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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-13
L c. O.P. SENATORS
WEIGH HIDES RATE
Controversy Expected When
Tariff Is Decided by Up
per House Group.
BY the Associated Press.


The IL time-pressed, heat-ridden Re-
publicans Of the Senate finance COM
mittee who are rewriting the House
tariff bill were still confronted today
with the problem of deciding on rates
to protect hides, leather and shoes.
These commodities, now on the free
list, are expected to provide subject mat
ter for a considerable controversy after
the bill is placed before the Senate in
September, and the committeeman want
ed to get more information on the farm
viewpoint before making a final deci-
sion on what to recommend.
They are understood, however, to have
agreed tentatively to recommend the 10
House and to employ that as a basis
for their decisions with respect to leath-
er and shoes. The House bill calls for
rates of 1212 per cent to 80 per cent on
feathers and 20 per cent on shoes, but
the senators have indicated a DISPOSE
ton to raise some of the leather rates
the proposed impost on shoes.
After diSposing Of these commodities,
they will still be confronted with the
even more controversial problem OF
sugar duties. Opposition to the House
rate Of 2.40 cents pound on Cuban raw
sugar as compared with 1.76 cents in
the present law is finding expression
in both Republican and Democratic
ranks. and long contest in the Senate
over this question is considered certain
Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho
who dosen't like the House rate nor
t sliding scale idea, and has employ
ed an expert to work on the problem
for him, has declared that some other
plan must be devised" His expert
who is devoting some attention to a
government county plan for the bene-
At Of American growers, has estimat-
ed that the House rate would add $443,
600, 900 a year to the price of sugar as
compared with $293, ,000, 900 by the LIE
rate.
Congress" he believes, will never
r IS bill imposing burden Of SAB,
000, 900 on the consumer"
Senator Harrison, Democrat, Missis-
sippi, in a statement commenting on
the abandonment of the Smoot sliding
scale proposal, placed the cost of the
House rate to the consumer at 1925,
O00, 900.
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TRACTION COMPANY
ADMITS z errors
One Item for TrifIe Over
$1,000 and Another for S6
Will Be Removed.

The Capital Traction Co. admitted
today in the hearings before the Pub
lie Utilities Commission on its 10-cent
carfare application that two items, one
trine over $1,000. and one of $6, were
reported in its valuation by error and
would be removed.
The admission was made in answers
B. Heberle, to a series Of questions asked
by Commissioner Harleigh H. Hartman
earlier in the hearings. The answers
required further study and were read
into the record today.
Disagree on Accounting.
A difference of opinion developed be-
tween Commissioner Hartman and John
H. Hanna. president Of the company,
as to whether the commission had ever
approved Of the company's system of
accounting. Mr.. Hanna at first said
that accountants for the commission
had frequently audited the company's
books. Later he said that accountants
for the commission had frequently been
in his company's offlces going over the
books and that he did not feel called
upon to say whether what the account
ants did amounted to an audit or rot.
Mr.. Hartman said there was no record
Of any formal audit or that the COM
mission had ever approved the COM
pany's system Of bookkeeping, but that
this must not be construed as an at
tack on the company'S system.
The $4,000 item admitted by the COM
pany to be in the valuation by error
represented overheadS written into the
value on q number Of single truck cars,
which were not deducted from the
value when the cars in question were
retired
The $500 item was paid for the
purchase Of license plates for six busses
and charged to capital account by error,
Mr.. Hanna said.
Many Questions Remain.
A great many Of the questions an
swered by Mr.. Heberle today did not
have to do with accounting at all but
dealt with the age and present con-
dition Of a number of stretches of the
company's track and Of some of its
buildings. A great many more ques-
tions remained to be answered by Mr..
Heberle when the hearing today ad-
journed for luncheon at IL o'clock
One Of the last questions answered
explained the difference in freight
charges added to capital accounts on
various buSSeS. A charge of $50 on one
bus was explained as one-han of the
freight Of that bus to Washington from
Pasadena, Calf; q charge of $40 on
another bus was given as the manu-
facturer's charge for sending the bus
from New York to Washington by
| road; and a charge Of So for sending
two other busses from New York by
road was explained by Mr.. Heberle on
the ground that the manufacturer had
not charged the Capital Traction Co.
the expense of delivering the busses,
which he properly could have done.
Heberle Takes Stand.
j. z. Heberle, chief statistician of the
Capital Traction Co.. took the witness
stand as soon as the hearing opened
this morning to answer in detail the
numerous questions propounded at the
beginning Of the hearing by Commis-
sioner Hartman from his famous "little
black book" The questions related to
various items In the company's records
and exhibits, which go to make up the
valuation Of $26.080.00o claimed by the
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THEATERCHA|NGETS
STARS NEWSREEL
Stanley-CrandaII Group ir
Washington to Cooperate
in Film Venture.

