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Evening star., 1932-02-25
IOWA DEMOCRATS RESIST
ATTACK BY BRO0KHART
Condemn Senator for Derogatory
Remarks Attributed to Him
About Smith.
By the Assoclated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DES MONIES. Iowa, February Is
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee Tuesday selected Davenport as
site for the State convention which will
choose delegates to the national con-
vention.
The gathering on March 20 will name
26 delegates, and determine whether
they are to be instructed.
The committee adopted q resolution
oondemning Senator Smith w. Brook
hart. Republican, for derogatory re-
marks attributed to him concerning
statement by Alfred E Smith.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee," the resolution read, 'in behalf
Of the Democrats of Iowa, voice the re-
sentiment of Democrats generally over
recent scurrilous statements attributed
to Smith w. Brookhart, condemning
the titular head Of the party, Alfred
e. Smith.
The Democrats Of Iowa commend
Mr. Smith for his clear and concise
statement Of his position, indicating his
strong party loyalty, and condemn the
disrespectful comment by Smith w.
Brookhart"
Evening star., 1932-02-25
WOMEN PROTEST
PARTY 4UNF FA|RNESS'
District Democratic Com
mitteeman, Costello, Dicta-
toriaI, RaSkob Told.

Protesting what 1t considers a dicta
torial attitude of John F. Costello,
Democratic national committeeman for
the District of Columbia, the Women's
Democratic Educational Council has
protested to John j. Raskob, national
Democratic chairman, against the "un-
democratic, unsatisfactory and unfair"
method of selecting national commit
teemen for this Jurisdiction.
Mrs. Clara Wright Smith, president
of the council states in formal state
ment today that Costello has indicated
his purpose to dictate that the dele
CATION to the National Democratic Con-
vention to be elected at the District
of Columbia primary shall be pledged
to Gov. Roosevelt"
Objects to Dictation.
Objecting to any "dictation to the
District of Columbia primary" Mrs:
Wright said the council Is not unfdend-
Of its own and is "non-partisan in
respect to the issue involved in the
primary election"
Mrs. Wright said the petition to
Raskob urged prompt and effective
action to insure Democrats of the Dis
t-ict of Columbia free, fair and full
opportunity and guaranty for their par
ticipation in the selection of members
Of the local Democratic National Com
mittee and of delegates to the Demo-
cratic National Convention" Jouett
Shouse. executive secretary of the Ma
tional Committee, acknowledged receipt
of the petition and promised considera-
ton, she stated.
Rights Of Voters.
In her statement Mrs. Wright said the
council stands for the rights of the
qualified voters in the District of Co.
lumbia primary to frame their own
declaration of principles, and If a
pledged delegation is sent to Chicago
to select their own candidate" 1t OBJ
jects to selection of slate by the Cen
tral Committee "as expressing the will
Of the primary, regardless OF the pri-
mary vote"
The council, she declared, would de
fend the primary against the possibility
of manipulation of the ballots by Sc
cret disposal of the ballot boxes" and
would demand that a ballot box be
set up in every one Of the % districts
into which the District of Columbia Is
at present divided for the purposes of
the Democratic primary, and that the
count of the votes shall be conducted
under conditions that will make GER
tain that the will Of the primary Is re-
corded"
Mr.. Costello Is recovering at Ward
man Park Hotel from a severe Illness
and could not be reached today for
comment on Mrs. Wrtght's statement.
Evening star., 1932-02-25
SORE THROAT

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TO feelless sorel Continue the treatment
once every hour for five hours and
you'll be astonished at the relief.
This famous blend of oil of mustard,
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trates and stimulates blood circulation
and helps to draw out infection and pain.
Used by millions for 20 years. Recon-
mended by doctors and nurses.
To MOtElerS-MuSferOIe Is also
made in rniIder form for babies
and small children. Ask for Chill
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Evening star., 1932-02-25
June s-Indiana Republican conven-
ton.
June 2l-Indiana Democratic con-
vention.
March 2e-Iowa Democratic conven-
tim
JERSEY REPUBLICANS
TO ASK REPEAL PLANK
Delegation to Chicago Convention
Will Be Instructed for
Hoover denomination.

