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to pieces he could produce three
tractors in perfect working order
Three? Why three? Let there
be two" the camp commanders
decided and "Komiles" was given
the alternative of taking back
their four tractors needing. repair
or of receiving in exchange for
them two tractors in perfect order,
the spare parts not used in the
repair to remain the property Of
the camp.
"It is highway robbery" Komiles
retorted, but they had to agree, as
there was no other way out. The
diSmantling of tractors was strictly
forbidden by the central supply
organizations and constituted a
crime, not to speak Of the hold-up
action of the OGPU. 1t was a
clear case of "wrecking," but as
the OGPU itself was the "wrecker''
nothing further was done about
it.
Then there was the case of the
cows. The local peasants, owners
of the cows, had to sell to the
government considerable portion
of the milk they received, and the
keeping of cows became unprofit-
able, as the money received, would
buy but little real goods. Conse-
quently the owners Of the cows all
wanted to get rid of them. But
the slaughtering Of a COW was q
crime punishable by five years in
the penal camps. On the other
hand there was a shortage of
fodder. The OGPU found a way
out of this vicious circle.
Members of the administration
had their meals in a special dining
room operated for their benefit.
The chef complained of a short
age Of meat, which he could not
buy anywhere in spite Of the fact
that the country did not lack in
cows. Butt was unlawful to
kill the cows and they could be
purchased only for dairy purposes.
The administration Immediately
began buying cows for its own
dairy, which actually did not exist,
and issued corresponding certifi-
Gates to the sellers.
Cows were offered from all sides,
the chef selected the best Of them,
and they were promptly slaugh.
tered. Nobody said word about
the OGPU committing a crime.
The local soviet knew all the de-
tails, but kept its mouth shut and
accepted without question the GER
tificates Of sale brought In by the
peasants.
Work Rushed
The highway was finished by
the middle of October. During
the last two weeks work was
continued through day and night.
All available man-power was
thrown into the fray. work was
rushed with all possible speed.
Though it was proposed to
have the highway ready for in
speetion and acceptance by the
fifteenth Of october, the damp
rainy weather threatened to
make this impossible.
All hopes were set on the
change in the weather. Both
sides, our administration as the
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TRACTORS TORN
APART, COWS
SLAUGHTERED
BY GEORGE KITCHIN
Chapter XII

