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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-09-02
HELP!

A young foreign-born was being
tried in court, and questioning by the
lawyer of the opposite side began:
"Now, Lasky, what do you do?"
"Ven?" asked Lasky.
"When you work, of course" said
the lawyer.
'I work"
81 know" said the lawyer, what
at?"
"At bench"
"Ah," groaned the lawyer, "where
do you work at bench?"
"At a factory"
"What kind of factory?"
"Brick."
"You make bricks ?"
"No, de factory is made of bricks. y
"Now, Lasky, what do you make
in that factory?"
-Four dollars a day."
mo, no; what does the factory
make ?"
"a lot of money, l tink."
"Now listen; what kind of goods
does the factory produce 2"
"Ah,' said Lasky, good goods"
81 know, but what kind of goods -
"De best"
"The best of what ?"
"De best there is"
"Of what?"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-09-02
Heredity

The company union promoter had
delivered his best sales talk, and now
he beamed expectantly on his audi
ence. Lies make it unanimous" he
said.
"You can't do that while Pm here,
shot back a man in the back of the
hall. "I'm a union man and Pm vot-
ing against it"
"Well, now, why are you union
man." asked the promoter.
"My father was a union man, and
my grandfather before him, and L
"Just a minute" the company
union promoter interrupted sarcast
ically eff your father had been g
lunatic and your grandfather luna
tic, what would you be ?"
"a company unionist," came the
ready answer.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-09-02
Robert G. Ingersoll and Labor

The ashes of Robert G. Ingersoll
were buried in Arlington Cemetery,
within sight of the nations capital,
on May 4. The ashes rest in Airing
ton because of his military service in
the Civil War.
The occasion will recall to older
labor leaders the glowing tribute
that great liberal paid to the work
ers in their age-old struggle for lib
erty.
He died in 1899 The guiding prin-
ciple of his philosophy was ''that no
nation founded upon slavery, either
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-09-02
Of body or mind, could stand"

of body or mind, could stand"
He clearly saw that the unequal
distribution of wealth constitutes the
major element in the downfall of civ
izations and the servitude of the
toilers. Among his utterances one
finds this crisp truth:
whoever produces anything
by weary labor, does not need
revelation from heaven to teach
him that he has a right to the
thing produced"
Ingersoll passed away thirty years
before the revolutionary introduction
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-09-02

Thinking you should buy union
labeled goods, without doing so, gets
you nowhere. The same is true of
patronizing shops where the union
card is not displayed or union but
tons are not worn.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-09-02

"Of dos goods"
"Your honor" sighed the lawyer
II give up"
Evening star., 1932-02-28

Stores, Inc, an organization whose
membership includes grocers in business
in the District and nearby Virginia and
Maryland.
Authorities In the domestic field wiD
give a series of demonstrations and dis
cussons on food and household prob
lens during the course of the exposi-
ton. A special stage has been erected
on the auditorium floor for this purpose
and also to present the various enter
tainments and contests contemplated In
connection with the show.
A 1892 automobile as q grand prize
will lead a list of awards to be made
to lucky winners during the period OF
the exhibition. Entrance tickets viii
entitle holders to chances to win the
automobile, as we'll as radios, electric
refrigerators, washing machines and
other household appliances and count
less other prizes. Favors and samples
will be given away in abundance.
Daily BABY Contests.
A baby contest each afternoon will
feature the show, with prizes awarded
daily and a silver loving cup given the
baby adjudged winner in the final con-
test the last day of the show. Other
contests, including largest family"
contest. twins contest, youngest grand
mother" contest and "tallest and short
est contest also will be held each
night.
w. M. Hornstein is president Of the
food stores organization. Other officers
include George Heider. vice president; /;
Morris Kraft, treasurer, and David
Hornstein. counsel. The Show Com
mittee includes the officers Of the body
and M. VigderhouSe, J. Riehl and s.
Goldstein. Alfred l.. Stern is director
Of the exposition.
Evening star., 1932-02-28
GALLERY TO GIVE
DISPLAY PREW|EW
Corcoran Trustees to Open
Washington Collection
Next Saturday.

