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Evening star., 1935-09-15
PROJECTS RUSHED
IN 1OD-HOUR WEEK
P. W. A. Employees VoIun-
teer to Finish Applications
Before Deadline.

Reports that some Public Works Ad-
niinistration employees worked loo
hours during the past week to stay
within the deadline fixed by President
Roosevelt on public works projects
were met last night with the ofhcial
assertion that those who worked over
time did so voluntarily.
The President had fixed Thursday
as the deadline when the last appli-
cation for the projects must be put
through, and the P. w. A. employees,
according to one official, handled some
10,7o0 of them in about three days.
6 Although some observers said the
employees worked as many as 100 hours
during the past week to finish the job,
Michael w. Straus, administrative as
sistant to Secretary Ickes, would not
put the figure that high. He said,
however, there wasn't a night when
there were not at least 100 employees
on the job-many of them working
straight through.
When Secretary Ickes asked for vol
unteers to get the applications over to
Works Progress Administrator Harry
L. Hopkins. and Frank Walker, head
of the Works Allotment Board, prac-
tically all employees signifled their
Willingness to work overtime, accord
ing to Straus.
Secretary Ickes yesterday communi-
Gated with the heads of the Offices,
thanking them and their employees for
their parts in completing the work.
Officially he recognized the unusual
effort" and complimented his co-work-
ers upon the program of work they
were able to present within the pre-
scribed time"
Evening star., 1935-09-15
Youth, Pursuing Pet Hobby,
Kne,v Intricacies of Car Line
Could TeHtoMinute Where Cheuy Chase
Cars We're, and VIII KnO,U Same
About Busses after Today.

Now that street car service on the
Chevy Chase Lake line has passed into
the limbo of the past-stopping at
midnight last night-a smooth-faced
youngster who has made hobby of
| street cars and street car men prob
ably will go down in some sort of
| history as the greatest living author
ity on the history of the Chevy Chase
Lake car barns"
Told Position of Cars.
Almost at any time during the day
or night any one visiting the barns
and Office of the Capitol Transit Co.
at the end of the line could find,
during the past 1s months. this oracle
of transportation as it affected his
favorite line. 1t is his proud boast,
and the boast of workers on the line,
that he could tell. almost to the rail
any given time. He could tell from
memory the length Of time each en-
ploye has been with the company and
he calls all the men at the barn by
their first names.
This young man, who not only
knows what has happened, but what is
in the offing. is Robert A. Truax, 20,
of 1929 Legation street. Around the
car barns he is known as Bob"
When the last car was put away
in the barns early this morning young
Truax knew, for instance. that that
time. lacking one day, marked the end
Of 43 years of continuous operation
of the line.
Knows Passenger List.
He knows, also, that the passenger
list on that first car included Dis
trict Commissioner Douglass, First
Assistant Postmaster General Hazen,
Gen. A. J. Warner, president of the
company; Spencer Watkins, G. E.
Disney, w. A. L. Graham, P. H. c.
Brennan, M. w. Offutt, ]. j. Malone
and H. L. Wyman. The conductor
on the first run was c. o. Schubert
and the motorman, William Thrift.
The old line in the beginning was
known as the Rock Creek Railway
and began its operation in to what
was then the wilderness of the Chevy
Chase Lake section September 16,
1892. 1t was an overhead trolley
system from what was then Eight
eenth and Boundary streets (now
Evening star., 1935-09-15
Mail Order Noble
Refers Proposal to
Postal authorities
atlanta Capitalist Sees
FIa,Us in Offer of
]. p. Reindch.
BY the Associated Press.

BY Inc Associated FreSs.
ATLANTA, September IA The
fancy price tag on mail order duke
dom Is not the only flaw William
Gambler has to pick with j. P.
Reinach's proposition to found "the
nobility of the United States"
He says nothing about duchesses
and countesses," commented the
Atlanta capitalist, who rejected an
offer to become q charter member
Of the nobility and turned the pro-
posal over to postal inspectors for in
vestigation.
"As he does not say whether I
would be limited to one title, Won
der If 7 could be the Duke de Bilt-
more and Count de Coca-Co at the
same time" added the Gambler who
operates the Biltmore Hotel here and
is an heir to O soft drink fortune.
The scheme was outlined in a
mimeographed circular received from
Washington and signed by Reinach.
Current quotations for titles ranged
from 100000 for a dukedom to
100000 for barony. The title of
marquis would come at 100000, and
the fee for count would be 100000.
The date for the "ennobling and
granting of titles was set for pm,
September "a, at the Mayfiower
Hotel, Washington. officials Of the
hotel said no such ceremony had
been booked there.
Reinach boarded a plane in Wash
ington today for q week end In
Niagara Falls, saying he would ex-
plain the plan after the eighteenth.
The Constitution says mo title Of
nobility shall be granted by the
United States" but makes no mention
Of such actions by individuals.
Evening star., 1935-09-15

