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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-22
The InhnitesimaI.

If in the rush through starry space
Our Earth is but a Speck set free,
We members of the human race
What tiny atoms we must be!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-22
Dissemination.

Money talks" remarked Mr.. Dustin
Stax.
Yes" replied Miss Cayenne. "And
sometimes it makes its audience suffer"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-22
The Art of 1t.

The Art OF 1t.
"You are constantly outlining new
theories concerning an ideal economic
system"
Yes, my friend" replied Senator sor-
ghum, "a successful rainbow chaser has
to make up his own rainbows as he
goes along"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-22

"Dar is times" said Uncle Eben, when
true friendship consists in bein' liberal
wifi loan an stingy Wit de wise talk"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-22
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

The following news dispatch from St.
Thomas, Ontario, printed in The Star
nooh or OF September Is, 1885,
Oea'H Vi notes the death of one of
Jumbo. the most famous identities
IN America:
Jumbo, the 100000 elephant, was
killed on the Grand Trunk Air Line
track. half mile east of here last night
His keeper was leading him along the
track when a freight train came up
behind unnoticed and ran him down.
He was injured so badly that he died
in thirty minutes The trick elephant.
Tom Thumb, was also injured, his leg
being broken"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-22


the death of Jumbo into moral lesson
Naval Is to politicians:
4N04o VI Jumbo is dead. The
Jumbo. friend of youth the ad-
mired of all. the boast and
wonder of the age. is n6more and what
remains to us is to bear our loss with
resignation and to extract from the sad
event its moral lessons. Jumbo met his
untimely and tragic death by getting
in the way of a train of cars. He was
walking alone the track with his keeper
when freight train ran into him and
crushed him to death.
The moral of this distressing acct
dent is obvious. Jumbo is dead because.
innocently. no doubt, he antagoniZed
the course of events. He opposed the
spirit of the age and INSTRUCTED the
progress of mankind. Other big beasts
have tried the same experiment. with
invariably the same result. and the con-
cluSlon may now be accepted as fully
established that in collisions OF this sort
the course Of events. spirit Of the age
or progress Of mankind. will always win
If any one could have succeeded, Jumbo
could, and Jumbo is dead.
1T is very desirable that politicians
ana Ill OtIlelS WIZ COpe Will LldllhlIlO
in the mass should study the anecdote
of Jumbo and the freight train. No
matter how great and strong politicians
may be, if they either by accident or
design oppose themselves to the course
of events it is certain that there will be
tragedy in which they and not the
course of events will be the chief Suf-
ferers,
Just now this tendency of the times
seems to be toward a reformed civil
service. a friendly forgetfulneSs Of war
issues. the abandonment of a semi
barbarous metal currency and an in
creased respect for labor and temper
ance. Politicians of both parties should
be careful not to get caught and crushed
by the peoples train. Even Jumbos
will do we'll to heed the warning Look
out for the locomotive when the bell
rings"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-22

On the eve of another great prize
fight, which is expected to be one Of
pue;l;sts and the largest money t;
HuSl1sIs anu making affairs in the
NOVelists. history of that sport,
the following in The
Star of September II, 1885, has an in
terest in the field of comparative values:
Sullivan has figured up that he has
made $4,000 out of prize fighting in
five years. Anthony Trollope calculated
that he made S370,000 out of literature,
but then he was twenty years about it
and is dead, while Sullivan is still young
and active. This shows that pugllism
compares very well with writing novels
as business, and by a judicious under
standing with the other party it need
not involve much wear and tear of the
features, while fiction exhausts> the
nervous system and brings on heart
disease. On the whole, prize fighting
can be recommended as furnishing the
richer rewards for the aspiring youth"
Evening star., 1935-10-01
Melcher in Filmland Among the Stars
Being One of Chronicles by The Stars Dramatic Critic

