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Evening star., 1933-06-04

John MARTIN PARK lay in the big four
- poster that dominated the master bed ROOM
one leg stiff and straight in front Of him.
bound with swath Of bandage. He noaned
fitfully and raped bell ON the night table.
Richard" he barked, bring me a drink"
"YasSuh."
Ten minutes later Park pounded the bell
again. He was sitting on the edge of the bed
making futile efforts to rise, when Richard
bounded into the room, waving double
barreled object It was pair of binoculars.
Nah goodness, Mist Jawn," he shouted, "Ah
jess diskiffered the funnies' thing Ef yo' looks
right shahp thu these yere yo can see clear
ovah to Haitian jess as plain" He ran to the
window.
"Yassuh," he exulted, "Ah kin see Mis- Lei
this very mint, and she's out theah by the old
spring house." His voice trailed Off. Mist
Jawn, Mis- Lel's cryin'." There was groan
from the bed and he turned to see Park strug-
Cling to his feet, tearing at the heavy roll of
bandage. Here" he commanded, help me get
this thing off,"
Mist Jawn," Richard objected eth doctor
say you bettah keep them things on-or else"
There was a louder shout from the bed
Freed of the confining folds of gauze Park
hobbled to the window.
YES" he said finally, "she's crying"
Richard fumbled with the window shade
Mist Jawn,' he ventured "Ah b'leeve we could
stop that"
"They's a path" Richard continued, down
FUN benin at spring house which takes yo
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right to where she's settin' The onliest thing
is that she kin see yo' shuah when yo is gittin
out to de lane. So All got it fggered
thisaway."
He brought his head down close beside the
man and whispered earnestly.
Lei Prentice wadded the wet ball of linen
that had been handkerchief and threw it at
her feet eff you're all through crying, Mrs
Prentice" she said scathingly, you'd better go
in and powder your wonderful nose" She rose
with quick twist of her body. quarter of
a mile away she could see the half finished
line fence-the wire fence-and riding on the
It was too much for her still shattered
equanin1ity With sob she cupped her face in
both hands and collapsed in heap, giving way
unreservedly to tears.
THE sharp snap of twig brought her up
! suddenly. Silhouetted against the sky, the
looming figure of Old Tobey stood poised 10
feet above her. He was looking toward the
Park farm, his lips moving swiftly in angry
mutterings.
She saw his right arm move up-the sunlight
glinted on the long barrel of an ancient rifle
She remembered the rider in corduroy and
choked with sudden fear. But as her lips
moved to check him, another voice sounded
above her.
''Waiti"
At the word Toby dropped the butt of the
rifle to his hip and faced about. From her
refuge Lei could see another head. Park
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favored name implies, for all most of the in
habitants OF Washington know. And famil-
iarity with some of the other pastimes which
are under a continuing ban is hard to find.
Owners or lessees of grounds used for horse
racing shall pay license tax of $40 week or
IS day, according to another interest-arousing
dictate. Many are the weeks, of course, which
have passed since that provision became law,
and their number is almost equaled by the
weeks which have seen no revenues proceeding
from the indicated source
While most Of the mandates which appear
obviously to be ready for the discard were
given form when legislators wore beaver hats
and punctuated deliberations with recourses to
snuff boxes mere age by no means is an indi-
cation of uSeleSsness.
Much of present-day application is found
for instance, in statute to which King Henry
III affixed his seal in 1925. Though that
statute first was applied more than two cen
turies before Columbus discovered the continent
upon which boundaries of the District of
Columbia positioned its language is found
in the same book which sets forth the price
of automobile licenses and dictates the manner
in which the District auditor shall report dis
bursements to the general accounting office.
Since this dean of the Districts laws has
managed to survive passage of more than TOO
years. there seems to be small prospect that
it ever will be dislodged. Even so, it is fully
favored with phrases and words that were
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new when men fought with spears. Dealing
with the dover rights of a widow, it declares:
"A widow, after the death of her husband,
incontinent, and without difficulty, shall have
her marriage and her inheritance and shall
give nothing for her dover, her marriage, or
her inheritance, which her husband and she
held the day of the death Of her husband, and
she shall tarry in the chief house of her hus-
band by 40 days after the death of her hus-
band, within which days her dover shall be
assigned her Gf it were not assigned her be-
fore) or that the house be a CASTLE and if she
depart from the castle, then a competent house
shall be forthwith provided for her. in the
which she may honestly dwell, until her dover
be to her assigned, as it is aforesaid; and she
shall have in the meantime her reasonable
estovers of the common; and for her dover
shall be assigned unto her the third part of
all the lands of her husband which were his
during coverture except she were endowed of
less at the church door,"
Another contribution of King Henrys reign
to the large collection of laws which have
retained force in the District is found page
1856 of the tome produced by the Government
Printing Office in $780, 1t reads:
Land rent shall not be seized for any
debt, as long as the present goods and chattels
of the debtor do suffice to pay the debt, and
the debtor himself be ready to satisfy there
for"
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fNGTON, D. c., JUNE 4. 1888.

