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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-24
FATE OF 100 CAUGHT
ON LAKES is HIDDEN
AS % ARE RESCUED
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a rock and being severely pounded by
Neither Capt. M. Staulkes, the COM
mander, nor any of the rest Of the crew
suffered from their hree-and-a-half-
day battle with the lake. The crew
planned to take a bus to the Sault this
morning. 49,. -,
lions, with the city Of Chicago a heavy
sufferer. The estimate of damage to
Chicago breakwaters, boulevard systems
and parks was fixed at $4,000 900, with
private property damage adding an
other million to the citys total loss.
The damage along the Wisconsin
shore line was certain to be close to
81, 100000, according to reports to Mil
Waukee. Green Bay, Wis, suffered 9
100000 loss from flood and the DAM
age to Menominee Harbor was believed
to have been more than $4,000.
Upper Michigan's property loss was
placed at 100000, but it was in that
section that shipping suffered heavily
Along the Southwestern Michigan shore
line and in the Indiana dune country
the wrecking Of property and shipping
ran up 4 repair and replacement bill OF
several hundred thousand dollars.
Some crop damage resulted from the
snowstorm that trailed the storm across
Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan. A
few sections reported corn and garden
products affected.
Despite the rolling seas, nine boats
ventured out from Superior, Wis, yeSter-
day and half dozen arrived. Wireless
reports during the day told of a 60-mile
wind at Split Rock, so miles to the
south.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-24
BELGIAN DISPLAY
OF ART TO Open
Exhibition Sponsored by
President and King as
Gesture of Amity.

AS a gesture of international amity.
and under the joint sponsorship of the
leaders of the two cooperating nations,
the President of the United States and
the King of the Belgians, special ex-
hibition of cotemporary Belgian art has
been sent to this country and will open
at the Corcoran Gallery of Art with q
private view tonight. The committee
of sponsorship for America consists OF
President Hoover, Prince Albert De
Ligne, the Belgian Ambassador, and
Princess De Lgne.
The exhibit, which is described as .
cross-section of the best in Belgian ar
tistic effort during the past two decades,
and which is held under the auspices
of the European and American ART
Committee. following the initial show
ing here in the National Capital, Wln
later be taken to leading art museums
throughout the United States, IL VIII
be open to public inspection tomorrow
and will remain here on pupuc VIC"
until November 80.
Exchange Of Exhibitions.
The European and American Art
Committee was organized for the Spe-
cific purpose of promoting the exchange
of international art exhibitions ana INC
present display is but the hrst OF Sucn
a series. Plans are alTedoy uAAuSA w
for sending collection OF coCemporaIy
American art to be shown in the newly
opened Palais des Beaux Arts In Brus-
sells. The president of this committees
is Frederick Starr, who is also presloens
of the Alliance Francaise. The colec-
ton was brought to America by LOUIS
Pierard, member of the Belgian Parna-
ment, as representative OF the govern
ment in charge.
Catalogue Is Prepared.
The catalogue has been prepared and
the foreword thereto written by DR..
Christian Brinton, noted art critic, In
collaboration with M. Pierard, who Is
author of its introduction, and VINO
points out therein that the GROWING
glory of those provinces which constl-
tute present-day Belgium Is beyond
doubt an uninterrupted artistic tradi-
ton that extends from the sixteenth
century to today.
The exhibition includes more than
100 paintings, some 40 specimens or
graphic art, and a similar number OF
pieces of sculpture. 1t is stated that
only the absence from Washington OF
President Hoover prevents his attend
ance on the opening private view or
the display, the first of its kind to be
sponsored by Chief Executive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-24
DEATH OF 5 IS LAID
TO MISSING FATHER
Wife and -Four Children Are Vic
tins of Gas-Enigmatic Note
Battles Police.