admiration at his young pupil,
"Franchot will sing as well as If not
better than, Pinza"-and If you know
the Metropolitan's famous bass, you
know that Tone Is destined to scale
vocal heights.
At the end Of the 'lesson" Nine.
Morando came in to wish good-by.
Franchot was leaving that night.
And what q leaving! Have you ever
seen a star leave on The Chief for
the East? In this case, since 1t was
to be both Joan Crawford and Tone,
the station seethed with people,
trunks, flowers, flunkies, kilograms,
porters and 80 hangers-on. There was
Mother Crawford, and Brother Craw-
ford. and a girl with a black hat, and
several other girls with white hats
and Agent Mike" Levy and Mrs
Levy, and Magazine Writer Jerry
Ascher, and photographers and re-
porters, and little girl who looked
as II she had a pain in her tummy
And there was $65 extra to be paid
out for Joan's four trunks.
And such questions as: Are you
going to be married in the East?'
which Miss Crawford and Tone vigor-
ously denied. And there were gar
denias pinned on to Miss Crawford.
small black muff-and mess OF
orchids in q wicker pot which was
meant to dangle from the stateroom'
Evening star., 1935-10-01

IRON "The Great Ziegfeld" a studio
chariot wheels us off to the
studio of Senor Morando. This is not.
however, a motion picture studio.
Here some of the screens finest learn
their do-re- mis-. Here, at the moment,
Franchot Tone Is learning what it
Is to be a bass.
Tone, as a matter of fact, is for
the nonce the white-haired boy of the
M-G-M lot. His role in "Mutiny on
the Bounty" is said to be the finest
OF his career-and he was accorded
an ovation by electricians, prop boys,
prop girls, directors and whatnots
after a two-minute speech which he
makes at the very end of the film.
To be applauded as you are in the
legitimate theater Is rare thing
out here. When you have done your
stint the director usually shouts "cut!"
and that Is that. People don't sit
back and pound their fists into a
pulp. They did. however, for Tone.
1t has even been limited that his role
is fatter than Clark Gables.
Tone spends five hours and half
week at Senor Morando's-a mu-
sician Of the old school. who likes
to remember the day when. in To-
ronto, he met the first cellist OF the
Philadelphia Orchestra-one Hans
Kindler-and invited him to his house
for a snack, a beer and bottle of
champagne. ASK the Herr Doktor
II he still remembers that?"
Most of the prominent film folk
are taking a fling at singing these
days, but none with the success that
has come to Tone. A year ago his
voice was full Of snags and he was
never sure whether top note would
be tops or half note away from tops
Now when he takes deep breath
and stands solidly beside Senor Nor
ando he can rip out Mozart num-
bers that would amaze you and even
do justice to Mr.. Wotan in Wagner's
celebrated opera Die Walkure."
He sang yesterday with a zeal and
musicianship that was frankly
amazing. Even the senor, who hears
him patiently five times q week,
quaked all over with surprise. "One
of these days" said he, looking with
Evening star., 1935-10-01
CAPT. DAMON CUMMINGS
TO COMMAND U.S.S. UTAH
Capt. Chester H. J. Keppler Also
to Leave Washington to Join
Cruiser Minneapolis.

The Navy Department has revealed
that Capt. Damon e. Cummings will
be detached about october 10 from
the ONCE of Naval Operations to COM
mand the U. s. s. Utah. Capt. Ernest
Friedrich, now commander of the
Utah, will be detached about october
20 and be assigned to the Board OF
Inspection and Survey, Pacific Coast
section. at Long Beach, Calf.
At the same time the department
said Capt. Chester H. J. Keppler, now
on duty with the Naval Examining
Board at the department, will leave
Washington about November Is to
command the Cruiser U. s. s. Min
neapolis.
Capt. Cummings makes his home
here at Rock Creek Park and Klingle
road.
Evening star., 1935-10-01
BY E. de S. MELCHER.