Washington's greatest theater chain
soon will show The Evening Stars Uni
versal Newsreel as a part Of its pro-
grams.
Washingtonians will be able to read
Of thrilling world events in The Star
and then visualize them on the screen
in every one of the fine theaters oper-
ated by the Warner Bros. in the STAN
ley-Crandall chain.
The first run of The Evening Star
Universal NewSreel in the Stanley
Crandall houses will be shown at the
Earle Theater on Saturday, August II.
The Ambassador will make its first
showing of the newsreel August 18; the
Apollo, August 21-22; the Tivoh, August
%; the Colony, August "a; the Central,
August 25-26. The York, Savoy. Home,
Avenue Grand and Avalon Theaters
will follow.
Soon to Be in Reach of All.
Under the negotiations with Warner
Bros. just completed through John J.
Payette, their managing director in
Washington, this up = to = the minute
newsreel, with the cooperation of The
Evening Star, is destined to become
intimately connected with the life of
" 0OOK WILL DC W1LEllu
reach Of every dweller within the four
corners Of the National Capital.
In addition, scores Of theaters through
out the States Of Maryland and Vir-
ginia are now showing the new Eve
ming Star Universal Newsreel.
It Is the first attempt to bring news
reel service in intimate touch with the
tremendous world service of The Eve
ming Star and to identify newsreel serv-
ice intimately with Washington and the
adjacent country.
The colossal and magnificent equip
ment of the Universal Corporation,
whose facilities for motion picture news
gathing is unsurpassed, will be at hand
always to take advantage Of every op-
portunity to bring to the audiences OF
the Stanley -Crandall Theaters-even as
the unsurpassed news facilities Of The
Evening Star will bring to Its readers
the big and important happenings OF
the earth and especially and minutely
those that occur in the National Capt.
tai and surrounding country.
Press and Screen Linked.
With the cordial and efacient CO.
operation of Managing Director Payette
Of the Warner Bros. organization and
Of the chief and local officials Of the
Universal Pictures Corporation. the new
service has every assurance OF success.
Under the new arrangement, 1t will
be possible not only to inform the pub
lie OF what Is going on through the
press, but to show them on the screen
many actual scenes Of the things re-
ferred to in print. So that the news
reel combined with The Evening Star
will bring to him who wills it all that
the printed picture stories can tell,
thereby intensifying the interest Of the
people In what is going on.
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MYSTERY BUSINESS
PAYING BIG PROFITS
Many Midwest Investors Turn
Over Millions for Indefinite
Investments.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, August l3
(NAN.AD.-Sudden wealth seemingly
achieved by two men. one in Wisconsin
and the other in Iowa, has caused hum
dreds of investors in Wisconsin and
other States eagerly to place huge sums
in their hands for use in some unusual
business enterprise at an interest rate
of more than rs per cent. according to
a copyrighted article in the Milwaukee
Journal.
Heading the enterprise Is Elmer s.
Euckins, so, former grocer. who now
has an apartment at the Shore Crest
Hotel, Milwaukee; a residence in Chi
cago and 100000 Summer home and
private race track at Hancock, Wis.
His associate Is George E. Huckins,
SO, his son, who in 1925 was a clerk
in a Cedar Rapids pool hall, but who
now has a $4,000 home. several au-
tomobiles and owns the Cedar Rapids
ball club.
Received $3,ooo,oo0.
While the exact amount intrusted to
the HuckinSeS has not ben learned, a
banker who has Scrutinized their ac-
tiv1tieS estimates that they have re-
ceived from Wisconsin people alone
more than 100000.
The investors are men and women in
braska, California, Washington and per-
haps. other States. Sums invested are
in multiples Of $3.50, for which the
men give a note agreeing to pay IS
interest for each $3.50 every As days.
The lowest amount invested is $3.50.
One Milwaukee man has put up
$4,000, and numerous persons, includ-
ing many widows, have turned over
sums ranging from $4,000 to $4,000 and
SaI.
the interest promised.
Those who place their money with
the Huckins are told little or nothing
of the enterprise. but are informed that
sit is the cigar business" The In
vestors believe the Huckins have ar
rangements with big cigar factories
whereby they buy large amounts in
case lots. Sometimes they are described
as dealers in "throw-outs" or seconds" !"
who resell their purchases to jobbers.
This business, investors believe. enables
the Huckins to pay the exceptional In
terest.
Denies Cigar Interest.
Twice recently the elder Huckins has
denied that he Is in the cigar business.
The first time was in a letter to Dis
trict Attorney Bowman during a grand
jury session. Huckins had been asked
to go to the district attorneys Office
and give information concerning GER
tain phases of the trade. He replied
from California that he was sorry. that
he knew nothing of the condition OF
the business and that he hadn't been
in the cigar business for more than a
year.
The second time was at GAINESVILLE
Thursday afternoon, when, after his
horse, Poinsetta, had run last In three
heats, Huckins was approached by a
reporter. He and his son were asked
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6-MONTT1S-OLD BABY DIES IN FALL
OFF BED WITHOUT MAKING OUTCRY
Little Elaine Monaghan Had Been Model Child Who
Rarely Made Any Noise.

