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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
OLSON MURDER ALIBI
PREPARED" POLICE SAY
Ef1rts of Suspect at Florence, Wis.
to Prove He Was in Hawaii
Arouse Skepticism.
sy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FLORENCE, Wis, December ga
young man, suspected by authorities
here of being Erdman Olson sought for
three years as the slayer of Clara Oh
son, today produced papers in an eff
fort to prove an alibi.
The papers purported to show that
the suspect, who gave the name of
Rodney Kelleher, was in Hawaii when
Miss Olson was slain and buried in a
shallow grave near Rising Sun, Wis,
three years ago. The authorities here
said they were skeptical and expressed
belief that the papers were prepared
alibi"
Crawford County officials, to whom
identification has been left, however,
said they doubted If the suspect would
prove to be Olson. since Olson has
been reported captured in various parts
of the country on many occasions. The
suspect is being held pending further
investigation. Olson, who attended COL
lege during his courtship of the girl,
disappeared few days prior to the
finding of the body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29

F. Dimock's, and two years ago sang a
recital program at the MayfloWer Hotel.
Donna Ortensia, as she prefers to be
known professionally. gave a recital at
the Empire Theater in New York about
10 days ago that was highly successful
She is making few concert appearances
this season. as she will sail on the Sa-
turnia for France January to proceed
directly to Cairo, Egypt, where she ex-
poets to spend some time visiting
friends, and will give a professional
concert. Next Fall. however, the count
ess plans to give an extended concert
tour of this country.
The recital Friday is given under pat
ronage of Nine. Paul Claudel, wife of
the French Ambassador; Nobil Donna
Antoinetts de MARITIME, wife of the
italian Ambassador; Charles Davila, the
Rumanian Minister: Mrs. Truxton
Beale, Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mrs. Tracy
Dows, Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, Mrs. de
B. Robbins and Mrs. Lawrence Town
send,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
CHANUKAH SERVICE
TO Be GIVEN TODAY
Ohev ShoIom Hebrew School
to Present Program at
Synagogue Here.

The Ohev Sholom Hebrew School will
give an entertainment program at the
Synagogue Auditorium, Fifth and ]
streets. this afternoon in honor of the
eight-day Chanukah celebration. or
feast of the lights.
The program, starting at s o'clock,
includes the lighting of the traditional
Chanukah candles, a recital of the his
toric sacrifices and triumphs of the
Maccabean heroes of ancient Judeah.
songs and Rotations in Hebrew, Eng
lish and Yiddish, and the presentation
OF Chanukah playlet in two acts.
Rabbi LeOb in Charge.
Rabbi j. T. Leob will preside, while
Max Goldberg will lead the singing. and
Miss jeanette Leipsiger will furnish the
piano Accomplishments.
The program will be repeated in
part, on next Sunday afternoon al
O'Clock as prelude to the anniversary
banquet OF the Ohev Sholom conrre0a.
ton at z pm.
the program at the festival TODAY
Sp0hs WIN Maar1V service cOnducted
py Melvin Lewis, and closes with
"Hatikvah." anu
Other Program Features.
Other features include a violin so,o
py Sarah Rosen, Chanukah greetings
ny Rabbi Loeb, and songs and recits.
ions COMMUNICATING the Maccsbees
py irwin Hayman, Bernard Fioam
David Milloff, Bernard Osin. Sarah
DWarkin, Mildred Troshinsky. irwin
Radin, Melvin Lewis and Minnie
Songs will be ''Hail the Maccabees -
py the Hebrew School; "Bachanukal1"
IN Hebrew, also by the school: "Unzer
Land-Haint und Amol," by Annie
Dwarkin in Yiddish, and "Kosel Ha-
maaravi" in Hebrew by Jack Katz.
A Chanukah dialogue will be given.
by Norman Potosky Morris Esenstad
Abe Mason, Julius Sherman. Jacob En-
stein, Fred Rosenberg, Bernard Zabrek
Walter Golden, Lawrence Fields, Robert
Mensh and a Chanukah sketch bv
Esther Osin, Herman zabrek. David
Sommer, Julius Sommer, Walter Gas
porow, David Epstein, Saul Radin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
FORD BRANCHES CLOSE
TO BRING OUT NEW BODY
Roomier Interiors and Variety Of
Color Combinations Promised
in Statement.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, December 28.-The first
official statement of the specific reason
for recent temporary shut-downs Of
branch plants of the Ford Motor Co.
was made tonight in an announcement
that new Ford bodies will be introduced
throughout the United States next
Tuesday morning.
The announcement, made by Edsel B.
Ford, president of the Ford Motor Co.,
said that the shutdowns were for the
purpose of making changes in machin-
cry and plant equipment. The new
type bodies will have roomier interiors
and variety of new colors and color
combinations, Mr.. Ford's statement
said. Larger tenders and an added
sweep Of line" are other features Of
the new body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
Lover Runs From Robbers.

