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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-05
TO SPEAK
OVER RADIO FORUM
Postmaster General to Talk
on Department. Problems
in Cabinet Series

Carrying on the "cabinet series" OF
addresses, Postmaster General Walter
r. Brown will speak Saturday night in
the National Radio Forum, arranged
by The washington Star and broad
cast over a ccast-to-coast network OF
the Columbia Broadcasting System.
Following the program under which
each member Of President. Hoover's
cabinet is outlining to the American
people through the National Radio
Forum. scrhe OF the problems faced by
his particular department, Postmaster
General Brown will talk on the Ocean
and Air Mail" -. 49, 8,
This Government is attempting to
encourage both the American Merchant
Marine and commercial aviation by
awarding contracts to carry mail, and
the Postmaster General is expected to
tell what has been accomplished In this
respect and what is hoped for.
Mr.. Brown Is not newcomer to the
National Radio Forum. On q previous
occasion he discussed the subject OF
post once leases. another important
problem In the administration Of postal
affairs.
The Postmaster General will be on
the air for a half hour beginning At
$3.50 O'Clock, Eastern Standard Time.
The address will be broad, asst here
through station WMAL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-05
Jury IN SESSION
ON BOWLES' CASE
Testimony in $50, 900 DAM
age Action Against Banker
Is Completed.
By a stan Correspondent of The Star.

FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE. Va,
June s.-Trial OF the $4,000 damage
suit brought against B. Agee Bowles,
vice president of the Potomac Savings
Bank, Georgetown. by Mrs. Mae B. May
of Falls Church went to a Circuit Court
jury here for decision this afternoon
after five days of testimony,
Mrs. May claims damages allegedly
incurred when she suffered paralytic
stroke after two visits the banker made
to her home in February, $780, when he
ing stories about him and to have
threatened to put her In jail
Before beginning their final argu-
ments, attorneys for Bowles entered a
motion for dismissal of the case on the
ground OF insufficient evidence. Judge
Walter T. Mccarthy overruled the mo-
ton The defense previously had
entered a similar motion upon conclu-
sion of the plaintiffs case last Satur.
day, and this too was overruled.
Girl Placed on Stand.
Defense and prosecution rested late
yesterday after counsel for Mrs. May
had called several witnesses to the
stand to rebut testimony Of Bowles
that he had never been with Mrs Ray
P. Mills Of Falls Church, except in
public places"
Glady; Burroughs, 16- vear-old daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Bur-
roughs OF Falls Church. principal re-
buttal witness. contradicted Bowles
testimony when he declared B3wles and
Mrs. Mills drove alone in the latter's
car when the banker was teaching Mrs.
Mills to drive. She said Bowle3 and
Mrs. Mills late one afternoon drove by
the Burroughs home and left Helen.
Mrs. Mills l3-yearl-old daughter. while
the pair drove of alone They did not
return until after dark. Gladys testified,
Bowles previously had testified that
Helen had been left at the Burroughs
house because she was nervous when
her mother was learning to drive" but
he insisted MRS. Mills son Ned had
been along. Gladys denied this and
efforts OF Defense Attorney Wilson M.
Farr. Fairfax County commonwealth
attorney, to shake" her testimony
failed.
Denies Social Calls.
Bowles, on the stand yesterday, con-
cluded testimony in which he denied
ever having bought Mrs. Mills an auto
mobile, fur coat or underwear, or that
his visits to the Mills home were purely
social. He reiterated that he called on
the Mills to discuss business with Mills,
whom he was financing in the dairy
business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-05


conference as involving the gravest
issues regarding Germanys financial
and economic position.
The possibilities Of American CO.
operation in a joint revision of repara-
tons and war debts must be sounded"
the paper says.
The German chancellor and foreign
minister will tell the British ministers
that within a very few months it will
be impossible for Germany to continue
her reparations payments, the Herald
continues, and that unless the situation
Is eased by a drastic revision OF the
Young plan Germany may be compelled
to suspend the payment of interest on
ell foreign money invested there.
Others Are Involved.
ut is essential that this dangerous
Ageously before it gets out of hand"
the paper declares, .contending that
other creditor countries must be brought
into consultation and that an effort
must be made to ascertain whether the
United States would cooperate in
revision Of reparations and war debts.
Dare, the United States face even
the possibility Of Germany suspending
oil pAyments?" the paper asks. Dare
American banks ana the Government
face the wrath of hundreds OF thou
sands of small investors who were per-
suaded to take up German securities?
wouldn't the United States rather than
face this, cooperate in an attempt to
save the situation?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-05
HAYNES CONVICTED IL
OF FRAUD CHARGES
AT FARMERS BANK
Continued From First Page.)

