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The Washington times., 1930-12-08

match. AN the while she was in
the booth there was q throng
three feet deep about the booth
and prices scared.
The Washington times., 1930-12-08
.GA|NIN IMPORTS
SEEN BY SMO0T

Recent rise in imports was
hailed yesterday by Senator
Smoot (R.), Of Utah. chairman
of the Senate Finance Committee,
as q ''forceful vindication" Of the
Smoot- -Hawley tariff bin which
went into effect June 10 Of this
year.
Smoot issued a series Of tables
to refute the charge that the new
tariff had injured foreign trade
or helped to raise prices in the
domestic market.
According to his figures, I'M
ports for the Today period Of No
vember Is to "a, inclusive, were
only Z per cent less than they
were for the same period last
year. The tables showed q con.
slant upward trend in imports
since June.
Smoot said imports declined for
the first month or so after the
Smoot- t-Hawley tariff went into
effect, because importers rushed
In large quantities Of goods IN
advance to take advantage Of the
lower rates Of the old bill.
The Washington times., 1930-12-08
PRISONERS GET.
MORE SLEEP

SAN QUENTIN, Dec. 8sdN.s0
Earlier to bed and later to arise
An hour more sleep each day.
That was the new program
for $500 convicts at San Quentin
Prison after Warden James 3.
ITolohan announced plans for
winter routine.
Instead Of filing out Of their
cells at 6 o'clock In the morn
ing, the prisoners viii be re.
leased at $3.50. Lookup time viii
be advanced half an hour to
4:3O p. m.
The prison workday viii be
shortened by another hour again
within six weeks as the days
grow shorter.
Convict sentiment Is against
the earlier lookup and later re-
leased time because It means ex-
ira hours Of confinement within
their cells.
The Washington times., 1930-12-08
women COURT
JUDGE SH|FT TED

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 O.S0
Magistrate Jesse Silbermann, un'
der fire in the Seabury vice in
quiry into magistrates courts, was
transferred from Woman's Court
last night by Chief Magistrate Cor
rigan.
Corrigan ordered Silbermann to
sit in Essex Market court, today
and assigned Magistrate Leonard
MCGEE to take over the judicial
duties in Woman'S Court.
Referee Seabury today received
reports that large amounts Of
money, in some instances as much
as 100000, have been passing
through the hands Of the city
magistrates for several years.
The Washington times., 1930-12-08
RAPS
HOME STUDY

NEW YORK, Dec. 8. - The
correspondence and home study
schools Of large American uni
versities, particularly those Of Co
Iumbia, Chicago and Wisconsin
universities, are denounced as
centers Of quackery by DR.. Abra-
ham Flexner, formerly q director
Of the. General Education Board.
In his new book, Universities
American, English, German" Just
published by the Oxford Univer-
sity Press.
In his criticism Of American
universities, DR.. Flexner spares
neither Of the institutions from
which he was graduated, Johns
Hopkins and Harvard.
Harvard's greatest offense, ac-
cording to DR.. Flexner, Is its
Graduate School Of Business. He
contends that o school Of busia
ness can never make Of business
q profession in the sense that
law and medicine are professions.
The Washington times., 1930-12-08
FIRN TO- HOLD
CHAIN STOCK

An unusual development In
finance was announced yesterday
by Charles E.. Merrill, of Merrill,
Lynch q Co., investment bankers,
through the formation of Chain
Store Shareowners, Inc, hold.
ing company for the common
stocks Of 35 standard chain store
companies.
The capitalization Of the new
enterprise will consist solely of
common stock so that the man
agement will be entirely In the
hands Of the stockholders. The
stock will have some of the ia
vorahle elements now possessed
by the securities Of fixed invest
ment trusts, minus some Of the
features which have made some
investment trusts rather inflexible
The stock Of Chain Store Share
owners, Inc. will be sold through
q MEt OF selected dealers located
all over the country. Cooperation
will be given to these dealers by
an elaborate campaign of ma.
tional advertising which win be
inaugurated Immediately by Mer.
rill, Lynch & Co. It is understood
that special stress will be laid on
the desirability of customers Of
chain stores purchasing the stock
OF Chain Store Shareowners, Inc.
It is understood that the stock
win sell at under $40 per share.
Dividends will begin to accrue
Immediately, and it is expected
that the first dividend payment
win be made shortly after the
middle Of next year.
The Washington times., 1930-12-08
DIET FIXES LIFE,
EXPERT SAYS.

