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Evening star., 1937-10-25


l. of beekeeping a top sergeant
was found this morning in
4 colony of bees on exhibit in
the lobby of the Washington Hotel.
At the International Beekeepers
Conference in three-day session. it
was generally conceded that bees have
the greatest governmental organiza-
ton known to nature-but this is the
first time the military aspects of bee
behavior came to light.
Until today it was known and
agreed on by all practical and scien-
tific workers that bees stationed
guards at the entrance to their hives
to drive off bees from other COL
onies-and that the guards suffered
instant death the moment they stung
anybody or anything; but the top
sergeant is a new development in
beedOm
All the bees need now is bugler
and they will have attained parity
with human military organization
unless the buzz of the bees does the
same work.
Message to Roosevelt.
While the queen bee of the hive this
morning was busy setting her house
in order-and keeping an eye on the
drone-the top sergeant rounded UP
a provost guard and got lot of bees
Roosevelt. in behalf of the queen. In
perfect formation, the beees went to
work and wrote out the following
message:
ITO F. D. r., H. M. QUEEN"
This means, according to w. E.
Harrell. apiarist from Hayneville, Ala,
and one who is conversant with bee
language, that the greetings of all the
beekeepers at the conference were sent
to the President by her majesty, the
queen.
Beekeepers from so nations are in
attendance at this conference which
hopes to delve into the legislative
needs of the beekeepers, what with
special session of Congress In the
offing. Seems the beekeepers need
governmental protection as we'll as
anybody else.
Most Industrious Insect.
Yet, as one beekeeper expressed it,
"a study of any bee colony will con-
vince the most skeptical man in the
world that the humble little honey
bee is the most industrious insect in
the world"
Just to show there are many false
conceptions of bee life. E. R. Root of
Medina, Ohio, rated one of the best
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COMPILE EVIDENCE D. c. TUBERCULOSIS
IN DAVIDSON CASE DEATH RATE RISES
Ratio Here Is Higher Than
in Any State Except
Arizona.

The death rate from tuberculosis
showed marked gain in the District
of Columbia between 1885 and 1885,
reaching point comparatively higher
than any State in the country with
the exception of Arizona.
This was disclosed by the National
tuberculosis Association in a review
of statistics gathered from State
boards of health.
The number of deaths from tuber-
culosis increased here from 607 IN
1885 to 662 in 1886. This brought the
death rate per 100000 population up
from 1922 in 1885 to 1869 in 1886 a
gain of A. per cent.
Exceeded Only by Arizona.
The figure of 1869 per 100000 pop
ulation for this city was exceeded only
by Arizona with 27l2 per 100000
population, while the only other State
above the 100 mark was New Mexico
with 1864
Twenty-four States ouf of the forty
eight shared with the District the
dubious distinction of having an in
crease in the death rate from tuber-
culosis. according to DR.. Kendall En-
erson. managing director Of the Ma
tional tuberculosis Association.
Increase Anticipated.
The increases ranged from 02 per
cent in New Jersey to 1913 in Mlssis-
sippi and on up to 227 in Oklahoma
This increase, Dr. Emerson said, had
been anticipated by the nearly 1000
State. county and city tuberculosis as
sociations throughout the country,
with the result that added stress has
been placed upon the need for intensi-
flying the public health program for
control of the disease
For the 10 years preceding 1886 the
average annual decrease in the death
rate from tuberculosis was about per
cent.
The recent years of economic de-
preston apparently are producing an
upward swing in the death rate, he
said. But with the improvement in
our technique for handling tubercu-
losis," he said, 'it should be possible
to prevent any material rise in the
death rate. BY concentration OF
effort We hope to start the annual
mortality from this disease once more
on the downward trend"
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him to make legs for all the States
soldiers in need of them.
In the late 80s Hanger moved his
shop from Richmond to Washington,
and one by one his six sons joined him
in business. The firm has since be-
come the largest manufacturer OF
artificial limbs in the world. its head
quarters at 221 G street NV. serving
as the center of network of factories
and Offices in "a American cities. with
other branches scattered around the
globe. In the British Isles alone, for
instance, the company has IT
branches.
Automobile accidents, railroad acci-
dents and infection diseases have
combined to make the manufacture
of artificial limbs in the United States
a s6,o0000o industry, engaging 800
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concerns. That the manner in which
Hanger entered the business is not
unusual is indicated by the fact that
So per cent of all such manufacturers
wear artificial arms or legs themselves.
But the manufacturers represent only
a small percentage of the 350,0o0
armless or legless men. women and
children in the country-an army
which, incidentally, receives approx
mately $4,000 recruits every year.
The washington firm, which sells
100000 worth of artificial limbs an
nually-S300,0 Of it through its
main office-at prices ranging from
500 to $3.50 each. has 100 sales rep
resentatives. nearly all Of them minus
either an arm or leg.
One representative, d instance,
has two artificial arms.
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Artificial limbs are always removed
at bedtime, most wearers parking them
under their bed. Although n1anufac-
turers recommend the use Of regular
garters, attached with screws. many
wearers of wooden legs use thumb
tacks to keep their stockings up. A
wearer formerly employed on Wash
ington newspaper frequently enlivened
parties at which he was a guest by
sticking pins in his leg-an exhibition
that caused one husky host to swoon.
The ultra-ultra in this sort of exhi-
bitionism, however. was achieved at
the recent convention of the Associa-
ton of Limb Manufacturers Of America
in Chicago. where San Francisco
man-himself 4 maker Of artificial
limbs-proudlyi demonstrated q music
box built into the calf Of his leg.
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THE reason We have so many Grip
pied employees is simple" H. G. Feller.
secretary of the company explained.
People come to us to buy an arm or
leg. After they get so they feel
they're no longer helpless cripples,
they ask for q job And, of course,
if there's anything open to which they
appear to be adaptable, we take
them on"
Artificial limbs are of two general
types-wood and metal. Wooden
arms and legs are made Of English
willow, reinforced with brass screw
wire threaded through and across the
grain. They are covered with drum
head rawhide, parchment, drawn
tightly about the wooden shell, ce-
mented down and them given several
applications Of waterproof enamel, the
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BUDGET HEARINGS
DELAY STUDIES
ON DISTRICT TAXES
Hazen. Donovan and Seal
Among First Witnesses
to Appear.
"GAG" RULE is APPLIED
TO DETAILS ON LEVIES
Citizens Advisory Committee
May Hold Public Hearings
on Program.