r HOLLYWOOD, Calf, September
II 30.-Anna Held stands be-
/ side a piano in large crys-
Il Il tal-chandeliered living room.
Next to her, on small table, Is a
bowl Of giant orchids. Beyond that
Anna is dressed in long blue dress
which sweeps the floor. She wears
a lace collar with stock" and lace
at her wrists. Her hair is in semi
pompadour style. She Is singing.
She sings a song about what funny
little things my eyes can do"-with
suitable accompaniment by Mr.. Judels
at the piano-aS also an assortment
Of eye rolling.
Anna Held is Luise Rainer
Against all commandments we are
there. 1t is the first day Of shooting
on The Great Ziegfeld." Director
Leonard, large. placid and talented.
reclines in his studio chair behind
the camera and mods to Miss Rainer
as she rehearses her song. Very
good, Luise," says he, as she comes
to the end of verse. Now try it
over again" This she does in her
small, but attractive voice, fitting
her head toward the left and smiling
that smile which you must remember
from her first great film success, "Es-
capade." IN which she played oppo-
site William Powell.
The story Of that picture Is that,
when it was half finished, Powell went
to the director and said: See here,
you've got to star this Rainer girl
with me-or else. I don't want to be
made to look like chump. It's her
picture" And he was right.
Miss Rainer is exactly as you would
wish her to be. Her eyes are very
large and her mouth is very small and
she is still terribly shy. When she
speaks English she gets her words
all mixed up, and when she wanted
to say that she had to go of and
put some powder on her nose, she
said: II think I powder put on my
noss"-which she did with a ven-
geance, for when she came back, it
was there all IN bunch and had to
be struck off by the director before
she could begin.
She had asked Kay Mulvey to listen
to this song, because 1t was to. be the
first song she had ever sung before
the camera. She swung into it with
little hesitation. She got most of it
right. What she didn't get right she
plugged over and over again. It's a
tuneful little ditty and will help La
Rainer no end. Rumor has it that
she will sing four Of Anna Held's most
famous songs before the picture Is
ended.
Miss Rainer lives way of in little
house all by herself. She fires her
servants every six months. She is
fond of walking, and sometimes gets
up at in the morning so as to go
on jaunt. She is mortally afraid of
the press. Won't be interviewed.
Claims that she doesn't know English
well enough yet to make sense-which
is probably true.
If she had known that we were
watching, she might have gone into
dead faint. She looked little sus-
picious. even when she shook hands.
But Miss Mulvey kept the grim truth
from her. She said, How do you
dooo-" as we imagine Garbo might
say it. Then she skipped of and
sang, what funny little things my
eyes can do" again.
Evening star., 1935-10-01

ceiling, and bunch Of yellow some
thing or -others. And there was q
great deal of hugging and kissing
and cameras going boom-and 1t took
longer for that darn train to leave
than any train we have ever seen.
When 1t finally pulled out there was
Joan and Franchot banging away at
the window.
Are they going to be married? We
say mo"
Evening star., 1935-10-01
FUGITIVES ARRESTED
Police Informant Held Afte,

Police Informant Held After
Other Mans Information.
MEADVILLE, Pa, october R).-
Two men, one Of them an escaped
convict from an Ohio prison farm
were arrested last night.
Sheriff H. A. Nichols picked ur
Harry Irwin on information furnished
by Homer O'Neill Of Fredonia. After
Irwin's arrest the man said thai
ONeill was fugitive from justice
also.
O'Neill was then arrested on Q
bench warrant issued five years ago
He is charged with breaking, entry
and larceny.
Irwin admitted he escaped from {
prison farm at London, Ohio, last July
Ohio authorities were informed.
Evening star., 1935-10-01
ADVERTISEMENT.
ADVEKTISEMENT.
that
coll d.!
Don't Merely Coddle 1t vith
Hail. Way Measures!

"A cold is nothing to trife with!
1t may end seriously. A cold, being
an internal infection, calls for an
internal treatment. It also calls
for a COLD preparation and not
something good for a number OF
other things as well.
Groves Laxative Bromo Quinine
is what q cold requires. It is ex-
pressly q cold tablet. 1t is definite
and internal-and it does the four
important things. It opens the
bowels, combats the infection in
the system, relieves the headache
and fever and tones and fortifes
the system. Don't be satisfied with
anything less than that. Groves
Laxative Bromo Quinine is sold by
all druggists Accept no substitute.
Evening star., 1935-08-29
LINENS

