., 1931-06-26
Summer School to Open.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WEST FALLS CHURCH, Va, June
Sc Summer classes at Providence
Heights Industrial School, near here,
will open July /. All branches, tnclud-
ing the grades, will be taught. Marie
3. Williams, graduate Of Minor Normal
School, Is principal.
Evening star., 1931-06-26
RAP|D-F|RE MATCH
WON BY STOKES
District MiIitiamen Get Third,
Eighth and Eleventh
Prizes at Seagirt.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SEAGIRT, N. j., June 26.-First Lieut..
walter r. Stokes, medical detachment,
i2lst Engineers, District Of Columbia
National Guard, yesterday copped the
Evening star., 1931-06-26
Thres.Yesr Illness Fatal.

rONACoN1N0, Nd, June 20 (spe-
cial).-James Boyd. SO, died early yes
terday after an illness Of three years,
which resulted from an injury received
while working in the mines here.
Evening star., 1931-06-26
Grocer Dies Suddenly.

CUMBERLAND. Nd, June as tspe-
ciaD.-M Courtney Gurley. So. grocer,
died suddenly last night from a heart
attack at his home here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-01
Wires in the Suburbs.

Announcement is made that the local
telephone company is about to erect
a new pole line at cost of $44 $50, to
carry storm proof aerial cable between
Bethesda and Rockville, Md. In order to
strengthen the existing line some nifty
six new poles will be planted, while
upon the completion of the work more
than sixty old poles will be taken out,
with 1900 cross-arrns and approximate
" 400 miles of open wire.
This is highly commendable enter
prise, In keeping with the forward-lcok-
ing policy Of the telephone manage
naent. 1t provides for future growth
along an important highway, with its
rapidly increasing population. 1t in
sures continuity of service against the
stress Of the elements. But 1t Is to
be regretted that in the judgment of the
corporation the time is not considered
to be at hand for a burial of the wires
In q conduit syster--
The suburban development around the
District is rapid, centering upon the
Ra-iQSs main routes Of travel. On the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-01
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Man of RYgOneS.

The Man of Bygones.
But scant is my concern about
The troubles of today;
My mind reyerts unto the shout
OF battles far away.
Whatever topics may unfold
I feel that duty calls
For comment on the days of old
When Caesar fought the Gauls.
Now, though mankind plays many parts
OF righteousness or greed,
The angry tear unbidden starts
AS Of the days I read
When splendid warriors met the fate
That cruelty befalls
The brave, and there was valor great
When Caesar fought the Gauls.
Back, back through centuries I turn
And breathe a solemn vow;
The stories of the past I'll learn,
Nor heed the needs of now.
The chariot's rattle and the ring
OF steel in ancient brawls
Thrill me. as to those days I cling
When Caesar fought the Gauls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-01
Mr.. Rover Decides.

United States Attorney Rover has set
at rest all discussion Of who will pre-
sent the police cases to the grand jury
and possibly prosecute them in court
by announcing that he will do 1t him
self. This Is the courageous decision,
made in the face of the reasonable
alternative choice Of action that lay in
the opportunity 70 request that the De-
partment of Justice assign a special
prosecutor. Under the circumstances
Mr.. Rover would have been amply justi-
fled in adopting that alternative course
1t would have Immediately removed his
office from any faint of suspicion of
Partially toward the police, no matter
how unjust such suspicion would be,
and, in view of the fact that the De-
partment Of Justice already has taken
over the investigating work, would
merely have completed the steps to re-
move the matter entirely from local
hands.
Mr.. Rover presumably argued that if
he Is not capable of conducting his
part OF the investigation he is not
capable of holding his present Office.
He can count in advance upon the sup
port Of the community in his fulfill
ment OF a self-imposed task.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-01