|. NEW YORK, Dec. S.-Althougna
insurance statistics show that
college men who passed their
time In the library and labora-
tory outlive their athletic class.
mates, the reason is not that
the athletes ,overstrained their
bodies, but that they ate the
wrong things, Major Edward j.
Abbott said.
Major Abbott based his opill-
ion on the study Of the habits
Of persons who have lived more
than 100 years, Of whom there
are 5000 In the United States.
twenty-five years from now
you should see O complete re
versal Of the present facts
through the increased knowledge
we possess Of food properties,
Major Abbott said.
The Washington times., 1930-12-08
Dean Inge FaDors Marriage
OfScience and Religion

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 US).
Making his radio debut before an
American audience today. the
Very Rev. Ralph 1nge, Gloomy
Dean" Of st. Paul,s Cathedral, Lon.
don, declared In favor Of closer re
lationG between science and relig'
ion. He said:
a religiOn which does not
touch, science and Q science
which does not touch religion
are mutiIated and incomplete.
Not that they would ever
agree. The most for which they
The Washington times., 1930-12-08
Wrestling Bear Gets
Rough; Sentenced
To Life in Zoo

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 8
0NS0.-The Kansas City zoo
now boasts a real wrestling
bear-for severalSyears the spar
ring partner Of Everett Mar
shall, La Junta, COL, heavy
weight wrestler.
Marshall donated the bear to
the ZOO here, explaining the ami
NAL had developed a temper
which was out Of bounds. even
among heavyweight wrestlerS.
The bear was given Marshall
several years ago by q cowboy
In Colorado and until recently
the tow held daily wrestling
matches.
In it's last appearance with
Marshall the bear well nigh
crushed the wrestler.
The Washington times., 1930-12-08
Attorney Saves 2
In Fire: Dies q Hero

BLOOMINGTON. Calf, Dec.
fU.S).-After saving his wife and
two Of their children from death
in fire. Henry N. James, well
known attorney and public figure,
periShed yesterday when he dashed
back into the flames to rescue
a remaining little girl.
Father and daughter were
burned to death together, the
mans arms about the child to
shield her.
The Washington times., 1930-12-08
Duchess of York Aids
]. In NeedLeUOrk Sale

LONDON, Dec. 8 US0.-The
Duchess Of York proved, herself
q first-class Saleslady at the an
nual Christmas affair Of the
Royal School Of Needlework, Of
which she Is president.
She wore q coat Of Jade green
velvet trimmed with brown fox
fur, with q small velvet hat to
The Washington times., 1930-12-08
WORK FOR JOBLEss

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. S.-The
employment of men to remove
Illegal billboards on Virginia
roads was suggested to the de-
partment Of highways by Mrs.
Janet Stuart Durham, State chair
man of the billboard restriction
DIVISION Of the Virginia Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs, as a
measure to aid unemployment.
The Washington times., 1930-12-08
VINCENT AST0R BETTER

: NEW YORK, Dec. 8 US0.
Vincent AStor, financier, was re-
ported recovering rapidly today
In New York hospital. He was
operated upon last Thursday for
hernia.
The Washington times., 1930-12-08

Your hOme OF office MeedS can be
satisfied by eho advertisers using the
BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY 0t
tOtlnY's Classified Ada.
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can hope is that the science
OF 0 religious man might be
scientific and that the relig.
ion Of . scientific man might
be religious"
The address was broadcast
throughout the British Isles
picked up by station WABC anc
rebroadcast through this coun
try. Dean Inge added:
"The last 50 years have done
much to clear away . mass Of
false science from religion and
to clear away many obstacles
to reliRiOn from science,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
DRYPLANK PLEDGED
BY MRS. MCCORMICK
Illinois Nominee Promises to
Have "PIenty to Say" in
Race Against Lewis.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Ruth Hanna Mccormick, the Repub-
lican nominee for Senator from Illinois,
will run for that Office as dry.
A question concerning the wet"
stand of her Democratic opponent. for
mer Senator j. Hamilton Lewis, ELECTED
the response:
II have always been dry, and there
is no reason to change"
She promised that she would have
plenty of say" on the prohibition sub
ject when the campaign gets into full
swing next Fall.
Mrs. Mccormick was interviewed last
evening after she had engaged in long
conference with President Hoover. She
said she was entirely with the Presi-
dent on his law enforcement program, v
but that they had most amicably
agreed to disagree" on the question OF
American adhesion to the World Court.
In her primary campaign, which end
ed this week in a victory over Senator
Charles S. Deneen, incumbent, Mrs.
Mccormick made the World Court her
principal issue. She repeatedly at
tackled Deneen for his vote for Amer
lean adherence when the issue was be-
fore the Senate several years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
PITTS INDICTMENT
COPY TO BE SENT
F. H. Smith Co. Defendant, in
Florida, Expected to Post
Bond for Trial.