One day I was quite un-
Gxpectedly called to the secret
intelligence department. The
commander, Nikolayev, a
drunkard and a libertine,
greeted me with a frown:
why are there no shovels?
You are in charge of the tech
nical supply department for
the camps and you have done
nothing about it. You are to
blame for the stopping of the
work. Why are there no
shovels?"
had foreSeen the shortage
Of shovelS long before. Not put
ting my faith into promises from
Moscow and contrary to the regu-
lationS of the Moscow supply
department, I had been purchaS-
ing all available shovelS in the
surrounding country for several
weeks past. Shovels we're coming
In from all sides, and still there
was a shortage. It was the
quality that was to blame. Shov-
els produced by the Soviet indus
try had never been good, but
they had become considerably
worse during the last year.
I explained to the commander
that I had sent twice the number
of shovels to the highway con-
struction bases that was specified
by Moscow. Knowing the bad
quality of the ShovelS, I had
done this on my own initiative.
If he wished to accuse me Of
anything it should be the furnish
ing of supplies in excess Of Speci-
fications, but in this instance I
had acted with the written con-
sent Of Camp Commander Dikiy.
OGPU Wrecking
''WeIl check up on that, you
may co." he growled. The case
was not followed up because there
was nothing to follow up. But
had there been any cause for
complaint. these shovels would
have surely cost me an additional
sentence of at least three more
years.
It is part of the system to try
TO find culprits in every case of
failure, even if there are none.
At the same time the CGPU
daily committed crimes that
should be classed as "wrecking." F"
I shall cite but a few instances.
The "Komiles" Company had
q tractor-baSe adjoining our camp;
in it were four "Cletrac" tractors
that had to be overhauled, but
there were no spare parts and
their shop equipment was not
adequate. They sought help at
the OGPU penal camp.
''You wish them overhauled.
Certainly. Send them over here. "
The next day the tractors were
brought in. The tractor me
chanic inspected them and re-
ported that by taking one tractor
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builders of the highway, and the
inspecting commission, had
agreed at a special session that
the highway should be accepte 1
by the fifteenth but both sides
knew that it was impossible to
accept it unless cold weather
set in and froze the ground
Therefore a change in the tenn.
perature to below the freezing
point was awaited like a gift
from heaven.
On the fifteenth of, October
the rain still continued. Moscow
demanded that the acceptance
take place and would not accept
any excuses as to circumstances
beyond control" Another few
days passed. 1t rained and it
poured.
Then very conveniently the
chairman of the inspection com.
mission fell i'll. The sick man
sat in Dikiy'S private office and
himself penned the telegram de-
scribing his illness. Judging by
the text of his kilograms he got
worse on the second day though
he spent the entire day playing
billiards with Dikiy. On the
third day he reported a tempera-
ture of 104 degrees but on the
fourth day as it grew colder out
side he stated that he was feel
ing better.
Ground Frozen
On the twentieth of October
we woke up feeling chilly looked
out Of the windows and saw q
coating of frost on the ground.
We stepped out and found that
the ground was frozen. Now
the highway could be accepted.
All the high commanders Of the
administration, all members Of
the inspection commission and
several prisoners holding RESPONSE
BILE positions set out in four trucks.
The trucks ran beautifully over
the frozen ground. Divisions Of
the highway were accepted one by
one, the members of the commits
sion never bothering to leave
their comfortable arm-chairs
which had been installed for them
on the trucks. The division Just
completed by the "shock detach-
ments" was in dreadful condition
and the most ignorant inspector
could not possibly be expected to
accept it. Still, after a good lunch
con with vodka, served en- route,
even this division was accepted
with expressions of praise and
qualification.
Whom we're they trying to
swindle? The highway was not
only ready. but if it had not been
from the frozen ground, it would
have been impossible to drive .
car over it.
Wire from Moscow
Still, upon arrival at the final
station. Ukhta, the accepting
documents were duly signed and
a rush telegram to this effect was
sent to Moscow. Everybody was
happy. The business was satisfac.
torily finished and a well7deserved
rest could now be enjoyed in the
domains Of Comrade Moroz, com.
mander of the UkhtinSky- Petchor-
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Smith Elected

COLLEGE PARK, Md, Oct. 81
(SpeciaD Thomas L. Smith, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas l..
Smith, Of Baltimore, yesterday was
elected president of the freshman
class at the University of Mary
land. He is a student in the Col
lege of Arts and Sciences.
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0GPU Guilty of 'Wrecking But Nothing Done About 1t

it, they'll manage 1t all right"
The smart fellows went to 1t,
The engineers were in despair.
Luckily for the socialistic con-
struction and for the smart fel
lows, a fundamental change soon
took place.
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Paper Hits Jews

BERLIN, Oct. 81 u.NS)-Un-
der the headline Economic Sins"
the publication Black Corps, Off.
cial organ Of the storm troops,
has assailed the practice Of Ger.
man industrial concerns exporting
through Jewish representatives
abroad.
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VOU probably can name at
L least one woman who is
never at a disadvantage, who
never breaks engagements, never
declines dances (unless she
wants tod and whose spirits
never seem to droop.
If you'd ask her, how she does
it, you'd probably find she is
that eighth woman who relies
on Midol. Eight million women
once suffered regularly every
month. Had difficult days when
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PRIsoNER or THE oGPu

author describing WhGt he and suffered from 1928
1882 in Soue penal to which he sentenced
trupedup charges of espionage citizen OF Finland bust
Russia for he sent to the OGPU
northern DiSciplinGr1nS truSty CONFLICTS
puthy Nth Communism teo months after the author
peed 1885 these descriptions OF heLonedrh he died from
pneunonG brought BY the terrible prvGttonS suffered
Con,munStic Gehennd.
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What is meant by
600. 18th WOMAN
@e ~oAdeYhav kee oozBfiAmr

they must save themselves
and favor themselves, or
pay the penalty. But q mil.
lion have accepted the re.
lief Of Midol.
Why be o regular martyr
to pain month after month?
Compelled to favor yourself
and save yourself on certain
days. Midol could change
this. Might have you out
dancing. And even If it
didn't keep you absolutely
free from all pain for the
entire period, you would re-
ceive a measure Of relief
well worth while!
Midol is effective even
when the pain has caught
vou unaware and has reached
is height. It's effective for
hours, so two tablets should see
vou through your worst day.
They do not contain any mar"
,otic.
This boon to women Is found
n any drug store-usually right
,ut on the toilet goods counter.
Dr., drop a card to Midol, ITO
Varick St., New York, and get .
rec trial box postpaid, plainly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-14

