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Evening star., 1935-11-21
Jolly Polly
A Little Chat on English.
BY JOS. ]. FRISCH.

L. B. E.-Grammarians frown on
such constructions as ''I called on
and had a long talk with Betsy" "She
went to and asked the advice of her
lawyer" Say, instead. Il called on
Betsy and had long talk with her"
'She went to her lawyer and asked
his advice"
Send a return envelope for the
leahet, 40 Common Errors of Speech" "
Evening star., 1935-11-21

previously quoted was punning, knew
his nuances, had his "how it started"
in mind, when he picked on trouble
as the conjoint of wife.
For the word trouble Is rooted in
the Latin turbula, meaning a little
crowd.
| (Copyright. 1e3b1
Evening star., 1935-11-21
How 1t Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.

HE WHO takes unto himself a wife
takes unto himself trouble"
So ran an old saw long before the
days when one out Of 16 marriages
wound up in divorce.
Apparently this matter Of matri-
monial mishaps is an old human Gus
tom.
The are those of us-the very
philosophicaliy nlinded-who might be
inclined to reflect that since man is
indubitably born to trouble, 1t might
as well be one thing as another, ma
ture always conpensating.
That, however, is aside from the
present and pressing subject of this
inquiry, which is speculation, con-
lecture, wonder, If you will, as to
whether the maker of the old saw
Evening star., 1935-11-21
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

TURN back the bark from old
trees and find the life story
carefully written by these IA
nous engravers. To the ento-
mologist and tree lover the writing"
ss very clear and you can learn 20
read the meaning of the hieroglyphicS
In a very short time. Further, you
can know with certainty which en-
graver left his mark. For insects,
with very few exceptions, are never
copycats, but individualists. That is
one reason they are so interesting.
The deep etchings to be found under
the bark are the roadways, nurseries
Evening star., 1935-11-21
Cathedral Town.

Quimper Is the name Of beautiful
old French cathedral town Of 10000
population.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
TORCH SLAY|NG"
PLOT CONFESSED
District Attorney Says Youth
Involved Father in In.
surance Fraud.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, May 8.-An attempt to
defraud insurance companies Of $12,-
500 was the motive, police said today.
for the torch staying" Of an uniden-
titled man, whose charred body was
found in the burned wreckage Of an
abandoned car.
Anthony Di Stasio, %, Of Revere,
beneficiary Of life insurance policies
on his father. was held on first-degree
murder charges. The father. Frank,
so, at first believed to be the dead
man, was sought by police.
District Attorney Warren L. Bishop
said Anthony had confessed that, with
his father, he had plotted the death
of the unknown man, whose body was
found at Lake Boon, in Hudson, Mon
day night, in an attempt to swindle
insurance companies.
Hinged on Identification.
The district attorney charged that
the father and son had intended COL
lecting the insurance by having the
victim identified as the elder Di Stasio.
The sons story, according to Bishop,
was that, by prearrangement, he had
followed his father on Monday night,
each in his own car. He said that
in the South End district his father
picked up "shabbily dressed man"
Both cars then were driven along
the road. Bishop quoted the youth as
saying, and on the Hudson-Lake Boon
highway the son stopped his machine
while his father drove on ahead.
Father Returns.
Anthony was quoted by the district
attorney as saying he waited about IS
minutes before his father returned on
foot They then drove to Boston
Medical Examiner Norman C. Hunter
said the victim had been beaten over
the head with a blunt instrument.
He said he believes the man was alive,
but unconscious, when gasoline was
poured on the automobile and that the
victim burned to death.
Evening star., 1935-05-08

have produced bloody disturbances in
any country in the world. Passions
were reused to breaking point. In
England, strikers and policemen played
foot ball together. The magic words,
"in his majesty's name," kept the most
rabid Socialists from causing any dis
turbance. The British monarch takes
his job seriously. He Is the ruler of
all his subjects and not the protect
ing angel of a political or social fac
ton. AS far as the public Is con-
cerned, he is from the political point
of view a mere rubber stamp. In
fact, he is the best adviser Of his prime
minister.
Partisan taxi drivers are world
famous for their rudeness to those
fares who do not give them an ade-
quate tip.
They invent the most choice ex-
pressions for the parsimonious trav-
elers: Rotten fish, son of a NANCY
dog" etc. Lately they have discov-
cred the most injurious expression
which rouses the meekest passengers.
They call them "Depute" (member Of
Parliament). Many a broken nose
has been the sequel Of such an abusive
expression.
\ \
The twelfth International Women's
Congress was held this year in Con-
stantinople. As q special attention
to the delegates from all over the
world, the Turkish government gave
them as a meeting place Yildiz
Kiosk, the former residence of the
red Sultan, Abdul Mamid. The con-
vention met in the vast apartments
which formed the fierce Sultan's
harem.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
20 RESERVE OFFICERS
TO ATTEND SCHOOLS