BY the Associated Press.
TRENTON, N. j.. February 25.-A
New Jersey delegation to the Repub-
lican National Convention committed
to the denomination of President Hoo
yer and repeal Of the eighteenth amend
nent will be recommended to the State
Committee Friday, it was decided yes
terday.
The decision was reached by a spe-
cial committee appointed to canvass
party sentiment throughout the State.
Action by the committee followed de-
mails from the States United States
Senators, w. Warren Barbour and Ham
ilton F. Kean, that they would agree to
a compromise plank advocating con-
gressional consideration when a ma
jority Of States signifled their desire
for prohibition reform.
Evening star., 1932-02-25
FISHERMEN INCREASE
Depression Is Blamed for Boost by
Army Engineer.

The depression is causing marked
increase in the numebr of commercial
fisherman on the Potomac River, z. j.
Merrick, civil engineer of the United
States. Engineer Office, said today. In
order to keep the fish stake lines out Of
the paths of navigation, Maj. Joseph D,
Arthur, jr., district engineer Of the
War Department for the Washington
area. = has sent the boat Chicago
down to the lower Potomac River, and
G. D. RittenhouSe, inspector of fish
stakes, has left Washington to inspect
the fishing facilities in that area and
insure a clear channel Of navigation.
This year, there are about 1000 nets
being made ready for the fishing season
for shad and herring, which will start
shortly. Last year, there were about
800 nets. :-
Evening star., 1932-02-25
HERE SHE IS EVERYBODY!

Do Observation-Disclosures
performance in min and Bill"
and "Politics Marie Dressler
achieved the heights of perfection
then-b1It wait till you see her in
her newest drama oflaughter and
tears-Emma! Here is a picture
which will live in your memory
forever. So hilariously funny, SO
replete with pathos and beauty,
it will undoubtedly survive as one
of the truly great dramas of the
screen. The great Dressler sur
passes her finest previous perform,
ances. She'll make you laugh
she'll make you cry-and she'll
send you away happy at having
experienced the thrill of seeing
this marvellous picture.
Evening star., 1932-02-25
CREATH RITES TODAY
Services for Late Takoma Park,
Md, Woman.

Funeral services for Mrs. Emma May
Platt Creath, Sc, who died at her home
at 1l2 Cedar avenue. Takoma Park, Nd,
Tuesday, were held this afternoon in
the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Lawrenceburg, Ind, of which she was
member. Burial was in the Indiana
city.
Mrs. Creath, wife of william A.
Creath, was a native Of Manchester,
Dearborn County, Ind, and was de-
scendantH Of the early pioneers Of that
section.
Besides her husband, she Is survived
by daughter, Clara r. Creath Of Ia
koma Park; a son, Mead Platt Creath
of Woodhaven, Lcng Island, N. Y, and
brother, Wilmer G. Platt, also Of
Takoma Park.
Evening star., 1932-02-25
VOTES IN STATES
DECIDE DELEGATES
Preferential Choices Of IIIi-
nois, Wisconsin, North Da-
kota, Ohio Not Binding.
Nv the Associated Press.

