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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-31
Change in Metal Buying.

NEW YORK, May 81 LHo).-Inactivity
in the metal markets is said by produc
ers to be due to a change in buying
practice from far-forward commitments
to buying for prompt shipments, the En-
gineering and Mining Journal reports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-31
PARIS BOURsE PRICES.

PARIS. May 81 tp.-Prices moved
irregularly on the Bourse today. Three
per cent rentes, "a francs 35 confines;
S per cent loan, 100 francs IS centimes;
exchange on London, 1874 francs Az
centimes. The dollar was quoted at Is
francs So "a centimes.
Real Silk Hosiery may resume divi-
dends before the end of the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-31
Wool.

WOOL.
BOSTON.-It is reported here that
only about 1000 900 pounds of Texas
8-month wool remains unsold. The
recent heavy sales at San Angelo and
Kerrville were made at prices which
were not made public. Some Texas
wool here, however, has been reported
sold as low as 80 cents clean.
Gas.
HOUSTON-Ehe Dixie Gulf Gas Co
has entered an agreement to buy
35,000,000 to 75,000,000 cubic feet or
natural gas for pipingg to Houston and
other Texas cities to supplement exist
ing supplies. The gas will come from
the Arkansas Natural Gas Co.. which
has gas wells In the Monroe and Rich
land, La, fields.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
He Who Got Slap
On Cheek Catches
Jay Walking Girl
Officer Grabs Her Arm
As She Orders Him to
''Let Coz and Strikes.

NEW YORK, February 5.-Times
Square traffic police are becoming more
proficient at catching woman jay
walkers.
Where it took 10 policemen to run
the first one to earth, the second was
caught single handed, but not until the
lone captor had his face slapped.
A fashionably dressed young woman
started across Broadway at Forty-fftn
street against the traffic lights.
Patrolman John Brennan seized her
arm. You can't cross now. Wait for
the lights" he said.
Let go my arm" the young woman
ordered. The policeman held on and
her free hand smacked sharply against
his cheek. He arrested her for dis
orderly conduct.
At the station the prisoner at first
refused to give her name. She sobbed
in cell for three hours before she
identified herself as Margaret Frey, 90,
a companion to an aged woman resid-
ing on Riverside Drive. She was re-
leased under bail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05

Honorable Mention Stars Community Chest Essay Contest
%@HE washington Community Chest concerns not alone
the banker the merchant the butcher the baker nor
the candeStick maker. The very word community I'M
plies is the business of woman and
child by the boundaries of the District OF
Columbia failure of this project will touch every
member community for the happiness, health and
welfare whole depend upon the condition or
it's individual citizens
social agencies. dependent in large measure upon
the generosity of the people, bearing small part OF the
brn of maintaining public welfare through their assistance
less fortunate of city family The Community
financing this work. The Chest is filled by one appeal to
agencies and its careful budget will be administered
Systematically and with minimum of overhead Relieved OF
the task of raising social workers can go
their task embarrassed by this dissipation OF precious
energies
Never before in the history of Washington has there been
opportunity for the gver of the mite to contribute as I'M
partially widely the millionaire BY gilt TO the
Chest matter how small he do his bit for every
worthy charity in the city It not the large gifts that will
make Chest full What counts is community giving the
multitude gifts gathered into the common Golfer
common because all give and all may receive.
It has been said that Washington has community
spirit shoulders the wheel and that
she will for her The hand of the social agency is
extended help the needy at all times. 1t makes
save that there is money Can the citizens of
Washington less? 1t is asked that supply that
asked to give till it hurts-ony to give till 1t helps
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
L|NDbERGH Halls
NEW AIR MAIL LINE
Says Large Area Can Be
Developed Only by i.
AirpIane.
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MIAMI, Fla, February 5.-A few
hours before Col. Charles A. Lindbergh
hoped of here for his trail-blaZing
flight to Panama he was asked whether
the Diesel engine would be adapted to
airplanes.
sit is quite possible that the Diesel
will be used in aviation" he said. "Ex-
periments and tests are under way
and definite progress is being made"
Planes Almost Foolproof.
Col Lindbergh spoke of the research
in safety problems now being made by
the Daniel Guggenheim Foundation.
Questioned as to whether airplaneS
could be made foolproof, he said:
"They are almost that now. The hui
man equation is not the most important
i'll making airplanes absolutely safe. l
should say that the emphasis is on the
machine, and in this steady progress is
being made. The Guggenheim Founda-
tion in its experimental work and in its
offer of prizes in national safety COM
petition is making every possible effort
to solve the safety problem"
Col Lindbergh spoke with eagerness
of air transportation to South America
and of his flight to Panama.
There are large areas O1 tIllS TeBiOn
he said, which can be brought into de-
velopment only by the airplane."
Air Depot Completed.
Miami-all Southern Florida, In fact
was buzzing with air talk yesterday
as Col. Lindbergh hoped off.
Florida has just begun to realize that
1t is the inevitable air take-oH for the
Central and South American routes
which have been projected and some
Of which will now be regularly flown.
The Pan-American Always, a $780,
100000 corporation, has just completed
here the first international air depot.
with daily flights to and from Havana.
The planes arrive and depart promptly
on schedule, making the trip in two and
a half hours. They carry IL passengers
on each trip, and are booked to capac-
ity days ahead of sailing dates. At the
air depot are customs and immigra-
tions inspectors, functioning exactly as
they Go in ship transportation.
(Copyright, 1929. by North American News
paper Alliance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
EMBASSY GETS REPORT.
Restoration of Complete Tranquility
Claimed in Messages.