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, May 8.-Twenty re-
serve officers from the Sd Corps Area
will be permitted to attend special
service schools on an active duty
status during the next school year,
under quotas fixed by the War De-
partment and announced today ut
corps area headquarters.
To be eligible, applicants must be
under 40 years Of age At the time
Of completion Of the course and must
have completed the required extern
sion school work. Only officers Of
company grade captains and ueu-
tenants) are eligible.
Courses to be taken are specially
scheduled for National Guard and Re-
serve officers and are shorter than
for regular ofIicer students.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
ENGINEER TO JOIN
PARK SERVICE STAFF
Robert R. Galloway, Expert in
Air.Conditioning, Is Ap-
pointed.

The National Park Service of the
Interior Department moved a ster
nearer getting college-trained per-
sonnel today for caring for the public
buildings in Washington and else
where, with the naming of an air
conditioning engineer. He is Robert
r. Galloway, native of Garrett Park,
Md, who has had extensive industrial
experience in his field. He will serve
under Charles A. Peters, jr., chief
engineer of the branch of buildings Of
the National Park Service.
Galloway, who was appointed
through the Civil Service Commission,
was graduated from Mckinley High
School here and took his engineering
degree at Lehigh University. Increas-
ingly, under P. w. A. ALLEGATIONS, the
Government here is extending its air
conditioning facilities and at the pres
ent time giant operation is under
way in the Interior Department Build
ing.
To round out his staff, Peters Is
securing from the Civil Service Com
mission an electrical engineer, who is
expected to report about the middle
of the month. About June the
mechanical engineer who will con-
centrate on heating and plumbing
problems Is due to take up his new
post here.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
MONDAY CLUB TO ELECT
OFFICERS ON MAY 20

The annual meeting Of the Monday
Evening Club for election Of officers
and members at large" will be held
May 20 at the National Training
School for Boys.
Nominations by the Nominating
Committee, to be acted on at the next
meeting, are as follows:
President, Ray H. Everett; first vice
president, Rev. DR.. John O'Grady;
second vice president; Mrs. Jesse c.
Adkins; treasurer, Leroy A. Halbert;
recording secretary, Edgar M. Ger
ZACH: corresponding secretary, Herbert
L. Willett, jr.; members at large. Mrs.
Philip Sidney Smith, Mrs. Richard
Hogue, A. J. Driscoll, Joseph D. Kauf-
man and William A. Roberts.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
TO SEEK
FEDERAT|0N'S AID
Support Expected in Fight
to Remove Wisconsin
Avenue Hazard.
BY JACK ALLEN,
Stsff Correspondent Of The Star.