Nv the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 25.-Voters in
4 of 10 Central States-Illinois wis
consin. North Dakota and Ohio-have
opportunity to indicate at the polls
whom they prefer for the presidential
nominee Of their party But such
preference is not binding upon dele
gates to the national conventions.
Illinois statutes define the preference
primary as "for the purpose Of securing
an expression Of the sentiment and
will of the party voters" and that it
is to be considered advisory to the
delegates"
Expression of Candidates.
Ohio laws require that each candi-
date for delegate must express a first
and second choice for President, and
must have the written consent of the
Evening star., 1932-02-25
,andidate apart from the candidates

candidate apart from the candidates
entrance into the preferential primary.
Delegates in North Dakota take an
oath Of Office promising to the best OF
their judgment to carry out the wishes
Of their party as expressed by the
voters Instructions Of q party caucus,
in practice, are commonly taken to be
the wishes of the party.
In addition to the States with
preference primaries, South Dakota
and Wisconsin also elect delegates to
the national conventions at primaries.
Iowa, Michigan, Indiana and Mime
sofa use the convention system. Con-
ventionS may instruct delegates. Except
In the case of the Minnesota Demo-
Gratis, each congressional district In
these four States nominates its own
two delegates at a convention usually;
the State convention elects delegates
at large.
Middle West Calendars.
The political calendars In the Mid
die West:
March s-Minnesota Democratic con-
vention,
March 15-North Dakota preference
primary.
March 22-Iowa Republican conven-
ton.
April 5-Wisconsin primary.
April 12-Illinois and Nebraska pref
erence primaries.
April 1HMichigan Democratic con-
vention.
April 27-Michigan Republican con-
vention.
April 3o-Minnesota Republican con-
vention.
May S-south Dakota primary.
Evening star., 1932-02-25
Women to Run City
On Leap Year Day
AS Men Stand By
BY the Associated Press.

oJ tAg 3AcsSNA1tCA ANoSs
AURORA. H., February as
Let the women do the work.
That's just what they're going
to do in Aurora February 90.
As long as it's leap year 1t was
decided to have q woman mayor,
q woman police chief, women
traflc cops, female city commits
sioners and q woman fire marshal
for the one day only.
The firemen agreed to stay on
the Job and rescue any of them
from any fires. if necessary.
It's an idea of the Chamber of
Commerce. The women will be
running the local paper and the
street cars, too-under supervision
Of regular crews.
Evening star., 1932-02-25
OLD MONEY CIRCULATED

COLUMBUS, Ohio February 25 up.
President Hoover's anti-hoarding
campaign is getting results here if the
Ohio Supreme Court records yesterday
Is any criterion.
Seba H. Miller, clerk Of the court,
yesterday received four of the old
fashioned big size five-dollar bills in
payment for the costs Of filing an &C
ton in the court.
Evening star., 1932-02-25
HOW TO CLEAR
AWAY PIMPLES

Cleanse the skin with soothing,
healing Resinol Soap. Apply
Resinol Ointment to all pimples or
other irritations. Let it stay as long
as convenient before washing off.
This simple treatment used once or
twice daily will make your skin
clearer, freshsr, more velvety in a
few days. Often when other treat
ments have failed Resinol. Oint-
ment aided by Resinol Soap, clears
away eczema, pimples, etc. Try 1t!
At all druggists. Don't risk delay.
FOR FREE TRIAL
size package of Resino1 Ointment
together with your copy of new
booklet on Skin Treatment, write
Resinol, Dept. a6, Baltimore, Nd.
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BERLIN w. TINKER