Cla1mcO IN messages.
Restoration of complete tranquility
and order in Spain following the recent
public disturbances in Valencia were
reported late last night to the Spanish
embassy here by its government.
The message from Spain minimized
the seriousness of the events of the
past day in that country. You can
affirm categorically," the advices stated,
chat the disturbances of the last few
days have already disappeared COM
pletely. They failed to give rise to a
Single shot in the whole of Spain,
either by one side or the other, and
not single wounded was reported"
1.-THE failure of former Premier Jose
Sanchez Guerra has been notorious, hut
as the captain-general of Valencia. Gen.
Castro Girona, was inept in the fulfill
ment of his duty and inactive in making
arrests he has lost his post. and he has
been submitted to due process of law.
"The army, the navy, the civil guards,
the coast guards, the security force and
the militia have at all times been loyal
to the government. without allowing the
politicians and other disseminated ele-
ments, who do not amount in the whole
of Spain to more than 1000, to infiu-
ence them into abandoning their duties.
This is the truth of what is happen
ing in Spain. and whatever else might
be said is nothing but dream of those
who are interested in propagating the
lies"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
FORTUNE IN ART
IS LOST IN FIRE
Otto Marks Favorite Paint
ing Saved by Girl, IS, in
$1,000, 900 Blaze.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 5.-A paint
ing Of her mother, which 15year-old
Audrey Marx saved because she knew
it was her fathers favorite, was vir-
tually all that remained today of the
Marx Mansion Oh the Hudson.
The 25-room frame and brick dwell
ing of Otto Marx, financier, filled with
valuable paintings, tapestries and books,
was destroyed by fire last night, with
a loss estimated at 100000.
The portrait of Mrs. Marx as child
was the work of her father. Henry
Mosler noted American artist, who died
in 1920. He probably is best known
for his painting of Betsy Ross
and her friends making the first Ameri-
can flag.
Among the paintings destroyed were
so of Mosler's work, Rembrandt and
others by Nicholas Mayes and Perler
Mr.. and Mrs. Marx and their two
sons were at a theater when the fire
broke out arriving on the scene when
the roof was falling in. Mrs. Marx told
the police she had jewelry worth $780,
900 in a safe in the house.
The house is located on the banks OF
the Hudson River in the Riverdale Sec
ton of the Bronx and f1remen were
handicapped by its isolated location and
low water pressure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05

tioning the expense OF these grand
projects.
go Extraordinary Excess Of Street Area.
Consider for che moment Washing
tons original street plan and the bur-
dens involved in paving, maintaining
and policing it.
1t represents the hard bargain driven
with the original proprietors Of the soil.
John Law, prominent citizen, who
came here at the city's birth, charged
in 1920, voicing general complaint,
that the city has been made vast by
the politicians merely to crafty their
cupidity and tempt as many farm
holders as possible to give up half their
property. Even more bitter complaints
were made concerning the area appro-
priated for streets and avenues. not
merely one-half, but all OF which was
taken by the Government without COM
pensation. The property owners do
mated one-half of the lots and all Of the
streets and avenues to the Nation; and
the national representatives showed
shrewd appreciation of the terms OF the
benefaction by setting apart as streets
more than one half of the total area OF
the city, 1906 acres out OF total OF
Gill, a greater percentage OF street sur
| face than In any other city In the world
| It's vastneSs has been well pictured BY
imagining q street 100 feet WIDE extend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05