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Potomac River and under jurisdiction
OF the United States.
The property claimed by the Gov
ernment includes what was once
known as Alexander's Island, near the
south end of the Highway Bridge. The
Government has introduced old maps
to show that a narrow stream Sepa-
rated Alexander's Island from the
mainland. but Virginia has told the
commission that the stream was just
low marshland and that Alexander's
Island really was part of the Virginia
mainland.
g If an agreement should be reached
for an exchange of land between the
airport owners and the Federal Gov
eminent the pact would have to be
submitted to the commission for ap-
proval. If the commission accepted it,
the next step would be submit the
agreement to Congress and probably
also to the Virginia Legislature for
ratification.
Z The Alexandria agreement, giving
the city water front rights it had
sought for years, also Will he sub
mitted to Congress and the Virginia
Legislature. Maryland has no interest
In the boundary controversy and there
fore will not have to pass on the
\ compacts.
Evening star., 1935-09-15

Eighteenth and U streets where It
connected with the old Metropolitan
line. He will tell you. also, that the
fastest run ever made on the line was
the first one ever made on it, That
time was 80 minutes, which has never
been equaled The running time now
is 38 minutes.
Truax Fills in Gaps.
Young Truax, although he has
never drawn one cent from the Capt.
tai Transit Co. for his work. and
would not accept it, he says, if Of
fered, is looked upon by employees Of
the line as one of the important men
in it's operation. 1t is Truax who
makes out the schedules for the men.
The company officials furnish the
station with the starting and arriving
time on the line. Truax fills in the
gap by stating the exact time the
cars will arrive at given points.
With the Inauguration of the bus
service this morning Truax will have
seen another of his brain children come
to life. Every bus driver on the line
will run son strict schedule, not only
between starting and arriving points,
but at Intermediary stops as we'll AS
in the case of the street cars, the Of
fcials furnished only the starting and
arriving time. Truax filled in the
gaps.
Has Made Street Cars Hebby.
Truax, who graduated from Nc
Kinley High School last year and
who will enter law school this Fall,
has made hobby Of street cars and
street carmen. He has pictures of
every man who ever served on the
line. He has pictures of every type
of street car ever used and he has
historical data seldom collected on a
commercial enterprise
Contrary to popular belief, the
building now used as station at the
Chevy Chase Lake end of the line
was not built for the purpose by the
promoters who built the line. 1t
was at one time a dwelling, later be-
ing used as a store before it was
turned into station. Truax says
At one time the power for the line
was furnished from the old power
house which still stands at the end
of the line
Young Truax is the son of Mr. and
Charles E. TruaX.
Evening star., 1935-09-15
TalmadgeGro,Oing
-OlUn Groceries ir,
Garder, of Mansion
II Hens Supply Eggs
and COW Milk for
Family.
BY the Associated Press.

ATLANTA, Ga, September IA
Gov. Eugene Talmadge. critic Of the
Federal agricultural program, Is grow
ing his own groceries.
At the Executive Mansion in fash
ionable Ansley Park he has garden
which produces part of the food he
needs. Virtually all the rest comes
from farms owned by the Governor
and his wife.
Both the Governor and Mrs. Tai
madge pride themselvesgon being prac-
tical farmers who haven't let city resi-
dence disturb their manner of living.
One Of the first things the Gov
ernor did when he took over the man
sion here was to build a barn and in
stall a chicken yard. Twelve hens
supply most of the eggs the mansion
uses, and q COW gives five gallons Of
milk q day.
The garden space at the mansion is
fairly small, but the Governor said
today: I'VE now have nice crop Of
Winter greens and turnips growing,
adding that in the Summer and Spring
I'VE have q regular Spring garden"
Evening star., 1935-09-15
CURLEY'S APPOINTMENT
IRKS COL. HOWE'S WIFE
''He Is Occupying Himself Pay
ing Off Political Debts" e
She Charges.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FALL RIVER, Mass, September IA
A declaration that Gov. James M
Curley was great disappointment
to her because he is occupying him
self paying off political debts" was
made in an interview today by Mrs.
Louis McHenry Howe, wife of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's adviser.
Referring to the appointment of
Edmund J. Cote, Republican member
of the Governors council, as chair
man of the Finance Commission Of
Fall River, Mrs. Howe, who recently
returned from Washington. said the
commission should not be used as a
political loot ball.
Cote's appointment she described
as the result of "a political deal''
OF the Governor she said:
He was one of my pet swans. I
expected him to be as fine a Gov
ernor as Massachusetts, ever had, but
he is great disappointment because
he is occupying himself paying off
political debts"
Evening star., 1935-09-15

