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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-20
POLICE TO PROVIDE FUNERAL
FOR SAFE-CRACKER KILLED HERE
Officers Rescue Body of Slain Gunman From Grave in
Potter's Field

James Powers. veteran safe cracker
and gunman, whose criminal career
was ended by a policemans bullet Sun
day night, is going to be given
decent, Christian burial" by officers of
the law he held so long in contempt.
Learning that Catholic authorities
had arranged for services over Powers
comrade in crime, Walter Moran, also
killed by police, headquarters detec-
tives and police today raised a fund
to insure comparable rites for Powers.
Inspector William s. Shelby, chief
of the Detective Bureau, took charge
of the funds, which came to him In
the form Of dimes. quarters. half dol
lars and dollars, contributed by men,
bers of the force.
Powers body Is at the Morgue and
would have been consigned TO the
potters field without ceremony had not
the police taken o hand II the Situa-
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coming RULE AIDS
IN BILLBOARD WAR
Arlington County Officials,
However, Are PoWerIess to
Remove Old Signs.

While the recently enacted coming
regulation for Arlington County has
done much to curb the indi&riminate
erection of additional advertising bill
boards, the non-retroactive feature of
the law, as elsewhere, renders officials
powerless to remove those established
before the law went into effect.
This situation is emphasized by Frank
G. Campbell, civic worker and veteran
billboard opponent, who, with leaders
of other civic organizations in the
county has fought long for the abolition
of unsightly ron dside boards. Referring
to the present status of the billboards,
Mr.. Campbell said:
Situation Improved.
1.-THE signboard situation has ma
terially improved in Arlington County
in the past two years. The recently
enacted coming law prohibits the cree
ton of advertising signboards in resi-
Dental districts and, since probably IS
per cent of the county has been zoned
residential this should, in a large
measure, prevent the erection of add1-
tional signboards.
Unfortunately, it does not take care
of the many SignboardS that were
erected before the coming law went into
effect and it Is not possible to enact
retroactive laws that will force the i'm
mediate removal of these signs. How
ever, the United States Supreme Court
has pointed out a way to discourage
the long continued maintenance OF
such signs.
I'm st. Louis Poster Advertising Co.
VS.. City of st. Louis, the Supreme
Court said: 'Billboards properly may be
put in a class by themselves and pro-
hibited in residence districts of city
in the interest of the safety. morality,
health and decency of the community.
High Tax Seen as Aid.
Later in the same decision the
court said: If the city desired to dis
courage billboardS by a high tax we
from the right to prohibit them alto
gether.'
Continuing, Mr.. Campbell pointed
with encouragement to a recent action
of the Board of County Supervisors in
which that body refused to grant per-
nit tr the erection of signboard at
the Washington Airport, which is at
the Virginia end of the Arlington Mem
orial Bridge, one of the principal en-
frances to washington.
The refusal to issue this permit Is
taken by Mr.. Campbell to indicate a
desire Of the county governing board
to come to the relief of the community
in this matter. He suggests the enact
ment by that body of the necessary
legislation mot only to prevent addi-
tional signboards, but to get rid of
those that have been foisted upon the
community in recent years."
This can be DONE" he said, "by the
imposition of a high tax, and since
every local industry is taxed to meet
the mounting cost of local government,
there appears to be no good reason why
various corporations, utilizing our scenic
poses, should not likewise be locally
taxed. A recent tax on advertising
signboards could be made to yield at
least $50, 900 a year for the support of
our local government"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-20
JUSTICE HITZ TO BE NAMED
TO COURT OF APPEALS POST
President Is Expected to
Send Nomination to Sen
ate at Once.
Second Vacancy on Higher
Bench May Be Filled at
Same Time.

William HitZ, who has been an asso-
ciate justice of the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia since 1916,
will be nominated by President Hoover
either this afternoon or Monday for
appointment to one of the two existing
vacancies on the Court of Appeals of
the District.
The remaining vacancy on the higher
court will probably be filled at the same
time. although President Hoover at
noon had not yet reached a decision,
although he had a recommendation
from the Attorney General before him
at the time.
Justice Is Democrat.
The elevation of Justice Hitz to the
higher court will come as no surprise
as his nomination was ready to send to
the Senate last Spring, but was with
held pending the Senate's enactment
OF the District appropriation bill Jus
tice Hitz is Democrat and his promo
ton is understood to have been made
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-20
DROUGHT SURVEY RUSHED