Because little Elaine Monaghan was
q perfect baby. who rarely cried or gave
her parents extra trouble, the mother
Of the six-months-old child went about
her housekeeping chores this morning
at 634 Morris street northeast, quite
undiSturbed by the continued silence
In the upstairs bedroom, where Elaine
had been tucked under the covers q
few hours before.
It was the intention Of making the
beds, and not any concern over Elaine's
welfare, that led Mrs. Monaghan up
stairs about 1880 O'Clock. with growing
alarm, she perceived that the little
girl was not lying upon the bed where
she had left her.
The mother, then badly frightened,
looked between the bed and wall. She
found her daughter lying between the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-13
HELEN WILLS TO MEET
RIVAL BEFORE FINALS
Tennis Queen and Betty Nuthall
Get in Same Bracket Of
Forest Hills Singles.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 13.-Miss Helen
Wills, queen Of the tennis world, and
Miss Betty Nuthall, her chief rival from
England, will not meet in the finals OF
the national women's singles champion
ships at Forest Hills next week, but will
come together in the semi-final round,
barring upsets. The reigning United
states star and the youthful English
tennis ace were drawn to the same
bracket in the drawing made today at
the ONCE of the United States Lawn
Tennis Association.
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bedspread and wall, apparently quite
lifeless, although her body was still
warm.
Mrs. Monaghan frantically sum-
moned neighbor, who drove the child
to Casualty Hospital, where she was
pronounced dead on arrival by DR..
Louis Jin1al Of the star. |
There was no indication that the
child had strangled to death or had
been smothered, according to DR.. Jirnal
and Coroner j. Ramsay hewitt. The
coroner issued a certificate of acci-
dental death, the result Of shock.
In addition to her mother, Mrs.
Florence Monaghan, and father, VIII
liam H. Monaghan. the child is sur
vived by 3-year-old brother, Tommy.
Neighbors Of the Monaghan's said the
child had been perfect baby since her
birth, and was regarded as in the best
of health.
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ASKS CHEAPER DIVORCES.
British Committee Would Provide
Wider Facilities.

LONDON, August 13 P.-Cheaper
and wider facilities for obtaining a di-
vorce in England were recommended
today in the report of government in
vestigating committee.
Before 1922 divorces were granted
only by the High Court Division, sitting
in London, a procedure condemned by
Jurtsts for many years because in prac-
tice 1t limited divorce to persons rich
enough to pay heavy legal costs and
bring witnesses to London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-13
DIRT SLIDES INTO CANAL,

PANAMA CITY, August 13 P.-
Four days will be required to clear
debris precipitated into the famous Gu
curacha Slide, Panama Canal, yester-
day, when 10000 cubic yards Of earth
shifted and slightly obstructed the
channel. Traffic was not affected.
Oh1cialS did not consider the move
ment important unless 1t continued. A
dredge has already gone to work at
the scene
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-13
BY MABEL WALKER WILLEBRANDT.

is brought to garages or old residences
and there "cut" and rebottled for the
bootlegger trade.
Illicit importation seeks the low
moral levels of our border defense
Wherever customs employees, prohibition
agents, United States attorneys or other
officers fail in co-ordinated and aggreS-
sive vigilance against the Smuggler, at
that point great streams Of liquor as well
as other contraband flow through.
A little more than year ago Florida
was the leakiest spot, with great quanti-
ties of liquor flowing in from nearby
British islands. But aggressive action
by that splendid service, the Coast
Guard, in conjunction with a force of
prosecutors I dispatched from my own
Office, deprived Florida of the doubtful
honor of being the leakiest of our border
or coast States.
Recent Detroit Cd
At this writing, Detroit is in the cen
hibition weaknesses. Only recently the
country have contained extended and /,
offensive" against rum Smugglers in the
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REPORTS SPIKED BY FRANCE.
Denies Big Exchange Holdings in Lon
don Used Against Snowden.

