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Evening star., 1934-04-15
AUTO
REVEALS TRAGEDY
Left Standing Beside House for
Is Years When Owner Drops
Dead.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
EVANSTON, Ill, April 14-Motor-
lists passing along fashionable Lake
Shore drive in this Chicago suburb
may see Evanston's first automobile
if they look closely.
1t is the principal outward sign Of
a great sorrow that changed wom-
ans life. Today, parked under the
canopy Of a driveway leading to a
residence, the car looks as it did IS
years ago-ready for trip.
1t belongs to Mrs. Anna 3. Porter,
widow of a distinguished North
western University physicist who died
in 1909.
In the house beside which the auto
Is parked Mrs Porter has led a her
mit-like existence since the death of
her husband. Grounds surrounding
the house are unkept and visitors are
discouraged.
But, to go back to the automobile
It was In the Summer Of 1909 that
the Porters bought it and planned a
motor trip to New York and thence
to Europe.
All preparations were made-bags
were packed, reservations booked
and finally the car was driven to the
side entrance Of the house ready for
the departure. Then Prof. Porter
collapsed as he was about to leave
the house. A few hours later he was
dead.
In the years that followed the au-
tomobile never was moved. Weeds
and shrubs partly obscured It from
public view. but there it remained
ready for trip that was never to be
made.
Mrs. Porter has preferred to live in
the past, refusing to accept overtures
of friends to put her sorrow behind
her.
One notable exception brought her
before the public. 1t was while she
took a course in automobile me-
chanics at Evanston High School.
Perhaps that accounts for her re-
cent remark to a reporter who tried
In vain to interview her and draw
from her the story Of her life. Said
she of the automobile:
1--WE taken the motor Of that auto
mobile apart and put 1t together again
three tfmes-and I don't want any
pictures taken Of It."
Evening star., 1934-04-15
GIRL
GOESTODEATH
WITH Il SMILE
Child Victim, OfDis.
ease From. Which
None RecOUers.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, April 14.-Four-
year-old Willie Mae Miller is going
to her death with a smile and her
toy bunny rabbit hugged tightly
and there is nothing medical science
can do to save her.
Physicians have diagnosed her all
ment as leucocythemia, a disease of
the blood stream from which no vic
tim RECEIVERS. She may die today,
tomorrow or weeks hence. No one
can say when.
That verdict Is confirmed by DR..
Roy r. Kracke, professor of path
ology at Emory University. Atlanta,
Ga, who is regarded by the profes-
sion as one Of the country'S foremost
authorities on disease Of the blood.
"Leucocythemia always is fatal. I
have never known a victim to re-
cover he said when he was consulted
about Willie Macs case.
"Of course X-ray treatment and
blood transfusions may prove Of some
effect for awhile. But death is Ger
tain ultimately"
DR.. Kracke defined leucocythemia
as a cancerous disease that originates
in the marrow of the bones and
spreads to the blood stream. Like
cancer. its primary cause is a mys-
terry which science hasn't solved.
But the reactions are known def
nitely, DR.. Kracke explained. The
white corpuscles, normally number
ing about 5000 in a given unit of
blood, are increased to a million or
more at the expense of a drastic
decrease in the life-giving red cor
puscles.
The unmistaksble symptoms are
extreme weakness, a condition re-
sembling anemia and occasional
hemorrhages.
I have known some cases to prove
fatal within a few weeks" DR..
Kracke said But with the proper
treatment-X-ray and blood trans
fusions-life may be prolonged for
months"
But all Of that is something little
folk like Willie Mae Miller can't un-
derstand-and mercifully so. She
knows something is wrong. Other
wise why would she feel so drowsy
at times? And why would so many
people visit her bed room?
But she laughs and sings and plays
with her toys. The bunny rabbit,
brought by stranger, is her favorite.
And she tells her visitors that just
as soon as she gets we'll, she and
bunny are going out to play on the
lawn.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ ETROIT, April 14.-Scarcely
a selling season passes in the
automotive industry in which
~. prediction is not forth
coming that motormakers
In the price field are on the verge
of a battle for leadership.
Usually the first evidence Of price
reduction is taken as the signal of
an impending struggle; at other times
contrasting moves among the larger
producers in the volume field furnish
the basis for the forecasts.
Last week. when Henry Ford took
notice of price increases by his lead
ing competitors by publicly announc-
ing his company would not raise the
price of its cars, the trade was sure
the pioneer low-price producer was
girding for war with his competitors.
The price announcements last week
affected virtually all producers other
than Ford, and were attributed gen.
orally to recent wage increases in the
automotive industry and increasing
raw materials costs. True, Ford had
priced his 1884 models from IS to
S35 higher when he introduced them
last December, but at the time his
wage scale was considerably above
that required by the automotive in
oustry's code.
Wage Minimum Restored.
Subsequently he restored his famous
S5-a-day minimum wage without
of the interesting points of the Ford
statement concerning prices was that
his company was operating profitably
despite wage increases and higher
materials costs With this announce
ment he coupled another point that
interested the trade as we'll as his
competitors to no small degree 1t
was the statement that if necessary
TO avoid raising car prices the Ford
company would produce all its own
materials
Most Of those in the automotive
industry, and others who have followed
the Ford philosophy over a period of
years, have no doubt he would 60 into
the production of all the materials
needed should he feel he wanted to
hold the price of the finished product
at a fixed level despite rising ma
terials costs
In this connection it is significant
the Ford company has made it a
part of its policy to produce at least
part of everything in the finished
automobile. Thus, it is pointed out,
should the company decide to manu-
facture all of any type of material
used IN motor-car construction it
would not be in unsurveyed fields.
The undertaking would involve mere
ly expansion of present facilities and
not the establishment of new enter
prises.
Large April Output.
Present indications are the industry
as whole may produce in April
around 100000 passenger cars and
trucks. If this figure is reached,
Chevrolet, Ford and Plymouth will
manufacture 800 900 of them This,
roughly, is the low-price fields pro-
portion of aggregate output of the
industry.
In April, 1890, the industry pro-
duced in excess of 468, 900 units. Not
since then, however, has the monthly
output touched the 100000 mark.
The strengthening of dealer organi-
cations in various sections of the coun-
try by practically every manufacturing
unit was undertaken in anticipation
Evening star., 1934-04-15
HOOVER, THOUGH SILENT, KEEPS
IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH NATION
Still Puts in Long Hours Reading Newspapers
and Managing Private Affairs.