Hearings were started by the Budget
Bureau today on the Districts $40, ,700,-
600 budget for the 1889 fiscal year,
forcing a week or Today delay IN
development of new S5000,000 tax
increase program which will be neceS-
sary to finance it.
The new taxes will be needed be-
cause of expiration at the close OF the
current fiscal year Of the business
privilege tax and the temporary Is
cent raise in the real estate levy
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen,
Mai. Daniel J. Donovan, auditor and
budget officer. and Corporation Coun-
sci Elwood H. Seal we're among the
first witnesses to appear before the
Budget Bureau. Other District offl-
Gals are to be called later to explain
items in the estimates pertaining to
their respective departments.
Will Continue Studies.
Since the Municipal Tax Commit
tee. which is charged with the pre-
liminary work of framing the new tax
program, is made up entirely of Dis
trict department heads, it is unlikely
the group will be able to get together
again until the budget hearings end.
Meantime, however, individual men,
bers of the committee expect to con-
tinue studies of the revenue that Will
be produced by the various potential
sources now under consideration.
Seven tax plans have been pro-
posed. but details will be kept under
cover until the Commissioners refer
the Tax Committee completed report
to the Citizens Advisory Tax Com
n1ittee. A strict gag" rule has been
applied to members of the Special Tax
Committee as result of an alleged
"leak" last week of certain statistical
data on which it was working.
May Hold Hearings.
The Citizens Advisory Committee,
headed by L. A. Carruthers, chairman
of the Fiscal Affairs Committee of
the Federation of Citizens Associ-
atoms. may hold public hearings on
the tax program before reporting to
the Commissioners. Until then the
public will be kept in the dark as to
details of the plans TO be recon-
mended to Congress for raising the
necessary s5,000,000.
Aside from the seven potential tax
sources now under consideration, sew
eral others may be developed either
by the Municipal Tax Committee or
the Citizens Advisory Committee.
The seven plans. which the Com
n1issioners directed the Municipal Tax
Committee to consider. call for con-
tinuation of the business privilege tax.
an increase in the real estate tax
above the $50 base, special sales
taxes on beer, cigarettes and other
forms of tobacco, a general sales tax
of / or 2 per cent, an increased tax
on public utility corpora tions and
tax on foreign corporations doing
business in Washington,
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MRS. MINNIE V. H0USER
EXPIRES HERE-WAS So
Funeral Services to Be Held To-
morrow-Burial to Be in
LeesburR.