prosecution charged that the false en-
tries grew out of Haynes efforts to hide
his financial dealings from the directors
of the Farmers g. Mechanics, and that
the misapplication of the funds charged
was simply use OF the banks money In
stock transactions.
His contention on the abstraction
counts also was disputed. Finally the
prosecution obtained the admission that
Haynes had charged off on his income
tax losses he had testified were sustained
in transactions that were purely for
Mrs. Chambers benefit.
Hundreds of records of banks and
brokerage houses were brought into the
case by the Government and pieced
into the evidence by E. j. Armbruster,
Investigation, Department of Justice,
and the principal witness of the
prosecution, which was conducted by
United States Attorney Leo A. Rover,
assisted by Assistant United States At
torney John ]. Wilson.
Mr.. Wheatley, the defense counsel,
was sided by his son, H. Winship
Wheatley. jr.
While the present case was pending
Mrs. Chambers fled suit for $3.50 900
against Haynes, charging he had "dissi-
pdIeQ Ilei e1LiIe IOIIuIle ny diIeBeQly
unauthorized stock transactions. This
case still is pending. Mrs. Chambers
was not called as witness.
In July, 1929, George willard Ben
nett, youthful teller at Farmers &:
Mechanics, was arrested for a shortage
of $1o4,009 and, pleading guilty to en-
bezzlement. got a nine-year sentence at
Iorton. Bennett said his peculations
had extended over four years. p
He was brought In as a witness in
the present case, but only to identify
records. i1 ...l .r
When Haynes troubles broke, they
came with a shock to the banking
world, where for so many years he had
been a prominent figure. Now s. years
old, he has been in Washington 81
years. going, as he said, directly from
the train 10 Riggs Bank, where he was
employed as stenographer, and stead
lily advanced.
He was elected to the presidency of
the Farmers g. Mechanics in 1919, and
under his guidance the bank had steady
growth.
Meantime, he had been president of
the District Bankers Association, chair
man Of the Clearing House Association
and was also active in the American
Bankers Association and the American
Institute of Banking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-05
CRIME WAR RESULT
SHOWN AT CHICAGO
Crusade on 28 Public Enemies
Leaves Only Six Cleared Of
Charges, Commission Reports.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 5.-The Chicago
Crime Commission summarized its cru
SADIE against the 20 public enemies
today on the first anniversary OF its
battle to drive them out Of town.
In letter to all public officials the
commission listed the status OF the
underworld leaders. headed by Scar
face Al" Capone. as follows:
Three in penitentiary or jail; four
under sentence; one awaiting sentence;
one ordered extradited; one ordered
deported; two killed; one awaiting
judgment; four awaiting trial; five
fugitives; six cleared OF charges.
The commission restated its purpose
to continue the campaign until all
are punished" It gave special credit
to the Governments income tax prose-
cutions, all Of which have been success
full to date.
Capone himself is appealing from .
conviction OF holding the Federal
Court in contempt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-05
ONLY 800 MARINES
NOW IN NICARAGUA
1891 Program Of Withdrawal
of Troops, Completed, -,
Stimson Says.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. go
Completion OF the 1881 program Of
withdrawing United States Marines
from Nicaragua was announced today
by Secretary Stimson.
A skeleton force Of less than 800 men,
Stimson said, now remains in the Latin
American Republic. Under present
plans, he said, they will remain until
after the 1882 elections there.
A cable from American Minister Mat
thew Hanna today informed the State
Department the sailing of small con-
tingent, numbering l78 men and Of.
fcerS, from Corinto Yesterday, complete.
ed the final embarkation Of Marines
until next year
Those remaining, Secretary stifnson
said, include a force of $40 men and
officers, forming an instruction bat
TALON. 175 offlcers serving as leaders In
the Nicaragua Guardia and 255 men
and officers, comprising the recently
augmented aviation forces.
The Secretary said It was contem-
plated the ITS United States officers in
the Guardia would be gradually with
drawn as Nicaraguan native soldiers
became able to lead their own forces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-05
CANNED CREAM SHIPPING
CASE WILL BE PRESSED
Health ofieer Reports Cleveland
Corporation Refused to Get
Washington Permit.