country in Nevada and Arizona. On
one of these he inspected the huge
dam in Black Canyon. He visited the
Chicago Worlds Fair and has made
innumerable jaunts to San Francisco,
Los Angeles and other nearby cities
Mining Ventures Denied.
Almost every trip into a mining dis
trict has brought reports Of his en-
gaging in mining ventures, but these
reports usually have been denied.
II the once world-renowned mining
engineer. geologist and mine promoter
and conSultant has re-engaged in the
industry on his own behalf, official
annour rcement of it has not been
made.
In addition to looking after his
personal investments, Mr.. Hoover
finds plenty to do as the administra-
tor of several private estates and as
director Of Stanford University, a
job to which he gives considerable
time and concern. And he recently
accepted a place on an unofficial
board of sponsors of Mills College,
an institution devoted to the train
ing of girls, in Oakland.
Comments-at Home.
Although Mrs. Hoover responds
more often than he to requests for
talks before civic organizations or
clubs, the former President has found
time to make a few talks to Boy
Scouts and other organizations.
In each instance, however, he has
preserved his policy of refraining
from making political comment or
offering criticism.
Sunday morning breakfasts at the
Hoover home frequently find few
Of the Hoovers' more intimate friends
engaged in frank discussion of cur
rent political problems.
On these occasions the former
President often frankly gives his
views, and the comment is declared
to be at times vigorous and outspo-
ken. But it is an unwritten law that
the topic discussed and the view ex-
pressed are not to be repeated out
side the intimate circle.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
TAKES TRIP TO CLOSE
30 YEARS AS "MAILMAN''
Chooses to Travel After Ending
Long Career Carrying q. s. Mail
Over 224,O75 Miles.

