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Evening star., 1934-11-22

@. What kind of q musical instru-
ment is q theorbo?-L. r.
A. The theorbo was the large
double bass lutte much used
during the sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries as general lass in the or
chestra. The body of the instrument
was constructed on the same prin-
ciples as that Of the lutte, being made
in two sizes, the ordinary instrument
measuring about feet inches, and
the Paduan, also known as archlute,
about 5 feet. The Roman theorbo
frequently stood over feet high.
Q. Can rayon be made from pinea
C. r. w.
A. A rayon yarn from slash pine
has been developed at Georgia Tech
and research workers are studying
the possibilities of its commercial
production.
@. How long has Fredericksburg,
Va, held an annual dog mart?-
L. s. c.
A. The genesis Of the dog mart
held in that city was some SO years
before the Revolutionary War, even
before Fredericksburg, then known as
Leaseland, had been renamed and in
corporated. At that time the Indians
and settlers met once a year outside
the village, the Indians trading grain,
hides and furs for the white mems
dogs. Then for some years the mart
was abolished until early in the last
century it was revived and fiourished
until after the Civil War when again
it was discontinued. In recent years
1t has been revived and has proved 80
popular that it is expected to be an
annual event.
O. Please give some information
about Annie Louise Cary, the singer.
H. T.
A. Annie Louise Cary was born in
Wayne, Me, on October %, 1912. She
studied in Milan and made her debut
as an operate contralto in Copen-
hagen in 1868. After a successful
European career, she made her first
New York appearance in 1870. Until
she retired in 1882, on her marriage
to Charles M. Raymond, she was the
most popular singer in America. She
died in 1921.
@. Who is called the father of Eng
lish poetry?-T. H.
A. 1t is customary to call Chaucer
the father OF English poetry.
@. Where is the National Automo-
bile Dealers Convention to be held?-
F. w. w.
A. The convention is scheduled to
meet in Detroit on January 14-15,
1885.
O. Is much japanese crabmeat used
in this country?-N. S.
A. Sixty per cent of Japan's yearly
production of 4,O000 900 cases of crab
meat is consumed here.
@. How much of the advertising
done by chain stores is through the
newspapers?-A. T. G.
A. Approximately 80 per cent OF the
advertising expenditure Of chain stores
goes to newspapers. 1t Is estimated
that chain stores spend some 100000
900 yearly in newspaper advertising
columns.
@. What is the origin Of the express
sion Land o. Goshen"?-G. D.
A. Land o. Goshen" means long,
desired goal. Goshen was rich dis
trict in Egypt given to Jacob and his
family by Pharaoh and occupied by
the Israelites before the exodus.
@. How long has Haywood Broun
been a newspaper man?-W. P.
A. The columnist is in his twenty
seventh year of newspaper work.
Evening star., 1934-11-22
Causes of Accidents.

One Of the recommendations made
to Commissioner Hazen by the Amer
lean Automobile Association is for
"selective" enforcement of the traffic
laws, the idea being thus to combat
the cause of the greatest number of
accidents. What are the causes?
Traffic Director Van Duzer lists, in his
report for the past fiscal year, the
following offenses by drivers in the
order of their Importance as contribu-
tory to fatal accidents:
/. Reckless driving, twenty per cent.
2. Speeding, eighteen per cent.
3. Failure to exercise proper care at
intersections, eighteen per cent.
4. Lack of care in approaching pc
destrians or street distractions, thir-
teen per cent.
S. Intoxication, four per cent.
There are others, but adequate en-
forcement of the traffic laws in re-
spect to these specific offenses would
affect the cause Of seventy-three per
cent of fatal accidents in which the
driver is to blame. Reckless driving
and speeding alone account for thirty
eight per cent.
On the other hand, seventy-dve per
cent of all fatal accidents in the past
fiscal year involved pedestrians, and in
sixty-eight per cent of these accidents
the blame was placed on the pedes-
trian. More than half, fifty-one per
cent, of fatal pedestrian accidents
were caused by failure to cross the
street at an intersection, and twenty
one per cent from playing or walking
In the street.
Combined with any program Of
strict enforcement of the laws against
reckless driving, etc, there must be
a continued emphasis on the neces-
sity for as strict observance by pedes-
trians of the ordinary rules of safety.
One Of them, of course, is to cross the
street at the cross-walks.
While there is statistical evidence
to show the decrease in accidents at
specific crossings following the install
lation of traffic lights, it is becoming
more than ever apparent that traffic
lights do not, or should not, replace
traffic policemen. The hearings on
the last District appropriation bill in
dicated that members of Congress re-
garded traffic light installation as a
possible economy in freeing policemen
from traffic duty. That is not the
case. Traffic lights may help but they
do not enforce the laws. At most of
the busy corners, policemen are still
retained. during the rush hours, and
practically every policeman relieved
of traffic duty by installation at one
corner of a traffic light has been i'm
mediately placed on duty at some
other corner. Because of careless
luIIlllS ny ulOUOIlSCS, dllu Olo1 cSdlu VI
caution signals, some of the lights,
unless reinforced by policemen, be-
come an additional menace to the
pedestrian.
Since 1928 automobile registration
in the District has increased seventy
five per cent. In the same period
personnel of the Traffic Bureau has
increased from forty-four to one hun
dred and flfty-seven officers and men.
But practically all enforcement of laws
against speeding and reckless driving
falls to the fifty-two motor cycle men
of the Traffic Bureau, with some oc-
casional aid from the Police Depart
ment's twenty-one radio-equipped
cruising automobiles. In city Of
181 500 registered automobiles that is
obviously too small a force.
Evening star., 1934-11-22