The Red Cross reported today it ex-
pected to complete by Christmas q
survey of every county of the drought
area in which there is a possibility OF
a food shortage.
To date, a statement by De Witt G.
Smith, assistant domestic relief director
said, the society has been more con-
cerned with supplying food to those in
want than with compiling statistics on
future needs.
It has assembled figures gathered by
railroads, county agents and State ON
cials. however, which show 229, 403
families in 472 counties must be sup
piled with food at some time during
the Winter.
If there Is any actual danger Of
starvation, Smith said, 1t Is In isolated
cases where the condition is not even
known to persons in the community.
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BY REX COLLIER.

The world has evidenced its pleasur-
able anticipation of Gen. Pershing's
forthcoming memoirs on the World War,
but no group of the generals admirers
has manifested keener curiosity than
the scattered remnants of the valorous
army which was the A. E. F.
Announcement of arrangements for
publication of Gen. Pershing's story of
the war in The Star and the associated
newspapers of the North American
Newspaper Alliance and in a few other
selected newspapers prompted a flood
CT congratulatory messages, among them
a fund of characteristic comment from
former doughboys.
From hospital cots, from business
offices, from varied fields of trade and
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entirely upon the recommendation of
the Department of Justice. Justice Hitz
presided in the trial of the former
Smith Co. officials which ended last
night.
1t is felt fairly certain that the Sec
ond vacancy on the Court of Appeals
will be filled by Republican. 1t is
thought doubtful, however, that it will
be a local attorney The impression
is that the President has decided to ap-
point some one from outside the Dis
trict of Columbia.
BY elevf ting Justice Hitz to the higher
court. the President will be called upon
to appoint successor to him on the
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
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GEN. PERS1INCS BOYS EAGER
FOR HIS WORLD WAR MEMOIRS
Receives Messages From All Over World
and Answers Them Himself-France,
England and Germany Await Story.

industry and from remote farming Sec
tons has come chorus Of appreciation.
Americas general of the armies, re-
flecting reminiscently upon the inter-
esting response of those whom he COM
manded in France more than a decade
ago, has come to realize that his re-
sponsibliity to "the boys" did not end
with the Armistice.
Feels Responsibility.
THESE fellows have made me feel my
responsibility in a big way" Gen.
Pershing said in, an interview. "It
seems they are depending on me to
corrcborate everything they have told
their wives or children or sweethearts
and friends concerning their part in the
war;
It was plain from the generals atti-
tude that he is far more deeply con-
cerned with this responsibility to the
rank and file of "his boys" than he is
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ton. Funeral arrangements will be
completed next week.
The body Of Moran was removed from
the Morgue Thursday by the Catholic
Charities and placed in an undertake
ing establishment, preparatory to in
terment in Mount Olivet Cemetery to-
day. Moran called for q priest Mon
day morning, and Father Francis j.
Hurney of Immaculate Conception
Church administered last rites Of the
church.
Power was killed instantly and Mo-
ran shot fatally late Sunday night as
they were about to break into O store
near Fourteenth and U streets. The
shooting began when police Of the
eighth precinct arrived In response to Q
citizens alarm.
Veteran police reporters said the case
was unparalleled in the history Of the
forcas
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ITALY WILL LAUNCH
TWO new CRUISERS
10,000-Ton Treaty Vessel and Con-
dottiere-Type Ship to Join
Fleet This Month.
By Radio to The Star.

By Radio to The Star.
ROME. italy, December 20-Italy's
cruiser feet will be augmented during
the next few weeks by two ships. One,
the 10,000-ton washington treaty yes
sci, Gorilla. will be launched December
%. The other is 5,0o0-ton cruiser
of the Condottiere type. to be launched
Sunday.
This brings the number of Italian
postwar 1O,000-ton cruisers to five
and the number of 5,000-ton ships to
four.
The treaty 1o,ooo-ton vessel Bolzano
Is well along and probably viii be
launched next April. The Pola, an
other 10,000-tonner included in the
1930-1931 program, will be begun
within a few weeks.
Two 5,000-tonners, the Cardona and
the Viaz, were approved for last years
program and they also will be
launched in September.
(CopyriEht, 1930)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-20
SCIENTIST FEARED
VICTIM OF VOLCANO
Missing in Sumatra After
Planning to Lower Self
in Crater for Test.
BY the Associated Pres.

