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The Washington times., 1930-07-15
LOCAL STOCKS
FURNISHED by w. B HibbS & Coz
SALES
Canital Traction SIS. $5O0@92.

FURNISHED by w. B Hibbs Coz
SALES
Capital Traction SIS, $5O0Q92.
Norfolk and Washington Steam
boat Rts. wv. IT,, 15@l6h.
Potomac Electric 5l2 per cent
pfd., 5Q1071a.
Washington Railway and E1ec-
trio pfd., 1893, 1009S, 4@9S.
FederalAmerican National !
Bank, 50275, 5@275.
Merchants Transfer and Stor-
age pfd.. 10096. -.
National Mortgage and Invest
ment pfd., 200@4Ks, 200@4 Az.
After call-Mergenthaler Limo
type, 10@97.
Washington Gas IS, A, $1,000
1921.
Unlisted OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Sachs 8 per cent pfd., 100Q1O7.
Public Utility Bonds Bid LAsk.d
Amer Tel & Tel 43as 49,. .19Oh .....
Amer Tel e. Tel 413s 49,. 81 ...''
Am II & II C'tl Tr 5B. .I1O5A .....
Anacostia & Pot II 5s.. So .....
Ana & Pot Guar 5s........ - .....
& IL + Tel OF Va 5s. ...'' lU- '::''
Capital Traction X 5s... 91t3 ~
City Suburban 5s...... SO 50
Georpetown Gas 1st bs l101 II liO4
potomac Flee Cons 5s..... l1O2h I1OS u
Potomac Elec SIS. ll07 I..:.'
Wash Alex & Mt V Cf. go.
Wash BALTIC & An 5s..... 80 49,
Washington Gas 5s........,l lO3 lOo
Wash Wash Gas ss series B.. I1O5h I1OSh
Wash Ry & Elec As: :.....:.I Sc 70 a
MISCELLANEOUS BONDS
oBarber q Ross Inc 6hs... SO 90
Chevy Chase Club 5hs..... 100 10O
D. c. Paper Mfg 6s, ,..,.... 90 ~
w. NJ. Cold Storage 5s...... 30 :::''
Wash Cons Title 6s. SO l100
PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS
dAmer Tel & Tel .-..,..... .T9i4ET214N
CAPITOL Traction Co. 59M 81
Wash Gas 1t Co...........Il16 I5z
d N e. w Steamboat .I2lb 259
N & w steamboat rts w 16 l6h
Pot Elec Power IS pfd. .. lll0A ll12
Pot Elec Pwr 5hs pfd... 107h 10S.
Wash Ry & El com ...." 800 ..:.'
Wash Ry & Ell pfd -. 9S ~
Wash Bait & An com .... ....'
Wash Bait & An pfd. .,...l L.....
National Bank stocks
Capital -: '''lZSO tZsV
The Washington times., 1930-07-15
Runnors

Meehan is reported to have
told his friends over the week
end to buy Can, Steel and Jersey.
Durant and the Fisher Brothers
are said to be operating In quite
q list of stocks and Raskob, it
is reported, is behind the move in
Vanadium. Foster Wheeler was
widely tipped on the Street as
being safe buy yesterday. Foster
Wheeler's first half earnings are
put at between 81 and S. share.
The bulls will not have any
open road, if other rumors have
any basis. While Steel is being
tipped as good for 200, hear Of
inside selling in Can. Perhaps
the powers-that-be are begin
ming to see to it that the market
''behaves," as is not unlikely.
The Washington times., 1930-07-15
Giving the Signal

The sharp rise in Radio Keith
Orpheum started as M. ]. Meehan
appeared on the floor Of the eX-
change, it was reported. Meehan
came back from abroad Saturday
and his name was linked with
operations in number OF stocks
while he was still on the high
seas. Radio Keith'S earnings are
well ahead of last year and the
stocks friends point out that the
company can expand more than
its competitors without incur.
ring the danger of being swatted
by the Governments antitrust
club. Less Is heard, however, OF
phenomenal earnings for the mo"
ton picture companies this year.
Pools are definitely starting up
again. Hahn Department Stores,
I hear, is being primed for more
activity. The company's inventory
position is said to be much i'm!
proved and earnings for the year
are estimated at So per share. /
am also told that the Grand-Silver
crowd is getting ready to give
their pet a whirl.
The Washington times., 1930-07-15

Seventeen days left to file your Per-
sOnRl Tax Return. Securities owned,
whether pledged or unpIedged, must be
included in the declaration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13