Not all love runs smooth and some
times lovers run, according TO report
recently given the police by Lyons,
France. Sweethearts trysting on the
banks of the Soane were attacked by
four men who stepped from boat, re-
volvers in hand and demanded their
money. One seized the girl by the
throat and tore her HANDBAG away-and
her sweetheart ned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
Handicraft in Vienna.

In connection with the 1880 congress
OF the German League of Handicrafts
In Vienna, Austria, q model settlement
OF small dwellings Is to be built. It will
include houses In rows and In detached
vtllarettes. In the Austrian Museum
Will be displayed handicraft work from
automobiles whose esthetic quality is
prominent, to highly decorated briet
cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
.C.&O.BEGINSN NEW BRANCH
81, 10000 Kentucky Development
Will Require IL Months.

RICHMOND, Va, December % 41.--
w. J. Harahan. senior vice president of
the Chesapeake and Ohio and Hooking
Valley railroads, tonight announced
work has started on 43 miles Of branch
line to serve undeveloped coal and tim
Der lands in the vicinity Of Pikeville, KY.
The construction, authorized several
weeks ago by the Interstate Commerce
commission, involves $1,000 900 and will
require year and half to complete,
the of1cial stated. ...-.
one OF the branches will be % miles
IN length, between Malard, KY, and the
Virginia State line, and the remaining
10 miles will be built In the vicinity OF
johns Greek, KY. Both will enter ter
ritory heretofore unserved by railroads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
System of BUYERS
Causes Hoover TO
Replace New Desk
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A matter of push buttons and
buzzers yesterday caused PreSi-
dent Hoover to give up the hand
some buried mahogany desk he
first used after moving into the
office formerly occupied by the
Secretary OF the Navy.
The desk on which the busi-
ness of the President has been
transacted since President Taft
moved into the White House was
brought to Mr.. Hoover's tenn
porary office yesterday glistening
from a new finish, made neces-
sary by damage in the Christ
mas eve fire at the White House.
The Chief Executive had the
desk brought over so the buzzer
system utilized in the White
House could be used in the
quarters at the State, War and
Navy Building.
The old desk was somewhat
damaged in the IRE, but the
scratches and stains had been
polished away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
Miss Wilmington Gets Cat.

DICK Wilmington and his cat were
recalled at a bazaar held recently at St,
refers church in London. AS feature
Oh the program cat was presented to
scendant of the family of Richard anc
Alice Wilmington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29

When the steamer Conlon entered a
doc no AZ Liverpool. England, recently
unloading fruit, and In the stampede
many men and policemen were injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29

Such Sceptics as the French psychia-
trist, Janet, he said, have vouched for
cures OF complicated organic diseases
at the Grotto Of Lourdes. The term
suggestion itself. popular with pSy-
biologists, he said, explains nothing,
for 1t is only another word for the
primitive mana"
He insisted that science could not af-
ford to discard without much further
consideration the possibility that some
mana" represents real forces. the ma
ture Of which is still unknown. He in
sisted that there are well verified in
stances Of the working of suggestion,
or mana" at a distance.
There are, he said, three views of
prayer. One, widely accepted by scien-
lists, Is that it is lust bunk and a
process Of kidding ones self" Another
school Of thought holds that the indi-
vidual is part of a pattern Of things
brought about by a pattern making
power" not God in the accepted sense
of the term, and that prayer is merely
an effort to understand better the pat
tern and ones part in it. Thus II one is
ready to accept ones place in the pat
tern, through intrOSpection, one has
conquered life. The third view Is that
prayer Is a means of contact with an
individual apart from ones self or with
currents of power, or mana" in the
universe. As possible evidence of such
)currents he said that in most cases
those responsible for great creative
works say that the idea came suddenly
INTO their consciousness. He insisted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
Coolidge Dignifies
COober Crisis by
Increasing Tariff
u. S. Growers of Shelled
And Unshelled Peanuts
Get Protection.