Rockville Pike" Is Wisconsin avenue
is still popularity known, habitation Is
for the greater distance to the county
seat of Montgomery County virtually
continuous. Steadily the construction
of dwellings continues and in . very
few years this entire stretch will be
occupied, with only few vacant spaces
of land included in large estates.
Underground construction for the
burial Of all wires Is most cheaply to
be made now, while the section is COM
paratively open. The ideal of city plan
ners, and, in fact, Of all wire-using cor
pora tons, is the laying Of conduits in
which the conductors can be most read
lily reached and from which they can
be effectively connected for house serv-
ice. Eventually all wires will be thus
laid. 1t is perhaps even now within the
contemplation of the telephone COM
pany to proceed to the study of this
matter with the view Of continual
ton of the conduits from the District
area all the way out to the limit of local
management Jurisdiction. Such project
is desirable from all points Of view.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-01

a compromise between the first proposal,
which was for q closed season, and for
other suggestions that would have eff
fected minor limitations on the season
or on the bag. The Biological Survey
threw out the original suggestion Of
closing the season altogether. There
were many protests, generally based on
the effect on employment that would
result from closing the season. Thou
sands of guides, boatmen, owners Of
blinds, etc, would be thrown out Of
work, and the loss to retail dealers in
arms and ammunition was figured as
high as $50,000,O00. But nothing much
was said about the ducks. And con-
servation is supposed to be applied
scientifically, regardless of economic
consequences.
1t Is fair to presume that the
Biological Survey recommended the
step finally ordered by the President
after due consideration of the neces-
sity for more drastic measures Of pro-
lection for the ducks. 1t Is to be trusted
and hoped that there was no COM
promise because Of economic conditions.
There can be no successful policy Of
conservation If 1t must be linked with
the immediate economic effects. The
economic effects" would win every
time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-01
The Hoover Turn.

As the time draws near for the change
from the rotary left-hand turn to the
inside Hoover turn, it behooves motor
lists to give the matter some thought.
For on September Is, two weeks from
today, the change is scheduled to be
made and confusion will ensue If drivers
of automobiles are not prepared in their
minds for the different system. Habit
Is a hard thing to break, but the rotary
turn habit is so opposed to all good
driving principles that it should be
comparatively easy for local motorists
to return to normally.
A glance at the diagram printed In The
Sunday Star will show the simple opera
ton of the Hoover turn. AS can readily be
seen, it is a time-saver to motorists. If
there is no traffic coming from the
opposite direction no delay need occur
for person wishing to make left turn
at an intersection. All he must do is
to maneuver his car into the proper
position-that is, into the lane nearest
the center of the strickland from that
point complete the turn. 1t is simple,
quick and fundamentally correct in
principle.
So, on the morning Of the fifteenth,
when driving down TO work do not
swing out to the right to make the left
turn. To do so may result in serious
accident. A period OF grace will natu-
rally be allowed by the police to those
who offend, but 1t is for the motorists
cwn protection that he should CO.
operate TO the fullest degree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-01
Too Many Directors.