With 100 Of the foremost portraits OF
George Washington and his contempo-
raries expected to be on display, the
trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art
announced yesterday that loan ex-
hibit of original paintings and repro
ductions under the sponsorship of the
United States George Washington BIZ
centennial Commission, would be open
for a private invitation preview next
Saturday night Public inspection will
commence the day following, contin-
uing through the period of the Bicen-
tennial Celebration.
The collection will include all OF
the important available portraits OF
Washington, his sister, Betty Washing
ton Lewis, and his brothers and other
members of his family.
Prepared Is Months.
Work in assembling the loan exhibit
has been under way for 18 months
under the direction Of Mrs. Rose
Gouverneur Hoes, acting for the United
States Bicentennial Commission, and
Mrs. McCook Knox, chairman OF the
Portrait Committee Of the commission.
According to the commission, the
most famous Washington portrait in
the group is the Gilbert Stuart So
called LanSdowne painting, owned by
the Earl of RoSebery, London, which
was brought here for the purpose of
exhibiting in the collection. It is one
of three originals made by Gilbert
Stuart from life.
Other Paintings.
Other prominent paintings in the
display include the Virginia Colonel
painting of Washington by Charles
Wilson Peale owned by Washington
and Lee University. the Edward Saw
age portrait, owned by Harvard Uni
versity; a collection of portraits of the
first five Presidents of the United
States, painted by Stuart and loaned
by Thomas Jefferson Coolidge of
Boston.
The exhibit includes many other
valuable paintings from all parts Of
the country and abroad. The display
will be open until Thanksgiving day
this year.
Evening star., 1932-02-28
"Wakefeld" "Author
Thanks Public for
Support in Letter

Anpreciation for the public CO.
oneration accorded the recent
George washington Bicentennial
folk-masque Wakefield" was ex-
messed yesterday by Percy Mac
gave the author, in a letter to
The Evening Star.
The communication follows:
"As author Of Wakefield the
washington Bicentennial folk
masoue, which concluded on Fri
dav night its performance at
Constitution Hall, may I express
through your columns to the
press and the public of Washing
ton my very earnest Appreciation
of their generously cordial CO.
operation in contributing to the
community success of the mas
cues production?
Especially, since it is imprac-
ticable to express my grateful
sense of obligation individually
to the many hundreds who took
part, 1 should like to pav nv
tribute here to the painstaking
devotion, the. artistic zeal and
the great friendliness revealed
throughout rehearsals and per-
formances by the participants in
the festival and its organization,
from the most expert and well
known to the least and anony-
nous. 1t is an honor which I
shall always cherish, to have
been associated with their mutual
work and goodwill as their fel-
low worker and friend"
Evening star., 1932-02-28
|DRY REFERENDUM
URGED IN VIRGINIA
Page of Norfolk Offers Bill
Calling for Vote on State
Prohibition Law.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, February 27-The
first bill calling for a referendum on
repeal of the State prohibition law in
troduced in the Virginia Assembly since
the State went dry came today under
the signature of Delegate Vivian L.
Page Of Norfolk
It Immediately drew a vigorous de-
nounceinent from Senator George w.
Layman. author of the Layman act,
Virginia's enforcement law, who called
the bill a gesture"
Delegate Page introduced the measure
in the midst of bills and two reso-
lutions which flooded the legislative
hopper on the last day for acceptance
of general bills in the present session.
Among others was bill to place treas
urers and commissioners of the reve-
nue. on fiat salary, identical bills de-
signed against gasoline bootlegging"
and resolutions to investigate the re-
cent changes in public school text books
and the expenditures and efficiency of
the various State departments.
Under provisions of the Page meas
ure the Governor would be required to
issue a writ of election at least so days
prior to the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1882, calling for
an election to be held concurrent with
the general November election.
Climax to Series of Measures.
1t came as the climax to series of
prohibition measures offered during the
past six weeks by Delegate Page. Among
them was one bill liberalizing the ex-
isting law by reducing prohibition fees
paid by the State and removing manda-
tory jail sentence for the transporta-
ton of ardent spirits in amounts up to
half-gallon for personal use. This
bill, after being advanced to its third
readiig In the House, was defeated by
a close vote 1t still is alive, however,
on a motion to reconsider.
In support of his bill today, Delegate
Page said that since members Of the
Assembly did not seem inclined to re-
duce criminal costs and wanted prohibit
tion at any price, he presented the
measure. in view of the recent report
on criminal costs in the State and to
see how the people in Virginia stand.
Delegate Stuart Moffett of Staunton
introduced the bill abolishing the fee
system Of compensating treasurers and
commissioners of the revenue, and pro-
viding for searching investigation into
Evening star., 1932-02-28
WASH|NGTON'S KIN |
TO FORM SOCIETY
Many Descendants, Traced
for BicentenniaI, Plan
Organization.