roof of the Park house. "Somebuddy gonna
bus you wide open ct you dom watch out" he
growled
But at breakfast Lei changed her mind.
''If he thinks I'm going to sulk and hide away
he's mistaken" she told herself on the way into
the lane.s Nevertheless, she approached the
bend with her mare pulled to noiseless walk.
A. figure in corduroy stood at the side of the
lane not 20 feet around the curve. Her eyes
fixed upon the walking stick in his right hand,
and it came to her that she had net seen one
when he had stood In his hallway. The con-
viction flashed over her that the stick the
injured knee was a he-a play for her SYM
pathy.
I With sharp intake of breath she raised her
CROP "All right, Mr.. Park" !" she said through
clenched teeth, I'VE shall see how fast you can
move" She flung the upraised arm down with
cruel cut across the mares launches and
sent her headlcng around the bend.
The man seemed almost under her before
he realized his danger. She caught glimpse
of his surprised face, saw him step back saw
his knee bend and the muscles of his face con-
tract, and then he flung himself clear, taking
the impact of the fall on one shoulder.
The mare had covered close to so yards
before she could pull her in and face about
Park was en- his hands and knees, his back
toward her. 1t seemed ages that he took to
the lane.
s She raised her hand to send the mare for
ward, her throat dry.
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She saw, intuitively, that he was suffering.
The dark lines beneath his eyes were mute
evidence.
IF you are cunning for. me-" he said in
drawn voice, you've picked the wrong target
For moment Tobey peered at him in be-
wildered silence Then black rage came back
and he swung the rifle above his shoulder.
"Tobey!'
Le1s voice, cracked and unnaturally shrill,
froze him into mmcbility. Sheepishly he STEP
ped back, his gun at his side. Parks gaze
shifted to hers and held She turned to face
him squarely.
Why are you here?"
II came to ask for five minutes of your
time-to attempt an explanation
mo explanation is required" she said weax-
lily, but you may have your five minutes
She turned her back to the spring house.
Over in the big field the same corduroy rider
was galloping his horse along the posthole line.
How long were you spying on me?" she de-
manded
He raised his hand in protest. Please" he
said, I'VE have made each other so unhappy"
It must have been an hour later when juno
Early found Lei with her tousled head snuggs
happily against corduroy shoulder
"Lel Prentice" she gasped.
The tousled head came up with jerk. Be-
side it Juno caught the fash of familiar
smile
"And John Martin Park-my soul and bodyl'
For once Juno Early was speechless.
Copyright. 1933J
Evening star., 1933-06-04

Legal Relics Such as Pertaining to Horse
Cars, Dueling, Public Elections and Bull
Fighting, Probably viii Be Discarded.
Fmefathers Understood Needs of Their Day,
but the old La7os Haze Long Passed Their
Usefulness.
Evening star., 1933-06-04
BY IRA L. SMITH.

: ENNSYLVANIA avenue, having long since
y become accustomed to the medley of
u noises rising from traffic in our day,
would be thrust into amazement by the
clatter of q, horse car. Sight of a
Evening star., 1933-10-13
FORMER BAR HEAD
!. WEDS MRS. SHIELDS
Guy A. Thompson of St. Louis and
Oil officials Widow United at
Epiphany Church.

Guy A. Thompson of st. Louis. a
former president of the American Bar
Association. and Mrs. George H.
Shields. widow Of former member of
j. D. Street &, Co.. oil firm, were
married here yesterday.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
DR.. Ze Barney T Phillips, rector Of the
Church of the Epiphany and chaplain
OF the Senate.
Mrs Shields son and daughter-in-
law Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Shields,
Sd. and Thompson's two sons by a
former marriage. Alex and Edmon-
stone, were present. Thompson. So
years old, also has three daughters.
The officiating clergyman. before
coming here eight years ago, was rector
of St. Peters Episcopal Church, ST.
Louis, a church attended by the bride.
Thompson. author Of numerous works
on business and legal subjects was one
of the organizers of a commission
which. under auspices of the Missouri
Association for Criminal Justice. made
the first Statewide crime survey in
this country. He served as chairman
OF the group.
Thompson was president of the bar
association from 1881 to 1882. He also
has served as a special judge of the
Missouri Supreme Court. At present
he is a trustee of the Missouri & Pa
cific Railroad.
Evening star., 1933-10-13
RAIN CALLS OFF
PROTEST PARADE
Few Show Up to March in Job
less Relief Demon
stration.