by bAe ASSOCldtcu
BATAVIA, Java, December 20.-Prof
Werner Borchardt, scientist connected
with the Hamburg Tropical Institute,
was believed today to have lost his life
in a small eruption of the Volcano
Merapi in Sumatra
Ten days ago Borchardt and two
native assistants. against advice of local
officials, started for the volcano. He
intended to lower himself into the crater
and observe emanations of heat from
the lava.
Saw Scientist Disappear.
One of the natives fled early in the
expedition, fearing. an eruption. The
other remained with the professor until
an eruption did occur, when they both
ran to a small valley, where, the native
said upon returning here, he saw
Borchardt disappear over a cliff while
he himself hurried en-. The native him
self was injured in his escape.
Troops sent to search for the missing
scientist returned without finding any
trace of him. Borchardt was about 80
years old and had been loaned by the
Hamburg Institute to the Medan,
Sunatra, Institute for a year to do
research work on the influence Of tenn
perature on the blood and kindred sub
jects.
Ninety Natives Believed Killed.
Ninety natives are believed to have
been killed in an eruption of the Javan
Volcano Merapi, which continues in an
active stage after 80 years quiet. The
volcano presents terrifying scene with
huge columns of smoke issuing from the
crater and occasional darts of flame
from crevices on its sides. Villages and
forests in the neighborhoods are burn
ing, while severe thunderstornls are
continuing over wide area.
A rain of mud has fallen on the viii
lagos, some of which are covered with
a coating of gray slime. There is a
pail of darkness over everything. VIII
layers are fleeing, panic stricken, from
the area, and the small mountain
streams have been changed into raging
hurting along masses Of rocks
and mud. Communications have been
and many places are
isolated.
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GIFTS ARE ASSEMBLED FOR NEEDY
BUT NONE FOUND IN COMMUNITY
Ladies' Aid Society of West Falls, N. Y, Discover No
Families There in Want.

for distribution to those less fortunate.
Truck loads soon poured in and it
looked as though it were going to be
great Winter for the Needy.
But then trouble set in.
Investigation in West Falls and
finally throughout adjacent Golden Val
ley district revealed that not single
family was in want
The society finally had to unload We
supplies on Q welfare organization he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-20
WINS PARDON AT 80

Convict, in Plea, Says He Didn't
Want to Die in Prison.
BELLEvILLE, Ill, December 20 Gp.
John Poe. 80, one of Illinois oldest
convicts, didn't want to die in prison,
he wrote Curt G. Lindauer, assistant
States attorney of st. Clair County.
Lindauer. impressed by the old mans
plea, recommended a $pardon, and it
was granted yesterday. Poe was serv-
ing a sentence of one to eleven years
from East st. Louis for the theft of
barber supplies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-20
By the Associated Press.

BUFFALO. N. Y, December 20
Members Of the Ladies Aid Society Of
West Falls, near here, decided to do
their bit for unemployment and the
poor.
They asked all residents of the COM
munity who were prepared for the
Winter to send In what they could in
the way~cf od. clokhinss bedding, etc.
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PARIS, December 40 R-Dr. Boidin,
after visiting Raymond Poincare. all
improvement in his condition continued.
he u no longer held 10 be IN dangeA
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Eudoxia Retrothal Denied.

SOFIA, Bulgaria. December 20 R9.-
From an authoritative source an en-
phatic denial was issued today Of re-
ports that the Princess Eudoxia was
betrothed to King kogu Of Albania
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-20
SERIES OF R0BBERIES
AT JUDGES HOME Barred
Mattingly Blames Thefts of Gems,
Vases and Photograph Records
on Revenge for Penalties.

The home of Judge Robert z. Mat
tingly. 1924 Massachusetts avenue, has
been mecca for thieves within the
past few months, he said from the
Police Court bench today. The judge
declared upon number of occasions
robbers broke into his home and re-
moved a quantity Of jewelry, a number
of valuable vases and at least 500
worth Of photograph records. He said
many other things probably had been
taken without being missed.
sit seems" said the judge. that some
OF the boys whom sent to jail couple
of years ago have got out and are get
ting even with me-"
Police, Judge Mattingly said, have
been unable to arrest any one IN con-
mection with the rohbertes.
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WILL ATTEND CATHEDRAL
President and Mrs. Hoover Accept
Invitation of Bishop.