Corporation Counsel william w.
Bride decided today to prosecute the
sMA Corporation Of Cleveland, on a
charge Of violating the District milk
law by shipping canned cream" into
Washington without q permit.
The prosecution has been recon-
mended by DR.. william c. Fowler, Dis
trict health ofiicer. He reported that
the Cleveland firm not only refused
to obtain permit for shipping its
product into the District, but had as
serted that canned cream" being
neither evaporated nor condensed, did
not come within the requirements Of
the milk law.
Mr.. Brides decision to prosecute was
based on thorough investigation. He
said he would confer with Frank J.
Hogan, attorney for the Cleveland firm,
in an attempt to agree Upon d state
ment Of facts FOR the prosecution be-
fore going into court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-05
FLORIDA RACE LAW
PASSED OVER VETO
Horse and Dog Tracks With Pari-
Mutuel Betting Now OPP
tional in Counties.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TALLAHASSEE. Fla, June 5.-When
the thoroughbreds come back to Florida
for the Winter racing season 1t will be
to the clicking accompaniment of pari-
muthel wagering machines.
The State Legislature, by overriding
Gov. Doyle E. Cartons veto, has
legalized county optional horse and dog
racing and mutuel betting.
Horse and dog races have been held
at a number of Florida tracks during
the past several years, first with oral
gambling. which was halted by law. and
later with stock certificate wagering.
Under the new law counties desiring
racing and pari-mutuel wagering must
approve it by referendum. The State
will take tax Of per cent Of the
gross passing through the machines and
Is per cent of the admission charges.
The law provides for q racing COM
mission.
The State Senate first passed the law.
20 to Is. and the House corcurred, 55
to SO. The Senate OVERRIDE the veto,
26 to 10; the House, IS to 26.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-05
CUSTOMS AND PATENT
APPEALS. SET RECORD
Court Adjourns for Summer with
Total of 3o4 Cases Disposed
of in Last Session.

The United States Court Of Gus
toms and Patent Appeals adjourned
for its Summer recess today, to meet
again in october. During the year the
court disposed of more cases than in
any other year since its creation IN
1909.
In all, 2so patent cases and lo4
customs cases were disposed Of, while
opinions were written and handed
down in 325 cases, or an average of IS
opinions for each judge. This is thought
to be record in work of the APPEL
late courts OF the United States. The
great congestion OF work in this court
has been due to the transfer of juris-
diction to 1t from the Court of Appeals
of the District of Columbia, of appeals
is composed of Presiding Judge Graham
and associate judges Bland, Hatfield,
Garrett and Lenroot. y-- - --.-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-05
RADIO COMPANIES
SEEK INJUNCTION
Want to Bar Revocation of
1,409 Licenses by Federal
Radio Commission.