Committee. She remains vice chair
man Of the State Committee, con-
trolled by Talmadge.
welcomed to her new office by Gov.
Talmadge, Georgia's national commit
teeman. Mrs. Moore replied briefly:
II know the Governor and love
my State. In serving as a national
committeewoman I shall ask for wis
dom. am grateful for this honor
and will serve to the best of my
ability"
Mrs. Moore. who supported Presi-
dent Roosevelt in 1882 by organizing
Is South Georgia counties and serving
as president Of the Tifton County
Roosevelt Club. declined to comment
on what position she would take in
the event Gov. Talmadge enters the
presidential preferential primary in
1885 as an opponent Of Mr.. Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1935-09-15
JAILED IN RADIO ATTACK

LOS ANGELES. September IA Cp.-
The heroine's screeches and the fran
tic cries of the hero en4neshed in the
villains trap were too much for VIII
liam Welch's sensitive eardrums.
Police said Welch fired a revolver
at his neighbor's home. harboring the
offending radio set.
WEIGH was in jail today, charged
with assault with deadly weapon,
although the bullet merely shattered
a window.
Evening star., 1935-09-15
FORMS OWN COMPANY

HOLLYWOOD, September Il (R.-
Weary of waiting for the movie pro-
ducers to star him in the roles he
wanted, Bella Lugosi. the horror role
specialist, announced the formation Of
his own producing company today.
His first picture, he said. will be
"Cagliostro." based on the fabulous
career of the famous hypnotist and
magician.
Evening star., 1935-09-15
WOMAN RULES SHIP
Reaches Kamchatka After Long
Voyage From Odessa.

PETROPAVLOvSK, Kamchatka, U.
s. 8. R.. September IA tP.--Anna
Shetenina, asserted by the Soviet
Union to be the only steamship wom-
an captain on the high seas, sailed
the Soviet steamer Chevicha into
Petropavlovsk harbor today with o
cargo Of freight from Odessa.
In the crew we're 80 men and sew
eral women. 1t was the captains first
long voyage. the vessel requiring So
days to make 1t.
The skipper said every one obeyed
orders without question. She was
given command of the Chevicha when
1t was purchased from Germany Q
few months ago.
Evening star., 1935-09-15

London has q new dancing craze.
Evening star., 1935-09-15
TALMADGE HOLDS
STATE DELEGATION
Control Of Group Passes to Geor.
gia Governor, Long Foe
of Roosevelt.
BY the Associated Press.

By Iub AksUClhCtU FItsb.
ATLANTA, Ca, September a.
Georgia's representation on the Demo-
cratic National Committee today
passed into the hands of Gov. Eugene
Talmadge, Roosevelt critic.
Mrs. Susie Tiilman Moore Of Tif-
ton, long prominent in party affairs
in the State, was chosen unanimously
as Democratic national committee
woman today by the Rules Committee
of the State Democratic Executive
Evening star., 1935-09-15
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Continued From First Page
Evening star., 1935-09-15
PLANE SCHEDULES CUT
Plans Of Pan-American Line to
Go Into Effect Soon.

MIAMI, Fla, September IA Cp.-
Pan-American Airways was almost
ready today to shrink the map of the
Americas some more.
v. e. Chenea, general traffic man.
ager, who arrived today from New
York. said new schedules bringing
Buenos Aires two or three" days
closer to Miami would be put into
effect within the next so days"
Correspondence less time will be re-
quired to travel to and from Rio de
Janeiro and other points along the
airways, Chenea said.
Evening star., 1935-09-15
"SCARE" SHOT FATAL
Bride of Month Thought tc
Frighten Erring Husband.

