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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-09
Girl Stumbles in Front Of Car.
SIAM PHONES GERMANY
Prince in Bangkok Takes With
Son in Hamburg.

Son In ham burg.
BANGKOK, Siam CE).-Prince Pura-
chatra, Siamese minister for trade and
communications, by using the telephone
on his desk, spoke for an hour and a
half with his son in Hamburg and with
friends in Berlin, distance of $3.50
miles. The German Telefunken Co. has
a short-wave station here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-09
Garn nf TEtanka.

B0UGAS, FANNIE. The family of FANNIE
BOUGAS wish to acknowledge with sincere
thanks and grateful appreciation the
many floral tributes and expressions of
sympathy sent during their bereavement
JOHN, MARK AND GEORGE BOUGAS. ="
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01
CIVIL SERVICE TESTS
Commission Announces ExamiEc

Commission Announces ExamiL1-
ton of Transcribers.
The Civil Service Commission has
announced an open competitive exami-
nation for debating machine tran
scribers to fill vacancies in the depart
mental service. Applications will be
received until August rs.
The entrance salary is 81 ,440 a year.
Higher salaried positions are filled
through promotion.
Age limits are Is and so.
Fgt information and application
blanks may be obtained from the Civil
Service Commission, 1924 F street
northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01

in restoring confidence. Many citizens
today returned to their homes which
the government experts had pronounced
safe. Movement of troops out of the
zone progressed rapidly and public
rationing has ended in some towns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WEST ORANGE, N j.. August l.
which would you save?" stood out to-
day as the biggest poser in the exam
nation to which Thomas A. Edison sub
jected 40 boys to determine this year,
winner Of the Edison college scholar
ship.
The boys, one from each State and
the District of Columbia, emerged from
their siX-hour ordeal yesterday to agree
that stiff questions in chemistry, physics,
history and other subjects were easy
compared with one dealing with an eX-
petition stranded in a desert with a
limited supply of food and water. Only
three out of seven could be saved.
The question supposed that the party
was composed of a brilliant scientist,
60 years old; his 39-year-old wife, whose
interests were chiefly social; her 6-year-
old son, the f1ancee of the leader and
his best friend, person OF his own age
with a promising scientific future, and
two half-breed guides, ages So and 80.
Some of the boys relied on the rule of
women and children first" to guide
their choice. Those who did not gave
small consideration to the socially
minded wife. Several decided to sacri-
lice Tie SItldu OOy anu Tic dBeu SClcIl~
fist on the grounds that their ages made
their use to society problematical Near
ly all wrote that they would send out
their fiancee and the friend
John Alexander of Colorado Springs
chose the scientist. the girl and his best
friend, adding, Il know that my best
friend would get my girl out of the
desert or die in the attempt"
Robin c. Anderson of Louisiana
.s.@G L.
to save the ladies, but don't think 1
would"
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01
WEDDING REVEALED
BY ATTACHES SON
Charles M. WeSson, Sd, and
Miss Catherine Lawrence
to Reside Here.

Charles NJ. Wesson. Sd, son of an at
tache of the American embassy at Lon
don. and his bride, who was Miss Cath
crime Lawrence of Philadelphia, are
preparing to make their home in Wash
ington, following an elopement to near
by Maryland two weeks ago.
Mr.. Wesson, who is % years old, and
his bride, 81. motored to Montgomery
County on the evening of July Is and
were married by Rev. Bertram NJ. Os-
good, pastor of the First Baptist Church
of Rockville
The bridegroom's father is Lieut. Col.
Charles M. Wesson. assistant military
attaChe at the United States embassy
in London. The son is connected with
an investment company in this city.
The couple motored to Rockville from
the home of friends here on the eve
ming Of July Is, and their marriage was
known only to their immediate ac-
quaintances until today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01

State Reformatory, at Ionia, where he
served two and one-half years for hold
ing up saloon. Police said Robert
sons neighbors declared he had been
engaged in transporting liquor. He was
shot in the back by an unidentified man
while standing on a street corner. The
gunman escaped.
Police now are holding IL gangsters,
arrested in raids since Jerry Buckley
was slain. One warrant has been is
sued in the case. Angelo Levecchi, be-
lieved by police to have been the man
who pointed out Buckley to the three
gunner who shot him, was arraigned
yesterday and held without bail for
examination August 8. He is charged
with murder.
Four of five men arrested in a raid on
the home of Sam Singing in-the-N Night
time" Catlanotte late King of Detroit's
Little Italy" in the exclusive suburb OF
Crosse Pointe last Sunday, were
charged yesterday with murders of
gangsters. Joseph Catlanotte, nephew OF
Sam, and Elmer MacklintwerZ accused
of Staying Patrolman Barney Roth,
Hamtranck undercover agent, and John
Metz. alleged bootlegger; Joe AMIGO and
Joe Locanc were arraigned before Judge
Thomas NJ. Cotter and charged with the
murder of CasparS Scibilia and Sam
Parino, slain May 81 in the first out
break of the recent gang war. Biaggio
Bonvonatti, also taken in the Crosse
Pointe raid still is held for investiga-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01
ITALY RECOVERING
FROM EARTHQUAKE
Minister of Public Works Re.
ports Steady Resumption
OF Normal Life.