BY the Associated Press.
HAMILTON, Ontario, october "a
Charles King, ST., 36-year-old barber,
was hunted today to explain the deaths
of his wife and four of his children
and the probable fatal illness Of another
child. r..
Robert, IA; Leon, IL, and Keith, S,
were found dead from inhaling gas by
neighbors who broke open the door Of
the unpretentious two-story home OF
the Kings yesterday. Paul, 10. died in
hospital last night and mis- mother,
Sarah Ethel, 81, early today. 1t was
feared that Charles, jr, 8. would not
live.
King disappeared, leaving an enig-
matte note which said three ColdWater,
Ohio, men caused me to do this" He
did not explain this statement end the
only inkling of a motive was the, in
formation that, the barber owed money
to one of the trio. A note was due
Monday and King had promised to pay
it Tuesday, according to Coldwater ;n-
veStigators. The King family came
here about six months ago from that
village.
King had not returned to his barber
shop since Saturday night. Yesterday
neighbors smelled gas emanating from
his home and forced an entrance. The
five children and other mother were
found in beds and the top had beer
taken off a gas pipe. Coroner Edward
C. Cook said he believed King removed
the cap while his family slept.
In the family automobile, the coroner
| found one of Kings suits OF clothes ano
a partly emptied bottle of liquor.
king will be charged with murder il
| found, the coroner said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-24
'SWOFFORD IS Due Z
IN CAPITAL TODAY
Miss Lis TorsIeff of Denmark
Is Only Other, Orator
to Arrive.

Following the scheduled arrival here
today of Ben w. Swofford, Kansas City
boy. who will represent the United
states in the Fourth International
Oratorical Contest finals Saturday
night, only one of the nine contenderS
for the world secondary school speech
making championship, remains 10 come
to Washington. She is Miss Lis Torsleff
of Denmark, spokesman for the Scan
dinavian and Upper European nations
and the only girl in the contest.
F. Whitnall Allen of England and
Vicente Pardo Suarez Of Cuba arrived
in the Capital last night, reporting at
contest headquarters in The Star Build
ing this morning. Allen, who landed
IN New, York last Monday, had been
visiting fellow countryman at Harvard
University until his departure early
Yesterday, while SuareZ came directly
from Key West on his way up from his
island home. On his championship
hunting visit here, the Cuban is ac-
companied by DR.. Juan j. Remos Y
Rubio professor of literature at the
University of Havana and the Institute
of Havana, and the Cuban orators
coach.
Allen, the -Briton, was enthusiastic
here today over his stay at Harvard.
Admitting that his time there permitted
him opportunity to catch only IAN I'M
preston" of the famous American in
stitution of learning. the youth declared
| that that impression was one OF COM
plete admiration for the atmosphere Of
the place.
Suarez, the Cuban, has been some
thing of globe trotter, having circled
the world once and having visited Eu-
rope several times. He has been in
| Washington before, his last visit here
having been four years ago. He speaks
English quite well and when he greeted
Allen informally in the Office of Ran
dolph Leigh, contest director general,
this morning, he pleased his friendly
opponent for world forensic honors
with a declaration of fondness for the
British Isles
Miss Torsleff has been in New York
since her arrival there early this week.
| She will reach Washington tomorrow
afternoon in time to go directly to the
| Virginia home of Mr.. and Mrs. Leigh
| for the formal reception in honor Of
| the contestants.
Today the international orators who
were in the Capital included, with last
| nights arrivals
Herbert Schaumann of Germany,
| Gabriel Fouche of France, Roch Pinard
| of Canada, Benigno Petit Lecaros Of
Peru, spokesman for South America, and
! Roberto Ortiz Girls of Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-24
HAND LEAVES CELL
WITH HELP OF KEY
Two Prisoners Look on as
Convicted Bandit Gets
Out of Prison.
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had never seen the key in that period.
Michael Engle, another policeman at
the station, said he saw the key three
weeks ago with the handle off when he
was temporarily assigned as a station
clerk.
No Previous Report.
AS far as can be learned no previous
report had been made that the key was
missing. Speith's statement to Inspector
Heedley was to the effect that the keys
to the station house were all in their
proper place and under his control
from midnight until 5:35 am.
During the time that Hand was in
the cell it is known that two persons
not connected with the Police Depart
ment visited him. One was his broth
er and the second was an automobile
dealer. During the visits of both these
persons, however, a policeman was
present for the entire length of the
interview. On each occasion, accord
ing to the report, Hand asked the po-
liceman if he would go and get u
glass of water, but If each case the
policeman waited until the visit was
over before complying with the re-
quest.
Accepts Responsibility.
The report states that Capt Walter
Emerson, in charge of the detective
bureau, accepts full responsibility for
keeping the prisoner at the precinct in
stead of having committed him to jail
under the fugitive law. Capt. Emerson
reasons, as stated to Inspector Headley,
were that recently the attitude taken
by Judges of the Police Court on re-
quests for fugitive warrants has been
that the warrants will not be issued on
Geographic communications from other
jurisdictions. The fugitive warrant is
the only way in which a prisoner held
for another jurisdiction can be brought
to court and he must be brought to
court before he can be committed to
jail.
The part played by the dummy key
in the transaction, Inspector Headley
said, had muddied the waters consider
ably. He said that it might hint at
collision on the part of some members
of the department. Apparently the
hack saw blades we're not used for any
purpose, but they could have been used
to cut down the size of the key, and
it may be that the prisoner had Sec
ond dummy key which he actually did
cut down by use of the blades. The
whole continuance, which is of COL
lapsible and somewhat fragile character,
was tied together with black silk.
Many other matters in connection with
Hands disappearance have to BE- looked
into, Inspector Headley said. and he
will make a supplementary report later.
Mai. Pratt will await the arrival of this
second report before taking any action
in the matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-24
FINALS IN WOMENS
GOLF PLAY REACHED
Mrs. Hugh NiCoIson to Meet
Mrs. r. N. Hodges TOmor-
row Morning.