BETHESDA, Nd, May 8.-Support
Of the Montgomery County Civic
Federation will be sought by local
civic leaders campaigning for removal
Of the ravine that is being created In
the center Of Wisconsin avenue by
street paving work.
Delegates from the Bethesda Cham
Der Of Commerce are to appeal Tor
the federation's assistance when the
latter organization, parent body OF
some 40 active citizens groups. meets
In the local elementary school Mon
day night.
Support expected.
A positive stand favoring improve
ment Of the avenue under the State
Roads Commissions original plan has
been taken by the federation on sew
eral occasions, and it Is expected
that little trouble will be experienced
in enlisting the aid Of the county
wide body in the drive for removal
OF the eyesore.
The widening and resurfacing Of
Wisconsin avenue is being carried out
on either side Of the electric railway,
leaving the tracks in an unsightly and
dangerous ditch ranging downward to
3 feet deep In many places below the
traf6c lanes.
Plans of the highway commission.
submitted to civic organizations for
their consideration and subsequently
approved, called for surfacing the
entire avenue on an even grade for q
width of IS feet. The trolley poles
also were to have been removed to
the side Of the roadway and sus-
pended on ornamental iron STAN
chions.
The State Roads Commission. how
ever, has abandoned this plan and
is paving only the two traffic lanes
on either side of the tracks. The ugly,
wooden trolley poles also are being
left in position in the roadbed.
Wisconsin avenue-one of the prin-
cipal highways to the National Capital
and main portal of Washington-is
being converted, as a result, into an
unsightly approach that Is widely re-
garded as one Of the worst trafdc
menaces In this area.
Failure of the State Roads Commits
sion to adhere to its original plan has
been attributed to the refusal Of the
Capital Transit Co. to agree to bear
the cost Of paving and improving its
right Of way to conform to the gen.
eral avenue improvement scheme.
Bill May Be Void.
A bill which would compel the trac-
ton firm to share in the expense Of
the work was enacted recently by the
State Legislature, but an error in
the printing may nullify the intended
effect of the statute, which is now be-
fore Gov Nice for his signature.
Leaders of the drive for eradication
Of the ditch. however, have pledged
themselves to continue to fight even
though the measure may be declared
worthless, and intend to demand that
the State Roads Commission fulfill
its promise to pave the entire road
way instead of leaving the center in q
dangerous ravine.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
7O0.FOOT RADIO TOWERS
OF WOOD ARE FORECAST
Shafts 365 Feet in Height Com
pleted at Richmond for
Station WRVA.

Wooden radio towers 700 feet high
were forecast today with the COM
pletion in Richmond, Va, of the high
est wooden structure in the Western
hemisphere for Station WRVA.
Axel H. oxholm, chief Of the For
est Products Division Of the Com
merce Department, declared the 355-
foot tower represents turning point
in the history Of the American lum-
ber industry"
The three-legged tower, having
more resistance to the wind than the
four-legged affair common in Eu-
rope, is built on the principal Of the
modern connector, which uses disks,
rings and plates to reinforce the weak
joints and prevent the tower from
toppling.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
ARLINGTON BACKS
CROSSINGS DRIVE:
Civic Federation Throws
Support Behind Capital
Area Campaign.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

LYON PARK, Va, May 8.-Arling-
ton County Civic Federation last night
unanimously Endorsed a resolution re-
Gently adopted by the interfederation
conference, favoring an allotment un-
der the work-relief act to eliminate
grade crossings within the Washing
ton metropolitan area.
The project was called to the at
tention OF the federation by William
c. Hull, chairman Of the conference.
which embraces the Federation of
Citizens Associations Of the District
of Columbia and the Montgomery
County Civic Federation. Copies of
the resolutions were ordered sent to
President Roosevelt, the Governors of
Maryland and Virginia, the Senators
and Representatives in Congress of
the two States. the Commissioners of
the District Of Columbia and the con-
stituent declarations Of the conference,
Seek Fee Change.
An amendment to the Virginia code
to provide that the clerk of the Cir
cult Court account for all fees COL
ACNtCd dAlA W luA OVCI IlkC OOdtC
all Of such fees in excess of salaries
and expenses Of Office, is proposed by
a resolution presented to the meeting
and referred to the Legislation and
Legal Action Committee. The resolu-
tion points out that all fee officers with
the exception of the clerk of the Cir
cult Court are required by section
3516 Of the code to turn over to the
State all such fees, one-half of which
excess is remitted to the general
county fund.
To the Legislation and Legal Action
Committee was also referred q reso-
luton favoring legislation which would
change the date Of election for men,
bers of the County Board to the
Spring of some year other than the
year in which other county officers are
elected"
In addition. the Legislation and
Evening star., 1935-05-08
Legal Action Committee was asked
hY President Orr Whn nreSided to

Legal Action Committee was asked
by President Orr. who presided, to
ascertain what right the County Board
may have to assess for front footage
on sewer laterals in excess Of their
cost. This action was taken following
reports that the assesSable front foot
age averages $1.62 and that the
board in charging SITS per foot Is
desirous Of setting up an operation
margin of approximately $4,000.
Acting on the suggestion of Mrs.
Jesse Roberts of the Parks, Play
grounds and Zoning Committee and
on motion of Charles r. Fenwick, the
meeting voted to request the county
manager to officially designate a, week
in the near future for q county
cleanup.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
This
Changing
World
II Duce Seen Pushing
Showdown in Africa Be-
fore Trouble in Europe.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Mars has become impatient and Is
pushing forward with his clumsy fin
gers the hands of the clock to pre-
cipitate the Italo-Abyssinian War.
MuSsolini seems satisfied that the
European war will not break out be-
fore 1886. He expects to be through
by that time with the Abyssinians, If
he does not waste more time in dip
lcmatic exchange with Emperor Sc
lassie.
The Italians are not underesti-
mating the power Of the Abyssinian
army. Gen. de Bono has been work.
ing day and night to prepare the Of
fensive Of the italian army from
Erytrea.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
STAIN PLEDGES
HUMANE POLICIES
Greater Enjoment of Life by
Russians Promised by
Dictator.