Sometimes a statesman and some
times q politician" Senator Borah
again takes the microphone and dis
pels the usual suspense as to which
phase of his versatility he will demon
Strate
Evening star., 1934-11-22
Good Listener.

What kind Of program have you
in mind for the first of january"
"I shall listen in obedience to the
voice of wisdom and authority" an
swered Senator Sorghum. Il shall
not even undertake to make up my
own New Year resolutions"
Evening star., 1934-11-22
Human Nature

Human Nature.
They talk across the radio
Bout how we ought to change
The manners which have made us
show
Some customs rather strange.
Whatever human nature does,
Reprove it as we may,
The way that people allus wuz
Is how they're goin' to stay.
Evening star., 1934-11-22

One of the nearest things to q
continuous job that Maryland is now
prepared to demonstrate Is the posi-
ton Of a ballot box watcher.
Evening star., 1934-11-22

Jud Tunkins says custom is such
that folks think they have to have
turkey on Thanksgiving the same as
fireworks on the Fourth of July.
Evening star., 1934-11-22
Incentive.

Incentive.
Are you trying to abolish gambling
In Crimson Gulch?"
mo-" answered Cactus Joe. 'We've
got to have some work done around
the town and the only incentive to
labor is the desire to get the price
of a few poker chips"
1--WE respect our ancestors" said Hi
Ho. the sage Of Chinatown, ''but not
always enough to stimulate us to a
desire to become good ancestors on
our own account"
Evening star., 1934-11-22

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication Of all
news dispatches credited to it or not other
wise credited in this paper and also the
publication Of special dispatches herein
are also reserved
Evening star., 1934-11-22
Reformation.

Reformation.
The lawyers will be supervised
BY bar associations
To keep them candidly apprised
OF proper obligations.
When convicts have been quite re-
formed,
When through with penal journeys
They may, with hearts by conscience
warmed,
Try to reform attorneys.
"De man dat tells you de TRUTH u
said Uncle Eben, may be . good
friend but poor company"
Evening star., 1934-11-22

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Evening star., 1934-11-22

@. Is much japanese crabmeat used
in this country?-N. S.
A. Sixty per cent of Japan's yearly
production of 100000 cases of crab
meat is consumed here.
Evening star., 1934-11-22

@. How long has Haywood Broun
been a newspaper man?-W. P.
A. The columnist is in his twenty
seventh year of newspaper work.
Evening star., 1934-11-22