Mrs. Hugh T. Nicolson of Washington
Golf and Country Club and Mrs. ]. N.
Hodges of Army, Navy and Marine
Club reached the finals of the annual
Middle Atlantic women's golf cham
pionship at Columbia Country Club to-
day. They will meet tomorrow morning
in the final match of Is holes.
Mrs. Nicholson scored an easy z
and victory over Mrs. L. Q. Came
ron,, Chevy Chase, this morning. Mrs.
Hodges, however, was forced to the
nineteenth hole by Miss Fife Bowes
Hodges was leading her opponent 2
up and two to play but Miss Bowes
squared the match with a birdie 3
at the seventeenth and on the
eighteenth where Mrs. Hodges took a
6.
Wins on Extra Hole.
Mrs. Hodges won out in the extra
hole by scoring while Miss BoweS
missed short putt.
First round consolation flights re-
suited as follows: Mrs. Hume Wrong,
Chevy Chase, defeated Mrs. H. A. Knox,
Congressional, 3 and q; Mrs. S. F. Col
laday, Columbia, defeated Mrs. George
H. Parker, Columbia, 2 and l.
Second Round Results.
Second round results follow:
Mrs. w. D. Balm, Baltimore Country
Club, defeated Mrs. j. r. DeFarges, Co
lumbia, and z, in a semi-final match
of the second flight, and Mrs. B. C.
Hartig, Manor, defeated Mrs. N. B.
Frost, Columbia, / UP in the other
match.
Second flight consolation results fol-
low:
Mrs. j. A. Mari, Columbia, defeated
Mrs. Elizabeth Heiusler, Rolling Road,
2 and l.; Mrs. H. King Cornwell, CO.
lumbia, defeated Mrs. Newman Little,
Columbia, 2 and !.
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needed the money. 1t was an enormous
sum to him."
The Government attorney commended
that while the Pan-American and
Mamouth Oil Co. contracts were run
ming parallel, Fall told his assistants and
the Navy Department to handle the
California leases. st have other things
to do" Roberts credited Fall with say
ing, in bringing to the attention of the
jury that. the former Cabinet officer
thareupon went to Three Rivers, N.
Mex, to handle the Sinclair lease for
which the Government declares he re-
ceived S269, 900 in return for a share in
his ranch properties.
Exonerates DENLY.
In reply to a defense challenge,
Roberts declared there was no rea-
son why the late Edwin DENLY,
Secretary of the Navy, should have
been indicted for his part in the oil
leasing transaction. "There is not an
intination that DENLY or any sub
ordinate Of his or of Fall ever got a
cent" Roberts said. IF DENLY or
Robinson had known what Fall was
doing, they never would have touched
this matter"
Roberts told the jury that the in
innate friendship between Fall and
Doheny made the alleged bride trans
action even worse. There is no room
here for that sort Of sympathy" he
warned the jury.
The Government attorney was bit
ter in his arraignment of the cash
transactions" between Fall on the one
hand and Doheny and Sinclair on the
other. He declared that all had taken
care that no bank records of the
transactions should be left. The
Liberty bonds given by Sinclair were
better than cash, he explained. st
defy the devil himself to trace them
Roberts asserted.
Fall had not asked Mclean for
cash, the Government pointed out, be-
cause the publisher was not in the
oil business and had no dealings with
the Government.
BelittIes "War" Claim.
The defense claim of threatened
war with Japan in 1921 as an excuse
for Doheny's bid on the Pearl Harbor
contract was belittled by the Govern
ment attorney.
IT care nothing about the Japanese
war scare or what part the Navy had
N it," he added. 81 care only about
the bribery of Fall. With one hand
he took a personal favor that relieved
a necessity and with the other he adj
ministered public property" Roberts
claimed there was no evidence to show
that Doheny had any knowledge of the
so-called war scare when he gave Fall
100000.
At one time during his argument,
Roberts referred to Fall as a "faithlesS"
servant of the public and in closing
his two-hour address to the jury he
said: "You have it within your power
to sweep away this evidence Of dreadful
ness Of trust.
."If their transactions were not cor
rupt, say so; If you think they were,
say so, and let the chips fly where they
will o'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-24
FOUR FALL TO DEATHS.
Steel Workers Plunge 100 Feet as
Ladder Buckles.