Women Live Longer.
Official figures show that in England
women live longer than men.
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Steps taken to solve the beSett!ng
question of what to do with a daily
load of 1880 cubic yards of rubbish
a question made pregnant by the fact
that nowadays almost everythiny
from beds to berries comes in pack
ages-make it possible for the empty
tomato can you toss aside into your
kitchen trashbox 20 become some
day part of AnacoStia Park.
The District of Columbia burns its
trash. But the more you burn, the
more the ashes. and tincanS will not
burn at all, although milk bottles are
melted into puddles of slareless
glass.
So the ashes and the fame-licked
cans are carted off to a variety of
spots after they are shaken from the
furnaces-and one of the spots IS the
site for a future Anacostia Park.
The trash trucks bring more than
tomato cans and paper and cats and
milk bottles to the incineratorS.
"All Manner of Things"
They dump into a 3O-foot trough
iron bedsteads, oil stoves, bicycles and
automobile tires, tenders and engines.
They fetch mattresses, Bibles, book
cases, typewriters.
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They feed the furnaces sets of
china, pink-ribboned love letters, rub
Der boots, saddles, cocktail shakers.
They consign to a warm oblivion
razor blades in the millions, chewing
gum wrappers in the gross, hairpins,
shoe laceS, button hooks, stomach
pumps. bootjacks, stuffed owls and
rusted shotguns.
The Department of Agriculture
sends unWanted bug powder which
pop-pops in the furnaces like a ma
chine-gun nest.
The Bureau of Engraving thrice
daily sends trucks groaning with loads
Of brightly linked paper, used to wipe
the plates on which dollar bills and
postage stamps are made.
The end-all and the be-all is the
incinerator furnace. It's the last rest
ing place of all inanimate objects.
: Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego
would probably at least develop Bills
tered feet in an incinerator furnace.
Fire Burns for Week.
The fire is lighted Monday morn
ing and continues to blaze until Sat-
urday morning. Colored men stoke
the furnaces with long metal forks
A steady stream Of trash drops
from the hopper into the fire box
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The ashes are shaken down into a
water-cooled ash tunnel. They stay
here Is minutes, and then are carted
off-gray, indistinguishable remnants
Of one-time valued possessions.
The furnace got 80 hot during the
week that not until am. Monday
have they cooled enough to permit
a man to enter and clean them.
The daily record of incarceration is
an indicator of the trash habits Of
the residents of Washington.
February produces less trash than
any month in the, year; october
produces the most. because of the
moisture prevalent at the time.
April housekeeping and September
moving time also increases the rub
Dish load.
Incarceration Is Recent.
Incarceration is a recent develop
ment in the District Little more
than two years ago the two buildings,
designed by Harrison P. Eddy of
Boston, with the help of John Blake
Gordon, director of sanitary engineer
ing in the District, began operation.
Up to that time trash had been
burnt in dumps, and billowing smoke
from widespread fires grayed the at
mosphere and made breathing I'M
pleasant.
AS recently as June l of this year
a trash-dump operated in Arlington
County to take care of commercial
rubbish. but this has been halted and
all rubbish now goes to the iAcinera-
tors.
The Rust Engineering Co. of Pitts
burgh built the o street plant, with
five furnaces. at a cost of 1921 ,416,
and the Northeastern Construction Co.
of New York and Baltimore built
incinerator, for $l69,268.
The two plants have a capacity of
sos tons of trash a day-a lot when
it is considered 10 cubic yards average
a ton.
The cost per ton operation is esti-
mated at $40, although actually the
expense is less than this.
Built of Brick and Steel.
In a technical description of the in
Generators Mr.. Eddy says:
Both buildings are of brick and
steel with concrete substructures,
floors and roofs.
cat Georgetown the foundations
were simple due to the close proximity
or rock.
AT o street. however, an old map
showed that at one time the shore
line crossed the site. Concrete piles
were used. cast in place within cor
rugated steel shells. designed for the
maximum loading permitted by the
building code
There were "A piles under each of
the two chimneys and about 500 under
the entire plant"
There is no salvage at the incinera-
tors. Everything goes into the furnace:
the operators are deaf to the pleas of
those who stand by and beg for one
of the hundreds of milk bottles due
for the hot spot.
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BY BLAIR BOLLES.

