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The Washington times., 1930-06-19
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Services for w. II. Strattor, "a,
Indian Wars veteran and for the
last four years an ernploye Of The
Washington Herald. who died yes
terday ct Soldiers Home Hospi-
tai, will be held tomorrow at the
Soldiers Home Chapel, after
which the deceased viii be buried
with full military honorS In Ar
lington Cemetery.
The deceased veteran was born
at Fredericksburg, Va, November
L., 1858, and enlisted in the
United States Army in 1879. In
1884 he was discharged at Fort
Douglas with the rank Of color
sergeant in Company r, Sixth In
fantry.
George c. Thompson. 50 years SIS
Albert ". psn. II years. u g.
ia Il. stowe. IS years. siblsy Hos.
Louis J, carsschs. - years .. 8.
.,i.s asEs !, Reilly; 50 years 1s4a twenty
Frances A. johnson. e. years $40
Somerset Pl n. ".
Charles Liehtbown. g. years Car
field Hospital.
Joseph Biey, IS years GsOrgetOwn
Della W. Christie. IS years sass
Minnesota Ave. s. =.
Lorenzo 9. Doughty, IS years. 1901
D st. N. w.
Charles r. WELLS. 50 years. KIingls
Rd., Rock Creek Park.
James N. Mcdonald, 81 years Provi-
William n. Lons, IS years. SO4
North Carolina Ave. 3. q.
Catherine Tubb, 80 years Gallinger
Manuel Pappaa ss years. Casualty
Mildred slopsr. Is years Emergency
Ernest J. Robinson. day, siblsy
Hospital
Infant Of Eugene ana Ellen Nc
Michael, ie hours. Columbia Hospital,
Infant Of Henry and Mildred Dement,.
George Thompson. 80 years. 26s2
Nichols Ave. 9. e.
Rebecea snowdsn, Sc years. 1903
Meiga ri. N, =.
Frank thornton. sS years $50 Twenty
John }. Roy. 80 years sO F
Marie simmons. So years. Gallinger
Hospital.
George Braey. 70 years 1877 seventh
Edna Thomas - years. Gallinger
John r. Pitts Is years. Casualty
Hospital.
Aaron Banks. 1s years, Potomac
| River. Eastern Branch.
The Washington times., 1930-06-19

SOCKS BOUGHT, Poarlman,s Bia Book
0hOD. 033 9 n ". Phona Net B4lB.
! AN IN MMEDIATM NEEb 81 quantity
OF good substantial ueed furniture Can
Oay cash Metropolitan s0Bl
The Washington times., 1930-06-19

MOST TALKED-ABOUT
USED-CAR VALUES
IN TOWN
1890 Essex Coach. 1900 miles. $735
1929 GrahaHn.P Paige 6i2 Sedan. .$6T5
1929 De Soto ColIpt ....... .4575
1929 Dodge .. A, Sedan -. .$695
1929 Essex Coupe .......... .4345
1879 Graham-P Paige $40 Sedan. .$545
1928 Chevrolet Coach ..,.... sass
1927 Chevrolet Landau go. sass
SPECIAL:
FOUR 1880 GRAHAM 8 SEDANs--DFiyen
by. company officials. Al an attractive
price.
SEMMES MOTOR CO.,
1926 14th st. N. w. {
POTOMAC O772.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19
CLARK EXONERATED.
OF MANSLAUGHTER.
Leesburg Trial Frees Youth
Charged With Running
Down Clarence Slack.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEESBURG, Va, April 19-After
hearing witnesses for two days in the
case of the Commonwealth against AL
vim Clark, 81, of Wheatland, who was
indicted at the October term of Circuit
Court in Loudoun County on a man
slaughter and hit-and-run charge, the
jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
They were out 10 minutes. 1t was al
legged that Clark ran over Clarence
Slack 35, who was found dead August
25 near Hamilton Station.
> It was brought out at the trial that
another car, the identity of the driver
not being known, passed along the road
where the body was found earlier than
Clark and at the hour at which Slack
was supposed to have been struck. Wit
nesSes said Clark passed over the road
after the mans death. Women were in
the car supposed to have struck Slack,
and in Clark's car there was only an
other young man, Robert r. A. Bold
of Purcellville, who has been held as a
material witness and who testified
yesterday that he and Clark drove over
a body lying In the road The jury
took the view that Slack had been
killed before Clark's car struck him.
The defendant was not called on to
testify.
The jury who returned the verdict
were w. J. Hay, foreman; John Hill
Carter, T. M. Fendall, w. B. Cross.
Julius Dove, John G. Abel, George r..
Hess, Harvey Poland, Milford Everhart,
T. L. Caylor, Roy N. Grub and Elcon
Holiday.
Commonwealth Attorney John GAL
leher was aided by Senator Cecil Conner
T. IL
c. Hall and E. E. Garrett were defense
lawyers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19
BANK CLEARINGS.