WINONA, Mimi, october "a R).-
Four steel workers fell 100 feet to death
today from the top of a tank under
construction here. A ladder gave way,
plunging them to the ground. The
dead are Henry Ellis, La Plata
Md; Wayne r. Wetzel, Oklahoma:
F. L. Taylor, Grinnell, Iowa, and Fred
Compton, Winterset, Iowa. All were
employed by the Pittsburg-Des Moines
Steel Co. of Des Moines, Iowa, con-
tractors who were building the new
tank, which was to have been completed
tomorrow
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$4,000 JAILED FOR DRUNKENNESS
IN DISTRICT SINCE JANUARY
Police Court Records Reveal Increase Over Pre-
cedng Years.

Records at Police Court reveal that
over 10000 persons have been arrested
III this city on charges of drunkenness
from January of this year up to and
including yesterday.
The number of persons arrested on
this charge has showed steady in
crease during the last several years.
Ten Thousand eight hundred sixty mine
were arrested during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1925. The following
year showed an increase of more than
200, when 1901 were arrested.
The number has grown each year,
with approximately $4,000 names being
put on the records from June of 1928
until June of this year. Indications are
that there will be still larger increase
this year, as the number has already
passed the $4,000 mark, with two
months to 60.
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should be kept, and from which should
issue financial statements ana reports
having for their purpose to make known
the financial condition and operations
of the District government" 1t sug-
oests that the designation Of that ONCE
should be changed to District account
ing Office" and that Of the dlrectng
head to District controller.
The only important change needeo
to put into full effect this proposed
system is to relieve the auditor OF re-
sponsibility for the making OF dlspuIse,
ments. the report states. las a central
financial agency it should be tne GUY
of the auditor Cor Controller) TO act as
the budget officer of the District hav-
ing the duty of preparing the initial
budget estimates for the District ex-
ecutive head and standing in relation
thereto the same as the Bureau OF the
Budget does to the President OF the
United States; that is, in performing
this work he should act purely as an
agency of the District government, full
responsibility lying with the local legls-
lative body whether the Board Of
Commissioners or the proposed leglsia.
tive counciD in regard to the character
| of the recommendations contained II
the budget as approved and submitted
| to Congress.
LAS a central control agency his Office
| should have the same powers and dutie;
| of examining into, on behalf OF tn
local legislative authority, the mannel
| in which the operating services are or
ganized and conduct their work and o
recommending improvements therein
| that is now possessed by the Bureau o
the Budget"
The institute further recommend
that the office of the auditor Cor con
troller) shall at once enter upon tn
task of subjecting the entire accounting
system of the District to thorough re
vision, with view to making 1t con
form more nearly to modern principle
of public accounting and reporting. :.
Il 1t recommends that this Office SHOULD
prepare and publish an annual f1nancia
report that will set forth In one plac
ali the information that it is desirabl
to have regarding the financial condi
ton and operations Of the Distric
; government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-24
to correct outrageous conditions that