of the sale of donated lots. A preten-
tious city was planned and lots were
sold by the Government on the strength
of this understanding. For three
fourths of century the Nation violated
or neglected the obligations which 1T
had thus incurred. In 1878 the Gov
eminent. which had in the beginning
implicitly undertaken to meet all the
expenses of capital making and then
shifted that burden, in the main. upon
private citizens, decided that justice re-
quired it to pay one-half OF the DIS
tricts expenses.
WashingtOn's Equities.
Study of the equitable foundations
upon which proportionate contribution
toward capital maintenance by the
Nation is based brings the CONVICTION
that no fixing of that proportion can
be lust which ignores national neglects
of obligations in the past In determln-
ing the equitable measure OF proper
tionate contribution for the future.
AS an annual contributor to mu-
nicipal maintenance in DEFINITE ana
liberal amount the Nation mas SINCE
1876. under the wise and FAIR leglsla-
tion OF that year, surpassed otner ma
tions in this form Of patriotic eXpendl-
the Nations self-respect as a fulhller
of CAPITAL Obligations; and to build up
the Capital of today in which every
American has proprietary interest ana
in respect TO which every American now
feels proprietary pride.
Obligation Follows Power.
The second obligation, that which is
coupled WITH and measured by. the
degree to which the Nation controls its
Capital. is. as I have noted, extraordi-
narily great in Washingtons case.
The teaching of these comparisons Is
that obligation is coupled with power;
/. e., financial obligation is coupled with
political power. If the Nation controls,
it pays: and to the extent that 1t con-
Urols, it pays.
Washington is the only capital in the
world In which, II certain proposed
policies prevail, the Nation would do
all OF the controlling and none OF the
paying. Paris wants France TO pay
without controlling: some men would
nave the United States control without
paying. Z.
In Canberra, the new capital-to-be of
Australia, supreme national controi OF
the capital may be exemplified as in the
dition will result from the fact that the
Nation will secure and retain fee-simple
title to all the land in the Federal dis.
trict and will simply lease to individual
residents. 1t will logically couple national
Government ownership with national
Government control in an Interesting
socialistic experiment. In Washington,
If certain theories prevail, the Nation
will retain exclusive and complete con-
troll Of the Capital, equal to that OF
Canberra, without eXtinguishfng by
purchase all individual title to property
and without even recognizing and meet
ing the obligations which arise from
partial ownership and full control.
The assumption and exercise Of abso-
lutte and exclusive legislative power by
the organic act were coupled with reeog-
milton of a pre-existing and continuing
financial obligation. The Nation cannot
equitably repudiate or reduce to mini
mum its financial obligation and retain
and exercise Its full despotic and exclu-
ssye power 70 tax and to govern. -s1ss
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DE RIVERA DENIES
REVOLT REPORTS
Says No Shots Have Been
Fired, Practically All
Troops Loyal.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MADRID, February 5.-Premier Pri-
mo de Rivera, in response to re-
quest by the Associated Press for a
statement on the situation in Spain,
today denied that the recent revolu-
tionary movement was of Importance
and declared that there has been no
fighting whatever.
His statement follows:
Reports broadcast about bloody re-
volts in Spain are absolutely untrue.
There has been no bloodshed in Spain.
Not a single shot has been fired.
whether by the rebels or by the local
troops Practically all the troops are
loyal, the exceptions being very few
artillery officers who have ordered their
men to leave their barracks in Ciudad
real and to stay within their barracks
in Valencia.
"These orders were strictly obeyed
by the men who are noted for their
discipline and obedience, but as soon
as they found out that the orders were
subversive, they disobeyed their officers.
THE entire country has piled ap-
probrium upon these disloyal officers.
The government will energetically pro-
coed against the responsible parties
for these disorders, which have been
utter failures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
TOXIC NOT WORRIED
BY U. S. CRUISER BILL
Naval Ministry Holds Time Clause
Does Not Disturb Jaran's Pres
emit Building Program.
BY. the Associated Press.

BY. the Associated Press.
TOXIC, February 5.--Tentative ap-
proval by the United States Senate of
the three-year time clause in the pend
ing cruiser bill aroused some comment
in Japanese naval circles today.
A spokesman for the naval ministry
expressed the opinion that the Senate's
approval Of the cruisers. with the time
clause, would not affect Japan's present
naval program, although 1t might affect
building plans after 1881.
He said much would depend upon
the outcome of the conference on naval
limitation which. is due to convene that
year to revise the Washington confer
ence agreement.
He was asked if he thought the Sen
ate action might accelerate the date of
converting of the new conference. He
answered it was impossible to tell. re-
marking that 1t was probable Great
Britain and Japan would welcome an
earlier date to facilitate their making
plans for the future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
CAPT. BURLlMGAME
DECLINES TO REPLY
TO BLALOCK STORY
(continued From First Page. )

group of newspaper men when Bur-
lingame came to Police Department
headquarters with his reply. The cap
tain attempted to evade them and took
refuge in the Office Of the chief clerk
of the department. but the reporters
cornered him as he left the police SUI
perintendent.
Asked whether he had submitted his
answer and what it contained. Bur-
lingame declared, Il have nothing to
say"
Whereabouts of PaImist Mystery.
Several OF Washington'S leading at
torneys and a number of other pro-
fessional and business men, it is re-
ported, have come to Burlingames as
sistance and have proffered their ssrv-
ices without charge to aid him in fight
ing Mrs. Blalock's charges.
In the meantime the whereabouts
of the palmist continue to remain a
mystery. Maj. HeSse said he had been
told that she came to Washington from
Baltimore last night. He renewed his
offer to give her police protection If
she revealed her hiding place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05