While two youthful Communists were
being arraigned in Police Court today
for distribution of alleged red" litera-
ture to high school students, DR.. Frank
w. Ballou, superintendent of schools,
sent letter to all officers and teachers
of the public school system ordering
the salute of the flag for at least one
half of the assemblies of students held
each month. Charges against the
Communists were nolle pressed.
In the order, DR.. Ballou specifies that
not only pupils, but all persons who
happen to be attending the assembly
shall be required to salute the flag
and rec1te the pledge of allegiance" as
prescribed in a previous circular, which
the superintendent has sent to the
schools.
In his letter, Dr. Ballou asserts that
it has come to his attention that salut-
ing the flag is not part of the exer-
cises conducted in the auditoriums of
the certain senior high schools, and, he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
new FRENCH BUDGET
VOTED BY DEPUTIES
Tardieu Gets 476-112 Majority
After Being Beaten by 6 Votes
on Minor Issue.
BY JOHN GUNTHER.

(By Wireless to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1900
PARIS, France, March 13.-France's
new budget was voted by the Chamber
Of Deputies today after exactly "a
strenuous hours of uninterrupted debate
during which Premier Andre Tardieu's
government was once defeated and
twice voted confidence amid stormy
scenes.
A revenue of 50,400,000,00O francs
($2, 016 900 ,000). expenses of 1900, 000,-
900 francs (S2,008, 900 ,000), with a pre-
sumptive surplus of 200,000,000 francs
$4,000, 000), roughly constitute the
chief budget figures which were laid
before the Senate at 3 o'clock this
afternoon. The Chamber, tagged out,
promptly adjourned for a whole week.
Premier Tardieu is thus fairly free
of domestic troubles for a short interval
and can go to the London Naval Con-
ference this week end without much
danger that the Chamber will stab him
in the back.
The motion on which the premier
was defeated by six votes concerned
free education of children in the state
secondary schools. This vote made the
Left groups happy, but it was not con-
sidered a vote of confidence and did
not upset the government.
On strict budget matters, M Tardieu
got a handsome majority, The final
vote was ats to 112, exceeding the gov
ernment'S expectations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
NINTH PLANET SEEN
/. BY u. S. SCIENTISTS
New "WorId," Larger Than
Earth, Is Reported by
Harvard Observatory.
BY the Associated Press.


CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March 49,
Prof. Harlow Shapley, director Of the
Harvard Observatory, today announced
receipt of word from the Lowell Observ-
atory at Flagstaff, Ariz., of the discov-
cry there of the ninth major planet OF
the solar system. The planet, as yet I'M
named, is beyond Neptune, and is prob
ably larger than the earth, but smaller
than Uranus.
DR.. Shapley hailed the discovery as
one of the most important in astron-
omy since that of Neptune in 1916.
The years of research which led to
the definite determination of the exist
ence Of transneptune body have con-
f1rmed the belief of the late Percival
Lowell, brother of President A. Law
renee Lowell of Harvard, that such a
planet existed, DR.. Shapley said.
The telegram, which was received by
the Observatory this morning, read:
Systematic research begun years ago,
experimenting Lowell's investigation for
transneptunian planet, has revealed
an object which for seven weeks has
In rate Of motion and path consistently
concerned to tranSneptunian body at
the approximate distance he assigned,
fifteenth magnitude. Position March 81
at 3 hours Greenwich mean time was
seconds of time west from Delta Ge-
minorum, agreeing with Lowells pre-
dicted longitude
DR.. Shapley said the distance of the
new planet beyond Neptune had not
been definitely computed and neither
had its orbit been calculated, as Tar as
he knew.
The known planets until today, were,
in order of their remoteness from the
sun, Mercury, Venus, the earth, Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Mercury is only 1856, 900 miles from
the sun at its nearest approach, while
Neptune is calculated to be 2,769, 000,-
100000 miles away. Neptune's passage
around the Sun requires 1856 years.
Neptune was discovered mathemat-
ically much in the same way that the
existence of the new planet was first
surmised because of certain peculiari-
ties in the orbit of Neptune. Lowells
observations of the phenomena led him
to deduce the existence of another
planet beyond Neptune.
Like Neptune, the new body is invis-
ible to the naked eye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
NEW EXTRACT ENDS
PAIN FROM CANCER
Injections Brought Relief to
1900 Patients, Physicians
Tell Senators.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Walter B. Coffey, San Francisco
surgeon, today told Senate committee
and leaders of the medical profession
from throughout the country that he
and his associate, Dr. John D. Humber,
had caused breakdown of cancerous
tissues in 1900 patients by administer
ing an extract they had discovered.
They do not claim an infallible cure.
DR. Coffey and Dr. Humber were
called to give counsel on ways and
means by which the Federal Govern
ment can assist in obtaining a success
tu cure for the malignant disease.
Surg. Gen. Cumming of the Public
Health Service, DR.. George w. Mccoy,
chief of the Hygienic Laboratory, and
other noted medical authorities also
were called to give their opinion as
well as to hear the San Francisco
doctors.
The committees inquiry grew out OF
resolution by Senator Harris, Demo-
crat, Georgia, proposing that the Gov
eminent seek means of co-operatine
WIN medical authorities in the search
for cancer cure.
Commission Is Urged.
Urging a national scientific commits
sion to sponsor cancer research and
treatment with Federal supervision and
monetary assistance, Coffey said the
best way for the Government to CO.
operate in fighting the disease would
be to insure assistance to any citizen
qualified to conduct investigation.
Dr. Coffey suggested that the pro-
posed commission consist of the
surgeons general of the Public Health
Service and of the Army. together with
the ranking naval health officer and
two eminent scientists"
Going into his own and his associates
work on cancer, which has attracted
hundreds of patients to their quarters
in a San Francisco hospital, DR.. Coffey
said they had discovered a material
created by nature that works as an "ac-
tive principle" in regulating the growth
OF cells that make up the human body
We are still experimenting, DR.
Corey told the committee, "and we
hope to continue until we prove to the
scientific world that out theory is COR
He then explained the theory that
Continued on Page 2, Column -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
ITALIAN STAR LINE GETS
LARGE DAMAGE AWARD
sos, 900 Given Corporation in Yer
dict Against Emergency Fleet
Corporation.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March ia verdict
for $105,000 against the Emergency
Fleet Corporation of the United States
Shipping Board in favo; of the Italian
Star Line, was filed with the clerk of the
United States District Court today. The
verdict was reached last night after
i've hours elaboration.
The italian Star Line, a Delaware
corporation with main of1ices in Pitts
burgh, sued for $421 900 for damages
suffered when officials of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation in 1920 forced the line
into equity receivership. It was charged
by the line that the receivership was
forced, largely by w. Davis Conrad who
was admiralty counsel for the Fleet Cor
poration and who has since died, for the
purpose OF getting the records of the
line and the personal papers Of the pres
1dent, E. Paul YaSelli.
These records and papers, 1t was said,
were wanted to support an indictment
OF Yaselli for defrauding the Govern
ment in connection with the purchase Of
the steamship Liberty Land from the
shipping Board. This indictment was
lated dismissed by Federal Judge
Learned Hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
POLICEWOMAN DIES
SAVING 3 FROM CAR
Mother of Four Children Gives Her
Life to Keep Pupils From
Being Struck.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GARY, Ind, March 13.-Mrs. Pearl
A. Lanham, traffic policewoman, mother
of four children. was killed here yes
terday by an automobile at street
intersection. She gave her life to save
three school children who were in
danger of being struck by the car.
Mrs. Lanham was stationed at the
Glen Park School to protect children
from traffic. She had just escorted a
group across the street and was re-
turning for another group when a car
driven by John E. Nichols, IS, of Grit
nth, a Gary suburb, approached. The
three children darted to meet her. She
ran forward and screamed a warning
which sent the children scurrying back
to the sidewalk. She was unable to
avoid the automobile and was struck
and killed. Nichols was held on a
charge of manslaughter.
Mrs. Lanham's four children range
in age from l to years. Her hus-
band, James H. Lanhan, is railroad
employee, but has been out of work most
of the Winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
ITALY TO Be ASKED
TO YIELD PARITY
Serious Effort Is Indicated
as Last Hope to Save
Sea Conference.
BY PAUL SCOTT MoWRER.

