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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14

the African decisions Of the screen
fell thick and fast around Washington
Columbia Announces
Eddie Cantor-"Palmy Days"
EDDIE CANTOR, another current
- disciple Of the screen. with his
very newest, "Palmy Days." doubtless
will say what he has to say at Loews
Columbia during the new week begin
ming Friday, and Charlotte Greenwood,
with the stepladder elevations, will help
out in the fun and musical nerriment
OF the show. Eddie himself has four
hit numbers, Bend Down, Sister,"
yes, Yes" dunk, Dunk, Dunk" and
Goose Pimples." "Backfield Strategy"
an added attraction, Is o concession
to foot ball enthusiasm and directs
attention 70 many flne points Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
HOME CONTRACTS
WIN HIGH PRAISE
Buy-in-Washington Council
Hears Contrast of Utilities
With Government.

Praise for the action Of large local
utilities in awarding construction ana
maintenance contracts to local firms and
workmen. rather than allowing such eX-
penditureS to go out Of Greater WASH
ington, was voiced by f. J. Murphy,
chairman of the Washington
Council, at a meeting Of that body yes
terday.
At the same time. complaint was
made against the increasing amount
of District government construction
work. which a survey by Mr.. Murphy
showed. has been going during the past
two years to out-of-town contracting
firms.
This informal ton was laid before the
council at session which considered
plans for setting up permanent Or
ganization.
Permanent Organization.
The matter of a permanent Buy-in-
Washington organization was referred
to committee headed by L. A. Spiess
for further study.
Mr.. Murphy reported that a private
survey made of District governmen t
construction operations. including build
ing and street work, showed that,
whereas in 1928 4,3S9,502 of such work
went to local builders and but Sl2,306
to out -of-town contracts. the totals for
1880 were $2,522,52 for local builders
and ST ,O29,330 for out-of-town bidders.
For the year 1881 to date the survey
showed that local contractors have
been awarded work costing 81. 1888 1873
and out-of-town competitors. $970,852.
Belief was expressed that possibly
through the operation of the Bacon
Davis prevailing wage law. under
which out-of-town contractors must
pay their workmen the same wage
scales as do local contractors. the COM
petition of the non-local organizations
might be held to a minimum.
The figures cited did not include any
covering Federal construction work
here.
Expenditures Decline.
Citing the Importance OF this situa-
ton, Mr. Murphy reported that ex-
penditures by the Washington Railway
& Electric Co., including the Potomac
Electric Power Co., for salaries. opera
ton and maintenance. including new
construction work, amounted to ST. :
459.7l9 in 1923. $l3.247 ,389 in 1929:
$l2.7O8 600 in 1880. and an estimated
total of about $l2,500,000 for 1881.
Amounts spent by the Chesapeake
g. Potomac Telephone Co. for ccnstruc-
ton contracts, awarded locally, he said,
were S258.O0O for 1928; $1,094,600 for
1929, $26,40O for 1880 and $278,300 for
1881.
Wages and salaries paid out by the
Capital Traction Co. Mr.. Murphy re-
ported. amounted to S2.132 ,094 for 1928.
S2.127,446 in 1929 and S2,135,43 for
1880.
The American Automobile Associa-
ton, the chairman further reported,
expends annually in Washington about
100000 for rent, salaries and other
work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14

national musical stars who will sing and
present their special comedy and dance
Offering.
The story OF the dashing, romantic
philanderer who sought to save an aged
but wealthy uncle from a young actress
will be remembered as the story OF 1.-THE
Honor Of the Family" which in its day
was one Of the great theatrical sue
cesseS.
ELISA Landi
In wicked ut the Fox.
ELISSA LANDI In o dramatic sensa-
ton titled Wicked; the personal
appearance of Estelle Taylor, distin-
guished alike on the stage and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
'WEISMULLER APPEARS
WITH REMODELED NOSE
Swimming Champ Can Breathe
Through Nasal Passage
After Operation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD. Calf, October IA
Johnny Weismuller. swimming cham
pion. walked Hollywood boulevard Mon
day with a remodeled nose. helpful,
he said, in both his aquatic and motion
picture careers.
Before an operation early last week
the swimmers nose was of the bulb
type, due to an ill-advised dive as
small boy into a tank containing no
water
He hung up all his swimming records
breathing through his mouth and, after
another accident in a foot ball game
three years ago, wasn't even able to
smell
Now" he said II smell swell, I can
breathe easily through my nose and the
new Grecian streamlining won't do me
any harm at the studio"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
Byom Stomach says nor
the chances are to you victim of
Clogged Intestines. READ WHY!