PARIS, August 13 (P.-Reports cur
rent in diplomatic circles in Washing
ton that France Is using big holdings
of foreign exchange in London over
Chancellor Snowden's head in the rep
arations negotiations were denied today
in French circles and discounted in
financial quarters generally.
There was no information here to
support additional reports at Washing
ton that the Federal Reserve Bank
had placed negotiable paper at the dis
posal of the Bank of England as an
offset to the exchange CLUB" but 1t
was said that If 1t were so it would be
q normal financial transaction despite
its political implications.
Called Commercial Transactions.
The idea that the recent French ac-
uuisition of gold from England was due
to a sort of sabotage on the part OF
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ATTACKED WITH RAZOR.
q. s. Visitor in London Taken to
Hospital Dangerously Hurt.

LONDON, August IS (P.-Philip
Eaton, an American visitor, was taken
to a hospital today in a dangerous con-
dition as a result of savage attack
made by two men in his fiat in the
fashionable Mayfair district of London.
Scotland Yard is working on the case.
Eaton'S home address was not inn
mediately available.
Eaton. who had been unconscious
nearly IL hours, was suffering from
severe razor wounds when Scotland
Yard men entered his fat in Half Moon
street, Picadilly, in response to an
urgent telephone call from the building.
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Bank Statements

Washington clearing house, $4,584,-
51l.o9.
New York clearing house exchange,
81, 1872 900, 900.
New York clearing house balance,
$173, ,000, 900.
Treasury balance, si24,ss4,ss2.3a
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Not a Single Smith Present.

STANLEY, N. Y. August 13 (R.-Of
As persons who attended the annual
Smith family reunion near here Satur-
day not one bore the name Smith.
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Two Firemen Are Killed.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, August IL
H].-Two flremen were killed and two
others critically injured yesterday in the
overturning of fire truck responding
to false alarm.
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REAL VIRGINIA HILL BILLY
HOLDS INTEREST" OF HOOVER
Youth Visits Camp to Present Possum
and Is Invited to ''Private" Con-
ference by President.

the most interesting and amusing President
his
Virginia the the
"a really in
unabashd
merely which
of
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COORDINATION HELD MAIN
NEED In STOPPING FLOW OF
SMUCCLED CANADIAN RUM
Mrs. Willebrandt Believes JealOusies
Between Branches of Government
Cause. Lax Law Enforcement.


periodic officials
oas aek Of ran. end mI0rs in wGm9 @
cooperation all
sidesJ
MABEL WALKER WILLEBRANDT.
Not all the leaks prohibition present enorcedor
forced-come from the industrial alcohol industry.
Importance opinion border smuggling
through the Canadian border great quantities.
deude himself with the belief that he
its original state Practically all of
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He also wanted TO shake hands with
the man who had defeated "Al' Smith.
He had no idea that he was to be made
a temporary member Of the Presidents
camping party, or that he was to be
personally entertained by that great
man and his wife, or that he was to
be talked to for long period by both,
or that he was to enjoy a generous
slice of the Presidents birthday cake,
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or that he was to sing to these two dis
tinguiShed individuals and receive ap-
plause.
But all of this and a lot more hap
pened to Ray on his visit to the camp.
He frankly admitted during his visit
that he had thought a heap about Mr..
Hoover and was "sorta glad he was
elected" although. as he explained,
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Radio Programs Page Fl
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-19

offered at this price are dresses
worth very much more than this.
There are printed dimities in
short sleeve styles with dainty
organdy bindings or other dainty
trimmings. Rayons in grey and
tans, with long sleeves. Sizes Is,
II, 10, Sc, 38.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-24
FINAL PLANS FOR
ENCAN,P PMENT OF
VALLEY SCOUTS

