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Evening star., 1934-01-12

Some one has written powerful
book on American cities, but we
imagine in all Its many pages 1t does
not mention problem Of q certain
type Of urbanite.
Shall one give up his own ideas OF
personal democracy because of stuffy
people?>
Here is a man who comes to our
beloved National Capital from the great
West, not only where men are men,
according to tradition, but also where
they always speak to each other.
This new Washingtonian-and 1t
ingtonian out of most persons who
come here, 1t is such a pleasant city
in which to live-feels happy and care
free. let us say.
Maybe a Washington sunset, such
as the city often knows, filled with
lavender and pinkish tints, suffuses his
mind and heart.
Anyway, he is happy and feeling at
peace with the world.
When he gets on his bus to make
the journey homeward he takes a keen
interest In everything that is going on.
The driver, sitting SO straight at his
wheel. the various passengers as they
get in one by one. the trafhc lights.
cleaning like rubies, emeralds and
finest amber; the white of buildings,
tinged with the gray of time; the green
necklaces of skimpy lawns
Each and every one Of these in
trigues the happy man, at peace for
the nonce with himself and the world.
Who would disturb him, who hurt
him. who give his equanimity q jolt
for nothing?
Well, plenty would, as We shall see,
unfortunately.
Two elderly gentlemen get aboard.
but 1t is not our hero's way.
They are what some call STUFFED
shirts" one of these enigmatical but
perfectly plain terms rising from time
to time out of the people.
An old colored woman who knew
a thing or two once called such per-
sons 'stuffy," and that was q good
descriptive. too
Too stuffy to be exactly human. too
afraid that some one is beneath
them," too much obsessed with the
value, perhaps, Of their own perfectly
good standing in the community.
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The innocent hero Of this narrative
noticed the men as they got in, and
rather liked their faces.
They were the sort of men that, out
where "he came from" he could have
spoken to any time. upon any occasion.
and received a courteous answer in
reply
Under the new street railways merger
the bus had installed a receptacle for
all tickets. Passengers were to place
tickets in the box, without benefit of
driver.
This box was 50 low that mostly the
passengers did not see 1t, as they got in,
and insisted on handing fares to the
driver, who thereupon had nothing to
do but wave as courteously as he could
back toward the box.
The taller Of the two passengers said
to the other, as they seated themselves
In the seat behind our hero:
Il don't know why I keep on forget
ting that box"
Our hero knew. or, at least. thought
he did. The thing was too low; one
overlooked it, as he had been over
looking it. as the two gentlemen had
most certainly overlooked 1t.
Evening star., 1934-01-12
A French Revolution. "

Paris for nearly fortnight has been
In a ferment of typically Gallo furor
over the s4O000,000 Bsyonne bank
scandal It's chief author, a notoriously
crooked financial character named Alex
snder Stavisky, while seeking to fee TO
safety abroad, was trapped near the
Alpine border-murdered, some claim,
by rents of the French secret service
in order that his lips might be sealed
forever and tell no tales incriminating
surviving higher-ups. The official ac-
count of Stavisky's end was that he
shot himself when he realized that the
arms of the law we're about to close
around him.
The Bayonne frauds forthwith plunged
the cabinet of Premier Chautemps into
q political crisis, because one of its
members, Colonial Minister Dilimier,
was indirectly connected with Stavisky's
operations. M. Dilimier forthwith
rendered his resignation. The premier's
enemies in the Chamber of Deputies
were prompt to ppunce upon the "af-
unhorse him. For the past three or
four days and nights the region sur
rounding the Palais Bourbon has been
the scene of wild popular demonstra-
tions by people who have been made
to believe that the present government
Is somehow or other implicated exten-
sively in the bank frauds. Violent
clashes between the mob and heavy
police forces have taken place. Last
night the Republican Guard was in
action.
To what degree passions are agitated
IS manifested by Premier Chautemps
disclosure of an alleged plot to destroy
his government and transfer power to
a directory" after revolution" M
Chautemps told the Chamber last night
that Frances democratic regime is
endangered by the Vaccinations which
have come to the governments knowl.
edge. He painted the situation in col.
ors which, he said, demanded that
farliament "save the regime and pub
lie morality by uniting behind the cab
met Assured of such support, the
premier pledged the government tt
dean up the Bayonne scandal without
D whitewash.
NJ Chautemps did not identify the
kroup of "strong and able men" II
whom he referred as responsible fo
scoup d'etat" tracts surreptitiousl!
broadcast for the purpose of organizini
q revolt" against the government. bu
members of the Chamber at once as
sumed that he was referring to tn
group for which former Premier Tar
dieu Is chief spokesman and which ha
long beerA demanding constitutional u
Evening star., 1934-01-12