By bLAlh BULBS.
~ RIOSITY-traditiona cause
for high mortality amcrg
cats-daily lures a number
~ of Washington alley felines
to the brink of fiery death in the
cityS two trash incineratorS. where
they are rescued in the nick Of time
by doughty employees of the Refuse
Department.
With true feline curiosity. the I'M
SuSpecting Toms and Tables make
the mistake of searching for food,
mice or other appetiZiny tidbits in
the truckloads of trash that go eight
hours a day, five days a week to the
furnaces at o street and Anacostia
Creek southeast and in Georgetown.
So interested do these cats become
in what may lie beneath the papers
and cans and bottles and boxes that
they do not become aware of their
approach to dangerous domain I'M
til the trucks are appended and they
find themselves sliding with tons of
derbis into huge hoppers that iced
the furnaces. From these bins
the trash-and catS-are due to be
hoiSted into the -spoutlng
mouths of the incinerators, heated to
1900 degrees Fahrenheit.
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S283,5DO OFFERED
FOR W.,B.&A.SPUR
Pennsylvania Also Promises
to Operate 1t for at
Least 3 Years.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, July l3.-An offer to
purchase the Southshore line of the
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis
Railroad, extending from Annapolis to
Odenton, was filed in Federal Court
here today by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road.
In petition filed by an attorney
for the Pennsylvania and signed by
Vice President C. p Young, the steam
line offered $283,500 for the trackage
and rolling stock of that section of
the w., B. & "A price $l5,255 in
excess of previous bids.
The Southshore spur of the electric
line connects with the Pennsylvania
main line at Odenton, and the petition
stated the plan was to continue opera
ton of freight and passenger service
between the three cities now served
by the w, B. & A.
The latter road was sold at auction
last June IA, after operating in re-
ownership for several years. The
Southshore spur was bought by j. ].
Quinn for $4,000, and the rolling
stock and equipment by Morton H.
RoSen for 1882, 100.
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JOHN BARRYMORE FAILS
In REAl-lIFE RESCUE

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 13.-The Daily
News says that John Barrymore, with
many brave reScues of damSelS in
despair to his credit-on the stage
and screen-was left in the lurch to-
day when he tried to rescue his friend
protege, 19-year-old Elaine Barrie,
from the surf of a Long Island Beach.
A heavy wave swept Barrymore and
Miss Barrie beyond their depth and
away from life lines. Barrymore swan
around her shouting for help.
Guards rescued Miss Barrie and
Barrymore, who was beside the strug
Cling girl, managed to keep himself
afoat long enough for the life guards
to swim back and rescue him.
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Veteran Disputes
Contention of u. S.
He Has Succun,bed
"Widom" Receives Ofel
of Assistance in
Benefit Claim.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
william Richard Redmond is In
open conflict with the Veterans Ad-
mlnistration over a matter of vital
concern to hinself-whether or not
he is dead
Mrs. Viola Redmond. the alleged
widow. recently received letter from
the Veterans Administration offering
TO assist her in any benefit claim
she might have against the Govern
ment "by reason Of the death of your
husband"
She appealed to Postmaster c. r
Shower of Fort Atkinson, Wis, who III
turn passed the case on to Senator
Duffy. Democrat of Wisconsin, with
the assertion that Redmond was
very much alive" and was working
for the Union Pipe Fitting Co., of
that city. He described Redmond as
a married man with a family who Is
drawing compensation for war in
juries.
Duffy has interceded to convince
Veterans Administration officials that
Redmond is alive.
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Continued From First Page)
ming Commission at the August meet
1ngs.
Completion of Meridian Hill Park
will take S145,0O0 Construction of
the dyke and revision of the grade
on the Washington Monument
grounds in conjunction with the flood
control program will cost S55 1000.
This work will start when the new In
terror Department Building excavation
is begun next month at Eighteenth and
E streets. Earth from the excava-
ton will be used in building the dyke
and raising the ground level.
At Work on Pool Designs.
The engineers of the Natinoal Park
Service are at work giving the final
touches to the designs for the new
swimming pools that are to be con-
structed under the new plans. They
will replace the municipal swimming
pools on the Washington Monument
grounds. One is to be built in South
west near the Hoover Playground
while the other is to be constructed
In Georgetown. at point not yet
officially revealed. The replacement
OF these two pools will cost $4,000.
Out of the 100000 $4,000 has
been set aside for improvements to
the Memorial Bridge approach to
Arlington National Cemetery. The
construction of a police an informa-
ton lodge in Rock Greek Park will
take $4,000, while moving the pres
ent utility structures in that park to
other locations will cost $4,000.
Getting the entire program under
way will take some weeks. said Mr..
Gartside, as this is one of the most
ambitious ever embarked upon by the
local park authorities. Altogether, it
is expected to repair the needs of half
a century back in many of the older
parks of the city, the soil of which
has become worn out, officials de-
clared.
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PARK TO REPLACE
TRACK INDICATED
'Tabler Declares Full Paving
Along Wisconsin Is Not
Feasible.
BY JACK ALLEN,
StafT CORRESPONDENT of The Star

