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Evening star., 1933-10-18
Four-Power Treaty
Regarded as Dead
By French Leaders
BY the Associated Press.

0y CHt hSSOCIHItU fItSS,
PARIS; October. 18.-The four
power western European peace
pact was informally pronounced
almost dead today by the Foreign
Affairs Commission OF the French
Chamber Of Deputies.
No vote was taken, but officers
Of the committee said the prac-
tically unanimous opinion was
that Germany's withdrawal from
the Disarmament Conference and
the League of Nations killed the
agreement, which was recently
signed by Germany, Italy, France
and Great Britain.
Evening star., 1933-10-18
Drill Team Meets Tonight.

CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Nd, October
18 (SpeciaD The drill team Of the
Ladies Auxiliary Of the Prince Georges
County Volunteer Firemen's Associa-
ton will hold q meeting tonight at the
home of Mrs. Irene A. Conner. ON
Sixty-second street, here.
Evening star., 1933-10-18
IL ARE INDICTED
Berkeley Returns No True Bill in
Case of Mans Staying.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va, october
18-Twelve felony indictments and one
mo true bill" were returned by the
grand Jury in Berkeley County Court
yesterday morning. The jury continued
its deliberations.
The grand jury failed to indict Ralph
Margerum for the Staying of Harley
Schley, colored. holding that the shoot
ing was justified. Schley, caught break
ing into the smokehouse of Margerum' S
employer near here, refused to stop
when ordered to, and Margerum shot
him with a shotgun. Schley was also
a former employe at the place.
Evening star., 1933-10-18
Aid to Serve Friday.

SEAT PLEASANT, Md. October 18
(SpeciaD The Ladies' Aid of the Seat
Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church
will serve an oyster supper. in its parish
hall Friday night from . O'Clock until
7:30 o'clock.
Evening star., 1933-10-18
PIT. A. PLANS PARTY
Needy Pupils of Bladensburg
School Will Benefit.

SCHOOL VIII beutuCs
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BIADENSBURG, Md, october 18-
To raise funds for needy pupils of the
Bladensburg Elementary School, the
Parent-Teacher Association of the school
last night arranged for card party In
the school the evening of December Z.
Members of the association were asked
to gather as much clothing as possible,
particularly shoes, and turn it over to
the principal of the school, Mrs. Marie
B. Whit, for distribution by the asso-
cations Welfare Committee. Louis A.
Day, president, conducted the meeting,
which was well attended.
Evening star., 1933-10-18
PRESIDENT REELECTED
Tuxedo-Cheverly Fire Auxiliary
Selects officers.

Special Dispatch to The Star
TUXEDO, Md. october 18.-Mrs.
Thomas Wildman has been reelected
president of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Tuxedo -Cheverly Volunteer Fire De-
partment, with Mrs. Samuel G. Mulloy.
vice president; Mrs. Wilbur ESkite, Sec
retary. and Mrs Fulton Reel, treasurer.
Mrs. Lester Berry has been named
chairman of card parties and Mrs. Ray
mond Mulloy. chairman of entertain
ment,
Evening star., 1933-10-18
ROUZER WILL PROBATED
Most of Montgomery Mans Estate
Is Left to Widow.

Is Lett to WIDOW.
ROCKVILLE, Md, October 18.-The
will of William G. -Rouzer for many
years in the -four and feed business in
Washington. was probated in the Or
phans' Court here yesterday.
The instrument, which was executed
March q, 1925, bequeaths the entire
estate, excepting one dollar and the
testator's gold watch, which go to a
sen, Lewis NJ Rouzer, to his wife and
names her executriX. The will does
not indicate the value of the estate,
although it Is understood to be substan-
tial.
Mr.. Rouzer died September 80 at his
home near Norbeck.
Evening star., 1933-10-18
Don't let tangled nerves
make childhood unhappy