By wireless to The Star and Chicago Daily
News Copyright, 1890.
LONDON, England. March 13.-The
London Naval Conference became
slightly hectic today. There were many
goings and comings. Secretary Of
State Henry L. Stimson and Ambas-
sador Dwight w. Morrow saw For
eigh Minister BRAND this morning
Tsuneo Matsudaira, Japanese Ambas-
sador, called on the American delega-
ton to announce the breakdown of
the American-Japanese conversations,
however, Mr.. Stimson informs the press,
are still continuing. though Slowly"
Prime Minister Macdonald meanwhile
has talked with Retire Wakatsuki,
chairman of the japanese delegation,
and is seeing first Dino Grand, chief
of the Italian group, and then M.
BRAND.
There is little doubt that a serious
effort is now about to be made to get
the Italians to abandon their claim to
parity with France as the last hope of
saving the conference. At the same
time it is more and more clear, as
already reported in these dispatches,
that the japanese are disinclined to
enter q three-power treaty without
France. They would do so, they imply,
only on one condition, namely, that
all the Japanese claims be granted in
full.
It is confirmed that the British adj
miralty, in case the French refuse to
reduce, insists on raising Great Brit
aims cruiser tonnage to $4,000 and the
destroyer tonnage to 100000, or a total
increase Of $4,000 tons above the Rap
idan figures. This increase would apply
equally, the admiralty seems to say, to
a three-power or five-power treaty.
London Plays Up Farley News.
It is learned, however, that an addi-
tional reason for this increase Is the adj
miralty's desire to build a 7,500-ton
type of 6-inch-gun cruiser to correspond
to Americas new proposed 9,500-ton
6-inch-gun type and at the same time
have a total of So cruisers.
The admiralty plans would thus give
Great Britain So cruisers to our 40.
1t is significant that the London
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Denies 1t Is Political 0rgani-
cation, Naming Many
Who Co-operated.
PURPOSE TO INFLUENCE
LEGISLATION, HE ASSERTS
Brock, Tyson, Underwood and
Shields Are Listed as Friends
of Association.
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Claudius H. Huston chairman of the
Republican national committee, today
informed the Senate lobby committee
that the Tennessee River Improvement
Association, of which he is a former
president, had as its purpose the in
fluencing of legislation, and added that
he thought it might properly be called
lobby committee"
Huston, testifying for the second day
on activities of the association In con-
nection with Muscle Shoals legislation,
denied, however, that it was a political
organization and named a number OF
prominent men who had co-operated
In its work.
Among these, he said, were Senator
Brock, Democrat, of Tennessee, the late
Senator Tyson of Tennessee and the
former Senator Shields of Tennessee
and e. B. Stahlman, Nashville publisher
All Work Above Board.
He asserted that all work done by
the association was open and above
board and said those participating In
its efforts believed that the legislation
they advocated was for the best in
terests of their section.
The Improvement Association had
urged acceptance of the bid of the
American Cyanamid Co. for Muscle
Shoals. A bill which would award the
power project to the Cyanamid COM
pany is now pending in Congress.
Huston asserted that he had received
no money from the association and said
he did not expect to.
But its purpose is to influence 1egis-
lation?" Walsh asked.
That's right" Huston said.
'Then it could properly be called a
lobby committee?" Walsh continued.
II think the term lobby is sufficiently
broad to include the work Of this or
ganization," Huston replied.
Huston Is Unhurried.
Huston, an unfiurried witness, was
on the stand only brief period today
j. w. Worthington, executive secretary
of the Improvement Association, who
has been accused of lodging" the
committee, was again mentioned in
today's testimony. Huston said he un-
derstood that the secretary was seri-
ously i'll in a Detroit hospital, and
Chairman Caraway of the committee
remarked that he had received a tele-
gram from the hospital that Worthing-
ton was suffering from hardening OF
the arteries.
Huston said he would attempt to &c
to Detroit and attempt to arrange with
Worthington to obtain records of the
association that the committee has
asked.
"There Is nothing on this green
earth that we need to conceal from
this committee" the Republican chair
man said.
Huston said he understood the asso-
ciated power companies had con-
tributed some money to the Tennessee
/ association in 1925, and added that he
had received money from the Unior
Carbide Co. once or twice. He sale
he sent money to Worthington from
| New York in 1929 many times"
Huston, who was president of the I'm.
provement Association before he be.
came Republican chairman, defended
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
British Conservative Leader
Expects Macdonald to
Win Fight Tonight.
SN0WDEN MAKES REPLY
FOR PRIME MINISTER
Organized Conspiracy to Prevent
Employment and Discredit
Government Charged.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON March 13.-Former Premier
Baldwin. Conservative leader, opened
an attack on the Labor government
late today, moving a vote of censure,
but took most of the sting out of it
by declaring that the government in
all likelihood would win on the vote.
At the same time he asserted that
eventually the cold fact of unemploy-