The National Broadcasting Co. and
three other subsidiaries OF the Radio
Corporation of America today asked the
District of Columbia Supreme Court for
Injunction to prevent revocation Of
their 400 licenses by the Federal Radio
Commission.
The court action, brought by the N.
B. c., r. c. A.-Victor Co., Inc; r. c. A.
Communications, Inc, ard the Radio
marine Corporation of America, was de-
signed to prevent a commission hearing
June Is on renewal of the licenses.
The hearing was ordered by the COM
mission after the recent refusal by the
Supreme Court to review lower Fed
eral Court decision holding the Radio
Corporation of America was violating
the antitrust laws in its tube contracts
with other manufacturers.
Claims Present Injury.
Under the radio act the commission
Is prevented from granting or renewing
licenses to eny companies finally adj
judged guilty by a Federal court of un-
lawfully monopolizing or attempting to
monopolize" radio communication.
The injunctions are requested be-
cause the present situation OF uncer-
tainty is doing much damage to the
plaintiffs business" said a statement
made public by the National Broadcast
ing Co.
Corporation was brought by the De
Forest Radio Co. of New Jersey. The
corporation subsidiaries, in their petit
ton to the court, today argued the
case before the Supreme Court was one
between private litigants, and therefore
no one could be finally adjudged
guilty of anything.
They also contended the sale of tubes
for radio receiving sets did not con-
Germ radio communication" within the
meaning of the radio act. Other rea-
sons cited in the National Broadcasting
Co.'S statement for the court action
were:
Two Laws Cited.
The radio act was passed and the
licenses In question were issued to reg
ulate radio communication" not the
purchase and sale Of commodities.
The De Forest case was decided under
the Clayton act, whereas the radio act
in its section dealing with revocation Of
licenses, employs the language and pro-
visions of the Sherman law, which the
plaintiffs commended had been held by
the courts to be different.
The plaintiff corporations" the
statement added, further contend that
to deny them licenses would strike down
4 netional. international marine, broad
casting and radio experimental system
CT Incompatible public usefulness and
of value amounting to man. millions
of dollars; that the penalties such de-
NAL would impose upon them would be
so disproportionate to the offense, if any,
as to be erotesque, and SO great that
they necessarily render the statute un-
constitutional The petitions empfla-
size the property loss that would be i'm
posed as a penalty upon the plaintiff
companies"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-05
CANDY AIDS DIGESTION

CHICAGO, June S (H1.-Here's good
news for possessors of sweet teeth.
DR.. Donald A. Laird, director Of Col
gate University's physiological labora-
tories, In addressing the National Con-
fectioners' Association convention yes
terday, said that a couple Of pieces of
candy-cr anything sweet--eaten about
an hour after meals aids digestion.
Sweets" he said, 'have been found
to be the greatest stin1ulators Of the
gastric juices, which are needed in di-
gestion."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-05
RELATIVE OF DIPLOMAT
ARRESTED AT MARL B0R0
Joaquin Silva Accused of Reckless
Driving Following Crash
' Into Pole.

BY a staff Correspondent Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. Md, June S.
Joaquin Silva, who identified himself
as nephew Of George Guitierrez, mil
itary attache of the Cuban embassy,
was arrested on reckless driving charges
this morning, when an automobile said
to have been driven by him collided
with q telegraph pole in. front of the
home of Constable A. G. Thompson, at
Clinton, Md.
Silva told police he graduated from
Charlotte Hall Military Academy. in st.
Marys County, last night. After re-
turning to washington, young Silva
found that one OF his companions had
left purse at Charlotte Hall, and he
was returning there when the accident
occurred.
Sheriff w. Curtis Hopkins expressed
the opinion that the accident was
caused by lack Of sleep, the young man
having been up all night. Although his
car turned over, neither Silva nor the
young man and young woman who
were riding with him were injured:
He declined to tell police the names OF
his companions. -
Silva was brought to Marlboro by
Constable Thompson and u scheduled
to be tried this Afternoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-05
HEADS HIGHWAY GROUP
Col. Les Goodwin of Emporia, Va.
Elected at Coastal Farley.

NORFOLK, Va. June tP.-Col. Lee
Goodwin of Enporia, Va. yesterday was
elected president of the Atlantic Coastal
Highway Association at the concluding
session of the eleventh annual conven-
ton. He succeeds Col. Joseph c.
Stehlin of Jacksonville Beach, Fla, who
declined reelection after service Of
several years. Col. Stehlin in declining
referred to suggested criticisms of his
administration. growing to considerable
extent over the rivalry Of routes that
should be designated officially by the
association. -
Other officials elected were D.. D.
Saunders of Elizabeth City, N. c., Sec
rotary, and Albert Sidney johnson Of
6mithfeld, Va, treasurer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-05
GAS FOUND IN VIRGINIA
Volume Undetermined in Well
Brought In Near Bristol.