When we suffer from tangled nerves we
don't realize how harshly we speak.
We wonder why we lose the love and
respect of those who are close to US.
That's the real danger of tangled
nerves the victim so seldom knows.
And the more high-strung and alive you
are, the greater the danger.
Evening star., 1933-10-18
No. l37S2.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

once of the Comptroller Of the Currency
Washington, D c.. September %. 1888.
WHEREAS by satisfactory evidence pre-
sented to the undersigned. it has been made
:HsmiltS, National Bank Of washington" :"
IN the city of Washington. in the District
q Columbia. has complied with all the pro-
raquired to be complied with before an as
s~cation shall be authorized to commence
the business of banking;
NOW THEREFORE L j. F. T. ,oConnor,
Comptroller of the Currency do hereby
co-titv that .
taamilton National Bank Of washington. l"
in the citv Of Washington; in the District
f'1siness of banking as provided In section
fifty one hundred and sixty nine OF the
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF witness my
band and seal Of office this twenty-third
Cseal1 J T. OCONNOR,
Comptroller Of the Currency.
Evening star., 1933-10-18
SPECIAL NOTICES.

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Evening star., 1933-10-18
PEACE AID SEEN
IN DANz|G PACT
Minorities Agreement With
Poland Held to Be
Momentous Step.

Ddnzig, lid OF the po,Dder-bor OF
Europe, around ,phich the sparks
haue been flying thickly, has just
completed a minorities agreement
,Dith Poland. In the dispatch belo1o
DR.. Rauschning, president OF Dansig's
Nazi Senate, explains its palue to the
cause of peace in Eastern Europe.
Evening star., 1933-05-29

abide by the tendency Of the times? In
point of fact, it should be as feasible
for them to meet on common ground
and for common good as 1t has been
shown to be for politics. business, soci-
ology, education, art and science. Bishop
Freeman has challenged them in much
the same manner as President Roosevelt
has challenged the nations to cooperate
to eliminate armed strife from the
world.
Granted that there are difficulties,
surely there must be some spirit Of
mutual charity and tolerance, some
constructive liberality of mind in each
of the denominations capable Of making
the necessary gesture of friendliness and
sympathy in the circumstances.
Forty years ago there met in Chicago
a world congress of religions whose
labors enriched the spiritual capital of
mankind. Even today the effect Of that
conference is felt. and its example, it
would seem, might be an inspiration to
promote the project Bishop Freeman
has sponsored.
The hope of future prosperity, prog
ress and civil peace rests in large part
upon a rehabilitation of the peoples
interest in religious and ethical ideals.
An interdenominational rally Of the
type indicated could do no harm, and
it is possible that 1t might do much
good. 1t need not be said that the
Nations Capital would be proud to act
as host to such a notable gathering.
Evening star., 1933-05-29

Peiping. And yet there Is . diplo-
matte factor in the situation in view
of Feng's known enmity for Chang
Kai Shek. Gen. Yen Hsi-shan, once
known as the model governor" and
now and again an ally Of Feng Yu-
hsiang, is known to have an active and
competent force of cavalry near
Kalgan.
Meanwhile. the Canton regime has
issued a renewed denunciation of the
Marking government, of which Chang
Kai Shek Is the representative, If not
at present actually the head. Co.
operation between the Northern and
Southern forces antagonistic to Man.
king is not likely to be effected, but
simultaneous attacks are possible. and
II they should be undertaken, with the
Japanese holding the Peiping area and
the northeastern seacoast, the Shan
tung Province, which is controlled by
Gen. Han Fu-chu, at the least not ac-
lively supporting the central govern
ment, the plight of Chang Kai Shek
may become precarious by Midsummer,
which is the established season" for
Chinese internal warfare.
In these circumstances the chances
favor an early truce between China
and Japan. If such should be effected
the relations between the war lords"
and the Marking government would
be improved, as regards the possibility
of Russian Intervention, which is held
to be an ever-present factor in this
highly complicated situation.
Evening star., 1933-05-29
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

asked, How Gomez" and is said to have
observed in reply that James did not
submit his radio speech to his father
for any okay; that James was over 81
years old and, furthermore, that his
father has not laid eyes on him for
nearly 10 days.
Senatorial confirmation is in pros
pect for Guy T. Helvering, one-time
member of Congress and Democratic
chairman of his home State of Kansas
and named by the President for the
post of commissioner of internal reve-
nue.. But there has been a battle royal
behind the scenes in the Senate Finance
Committee over Helvering, and there
may be some plain speaking on the
Senate floor. 1t is the only Roosevelt
appointment to date to encounter for
midable senatorial protest. The nomi-
nee's record in the handling of Post
Office appointments in Kansas when
he was in Congress, his activities in the
successful prosecution of income tax
refund cases after he got out OF Con-
gress and while the Democrats were
still in power, and his handling Of
campaign fund-raising drives in his
home State in recent years have been
under searching scrutiny by the Senate
committee. At the wind-up, the COM
mittee voted 10 to 7 to recommend
confirmation. 1t was party division,
except that Senator Walsh, Massachu-
sets Democrat, voted with the six Re-
publicans against Helvering.
(Copyright, l933)
Evening star., 1933-05-29
Another Congress of Religions.