six planes and their crews from one
naval base to another. It Is never
theless OF Importance and signifcance
in Its demonstration Of possibilities for
national defense. Nor does the fact
that six surface ships were stationed
at intervals along the route from San
Francisco to Honolulu for guidance
and possible rescue in case Of disaster
lessen the value of the demonstration.
The flight succeeded because the planes
were sound and swift and were manned
by competent crews.
One point Of importance In this
flight was that although some fuel was
wasted at the start in consequence of
the delay in taking of, because Of dim
Guilty in x'getting on the step" from the
surface, the planes on landing were
sufficiently fueled, it is estimated. to
have carried them on as far as the
Midway Islands, 1,500 miles beyond.
the most westerly American ter
ritory in the Northern Pacific. This
establishes q defense frontier 5000
miles from the mainland.
. Another point Is to be borne In mind
in respect to this flight, which is that,
being in a westerly direction. it in
cluded the longest possible night" the
period Of darkness being about fifteen
hours. or more than two hours longer
than usual. With no landmarks, with
only the guidance Of direction finders,
these navigators went straight to their
port with but slight defiections on two
occasions on the part Of one plane
which became separated for brief pc
riods from the squadron. This expe-
rience Is certain to be Of the greatest
value In establishing regular aerial
communication over the Pacific.
Evening star., 1934-01-12
Shocked by Picture :.
OF a Slain Eagle

To the Editor of The Star:
Several weeks ago there appeared in
your paper a photograph Of two men
holding dead eagle whose wings were
outstretched. To me, and all other ma
ture lovers. this picture was very brutal
and revolving.
Killing an eagle Is nothing short Of
murder Of q very proud and noble bird.
lprized for his courage and sturdiness
that typifies all that is desirable In this
country today and yesterday: otherwise
Evening star., 1934-01-12

he would not be the emblem of these
United States.
Why any one should kill him just
for the sake of killing something is
beyond me. It surely represents very
poor brand Of sportsmanship. A real
sportsman never stoops so low.
The American Nature Society Of this
city uttered not q word of protest. Yet
1t is supposed to be interested in such
matters Of protesting against such bar
barrie acts, A. w. VALENTINE.
Evening star., 1934-01-12

Arrival OF Mr.. Edsel Ford to testify
before the Banking and Currency Com
mittee brings him many salueations,
with the courteous assurance that he
will hardly be expected to tell all his
father knows about finance.
Evening star., 1934-01-12

Mime, Lupescu has left Rumania.
Her ultimate destination is not an
nounced, although her fame as a
charmer Is so great that it would not
be surprising If she should eventually
have all her mail forwarded to Holly
wood.
Evening star., 1934-01-12

Theories that Americans would buy
wine from France in spite Of tariff ex-
pense shows a lack Of confidence IN our
native vinegrowers, rome of whom have
been advised to pillow their crops under.
Evening star., 1934-01-12
No Reflection.
m the Miami Daily News

From the Miami Daily News.
Drinking at tables may be better than
drinking standing up, but the fellow at
the table doesn't have the old-time bar
mirrors to show him when he looks silly
enough to 60 home.
Evening star., 1934-01-12

Racketeering has, indeed, gone far
on a desperate course when it under
takes to kidnap the reputation of a
popular idol
Evening star., 1934-01-12
Aerial.

From the Fort Worth star-Telesram
We read that the United States
shipped more than S7,000000 worth of
aeronautical products to Europe during
1888. II there were any imports, we
presume they mostly were air pockets.
Evening star., 1934-01-12
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Evening star., 1934-01-12
Middle Course.