The shelled and unshelled peanut
situation was clothed with the dignity
of an executive order by President Cool
idge yesterday. AS a result, within sc
days, the tariff on unshelled COOLERS
will be increased from to AIS cents a
pound, on unshelled peanuts from 4
to cents a pound.
Mr.. Coolidge's order was accompanied
by an extended monograph to the
press on the entire peanut crisis. Pea
nuts consumed in the United States, II
appears, are chiefly Of three types; the
Virginia type, produced in Virginia and
North Carolina and imported from the
Orient: the Spanish type. produced gen.
orally throughout the South. and the
Runner type, produced chiefly in Ala
bana and Georgia.
The Virginia type is the best in size
shape and fiavor-the kind generally
eaten at ball games. However, they were
imported in such quantities from China
that the domestic market was threat
ened American grown peanuts, un-
shelled, cost GIGS for delivered at
Chicago; the Chinese peanuts could
be delivered at San Francisco for halt
that price. The American growers
asked that the tariff be raised to add
to their protection.
Mr.. Coolidge agreed. In witness
whereof he set his hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be affixed tc
the new schedules.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
POLICEMAN GETS
NEW BOARD TRIAL
Luther Walker, Accused in
Highway Bridge Duties, Wins
Right to Counsel.

The District Commissioners have
remanded to the Police Trial Board. for
a new trial, the case of Luther Walker,
fifth precinct, who was found guilty by
the board of being in a watchman'S box
on the Highway Bridge instead OF do
ing duty on the bridge
When the case came to trial before
the board a brother officer of the ac-
cused, Policeman Robert j. Allen, third
precinct, sought to appear as Walkers
counsel. Inspector Louis J. Stoll, chair
man of the board, would not allow the
appearance and gave Walker one hour
in which to prepare his case. At the
end of the hour the case was tried,
Walker was found guilty and a fine OF
SIS imposed.
Walker appealed on the ground that
he was taken by surprise and unable
to prepare an adequate defense in the
time allotted. The Commissioners took
up his appeal last Tuesday. and ordered
the case remanded for new trial with
ample time for the officer to secure
counsel.
The action was not announced at the
time but news of it leaked out yester-
day. Secretary Daniel E. Garges of
the Board of Commissioners explained
that the fine in the case, SIS, was so
small that it was not considered .im-
portant enough to be announced to the
newspapers.
Mr.. Garges said that although this
action had not been taken in any recent
case, it was not unusual, and that cases
had frequently been remanded for re-
trial in the past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
POLICE CHECK STORY
OF GUN-TOTING GIRL
Young Tennessee Woman Hoped to
Sell Weapon to Obtain
Funds, She Says.

Hope that she could sell the loaded
pistol police found in her pocketbook
to get much-needed funds was the only
motive for her carrying the weapon,
Miss Ruth Barnett, II, Of Bristol,
Tenn, declared at Police Court yester-
day, following her arraignment before
Judge Gus A. Schuldt for carrying a
deadly weapon.
The charges against the young wom-
an were continued to permit proba-
ton authorities to- check-up on her
story and communicate with relatives
in Tennessee.
Miss Barnett says she left her home
following difficulties with her step
father. The revolver she was carry
ing belonged to him, she says.
She came to Washington to locate
a brother, James Barnett, a painter.
The problem of transportation was
solved when salesman en- route to
New York offered to drive her here,
she said.
After making several unsuccessful in
quiries for her brother, she went to
Union Station and was there arrested
by policewoman ION suspicion"
Miss Barnett explained that the revolt
yer was loaded because she was afraid
to take the cartridges out of it..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
SOUTHERN LEADERS
ARE PAID TRIBUTE
Veterans of Civil War Attend
Confederate Organizations
Celebration Here.