Brighten Erring Husband.
DALLAS, Tex. September IA P).-
Mrs. Edith Redding, %. bride Of a
month, was charged today with slay-
ing her husband, Jimmie Redding, %,
who, she said, had been seeing an
other woman and I asked him to let
her alone
"I did not mean to kill him." she
said. Il just shot to scare him."
Evening star., 1935-09-15
WORLD HAVOC FEARED
q. S. Urged to Cooperate With,
but Not Be Entangled in Europe.

but Not Be Entangled in Europe.
NEW YORK, September IA R.-
Walter r. Sharp. University of Wis
consin professor of government. told
the Foreign Affairs Committee of the
New York Young Republican Club
today that forces operating in Europe
would, if unchecked, lead to another
catastrophe on large scale"
He proposed that the United States
enter the field of international CO.
operation and said: THE part of
educators and politicians is to dis
abuse the public mind of the idea
that international cooperation is the
equivalent of international entangle-
ment."
The Washington times., 1935-01-31

Each tablet provides the vitamin
"A" and ID" potency of one tea
spoonful of cod liver oil, thus giving
the beneficial qualities Of cod liver
A valuable aid In building body
resistance.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31

Distribute it out
Of your window. and
watch the flocks OF
birds gather there.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
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Light, comfortable,
but firm supports which
give real comfort. Used
after operations, for
fallen stomach, large
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range Of styles and
prices.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31

The softest, purest
powder for baby's
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obtainable.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
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AN KLET

These anklets are uns
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De CANA was delighted with this demonstration
of scuds ability to handle the mysterious Pedro,
whose uncanny strength had long been marvel.
But, although Pedro landed on his head, he was up
in flash.
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''Oil for the Lamps Of China by,
Western Life, Love Clash With
Ancient Ways Of the
ar asst
IThis is sterilization of the Cosmopolitan production
soon to be shown at Warner Brothers Earle Thedter
WHAT HAS HAPPENED