BALTIMORE, April 14.-Julia M.
ehafer, who wore out six horses and
travelled approximately 224,075 miles
in carrying the United States mails,
is going to settle down now. She's
going to travel-travel on the train.
One of the first regular woman mail
carriers in the United States, Miss
Shafer delivered rural route near
Knoxville, Nd, for 80 years. And
what snow and rain and storm could
not do during those 80 years the Gov
ernment has done. 1t has stopped
her from carrying the mails; 1t has
retired her,
Evening star., 1934-04-15
CHICAGO LIBRARY
BEGS FOR BOOKS
City's Tax Middle Blamed
for DWindIing Stock-His-
toric Fire Loss.
BY HERBERT KELLY.

CHICAGO, April IA C40-As it did
in the 7Os. Chicago today is begging
books for its library.
The great fire of 1871 left the city
without library or books. An appeal
for help was answered by the dona-
ton Of 5000 volumes from Great
Britain, Queen Victoria heading the
list Of contributors.
Chicago's tax muddle is the present
day calamity which has brought the
city again to plead for book dona-
tions, but the appeal this time is be-
ing answered by its own citizens from
their own shelves.
Because Of inability to collect all its
taxes, the library has not purchased
new book since May, 1881. Old
books have been lost and worn out.
The result: There are now 1928, ,248
volumes in the library which had
1,75O.000 three years ago.
10000 Books Collected.
In the face Of this situation,
Librarian Carl B. Roden decided to
re-employ the method that gave the
library its start. A book week
opened the drive, which will continue
throughout the year. Ten thousand
books have been collected already.
The library could use a half million,
Roden said.
The quality Of the donations has
pleased the librarian. Such books as
Ben Perley Poore's "reminiscences of
Sixty Years in the National Metrop-
oils" he calls valuable
BY valuable, he means works which
contain useful information and are
difficult to obtain. First editions" he
is not interested in.
More money is wasted on them
than any other racket il the book
game" he said.
The few remaining books from the
British donation, however, are prized
so highly by the Chicago library that
they are kept under lock and key
the only volumes it owns not avail
able 10 the general PUBIC.
Started After Fire.
Chicago's public library got its start
after the great fire, when Mayor
Joseph Medill authorized John Rob-
son to appeal to the British for books.
Robson interested Thomas Hughes,
author of Tom Browns School
Days" in the campaign. Many
prominent persons made gifts.
Queen Victoria's autograph is found
on Sir Theodore Martins Life of the
Prince ConSort." Lord Macaulay's
complete works were autographed by
his sister, Lady Trevelyan, and her
husband, Sir Charles Trevelyan.
Others who donated books at that
time were: w. E. Gladstone, Herbert
Spencer, Thomas Carlyle, Lord
Tennyson, John Ruskin, Benjamin
Disraeli, Robert Browning, Charles
Darwin, John Stuart Mill, Lewis Car
roll and James Bryce.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
BADMINT0N Is LURE
FOR FOLKS OF FILMDOM
Fay Wray, Monte Blue and Many
Other Notab1es Take Part
in Game.