MIauiC SVuhoSs
care you sure your idea Is absolutely
legal?"
IT have been very careful about
that" answered Senator Sorghum. i
have consulted lawyers whose opinions
were exactly opposite. I have decided
on a middle course and will think my
own way"
Jud Tunkins says there are lot OF
initials in circulation, but after all the
ones that really matter are U. S. A.
Politics.
New languages we have to read
In learning of the nations.
Sometimes we are perplexed indeed
BY various orations.
The prophet we have quite forgot
Whose faith brought quail and mama
We fear we're going polyglot
Instead of Polyanna.
Not Extinct.
well" remarked the confident re-
former, I'VE have gotten rid Of prohi-
bitionl"
mot entirely" answered Uncle Ben
Bottletop. "A whole lot Of folks, after
looking the new situation over. have
taken up total abstinence on their own
account"
81 resent the idea Of being related to
a monkey" said HI Ho, the sage OF
Chinatown. Yet we're young enough
for sports I should frankly envy his
athletic superiority"
The Gang.
The good old song we've learned to
fear.
Some person, too light-hearted.
Sang out Hail, hail, the gangs all
here!"
And then the shooting started.
ST amt no pacifist," said Uncle Eben
but can't find any comfort wifi folks
dat talks about war as If dey thought
1t was simply some new kind Of Fourth
Of July" "a
Evening star., 1934-01-12
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England.
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Evening star., 1934-01-12

Jud Tunkins says there are lot OF
initials in circulation, but after all the
ones that really matter are U. S. A.
Evening star., 1934-01-12

ST amt no pacifist," said Uncle Eben,
but can't find any comfort wifi folks
dat talks about war as If dey thought
It was simply some new kind Of Fourth
Of July" "a
Evening star., 1934-01-12

@. Where did the slang phrase Oh,
definitely originate?@S. A
A. 1t is the name Of a new English
novel and the expression Is used con-
stantly by one of the characters. It
corresponds to the American expression,
Absolutely, or Yes, indeed.
Evening star., 1934-01-12

Q. Does green oak produce less heat
In a furnace than the same amount of
dry oak?-H. j. D.
A. The Bureau Of Mines says that
green wood contains about rs per cent
more water than dry wood, hence it
would have one-third less heat value.
Evening star., 1934-01-12

REPRESENTATIVE Loring M. Black, jr.,
Democrat. Of New York has received
Evening star., 1934-01-12

@. Have earthquake shocks been felt
in Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina,
or Virginia in the past year?-G. d.
A. Slight, non-destructive shocks oc-
CURED, as follows: Georgia, June 8;
Kentucky, May 28; South Carolina,
July rs and December %; Virginia,
middle Of January and January 26 and
July %.
Evening star., 1934-01-12

9. When was the District Jail built
ana now many prisoners will it hold?-
A. @. j.
A. 1t was built in 1859. 1t can ar.
comodate comfortably 500 prisoners.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-02
Official Notices

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF
THE DISTRICT or COLUMBIA. June
20. 1934.-NOTICE: A public hearing
having been held by the Commissioner OF
the District Of Columbia on June 9th.
1894, In the matter OF closing certain
streets hereinafter described, and the said
Commissioners being satisfied a. to the
equity. justice and advisability of said clos
ings. and that said closings are In the pub
lie interests. and not detrimental 70 the
interests of abutting owners NOTICE is
HEREBY GIVEN that the said Commits
sioners have prepared the following order:
oRDERED: That pursuant to the pro,
December 10. 1882, the street area as
shown. in green on plats filed in the office
of the surveyor Of the District OF Column
bia. and numbered as Maps 1887. 1898
and 1889. is hereby ordered CLOSED, same
to take effect on and after August 2.
1894. the title to said land comprised IN
said area so closed to revert to the AUDITING
property owners. as shown on said maps:
the said street area hereby ordered closed
part OF Utah Avenue, n. W.. south of Rit-
tenhouse Street. AUDITING on Lots 40 to
90. Square 1910. and being that part OF
said Utah Avenue lying east of the extern,
61/69 episcopal Home for Children.
(2D Closing part Of Sterrett Place. N. w.,
west Of Reno Road, and providing for
dedication in connection with the same. to
adjust the street lines and provide for q
change in the course Of said sterrett Place.
t3) Closing part of 9th Place. N. W.,
south Of Quincy Street. ahntting on Lot
Sl1. Square 2YU1 known as U. 8. keser-
walton No. 1867. and being that part Of
said 9th Place lying south of the exten.
sion of the south line of public alley 10
feet wide. running east and west in Square
2001. Any and all parties interested must
file objections to said closings in writing
before the effective date of above order;
otherwise said order shall become effective
street area shall on and after said date be-
come closed in accordance with the pro-
visions of said Act. MELVIN C. HAZEN.
GEORGE E. ALLEN. JOHN C. GOTWALS,
Commissioners of the District of ColumbIa.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-02
Washer Sales
AbOue Normal