(Oopyrtght. 1885, by the Associated PressJ
MOSCOW, May "a new period OF
Soviet development intended to take
the harsh sacrifice and tenseness out
of the lives of Russians and give
them greater enjoyment Of the fruits
of their labor was heralded, official
quarters said today, in recent pro-
nouncements by Joseph Stain.
Russia's "man Of steel" secretary Of
the all-powerful Communist party and
Soviet dictator, stressed three key
points in those announcements:
Families to Be Provided For.
l. The existence of the family must
be recognized and provided for.
2. Good bolshevistS are entitled to
favors whether or not they are men,
bers of the Communist party.
8. More thought must be given to
human beings as individuals.
Each and every speech by Stain
is hailed in Russia as an historical
statement indicating the course Of
official policy, and his pronouncements
on these three important points, COM
ing at short intervals, have received
exceptional attention from press and
public.
17-Year Struggle Recalled.
The first statement was made late
in February at the All-Union Shock
Farmers Congress, while the second
and third came last week in ad-
dresses to army officers and graduates
Of the Kremlin Military Academy.
In his last speech, delivered Satur-
day, Stain said the Bolshevists in II
years of bitter struggle had lifted Rus
sia by its bootstraps out of the Mid
die Ages and transformed it into q
highly developed modern nation.
During that period, authorities
freely admit, collectivization, ration
ing and the ceaseless fight against
'the class enemy" made life trying
and forced the individual into obscur-
ity.
Evening star., 1935-05-08

| Nothing has been left to chance.
II Duce has co-operated 100 per cent
with his commander in chief In Africa.
Roads have sprung up everywhere in
Erytrea. Ammunition dumps have
been created and before the end Of
this month the forces of Gen. de Bono
will exceed 10000 men-120, 900
white troops from Italy and 10000
colored troops under the command
of Italian officers. An air force Of
at least $50 planes-scouts and bomb
ers-will assist the invading army.
Mussolini expects a quick and smash
ing victory over the Abyssinians who,
despite the good will Of certain arms
dealers, are not In position to equip
their army as fast as the Italians.
Neutral military observers are con-
vinced that the Adowa disaster will
rot be repeated this time. Before
the end of the year the power Of
Halle Selassie will be broken. The
King Of Kings will become the vassal
of the King Of Italy.
x* X X
Observers who have returned from
tlldG CNCA IL b11CAC -
no war within the next IL months,
the old continent will witness i'm
portant social changes. Governments
may change, new systems Of govern
ment may be set up in most European
countries, but one thing is certain
to remain-the British monarchy.
Despite the depression and the in
crease in the number Of unemployed;
despite the definite trend toward new
social system all over the world, the
British monarchy is as solid as the
famous rock of Gibraltar.
Tories, Liberals, Socialists, Fascists
and even Communists vie for power in
the United Kingdom. But none of
them give single thought to q change
Of the fundamental principle Of the
British government-the monarchic
rule.
The British ruler has been the
safety valve in these days Of political
and social changes.
King George has never followed
personal likes and dislikes in choosing
his government and while he fire.
quently may express his opinion on
certain politicians without mincing his
words, he will always follow the
popular verdict as expressed by the
British electorate.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
GOVERNOR TO ATTEND
G. o. P. CLUBS DANCE
Mrs. Nice Will Accompany Exec
utivs to Hyattsville Groups
par<v Tom orrow
Party Tomorrow.
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BY Stan Correspondent of The Star.
HYA1TSVILLE, Md, May Gov
Nice yesterday advised officials Of the
Hyattsville Republican Club that he
and Mrs. Nice will attend the clubs
Spring dance in Beaver Dam Country
Club, Landover, tomorrow night.
Other State officials who have ac-
cepted invitations to attend include
Robert Irwin, executive secretary to
the Governor, and Thomas L. Dawson,
secretary Of state.
Richard c. Zantzinger is chairman
Of the committee arranging the dance.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
Auxiliary Sets Meeting.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. May 8 (Spe-
ciaD Mrs. Roy L. Barton of Win
chester, president Of Woman's Aux
iliary of Northern Diocese of Virginia,
will address the meeting of the Falls
Church Woman's Auxiliary at the
Parish Hall tomorrow at II 80 am.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
Road Report Due.