@. Do children still read the Elsie
Dinsmore books by Martha Finley?
L. c. NJ.
A. During the year 1888 more than
Is 900 copies Of the Elsie books were
sold.
The Washington times., 1934-01-09

the figures on his score card, he is
just as good as he ever was.
This tournament will be at
tended by an air of drama which
not even the National Open can
boast.
Jones VS.. Field
In the minds of thousands,
even millions, it will be Jones
against a field-a field composed
Of the cream Of the worlds golf
ing great-even as 1t was in the
days Of Bobbys' competitive hey
day.
And, unless all signs fail. the
public is hungry for just such a
battle.
Jones is understood to be plan.
ming more or less regular play
over the Augusta course during
the interim between now and the
date Of the tournament, and he
perhaps will have an advantage
over the field through his greater
familiarity with the course.
This advantage, however, will
be heavily offset by his long re-
tirement and by a certain psyche.
logical factor which can exert a
tremendous influence,
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
BOrries, Dornin Play
Along As Mates
At ANNAPOLIS

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 9.-During
seven Of the eight athletic
reasons at Navy, Fred Berries
end Bob Dornin, now basketball
forwards, have been on the same
squads.
AS plebes three year ago,
Berries and Dornin played half
hack and end. respectively on
the eleven, were the forwards
on the five, and then worked
together during spring football
practice.
Last year, the two stayed to-
gether for football and basket
bail, but parted company in the
spring, Berries playing baseball
and Lornin working with the
lacrosse squad. They came to-
gether again this year for foot.
ball snd basketball.
The two first touched when
they entered the Naval
Academy, Berries hailing from
Kentucky and Dornin from
California.
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
Wrestling Results

At New YOrk-Jim Browning, Mis-
souri,, threw Ray steele, California In
1:O4:56.
Joe savoIdi. Michigan, threw Sol
Slagel, Germany, 1904.
GinO Garibaldi, Italy, and Vic Chris
tie, California, drew.
Jaget singh. India, threw Ell Fisher
New York. in 1908.
Hans Kampfer. Germany. threw Tiny
Roe elk. Oklahoma, in 5:51.
Steinke. Germany. threw Benny
e. rE. ChicagO, In 7:25.
/ 'l'v Gardner. Schenectady. pinned
Paui Brrienbarh. New York. In l1:i3.
Paul DOesCh. New York and Vanka
TcleZniak. RrS,ia. drew.
Joe MemphiStO, Germany. threw Marc
Gi<lO. Italy. In 1913.
Ivan Vakturoff. Russia. threw Andy
Meixner, Texas, In 1880.
Tony FellCe. Italy, and Little Beaver.
Oklahoma, drew.
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
VIRGINIA QU|NT.
MEETS INDIANS

UNIVERSITY, Va. Jan. 9.
The Virginia basketers engage
william and Mary here tonight IN
lie last home appearance OF the
cavaliers until they play Mary
J nd on January rs.
Washington and Lee Is the first
g 1uthern Conference rival on the
: rginia court card. The Generals
: e to be played Thursday night
the floor Of Lynchburg's new
d; mory. Games. away from home
-. ~ainst v. M l.. North Carolina,
i IKE. and N. c State follow.
Coach Gus Hepell is highly
eased with the way his charges
tiled against Randolph-Macon
,llege last Saturday, when they
Id the visiting Yellowjackets to
e points while scoring 43 for
t-,emselves in a fast played game.
John Murphy. a 6-foot g.
i ch lad from Richmond, was
t led in center, and the perform
: zee he turned in delighted
{ zach Tebell as well as some
= 700 spectators who packed the
. 'mnasium for the contest. Bobby
7 olson. playing guard, also won a
{ |od word from the Cavalier coach
icr his fast floor work.
Coach Gus Tebell is highly
is charges they should not ex-
r ?ct to hold any other team on
t 'leir schedule to a 6-point
s ore. He called attention to the
fact that some members of the
f Randolph Macon team have been
b,dly bruised and shaken up
" i1en an automobile in which
they were riding had an accident
ls st week.
William and Mary is known to
be bringing a strong team for the
game tomorrow night. And on
Thursday, in Lynchburg, Wash
ir gton and Lee will be out to
make up for the defeat they re-
ccived at Virginia'S hands in the
Hill City game last year.
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
BrOuiLLard Loses
Decision to Cupid

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Lou
Brouillard, former welterweight
and middleweight champion, lost
a one-round decision to Dan Gu.
pid last Saturday, it was re-
vealed today.
Brouillard married Minnie Bes'
ton. of Quincy, Mass, and the
couple is now enjoying a brief
honeymoon before Brouillard
starts training for his fight with
Bob Olin here January 49,,
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
ACE CENTER
WILL STUDY
DENTISTRY