By the Associated Press.
ROME. August 1.-The minister of
public works reported to Premier Mus
solini today a steady resumption Of
normal life in the earthquake area.
Minister Crollalanza submitted his
seventh resume of earthquake condi-
tions which indicated there was a
gradual rehabilitation of relief forces
and development of rehabilitation of
the stricken towns.
The report said the local population
had been found to be in extraordinary
healthy condition in spite of the lack
OF sanitary and other conveniences
which were wiped out by the quake.
Restoration of electric service, the
minister said had been Of great help
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01
DERBY PLANES OFF
ON FINAL FLIGHTS
Lee Gchlbach of Little Rock Still
Safely in Lead Back
to Detroit.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 1.-The surviving
planes in the all-American Air Derby
headed today toward Detroit-and
home
Lee Gehlbach, the Little Rock, Ark.
entrant in the 6000-mile derby, was
still safely in the lead, and, barring
an accident on the last lap, was as
sured of victory. The Arkansas traveller
was three and a half hours ahead of
Second-place Lowell HAYES of Spring.
field. Mass.
Bayles led the pack into Chicago yes
terday from Lincoln, Nebr., with fly
ing time of 1880, but he cut only 10
minutes off the elapsed-time lead held
by Gehlbach, second in the Windy City
dash.
The take-off for Detroit was at IL
a m. Central standard time), with
the planes leaving at minute in
tervals in the order of their elapsed
time standings.
The homing lap to Detroit ended
sweep down the Atlantic Coast, span
across the Southern States to California
and backtrack over the mountains and
across the Middle West. The derby be-
gan July 81 and was designed as a re-
liability test for small planes.
OF the 20 starters, only 10 planes
were left in the final lap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01
RED WAVE SPREADS
INTO SHANGHAI AS
500 STUDENTS RIOT
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page)
the invaders, the situation was question
able because the Nationalist forces were
not strong enough even to support their
own pickets.
japanese Erect DefenseS.
Authorities in the Hankow japanese
concession have erected barbed wire
entanglements about the area. Chinese
authorities have already disclaimed re-
sponsibility for foreigners in Kuling,
south of Kiukiang, after three days.
and the fate of Kiukiang itself was in
doubt, although additional British gun
boats have been ordered to reinforce
the Yangtze patrol.
Communists claimed Nationalist re-
sistance in the vicinity of Nanchang
was crushed. Some reports said Red
troops were advancing en- masse upon
Kiukiang and Kuling.
British naval authorities reported
their gunboat Teal was fired upon yes
terday as 1t was accommodating off
Changsha. The Teal was not damaged
and did not return the fire lest she
harm foreign buildings on the island
which were believed intact.
British sources also understood 1000
Red troops were marching on Kiukiang
and foreign residents had been warned
to evacuate.
Seven United States Warships.
With seven American gunboats scat
tered along the YangtZe River between
Marking and Ichang, American naval
authorities apparently considered the
situation did not warrant strengthening
of the river patrol by adding destroyers
Summering off Shantung at Chefoo or
TSingtao.
Yangtze are the Palos, at Changsha;
the Monocacy, at Kiukiang; the Oahu,
at Ichang the Guam, at HankoW; the
Parrot, at Marking; the Luwon, at
Kiukiang, and the Panay, at Yochow
The gunboat Tutuila, now at Shanghai
being overAauied, is destined for the
upper YangtZe River within ten days.
Japanese naval authorities said four
destroyerS were being held at their
Sasebo base in readiness for duty IN
China If needed. Two hundred japanese
Marines also were standing by at SaSebo
for emergency orders.
Anti-FOreign Tone.
Anti-foreign feeling in China has sup
piled the supporters of Communism
with a readymade medium for the
spread of propaganda.
Dozens Of Communist newspapers,
presumably financed by the Third In
ternational, have appeared throughout
the county despite the efforts of the
national government authorities to keep
them suppressed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01

get around to
critic ism. It's
fine to just keep
saying everything
is great, but about
the only way to
prove 1t to peo-
pie Is for things
to be great. Even
our old family
doctor can't fool
us.
We are the one
that's got, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01