Mrs. Minnie V. Houser. SO. resi-
dent Of Washington for more than so
years. died yesterday at her home. 32lO
Ninth place Sc. after a long illness.
A native of Oak Grove, Va, Mrs.
Houser moved to the District at an
early age She was a member of the
Anacostia Chapter, Order of the East
ern Star.
Her husband, Hugh P. Houser, sur
wives. Funeral services will be held
at / PM tomorrow at the Congress
Heights Baptist Church with the pas
tor. DR.. E. E. Richardson, officiating.
The body will be taken to Leesburg,
Va, for burial.
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Democrats to Meet.

MOUNT RAINIER, Md, Oct. 25
(SpsciaD The Women's Democratic
Club of the seventeenth district of
Prince Georges County will hold its
regular meeting tomorrow night at
8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Daisy
Almond. Mrs. Frances E. McFadden,
president, will preside.
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Virginia Authorities Prepare
to Give Data to Grand
Jury.

Virginia authorities today compiled
evidence for presentation to grand
Jury next month against Walter l..
Ross, l9-year-old marine charged
with Staying Elmer J. Davidson,
Washington attorney who was found
shot to death on a lonely road in
Stafford County on October 4.
Ross has been in custody of Vir-
ginia State police for civil prosecution
since Friday afternoon. it was dis
closed today by Mai. Benjamin W.
Atkinson. jr., post adjutant at Guam
tico, as State Police Sergt. E. J. Nc
Dermott professed ignorance OF the
prisoners whereabouts.
McDermott, who assumed charge OF
the investigation when Davidson's
body was found and swore out war
rant for Ross arrest last week, said
he planned to confer today with
commemorative Attorney Gus Wal
lace of Stafford County on information
to be presented to the grand jury
which meets November 8.
Announced Confession.
McDermott announced last week that
he had obtained confession from
Ross. in which the young marine
claimed he shot the 52-year-old at
torney in defense against improper
advances, when he questioned Ross at
the Quantico Marine Barracks. He
then swore out warrant charging
Ross with murder.
Mai. Atkinson said today that Ross
was turned over to the State police
Friday afternoon on order OF the Sec
retary of the Navy, normal procedure
after presentation of a warrant in such
cases. He did not know where the
prisoner was now held.
Ross remains a member of the
Marine Corps pending his trial. If
acquitted, the Secretary of the Navy
will determine his future standing as
a marine. If convicted. he would be
discharged as undesirable" Maj. At
kinson said.
Wrist Watch Traced.
McDermott said he was too busy"
today to discuss details of the case.
However, it was learned from local
police that q wrist watch which was
missing from Davidson's body had
been traced to pawn shop in Bal
timore.
The suspected slayer is alleged by
McDermott to have hitch-hiked his
way to Frederick, Baltimore and Aber-
deem. Md. after wrecking Davidson's
car in flight from the spot where
the body was found.
Lieut.. John Fowler, ballistics ex-
pert of the Washington Police De-
partment, reported that tests showed
a bullet found in Davidson's head
and q shell allegedly found in Ross
pocket on his arrest had been fired
from pistol discovered at the youths
home in Aberdeen.
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Romance Mender" Retires

WEYMOUTH. England tP).-W. G..
King, known as the romance mender." !"
has retired. While probation off1cer
for South and West Dorset he is said
to have brought about 5000 matri-
monial reconciliations.
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Dnrfnrs' Hnsnital Plans.

DR.. Charles Stanley White, chair
man of the District of Columbia
membership Of the American College
of Surgeons, said today the new Doc
tors Hospital, soon to be erected on
I street NV. between Eighteenth and
Nineteenth, will readily comply with
the requirements and wishes of the
College of Surgeons"
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WARREN E. ANDERSON
LAST RITES ARE HELD
Retired Railway & Electric Co.
Employe Buried in Flint
Hill Cemetery.

Funeral services for Warren E. An
derson, 64, who died Saturday, were
held today at the Lee funeral par
lors, with the Rev. John w. Rustin,
pastor of the Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Episcopal Church, officiat-
ing.
Rites were held there by Federal
City Lodge, No. 20, I. o. o. F., of
which Mr.. Anderson was a member.
Burial was in the Flint Hill Cemetery
in Virginia, with the Rev. P. H. Chelf,
pastor of the Baptist Church there,
officiating.
Mr. Anderson, who lived at BIT Fifth
street NE. was retired from the old
Washington Railway & Electric Co.
five years ago.
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SESSION POSTPONED
Citizens Committee Will Not
Meet Until November 81