Principal Marie A. Heringer, of
Berlin w. Tinker school, released
the April honor roll this morning,
which follows:
Grade 8-Mario Abondolo, Car
mela Cipriano, Floret Zailckas,
Angelo Cipriano, Janet DeMaria,
Rito Vassallo, John Videberg,
Mary Azunaris, Edith Krugelis,
Madeline Corti, Ruth Pooler,
Frank Dimanno, Joseph Barbino.
Lillian Bucks, Anthony Bukauskas,
Anthony Santola.
Grade 8-Angeline Jannetty,
Pasquale Michiello, Doris Felt
man.
Grade 7A-Mary Tugelli, Henry
Bellisario. Josephine Devino, An
toinette Valario.
Grade 7B-Louis Spina, Avelia
Maria, Natalie Lombardo.
Grade &c Josephine Quintil-
liani, Marie Sforza, Mary DAN
gelo.'
Grade 6A-Louise Rossi. Michael
Devino, Josephine D'Angelo.
Grade 6B Adolph Vosylius.
James DiStasio. Tony Carpini. AL
bert MOTTO.
Grade 5A-Lygia Nainis. Felicia
Ranaldo, Patsy Cipriano, Bertha
Krugelis, Phebe Gerulaitais, Mich
olas Augelli, Anthony Faiia, Sebas-
tian Priviteria, Modest Pirro, Lena
Tesla, Katherine Del Gaizo, Ro-
meo Caputo.
Grade 5-Rose Tome, Joseph
Jancius, Raymond MOTTO, John
Quintilliani, Marion Mobile, Anne
liza D'Angelo.
Grade 4-Mary Cucinieflo, Pal.
ma Semerera, Joseph Blinstrub.
John Griffin, Virginia Walsh, Lois
Holcomb, Edward Azunaris, Mar
garet Conner, Emma Nesta.
Grade 4-Viola Trumfio. Mildred
Dickinson, Ferdinand Grant, Laura
Clemente, Ellen Matusevice, Flor
ence Gallo, Florence Abondolla,
Lena Marciana, Domenic Santora.
Josephine Place.
Grade g. Eleanor Krugelis,
Charles Cipriano, Dolores Bouley,
Tony Santora, Josephine Alibrio,
Ludivico Boyyuto. Emma Tremag-
lilo, Carmine Ciarlelli, Mary AL
teri. Patsy Iannera, Philomena
DiMaria, Henry Sanford, Josephine
Fiore, Anna Forgione, Josephine
Cucinelli, Josephine Clement, Tony
>Cichetti.
Grade Evelyn Denker, Vim
cent Bredice, Rose Iacoviello. Bet
ty McEvoy, Antoinette Girolami,
Joseph Florio, Pasqualina Cuifolo,
Francis Calialo, Michael Guerrero.
Grade 81 Antoinette, Mancini,
Marion Bender, Margaret Soprano,
Domenic Tremaglio, Angelina Sc
della, Francis, Walsh, Dora Cedela,
Charles Buonanto, Colange Fo-
rino, May Santa Lucia, Filomena
Mascia, Eleanor Licese, John De
francesca, Esther Schiavone.
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OVHhusO O u,lTtA.

kper's handle is extended in the d.
rection away from the bowl, the
imaginary arc thus outlined will
lead directly to Arcturus. The
constellation of Bootes begins
where the handle of the dipper
ends.
The group of stars that lies
within the curve of the dipper
handle belong in great part to
the constellation of Canes Venatici,
the Hunting Dogs. Originally they
We're considered "a part of Ursa
Major. The brightest star in Ven-
atici is sometimes called "Cor Ca
roll" Heart of Charles, after King
Charles II Of England. Even a
small telescope Is sufficient to show
that 1t is double; one compon-
ent is yellow, the other blush, and
the contrast due to their close posi-
ton greatly accentuates the colors.
1t is one of the prettiset colored
doubles in the entire sky. Here
we have a system of two stars or
suns moving about one another or,
more accurately, around their COM
mon center of gravity in periodic
orbits, This system is over two
hundred light years away from us.
In this same constellation there is
also a very fine double spiral nebu-
Ia which is not visible even in a
small telescope but there are a
number Of excellent photographs
available. The two nebulas appear
almost in contact And to rotate in
opposite directions.
Between Canes Venatici and Vir-
go, just east Of the meridian at
map-time, lies Coma Berenices.t a
cluster visible to the naked eye. .
Like the Pleiades this is numer-
Gus aggregation OF stars which are
physically related; they form a
fEravitationally united system which
Is moving through space together
as unit. Within the cluster of
stars move relatively to one an
other but maintain their union.
Within the arc of this constellation.
but independent Of the cluster It.
self, there Is a very fine spiral
nebula which 10 turned edgewise to
the sun and earth and shows a
dark. iighteabsorbing band which
stretches around the outer edge Of
the bright structure and the brill
liant central mass.
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School Activities
MALONEY SCHOOL