Stephen Chase youthful and ambitious is field man
in Mdnchura for the American OIL Company When he
had devoted three years to the or he arranged for ms
furlouoh during ,Ohich he planned to marry Lucy his
American Sweetheart.
But 1vhen the time Lucy refused to go through
Nth the MARRIAGE the grounds that Stephen Ods now
q veritdble stranger
BeUdered Stephen 1arrie the first girl he encount-
ers in Yokohama aDho proves to be Hester Went'Dorth
hose father had just died trip to China and 0ho IS
now alone in the Vord The couple start housekeeping
in company hut in Manchua but Stephen spends most
of his time travelling in the cast Manchnran Wdstes
He conceives idea to hare the company nanutacture
and sell cheap lamps coolies, thus increasing the OIL
output TREMENDOUSLY But during his troves he 1Oonders
if he had done right By bringing Hester to this terrible
country where she forced to be alone great part
of the time
Stephen is informed that he is to open company sub
station in small to'On in the interior OF Manchur1d
This means more loneliness for Hester.
Hester loses her buby at birth and Stephen, planning
vacation sends her back to the Sates ahead Of him.
Many company changes are rumored.
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dressed the tall man in a care
less tone, not bothering to rise.
80 this is Ho," thought Ste
phen with surprise, as he rose,
giving the Eastern salutation.
To his further establishment,
the visitor continued to stand.
as if he were accustomed to do
so in this office.
Thoughtfully the new man"
ager watched the little drama
between the two men-JenkinS
with his insolent superiority, Ho
returning his insolence, al"
though jenkins was not aware
of it. They were talking through
an interpreter, who was care
fully deleting the Chinese cpl
thets and the familiar "you"
from Adviser Hos remarks.
Tell that outside barbarian
whose mother was a turtle, that
I know nothing Of the activities
of the august merchants Of the
province" said Ho.
"Ah hem" The Chinese in.
terpreter settled his horn.rim.
med eyeglasses more securely
on his bridgeless nose. Stephen
caught a CLINT of 10y in the
mans eyes as he sweetly inter.
preted. HE say. tell the hon
orable manager that he know
nothing of Chinese merchant
beesness. Each man veree close
with his beesneSS.
jenkins had brought this
upon himself, but it made Ste
phen realize how necessary it
was that his own first acts with
the men of this province be cor
rect. He knew too well that
sudden stiffening Of the Chi
nese into contempt.
They may not like me but
I intend they shall respect me-"
he determined, not knowing
that Ho had already judged
him.
When Ho went away, he had
the knowledge he had come to
gain. This fair one with his
strange yellow-brown eyes has
the inner control. I shall not
leave the employ of the Keepers
of Light just yet, as I had
thought. With this man, I can
honorably contend"
At the top Of the Narrow
House, Hester moved about, her
spirit feeling out its new abode.
In this ramshackle building
where the floors shook a little
even at her light step. and each
badly fitted window shut and
opened with its own particular
protestation. the many activi-
ties of the hong were mani.
tested to her in continuous bits
of sound.
Doors shutting, opening, far
down at the bottom of the well
of the stair; the cling, cling Of
a bell; "Whei whei?-who,
who?" shouted into the tele-
phone receiver: the voices Of
the Chinese; the voice Of Ste
phen. Through every window,
the city intruded its presence:
stones tumbling about in a
wooden box heralded the ap-
proach Of a travelling food
vender, the high squeak Of
wheelbarrows, a thousan ID
tunultuous sounds.
Now she could hear the
cadence of white WON ems
voices. her neighbors, gath.
cred below on the bund. Pres
emily they would come to see
her. taking the gallery stairs to
avoid the offices. Last night
they had told her they would
come. Friendship.
Her neighborS were drawing
near, crossing the floor of the
second gallery. Now they were
walking up the last flight Of
stairs; the thin soles Of their
pumps, gritty with the dust Of
the bund, rasped on the wooden
treadS.
= To BE Continued
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Women and girls who had carried in the warm resting
place of their bosoms the of the skworms now that
they were hatched laid them trays and went into the
gloom of the mulberry gathering leaves to feed them
Others the valleys which lay like long
between the mountains picking the tender new leaves
of the tea Pansakg and slow the labor Each
green shoot carefully detached adding its minute trltle
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Out toward the river, then
back into the city, moved a long
line of men carrying water.
Water is precious, portion it out
meagerly. Be not guilty of the
sin of using too much. Other
wise, after death penance must
be done.
In Action
The early morning sun
touched the Narrow House,
making it glow like a long bar
Of silver. Charged like a mag
net it was for all the city
charged with buying power. It
was important news that a new
master had come to it last
night. The going away master
had not the dauli. Was this
new and fabulously rich master
q keeper Of custom?
A coolie from the nearby
chair hong stopped at the shop
of the seller of hot wateA He
snuffed out his cigarette, plac-
ing the butt behind his ear for
future use.
st bring a little news. I have
talked with his servant. For
five years he has served him.
He says he is gentle"
Stephen was awakened by a
bugle call-the spirited West
ern taps, only slow and Ian
guild as the East itself, the
notes slipping one into the
other. On the bund, a Chinese
soldier walked back and forth
in his cloth shoes, strutting
like a small boy proud of his
uniform, proud of his horn.
Stephen looked at Hester. She
stirred in her sleep, drawing
her brows together as she al
ways did when any sound dis
turbed her. Slipping into his
clothes, he tiptoed from the
room and down to his new
office.
The door to the offices now
began opening and shutting.
The shipping men came, the
accountants, the interpreters:
dressed in long silk gowns,
some of them; dressed in long
cotton gowns, others OF them.
Short fragile looking southern
ers with faces like Dante.
AS they sat on high stools
before their desks in the back
office, the curve of their Shout
ders beneath their smooth lit
ting gowns was as uniform as
the curve Of a grove Of young
willows under a strong wind
the scholars stoop, mark OF
breeding in China. One by one.
on some pretext they made
excuse to enter the office OF
the manager.
Then for a little the door
into Stephens new office ceased
to open and shut. Stephen
glanced at the wall clock oppo-
site his desk. Ten o'clock.
You'll find my report on the
territory all here" said Jen.
kins, throwing a bundle Of
closely written pages down on
the desk. LAS to Adviser Ho-
you'll have to pretend to use
him. He knows the company's
business from a to IAN agent
once. The company doesn't
let him go. because the British
company would grab him If
they did. But he doesn't know
q thing about present business
conditions in the province"
without a heralding knock,
the door opened and a Chinese
entered, Of necessity STOPPING,
for he was tall-amazingly so
for a Chinese. Six feet two at
least, was Stephens silent estt-
mate. The heavy dove-gray silk
gown falling to his heels did
not suit him as it did his more
delicately built countrymen. In.
deed, it increased his mascu-
Unity, as the habit sometimes
increases a monks.
II like that man." was Ste.
phen's next reaction.
HNbO ha11o 3aIU JENKINS al,
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But, just at that moment Ham Hopkins, who had
been standing beside the pit yelling let fly shovel
The fat side Of the shovel caught Pedro on the jaw
tipping him backward into a violent fall.
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scud was at disadvantage, crawling out OF the
pit after his foe. Pedro reached the edge Of the
pit in time to aim powerful kick at Scuds face,
which might have blinded the giant