The widely heralded unemployed re-
lief demonstration of the Washington
Unemployed Council. an alleged radical
organization, failed to materialiZe to-
day and permitted the Metropolitan
Police Department to concentrate at
tention on the Khaki Shirt invaders.
Rain was blamed for the failure.
Two thousand men and women were
scheduled to take part in the demon
stration About 10 am. the time set
for the marcherS to start for the un-
employment relief headquarters at
John Marshall place and c street. po-
lice searched in vain for the paraders
at the two announced starting points
-Twenty-fifth and I streets and Eighth
street and Rhode Island avenue.
Capt. Edward j. Kelly of the third
precinct. and a detail of six motor
cycle officers remained around the
Twenty-fifth and 1 street concentra-
ton point for nearly an hour, and saw
only four persons who came to join
the procession. The downpour soon
drove them home.
, Nearly a dozen paraders. the ma
jority of them colored. showed up about
10:30 at Rhode Island avenue and
Eighth street. the principal concentra-
ton point and discussed the unemploy-
ment situation under a tree that didn't
provide much shelter. A group of motor
cycle officers looked on, but departed
at IL when word was flashed from
police headquarters that the demon
Stration had been postponed.
Leaders said the demonstration would
be held later, probably Monday. The
police, however. said it wouldn't, unless
a new parade permit is issued.
n n
the unemployment relief headquarters
and demand of Leroy A. Halbert, relief
director, increased aid and "a right to
live"
Evening star., 1933-10-13
F|REMEN TO SEEK
CHANGE IN RULES
Counsel for Association De-
CIares He Will Go to Con-
gress if Necessary.

Paul E Jameson. counsel for the
City Fire Fighters Association. de-
clared at a meeting of the association
last night that he would go to Con-
gress if necessary to secure revocation
Of the Fire Departments regulation
which prevents firemen from petition
ing Congress except through the chief
engineer and the District Commits
SionerS.
The association was discussing a
regulation which prohibits flremen from
living outside of the District of Colum-
bla except when they have the per-
mission of the chief engineer. The
association recently adopted resolu-
alize the exceptions which he grants to
this rule Chief Engineer George S.
Watson. however. refused to do SO.
Chief Watson said today that Con-
gress in 1913 passed an act requiring
ffrerlen to live inside the District Of
Columbia except on permission OF the
local authorities. He said that the
only exception he will grant is where
a physician certifies that the health
of the fireman makes it necessary for
him to live outside the District.
He said that when firemen off duty
are summoned to their stations it is
usually in a time of stormy weather,
when transportation is difficult. and the
farther away from the District they
live the more difficult it is for them to
get into action.
AS to the rule prohibiting firemen
from approaching Congress. except
through the chief engineer or the Com
missioners. he said that the only reason
for this was to acquaint the Commis-
sionerS with the nature of the petitions.
He said that in no case have the Com
missioners ever refused to forward a
petition under this rule.
Evening star., 1933-10-13
MAN AND BOY HURT
IN TRAFFIC MISHAPS
Three -Year-0ld Girl Is Slightly
Injured When Knocked
Down by Car.

A man and boy were injured seri-
ously and 3-year-old girl was slightly
hurt, in traffic accidents here yesterday
and last night.
George E. Whitaker. 55. of Youngs-
town. Ohio, suffered a probable skull
fracture, broken right shoulder and
dislocated hip when an automobile
knocked him down as he crossed Con-
necticut avenue in frcnt of the Ken
nedy- Warren apartments last night
Whitaker was removed to Emergency
Hospital
John F. Sweeney, 81, OF. the 1900 block
of New Hampshire avenue, said to be
the driver of the machine. was arrested
on a charge of reckless driving by
eighth precinct police.
Mary Ann Thomas. 1918 S street
southeast, was knocked down by car
near her home. but was only slightly
hurt. Frank j. Burback, AZ, of the 5000
block of Tenth street southeast was
driving the car, police said. The child
was said to have run in front of the
automobile.
Another young pedestrian, Joyce
Thomas, 7. TO 1922 Ingleside terrace,
received a fractured skull when car
struck him as he crossed the street in
frcnt of his home He was taken to
Children's Hospital.
Evening star., 1933-10-13
ENGINEER Is INJURED
AS TRAIN LEAVES YARD
Falling Object Strikes B. & o. Vet
eran as He Leans From Cab
in Quitting Station.