The collateral descendants of George
Washington will be banded together
into a permanent George Washington
society, according to plans that are now
in process of taking definite form. The
society will be one of the accomplish
ments of the nation wide observance of
the bicentennial of the First Presidents
birth
No more than an idea at present, 1t
is one that is being fostered by Rep
resentative Sol Bloom of New York, as
sociate director of the National Bicen-
tennial Commission. 1t had its origin
in the fact hundreds of hitherto OBJ
scure relatives of Gen. Washington
have come to light since the organiza-
ton Of the commission, and the fact
they are so widely scattered geograph-
ically that only through such society
can they be kept in touch with one an
other.
Total Is Nearly 1000.
According to records on file at the
offices Of the commission, nearly 1000
collateral descendants of Washington
are now residing in the United States.
For two years they have been contacted
by letter through the commission. with
the idea of tracing the complete geneal-
cgy of the Washington family and es
tablishing a permanent record of it.
Suspended for a time as the date of
the opening of the Bicentennial Cele-
bration drew near and the work of the
commission increased, the task OF
reaching every living Washington de-
scendant by letter will be resumed
shortly, Representative Bloom said yes
terday. When this Is done and the fam
lily tree brought down to date in every
obtainable detail, the projected society
will take shape.
Information Gathered.
AS to the exact nature of the pro-
posed society, no definite information
is obtainable at present According to
Mr. Bloom, that is a problem that can
be best settled by the Washingtons
themselves.
Information obtained by the COM
mission is being placed in permanent
form, and when completed will outline
every branch of the Washington family
tree. This information, together 18th
other material gathered during the life
of the commission, will be placed at
the disposal of the Washington family,
Evening star., 1932-02-28
PAGEANT TO OPEN
C|TY'S FOOD SHOW
Exposition Win Continue from
Next Saturday Evening
Until March IL.

With a variety of interesting exhibits
planned, the first annual United Food
Stores Exposition, sponsored by more
than 80 local grocery concerns. will
open in the Washington Auditorium,
Nineteenth street and New York avenue,
next Saturday night. The show will
continue for a week, climaxing with a
gala carnival night affair March IL.
A parade, with decorated vehicles
and floats, will be a prelude to the
formal opening Saturday evening. DR..
Luther H. Reichelderfer and ether
members Of the Board of District Com
missioners, as well as several public
officials, are expected to be on hand for
the ceremonies incident to the opening
Of the week-long exposition.
Designed as a constructive enterprise
for the benefit of manufacturers, dis
for the benefit ofmanufacturers distribu-
tors, retailers and consumers. the show is
under the auspices of the United Food
Evening star., 1932-02-28
NEW QUARTERS TO OPEN
Christ Child Society Completes
First Unit.

Arrangements have been completed for
opening of the new headquarters and
settlement house Of the Christ Child
Society, April 4, at sos Massachusetts,
avenue northeast, officials said yester-
day.
The first unit has been completed.
A gymnasium will be added later after
sufficient funds have been obtained.
The present structure was made possible
by sale of the society's old headquar-
ters on Indiana avenue, due to the
Government building program.
In addition to its charitable organi-
cations for babies. Boy Scouts and Girl
Scouts at the main settlement. the So
yciety conducts suburban home for
convalcscent children at Rockville, Md.
Evening star., 1932-02-28
CITIZENS TO HEAR
WASHINGTON TOAST
Music Honoring BiCentenniaI
viii Be Presented at Nc
KinIey High.