The April honor roll at Maloney
school, released today by Principal
Mary E. Kelley, follows:
Grade Ida Falzone 80, Lena
Cleto 80, Charles LAMBERT Sc, Anna
Mucciaro Sc
Grade 4-Mafalda D'Genero 50,
Albert O'Brien 30. Telesfore Car
tocetti 80, Ada Fappiano 80, John
Grillo 85, Patsy Tartaglia Sc.
Grade 5--Margaret Guerrero 81.
Constantine Della Petra 90, Ed
ward Longo 81, Gertrude Guerrero
90. Dalia Salvatore 90. Eleria PAM
80, lula Exarhou 81, Elizabeth
Cheney SO.
Grade 5-Dorothy Stevenson 81.
Margaret Gaborick 80, Carmella
Crispino So, Leo Kilimokski So,
Anna Natalie IS.
Grade 6--Mario Ferri 90, Licinio
Marucci 90, Carmella Falzone 81,
Rose Croce IS, Mary Fitzpatrick
S8, Salvatrice Zappulla 81, Ida
Domenici Sc, Amalia Salvatore IS.
Joseph Merluzzi IS.
Grade 6-Carmella Stagnitta 90,
Vincent lombard 81, George I'm
arts 81, Jane Adams 81. Concelia
Barbieri 30, Anna Teuber 80, OddO
Vagnini So, Charles Grillo S8, Edith
Ferri SO, Arthur Cipriano 81, Mary
Burgio IS.
Grade Tiff Guida "a, Alfonso
Ruzzo "a, Ruth Kerzner 90, Viola
Petrucci 90, Louis Ferri 30, Sal
vatore Lanteri 80.
Grade 8-Thomas Ritucci IS.
Ruby Petrucci "a. Mafalda CALI
90. Rena Vanni. SO. Lena CaIvO
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Time and Chance

E
New Yok-Tme many
ocrac old mansions They become elegantly
beauty pariors rare boon shops curio stores and SUCH
For Rent and For sale"
couple
while raiders carried fixtures evidence
Which is amusing II remember that No.
FITS historic in
ing rich. anong swei
James Mcneil Whistler was frequent caller.
shadows
At
millinery
Mahany home later cafe figured visit the lads
The broker maintained office in the st Regis Hotel He
house during those old boom And moved
The ccorful canhd place turned
the gathering dust.
few
change One such Gansemaye cafe dedicated
a
s man was @ spy aIHa b aen as b viii @ Is a
place until as he puts it, his "own goose is cooked"
early a
tain Simon Mayer who Whg Loyal partisan he bet dinner
dinner
intimately with friends
being
the
vnages another Benjamin
fellow to easily reported
williamsburg
memory me- commented
in those bygone
until gets good partand then hire special train!
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THE HEAVENS I'm MAY
Spring Consultations Brighten Eastern Sky-Spca and
Regulus Larger Than Our Sun
BY DIR. CLEMENT S. BRAININ
or the Columbia University Observatory STAFF

In this region there is a super
galaxy consisting of many spiral
nebulas, each of which is now
known to be itself a great aggre-
cation of stars, similar to that to
which the sun and all the visible
stars in the heavens belong. This
super-galaxy is a physical unit
composed Of about a hundred such
individual galaxies.
Higher in the sky than Spica lies
another first-magnitude star, Arc
turus. in the constellation Of Boot
es. This star is of yellowish hue,
more pronounced in color than our
sun. It's distance from us Is about
forty light years and its years and
its luminosity is about one hundred
times that Of the sun. It is a great
ball twenty thousand times greater
than our sun in bulk for its diam
eter has bene found to- be twenty
seven times greater than that of
the sun. Arcturus Is easily found
in the sky by means Of the great
dipper. If the curve of the Dip
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MERRIMAN SCHOOL