Bishop Freeman's suggestion of
great rally of the religious and ethical
forces of the Nation. to meet in Wash
ington and comparatively consider the
problems of this era Of depression and
moral sag, is eminently worthy of the
attention of the general public as well
as OF those leaders to whom 1t was
addressed.
1t is true, as the bishop says, that the
political and economic life of the coun-
try has been mobilized for the emer-
gency. Indeed, it is one of the most
hopeful signs of the moment that arti-
fetal barriers between parties and
groups have been broken down and that
there is a large measure of co-opera-
ton being developed among erstwhile
rivals.
Education, art and science likewise
have caught the vision OF unity, and
Il periodic conference representatives
of each of the many divisions Of these
va. fields of interest and enterprise
gather for corporate study and discus
SION.
Why. then. should the churches not
Evening star., 1933-05-29
Regulation of Oil Industry
Put Among Needed Reforms

sources is the country's besetting sin
waste of the forests, waste OF the
soil by excessive cropping and erosion.
waste of our metals under forced pro-
duction and world competitive prices,
which leave to this country less than
a moiety of its equities in these re-
sources. For 80 years, since the build
ing of San Francisco brought into brisk
demand the lumber from Puget Sound
and the Columbia River area, we have
been sacrificing this rich resource, Of
ten at cutthroat prices, that broke hun
dreds of manufacturers and left scant
profits to those strong enough to sur
vive. The Secretary of the Interior Is
right-'something has to be DONE"
Chaos in this great industry would
be prevented by the Providence Jour-
nal, with the understanding that the
Government intends to act quickly"
and the belief that "the only compar-
able economic waste of valuable nat
ural resource was long years ago, when
much of the timber land of the Nation
was denuded." The Journal adds:
Thought was chiefly centered on the
necessities of the time, and probably
not at all on the requirements Of fu-
ture generations. The same lack OF
forethought has been apparent in the
oil industry for years. With the posted
price of crude oil down recently to 10
cents barrel. it is obvious that serious
overproduction is being practiced. Even
this week posted prices in certain areas
have been as low as Is cents barrei.
The abnormally low price quotations.
serious though they are in themselves.
represent only current problem in pri-
vate business management that will
yield to intelligent treatment. But the
regrettable economic waste which such
low prices reflect is problem of vital
national concern. profoundly affecting
the future of the country" ;
There should be no quarrel with the
purpose to confer upon the Secretary
of the Interior powers to regulate the
production of petroleum" thinks the
Wall Street Journal, which reviews pre-
vious efforts: Ever since the war it
has become increasingly evident that oil
was destined to play a great part in
our national economy, and that the
store of it should be guarded. Presi-
dent Coolidge became so impressed with
this fact that in December 1924, he
appointed three members of his cabinet
as conservation board, to study the
subject. and in his announcement of
this appointment made the following
points: Present methods of production
are wasteful because of competitive
ouI ldIIOIidt Uel6IlSe ana Lll6
supremacy of the United States may be
determined by available deposits of pc
troleum. A further shortage of fuel
oil. lubricating oil and gasoline must
be avoided He added: The produce
ton of our 100000 wells is in excess
of immediate requirements. That over
production encourages cheapness, which
in turn leads to wasteiulness and dis
regard of essential values Our re-
sources of oil are limited The work
of this board came to naught, because
there was no authority for the United
States to act in the matter"
Evening star., 1933-05-29
Floating Gold.
I'm the New York Times.