With half a dozen gray-haired vet
Grams in their midst, local Confederate
organizations yesterday met in COM
memoration of the 1920 anniversaries
of Robert E. Lee and "Stonewall' Jack
son at Confederate Memorial Hall, 1922
Vermont avenue.
CARRIED in the gray uniforms of the
Confederacy and proudly displaying
service medals, the veterans were STIR
red by Rufus w. Parsons declaration
that 1.-The Southern Confederacy fought
the Civil War on the grounds of self
government and not because of the
slavery question, which was luxury
for the South"
Mr.. Pearson. commander of the Dis
trict and Maryland divisions of the
Sons of Confederate Veterans, also
described the character and life of the
two famous Southern generals.
Rev. Haskell r. Deal opened the
meeting with the invocation, which was
followed by a song by Mrs. Francesca
KaSpar Lawson, accompanied by Mrs.
Henry Hunt Mckee. Mrs Maud Harold
Smith recited 1.-THE Little Bronze
Cross"
The last order of Gen. Lee was read
to the meeting by Adjt. John M. Follin,
Lucien Powell, the artist who fought
during the civil strife at the age of Is
and made many famous sketches of
battles and skirmishes of the war, sang
several old Southern songs with Mrs.
Lawson following the reading of the
order.
Preceding the celebration the Chill
dren of the Confederacy gathered in
Statuary Hall at the Capitol and
listened to an address, by Senator Tyson
of Tennessee, who told them many in
stances of Gen. Lees military career.
The Senator also told the children to
retain their patriotism for the South
and advised them to study the his
torical facts of the war
Following the address Miss Harriet
Ryder, president of the children's di-
evision, placed wreath on Gen. Lees
statue in the hall. The wreath was
presented to her by Mrs George D.
Horning, president of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy. Mrs.
George Alexander was in charge of the
children'S affair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
QUESTION MARK DUE
TO TAKE OFF TODAY
Expected Here Thursday Night.
Fuel Plane No. Will Accom-
pany Record Ship.
BY the Associated Press.


SAN DIEGO, Calf, January 19-
Reoonditioned and in readiness for her
Journey, the Question Mark will take
off from Rockwell Field at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning and by Thursday
night she is expected to be back in her
hangar at Washington. D. c., after sue
cessfully carrying out her mission of
setting new endurance records.
Announcement of plans for the big
plane came today. Fuel plane No. l
will accompany the monoplane. al
though refueling operations on the
eastward flight are not contemplated at
present.
Maj. Carl Spatz, flight commander,
will be in the Question Mark with Capt.
Ira Eaker, H. J. Adamson, assistant to
F. Trubee Dawson. Assistant Secretary
of War for Aviation, and Staff Sergt.
Roy W. Hooe.
Fuel plane No. / will be piloted by
Capt Ross G. Hoyt and Lieut.. Elwood
Quesada. The two planes are due at
Tucson, Ariz., tomorrow; Monday, at
Midland Tex; Tuesday night, at
Shreveport. La; Wednesday, at Mont
gomery. Ala, and they will go to Wash
ington the following day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
DETENTION HOUSE
PRISONERS MOVED
Confusion Reigns at New Site
as Vans Transfer
Furniture.

While they didn't get much to eat
yesterday and we're bundled, bag and
baggage, out of their quarters at 90S 3
street southwest, inmates of the Dis
trict'S Detention House today were max
ing the best of their new quarters at
Sixth street and Louisiana avenue and
last night were eating hotel fare.
They didn't get any lunch yesterday
and their supper consisted of coffee
but 1t was Willard Hotel coffee.
We're having a hotel take care Of
the feeding of the prisoners until we
can get things Strengthened out in the
new Detention House." Lieut.. Nina C..
Van Wrinkle. chief of the Women's Bu-
ment. said last night as she was pack
ing her trunk preparatory to leaving
the old Detention House on B street.
Evacuation of the old detention house
was hurried affair. Bids for moving
of furniture were opened only yesterday
morning. When the contract was finally
awarded. less than So hours remained
for evacuation of the place. Mrs. Van
Wrinkle is under court orders to leave
the B street apartment, which has
housed the detention house for several
months by midnight tonight.
1t was no comfortable night the pris-
onerS spent at the new quarters last
night. While the lights. gas and water
had been turned on. the kitchen had not
been set up. and up to midnight some
of the beds had not been unpacked
from moving vans.
Were making the best of a bad
deal" Mrs. Van Wrinkle said. We're
taking no prisoners tonight, but are
caring for those already in charge.
Saturday night and Sunday arrests will
60 to Gallinger Hospital"
Mrs. Van Wrinkle, who made her
home at the old Detention House, did
not stay at the new place last night,
but engaged room at hotel until
I'VE can get things at the new place
Strengthened out" she said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
GEN. M'INTYRE IS
HONORED AT BANQUET
New Philippine Trade Commits
sioner Is Praised by Island
Officials.