The district attorneys Office was pre-
pairing today to forward a copy of the
indictment charging G.. Bryan Pitts
with eInbeZzling more than a million
dollars Of the funds of the F. H. Smith.
Co. to the proper authorities at PalN<
Beach, Fla, where the accused is ex-
pected to post bond pending his trial
on the charge in the District Of Co.
lumbia.
It was understood the amount of the
bond had not been fixed.
In telephone conversation last nigh
with his attorney, Wilton j. Lambert.
Pitts denied the embeZzlement charge
and expressed his willingness to come
here at any time for a hearing. Ac-
cording to Lambert, Pitts characterized
the indictment as parcel OF Internal
falSehoods."
Mr.. Lambert, senior member Of the
firm of Lambert, Yeatman & Horning,
said he had communicated Pitts state
ment to the district attorney, but as
yet had received no reply.
The indictment, which was returned
Yesterday by the grand jury, charged
Pitts with converting to his own use
$1,l568 09.84 belonging to the Smith
Co. while he was chairman Of the board
of directors of that concern. Pitts re-
signed from the company after the De-
cember grand jury had returned an In
dictment against him and other officials
charging conspiracy to use the mails
Illegally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
NEW HEADS SEE PRESIDENT.
ReicheIderfer and Crosby Told Work
VIII Not Be Interfered With.


DR.. Luther Reichelderfer and Gen.
Herbert B. Crosby, the two new civilian
members of the Board Of Commits
sioners, are starting to work with the
Presidents good wishes for a successful
administration.
The two Commissioners called upon
the President yesterday afternoon and
were with him IS minutes. They said
afterward they were not summoned, but
called merely to pay respects and let
the President know they had taken
over their new Offices and were ready,
to the best of their power, to give the
city good government and satisfactory
administration.
Crosby stated that no directions was
given them by the President in the mat
ter of the conduct Of the District gov
eminent. The local affairs were
naturally touched upon, the two Com
missionerS said, but the President made
it apparent that while he was deeply
interested in the Capital City and the
MANAGEMENT of the local government
he had no intention of interfering with
the administrations Of the two men he
appointed to the board.
The President thanked each for TAX
ing up this civic work and concluded
the interview by extending his cordial
good wishes.
Through its president, Charles w:
Darr, the Washington Chamber Of
Commerce has extended invitations to
DR.. Reichelderfer and Gen. Crosby to be
the guests of honor at the next regular
meeting of the chamber May Is.
"It IS our earnest desire that your
administration may be of the greatest
benefit to Washington and the cham
ber's facilities are freely extended to
YOU, Mr.. Darr wrote. He extended the
greetings and congratulations Of the
officers and members of the washington
Chamber Of Commerce"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
CHEST URGED TO KEEP
WORK BEFORE PUBLIC

:. Constant reiteration Of the purposes
Of the Community Chest throughout the
year was urged by Joseph D. kaufman
at the meeting Of the chest publicity
council yesterday at the Y. w. @. A.,
Seventeenth and K streets.
The successful merchant keeps his
business before the public by means
of the newspapers and radio throughout
the year and does not attempt to step in
at the last minute and advertise be-
fore his big selling season, kaufman
pointed out. The Community Chest, the
speaker said, Is q great business insti-
tuition. dealing with relief for the poor
and other beneficent and philanthropic
work.
tary for the Council Of Social Agencies.
received the silver "Story Of the Month"
cup for the best publicity obtained for
the month of March. Members OF the
board OF directors Of the washington
Advertising Club acted as judges,
kaufman was elected chairman OF
subcommittee on radio Publicity formed
Immediately after delivernee OF MS
talk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
BILLIONS SAVED
BY NAVAL PACT
President Hoover Cites Ben
efits Resulting From Three
Power Agreement.
Continued From First Page.)