from the NeW 1Ork lines.
in two articles in the Journal Of the
American Museum of Natural History.
Robert Cushman Murphy, curator of
facts concerning ambergris, which he
calls floating gold The beaches of the
seven seas have been searched for it..
Dr. Murphy himself has scanned the
surf line in Mexico, Peru, Ecuador and
the shore of the Mediterranean for a
lump Of it. and still hopes that his quest
will yet be rewarded. The impression
that there is plenty of ambergris about,
and that any one may chance upon it
sooner or later, seems to be warranted
by the encyclopedias assurance that
the treasure may be picked up on the
coasts of Brazil. Madagascar, Africa,
the East Indies, China. Japan, the Mo-
luccas and of the West Indian isles.
particularly the Bahamas. The long
Atlantic coast of the United States has
been gone over mile by mile. At least
40 enthusiasts have called at DR..
Murphy's Office to learn whether a pc
culiar substance they brought with
them was the real thing Only one of
them had been lucky enough to find
ambergris. He was prospector who
had come upon a wolf in the act of
sampling "a large chunk of carrion" on
the beach near Nome. Driving the ami
NAL away. he appropriated what was
left. On being told by the curator that
the stuff was actually floating gold,'
he exclaimed: ITO think if I had
been 10 minutes sooner that wolf
wouldn't have cost me $1,000 meal"
While ambergris is sometimes cut out
of leviathans' vitals by whaling men,
it was known and used by makers of
perfumery centuries before the whaler
made his discovery. A dealer in am
bergris, which he purchased from
whaling ships and beachcombers, was
Capt. D. C. Stull of Provincetown, a
friend of DR.. Murphy. The biggest sale
known to them was that of London
merchant. who obtained f18,360 for a
lump of 270 pounds.
Evening star., 1933-05-29
Chinese Complications.

Evidence appears of the entry Of
new factor in the Japanese Chinese
situation in the northern part of China
proper. Feng Yu-hsiang, the so-called
Christian general, who has on several
occasions during the past few years
gravely complicated the Nationalist
program by leading large scale revolts
against the Kuomintang government
now seated at Nanking. is said to be
holding strategic position at Kalgan,
en- the main route between Peiping and
Siberia, with an immediate body
guard" of some three thousand troops,
evidently awaiting an opportunity to
strike either the japanese forces as
they make their way into the Peiping
area or to move southwark to resume
his argument with Chang Kai Shek,
the commander in chief of the Chinese
armies. The suspicion has been ex-
pressed that Feng is receiving or ex-
poets to receive supplies from Russian
sources. A caravan route extends from
Urga, in Mongolia, to Kalgan, which
lies comparatively short distance to
the northwest Of Peiping. Between
these two points is an airline Of some
six hundred miles, caravan transport
requiring several weeks, over con-
siderably longer course. The japanese
are reported to be somewhat concerned
respecting the possibility of a flow of
supplies from Russian sources to the
hands of one of the stoutsst and clev-
crest fighters of all the Chinese. Thus
the presence of Feng at Kalgan may
give cause for an extension Of the
japanese campaign westward from
Evening star., 1933-05-29