Factory shipments Of wash
ing machines continued IN
May at . higher rate than
normal for this time Of the
year. In former years ship
ments usually fell off in April
following a peak business in
March. This year, however, the
decline in April from March
was less than per cent, while
May figures reveal a drop from
the peak of less than Z per
cent.
May shipments Of the 81
members Of the American
Washing Machine Manufactur-
ers' Association totaled 1865
units, as compared with 134,S46
in April. 1864 in March and
77,786 in May, 1888.
Shipments for the first five
months of this year were larger
than for any similar period in
the induStry's history tOtaling
584,734 units, as compared with
3O1,836 in the like 1888 period.
Shipments Of home ironing
machines dropped to S,947 units
in May from 1884 in April.
In May last year factory ship
ments Of home ironing machines
amounted to 1878 units.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-02
|AL HUNTING
WctA e.
- BoAAlto
- MoR1i1oA-

churches and theatres? This
apartment was bright and airy
with large rooms, the living
room overlooking Fourteenth
Street. One thing that always
attracts is a porch and this one
has a nice size one right off the
kitchen. The kitchen has just
been done over and has a Gen.
eral Electric refrigerator and a
brand new stove. For a four
room, kitchen and bath apart
ment the rental of $3.50 is
quite reasonable.
WOODLEY PARK
1900 BLOCK OF 28TH ST.:
In every one VI us there is an
inherent spirit Of curiosity, if
not deep sealed reverence for
the accomplishment of architect
and builder who succeeds in
building a house that Is out.
standing in its differences from
the ordinary run of houses.
This house I speak of is a semi
detached brick of the Dutch.
Colonial design. Entering into
a foyer off which is a spacious
well lighted living room with a
large open fire place which can
be used to real advantage on
chilly days. A dining room and
kitchen on the main floor and
three bedrooms on the second.
In each bedroom there is a large
cedar closet and one in the hall
which could be used for packing
and storage. Two commodious
baths are accessible to the bed
rooms. Cellars are such an un-
romantic part of the household
that most people like to avoid
them except when it is abso-
lutely necessary but not with
with this one as it has many
fine points consisting of maids
room and lavatory win shower.
Hot water heat, built in garage,
this most modern house can be
rented for $3.50
1900 BLOCK OF nth ST.:
While shopping around for
places where some of my out-of-
town people could stay while
visiting Washington, I discov-
cred quite a bargain. a nice
cool room with twin beds, ser
vice equivalent to a hotel, all
for $500 week. 1t really
startled me as it was such a low
rate. This particular room
inspected had seven windows
and on a day like this one
was tempted to take it myself.
Please see it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-02
THIRD QUARTER
LOADS SEEN UP
40 PER CENT