A "Bicentennial Toast" to George
Washington has been composed by VII
liam T Pierson, well known radio pro-
gram director and author of several
patriotic musical compositions. 1t VIII
be rendered for the first time by Mr..
Pierson in person at the big Blcen-
tennial celebration of organized citl-
zens in Mckinley High School Audi
torium, Second and T streets northeast,
tomorrow night at o'clock.
Two other compositions by Mr..
Pierson will be included in the program,
the song Washington" will be sung
by Miss Mary ODonoghue, mezzo-
soprano, and the war song. Sens Of
America" will be sung by George
O'Connor, with Mr.. Pierson at the
piano.
High Officials to Attend.
Prominent members of the House
and Senate, important Government
officials and the officials of the Bicen-
tennial Commission. both national and
local are participating in the program.
The audience will include large delega-
tions from most of the citizens associa-
tions in all parts of the District
The speakers include: Representative
Sol Bloom. national director Of the
Bicentennial: DR.. George c. Havenner,
executive director Of the District OF
Columbia Bicentennial Commission;
William Tyler Page, secretary of the
National CommiS-ion; Canon G. Free
land Peter, grcat-great- grand
son Of Mrs. George Washington; Frank
C. Daniel, principal of the Mckinley
High School, and Tefft Johnson, official
impersonator of Washington for the
National Commission.
GiIIigan in Charge.
The music program is in charge of
Henry Gilligan, member of the Wash
ington Board Of Education, and will in
clude selections by the Mckinley High
School Orchestra, under the direction
of Prof Dore walton; pipe organ num-
bers by Miss Lille P. Bailey, John Jay
Days Toast to the Flag" "America,"
by the assemblage; PRO Patria" hymn
by the assemblage led by union choir
from a dozen churches; solo, Your
Land and My Land" by Miss ODonog-
hue.
An interesting feature will be a drill
by Is cadets of Mckinley High School
wearing the uniform of the Continental
Army.
A copy of the PRO Patria' hymn will
be presented to each guest as souve-
mir.
Evening star., 1932-02-28
EXPRESS OFFICIAL DIES;
BEGAN LIFE AS DRIVER
Andrew Christeson, Vice President
of American Company, Sue
cumbs in California.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
SAN JOSE, Calf, February 27.-
Andrew Christeson, immigrant farm
boy who became a vice president of
the American Railway Express Co, died
at his home at Los Altos, near here,
late Thursday night. He was IS years
old.
Christeson came to the United States
from Denmark as a boy of IA. He
worked his way from the position of
express wagon driver to the presidency
of the Wells Fargo Co. of Mexico.
Upon the consolidation of express
companies, he was made q vice presi-
dent OF the American Railway Express
Co., an Office he held until his retire
ment five years ago.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Martha Christeson Of Los Altos, and a
daughter Mrs. Joseph M. Crawford OF
Roanoke, Va.
Evening star., 1932-02-28
FEDERAL POWER BODY
CITED IN D. c. COURT
Action for Mandamus Filed by
City Of Lockport in
q
Water Dispute

Justice Peyton Gordon Of the Dis
trict of Columbia Supreme Court yes
terday ordered the Federal Power Com
mission to show cause March why a
writ of mandamus should not be issued
against the commission. The citation
is based on a suit of the City of Lock-
port, N Y, which charges that the
commission refused to hear its appli-
cation for the use of 275 second feet of
water remaining under the treaty Of
the United States with Great Britain
by which the Federal Government is
authorized to divert 10000 second feet
of Niagara'S waters.
Through Attorney Charles A. Russell
former counsel for the Power Commis-
sion; NJ. K. Doty, corporation counsel
of Lockport and Joseph Stein of Wash
angton the court is told that the Niagara
Falls Power Co., a public utility, has
an application for the use of the water
desired by the city and that the COM
mission is about to grant the license,
although the statute gives to States and
municipalities priority of right on ap-
plications for water for power purposes.
The plain terms of the act are about
to be violated, it is claimed.
Evening star., 1932-02-28

In an ice cream contest at Olympia,
England, recently judges had to taste
500 samples.
Evening star., 1932-02-28
the entire fee system as practiced
tt,ro,,ohn,,t the state