The director general Of the United
States Employment Service having lost
his job in this period Of widespread un-
employment, chief interest centers in
the reason. While the candid exchange
of compliments between the reSigning
Francis I. Jones and the Secretary of
Labor indicates long standing dispute
over policies, one believes the explana-
ton lies even nearer the surface. It Is
a self-evident fact that when an or
ganization is headed by a director
general" who, in turn, is headed by
supervising director" something is go
ing to snap from the sheer weight of
titles alone.
Mr.. Jones took over the director gen.
eralship of the United States Employ
ment Service In 1921. He takes full
advantage in his pointed letter Of resig-
nation, of the now ironical fact that
his services during the ten years Of his
incumbency were held to be eminently
satisfactory. One of the explanations
of the Presidents veto of the Wagner
bills, which would have set up Subst1-
tute employment agencies for the estab-
lished service, was the fact that IF I
would prevent a serious blow to labor
during this crisis, should not approve
the BILL" which, unfortunately abolishes
the whole of the we'll developed Federal
Employment Service" and Secretary OF
Labor Doak informed the President that
the existing employment service Is
fortunately in possession of funds with
which to carry forward the work in
which it has been efficiently engaged
and which assure that the interest Of
the wage earners will be we'll protected
The row which has eliminated In the
resignation, by request. of Mr.. Jones
presumably had its inception when MI
Doak appointed John r. Alpine to the
Office of supervising director, and in
structed him to carry out new policies.
In his letter of resignation Mr.. Jones
mentions his inability conscientiously
to carry out some of these policies. The
unfortunate upshot of the affair is the
unusual bitterness that marks the cor
respondence over the resignation. 1t
indicates that for the last several months
at least the United States Employment
Service, which should have been going
full speed ahead under forced draught,
has been running more or less in circles
while the shippers argued on the bridge.
The details which have so upset Mr..
Jones and the Secretary of Labor are
unimportant, as far as the people as
whole are concerned. There are no
clear-cut specifications, and the points
of view of both sides are too opinionated
to amount to much as briefs In support
of decisions made.
One may hope that as result of
Mr.. Jones' resignation, which leaves
Secretary Doak unembarrasSed in the
administration of the reorganized en-
ployment service, the Nation will be
able to form an opinion, on the basis
Of the facts, as to whether this service
is really accomplishing anything worth
while as a practical job-finding ma
chinery, or whether it ought to be
strapped and substitute found. Some
of its statistics have been widely criti-
cized as being misleading propaganda
to support the services right to exist.
No such propaganda is necessary, as
no one expects the employment service
to perform miracles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-01
AS to Republicans in
Democratic Primaries
TO the Editor Of The star

To the Editor of The Star:
In connection with the criticism d.
rected at certain Republicans in Ar
lington County, Va, who voted in a
Democratic primary involving only the
office of State Senator, I submit the
following observations:
Over the period Of the last IS years
I have several times asked political
candidates, public officials, lawyers, etc,
as to the requirements for voting In
party primaries and invariably the re-
Spouse was the same: "All that is
necessary to entitle you to vote in the
primary Is that you agree, thereby, to
vote in the general election for the
candidates chosen in the primary"
The foregoing is the commonly ac-
cepted understanding among the voters
of the county. If it is incorrect the
political leaders have failed over q
very considerable period to make the
matter clear
Although I have been a voter for
more than 20 years have always I'M
derstood the foregoing to be the rule.
1 think it was natural that when the
Republican convention declined to
name a candidate for the State Senate,
every voter, Republican and Demo-
crat felt free to cast a vote to choose
between the two Democratic candidates
as long as such voter stood ready TO
vote for the winner in the general cleo
ton. Consequently, I feel that it Is
not just to criticize the action Of
certain Republicans in supporting a
local man in connection with an office
for which the Republicans have no
candidate. A great many Republicans
holding the foregoing views and ami
mated by local pride, voted in the
Democratic primary, and it is my I'M
Outstanding that local Democrats vigor-
ously urged them to do so.
FRANK q. CAMRREfAA !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-01