At top is a view of wrecked houses at
Puglia, near Naples, one of the hardest
hit communities in the western sector
of the Italian earthquake zone. The
center scene shows inhabitants of the
city of Melfi living In the open in
hastily erected tents after their homes
had been wrecked. More than 300 lives
were lost there. The lower photo, also
at Melf, shows young victims of the
disaster being carried to Red Cross
station.
p. & A. and Wide World Photos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01
WINS MEDAL IN TRAINING

A Philadelphia youth, F. c. Richter
Ledig won the gold medal awarded by
the District of Columbia department,
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, to the best
advanced course candidate at the
Civilian Military Training Camp at Fort
Hoyle. Md it was made known today.
Ledig was presented the medal at
final ceremonies at which youths pro-
ficient in athletics and citizenship re-
ceived various awards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01
QUESTION OF WHICH TO SAVE
STUMPS EDISON CONTENDERS
Nearly All Decide Fiancee and Friend
Should Be Returned From Desert, but
Divide on Others In Party.

Robert H. Smith of Las Vegas, N.
Mex, was the only one who said he
would save himself Il live near the
desert and I know how things are" he
explained.
The presence of Henry Ford in West
Orange during the examination did not
abash the boys when they came to the
question asking how much they would
charge for Ford coupe that had been
driven 5000 miles. The appraisals
ranged from $500 to $45, and one candi-
date wrote that he would throw in the
advice not to drive the car on country
roads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01
Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif-Kinder
though Mr.. Coolidge would have to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01
SEEK WOMAN IN PITTSBURGH.
Former Detroit Resident to Be Cues
TONED in Buckley Probe.

PITTSBURGH, August l LP-Pitts-
burgh detectives early today were dis
patched to an apartment house in the
fashionable Oakland district to question
Mrs Levy Lefgref, former Detroit resi-
dent, concerning her movements the
night of July % and the early morning
of July %. The Detective Bureau here
said the inquiry was being made at the
request of Detroit police officials in
vestigating the Staying OF Jerry" Buck
ley radio announcer.
At the apartment the detectives were
told Mrs Lefgref was not at home. They
took up vigil on her doorstep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01
WOMAN is ARRESTED
FOR QUESTIONING IN
BUCKLEY DEATH PROBE

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-01

stomach and we know whether its
hurting or not. So Calvin hoped
on the Farm Board in yesterdays
"sermonette." The poor farmer
can't get a break Just when it
looked like he would be able to sell
his land for real golf courses some
body invents golf that you can play
in the kitchen sink.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-23
CITIZENS HONOR
II D. c. OFFICIALS
len. Crosby and Police Off
GERS Attend Meeting of
H AnacoStia Association.

with high officials of the District
Government in attendance, the Ana
costa Citizens Association reelected
its officers for another term at a meet
ma last night and then celebrated with
an entertainment and dance in the Ma
sonic Hall. Fourteenth and streets
southeast.
Commissioner Herbert B. Crosby,
Mai. Henry G. Pratt, the superintend-
ert of police; Capt. G. E. Holmes, who
IS in command of the eleventh precinct;
Lieut. Frank M. Dent and Sergt. Dennis
Cullinane of headquarters detectives
were guests at the meeting and enter
tainment.
Dr. George G.. Havenner president OF
the Federation of Citizens Associations,
was reelected president of the group
and the following officers also were
named to serve another term: Robert
Thompson, first vice president; Clara
O. Smith, second vice president, and W..
]. Tucker, secretary. The association
named an assistant treasurer, w. H.
Benhoff, to serve during the illness Of
y. :; Walther, who is at saranac Lake.
To Drive Out Gamblers.
Capt. Holmes, who recently was
placed in command of the police In
the Anacostia section, told the associa-
ton he was a stranger in the commu-
nifty, but that he could promise them he
would drive all the gamblers and boot
leggers out of the area. "I hadn't been
here but couple of days when asked
two gentlemen to leave" he said. They
were running gambling joints"
Lieut.. Dent, who is well known IN
Anacostia, pointed out that the gam
blers really had operated in an adjoin-
~ ~ ~ AvnnAEffa "a
praised the people of the section for
their cooperation with the police.
Commissioner Crosby also commend
ed the association and the community.
Commenting on the statement of Capt.
Holmes, the Commissioner said he felt
that the police should concentrate on
the major offenders and be less jealous
IN tagging overtime parkers or mo-
florists who might travel bit faster
than the law allows.
Discuss Gasoline Tax.
Before holding the entertainment sew
eral matters of business we're transact
ed, and each of the visitors addressed
the organization briefly. The subject
Of an increase in the gasoline tax,
which has been widely discussed in the
last few days, was referred to COM
mittee for study and report. John s.
Driggers of the Kenilworth Citizens
Association was visitor at the meeting.
An interesting musical program was
one of the principal features Of the
entertainment Mrs. Elizabeth Harmon
gave a recitation, and the following
members were presented ins musical
numbers: Prof. Fulton Karr, at the
piano; Mrs. Louise Tucker, the wife
Of the secretary, vocal solo; Roy Fillius,
vocal solo, and Miss Dorothy and Miss
Lucille Tucker, the daughters OF Secre-
tary and Mrs. Tucker, in piano duets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-23
NEW POST ALLOTTED
TO CAPT. MARQUAR1
Technical Laboratory Aide to Sec.
rotary Adams Will Command One
of Nays New Cruisers.