the figure given If the washington
Government exercises its option of
building larger cruisers on basis of
10000 tons of big cruisers equalling
$4,000 tons Of the smaller type.
364,OOO-Ton Cut for U. S.
Summarizing his analysis, Mr.. Hoover
said, the London agreement called for
a feet basis of approximately 1,136.000
tons, as compared with the 100000
ton basis of the Geneva Conference,
This, he continued, shows reduction
of about 364,000 tons for the United
States and Great Britain and a pro-
portional reduction for Japan.
I'm bringing this about" he added,
"the British scrap four 8-inch gun
cruisers and five battleships, while we
scrap three battleships, thus bringing
about parity in battleships, which was
not attained in the Washington agree
ment."
In conclusion, Mr.. Hoover pointed out
that there are no political under
takings of any kind in the present
treaty except an agreement for the
regulation Of the conduct of submarines
against merchant ships in time of war"
The whole agreement" he said, 'is
a great step in world peace and an as
surance of American parity in naval
strength"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
FLYING TO NEW YORK

Count Henri de Ia Vaulx, president
of the Federation Aeronautique Inter-
rationale, who has been Q visitor IN the
National Capital since Thursday aft
ernoon, is leaving Boiling Field this
afternoon in an Army tri-motored Fox
ker transport plane for New YORK;
The transport In which he Is to fly
was to be sent here from Mitchell Field,
N. Y. The plane was to have left New
york this morning, but the departure
was held up because Of bad weather.
It was hoped the fight here could be
made this afternoon In time to permit
the return flight before dusk.
70 Boston and Montreal over the lines
of regular transport companies, re-
turning to New York for several days
before leaving the United StnNR for
South America on his why bSi'S 70
france.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
ARMY PLANES SEEK
ALTITUDE RECORD
20 Pilots Ordered to Make
Effort Today Over Ma
ther Field.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Calf, April a.
Twenty pilots Of as many Army air.
ships today were under orders to at
tempt to establish new record for
altitude flying by pursuit planes.
The effort will be made in connection
with tactical field exercises being held
at Mather Field by the LIST Provisional
Wing of the Army Air Corps.
The ships. belonging to the 95th Pur-
suit Squadron from San Diego, COM
manded by Capt. H. M. Elmendorf, were
instructed to climb as far beyond the
smile limit as possible before subZero
temperatures and lack Of air forces
them back to earth.
The purpose was to ascertain how
high pursuit ships can climb and still
be maneuverable for combat and wheth-
er they can maintain radio communi-
cation with each other and a ground
station throughout.
A specially equipped plane, piloted by
Lieut.. Guy Kirksey, also was assigned
today to fly over the Stanford Univer-
sity campus, at Palo Alto. to take pic
lures of President Hoover's home. The
negatives will be developed aboard the
the ship and dropped at the Preside of
San Francisco, taken downtown, and
sent by telephoto to various parts Of
the country.
President Hoover Is expected before
nightfall to have a copy OF the picture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12