Struck by a falling object as he
piloted a passenger train out OF Union
Station last night, Thomas Collins, 81,
veteran Baltimore &, Ohio engineer,
had to be taken from the train and
removed to hospital with severe head
injuries.
Collins train, bound for Cumberland.
Md, was moving slowly through the
northeast railroad yards when the &C
cident occurred He was peering from
the engine window at the time.
The train was stopped by w. N. Fos-
ter, relief engineer who was in the
cabin, and Collins was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital, where he was treated
for the head injury and shock. His
condition is not believed serious.
Foster took the train on to Cumbei :
land.
Evening star., 1933-10-13
UNIT
TO START MONDAY
WILL EMPLOY 1000
Executive Order Sets in Ne.
ton Machinery of New
Federal Branch.
FUNCTION OF BUYING
IS NOT YET ASSUMED
Workers on Temporary Basis Until
Required Separations Are
Decided.

The new Procurement Division Of the
Treasury Department, which, under the
general governmental reorganiZat ton
plan, eventually will centralize procure
ment, warehousing and distributing
functions for the whole Federal estab-
lishment will get started, effective
Monday morning. under an order signed
by President Roosevelt
For the present. something more than
900 employees will be involved, and
all Of these are getting temporary ap-
pointments of not to exceed four
months.
The largest part Of these are 900
from the Office Of the supervising arch
itect of the Treasury, 100 from the
each from the Federal Co-Ordinating
Service and from the fuel yards of
the Bureau of Mines of the Depart
ment of Commerce.
The principal function, which the
division eventually will perform, that
of buying for the various departments
and independent establishments, is not
being assumed at this time. 1t was
said at the Treasury today that this
will come later. as experience demon
strates the direction in which the divi-
SION Will De eSldUISI-tU IOI IlS pen Illd-
nent basis.
1t also was said that within day or
two the appointment of director for
the division will be announced. but
there was no indication as to where
the choice will fall.
In putting the employees involved in
the reorganization on a temporary
basis until it is decided whether any
separations will be required. the same
procedure is being followed as in other
reorganization moves. While the en-
ployes keep their jobs for the time be-
ing, this step. as has been pointed out
previously. permits their removal with
out any regard to efficiency ratings or
any preference they may have, such as
veterans service. and also deprives them
of all sick and annual leave while they
are in temporary status.
The procurement division was sched-
u,ed to go into effect August 10. but
the detail involved caused the delay.
The same held good regarding the pro-
, iected centralized disbursing division
| toward which start also is to be made
! in the near future.
Evening star., 1933-10-13
DISTRICT BUDGET
TO BE FORWARDED
Estimates for Next Year Will
Be Sent to Bureau
Tomorrow.

Budget estimates for operation of
the District government during the fis-
cal year beginning next July l will be
forwarded to the bureau tomorrow. it
was announced today by Maj. Daniel
J. Donovan, auditor and budget officer.
The exact total of requested appro-
priations has not been made public,
but it is known the figure will exceed
S38, 5000 900, on the basis of instructions
received from Budget Director Lewis
w. Douglas.
The city heads were advised to hold
the total to the limit of the appropria-
tions for this year, plus an allowance
estimated at $3,700,000 for restoration
of the is per cent pay cut of Govern
ment employees. The original limit
would have been s36. ZOO, 900, but since
the original instructions were given
Douglas has released $1,659,9 of sur
plus gasoline tax and water funds ap-
proved by Congress subject to his ac-
tion. This brings the total to more
than $38,000,000.
Several other additions have been
made, in keeping with congressional
rules, it is stated. but officials as yet
have not said what these will be.
Evening star., 1933-10-13
NATIONAL MUSEUM
ROSE SHOW OPENS
Potomac Society to Exhibit
Types Best Adapted
to This Area.