Meet Until November 81
The Committee on Fiscal Relations
of the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations. which had planned to meet
this week to discuss the local tax
situation, will not meet until Wednes-
day, November 3, it was announced
today.
The postponement. was necessitsted
because of the absence of Chairman
l.. A. Carruthers, who is attending ses-
sions Of the National Tax Association
in Baltimore this week.
Evening star., 1937-10-25
BAND CONCERTS

BY the Army Band in the Army
Band Auditorium at IS pm. today.
Capt Thomas F. Darcy, leader; Karl
Hubner. assistant.
March, from the Sixth Symphony"
TschaikoWsky
Concert piece. andante from the
Sixth Symphony -TschaikoWsky
Saxopfone solo, Autumn Leaves,
Hostetter
Eugene H. Hostetter, Soloist.
Novelty. Yea, Drummer" ------Lake
Popular, i've Never Had Girl Like
You Weaver and Mann
Tango, "Flor de Brazil DE Castro
March, New York Hippodrome.
SouSa
1oL
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dustry in which it leads the world.
The 16-pound shot struck young j..
E. Hanger. who had Joined the Con-
federates the night before, fresh from
college, and one of his legs was in
jured so severely that 1t had to be
amputated.
After his recovery. Hanger deter
mined to make himself an artificial
leg on which he could walk. His first
two or three attempts failed, but he
finally produced leg SO satisfactory
that several other crippled Confeder-
ates asked for copies. It Was not long
before Virginia authorities engaged
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BY the Marine Band in the audi
torium at pm. tomorrow. Capt.
Taylor Rranson, leader; William F.
Santelmann, assistant.
Program.
Marines Hymn.
March, Anchors Aweigh."
Zimmerman
Overture, Calm Sea and Happy
Voyage" -Mendelssohn
Cornet solo, ION the Shore of the
Mighty Pacific" Clarke
Eugene Kuhns.
Fatasie, 1.-The Midshipmen,"
Peter Buys
March, Jack Tar" -Sousa
"Steermans Song and Sailor
Chorus" from The Flying Dutch
man wagner
Trombone solos:
(a) Rocked in the Cradle of the
Deep" Knight
(b) by the Sea" Schubert
Robert Isele.
March, "Chief of Naval Operations,
1t. Benter
Novelty, "Harbor Lights" Kennedy
Selections from "Pinafore" Sullivan
March, Navy Victory" Sima
Nautical Fantasie" e"---T -Tobani
Hymn, How Firm Foundation.
THE Star Spangled Banner"
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Flood Ruins Crops.
Hail and food devastated 100000
acres of crops in Poland recently.
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BY PHILIP H. LOVE.

CANNON shot fired by Union
n forces at Philippi, w. Va. on
~ the morning of June 8. 1851,
4 \ gave Washington the one in
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colony of bees on exhibit in

-OR the first time in the history
l. of beekeeping. top sergeant
was found this morning in
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THE Star Spangled Banner"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-10-09

quired three days and on his four trips,
Mr.. Kramer saw only two vessels.
Included in the collection of "a horns
and skulls in the Kramer home are
those from the Kafir buffalo, Thomp-
sons gazelle, Naumen gazelle, oryx,
Impalla, antelope, SingSing buck, bon
go, situtunga, from Unganda land;
Nile bush buck, Bakers roam antelope
from Condo Koro country; square
mouthed rhinoceroS from the Land of
Lado, monitor (Kang) lizard, which
lives on crocodile eggs; giant Gland
bull, wildebeasts (gnu), .Hartebeast,
Senegal antelope, the water buck from
the zambeI river, East African wheat
buck and reed buck.
Also in Mr. Kramer's collection are
several swords and hunting spears
practically every tribe
along the East African coast, a strip
of rhinoceros hide more than an inch
thick and both war and hunting bows
and arrows.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-10-09
BOzeman Has Nice
Display of Horns