10 doz.) IRISH LINEN NAP
kINS, hemstitched, lovely pat
terms, 20 inch sizes. Reg. 2 90
4.s5 doz. doz O.OS
(S) 1859 DINNER SETS, unusual
modern pattern, 7ox9o cloth, 8
napkins, brown, green or & or
blue. Friday -- O'|o
(S5) Reg. 81 LINEN SCARFS and
VANITY SETS, lace edges, me-
dallion inserts. Fri 20.
day ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS O|C
(s5) 7-Pc. NOVELTY LINEN
SETS, 54x54 cloths, 6 napkins, as
sortment Of colors and patterns;
were $50 and 2.95. Fri-1 90
(e) sos LUNCHEON SETS, fine
hand-embroidered Italian - Sn
sets. Impressive gifts. O
LANsBURGHs-THIRD FLOOR.
Evening star., 1935-08-29

tD WOOL DOUBLE BLANKETS.
slightly soiled, 72x84 inches, bound
singly. Were 1895. n 90
4NOw
(10) REVERSIBLE BLANKETS,
all wool, 66xs0 inches, regularly
4.95. Friday reduced Q 90
(S) REG. 3.s5 BLANKETS, part
wool, reversible, 72x84
inches. rose with green. 9 90
(12) CANDLEWICK SPREADS,
double size, were $50 to 4.s5.
Friday specially priced . DO
only ------------------
LANSBURGHS-THIRD FLOOR.
Evening star., 1935-08-29
CUSHIONS,
DRAPERIES

(s5) REG. SIC CUSHIONS; vel
vet and satin covers. kapok S0c
filled ------------------
(2s yds.) 36-IN. DAMASK; in
brown. red or blue. Originally soc
and 79c . yard. Now, 0Qc
I'd. ------------------
(I71z yds.) 5o-in. VELOUR; good
shade Of brown for dra-
peries or portieres. 1859 I m
reg.
$500 yds.) TRIMMINGS, FRINGES
for curtains and draperies, in
q very interesting group at, 60
yo. ------------------
(I3A yds.) FORTUNY REPRO
DUCTIONS; brown, suitable for
slipcovers or draperies. OQc
Originally las, now----yd.
171a yds.) 36-in. DAMASK; nice
shade Of rose, for draperies. 1Oc
Originally Acc yd.----yd.
(1SN yds.) 36-in. CRETONNE;
colorful stripes In brown.
Regularly soc a yd., Friday, 4Sc
yQ.
(22) HABLE WINDOW
SHADES; 50 inches by it., green
only. Regularly l.29. Fri Or
day reduced to------------
1881 BED ROOM PILLOWS; as.
sorted colors. reduced Friday to
an attractive a. for LOO
(2SH yds.) VENETIAN STRIPES;
unusual for glass curtains. Was
1.6e a yard, Friday re- I M
duced to---yd.
(4O pairs) CHINTZ DRAPERIES;
gay candlewick design, smartly
tailored. Pastels. Were 100 7Sc
q pair. Friday -----------
FOURTH FLOOR
Evening star., 1935-08-29
RUGS, LINOLEUMS

~ sx1e HOOKED RUG; small
all-over design you're sure TO Like.
Subdued colors; cotton. 90 or
Was ALSO, now ~
(so) BASKETwEAvE RUGS;
sturdy rag rugs. 24x4s inches.
Rose or blue. Were 100, dOc
now ----------------
~ SEAMLESS WILTON RUG;
Ispahan Persian design. Rose with
dark blue. Size s.3x 90 SO
lo,6. Was $55, now--- "~'oO
~ 2-ToNE VELVET RUGS; ak
81 inches, handy scatter . 0S
size. Were 4.95. now
(2) WOOL CHENILLE RUGS.
green with rust borders. sxi2 or
8x10 It. Originally TT 0S
14.95, now--.---
100 yds.) STAIR CARPET; Ak
minister or velvet, AZ inches wide.
Was l.ss q yard. now. TO
yu ------------------
t1e) HAND-HOOKED RUGS; cot
tons. in pastels, oblong or oval.
24x48 inches. Attractive! 9 S0
Were $50, now---------
CoNGOLEUM GOLD SEAL RUGS:
seconds with only slight imperfec.
tions In printing. Fully guaran-
teed:
9xl2 It. Reg. 8.95, ROS
9xl0.6 IT. Reg. 7.95, 6CS
now
1a" 1,Sxs IT, Reg $685. $50
now --------- --------s
sss it. Reg. 4-s'' $50
$500 yds.) CoNGoLEUM GOLD
SEAL floor covering, remnant
pieces, room sizes, IT. wide. Plenty
OF greens. Were Soc, now, AZ
50. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
LANSBURGH'S-FIFTH FLOOR
The Washington times., 1935-02-06
25 F|NGERPRNTS ON LADDER, BUT NONE .HAUPTWANN<
POLICE EXPLAIN
TESTS MADE
ON BOARDS