Bank clearings this week ut LEADING
cities in the United States Of 9liI37.s
10000 show q decline of IA per cent
from those of last year, according p
Dunn's Review. At New York 0E
clearings Of $7,e45, ooo, 900 are SO pet
cent lower, while the aggregate for the
principal centers outside Of New York
of $3,492, ITO. 900 Is 10 per cent below
last years. Losses continue at nearly all
points, but are very much less than in
the earlier months of the year. This
weeks report completes the return for
the first half of April, and the decline
In bank clearings for that period, 40
per cent contrasts with one of 17.9 per
cent for March and ass per cent for
February. az
Clearings for the week, as reported
to r. G.. Dun g. Co., and average daily
bank clearings for the year to date are
compareG herewith: 49,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19

American. But they didn't know "The
Wearing of the Green" SO Gerry, feel
ing the Emerald isle must not be neg
lected, got up and danced an Irish jig.
Yes, it was a wonderful wedding. I
shall always love the Mexican people
for the happiness they gave us that
day. Nothing was too much for them
to do. When at o'clock we tore our
selves away, every one wept at our de-
parture as through bidding farewell to
lifelong friends and the mayor and
chief of police escorted us back to our
hotel vowing eternal love and friend
ship.
We motored back to Palm Springs
that night, arriving toward dawn, dirty,
bedraggled and exhausted, after a
perjlouS drive in which Rudy, at the
wheel went like the wind, as usual. At
top speed we hit a water dugout, such
as one sometimes encounters in the
desert, which sent us hurting to the
were broken, though Gerry suffered a
twisted thumb and made such fuss
about 1t that not until we reached home
did we learn that DR.. Whites head was
badly cut.
Such was our beautiful wedding day.
Keycs HurIs Bomb.
Toward noon we were happily break
fasting in our charming honeymoon
house when Rudy was frantically sum-
moned to Hollywood by long distance
telephone. June Mathis, calling from
the studio, announced the disrupting
news that a warrant was out for his
arrest on a charge of bigamyl
Without even stopping to pack tooth
brushes, we leaped into the car anc
drove back to Los Angeles at break
neck speed. Here we were met by oul
lawyer and all the officials of the studio
to be told this was not practical joke
but the unhappy truth.
The affair was a contemplate pub
licity stunt on the part of District
Attorney Keyes, who is now serving
sentence in States Prison, so can tel
the truth. Mr.. Reyes own actions al
that time were under investigation; he
was being grilled by the State for the
very crimes of which he was later
convicted
So, thinking to divert attention from
himself to some one more prominent in
the public eye, he chose this master
stroke of making test case" OF
Rudy's marriage. His trumped ur
charge of bigamy against Rudy would
raise a screen OF excitement behind
which Keyes himself might hide.
The test case" however, was dis
missed after a police court hearing In
which dear Mr.. Gilbert defended us
with his unusual ability and wit. On
his advice I left Immediately for New
York to join my mother
The agony Rhdy and both went
through at this sudden and heart-rend-
ing parting can easily be imagined
Such was the tragic and immediate
ending of all our happy dreams.
Copyright. 1920, in the United States and
foreign countries by Natacha Rambova. All
rights reserved)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19
CONFEREES TACKLE
EXPORT DEBENTURE
Turn From Tariff Rates to
Administrative Provisions
of Measure.
BY the Associated Press.