Although it's been generally
known that Tom Webb, star foot
baller at Maryland University,
probably would be among those
missing when Coach Jack Faber
calls out grid candidates next fall,
it became a known fact today.
In short. Tom has decided to
discontinue his studies at the
school proper to enter the Mary.
land School of Dentistry in Bal
timore.
This means that the lad, who
was center on the 1888 football
squad and one of the mainstays
of the team, will be lost altogether
during the 1884 campaign unless a
change of heart is taken and he
finds time and place to become
eligible for what is supposed to be
Maryland's biggest sport OF each
school term.
Needless to say this action by
Tom will hit the team q big blow.
It will force Coach Faber to find
another dependable center to fill
the bill as Webb, as mentioned be-
fore. was a great aid to Faber in
particular and Maryland in gen
eral.
While on the subject of Mary
land and its athletics. it might be
said the basketball squad under
The direction Of Burton Shipley
IS earnestly preparing for its sched'
uled Duke game on Thursday
night.
Vision Floor Victory
Yesterday, Coach shipley had
Ills men going through their
,,aces in business-like action-an
n the idea that a triumph will
;>e gained over Duke-supposed
20 be one Of the toughest foes
the Old Liners will meet this
season.
Before the practice began,
Coach Shipley told his boys"
hat he was after Dukes scalp
and after it in big slices. The
:esult was that the team travelled
through a rapid-fire drill with
i2othing being left undone to
rerfect the several plays to be
WSed.
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
DEMAND MADE
MAT MATCH

That popular demand resulted
in his matching Ernie Dusek
with Jim Clinstock in one end
of a double wrestling wind-up
at the Auditorium Thursday
night was divulged by Promoter
Joe Turner.
These belligerents share the
spotlight with Count Zarynoff
and the Masked Marvel.
Following Clinstock's stormy ses.
sions with Gino Garibaldi and
Scotty McDougall, Turner ex-
plains, he was swamped with re-
quests to "get one Of the Duseks
for that Indian"
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
YANKEES READY
To LET RUTH
co BY-BY
BY DAVIS J. WALSH

ny JAWS D. WAASh
NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-In view
of the fact that a number Of the
towns better minds seem to be
deeply concerned over the ques-
ton Of how much Babe Ruth in.
tends to charge the Yankees for
his undivided attention between
the hours of three to five of an
afternoon this summer, it seems
about time today to forget that
which is surmised and tell that
which is known.
Anyhow, be it known that, less
than two months ago, the Yam.
KEGS were willing to send Ruth
elsewhere and charge nothing at
all. 1 believe they discreetly
said something about not wish
ing to stand in the mans way
if he could better himself. What
they really meant was that, if
anybody else wanted to pay
Ruth's salary, they were willing
to be broad minded. But nobody
did.
In one case, Ruth got all the
way up to a certain club owners
office in the American League
with a proposition looking toward
his management Of The team.
Nothing much was said about
playing, as we'll as managing, but
I understand that Ruth did offer
to play some games. He seemed
a little vague about this.
Manage Full Season
In fact, the only thing he
seemed sure about was that he'd
be in there managing magnifi-
Gently for the full 154 games
and, in the course Of time, the
matter was dropped.
Perhaps the great mans terms
had something to do with this.
All he wanted was $4,000 a year,
with 10 per cent of the receipts
in excess of $400,000. This would
have amounted to more than
$4,000, all told; so the club
owner probably decided that it
would be cheaper if he paid him.
self $35, with the 10 per cent
privilege, and gave Ruth the ball
club.
The Babe, as have nicknamed
him in an effort to distinguish
myself from my fellows, also
might have got the Red Sox and
White Sox jobs but, for several
reasons, didn't. AS far as the
former were concerned, he lost
all chance when they changed
ownership last summer. There
is, in this case, a reason within
a reason which we need not go
into here.
AS for the White Sox, I am
told that he was being seriously
considered in Chicago last sum.
mer, But it seems that he be-
came i'll while in town with the
club and had to take his bed,
with the result that the Sox
decided that perhaps his health
was too frail.
Field Narrowed
therefore,, WIN GLle euG1Ie NA-
tional League eliminated-the
Yankees have declined to let him
go to the Dodgers and Reds
the field seems to be consider
ably narrowed. There is, for
example, the three American
League clubs mentioned above
and perhaps we should add a
fourth, the Yankees themselves.
But perhaps we shouldn't. Mr..
Joe McCarthy's contract here
starts running out soon and it
may be that Joseph will start
running with it.
In fact, Mr.. Mccarthy called
the turn when he came here
four years ago. He said to him
self at the time that he just
knew the job wasn't permanent.
The Washington times., 1934-01-09