Capt. Edward j. Marquart, technical
aide to Secretary Adams and director OF
the Naval Research Laboratory at Bell
view, D. c., will leave Washington al
the end of the month, to become COM
handing officer of one of the Nays
new cruisers, the Louisville.
Comdr. Edmund D. Almy, the assist
ant director, will take Capt. Marquart's
place temporarily until Capt. Edgar G
Oberlin, now naval inspector of ma
chinery at the Newport News Ship
building & Dry Dock Co., Newport
News, Va, becomes the director early
in the new year.
Capt, Marquart native Of Indiana
has been the head of the laboratory
since July % of this year. His sue
cessor, Capt Oberlin, is a native of
Ohio and from 1922 to 1929, served as
assistant director of the laboratory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-23
FOUR SURVIVE GARIBALDI
Death Of 91-Year-Old Milanese Re.
Gently Reduced Number.

With the death of Giovanni Cova, .
there now remain only four survivors Of
the daring band of Il, 000," who. under
the leadership Of Joseph Garibaldi In
1850, drove the Bourbons out Of Sicily.
The survivors are now living In Rome,
Genoa and Filinne Valdarno, the oldest
one being Pierro Cinni of Rome, who
IS 104. Every now and then q visitor
TO italy sees one Of the old 'red shirts"
on the streets, but most a. these are
veterans Of the later campaign against
Rome in 1867, when the French sup
porters of Pope Pho TX drove them
away from their prize, There are still
other thousands of "Garibaldians" Of
more recent generations, many of them
having served in the Argonne during
the last war, when two of Joseph Carl
baldiis grandsons were killed IN action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-23
DRIVE BOOSTS SCHOOLS

LISBON F.-In the drive against
Gliteracy, agents of the department Of
education are touring the countryside
IN automobiles shouting by megaphones
to unlettered peasants to send their
children to school.
Night schools flourish only in Lisbon,
Cporto and Coimbra and in other towns
lighted electrically, but attempts to in
selves Of free educational facilities after
work hours have not proved q success.
Although education is compulsory in
Portugal, peasants keep their children
Rt farm work during the harvest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-23
SWEDISH PRINCE ADDS
TO LIST OF WORKS
New Comedy and Another Collec-
ton of Short Stories Pro-
duced by William.

STOCKHOLM GA new comedy
as well as another collection of short
stories by Prince William, the literary
light of Swedish royalty, are announced
for the Christmas season.
The stories will deal with the French
Riviera, where the prince has q Win
ter villa, and will be called In the
Swedish edition "Only Crone." The
play, which has been acquired for
production at the Comedy Theater in
Stockholm, is called ARTS and Tricks. "
It is said in Stockholm that his son,
Prince Lennart, who has just COM
pleted his military service, has ambition
to be a writer like father" while the
Youths mother, the Grand Duchess
Maria Pavlovna of Russia, is about to
publish her memoirs in the United
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-23
ACADIAN IN PARLIAMENT

The daddy" of the Canadian Par
lament is an Acadian-Senator Pascal
Poirier-and he has just completed his
f1fty-first parliamentary session. Not
long ago he attended the Evangeline
celebration at Grand Pre-, Nova Scotia,
and was accorded an ovation, as he Is
the representative of the Acadians in
Parliament. Senator Poirier entered
the Senate IS years ago. In the mean
time he has been the close friend and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-23
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-23

Pavlowa, the dancer, Is asking the
rich of England to found q national
theater devoted to the encouragement
of dancing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-23

ture, and is an author and philosopher.
He was the last Of Sir John Macdonald's
appointments to the upper house of the
Canadian Parliament.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-23

confdante Of leading Canadian states
men. He has seen eight governments
come and 60. The Acadian solon is q
man of great personal charm and cul-