BY LnS hSSOClatco EASSS'
The Senate-House tariff conferees
passed today from the rate sections OF
the Smoot Hawley bill to the bitter con-
troversies involved in the administrative
provisions of the measure.
The most important of these, the
Senate amendments attaching the eX-
port debenture plan to the bill and re-
voking the Presidents authority to pro-
claim rate changes, must be brought
back to the Senate for votes before an
agreement is reached.
Both of these amendments were
adopted by the Senate in opposition to
President Hoover'S wishes. Admins
tration leaders hope that the votes yet
to be taken may remove them from the
bill.
Most Schedules Completed.
All of the rate schedules had been
completed by the conference except
those dealing with sugar, cement, lum-
Der, shingles and silver. Before an
agreement is reached on these, the
House confereeS have pledged them
selves to bring the schedules back TO
the chamber for separate votes on the
amendments of the Senate.
The tariff controversy nareo OUT on
the Senate floor late yesterday with
Brookhart of Iowa terming Representa-
tive Tilson of Connecticut, the Republl-
can leader, the water boy for this Wall
Street committee, which calls itself the
Republican national committee"
AssaiIs TiIsOn Statement.
He proceeded to assail Ttlson for a
statement issued several days ago in
which the House leader said the sup
porters of the export debenture plan
were Inconsistent"
The Iowan went on to say that the
IS Republicans who voted for the de-
benture scheme had refused to be ruled
by Wall Street" and added that many
Republicans would not be reelected If
they followed the advice" of the party's
national committee.
Informed of Brookhart's speech, Til
son observed that he would rather be
water boy than nothing and added
that the Iowan's statement deserved
mo further reply"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19
Oil Stocks
BY GEORGE 7. HUGHES.

fT-his is the twelfth of a series Of brief
analyses an by ME- ptene is not to recon-
ticuIar stock. but to give the investor s,or
inteiligently to chart his own course0
In the year 1929 Barnsdall Corpora
ton reported the best earnings In It's
history. a curious commentary on the
general belief that this year was one OF
exceptional difficulties for oil pro-
ducers, a conviction that was eloquent
ly reflected in the market for oil stocks.
Nevertheless. Barnsdau reported net
profit for the year ending December 81
last of $7,205,16l, equal after all de-
auctions to 1920 q share on the 2,247,-
500 shares Of capital stock outstanding.
Barnsdall has no funded debt outside
of several small issues Of subsidiaries.
There are two classes of stock, the
"a" and the "B," both of $25 par value
and the only difference being that the
"A" has voting power and that the
"B" has no voting power. The b.
however, is exchangeable, share for
share, for the "A" and there is only a
small amount of the former outstand-
ing. The present dividend rate is So
per share per annum, which as will be
seen from the income account quoted
above is covered by a fair margin.
The 1929 balance sheet showed a
strong position, current liabilities of
81, 435, ABS being more than covered by
the cash item of 1882 1856 alone. In
ventories are much larger than they
were year ago, but that is a condi-
ton common to oil companies in these
times of overproduction.
Barnsdall Corporation was organized
in 1915 and has had a record Of almost
continuous growth since. 1t is a hold
ing company, the subsidiaries of which
have producing. transportating, ref1n-
ing and marketing facilities. 1t has
large holdings, developed and undevel-
oped, in the midcontinent field and in
California.
Both from the standpoint of property
held and from that of financial condi-
ton, Barnsdall is in a position to benefit
from any improvement in the oil trade.
The stock, obviously a speculation, is
suitable only for those who can afford
to take the risk involved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19

up by DR.. Robert M. Hutchins, youth
full president of the University of Chi
cago, whose address caused considerable
comment among the editors and led the
president of the society, Walter M.
Harrison, to speak in rebuttal to some
of DR.. Hutchins' statements.
After telling the editors that his
generation did not have years enough
in which to overcome the harm wrought
by their generation Dr. Hutchins &C
knowledged the power of the press as a
dissemination of information and said
that he found himself believing every
thing the newspaper said about every
body else, notwithstanding the many
lies printed about me-"
Editors Sharply Criticized.
Criticizing the editors for what he
said was too much attention to student
activities and too little attention to
educational standards and developments,
DR.. Hutchins said that now 1t takes "a
million dollars and more than a thou
sand students to make the front page;
and that when other news Is available
in quantity the foundation of whole
school doesn't even make the paper.
Stating that a newspaper business
manager was authority for the state
ment that newspaper making Is a
money-making activity, DR.. Hutchins
suggested that an experiment be made
with an endowed newspaper which
might devote itself to informing the
public without regard for revenue.
AS president of the society, Mr..
Harrison said he hesitated to speak in
rebuttal to 1.-The brilliant DR.. Hutchins,' -
but thought the educator had brought
too broad an indictment against the
press. He said that the press had been
complimentary to DR.. Hutchins as a
man, and to his knowledge had printed
nothing about him that would reflect
on his character or his ability.
Newspapers give an increasing amount
OF space and attention to education. he
said, not only in the field of pure
science. but in urging the financial sup
port of educational Institutions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19
NATACHA RAMBovA, HIS WIFE

