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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

The series Of stories about toads
walled up in cement or living rock for
years and emerging alive and well will
not be completed until one so brought
to light on the same day wins the
Calaveras County frog Jumping contest.
If this archery craze goes much
further the pacihsts will be looking
into that, too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

since the World War and feels that it
will go down in history as a great
document In defense OF freedom and of
the press"
With such a law in New York"
suggests the San Francisco Chronicle.
Boss Tweed could have put the New
York Times out OF business. suppressed
Earpers Weekly with the famous Mast
cartoons and continued Tammanv's
orgy OF corruption. The principle OF the
Minnesota law would give immunity
from exposure to any ring that hap>
pened TO control a Judge. Those who
fought the Minnesota law to its extinC>
ton by the United States Supreme
Court held that the character of the
publications 10 be suppressed by court
order was entirely beside the question.
If the life Of one newspaper depended
on the pleasure Of a judge and his re-
laUons with political ring, the life
of any would hang by the same thread
and there would be the end Of th4
cherished and necessary freedom of the
press. Wherever the Minnesota princi-
pie was adopted, newspapers would be
at the mercy OF a power as great aS
that which MusSolini uses to suppress
all criticism OF his rule
IF such a law were valid, AYERS the
Milwaukee Sentinel. 'fh2 American
press would become the Supiue mouth
piece of the political faction in power,
as Serviln thing as the Fascist press
of Dictator Mussolini.'
In communication Of the decision. the
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette points out that
the press Of today is engaged in con
slant warfare against political corrup-
ton, official grating and racketeering"
The Raleigh News and Observer holds
that THE press has no valid claim to
freedom unless it is vigilant for clean
and righteous government"
"A pernicious shaft, aimed at one OF
the roots of American liberty" declares
the Albany Evening News. has been
happily DETECTED by the Supreme Court
of the United Stat s, in its decision
against the so-called Minnesota gag
law The right Of the people, and so
of the press. 10 express themselves on
problems of pubic policy has been
preserved intact. The one great means
permitting men and women to criticize
their government and their officials
constructively or deStructively as the
conditions merit, and allowing public
spirited newspapers or magazines to ex-
pose actual or alleged malfeasance in
office, is thus successfully champoned."
Thu Buffalo Evening News is cen
WINGED that the law would be a sword
hanging over the heads of editors"
while the Worcester Telegram holds
that freedom of the press is equiva-
lent to freedom OF speech" The
Charleston IS. c. News and Courier.
in the course of discussion of the
effect of the decision, adds that "ar
unpleasant condition remains unreme-
died. and argues: That the nuisance
press cannot be abatad bv law does
not preclude thu finding of legislative
ways through which the appearance Of
the nuiSances may be made difficult.
The decision does not say that pre-
vention is impossible. however it stands
in the way of abatement The licensing
be practicable. It Is required for law
yers and doctors"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
A Discouraged Joiner.

Il have joined quite a number of
organizations, remarked Farmer Corn
tossel, but I haven't yet found one
that'n enable an agriculturist like
myself to make payin' dues and list
enin' to speeches take the place of reg
ular work"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
White Hair
Fashionable in London.

The Evening Post Wellington.-White
hair is fashionable again in London, We
are told. No longer do the middle -aged
dread the first signs of gray that APP
pear at the temples. The Dowager
Countess of Airlie, the Queens lady-in-
waiting, has lovely white hair, which
makes her look very like the Old World
pictures Of the French Marquise. Mrs.
Frank Braham. who organizes many OF
the Mayfair functions, has white hair,
and is said to look like the pictures of
George Washington. There are two
women in English society who have
streaks of white in their otherwise dark
heads Lady MITCHELL Thomson has a
band of white across one temple amid
her raven black hair. and Miss Margery
Lawrence, the novelist, has a similar
streak in hers. Lady Chalmers has
bcbbed white hair and Mrs. George
Pinckard has "A head of silver shingled
hair in which, with evening dresses, she
wears a pOsy of flowers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

Coney Island concessionaires an
nounce that the depression has caused
the elite of the metropolis to seek sim
pie pleasures, and that the socially elect
are turning to the delights of that
suburban amusement park. By reason
of what has been emanating from New
York most people have thought they
were either all talking to themselves or,
at best, playing mumble-tAe-peg in
the parks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
Opinions.