OF the vast number Of questions
answered by this department, only
few can be published in this column.
The ones that are printed must be OF
general interest and not personal IN
their nature. Do not therefore. merely
sign your initials to your letter and ask
that the answer be published. Give
your full name and address so that you
may receive a personal letter in reply.
Inclose 3 cents in coin or stamps for re-
turn postage. Do not use post CARDS.
Direct your letter to the Evening Star
Information Bureau. Frederic j. Has
kin, Director, Washington, D. c.
@. Will there be sporting events at
the Century of Progress?-M. M.
A. Elaborate plans are being made.
Soldier Field and two large lagoons
are within the fair grounds. Nearby
are the lake and facilities for many
sporting events. Present plans call for
the staging of some Is national cham
pionship events, and more than rs days
will feature sporting events Of i'm
portance.
O. In what years since 1910 have
Government expenses exceeded Gov
ernment receipts?-S. C. C.
A. In 1913. 1914, 1915, 1917. 1918.
1919, 1881 and 1882. Beginning in 1920
and extending to 1880 series of annual
surpluses accrued to the Treasury. At
the end of the fiscal year 1880 the sur
plus approximated $184, 100000.
@. What proportion of the immi-
grant population of Canada is from the
British Isles and the United States?-
A. B. S.
A. About 81 per cent is from the
British Isles or British dominions
About IS per cent is from the United
States. The immigrant population OF
Canada Is about 2,307.5
c. How will employees be selected for
the Muscle Shoals project?-J. K.
A. The law providing for the devel-
opment of the Tennessee River estab-
fishes board, which will have direct
supervision over the way in which en-
ployes will be selected. They will not
be under civil service rules and regula-
tions. AS soon as the board has been
appointed and organized, letter dir
rected to it will be referred to the
proper division for consideration. The
bill provides that the board have its
offices in the vicinity Of Muscle Shoals.
Q. Is marble polished by machine
or by hand?-T. H. L.
A. Large fat surfaces Of marble are
usually polished by machine. Curved
and nodded faces must be rubbed down
by hand.
@. How far from Moscow Is Ekater-
inburg the scene Of the assassination of
the Gar Nicholas, I'd, and his family?
A. It is 1900 miles northeast of
Moscow.
Q. Are there any wild horses living
today2-M. F.
A. The only real wild horses now
living are in Mongolia.
Q. Where did Chinese Gordon"
die?-A. E.
A. This English soldier distinguished
himself not only in China, but on many
other battlefelds. He was the COM
mander of the forces at Khartum,
where they were beleaguered for 10
months. Khartum fell when the Brit
ish army of relief was within two days
march, and Gordon was slain.
@. Is an act which has become a
habit consciously or unconsciously per-
formed?-M. G.
A. BY repetition the act becomes
spontaneous. What has been learned
becomes a matter of course, uncon-
sciously utilized when the cue Is given.
@. Is it fact that cannibalism still
exists in Haiti?-F H
Evening star., 1933-05-29

The annual change from cool weather
to warm is seldom dramatic. It creeps
UP day by day. until suddenly one
knows 1t is Summer. That is all, and
1t is enough.
1t is Summer, and every one enjoys
1t, except the old grouches of this world,
who always find something to complain
about in everything.
Shouldn't one feel sorry for the old
grouches?
1t is not their fault that they discover
flaw in everything.
1t is there!
The truth seems to be that humanity
in theory at least, has chosen to be-
lieve that flaws do not exist.
The man or woman who refuses to
join this tacit conspiracy to make the
world better by saying 1t Is better Is
always labeled Crouch" mostly because
he or she won't play the game.
Summertime has its mosquitoes and
its flies, and its added noises, and its
heat and its perspiration. and its clank-
ing of ice cubes in tall glasses.
Consider those ice cubes.
Once they were supposed to be "the
very latest thing" but now that day Is
gone by.
Then no one could say a word against
an ice cube.
The ice cube, we believe, was sacred,
and no man dared profane 1t.
Now every one knows that the blamed
things have habit Of piling up in the
glass, SO that the uppermost one tickles
the end of the nose.
X 4 X
Yes, 1t can be said now that the
top cube has horribly diSagreeable
habit of butting against the very tip
of ones nose as the glass is raised to
the mouth.
Nobody minds you saying that today
about an ice cube, but you couldn't say
it then. on pain Of being branded an
old crouch.
To slander the cubes was to put ones
self in favor of less progress. and
squarely against modern inventive gen.
ius. they said.
What! This sad fellow dared to in
sinuate that ice cubes were more trouble
than they were worth? Why, he was
fit for hanging, at least.
The same prosecuting agent who
several years ago wanted proceedings
to start Immediately against any one
who dared impugn the 100 per cent
Americanism of your healthy ice cubes
now owns a neat crusher, which pull
verizes an entire bucket Of cubes in a
few deft whirls.
So it goes all along the line, and all
Summer long. 1t isn't popular to say a
word against the popular thing, or
against the thing which every one sup
poses to be so popular.
The old grouches do not mind much,
however; they hold to their opinions,
and out of their opinions come many
and great improvements.
They are simply the first to kick,
the first to voice what all the others
will think in time. Let us give the
grouches credit for being pioneers Of
real progress, upon occasion.
Summer moves the collar into the
light as an added ground for COM
plant.
The white collar has become the SYM
boil of the desk job but in hot weather
it becomes torture to many a wearer.
The old expression, get hot around
the collar" really meant just that, al
though the figurative end has usurped
the practical side Of the matter.
In cold weather the sensitive male
neck stands the white collar very we'll
but when warm days arrive it tends to
bscome irritated.
The probability is that the average