Continued From First Page)
o streets, going into the alley on foot
when the lead automobile, a high
powered touring car, turned off the
main street. When York walked into
the alley he came upon the rum car
which had halted to make a delivery.
Two colored men leaped from the ma
chine and fled up the alley, whereupon
York went up to the car and sounded
the horn in an attempt to lure the
customer to the car. Investigators were
told that York kept the siren blowing
for almost 20 minutes, while a throng
of people collected about the automobile.
Trying to locate the owner, York ac-
coSted an elderly colored man and was
conversing with him at distance of
about 20 feet from the abandoned auto
mobile when another colored man shot
him.
York was set upon so suddenly he
failed even to make an attempt to draw
his gun. The prohibition agent fell
fat on his back under lamp-post at
the curb and the murderer fed.
After the shooting, York's aSsailant
leaped into the rum car and drove
away after he had been joined by his
companion.
When Sergt. j. L. Norris and Pvt. w.
w. Whitemore of No. 2 precinct arrived
in response to the telephone call from
Guy, they found York still lying In the
alley. They picked him up and rushed
him to Freedman's Hospital, where he
was pronounced dead.
Suspected Car Found.
The automobile partially identified
as the one which the rum runners were
driving, was recovered by police of No.
6 precinct this morning near the home
Of one Of the suspects. Witnesses told
police the car was equipped with a
smoke screen and contained load of
whisky at the time Of the shooting,
but neither whisky nor the smoke ap-
paratuS was found when the car was
located.
Guy said he had contracted for the
liquor at about 4 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon. The two men knocked at the
door of his house, two doors from the
alley where York was shot, at about
midnight, Guy said, and one identified
himself. He started downstairs, he
said, and heard spirited footing Of an
automobile horn before reaching the
door and did not go out just then.
From another recalcitrant witness the
police learned that the two rum runners
talked in muf11ed tones as they ap-
preached York from p street, through
the alley. This witness said he heard
one of the men say, Lets shoot him
and take his car" A few seconds later
York fell, his revolver still in its holster.
The alley In which York was killed
was described by police as tough
spot" It had been York's custom to
work with his partner on similar cases,
but the prohibition agent presumably
broke this practice when the suspected
rum car appeared.
York was rated as an able agent by
the Prohibition Department, and was a
huge man physically. He stood feet
liz inches In height and weighed about
$40 pounds.
Born in Lobelville, Tenn, August l.,
1894, he came to Washington many
years ago and was first employed at
the Navy Yard. At different times
from then on, he worked at the City
Post Once, Carnegie Endowment, Star
Laundry, the National Federation of
Federal Employees. American Railway
Express, Wa & Waterman. Provi-
sion Co., Washington Terminal Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
TAXIMAN IS JAILED
AS DRUNKEN DRIVER
Fare Draws Fine for Rowdy Con-
duct That Disturbed Suit
land Worshipers.
Nv a STAG osrrsspondent Of The star.

BY a staR Correspondent Of The star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, April -.
"A Washington taxicab driver and his
companion, who disturbed q church
congregation at Suitland last Sunday by
drunken driving and disorderly conduct,
were convicted by Police Court Judge j.
Chew Sheriff in Police Court yesterday.
The cabman, Leon j. McGinnis, who
Is alleged to have collided with three
parked cars before being arrested by
Constable William Boone, was sentenced
to three months in jail and fined q total
Of SOL. His companion, L. A. Prichard,
who objected to McGinnis' arrest, was
fined $25 for being drunk and disor-
DERBY. The warrants against the men
were sworn out by Justice Of Peace VIII
liam Naecker.
Fred Stroebel of Baltimore, who was
arrested by County Ohlcer Robinson
near Bowie, was fined 5000 for trans
portation of liquor. His companion,
Leon Cooke, also Of Baltimore, was
fined $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
Miss Taggart Listed
For Radio Address
On ID. C.. Suffrage

Miss Eta Taggart, the first
woman elected to the Citizens
Advisory Council, will speak on
National Representation for the
District" over Station WMAL to-
night, from S:45 to 8 o'clock.
Miss Taggart's talk is one Of q
series arranged by the Citizens
Joint Committee on National
Representation.
In addition to serving on the
council, Miss Taggart is O MEM
Der of the District bar and the
society Of Natives Of the Dis
trict, which organization she
represents as q delegate to the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions. She also was one Of the
founders Of the Progressive Citi-
zens' Association Of Georgetown
ana was its iirst president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
PRESIDENT TO REOCCUPY
HIS FORMER OFFICES

A small. army Of workmen was busy
yesterday and today moving the execu-
on the second floor of the State, War
and Navy Building to the repaired and
renovated west wing of the White
House, which. had to be temporarily
abandoned, following the fire last
Christmas eve, and President Hoover
was due to leave his Office in the tenn
porary quarters this afternoon. It was
planned to move his desk and other
office furniture some time during the
afternoon and to have his old Office
in the west wing ready for his occu-
pancy Monday morning. All OF the
executive staff will be working in the
renovated ONCE by noon on Monday.