That's the way it's done over
here. January / is the day they
reach another milestone in their
equine lives-as recorded in the
rules of racing. The horses actual
date of birth means nothing ex-
cept as a method of identification.
To all practical turf purposes they
are all born on the first of the
year and graded accordingly.
Coming Up Now
Coming up now are a new band
of three-year r-olds to supplant
those of last year which move into
the handicap division. Last years
complement Of 3-year-olds was
a distinct disappointment. Their
performances were so erratic that
it was impossible to declare the
leader at the end of the year.
Although some horsemen name
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
HEIGHTS QU|NT
SPILLS EAGLES

Congress Heights won a hard
fought game from the Blue
Eagles in the Southeast Com
munity Center Basketball League
last night, 43 to 80. Taylor's 10
points aided the victors no little.
Sigma Phi Lamda bowed to
the Dixie Five in the other
league game, 26 to Is.
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
HARD TRAINING

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. 8.
Capt. Ralph Metcalfe, Of Mar
quette University's 1884 track
team. the worlds fastest human,
is taking his indoor campaign ser-i
ously. Metcalfe spent the Christ
mas holidays with friends in
Texas, and is training outdoors
to prepare himself for the Millrose
games in New York, February 3,
and other winter meets.
The Washington times., 1934-01-09

the Glen Riddle Farms War Glory
as the best his claim to the title is
so dubious that it is impossible to
actually place him first. Other
3-year-olds raced equally as we'll
as the Glen Riddle represen-
tative to contribute to the con-
fused situation that existed.
A Better Lot
The new 3-year-olds are gen.
orally regarded as a better lot
and greater performances are ex-
pected of them. Outstanding are
such horses at Mata Hari, Chic
straw, Bazaar, and Cavalcade
among others. The bis prizes to
be offered them, particularly the
Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and
Belmont Stakes, may decide their
individual worth.
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
HANDBALL LEADS

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. g.
Handball leads all other intra,
mural sports at the University OF
Pennsylvania, according to a sur
vey made by the Department OF
Physical Education. A total Of 355
undergraduates are enrolled in
the sport.
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
RESTING EASILY

MONTREAL, Jan. 9.-FranK
Patrick, managing director OF the
National Hockey League, was rest
ing easily in a local hospital to-
day following a minor operation:
He must remain in the hospital
for several days.
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
Mata Hari, Chicstraw Rated
Best New 3-Year-Olds =
By LOUIS w. BINDMAN

NEW YORK. Jan. (INs)-With the turn Of the year.
thousands Of horses throughout the country simultaneously
hecarnA a wear older
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
Compensation
Duckpin Loop

Medical .... 20 1O Assembly go. Is Is
Claims ...... 16 IA District ..... . Il
SEASON RESORDS-MEN'S
High average-Logsdon, 104-13. High
set-LogsdOn, 1863. High spares Logs
don, 81. High strikes ones, Is. High
game-Gill, 142.
SEASON RECORDS-LADTES'
High average--GarloCk. g-11. High
set-Barry, 315. High spares-Garlock.
2S. High strikes-Garlock, 10. High
game-GarloCk. 100,
The Washington times., 1934-01-09

A home IL your castle your
greatest protection wise invest
home buys advertised for sale in the
WANT AID SECTION of this Newspaper.
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
Bobby Jones to Find Strong
Field in Augusta Play

ATLANTA Ga, Jan. (LNs).-Augusta will be the
gong capital Of the world for four days beginning March
g. when the rs leading amateurs and professionals Of both
hemipheres meet there for the first annual invitation tourna
ment of the Augusta National Golf Club.
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
FIVE STARS CASTING

Five stars basketball team seeks
unlimited games. Phone Adams
0316.