process the ladder with your old
powder method? A.-Twice.
went over it twice on March 2.
Mr.. Kelley said Col. Norman H.
Schwartzkopf, head of the New
Jersey State police, ordered him
to go over the ladder the second
time when the. first effort proved
fruitless.
Q.-You had had success with
powder methods in finding prinst
in other cases?
Mr.. Wilentz objected and was
sustained.
Handed one Of the fingerprint
pictures selected at random, Mr..
Kelley was asked to state from
what part Of the ladder it came,
He replied:
4 wouldn't know"
"Take the entire ladder. You
don't know what two inches Of
the ladder is in that piCture?"
"It'S not necessary"
Mr.. Fisher said he did not agree
with him. Mr.. Wilentz objected
and Justice Trenchard ordered Mr..
Fishers observation stricken from
the record.
Mr.. Fisher demanded that the
witness be instructed to answer
the question. Justice Trenchard
said:
"YOu create the confusion by
your remark, Mr.. Fisher. We'd
get along better without it,"
Mr.. Fisher continued to go over
the same ground he covered with
the two previous witnesses, forcing
the admission that it cannot be
determined from the police photo
graphs on what part of the ladder
the fingerprints were found.
The Washington times., 1935-02-06
Objection Upheld

Mr.. Reilly argued:
'T intend to show that Fisch
flashed a number Of yellow
backed bills. It's unfortunate
that he is dead"
Mr.. Wilentz'S objection was
sustained. Mr.. Reilly asked the
witness:
'Well, then, what did FiSch
Do when he came up to your"
Another objection was made.
The attorneys drew aside before
the judge and argued the matter.
They talked for several minutes.
The witness watched them with
interest.
The conference lasted almost
ten minutes.
Hauptmann, meanwhile, seemed
bored. He turned around and
glanced at the balcony clock.
Before any further testimony
could be taken from Mr.. Bruck
mann, Justice Trenchard ad
journed the court until LAS p. m
this afternoon.
Defense Attorney Fisher previ
ously had interrogated Mr.. Sjo
strum closely. The police official
admitted New Jersey authorities
waited until March 81, 1921
\ days-to take photographs of the
ladder fingerprints. Mr.. Fisher
sought to show the photographs
were not taken until after DR.
Hudson came into the case.
Q.-(bY Mr.. Fisher) Now, you
The Washington times., 1935-02-06

tried to run down the identity Of
the persons whose fingerprintS
were found on the ladder, didn't
you? Ayes.
Q.-How many of the more than
100 prints did you identify? A
About eight.
Odd you ever find the fin
gerprints of Bruno Richard Haupt-
mann, this defendant, on the lad
der? A.-No, sir.
That's ALL" said Mr.. Fisher.
On cross-examination, Attorney
General David T. Wilentz asked
Mr.. Sjostrum:
''If the man who built this
ladder wore gloves, his finger.
prints would not be there,
would they?"
"NO."
Q.-And isn't it the practice
Of criminals to wear gloves in
the commission of a crime?
Ayes.
On redirect examination, Mr..
FISner asked Mr.. SJoSCrum II IL
was not a fact that wood is
more retentive of fingerprints
than practically any other sub
stance. The officer didn't know.
Q.-Don't you, as a matter of
fact, know that if you touch a
piece of wood firmly, your print
will be so deeply ingrained that
the wood can be sandpapered
and your print still will be found
there with the silver nitrate, or
The Washington times., 1935-02-06
DELAYED
q DAYS, SAYS
WITNESS