Every man is entitled to his own
opinion" remarked the assertive per-
son.
"Of course" replied Miss Cayenne.
There is no objection to anybodys
opinion so long as he cherishes it as
his own. The annoyance consists in
a too generous inclination to pass it
around"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
A Requirement.

The man who speaks plain truth may
pause
In vain to win the public's cheer,
For he who seeks insured applause
Must tell 'em what they want to hear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
to the Use for republication OF all news DIS
patches credited to 1t or not Otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein. Al! rights Of public alton or
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

For a demonstration in honor Of the
return to New York of Texas Guinan
and her gang" barred from both Eng
land and France, there has been sug-
gested solid phalanX Of brokers and
outter-and-egg men lining Lower Broad
way and chanting, Hello Yourself,
Sucker"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
Life Imprisonment

The New York judge who found him
self compelled under the Baumes laws
to sentence man to life imprison-
ment for the theft of an automobile,
and who remarked to the prisoner that
1T hurts me to send you to the State
prison." evidently lost sight of the
real reason for the enactment of
stringent laws to rid society of habitual
criminals. 1t is not at all that this
young man, as the judge termed him,
was being sent to Jail for life for the
theft of an automobile. 1t was. how
ever, the fact that three previous con-
victiCnS for felonieS and fourth for
the stealing Of an automobile placed
the youth in the category of an
habitual offender and che who through
his own acts had labeled himself a
menace to society.
1t takes only a casual examination
Of the day-by-day news to discover how
many criminals so straight after their
first or second brush with the law.
The number is pitifully small. For this
reason, there is logic in the belief that
a person convicted four times of
felonies intends to adhere to path
of crime. And by the same token 1t
seems logical to believe that If allowed
to get away with it" the character
of the crime he commits will become
increasingly menacing Just as in the
case of pickpociet who turns burglar
and from there starts on a career Of
banditry, so do many of the criminals
gain promotion in the ranks of the
underworld
So it is not for the comparatively mild
ofense OF stealing an automobile that
this man was sentenced to prison for
lite but an accumulation of ofTenses.
which, however trivial indicate a type
Of mind and action that can find COM
partnership only in that vast army of
underworld denizens who prey on or
ganized society. 1t is futile gesture
to weep tears CT anguish for the plight
Of such person. Far better to turn
the thoughts TO the widows and or
phans Of brave policemen and defense
less citizens who have had the mis-
fortune to get into the path OF some
of the bigger shctS' of the under
world, men whose beginnings in crime
may have been as apparently in
nocuous as that of an automobile thief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

People are swayed by strange senti-
m-nts and conventions when it comes
TO eXtraneous disfigurements or trap
pings. The proposal to equip the statue
of Gen. Francis H Smith, builder OF
Virginia Military Institute, with spec
tacles, Notwithstanding the fact that he
wore them all his mature life, IS voted
down. Yet Lord Nelson IS frequently,
and properly. depicted with an empty
sleeve and a patch over one eye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
Hard Boiled.

From the Ann Arbor Daily News.
Queen Helen's portraits will no longer
be permitted to hang beside those of
King Carol. The Rumanians, it APP
pears. go in for cruel 'ehd unusual pun
ishment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

What is poor little Guam, scheduled
to be dropped as naval base, to do
with herself now? Perhaps the Virgin
Islands will adopt her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

At least We are breaking even On art
these days. For every masterpiece
branded as spurious by competent ex-
perts, another hitherto undiscovered or
temporarily lost odd master" is I'M
covered in some out-of -the-way spot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

A new Swedish law has been passed
to impose all fines according to the
capacity of the culprit to pay Such
legislation over here would jar Mr..
Capone slightly, it is thought
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
The Spinach Menace.

From the Albany Evening News
Farmers raising spinach are said to
be making money. Nearly every nus
band Wishes they'd get rich enough to
retire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
A Betting Parson.