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, April 14.-Old to
the world but new to movieland, bad
minton has Joined the latest group of
recreational fads here.
Badminton courts are springing up
right and left in the back yards Of
Hollywood, and there is a possibility
that club will be organized by and
for movie folk.
Among the pioneers" are Fay Wray
and her husband, John Monk Saun-
ders; Monte Blue, Gertrude Michaels,
the Frank Borzages (who turned their
tennis court into two badminton
courts), Loretta Young, Richard Ar
len, Pat O'Brien, Henry Blanke, Sid
ney Blackmer, Mae Clarke, Charles
Farrell, Ralph Bellamy, Nick Stuart,
Boris Karloff, James Cagney, the Iio-
mel Atwills, John Davis Lodge, Jack
Holt and Richard Dix. Many Of these
have their own courts, others play at
the homes Of friends.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
LOWLY MOLE DEFENDED
BY ENTOM0L0GIST
Clemson Professor Says Field Mice
Do Crop and Tree Damage
Laid to Neighbor.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEMSON COLLEGE, S. c., April
14.-The lowly mole has found
champion in w. C. Nettles, entomolo-
gist of Clemson College, who says
much of the abuse heaped on the sub
terranean dweller Is not justified.
Almost everybody will tell you moles
do great damage to growing crops and
trees by gnawing the roots, but they
are wrong, asserts Prof. Nettles, be-
cause the gnawing is done by field mice
and the like which invade the moles'
tunnels, eat their fill Of roots and
depart.
In fact, the mole is a friend to
farmers rather than an enemy, Nettles
claims. The food he chooses virtually
is limited to harmful insects and such
pests as earth worms, white grubs and
cut worms that do even more damage
than the invading field mice. he says.
Moreover, the professor cites the
moles long snout in front of his teeth
as conclusive proof he couldn't be
guilty of al the misdeeds charged to
him.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
MOTOR LEADERSHIP
BATTLE PROSPECT
Ford: Announcement He Would Not
Increase Price Taken by Rivals
to Forecast War.

of the current upturn in retail de-
mand for motor cars and the competi-
ton that always marks the activity
Of automobile marketing. While this
dealer development has not been con-
fined to any one class Of motor cars,
there is no doubt in trade quarters
that competition among producers of
the lower priced cars is steadily grow
ing more pronounced.
Registration figures, the industry's
medium Of making comparisons on
new-car sales, show that IN five of
the last seven years Chevrolet has
been in the lead in the lower priced
bracket. In the other two Ford
showed a substantial margin.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
YOUTH, HIT BY TRAIN,
ESCAPES UNHURT
Charlotte Boy Falls Between Ties
and Bicycle Suffers Only
Damage.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., April IA
They are calling Marvin Nipper, 10,
Charlotte's luckiest boy since a train
knocked him down and ran over him
without leaving a scratch.
His bicycle was smashed to bits on
crossing and the stunned youngster
was hurled several feet down the
track, falling squarely between the
rails. Here's Marvins own story:
When I came to, I heard the train
running along above me and I knew
would be killed If I raised my head.
So just lay right still until the train
stopped. Then 1 crawled out"
The railroad gave him SIS for a
new bicycle, a carton of chewing gum
and all the candy he could eat.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
WHY THE FARMER HAS
so MUCH TO WORRY HIM
High Cost of Feeding Stock Re
vealed in Survey by Kentucky
State Agricultural College.

LEXINGTON, KY. April IA R).-
Thinking Of taking up farming?
Write this on your cuff:
The State College of Agriculture
estimates the average work horse or
mule eats SO bushels of grain and 2
tons of hay year.
milch COW requires about 20
bushels Of corn, tons of hay, 5 bush
els Of oats and 2 acres Of pasture.
A hog needs about is bushels of
corn and one-eighth Of an acre for
pasture.
And a laying hen requires about
half bushel Of corn, a peck Of wheat
and regular portions Of bran mash.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
BY HOMER H. GRUENTHER.