waited 81 days to take photo
graphs of the prints on that lad
der? Ayes.
Q.-Why? A.-There were no
fingerprintS on it then.
Ono fingerprints? What do
you mean? Where did the 125
fingerprints come from? A
Well
Gas a matter of fact your
own expert procesSed the ladder
and found nothing, and it was
not until DR.. Hudson examined
the ladder that the fingerprints
were found-isn't that true2
The witness admitted his man,
Trooper Kelly, had been unable
to find any fingerprints on the
ladder.
DR.. E. M. Hudson, of New York,
who makes a hobby of fingerprint
Identification, is to testify for the
defense tomorrow.
Mr.. Sjostrum said no finger
prints were found on the ransom
notes, either.
Q.-Now, about the ransom
notes, your men found no finger.
prints on the ransom notes, did
they? A.-NO,
The Washington times., 1935-02-06
Left Shoe Box

Mr.. Reilly asked whether Fisch
ever came to his shop at 334
East 117th st. Streppone said
yes, on May 10, 1888. He con-
tinued:
"He came in to have a radio
tested because he didn't like it."
Q.-(Holding up piece Of pa
per)-Is this a record Of the
transaction? Ayes.
The paper was introduced in
evidence and Mr.. Reilly showed
it to the jury. The slip recorded
more than 81 worth Of repair
work.
Q.-How long did Fisch leave
the radio in your shop? About
five days.
Q.-And when Fisch came back
did he have package with him?
Ayes, a shoe box.
Attorney General David r.
WilentZ objected to the answer
and it was stricken from the
record.
Under Mr.. Reilly's guidance,
however, the witness described a
package the size of a shoe box.
Odd Fisch leave the shoe
box in your place? Ayes, he
left the box in my place from 2
until 8 that day. I didn't look
into it.
Attorney General David T. VIII
entz asked only one question on
croSS-examination but it created
a sensation. He asked, in quiet
tones
"Have you ever been ad-
judged insane?"
The audience gasped when the
witness barked back:
eyes, sir. Oppressive psy-
chOsis.'
That's ALL" said Mr.. VIII
entz.
When Mr.. Reilly on redirect
asked the witness if he is sane
now, he said. emphatically:
eyes, sir! I'm all right"
Mr.. Wilentz then on re-cross.
examination asked the swarthy
witness:
'HOw many times were you
cOmmitted?"
The Washington times., 1935-02-06
Wood BIackened

Q.-What color does the silver
nitrate leave wood after 1t is used
in processing fingerprints2 A
Black.
Mr.. Fisher, further questioning
Mr.. Kubler, intimated the ladder
was washed with bichloride of
mercury to eliminate the finger
prints.
Q.-(pointing at the LADDER
Well, how did that ladder get back
to its normal color? Al don't
know.
Q.-Ln't it a fact that bichlo-
ride Of mercury eliminates fin
gerprints? Ayes.
Dwell, who washed that lad
der with bichloride of mercury?
Al don't know. I don't know
that anybody did.
The witness admitted he had
taken photographs Of the finger.
prints on the ladder but had not
identified them as to the parts Of
the ladder from which they were
taken.
Q.-Do you know whether DR..
Hudson was permitted to process
the ransom notes for fingerprintS? ?
Al don't know. I never saw the
ransom notes!
Q.-And you're a member Of the
Identification bureau? Ayes.
The Washington times., 1935-02-06
Fisher Sarcastic

Q.-You can't identify a person
by a nail hole? A.-No.
Mr.. Fisher scoffed:
''It seems to me the Attorney
General is trying to identify
person by a nail hole"
Mr.. Wilentz replied:
II beg your pardon, but I am
not"
Mr.. Kubler was excused.
Trooper Frank A. Kelly, who
was in charge of the fingerprint
work after the crime on March l.
1882, was recalled to the stand.
Mr.. Fisher asked him if he
had processed all the sill and
the glass Of the window Of the
Lindbergh baby's nursery. He
had. The suitcase which was on
the floor under the window? Yes
All parts of the room? Yes.
Mr.. Fisher showed a picture Of
the nursery window to Mr.. Kelly
and asked:
'cNow, the day you went
there to examine that window,
was there an object on that
window sill not shown in this
picture?"
eyes. SiP.S