Of American wheat are to be sent into
Brazil, displacing to that extent wheat
ordinarily imported from Argentina,
corresponding amount of Argentine
wheat will be freed for competition
with American wheat in European mar
kets Prices in this country will not
thereby be made higher"
Maybe the board, as the largest
holder of coffee in the United States"
/ according to the Charlotte Observer,
will be able to supply the organized
trade with coffee on a cheaper basis
than it could have secured from the
Brazilian dealers. for the coffee COM
ing in would be as cheap as the wheat
that was snapped for it." Holding that
'one white elephant is to be snapped
for another" the Lynchburg News con-
tends that exchanging the wheat Of
one nation for the coffee of another does
not change the world situation as re-
CARDS either commodity" The Nor
gantown Dominion-News predicts that
the Argentine grower will not meet
this loss of a market with inaction."
but will ENTER into competition with
American growers in other world mar
kets." The Charleston wv. Va Daily
Mail, considering the effect on -four ex-
ports to Brazil believes that it would
be something like cutting off the end
"a SlICh anu doQlIS something 10 The
other end"
The Scranton Times adds the COM
ment: THE trade stirs interest not
only because Of the novelty, but from
the possibility that it opens up similar
exchanges with other countries. Should
such trades follow our Farm Board NAV
easily become the proprietor of a great
country store with huge stocks of staple
mmodities-wheat, cotton, coffee and
tea: The idea fires the Imagination"
| In recouping some of its losses next
year" says the Springfield (Mass.) Re
publican, the Government may sell its
coffee in the American market with the
less trepidation because no one in the
united States grows coffee Porto
| Ricans grow it. and thev would have a
grievance against the Washington ad-
ministration. but Porto Ricans do not
vote in our presidential elections. The
political skill displayed in the wheat-
| coffee deal surpasses the commercial
! shrewdress of it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
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D. c.
G. Why are SO many first basemen
left-handed?-E. T. H.
A. 1t is the only infield position that
left-handed player can pay effectively
@. How long have Julia Sandersor
and Frank Crumit been on the radio?-
r. M
A. They have been broadcasting reg
ularly for the past two years and as
guest artists for the past four years
Miss Sanderson has been on the stage
for 10 years, Crumit for 16 years.
Q. Who won the national miniature
glider championship?-W. K.
A. Elliott Hood of Elmira, N Y.
broke the world endurance record at
VAC SOA4NSoL AASAA dI 1lI1lL a. ~. l.
Q. How often are feathers clipped
from ostriches?-J. D.
A. Every nine months. A prime bird
yields about 20 ounces of feathers at a
clipping.
@. What are the duties of the royal
Canadian mounted police?-A. H.
A. They patrol the international
frontier, keep peace and order In the
sub-Arctic region and maintain posts
on the shores of Hudson Bay, in the
Yukon. on Herschell Island and on
some of the Arctic islands. They rep
resent Canadian authority among the
native Eskimos and their record in the
prevention Of crime has established
their fame throughout the world.
@. Is 1t true that the bells Of St.
Peters are no longer rung by hand?-
c. NJ.
A. Electrical controls for the bells
have been installed at the Pope's order.
@. How long did the longest filibuster
last in the Senate of the United
States?-L. S. K
A. The longest on record was the one
conducted by Senator La Toilette and
others in 1917. March 3 and 4, lasting
approximately 81 hours, on the question
OF "arming merchant ships
Q. How many men did Great Britain
lose in the War?-R. c.
A. According to a recent volume of
the British 'Omcial History of the
War;" British casualties numbered H.
0e6,338. This includes not only those
who were killed in action or died of
disease or injury, but men who were
missing. prisoners Of war, wounded,
sick or injured.
@. What percentage of the popula-
ton of the Virgin Islands is Negro?-
NJ c. r.
A. About 90 per cent. Many of the
Negroes speak English, but some still
speak Danish.
@. How old is Sigmund Freud?-R.
w. L.
A. He is rs years old.
@. Should headlights be turned on in
the daytime when taking long trip
by motor?-C. B.
A. 1t Is advisable to turn them on
for few hours daily so that the bat
terry will not be overcharged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-01
The Short Season on Ducks.

1t speaks well for the craftsmanship
Of duck hunters that the presidential
order limiting the season this year by
q full month and q half and reducing
It to a month has been received with
general approval. AS noted by the
President. the only opposition has come
from six organizations, three of them
being the manufacturers of arms and
ammunition, while forty-three other
organizations favored the limited season.
The final decision has been billed as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-01
Better Lighting of Streets
For Bicentennial Urged
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
The Evening Star seems to be the
first to sponsor good, useful projects, so
am writing to suggest one which I
feel will be of great service and help
not only to our citizens, but to the
great crowds which the city is planning
to handle in the great Bicentennial
celebration in 1882.
Why not have new system Of street
lighting of such brilliancy that the
names Of each street, at every interSec-
ton, can be easily discernible, not only
to pedestrians, but to the moving traffic
in general?
I am sure if a plan such as this
could be worked out the public would
greatly benefit by the same.
This Is simply mere suggestion from
an interested citizen and one who comes
daily in contact with the masses and
knows their desires
MRS. MAYME e. MASON.