Freight car loadings in the third
quarter of this year will be ap-
proximately As per cent above the
actual loadings for the same quar-
ter of 1893, according to estimates
Just made public by the Is Ship
pers' Regional Advisory Boards.
On the basis Of the estimates,
freight car loadings Of the 20
principal commodities handled
will be 5,172,397 cars in the third
quarter, against actual loadings OF
4.95O.S60 actual loadings OF the
same commodities in the cores
pond1ng period of last year.
Eleven See Gain
Eleven Of the thirteen Shippers
Advisory Boards estimate an in
crease in loadings for the third
1884 quarter over the like quarter
q year ago, one estimates the
same freight requirements, and
one estimates a decrease.
In ore and concentrates, an in
crease OF 21.4 per cent III 4[elSII
volume over last year is forecast
for the third quarter; in agricul-
ture implements and vehicles
other than automobiles, PAL per
cent; automobiles, trucks and
parts, 22.4 per cent; cement, TIA
per cent; machinery and boilers,
II per cent; and lumber and for
est products, 9.5 per cent.
Other Gains
Loadings gains are seen in the
following other com modities:
Flour, meal and other mill prod
ucts; hay, straw and alfalfa; cit.
rus fruits; other fresh fruits; coal
and coke: gravel, sand and stone;
salt; petroleum and petroleum
products; sugar, syrup and mo-
lasses: line and plaster; fertilizers
of all kinds; paper, paperboard
and prepared roofing; chemicals
and explosives; and canned goods
including all canned food prod
uctS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-02

The love Of home is a
natural instinct and since it is
one of the outstanding charac-
teristics of man to want COM
fort along with convenience,
sometimes it is quite a task
finding a place that comes up
to your expectations, so when
you are confronted with this
problem let me help you.
NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE
AND T STREETS:
At New Hampshire Avenue
and T Streets, managed by one
of the most reliable and Oldest
real estate firms in town, is
located an apartment building
offering many special features
All night elevator and
switchboard service, resident
manager on the premises, there
is little left to be wanted. This
particular apartment saw
consisted of two rooms, kitchen
and bath that had just been
put in first class condition.
The arrangement of the apart
ment was quite nice as french
doors closed the kitchen off
from the rest of the apartment,
making it possible to prepare
your meals in privacy. The To-
cation is ideal, as buses and
street cars are within half
block. Please look at this one,
The rental is only $47.50 in
Guiding refrigeration.
LOWER 18TH STREET
There seems to be a great
demand for apartments on Six
tenth Street and 1 will admit
they are hard to find; however,
I toured up and down that his
toric street and found a nice
one a one room, kitchen
and bath apartment with pull
man kitchen for $4,000. The
building was in splendid con-
dition and offered elevator and
switchboard service. Located
so near to downtown, apart
ments in this building are
quite in demand and it is sell
dom you can find a vacancy.
I offer this for your inspec-
ton.
UPPER 14TH STREET:
Why not live in a neighbor-
hood close to schools, stores,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-02
Planes Pilot Hurt,
Craft Is Demolished

HAGERSTOWN, Md, July 2.
Mark B. Danner, Unionville, Md,
is at the Washington County Hos
pital for treatment for injuries,
suffered when his monoplane
struck a telephone wire at the
municipal airport here yesterday
evening and was demolished in
the crash. Mr.. Danner escaped
with superficial cuts and bruises.
Hospital attendants said he would
probably be dismissed today. The
plane fell about so feet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-02
.F|REMEN READY.
FOR B|GFETE

Plans for the most elaborate
convention ever held in Alexan'
dria have been completed by the
committee for the National Fire.
mems Convention. The conven.
ton will be held September l, 2,
and 3.
President Roosevelt heads the
list of distinguished guests in
vited. Other guests include am
bassadors and ministers of for
eign countries, members Of the
Cabinet, the governors of Vir-
ginia, West Virginia, Maryland,
Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania, New York. Ohio, North
and South Carolina, and Ten
nessee. Invitations have been is
sued to approximately 5000 fire
companies throughout the South
o." The e" outsta hing feature of the
convention v b be a parade on
washington treet. where grand
stands will be erected for the
guests. TIN band and drum
corps conte will be held in
Baggett's sta jun. The Army
Band will be IN the parade and
will give a concert on the lawn
of the George Washington Ma.
sonic Memorial Temple on the
afternoon of September 2.
Cruisers, destroyers and Coast
Guard cutters will be anchored
in the Potomac off Alexandria.
The famous Ark and Dove, which
took part in the Tercentenary
fete at st. Marys in Maryland,
has been requested from Gov.
ernor Richie for the occasion.