the entire fee system as practiced
Throughout the state.
In lieu of the fees paid the treasur-
ers and commissioners of the revenue
the bill provided that they should be
paid fiat salaries ranging from $l,750
to 81, 500, respectively, in counties with
a population less than 5000 to 1000
respectively, in counties adjoining cities
of more than 100000.
With scarcely quorum present In
the Senate, the last batch Of bills intro
duced in the upper house numbered ls
Along with them went two resolutions
demanding an investigation into the
reasons for a recent change in 16 text
books used in the public schools and
into all State departments in the In
terest of economy and efficiency.
The text book resolution was present.
ed by Senator w. Worth Smith OF
Louisa for Senator r. o. Norris. who
was absent, and the economy resolution
carried the signature Of Senator Will
liam Tuck of Halifax.
Identical bills, designed to stop gas
oline bootlegging," were introduced In
both Houses-in the Senate by Senator
A. P. Staples of Roanoke and in the
House by Delegate King Harman OF
Pulaski.
Record Called for.
Under the bills it would be the duty
of every person buying gasoline from
a dealer for the purpose of resale to
maintain and keep for period of a
wear the amount of tax paid the dealer
as part of the purchase price, to-
gether with delivery tickets, invoices
and other records which the director
of motor vehicles may require.
When the Assembly sessions open
again Monday the Representatives will
face two weeks of hard work. The
Senate expects the budget bill on its
floor and the roads subcommittee has
promised to have the huge motor code
bills before the body before the week
is out. In addition to these matters
the Ferguson bill carrying out the
Byrd plan" for local tax reduction is
out of committee and due on the
House calendar Monday.
Evening star., 1932-02-28
U. S. CONDITIONS BETTER,
McGARRAH DECLARES
Further Substantial Gains Predict
ed by Head Of Bank Of
World Settlements.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 27-Gates W.
McGarrah, president of the Bank of
International Settlements, said yester-
day, before sailing on the Cunard liner
Mauretanis, that he believed there had
been decided improvement in condi-
tions In the United States.
Il do think there has been a very
decided improvement here, and I would
be very much surprised if this senti-
ment did not crystalline into something
substantial before great while" he
said.
I'VE have to be patient because It's
long walk"
Evening star., 1932-02-28
New Asteroid Discovered.

ROME, February 81 CP).-The OBJ
servatory at Turin today reported the
discovery of new asteroid Of the
fourteenth degree, Is miles in diameter,
near the constellation of the Great
Bear.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-01
Contract Bridge

the two hands are minimum, and
it is generally too late for him to
bid, as his partner naturally will
take his bid after a pass as very
weak bid.
5. Doubtful slams will not be bid,
due to the fact that the full
strength of the hand can be shown
before the bidding gets too high.
A jump shift bid may be made
even on the second round and still
not force the contract into the slam
zone.
However, I want to warn the be-
ginner at contract bridge not to
jump to the conclusion that there
is a game in the hand simply be-
cause partner has made a one over
one forcing bid.
This forcing bid simply asks the
original bidder to give more de-
tailed information about the hand,
and minimum hands should make
a sign-off bid at once.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-01
Play Night to
Be Staged for
Business Girls

Play night will be held at the
Y. w. G. A. Wednesday when the
new game room. the roller skating
rink and social hall will be open to
ALL girls in the city above high
school age for an evening of recrea-
ton.
There will be games from to
1880, dancing from 7:30 to 8:15, and
roller skating from 8:15 to 9. The
pool also will be open from 1850
to 9.
The committee, headed by Mrs.
Bert Nelson, consists of Misses Edith
Ambuhl, Nellie May Slate, Alice
GLAND, and Mrs. Jean e. Derr.
A voting machine has been in
stalled in the lobby of the Central
z. W. for the convenience of all per-
sons interested in instruction as to
it's operation A demonstration will
be in charge during the noon lunch
con period and from 4:30 until 9
at night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-01

oHSA1Nly
Ratoff and Onslow Stevens all help
to show up some of the shame and
foolishness that went on when the
takers first hit Hollywood.
"Once in Lifetime" has been in
diligently directed and the director
has spared none of the sacred COWS
on the lot. He didn't even exclude
the directors and the film execu-
tives.
You probably have seen movies
that have given the bird to the in
dustry and 1 think you will rate
this one very high. I do.
On the stage, Britt Wood, with his
harmonica and his boob ways, easily
leads the procession. He is the best
when it comes to playing the har-
monica on the stage today. He
makes classic out of MY Hero"
from "The Chocolate Soldier" He
stopped the show cold when I was
present.
Marshall Montgomery becomes
more of an expert as ventriloquist
each season. He plays an harmon
lea and whistles at the same time.
The Vanderbilt Boys go in for
eccentric harmony. The act pleases.
The remainder of the bill impressed
me as just so so.
Now at the Lyric.
4
Other theaters today offer; "The
All American" at the Apollo, Wash
ington Merry Go-Round' at the
Indiana, Cabin in the Cotton" at
the Circle, and "Faithless" at the
Palace.