~ MAHA, Nebr., April 1.-THE
Democratic situation in Ne
l brasks, now being featured
" with bitter feud between
Gov. Charles w. Bryan and
Arthur Mullen, threatens to split the
party wide open for the August pri-
mary and cause wounds which are not
likely to heal before the November
election, unless the administration or
some one high in the affairs of the
national committee intervenes in the
interest of party harmony.
The present fight has long been
smoldering between the two leading
Evening star., 1934-04-15

SENATOk CHAhLES j. HEWITT,
Republican, of Locke, N. Y, dean Of
the New York State Legislature, who
was represented April II at the Fed
eral Trade Commissions utilities
probe in Washington as having re-
ceived letter from the Associated
Gas & Electric Co. urging him to vote
for a bill proposing continuation Of
the States work of gauging streams.
There Is no indication that Senator
Hewitt ever replied to the letter.
Senator Hewitt has served continu-
ously In the State Senate since 1909.
"A. p. Photo.
The Washington times., 1934-04-21
Firemen Will GiUe
SuDDer TIUO NiQhtS

Members of the Rockville
Volunteer Fire Department have
selected May % and "a as the
dates for their annual benefit
supper, it was announced today
by Marbury F. Gates, chairman
Of arrangements.
Mr.. Gates said Rev. J. Lloyd
Black and Charles M. Hickman
had been appointed general as.
sistants, with the following sub
committee chairmen: supper.
Mrs. Roger Shaw; solicitations,
Mrs. George B. Allnutt; country
store, Mrs. ]. Banks Berry and
Mrs. A. Gus Watkins; tables
Mrs. F. Hazel Cashell; candy,
Mrs. Francis Lyddane; ice cream.
Mrs. Frank Marshall. and cake,
Mrs. Chauncey M. Grubb.
The Washington times., 1934-04-21
Times Adve~.yre Club

Names Of winners in "the
king Of the Golden River"
contest will be announced Mon.
day.
The essays were judged to-
day but not in time for us to
get a complete list Of names.
We have, however, a few and
one Of them was Shirley Lilien-
thai, 727 Otis Pl. N. W., whose
essay we are publishing today.
Others will be published next
week. His essay follows:
"If the nations of the world
would follow the golden rule,
DO unto your neighbOr as
you would have your neighbOr
do unto you,' there would be
everlasting peace.
Have you ever pictured how
dreadful war is? Before going
to war boys kiss their mothers
gOOd-by; men say goOd-by to
their wives and children, not
knowing it will probably be
the last time some Of them
will see their dear ones again.
"The battlefieIds are filled
with men lying dead and
wounded. Millions and millions
Of men were killed in our last
war and our hospitals are still
filled with the wounded. Men
have been left hopeleSSly Grip.
pied for life; some have their
arms or legs shot off; others
are blind, deaf, or insane.
"SOme Of the newspapers in
Washington, ID. c., are showing
pictures of scenes that actually
happened during the World
War. was recently looking at
them and saw a picture Of a
child that died from starvation.
Beside the body of the dead
child stood its mother and
brother. The father was at war
fighting for his country. They
had no money to buy food. The
picture was taken in Russia. /
understand that children suffer
many hardships during war
times.
"War is horrible.
"By having peace, we could
save billions Of dollars. We are
still paying for our last war
which was IL years ago.
Cali the nations Of the world
should belong to the World
Court. All of the countries, not
q few Of them, should join the
World Court. All diSagreements
could be settled in this court,
and nations could in this way
be spared the agony Of going to
war; human lives and suffering
could be spared. The money
spent for war and preparing for
war could be used for more use
full purpose.
81 pray that God may spare
this republic of ours from war
and that We may always enjoy
peace and happiness. 1 trust
that the whole world joins me
in praying for peace"
And here is a list submitted
by Ann Keele, Pill Fourth St.
N. E.: Marie Ronayne, Mary
Simms, Bertha Howell, Teresa
Lane, Ann Buckley, Teresa
Lyon, Anna Mayhem and Shir-
ley Fontane. Ann did not send
us all the addresses, ages, birth
days, etc. We are waiting for
The Washington times., 1934-04-21