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
However the event turns out, the Wis
consin pastor who has offered IS to any
person who can sleep while the sermons
proceed should have q raise in salary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
Application of Energy.

We exercise in work or play,
But no one has quite understood
Why one man should play golf all day
And let another chop the wood.
DE voice of conscience ain loud
enough fob most men," said Uncle Eben.
"Dey needs an alarm clock"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
DonS Chaplin Garb
In Hope of Meeting Actor.

NEUES WIENER ABENDBLAT'T,
Vienna.-About IL o'clock in the fore
noon a man CARRIED in the well known
Charley Chaplin costume was driven in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

II L PROGRESO San Juan-Gang-
l. ster stories and prison plots are
going to put the poor. helpless
IL convictS upon the honorable
eminenCeS where they rightfully
belong. We all know that every I'M
happy creature behind the bars of
prison is Just wronged human being
with much better sentiments and prIn-
ciples than his free brothers. Society
is to blame for his troubles and his
misery, he is always innocent. You may
not have fully realized it. but prisoners
are invariably little less than heroes and
martyrs. If you think differently, it is
because You haven't seen the latest
crime and prison moving pictures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
Steels the Nerve, Too.

From the Minneapolis Star
Some travel broadens the mind, but
hitch hiking seems to enlarge nothing
but the gall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
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Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
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All Other States and Canada.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
A Consistent Attitude.

What are your opinions on this
momentous question:"
II haven't changed my mind" re-
piled Senator Sorghum.
But I don't know what your opinions
were"
Il mean that I haven't changed my
mind about refusing to 60 on record on
the subject until my constituents make
it absolutely necessary"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

Jud Tunkins says a man ought to
tell all his business to his wife. 1t
saves time, because she'll find it out
ANYHOW.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

@. How long has the Russell Sage
Foundation been in eXistence?-P. G.
A. For "a years. John NJ Glenn
who has been general director since
its inception, has just resigned. Shelby
Der !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

@. How far apart should peach and
apple trees be planted?-C. N. G..
A. The Bureau Of Plant Industry says
that peach trees should be planted not
less than 20 feet apart; apple trees not
less than 80 feet apart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

THEODORE w. MOVES. =. Editor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

O. How many cemeteries has the War
Department abroad?-L. J.
A. The cemeteries abroad. under the
War Department, are six in France, two
in Belgium and one in England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

g. How was loggerhead used in
making old-fashioned drinks?-A. o. N.
A. 1t was an iron tool having a long
handle ending in a ball or bulb. 1t
was heated and thrust into the pre-
pared drink to heat it. Lowell said
THE loggerhead. whose kissing dip.
Timed by wise instinct, creamed the
bowl of flip"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

O. What IS a person called for whom
a child is named?-M. j. X
A. The person is called the name
father or name mother
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
vEN|RE HEARD
As Al CAPONE
TRIAL NEARS
100 Prospective Jurors Face
WiIkerson in U. S. Court;
Case Due to Open Tomorrow

CHICAGO, Oct. 5 UN.S).
The stage is set for the opening
tomorrow of the trial Of AL
Capone.
The most widely publiciZed
"public enemy" since the passage
Of the Volstead act is scheduled
to appear in Federal Judge James
H. Wilkerson's court to defend
himself against the charge of
violating the income tax law.
He is alleged to owe Uncle Sam
$215,000 for failing to pay taxes
on an income of $1,038,654 de-.
rived from booze, gambling and
vice over a period of six years.
30 Years Possible
CapOne faces q possible maxi.
mum penalty of 80 years i'm the
penitentiary and a fine of $50, 900
on six felony and two misde-
meanOr counts in the indictment.
A special venire of 100, from
which will be selected the IL
jurors to try Capone, was called
before Judge 4 Wilkerson this
afternoon for preliminary ques-
tioning.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05

Everyone would be happy
to own this beautiful
grand piano. Its small
size particularly recon.
mends it for the small
home. Bench to match.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
Half Hour Is Added
Top. o. Clerks Day