BRISTOL, Va, June S P.-The
volume of the gas we'll brought In late
yesterday on the Earl Ridgeway farm
in Scott County. 9 miles from here,
was still undetermined today. Tele-
phone communication was lacking and
visitors were not permitted near the
tract because of the danger of ignitins
the gas
Donald T. Slant. attorney for Davis
Elkins and associates said the gas was
encountered at 1850 feet with force
SUFFICIENT to break the cable and der
rick and hurl equipment several hum
dred feet. Davis Elkins and associates
have been at work over two years in an
effort to find gas in this section.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-05
.BUCKY HARRIS DENIES
REPORT THAT HE'S DEAD
Detroit Base Ball Manager Sue
cessfully Discredits. Rumor
of Demise.

Bucky Harris, manager Of the De-
troit base ball team, today denied en-
phatically widely circulated reports
that he had dropped dead.
Harris, formerly pilot of the wash
ington club, spent the better part Of
the morning discussing base ball AFFAIRS
with Walter johnson, present manager
Of the Nationals: Clark Grifith, pres
ident Of the Washington club, and Joe
Engel, president of the Chattanooga
club of the Southern Association.
The base ball park was besieged with
telephone inquiries after some one
started the false rumor. H
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-05
MACHINE AGE VICTIMS
ARE AWARDED DAMAGES
Mexican Decision Backs Indemnity
for Workers Made Jobless
by New Equipment.
Nv the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
JALAPA, Vera Cruz, Mexico, June
5.-A decision in effect that when ma
chimes take the place Of human labor
and cause discharge of worknieri the
latter are entitled to indemntficatio
was returned today by the State Board
Of Arbitration.
The ruling ing was sr, handed down a.i IN the
charged by the Rincon Grande cleo
trical plant when installation of ma
chinery made their services unnecessary
The board ordered the company to pay
the men substantial damages. n,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-05
BRULETTE VICTORIOUS
IN EPSON DOWNS RACE
Favorite Leads Four Course and
Linktor Home in Historic
Oaks Stakes.

BY the Associated Press.
EPSON DOWNS, England, June s.
Brulette, the filly owned by Col. G. w.
Birkin, today won the l49th running
Of the historic oak stakes.
Lord Ellesmefe's brilliant -Four
Course, finished second, q length behind
Brulette.
w. M. @. Singers Linktor finished
third, another three-quarters Of q
length back.
Bfulette closed the favorite, paying
Z to q in the betting. Four Course was
quoted at s to /, and Linktor, 10 to /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-05
Rutgers Gives Degrees.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., June 5
R).-Rutgers University today con-
ferred honorary degrees of doctor Of
agent general of repsrations, and Jan
Herman van Royeil, Minister from the
Netherlands to the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-05
FRENCH FEEL NO FEARS.
Right wing Papers, However, Question
Propriety Of Invitation 10 Germans.

PARIS, June (p.-The French gov
eminent admits no unsasiness over
the Anglo German conversations at
Chequers, 1t was said authoritatively to-
day, since both England and Germany
have assured France the meeting Is
merely o courtesy visit.
The Paris newspapers, however, are
not unanimous in this view, and some
representing the right wing question the
propriety Of the British invitation to the
Germans alone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-05

.tCCHIHiuSu EICIR T lISt IdEcJ
spent the night, .Fess many times
threatened to have all police connected
with his incarceration dismissed from
the force. He reiterated his connection
with 1.-The Senator from Ohio"
Fess apologized for his conduct to
both the court and Patrolrfan Brod-
erick and explained that he had been
celebrating the arrival of a new child
in his family and had gotten too en-
thusiastic."
Descriptions of the conduct Of the
Lowell Tess arrested In New York, as
given in dispatches from that city,
don't sound like" the man Is Senator
Simeon D. Tess son, 1t was said at the
Ohio Senator's ONCE here today.
While Senator Fess has son named
Lowell, 1t was said, the young man, when
last heard from, was In Ohio. IF he
Is in New York." members of the Sena-
tors office force pointed out, I'VE don't
know about 1t"
Senator Fess' son, it was said, Is "be-
tween 80 and 40 years of age" and is
sales manager for a drug manufactur-
ing concern.