President and Mrs. Hoover tomorrow
morning will attend special Christmas
Cathedral.
They were personally invited by
Bishop James e. Freeman, who will
conduct the services, and in whose
work In the building Of the Washington
Cathedral Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover are in
tereSted.
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20. ,. WVaEHtI bUItdU FUItCdSlJ
Fair tonight minimum temperature
about % degrees: tomorrow increasing
cloudiness; gentle to moderate west
winds. Observation-Disclosures, al, at
las am. yesterday; lowest, 80, at 6:15
am. today. Full report page Z.
Smyrna times., 1930-10-22
SMYRNA'S BUSINESS MEN
PLAN COMING XMAS SEASON
NAME COMMITTEES WITH w.
o. HOFFECKER AS CHAIRMAN
Desire to Make Smyrna Delight
full Place to Come During Yule-
tide-Other Business Transacted

Smyrna Business Mems AsSocia-
ton at its meeting Monday night,
announced the Christmas Celebra-
ton Committee to carry on an
elaborate program similar to last
year, and if possible on grander
scale. President r. H. Denney
with the cooperation of the Board
of Directors, has named Walter O..
Hoffecker, general chairman, and
the committees as follows: Finance
w. w. Price, B. F. Middleton, Will
liam Norris; Publicity-W. H.Ken-
worthey, E. P. Corrie, r. D. Hof-
fecker; DECORATING. c. Man
nering, C. B. Raymond, H. P.Hall;
Distributing Handloff, w. E.
Matthews, Jr. Last year the var
ious organizations of Smyrna coop
Grated and the local American
Legion Post erected decorated
Christmas trees at the -Four Cor
ners" and the several approaches
to Smyrna. They no doubt, will
lend the same cooperation this
year. 1t is the purpose Of the
committee to have all citizens dec
crate their homes and the mer-
chants their business places. In
other words they want everybody
to get hold of the Christmas spirit
and decorate Smyrna as it never
has before and to make our town
delightful place to come, deal
and do their Christmas shopping
in our stores. The meeting Mon
day was largely attended. 1t was
decided to change the bylaws,
making the quorum to hold bust
ness, atleast seven members, in
stead of fifteen. It was also de-
cided to change the meeting nights
from the third Monday in each
month to the first Friday. These
changes above mentioned were
unanimously adopted. Walter W.
Hynson, ]. Kent Sheubrooks and
H. c.. Jones were named a COM
mittee to investigate a proposition
of Benjamin Shindler for certain
talkie equipment at The Strand
Theatre. Mr.. Shindler, who also
conducts the Capital Theatre, Do
yer, motored up to meet the mem
bers of the Smyrna Business Mems
and address them on
the proposition for converting The
Strand Theatre from a Silent
Movie" to a modern 'Talkie." Es-
ley M. Rust and Rev. E. A. Le-
moine were named a committee to
have charge of the program for
next meeting.
Smyrna times., 1930-10-22
KENT GRANGE MEET HERE
Quarterly Meeting Will be Held in
Smyrna Thursday, October 30th

The quarterly meeting of Kent
County Pomona Grange, No. 2,
Patrons of Husbandry, will be held
at Smyrna, on Thursday, October
30, as the guest of Smyrna Grange
The program will be as follows:
Morning session, 10; Open in the
Fifth Degree; Roll call of Officers;
Reading of minutes of previous
meeting; Address of Welcome by
Bro. Harry johnson, Smyrna
Grange; Response by Bro. A. B.
Thomas, Fruitland Grange; Re-
ports of officers; Reports of
Oranges; Introduction of resolu-
tions. Noon recess, luncheon.
Afternoon session, 1.30 p. NJ
Solo by Miss Mary Hynson; Reel
tation by Mrs. Kathryn Roe; Ad-
dress, Cooperation and Organi-
ization in Farming" by Lieuten-
ant Governor ]. Henry Hazel; Solo
by Miss Mary Hynson; Health
Talk by Miss Pearl Macdonald;
Discussion of resolutions.
Smyrna times., 1930-10-22
SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
10 Pupils Win Places on Honor
Roll For Scholarship for First
Advisory PeriOd-Other Notes