to correct outrageous conditions tnat
exist in our local government"
IF you will make possible a COM
plete and impartial survey of the gov
eminent of the District of Columbia you
will be doing the local citizens of WASH
ington an inestimable favor" Mr.. SPHINX
said.
Capt. Doyle said this morning he has
not as yet formulated plan OF defense
nor has he chosen from among the
attorneys who have proffered their aid.
Some of the most prominent coun-
sci in the country" Doyle declared,
have volunteered their services. This
morning 1.-The telephone had been so
busy that he had been unable to de-
eide upon counsel, he said ~.
ut has all been very gratifying TO
me-" Doyle said. ut appears that
every one in the District is coming to
my assistance. The newspaper men
have been particularly nice to me and
their work is sincerely appreciated. 1
only hope that some day l will be able
to prove that their confidence was
merited."
Says Act Reprehensible.
In statement issued yesterday after
noon Senator Overman, Democrat, OF
North Carolina, declared it was "repre-
Policeman Allen, while at the same
time retaining on duty Inspector w. S.
Shelby and Lieut.. Edward J. Kelly
who were charged with inefflciency by
the grand jury. Senator Overman, who
was instrumental in having the Nc
Pherson case taken up by the grand
jury, said:
1T is reprehensible that the District
Commissioners and Maj. Henry G. Pratt
superintendent of police, have found
it necessary to suspend from duty with
out pay, Capt. Robert E. Doyle. of the
| eighth precinct and Pvt. Robert j
Allen of his command for an alleged
minor infraction of the police regula-
lions, while at the same time retaining
in active service Inspector William s.
Shelby and Lieut.. Edward j. Kelly
against whom gross charges Of neff1--
cheney have been made by grand
Jury. Neither the Commissioners nor
Maj. Pratt can defend such action
It is another glaring example of police
| Injustice"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-24

Judge Gus A Schuldt, presiding
magistrate of the Police Court, when in
formed of the tremendous number Of
arrests for intoxication, estimated that
40 per cent of the persons whose names
are found on the records are repeaters.
He said that these figures are mislead-
ing, and that it was his opinion that
drinking in the Capital City is no more
widespread than in number Of other
large cities.
The Anti-Saloon League also reported
J that it was its opinion that these fig
ures did not mean a great deal. They
reported that Washington was not I'M
usually wet when compared to other
large Eastern cities.
The court lookup at Police Court Is
crowded every morning with persons
police have arrested for being drunk.
Court attaches announce that the num-
Der has increased so rapidly during the
last few years that there Is scarcely
room to house all Of the arrested inebri-
ateS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-24
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra, at S-~rley Hall, this
evening at $50 o'clock, John s. NJ. Zim-
hermann. director; Anton Pointner, as
sStant director.
March, 1.-THE Gallant 26th". =. =. Fulton
Overture, "Preciosop. 1890. Won Weber
Suite american, THE Tigers Taif,"
Thurban
"The Tigers Tall" when Malinda
Sings" Watermelon Pete" "a
Sketch"
Gems from musical comedy. "Rio
Rita" .Tierney
Fox trot popular, whisper Sweet and
Whisper Low" Burke
Waltz suite, Imperial .Eilenberp
Finale, THE Spirit of France. PAUL
The Star Spangled BANNER"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-24
PUPPETS TO PERFORM

Performances of the Jean eros Ma
rionettes, one of the largest puppet
shows in the world, are scheduled
for tomorrow and Saturday nights at
the D. A. r. Hall, Seventeenth and D
streets.
The collection of mechanical figures.
representing many characters of story
book and fairy lore, require 1900 strings
to put them through their convolutions.
The show has played to audiences of
children and adults in all quarters Of
America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-24
RAILROAD OFFICIALS
WIFE SEEKS DIVORCE
Mrs. Belle-Austin Burden Charges
Cruelty and Use of 1ntoxi-
cants in Suit.

Charging acts of cruelty and excess
sive use of intoxicants, Mrs. Belle-Aus-
tin Burden of the Annapolis Hotel to-
day filed suit in the District Supreme
Court against Charles H. Burden, an
official of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road, for limited divorce and support.
The parties were married in this city
May 6, 1918, and have one child.
Mrs. Burden says she was compelled
to leave her husband February 3 last.
She tells the court that she Is without
means Of support and that Burden is in
receipt Of an income in excess Of $500
per month. Attorneys Jean Boardman
and Raymond Neudecker appear on be-
half of the wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-24
Cancels Tour After Riots.

BY Gable to The Star.
MAzATLAN, Sinaloa, Mexico, Octo-
Der. 24.-Acting on the advice of his
supporters, Pascual Ortiz Rubio, Ma
tional Revolutionary party candidate
for the presidency, Cancelled his pro-
posed visit to the States Of Nayarit,
Sinaloa and Sonora. At least one was
killed and several injured at Tepec
Tuesday night in a political demon
Stration.