BETHESDA, Md, July 13.-While
no definite decision has been reached,
it appeared likely today that the
center of Wisconsin avenue will be
parked instead of paved when the
Capital Transit Co. abandors opera
ton of its electric railway between
Washington and Rockville.
DR.. E. N. Tabler, chairman of the
State Roads Commission, declared
construction of Handicapped parkway
through the center of the street seems
the most logical way to correct the
traffic hazard created by the open
ditch in which the railroad tracks
now lie.
He stated that the inequality of the
grades of the dual traffic lanes that
border the tracks would require the
entire street to be torn up and re-
paved if the center of the thorough
fare is to be surfaced as advocated
by citizens and civic groups in this
section.
The State highway head explained
he made recent inspection OF Wis
cousin avenue with Nathan L. Smith
and E G. Duncan, chief anG district
engineers of the roads commission,
respectively, and found the west lane
to be slightly higher than the east
lane in several places.
DR.. Tabler asserted. however that
the commission has reached no de-
finite decision in the matter and in
timated that his group would discuss
the situation with the United States
Bureau of Public Roads before DELI
nitely deciding what steps to take to
Improve the center strip.
Some time ago the Federal agency
advanced a tentative suggestion that
q parkway be built in the center OF
the avenue if the Capital Transit
Co.'S tracks ever were removed.
The Bureau of Public Roads further
suggested that the parkway he in
stalled in such manner that it could
be taken out and the center strip
paved if traffic conditions warranted.
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WARNING IS ISSUED
ON PERSONAL TAX
$4,000 Washingtonians
Must File Returns in July
or Face Suit.

Warning that 1000 residents of the
District have failed so far to file their
annual personal property tax returns
and must do so before the end Of the
month or face court action was
sounded yesterday by Charles A. Rus
sell, deputy assessor of taxes.
Less than 1000 returns have been
filed, and of these 1000 showed no
taxable personal property.
Personal tax returns must be filed
during July or mandamus proceed
ings will be filed against those per-
sons who fail to file return, which
increases the tax by the cost of the
mandamuS, or $11 additional, in ad-
dition to the 20 per cent penalty pro-
vided by law for failure to file a re-
turn during the prescribed period"
Russell said.
The assessors Office has adopted a
change to further strengthen its hand
in assessments, Russell said. In past
years, in some cases, the assessor
made so-called tentative assessments
when returns were not filed. This
year the facilities of the Office have
been increased and it is the inten-
ton of the Office to force the filing
of returns from all having taxable
property. he said.
Longer hours have been ordered
for the assessors Office from July IS
to July 81 to handle the business.
The office will remain open from 8:15
am. to 5 pm. except on Saturdays,
when the closing hour will be 2:45.
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CHARLES COUNTY LEVY
IS INCREASED rs CENTS
Set at $1.15 by Board as Elk.
penses Gain-Welfare Costs
Are Gaining.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LA PLATA, Md, July 13.-The
county commissioners have fixed the
Charles County tax rate at $1.15 on
the 500. This represents an increase
of Is cents over last years rate, and
was made necessary by the expense of
the election last Fall, provisions for
county welfare and an increase in
school budget.
The cost of county patients at State
hospitals is an increasing item of ex-
pense each year. now being between
$1,000 and $4,000.