Starting this afternoon clerks
In the postal savings division OF
the Postoffice Department VIII
work an extra half hour a day
without compensation due to an
increase all over the country in
deposits.
This will mean about 100 free
hours In time the Government
will gain from the extra work Of
the clerks.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05

showing that the smashing OF
eggshells started with the SER
pents, who as the guardians OF
the home, were entitled to the
best food.
A master once played a trick
on his serpent, however, by leaV'
ing an empty egg-shell. and the
irate serpent evoked all the evu
powers to smash the master.
Confronted with this example
the academy unanimously voted
that eggshells should be smashed
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
DOGk Gets limitation
To Opevt Exposition

Secretary Of Labor w. N. Doak
will open the seventh annual In
dustrial exposition, October 20. &C.
cording to plans of the Washing
ton Chamber Of Commerce.
The invitation to the Cabinet
member is to be extended today by
a committee composed of George
A. G. Wood and Thomas P. Little.
page, vice presidents, and Isaac
Cans. former president Of the
chamber.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05

We are giving these prizes
away FREE to advertise our
business. 1t costs nothing to
try. The s winners will not
have to buy q thing.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
EGGSHELLS BE SMASHED

PARIS, Oct. 5. uNs0.-Europe
has still another wrinkle to give
Americans in search of culture.
Eggshells, once the interior
has been eaten, should be com.
pletely smashed. Culture de-
mands 1t.
This was the basis of q learned
thesis presentd to the French
Academy by Solomon Reinach.
veteran member.
History, legend, and good taste
compel this gesture, he stated.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
Crusaders Call
Conference Here

State commanders Of The Cru.
saders, militant young mems anti.
prohibition movement, have ben
called for conference here
Wednesday to lay plans for back.
home" campaigns to force con.
gressional action for immediate
modification of the volstead act,
and to recruit new members
throughout colleges of the coun.
try, 1t was announced yesterday.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
Hinton to Speak
At CiUitGvI Club

Walter Hinton, pilot Of the
NC-4, the first airplane to CON-
plete q flight to the continent
Of Europe, will be principal
speaker at a luncheon meeting OF
the Washington Civitan Radio
Club tomorrow at 1890 p. m.
The monthly meeting of the
board Of directors Of the club
will be held tomorrow night at
8 p. m. at 3621 Newark st. N, W.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
FOURTH PRIZE

One of our featured
fine Upright Pianos
with an easy action
and a deep, rich tone.
A stool to match the
beautiful case is in
cluded.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05

FALLING FROM an auto
mobile on Western Avenue near
Chevy Chase Circle, Gilbert
Raynor, 10, Kensington, Md,
suffered lacerations on the
head, knees and arms. He is
in Georgetown University Hos
pital,
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
Mail All AnslUers TO
"CONT'EST DEPARTMENT"

Arthur Jordan Piano Co., 1899 G st. N. w.
This contest closes Thursday, October
18th, 1881. Solutions will be accepted up to
P. M. on this date. Your solution may be
mailed or delivered in person at any time
prior to this closing date. Prizes will be
awarded on Friday, October 18th, 1881, and
the successful contestants win be notified
Useful souvenirs will be presented to every
contestant calling at our store.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
SECOND PRIZE
A Player
Piano

Always a source Of
enjoyment for every
member of the fam.
lily. An easy action
for both manual and
mechanical playing.
Plays SS.note rolls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