Horns of every description-long,
slender ones, short, heavy horns,
curved, twisted and wicked-looking
horns-decorate the living room of the
Dave Kramer home at BoZeman and
constantly remind Mr.. Kramer Of the
days when he hunted big game along
the east coast of Africa for q living.
The collection, containing representa-
tives from some of the most rare and
most vicious species Of the African
veldt, would be the envy Of any fol-
lower of the big game trail
Going to Africa from his native
Germany in 1895, soon after the Rim
derpest, a plague, had destroyed prac-
tically all the cattle of the region,
MIR. Kramer took up hunting as a
living. The meat he sold to the butcher
shops and horns and hides to English
sportSmen whose own activities failed
to bring them as many trophies OF the
field as they desired.
Mozambique, Portuguese territory
along the east coast of the continent
opposite the island of Madagascar, was
his hunting ground when he supplied
all the meat for the butcher shop of
Iourenso Marques, city on Delagoa bay
After staying at Mozambique for
four years Mr.. Kramer entered the
employ of the Viceroy of East India
during the latter part Of Queen Vic
toria's reign. Part Of the time he
served as chef on her majesty's ship,
Give.
Returning to Mozambique after fin
ishing his service on the Give, Mr.
Kramer purchased so head of hunch-
back cattle on Elephant island in
DeIagoa bay, and from this stock
furnished meat for the o. S. battleship
Colorado. The ship, returning from
the Philippine islands after the
Spanish-American war, had put into
port to replenish its meat supply, but
Portuguese in sympathy with the
Spanish, refused to sell meat to the
Americans For his aid to the American
vessel, MIR. Kramer was made an
honorary member Of the Spanish War
Veterans organization.
Not all of Kramer experiences and \
adventures, however, were confined TO
the east African coast. He has passed |
13 times through the Suez canal, has |
sailed around Cape Horn, on the south |
ern tip of South America, six times in |
sailing vessels, and has passed four 4
times through Smiths channel, be-
tween Cape Horn and the mainland |
N South America. This passage is so
dangerous that LIoyds Of London, de-
mite their reputation Of issuing In
slfrauce for any known object, or
against any possible set of circum-
sfances, viii not insure cargo of q
slalp that Is 10 sail through this area.
Passage through Smiths channel re- !
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-10-09
TURKEYS BELOW
1896 PRODUCTION
u. S. BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE
LISTS 10 PERCENT RE-
DUCTTON

A reduction Of abOat 10 percent
in the number Of turkeys on hand
Sept. / compared with numbers
last year is indicated by returns
to the United States bureau Of
agricultural economies. The bureau
received returns from mere than
1000 producers.
The indicated decrease brings the
size Of the turkey crop this year down
to the level of the 1892 and 1888 crops,
prior to the small crop of 1885 and the
unusually large turkey crop last year.
While decreases in numbers are
shown in practically all sections they
are most pronounced in the import
ant commercial producing areas Of the
west, north central and Rocky noun
tain regions, the bureau reports. The
average decrease for the Rocky noun
tain states is % percent.
Turkey growers also reported to the
bureau that they intend to market
their birds earlier and at slightly
heavier weights than last year. The
average date of turkey hatchings ap-
pears to have been earlier this year
than last.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-10-09

was besieged with requests to exert his
influence and have the stage line con-
tinue to that city.
A Few Ranchers
There we're ranchers who believed
in Andersonville's future. Alex Bonner
operated 160-acre ranch but a half
mile west of the city and j. F. Sage
with his mile and quarter irrigation
ditch and garden on North fork, pro-
vided residents with delicacies of his
garden.
That was almost half a century ago.
Today but little remains of Anderson
vile and only a few pioneers remem-
Der the town.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-10-09
OFFICERS NAMED
BY ASSOCIATION
BIG HORN COUNTY TURKEY MAR
KETING UNIT HOLDS MEET
AT HARDIN

At meeting of the Big Horn
Turkey Marketing association held
at Hardin recently, William Col
stad was reelected president of
that organization.
@. w. Peck was elected vice president
and Slim Sorenson, secretary and
treasurer for the ensuing year. Mem
bers of the board of directors in adj
dition to the officers were elected as
follows: Mrs. Guy Van Cleve, S. A.
Beall, Mrs. William Conklin and War
ner Brown.
The report of the business for the
last year showed that the association
received, graded and packed 35,517
pounds of dressed turkeys at a cost
of less than one cent per pound. In
this expense was included also the
cost of boxes, box liners and head
wraps. Frank Smith was manager of
the association during the last year.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-10-09
YOU CAN THROW CARDS
IN HIS FACE
ONCE TOO OFTEN

WTHEN you have those awful
w cramps; when your nerves
are all on edge-don't take it out
on the man you love.
Your husband can't possibly
know how you feel for the simple
reason that he is a man.
A three-quarter wife may DO
no wife at all if she nags her hus-
band seven days out Of every
month.
For three generations one woman
has told another how to go "s1nil-
ing through" with Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. It
helps Nature tone up the system.
thus lessening the discomforts from
the functional disorders which
women must endure in the three
ordeals Of life: l. Turning from
girlhood to womanhood. 2. Pre-
pairing for motherhood. 3. APP
preaching middle age. -
Don't be a three-quarter wife.
take LYDIA e. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND and
Go Smiling Through"