read in voluble Spanish by the magis-
| trate from an enormous book. 1t
lasted for more than an hour, while
| the suffering bride and bridegroom
were supported by four witnesses, the
mayor and chief Of police behind Rudy,
DR.. White and Gerry behind me.
Rudy Forgets Ring.
MY own Spanish was wabbly and
hating; Rudys, fortunately, was fluent.
| When 1t came to the II Wills" and
dos" of the ceremony the questions
must first be translated into English
for me, then answered in my uncertain
Spanish. When the magistrate sang
out the Spanish equivalent Of With
this ring I thee We'd" Rudy gasped and
looked at me helplessly. We had never
| thought of ring! But DR.. White met
this crisis by offering me her own.
So the knot was tied and the grueling
ceremony over.
Immediately every one embraced every
one else. With true Latin fervor, the
mayor and chief of police kissed each
other on both cheeks and this fond
salute was extended not only to the
bride and groom, but to DR.. White,
Gerry, the magistrate and most of the
guests. We all fell warmly into each
! others arms, and literally melted there.
| At the close of this demonstration Of
affection the band struck up again and
dozens of school. children marched in
| to present us, each one, with a bou-
quet of wilted flowers, a sweet, very
touching little tribute.
And now come the wedding feast.
You may Judge of its abundance and
glory when 1 tell you it began at
o'clock and continued until 8 in the
! f,aep
villagers had sat up all night prepar-
ing for it.
It was preceded by bowls of Mexican
cordial, the speciality of the country. a
drink as strong as vodka, so by the
time we sat down at table, everybody
was happy. Wilted collars and coats
had long since been removed; Sunday
finery looked bedraggled--but nobody
cared, for champagne, wines and LIQUORS
flowed freely with each course. Even
DR.. White, who never touched a drop
If ANYTHING, however rare, was prevailed
upon to I'LL up her glass. II she DIDN'T,
| the mayor would be offended.
Speeches Between Courses.
The removal of each course was the
occasion for more embracingS and
speeches in every language. 1t made nc
difference whether any one understood
a word or not-each speech was greeted
with cheers and hurrahs. The music by
now was augmented by a stringed or
chestra on the front porch. The brass
band was kept out In the garden. Az
closer range it would have burst our
ears.
Rudy had provided wine and beer
| for the musicians and, in token OF their
gratitude, they never stopped playing
| for a moment. They played the ma
tional anthem Of every country repre-
sented-Mexican, Spanish, Italian,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19
Prisoner Weighs 361 Pounds.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 10 H1.-
Charles H. Kelly, weight 100, superin-
tendent of police at Pasadena, Calf,
has a task ahead over which he ex-
presses confidence. He has come to take
William A. Coleman, weight 361, to
Pasadena to meet defrauding charges.
Kelly brought along ball and chain,
but it is too small to attach to one of
ColemanS ankles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19
about nine of the IL months of the

about nine Of the IL months Of the
year.
Notable improvement appeared also
In the movement Of equipment. In
each month the average locomotive
miles per day exceeded the inquire Tor
the corresponding month in 1928, and,
with the exception Of November and
December, freight car movements also
were greater than In the preceding
year."
Burruss Bond Club Speaker.
william B. Burruss, sales engineer,
will address the Washington Bond Club
at its regular weekly luncheon meeting
at the Carlton Hotel at 1880 o'clock
Tuesday, according to announcement
yesterday. His subject will be Shake
Speare the Salesman"
Exceptional interest has been aroused
in members Of the club in the coming
lecture from the fact that 1t has be-
come internationally known, having
been delivered by Burruss in a great
many cities in this country as well IS
in Europe.
Chesapeake Corporation Reports.
Chesapeake Corporation reports for
the quarter ended March 81, 1880, net
profit of S1,534,986 after expenses, in
terest, ETC., an increase of $598,766 over
the corresponding period of last year.
First quarter 1880 earnings are equiva-
lent to IS cents per share on 1873, 745
no-par shares, against $104 per share
earned on 100000 shares in the first
three months Of 1929
Report of the S. S. Kresge Co. for
the March quarter shows net income OF
50, 759 900 after Federal taxes, compared
with $3,177,981 in the first three months
of last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19
Burnett Leaves Peru.