Following is the Honor Roll for
Scholarships. Names of pupils be-
low have attained an average of
between go and 100 in all of their
subjects for the first advisory
period - 18th grade: Kathryne
Clifton; 18th grade: Audrey Davis,
Betty Edmondson, Isadore Hand
loft, Rosemary knight, Violet Long
10th grade: Nancy Arthurs, Mar
garet Donovan, Thelma Hawkins,
Claire Knight, Jay Spry, Elsie
Williams; 81 grade: Ernestine
Davis, Ethel Virginia Roe; 81
grade: Sarah B. Jones, Alverna
Jones; 7-2 grade: Mary Louise
Hurd; 6-1 grade: Dorothy Hand
loft; 81 grade: Phyliss Armstrong
Estelle Edmondson, Dorothy David
Priscilla Collins; 4th grade: Dor
othy Cooper, Donald Grier, Lloyd
Jones; 81 grade: Bobby Bell, YER
ma Hartnett, Clarence Garis, Paul
inc Bickling, Helen Hartnett;
3-2 grade: Emma Louise Mabrey,
Agnes V. Mood, Alvin Nickerson,
Mary Louise Porter, Ruth Short;
2-1 grade: A. Lloyd Johnson, Jean
M. LaSorte; 2-2 grade: Allan F.
Robinson; Grade IL: Kathleen
Burris, John B. Frances; 1-2 grade
Robert Lower, Robert Spence,
Russell Moore-'It Wont Be Long
Now, a drama in three acts will
be presented by the Senior Class
some time in November-The As
sembly program this week was in
charge of the 50 class. The pro-
gram follows: Devotional exercis-
es;reading, "October's Bright Blue
Weather" by Frances Morrison;
Paper: School Spirit" Mae War
ner; Comedy Dialogue, Sarl Stats
and Harry Still; Playlet, THE
First Tee Characters: Florence
Doughten, Willard Beckett, Peter
Pollack. Following are the statis-
tics for the banking of this week.
Pupils attending $50, depositors,
443; percentage go; amount de-
posted to date s508.73. Deposited
to-day S7762. - The following
members of the faculty of the
Smyrna High School have been
appointed to serve on one or more
committees of the State Educa-
tional Association: Supt. C. w. w.
Schantz, History of the Associa-
ton; Supt. G. w. w. Schartz,
Legislature; Miss Fannie B.Short-
er, Educational Interpretation.
Smyrna times., 1930-10-22
WHEAT CROP FALLS SHORT
Consumption Will Exceed PRODUCE
ton Federal Experts Estimating

While the world production Of
wheat was estimated yesterday by
the Federal Department of Agri-
culture at Washington, to be larg
er than a year ago, expectations
were that consumption during the
1930-31 marketing period would
exceed production. The prospec-
tive world wheat crop outside of
Russia and China was placed at
3,650,000, 1000, or 160,000,000 BUSH
els more than in 1929 and 100000
600 less than in 1928. During the
past season consumption exceeded
production to the extent that
stocks OF old wheat on hand July
1 were 1O0,0OO,O0O bushels less
than on hand at the beginning Of
the 1929 season. Shorter feed
grain crops and very low prices of
wheat the department said, "un-
doubtedly will result in the con-
sumption of wheat being consid-
erably larger than in the past sea-
son. Notwithstanding the contin-
uation of high duties in some
countries, Europe probably viii
consume more wheat than in the
past season because of smaller
supplies of feedstuffs with larger
number of livestock to be fed"
The disappearance of wheat in the
United States and Europe combin-
ed was estimated to be 250,000,000
bushels greater than in the past
season. This would reduce the
worlds carryover of wheat at the
end of the season to about a nor
NAL basis unless Russia contrib
utes a large amount of wheat for
consumption in the deficit coun-
tries, the report continued.
Smyrna times., 1930-10-22
SMYRNA GRANGE DEBATES
Affirmative Side Wins That Wom-
en- Make Better Home Makers

The regular meeting of Smyrna
Grange was called to order We'd
nesday evening, October Is, by
Worthy Master Harry Johnson,
with the largest attendance of any
meeting so far this fall. The lit
erary program in charge Of Mrs.
Howard Deakyne, was very inter-
esting. The debate, Resolved, The
Woman who has outside interests
makes better home maker than
one who does not, was debated
on the affirmative side by Mrs.
Bedford Roe and Mrs. Smithers
Snow, end on the negative side by
Mr.. Ernest Mattiford and Mr..
Harry Johnson. The judges, Mrs.
Charles Pryor, Mr.. William Roe
and Mr.. Ernest Blendt decided the
debate in favor of the affirmative.
The Grange Journal was read by
Mrs. Harry Johnson.