Park Hotel. where they are living, when
their guests numbered IA.
Maj. and Mrs. Joseph Well Of Chicago
are spending a few days at the Shore
ham. They have been visiting In New
York and ere on their way to Mar
tinSville, ind.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Forrest Close are
receiving congratulations on the birth
of a son, william Forrest Close. Mrs.
Close was formerly Miss Peggy Wood,
daughter of Mrs. Charles F. Langley.
Lieut.. Close is in Boston, where he will
be stationed for the Winter. and where
Mrs. Close and her small son will join
him this Fall after spending six weeks
or so with Mr.. and Mrs. Langley in
their Chevy Chase home.
Members Of Former Cabinet
Make Brief Visit in Capital.
The former Secretary Of the Navy and
Mrs. Curtis Dwight Wilbur have ar
rived in the Capital for a short stay and
are at the Willard. They will leave to-
morrow for Norfolk, Va, and from there
will go to Cramerton, N. c., to visit Mr..
and Mrs Stuart Cramer before sailing
from New Orleans to return to their
home in San Francisco. Mr.. Wilbur is
the brother Of the Secretary Of the In
terror, DR.. Ray Lyman Wilbur.
Former Senator and Mrs. Gilbert M.
Hitchcock entertained at luncheon yes
honor OF Mrs. James T. Harahan. Mr..
and Mrs. Hitchcock are expected to
come to Washington in a few days.
Mrs. James w. Gerard, wife of the
former United States Ambassador to
Germany, Is sailing today on the French
| liner, lie de France, to visit her sister,
the Countess Sigray, in Budapest
Mrs. Elsie Logan entertained at lunch
con today in honor Of Mrs. Myers, wife
of Mr.. jefferson Myers, commissioner of
the Shipping Board, who with Mr..
Myers recently returned from a Sum-
mer's stay at her home in Oregon
The guests were Mrs. Kenneth Daw-
son of Portland. Greg: Mrs. Aitchison,
wife of Mr.. Clyde B. Aitchison, chairman
Of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion; Mrs. Mead, wife of Mr. Elwood
Mead, commissioner of the Bureau Of
Reclamation: Mrs. Reichelderfer, wife
OF DR.. Luther Halsey Reichelderfer,
Commissioner Of the District Of Column
bia; Mrs. Ernest Humphrey Daniel, MIS-
Wintemute William Sloan. and Mrs.
Lowman, wife of Mr.. Seymour Lowman
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury.
Madame Roso has returned to Wash
ington from her former home in Europe
and Is at the Mayflower where she has
taken an apartment for the season.
DR.. and Mrs. w. Colhoun Stirling
have returned to Washington after
spending the Summer with Mrs. Stir
llng's parents, Comdr. and Mrs. z. H.
T1llman. in their cottage at jamestown,
II. l. DR.. and Mrs. Stirling made the
trip home by motor and were accom-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

daughter Of the commercial attache Of
the United States embassy In Spain,
and Mrs. Charles A. Livengood, to Mr.
William L. Finger, assistant commercial
attache Of the embassy in Paris. MT
Finger was formerly connected with the
Department OF Commerce, IN this city.
He Is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. M. L.
Finger Of Ripley, Miss, and was edu-
rated at the Mississippi College and OK
ford University. Miss Livengood has
studied In Madrid and Paris and at
tended Radcliffe College last year. The
wedding will take place in Madrid the
latter part Of the month.
DR.. and Mrs. Francis r. Hagner have
returned to Washington from Canada.
MI: and Mrs. Wilson Compton and
their four children are again in their
home, 1900 Cathedral avenue, after
spending three months in their camp at
Otsego Lake, Mich.
Mrs. Alice N!bley Smoot has left the
city to spend about three weeks with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

panied by the latters niece, Miss Fr.da
Frazer, who has been with her grand
parents, Con1dr. and Mrs. Tillman, at
jamestown through the month of Sep
TENDER. Miss Frazer spent July and
August at Camp Holton in Maine after
being with Comdr. and Mrs. Tillman
through June.
Mrs. Frederick T. F. johnson has
returned to her apartment in the
Mendoza after a stay Of two weeks at
Atlantic City.
Marriage in American
Ofhcial Circles Abroad.
An engagement Of interest In Wash
ington Is that of Miss Sally Livengood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

shoreham last evening. Among their
guests was Miss Christine Ekengren.
Mr.. Waverly Taylor entertained In
honor Of Mr.. Leonard P. Reaume of
CONTINUED on Third Page0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

Mr. and Mrs. Harry K Boss are
spending few days at the waldorf
Astoria, in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis L. epaulding
were hosts to small party at the
opening Of the dinner dances at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Penn have
as their guests for q week the former q
Alden H. Conn of Minneapolis, who
arrived yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

Gen. Peyton C. March. U. s. A., re-
tired, and Mrs. March have arrived in
the Capital to spend the Winter and
are established at 4511 Seventeenth
street. Gen. March was chief Of staff
during the World War.