Mai Gen. Frank Mcintyre. who re-
Gently retired from the post of chief of
the Bureau of Insular Affairs of the
War Department, and has been APP
pointed Philippine trade commissioner
was the guest of honor at banquet last
night at Harvey's, where he was praised
by Philippine leaders, former officials
and a speaker for delegation of more
than 80 New York bankers and bust
mes men interested in Philippine af-
fairs.
Gen. Mcintyre, in responding, laid
down the principle that the trade re-
lations between the islands and the
United States should be continued as
they now stand, and should not be
curtailed as proposed by the Timber
lake resolution, which would restrict to
500,0 900 tons duty-free sugar from the
islands entering the United States.
Pedro Guevara. resident Philippine
commissioner. declared 1t was up 70
all fair and just-minded Americans
to prevent any move to curtail the
growth of trade between the islands
and the United States"
Other speakers included: Represen-
tatives Beedy, Republican, of Maine
Williams. Democrat. of Texas; Gilbert.
Democrat. of Kentucky; all members
of the House Insular Affairs committee
Charles D. Orth of New York. presi-
dent of the Philippine American Cham
Der of Commerce; s&aj. Gen. Francis
Lei. Parker, chief OF the Bureau OF
Insular Affairs; Vicente G. Bunuan,
director of the Philippine Press
Bureau; Frank Crone, formerly Direc-
tor of Education Of the Philippine
Islands, and Vicente Villamin OF New
York.
Messages of congratulation to Gen.
MCINTYRE were read from Chief Justice
William Howard Taft. Newton D.
Baker, former Secretary of War, and
Nicholas Roosevelt of the New York
Times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
ARMY MEN TRANSFERRED.
Mai. Woodward Will Leave Wal
ter Reed Hospital.

Recent Army orders include the trans
fer of Col. James R. Pourie, Quarter
master Corps, from Fort Sam Houston.
Tex, to the Philippine Islands; Col.
Clyffard Game, QuartermaSter Corps,
from Governors Island, N. Y, to COM
mand the quartermaster depot at Phlla-
delphia; Col. F. v. S. Chamberlain, In
fantry. from the Army War College, to
the 18th Infantry at Fort Adams, r. l.;
Col. Pegram Whitworth. Infantry, from
the University of Alabama to Jefferson
Barracks, Mo-; Col. Moor N. Falls, 9th
Infantry, from Jefferson Barracks to
Chicago; Lieut. Col. John Randolph, In
fantry, from New Haven, Conn, to the
9Th Infantry at Jefferson Barracks;
Mai. George S. Woodland, Medical Corps,
from Walter Reed General Hospital
this city, to Fort Mcpherson. Ga; Maj
William H. Lloyd, Medical Corps, from
Fort Leonard Wood, Md, to Fort Wash
ington, Md; Maj. Thornton Rogers, 18th
Infantry, from Chilkoot Barracks
Alaska, to the 18th Infantry at Fort
Crook, Nebr; Maj. Basil d. Spalding
from the University of Kentucky al
Lexington to Alaska; Capt. Henry w
ISbell, Infantry, from Fort Brady, Mich.
to the Office Of chief of Infantry, Wal
Department; Capt. Maxwell G.. Keller
Medical Corps, from Fort Mcpherson
Ca, to the general dispensary In THU
city,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
CHICAG0AN FEARS RADIO
CONTROL BY SMALL GROUP
Oswald F. Schuete Testifies Before
House Committee Over
White Bill.
By the Associated Press:

By the Associated FreSS
Fear for the safety OF the country
IL control of all radio facilities should
be acquired by small group of indi-
yidualS was expressed yesterday by
Oswald F. Schuete Of Chicago, execu-
tive secretary of the Radio Protective
Association, in testimony before the
House merchant marine committee on
the White bill to continue the life OF
the Federal Radio Commission for an
other year. His organization represents
the independent radio equipment manu-
facturers.
The witness said that the control of
radio by trust is a menace to the
safety of the republic" Tomorrow, p"
he added. "such a radio trust may
menace the peace of the world.
ut is because of the peril OF any
such radio trust control over our in
ternational communications that we be-
Neve your committee should have a
vital interest in the complaint which we
have fled"