Final plans for the annual Boy
Scout cncampmcnt and field day
were formulated by scoutma>tprS Of
Impcrial-Numa council last night
following "a dinner at which they
were guests Of Scout Executive and
Mrs. s. /. McCrorv ut their home in
this city.
The cncampmcnt and field day
will be held Friday evening and all
day Saturday at Brawlcy. All boys
participating in the affair must be
IN camp Friday night. each scout
and troop to be registered and in
good standing before participating.
one adult must accompany each
troop to the encampmeut.
W. +. Grant, s-oumaseef os Troaa
No. :, Ei Centre, was selected IS
field marshal He viii select grow
Of men Who win lave charge ot III
police duty.
Ralph Page, Wostmor'aud. James
Z. Brock, McCabc John EngIc. Holt
vile; Il. F. Corkhiu, FL Centro: and
Frederick J. Tucker, C@eEico. will
provide judges for Tire various
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-24
LINCOLN SCHOOL
LEADS OTHERS IN
PARENTS VISITS

Lincoln school is far in the lead
in parent visitations SO far this
week. The week is being observed
10y local schools, in fact schools
throughout the country, as National
Public schools Week. The object
is to attract the attention Of the
parents to the work done by th"
public schools and to increase the in
Jerest Of the general public.
Here in FL Centre the Masons are
sponsoring the week and are active.
ly engaged in making it success.
One Of the prime objects is have as
many Of the parents as possible
visit tic classes .n which their chill
jrcn ar. enrolled.
Daring ,.a tig>. two days Of tine
week the SIX schools here have had
4 total Of l-0 vi<,tatious with the
Lincoln school leading with - visits.
Ms. King 5 room has had tie mos.
visits from parents at that school.
Harding school with 81. Mckinley
SO, East Side 20, Wilson Is aud high
school - are the next in line Mrs
Heid's room : leading at Harding,
Mrs. E!Ns' 1T Mckinley. Ms Rob
grsoU : ut East side. Mrs. GlHatf. 5
ii Wilson and the freshman e.a>s a.
the high school.
As climax to the week the
school children Will give a st.oiaj
program ut the Wilson school audi
tealum Friday night for the parents.
This program : free and i. IS eN-
fectod the hal Will D., packed.
School officials ask that the parents
-s.H Friday night clear Of engage.
mnt~ SD thcE may Witness the pro.
gram.
TIL, room having the most regis
tered visitors during the week ju
each school in proportion to the en-
lalIm.ut viii be presented with 81
beautiful picture. These pictures.
numbering six. VII ha presented hy
various civic organizations laaa.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-24
JURY
BL.AIMES KEEPER
FOR Air CRASH

SAN DIEGO, April -. (U.P) \
coroncr's jury decided today That
1T. G.. H. kocfcr was responsible
for the air collision which caused
his own and five other deaths her.
sunday.
The Jury further found that 1t.
Necter was oriminally negligent =
in that Ibis violation Of the rules
Of the air led to the crash.
The findings Of the jury wors
made known after more than q joz-
,u witnesses testified concerning
the collision between 1t. keef.r 5
army plane and Il giant MadduN pas
s,n-er liner.
Both crafts fell after the crasa
taking keefer. TWO MadduN pilots
and tMee Na3JuH passengers T.,
death.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-24
Valley Chambers
To Meet Friday

Jasper l.. rravers, president of
the Associated Chambers Of Com
mcryr Of Imperial County, states
that the principal speaker at ,he
u.z, meeting OF the associated
chambers. to be held next Friday
might at IIoltville, April 20 will
he an official Of the California
ppyelopmcut Association, who VIII
talk on the work Of chat associa-
tjon and their plans for further de
yolopmcnt of Southern Californian
interests.
Judge /. Mayfield, Of FL C.ntro,
Justice of the peace, will talk ON
Tile proposed work OF the newly
appointed safety committee OF mH-
ncrial CouAty. consisting ot F. r.
Cook. Of Nes,moghud and himself.
A similar committee ha- heea ae-
pointed from every county of tAc
state for Tie purpose ct educating
the rabl.c ON safety rules for the
avoidance of accidents.
O.her speakers Of thn evening
m.Iade sam Robinson, who's, sub.
e.t VII Dee "lla4 Grading and
g.. l.. Patterson Of ths, Yuma Cham
hcr II Commerce IS expected u
,a'E "a pecan raising. En,en'aiH-
w.ut .#.H h" provided by The
UoItVHtt Cu1.b.r o+ CnmuaIca,
The oomh.r~ of N#iah hu,. aea
acting H. hosts to t5. o,m.. ,aaa-
h.H'