The April honor roll at Merri-
man school, released this morning
by Principal Mary A. Cass follows:
Room 16, Grade S-Helen Bod
ziack, Yvonne DUMAS, Lydia VIA
suk, Mary Lestorti, Palma Semer-
arc, Antoinette D'Attilio, Caroline
Sarandrea, Grace Laspragato.
Louis Mastracchio, Tony Manzolli.
Frank Ollanski, Aldo Luzzi, Lucy
Daloia.
NRoom Is, Grade 7.-Alice
Szmonosky, Rose Fisher, Catherine
volpi, Chester Grendzisiewski. AL
bert Codianni. Carme1la Zipoli.
Statia Bodziack. Michael Reilly.
Philomena Basile, Anthony Zipol,
Helen Marinko, Manuel Quierogo.
Room IA, Grade Anna Zaipc,
Edmund Ostrowski. Angelina Co
damn, Theresa Gentle. Helen
Opanlenik, Ameen Haddad, War
rem Nocera, Lucy PereZella, Edith
Luzzi.
Room 10, Grade s-Frederick
Davino, George Burns. Michael
Ventresca. Dominic DiMartino, Jo-
seph Pelosi, Donate Daloia, John
DiLeo, Pasquale DfCesare, Joseph
ventresca, Charles Garcia, Claude
Brewster, Concetta Mastracchio.
Room ~, Grade 6--Antoinette
Perrotta, Frank Renzoni, Josephine
Polonics, Stanley Wo1esniewski.
Room IL, Grade Guido Mar
delly, Madeline Fusco, Albino LII
beratore, Frank Zincke, John. In
niruberto.
Room 10, Grade 5-Yolando De-
Saints CarnelIa Mollica Martha
Ostrowski, Margaret Barna, Mary
Perrotta, Louise Sorbo, Anthony
Ruffino. Allan Bates.
Room 8, Grade 4-Lusitana Mar
tins. Leonard Schaivo, Antoinette
DeSantis, May Curzi, Ralph d.
Angelo. Adeline Distefano, Alfred
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end marked by the BLUSH white
Regulus' and its eastern end by
Denebola of similar color. The
latter is almost exactly on the
meridian at map-time, about half
way between the zenith and the
south point of the horizon. From
Regulus upward stretches the han
die and curved blade Of the Sickle.
Regulus, like the sun, appears to
be a single unit star. for neither
the most powerful telescope nor
the spectroscope has shown any
evidence of companion as is
found, for example, in the case
of. Sirius. Regplus is at q dis
lance of about S. light years from
us and is equal to seventy suns like
ours in luminosity. In the dawn
OF astronomy, the sun was close to
the position Of Regulus at the hot
test time of the year and this star
was greatly venerated by the
ancients.
Next to Leo toward the east
along the zodiacalu belt lies Virgo
occupying a stretch along the ec-
liptic circle totalling more than
As degrees. This constellation
represented in the classical mytho-
logy the goddess OF the harvest,
Ceres, and the star, Spica, its only
first magnitude luminary, was the
ear of corn of wheat which the
benevolent goddess held out to the
world. In this constellation lies
the autumnal equinox; once it lay
quite close to Spica but the phe-
nomenon known as procession"
has moved 1t into the western part
Of the group. Spica resembles
Regulus greatly in color: both are
type B stars with the lines Of the
element helium prominent in their
spectra. Spica is only slightly
the brighter to the terrestrial OBJ
server but in reality 1t is much
greater star, for its distance is es-
timated at from four to six times
as great as that of Regulus. Spica
is thus equal in light radiating
power to more than fifteen hun
dred suns.
The nearest bright star to the
west Of Spica IL Gamma Virgins,
an interesting double star. The
area Of sky lying In general way
between this star in Denebola, in.
Leo, is wonderfully rich in nebulae.