BRADLEY HILLS, Md, May 8 (Spe-
ciaD.-A report on progress Of the
road improvement program in Mont
gomery County will be made at q
meeting Of the Bradley Hills Com
munity League Friday night, at 8
o'clock, at the Congressional Country
Club
Evening star., 1935-05-08
AUTOPSY ORDERED
IN MYSTERY DEATH
Woman Told Of Being Poisoned.
Husband Held Under
Arrest.
By a staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY Staf Correspondent of The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, May 8.-An
autopsy will be performed at the Dis
trict of Columbia morgue this after
noon in an effort to determine the
cause of the death Of Mrs. Henrietta
E. Nickum, 50. of 81 Columbia avenue,
Hyattsville.
Just before she died last night In
Providence Hospital, Washington, the
woman mumbled that some one had
been giving her poison. according to
Prince Georges County Police Sergt.
Ralph Brown.
Because Of the woman's statement,
Brown said. he went to the home and
arrested her husband, Harry Nickum.
55-year-old construction engineer. He
will be held at the Hyattsville Jail at
least until after the autopsy, police
said.
Under Doctors Care.
Nickum. according to police, pro-
fesses to know nothing Of the circum-
stances surrounding his wife's death.
A search Of the premises where the
couple lived failed to disclose any sign
Of poison, nor was there any note or
other indication Of suicide, Sergt.
Brown said.
The wife had been under a physi-
clans care for some time, taking
prescription containing drugs, accord
ing to the officer.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
UNF0LDS KIDNAP STORY
Tailor Declares He Was Abductss

and Robbed Of $6,775.
PHILADELPHIA, May 8 CP.-A man
who identified himself as Joseph
Estrow. 81. Brooklyn, N. Y, tailor.
walked into q police station yesterday
and said three men abducted him In
Brooklyn, robbed him Of $s,775,
brought him to Philadelphia In 6 truck
and threw him out.
He said the men abducted him out
side a Brooklyn bank as he left the
place with the money he had Just
withdrawn.
Evening star., 1935-05-08

When the British Labor party came
into Office for the first time In 1923,
King George spoke of Arthur Hender-
son ito close friend of his a. .
"fool." This did not prevent him,
however, from accepting him In
Ramsay MacDonald's cabinet.
The general strike In 1926 would
Evening star., 1935-05-08
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The Washington times., 1935-06-12
SAVINGS BANK
ELECTS MCKEE

H. H. Mckee was elected preSi-
dent of the East Washington Saw
ings Bank at the annual meeting
yesterday. He succeeds the late
John C. Yost.
Other officers elected are: Gratl
E. Dunkun, first vice president;
Lewis Flemer, second vice presi-
dent, and S. Wilson Earnshaw,
cashier.
The following directors were all
reelected: j. C. w. Beall, T. Earle
Bourne. James A. Donohoe, Gratz
E. Dunkun. Lewis Flemer, JOHN
Ford, w. T. C. Hazen, Francis J.
Kane, Morris E. NARROW. H. H. NC
Kee, William M. Kane, jr., Charles
A. Garry, Lambert o. Turner. Will
liam S. Simpson and Edward B.
Hughes, jr.
The directors also declared the
regular seminannual dividend of
two per cent payable June % to
stockholders of record June %.
The new president of the East
Washington Savings Bank is one
of the best known bankers in
washington and has been a power
full constructive influence in local
and national banking affairs for
many years. He is also president
of the National Capitol Bank and
chairman of the Washington
Clearinghouse Association, besides
holding important positions in the
American Bankers Association. His
counsel and advice upon legisla-
tive and other important banking
matters have been sought by both
bankers and legislators for years.
The East Washington Savings
Bank was organized in 1905 by Mr..
Mckee who has been active on it's
board of directors since that time.