Rose lovers in Washington and near
by Maryland and Virginia will have
an opportunity to view an exhibit OF
the types and varieties of roses best
adapted to this area at, the rose show
sponsored by the Potomac Rose Society
in the New National Museum this aft
ernoon and evening. Judging of the
exhibits will begin at l pm. and the
show will be opened to the public from
3 to 10 pm.
While this exhibition is intended to
be educational, rather than competi-
tive, more than 200 blooms have been
entered for the Guide silver vase, Of
fered by the Washington Florist Club
for the best Red Radiance rose in the
show. This award Is given in honor
of William F.. GUIDE. who originated and
developed the Red Radiance. consid-
cred by roSarianS one of the best all
around outdoor roses for amateur grow
ers, from a sport of the Pink Radiance,
80 years ago.
Star Offers Silver Vase.
A large number of entries have been
made in the competition for the silver
the best exhibit of roses of any variety
grown under glass. Among the more
striking of the exhibits competing for
this trophy are those of Mrs Dan
Blackstone, who has entered a vase
of SO Mary Hart roses, the Guide
Bros exhibit of baskets. vases and sin
gle blooms all grown locally. and the
exhibit of c. F. Burton, president of
the Washington Florists Club
Garden clubs-The Montgomery Sub
urban Garden Club the Alexandria
Garden Club. the Fairfax Garden Club
the Chevy Chase, Md. Garden Club
the Chevy Chase, D. c.. Garden Club
the Bethesda Community Garden Club
and the Takoma Horticultural Society
among them. are giving each other stiff
competition in their efforts to win the
silver vase offered by Mrs Henry Par
sons Erwin to the club whose members
score the greatest number of points in
exhibits of outdoor roses.
Butler Exhibit Outstanding.
The Committee on Arrangements TO,
the exhibition were delighted at the
excellent showing made in the exhibit
of outdoor roses in the amateur grow
ers' class. Dr. Gamble said three
prizes silver medal for the
sweepstake out of door roses and
bronze medals for the best exhibits
offered by the American Rose Society
will be awarded the amateur classes.
Outstanding in the individual ex-
hibits is the large collection of differ
ent varieties of roses particularly
adapted to this area. placed by DR.
and Mrs. Edgar Gay Butler. who
operate the Virginia Rose Trial Gar
den at Boyce; the exhibit of more than
one hundred hybrid tea blooms en-
tered by David Lumsden of Battery
Park, Md. president of the Potomac
Rose Society; the Red Radiance blooms
contributed by Mrs. Henry Parsons
Erwin, and the blooms OF various va
rieties entered by Dr. Whitman Cross
vice president of the American Rose
Society,
Judges for the rose exhibit are P
Marion Hatton, West Grove, Pa; Mrs
LomaX Tayloe. Fairfax, Va, and B. Y
Morrison, United States Department OF
Agriculture.
Evening star., 1933-10-13
A group of Bureau of Standards radio

A group of Bureau of Standards radio
experts. dropped from the service for
economy reasons after developing radio
aids to air navigation and the blind
landing of airplanes. which have won
world renown for them, have banded
together as the Washington Institute
of Technology and today announced
their first major contribution to aero
nautics as private individuals.
The group of young scientists. re-
garded as among the finest in the world,
lost their Government jobs when the
Budget Bureau cut 100000 off the ap-
preparation of the Bureau of Standards
and research work in radio aids to
flying came to an almost complete
StandStill.
Under the guidance of Col. Sidney
F. Mashbir. the group organized the
local institute, with Offices in the
tory at College Park Airport, College
Park, Md. where they had carried on
their research work for the Govern
ment for many years.
The former bureau men in the new
group are Frank G. Kear, Conner L.
Davies and William H. Orton.
Had TO 10 commercial.
So that the benefits of their Gov
ernment research work might not be
lost to the world, they are continuing
as private individuals the work of max
ing practical application of the bureau
developments. particularly the blind
landing system and the radio direction
finder, to the needs of the Nations
avlatorS.
To maintain themselves and defray
the cost of keeping up their research
work together, they have had to "go
commerciar' and will sell the results of
their work.
Their first major private achievement
is the perfection of the radio direction
finder, which enables any pilot who can
fly plane and tune radio to fly a
perfect airline course in any weather.
The finder is ''homing" device which
permits the pilot to fly direct line
to any radio station which he can tune
in on his airplane radio set.
Though the i1oming device is not new,
having reached an advanced state of
development before the economy ak fell
on the bureau, the group has carried 1t
to state of perfection which makes 1t
available to all pilots. All the pilot has
to do to fly a perfect course Is to tune
in on any radio station at the point
to which he wishes to f1y-a CONNER
cial broadcast station, Department OF
Commerce airways station, amateur
station, or any other radio station which
remains steadily on the air.