LIMA, Peru, April 10 P).-Lieut.
Comdr. Henry P. Burnett, U. s. NJ, who
has been here on a naval mission as
a submarine expert, departed for the
United States Thursday. He has been
replaced by Comdr. James p. Comp
ton. The chief officers of the Peruvian
navy entertained Comdr. Burnett pre-
vious to his departure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19
Storm Hits Arkansas Town,

FORREST CITY, Ark, April 10 (P).-
A church, fraternal hall, store and
a number of buildings on farms were
damaged and trees were uprooted by a
windstorm that swept over this section
Thursday night. Rain and hail &C
companied the wind and streets here
were flooded. No injuries had been
reported today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19
11O-Year Tenants Move.

NEW YORK, April 10 (P).-For ITO
years Arthur Curtiss James, financier
and his ancestors have had the same
business address. He is moving to the
f1ftieth floor of new skyscraper, taking
along some andirons for woodworking
fireplace he Is having built.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19
Water Shipped From Vienna

BERLIN, April 10 (P.--Kemaleddin
Sami Pasha, Turkish Ambassador, has
water shipped from Vienna in large
bottles and all coffee served at the
embassy Is made with it. He believes
it makes the most palatable Turkish
coffee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19
FOUNTAIN PEN" GUNMAN
ARRESTED IN NEW YORK
Subway Worker Accused of Selling
New Type of Weapon That
Discharges Tear Gas.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April ia subway
welder was arrested yesterday, charged
with possession of "a fountain-pen
guns.
The man, Marcel Lucas, SO, admitted,
police said that he had been acting as
an agent and distributor for Chi
cago concern which had sent the
weapons by express.
The guns, which closely resemble
fountain pens, discharge tear gas or
fire a pistol cartridge by pressure of
a heavy spring. Police believed hun
dreds of the guns had been sold here
during the last few weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19
Winter Back in Balkans

VIENNA, April 10 (P.-Winter con-
ditions have returned generally through
out Southeastern Europe. There were
snowstorms yesterday throughout Ru-
mania, Bulgaria and the Tyrol. Traffic
was blocked hN the drifts. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19
Chesapeake Corporation Reports.
BRAND NEARING RECORD
Has Directed French Foreign At
fairs Five Years.

PARIS, April 10 P).-Five years ago
today Aristide BRAND took over the d.
rection of French foreign affairs and,
except for break of two days held the
foreign minister portfolio ever since.
Only Talleyrand, GuiZot and Delcasse
had longer terms of Office in that
ministry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19

The ancient Romans were unsur-
passed as builders, and it Is said that
their mortar is almost inperishable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19

AR. --'i.kersham asked the editors:
"Will VI not choose to exercise your
pSwer in behalf, not of restricted
license, but Of observance OF the law?"
Prohibition was the topic of discus
sion at one of the shop talk" lunch
cons of the editors preceding Mr.. Wick
ershams address and enforcement con-
ditions in several sections of the coun-
try were reported on by editors who also
reported on the sentiment toward prohl-
bition in their communities. The dis
cussion was informal and the consensus
of those who reported was that wet
sentiment is growing despite the more
articulate dry ing.
An arrangement of the press for its
attitude toward education was drawn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-09
Curtain Must Fit
Room Decoration

If you want your rooms to look truly
harmonious you should see that the
window curtains are in keeping with the
period or general feeling of the room
furnishings If your room is furnished
in simple peasant type Of furniture the
chintz or net or other material chosen
for the curtains should be of the simple
peasant sort. Plain net with border OF
coarse cross stitch work is often most
effective II your room Is furnished In
modernist manner you should use plain
materials or else those with a twentieth
century design.
Even to the observer who is not es-
pecially observant, window curtains that
are out of keeping with the room strike
O discordant note that Is disturbing.
Rich curtain materials, no matter
how attractive in themselves, should
never be used In an irexpensively fur
nisiled room Silk brocade curtains are
as out of place in a room furnished
with inexpensive cottage furniture as
diamonds and rubieS would be on
gingham house dress.
The question Of the correct length for
window curtains is one that frequently
arises with the amateur interior deco
Tator. AS a rule formal overdrapery
should hang within inch Of the floor
and sash curtains should Just escape
the sill If the overdrapery rs not tull
iength-that is, hanging to within an
inch of the hoor-the effect Is better to
have IL just sill length, though 1t Is not
anfreuuently made to extend or
inches longer than the sill-length sash
curtain.