These figures show that Washington
has exempt real property of the value
of $sO4 1855 and taxable real prop
erty of the value Of $l,118,093, l62, the
ratio of exempt to taxable real property
being 54.09 per cent. Washington's
total of exempt property and ratio OF
exempt to taxable property far exceed
those of every other city. Boston, the
nearest city to Washington in this
table. showing s2O5 ,9o7,457 less than
Washington. So great is this excess
of exempt property in Washington that
$780, ,0l5 in value OF certain Gov
eminent property imagined as taxable
under Washington tb) may be with.
drawn from the exempt list and still
leave Washington's exempt property In
excess of nearly all the other cities.
with a ratio OF exempt to taxable real
property of 1874 per cent as against
l7.35 per cent average Of all the other
cities.
In figuring Uncle Sam as hypotheti-
cal city taxpayer the Bureau ap-
praises the properly taxable part OF
his actual real estate and tangible per-
sonalty holdings, and estimates his
Intangible personally on the basis OF
the amount probably contributed by the
owners of the great industrial plants
In other cities, for whom in Washington
he Is the substitute. OF course, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
BRITISH MAY POSTPONE.
PLANS TO BUILD 2 SHIPS
Ministry Has in Mind Disarma-
ment Gesture to u. S., New
paper Announces.
Ply the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
LONDON. February 5.-Two cruisers
scheduled to be built for the British
navy this year may be deferred as a
disarmament gesture to the United
States, said the Parliamentary corre-
spodent OF the Evening Standard today.
The article stated that this measure
was likely to be taken soon by the
cabinet.
1t was pointed out that Sir Austen
Chamberlain, the foreign secretary, in
replying to recent questions in the
House of Commons respecting the
progress of the limitation of ornaments,
has adhered rigidly to the answer that
the problem was receiving close con-
sideration. He has added that the
government was studying the question
in all its aspects, but that 1t was not
ready to make any fresh proposals to
the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05

then recalled that during the hearings
last week President Havenner of the
federation testified that while there
were some amendments that might
still be made, he though the sentiment
was that If further amendments would
jeopardize the merger the plan should
be acted on in its present form.
The full committee also adopted the
report of the subcommittee requesting
the Public Utilities Commission to en-
ploy DR.. Maltbie to supervise the new
valuation to be made following the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
COURTS BECOME SEVERE.
Chicago Judges, Once Lenient,
Adopt Stern Policies.

CHICAGO, February (P).--Criminal
court Judges, who during the first three.
months of 1928 displayed what the Chi
cage Crime Commission characterized
as startling leniency." became stern
and severe during the final three menths
of the year, the commission's annual
report said today.
Energy was almost doubled as indi-
Gated by hours on the bench" the re-
port said, land trials by jury were al
most tripled."
A marked decrease in felony waivers
was noted by the commission. An earlier
report had criticized the courts for
waving felony charges in many cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
ICE ISOLATES PATIENTS.
Doctor Plans 25-Mile Journey Over
Frozen Lake.

CROSS VILLAGE, Mich, February
(R--To minister to two pneumonia pa
TENTS and others on Beaver Island,
storm-bound and ice-locked for several
weeks, Dr.. Russell Palmer of this village
planned today to cross the rs miles OF
Lake Michigan Ice that separates the
island from the mainland of Michigan.
He will go primarily to treat Mrs.
Charles Gallagher and Mrs. Fred
Nackerman. suffering from pneumonia.
Charles Tilley. another island resident,
died of the disease yesterday.
DR.. Palmer will follow the trail
broken Sunday by Joseph Left and
Charles Gallagher, mail carriers; Miss
Mary Gallagher. Chicago nurse, and
two Dominican sisters. They made the
trip In Is hours and reported that twice
their horse broke through the ice.
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WALES ACTS FOR KING.

LONDON, February (P).-Acting as
King Georges deputy for the first time
since his majesty's illness. the Prince
of Wales today received number OF
distinguished visitors at York House,
including various public officials.
A big crowd stood in the ambassadors
court at ST. James during the morning
watching the distinguished visitors
arrive s.se
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
VENICE CANALS FROZEN.
Iceboats and Skis May Replace
GOndolas II Cold Continues.

ROME. February 5 tP).-Iceboats
and skis may be necessary to replace
Venetian gondolas if the weather IN
that Italian city does not moderate
soon.
Ice has cIogged up the canals and
lagoons, which serve Venice as streets.
and traffic there by means OF gondoias
has become most difficult. The tenn
perature has been as low as 1873
Fahrenheit.
Traffic on the River Pc has become
virtually impossible since that river
froza over. Dante's own Arno is also
frozen over.