the information to mail out the
cards.
James Mandes. another new
member, 1416 Fifteenth St.,
writes that he is 10 years old
and his birthday April q.
BIRTHDAYS TODAY
Adventure Club m m b ers
celebrate their birthday ami
versaries today. They are the
following: Jacquelyn Gray,
Chevy Chase, Md; Danny
Cooper, 723 Otis Pl. N. w.:
Frances Fifer, 1904 H st. n. w.;
and Dorothy Hutchinson, Mary.
land Park, Md.
Those celebrating tomorrow
are Janet Stueler, Edrnonston,
Md; Gertrude Vann, Seat
Pleasant, Md; Dorothy L.
Wynne,. Ballston, Va; Alice
Fawnce, $40 Eighth st. S. W.:
Doris Jean Knot. Glymont, Md:
and Fred Shepard, Indian Head,
Md.
The club wishes everyone
very Happy Birthday.
The Washington times., 1934-04-21
Three Found Slain:
tSUSnecf IL .Jnizen

W1LKES-BARRE, Pa, April q
(U.SD.-Aurelio Gonzales. 81, Of
Plymouth, has been arrested as .
suspect in connection with the
triple Staying of Joseph Morano.
George Mitchell and Lester Levin
son, whose bullet riddled bodies
were thrown to the bottom Of an
abandoned 250-foot mine shaft in
Old Forge, it was revealed here.
Police said Gonzales admitted
knowing Morano and Mitchell
and that he had been involved In
robberies here and in Scranton
with the two men.
The Washington times., 1934-12-04
Show at
Gayety

An abundance of comedians at
the Gayety this week back up
Nadia with her torrid singing and
dancing, with the result that the
program at Jimmy Lakes Gayety
Theater is snappy entertainment.
In the Hot Pepper revue are
Hap Freyer as the principal comic,
with Clyde Bates and Jack Hunt
to keep things moving when the
main funmaker is catching his
breath. AS straight men, Don
Trent and Conny Ryan give fine
assistance to the leads.
Nadja's specialties suit the
Gayety audiences perfectly and
in the tease section are Sally
O'Day and Wilma Horner, who
have charms that leave very little
to the Imagination. Miss Juno
leads the vocal numbers, display
ing an excellent soprano, with
Boots Rush and Tom Patricola,
jr., scoring as featured daslcers.
Hot Pepper" is one of the
better burlesque revues. 1t has.
as the Ninth Street natives say,
everything the doctor ordered.
The Washington times., 1934-12-04
6. U. Players
Choose Cast

The MaSque and Bauble Clubs
dramatic presentation, THE Tav.
ern," which will be held Decem-
Der 5, in the Belasco Theater, will
boast of cast that in George M.
Cohan'S own words. is capable of
producing this magnificent and
entertaining play in the very best
way. The Georgetown University
production has been in rehearsal
for eight weeks. and the cast is
truly in command of the parts,
under the able guidance of Mr..
Edwin Stanley, of Philadelphia,
Pa.
The cast includes Frank Miller,
'37, of Canton, Ohio, playing the
lead, "Vagabond." which part was
played by George M. Cohan;
Zach" played by Joseph S.
Kirby, '35, of New York city;
Freeman" the innkeeper, played
by Matt McDermitt, '38, of Maple
wood, N. j.; Governor Lamson,"
portraye by John Gibbons
O'Brien. '36, of New York city;
Thomas ]. Mccarthy, SO, of
Rochester, N. Y, in the part of
William; Tom Allen" the
fiance of Virginia, played by Jo-
seph DiSesa, 81, of New Haven,
Conn; the Sheriff" played by
William Dawson, '38. of New
Bern, N. c., and "Stevens,' the
attendant, played by Gar Gala
CHER, '36, of Philadelphia, Pa.
The female parts are ably taken
care of by Miss Grace Mary Coli
flower. of Washington, in the
lead, Virginia; Violet" played
by Miss Margaret Rover; Sally"
the hired girl, played by Miss
Marta Houlihan, and the part OF
Mrs. Lamson," the governors
wife. played by Miss Patricia
Hartmann, also of Washington.