ment would mean the defeat of the
Macdonald ministry.
SnOwden Makes Reply.
Mr.. Baldwin moved his vote of CEN
sure on the government for its attitude
toward safeguarding duties in relation
to unemployment. He fatty asked
whether the Laborites intended at any
time to have recourse either to any
single duty or to a general duty as a
remedy for unemployment.
Philip Snowden, chancellor of the
Excllequer, who acted in behalf of
Prime Minister Macdonald in reply to
Mr.. Baldwin's criticism said:
ut is a fact that ever since this gov
eminent came into Office there has been
an organized conspiracy. 1t has been
the deliberate policy of certain inter-
ests to prevent employment in order
to discredit the government"
Newspapers Criticized.
He declared that British newspapers
had been chiefly responsible for spread
ing feeling of pessimism, daily print
ing stories about the closing of factories
and the laying OF of men, attributing
the whole Increase of unemployment
to the actions and policy of the labor
government.
The Chancellor attributed the I'M
certainty existing today to the late con-
sentative government in leading in
dustries to believe they could get pro-
lection and thus preventing them from
reorganiZino themselves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
i. S. INTRODUCES
DOHENY EVIDENCE
Roberts RidicuIeS "Loan" to
FaII-Defense Describes
Long Friendship.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
After counsel had outlined proSecu-
ton and defense contentious In the
bribery trial of Edward L. Doheny
wealthy oil man, today, the Government
began the introduction Of documentary
evidence, among it being the order by
President Harding in 1921 placing juris-
diction of naval oil reserves under the
Navy and Interior Departments
Doheny is charged with giving Albert
B. Fall, Secretary Of the Interior in the
Harding cabinet, bride of 100000 to
influence his award of the Elk Hills
naval oil lease to q Doheny company.
In brief outline today. Owen j
Roberts. special prosecutor, sketched tC
the jury the arguments that the Gov.
eminent would make In its effort tc
prove that Doheny gave FAN the money
as bride, asserting that Doheny had
said he expected to make 500, 0O0, 0OO
out of the lease.
Defense Sums Up Case.
Hogan, who followed him, summed
up the defense and said that Doheny
might have expected to make $10o, 000,-
900 over period of 80 or 40 years after
the expenditure of 100000, 900 or $780,
100000. He also indicated that he
would attempt to show that the oil man
bid for the lease through patriotic
motives"
Applying, Hogan declared that his
clients company made bids for the
contracts only after being urged to dc
so for the Nations welfare by Real
Admiral j. X. Robson.
Hogan also repeated that Doheny was
told by the naval admiral that ar
Oriental country was menacing the
West Coast of the United States anc
that a naval oil lease at Pearl Harbor
Hawaii. might prevent the approach o.
an alien fleet. Doheny's company wa'
given a contract at Pearl Harbor anC
| this gave it preference to the Elk Hills
lease.
DENLY Correspondence Enters.
As Roberts introduced documents anC
letters written and received by Fall
Hogan told the court that he and Rob
| erts had agreed that either side coulC
use anything introduced. Roberts alsC
introduced correspondence between Fal
and the late Secretary DENLY of tht
Navy concerning the handling of thu
oil reserves. Falls correspondence will
Rear Admiral Robson regarding the re-
serves also went into the records.
The defense attorney declared thu
money was given to Fall as loan.
Hogan, dwelling on the friendship
between his client and Fall, wen
back to the time in 1886 wher
the pair first met in Kingston, N. Mex
They were friends from that time on
Hogan continued, asserting that it wa:
only natural that Fall should turn tt
| him in 1921 after he found himself ir
financial difficulties and wished to buy
an addition to his New Mexico ranch
Doheny gave Fall the 100000, Hogan
added, but said it had nothing to dc
with the awarding of the oil lease to the
| formers company.
! Fall was convicted OF receiving the
| Tribe from Doheny and is at liberty
pending an appeal. The Doheny tria
began yesterday, after a two-day post
ponement, due to the death of Justice
Edward Terry Sanford and William
Howard Taft.
Roberts outlined the Government
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
SCHOOL HEAD ORDERS SALUTE
TO FLAG AS REGULAR. EXER CISE
DR.. Ballou's Letter Follows the Distri-
button of Alleged Red"
Literature
L1terature.

points out, that this likewise may be
true of some of the junior high schools.
"I recognize that there are certain
assemblies of students in the audi
forums when Saluting the flag might
not be the dignified and serious act that
1t should be-" DR.. Ballou has written
"On the other hand, I am clearly Of
the opinion that saluting the flag should
be regular part of appropriate school
activities, including assemblies of stu
dents in the auditorium. Saluting the
flag is part of the opening exercises
in each class room in the elementary
schools. am of the opinion that pub
lie school pupils should never be per-
mitted to consider themselves too old
to salute the flag or to recite the pledge
of allegiance to the flag of their
country"
In accordance with these views, DR..
Ballou's letter to all officers and teach
ers contains the following:
ordered, that hereafter it shall be
the duty Of the principal of each
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