A MANS meal: Good, liberal
"A portions :. solid, substantial
food.
But wait q minute. That stomach
of yours! You know the price you'll
pay. Distress. Discomfort. Far into
the night -.
Doctors have made important
discoveries about so-called "stom-
ach trouble" in recent years. And
here is the amazing thing they say:
Most cases of indigestion-"acid
stomach" heartburn, that stuffed"
feeling after meals-do not origi.
nate in the stomach nc all.
Instead, they are signs Of sesioas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14

rarely beautiful, and with the added at
traction of one or more operate selec-
tions interpolated by Nine. Schumann-
Heink. The production was staged by
Frank Shea.
Fine and Dandy
With Joe Cook at National.
NEINE AND DANDY" one of the
major musical successes Of the
past season In New York, with the YER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
Pleads for Pigeons Safety.

KANSAS CITY (P).-Low visibility
and storms have delayed fight from
Dallas, Tex. Owners of 60 homing
pigeons entered in a race are hoping
farmers will accord the feathered speed
sters the courtesy of emergency Harding
fields and not make pigeon pie Of them
before they can resume their flight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14

picturesque a n d
melodiously beau
tiful, will be the
attraction at the
Shubert-B e ! a S C o
T h e a { r for the
W elk beginning
Monday. Associat-
ed with the dis
tinguished diva are
j o h II DunSmure
r o b e r t P k in.
James r. Liddy.
Marion p a | m e r.
Charles Gallagher.
| William G. Gordon
and a chorus of
picked voices in a
production by Wat
son Barrett, which
| iS pronised IN be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
ACQUITTED MAN SUES
Malicious Prosecution Charged by
Merrill I. Pitcher, Asking $4,000

Merrill I. Pitcher, 625 Upsnur street.
yesterday filed in the District Suprems
Court suit to recover $4,000 damages
from William F. Hines, 100 Webster
street, for alleged malicious prosecution.
He charges that August 20 Hines went
before an assistant United States attor-
ney at Police Court and obtained q var
rant for his arrest on o charge Of de-
struction OF private property. He was
tried and acquitted October i, the plain
tiff tells the court. Pitcher Is repre-
sented by Attorneys Harry T. whelan,
Thomas G. Walsh and H. p. Long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14

OIL CCilg tI1C + oil
chon Marco BRO
ken Dolls" idea and
Red" Grange in a
foot ball serial,
THE q allop pins
Ghost" Cat the IL
am. and $50 pm.
shows only consti-
tute a four-star
headline announce
ment Of the Fox
Theater for the new
week beginning Fri
day of this week.
In wicked" Miss
Landi Is supported
by Victor McLaglen,
Una Markell and
Irene Rich. EstellS
Taylor will preSONe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14

Something Of laughter and fun. in
the legitimate theaters. ard many and
varied features of the screen will pro-
vide Washington with occupation for its
spare evenings in the new week Just
ahead.
Schumann- Heink
In "Mikado" at BelascO.
NINE. scHUMANN-HE1NK, great
AVA singer and woman Of the musical
world who is widely esteemed. in re-
yival of Gilbert and Sullivan's "Mikado, u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14

new cycle of songs. Broken Dolls" is
described as "a delightful, fantastic de-
grown-up hilarities." And the Red"
Grange serial must speak for itself.
THE Phantom of Paris"
With John Gilbert, at Palace.
CASTON LEROUX'S famous "Cheri
~ Bib" translated to the screen,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14

trouble lower down ... Of toisons
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Eaten daily, Fleischmann's Yeast
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increases secretion of the juices
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
Students and faculty give General Electric RAD
5000 more voteS than nearest competitor

At the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music,
engineers hid General Electric Radio but
could not hide its superior tone!
Four leading makes of sets competed. All
radios were hidden by screens. Each trade
name was cloaked behind the alias of mum.
Men and women who make music their
life work listened. Then each voted for his
choice.
Out of the 12o listeners, "a picked G.E for
its superior tone-almosf as many as vofed for
all other radios combined! The other sets
polled, respectively, II, 10 and votes.
Get the facts on "better tone". Believe yoar
own ears!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
PRAISES TOWNS POLICE
Boston ofacial Later II Arrested

by Officers He Commends.
Joseph A. Conry, traffic commissioner
Of Boston. Mass, praised the efficiency
of somerville police.
A week later his automobile was
halted in Somerville for infraction Of q
traflc nile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14

Go to a G.E Radio dealer. Hear the
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Go to your G-E Radio dealer now. Ask
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14

that help you digest your food.
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Try it, Add Fleischmann's Yeast
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
.BAPT|STS TO FIGHT
FOES OF DRY LAW
Convention Gives Notice
Presidential and Other Can
didates Must Support Law.

BY the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. April 16.--
Notice was served here today by the
Southern Baptist Convention Of de-
termination to seek the defeat Of any
candidate, from President down. re-
gardless OF party label. who is opposed
to the present prohibition law.
In indorsing unanimously the report
of its Social Service Commission, the
convention declared its intention mot
to support for President Of the United
States, Senator. Representative. Cover
nor or other Office of high and respon-
sible position any candidate who IS
hostile to or does not openly and frank
ly support our present prohibition laws.
but to seek the defeat of any such
candidate, no matter what party label
he may bear"
Adopted at Closing Session.
The report was adopted at the closing
session of the convention after an
amendment by w. D. Upshaw former
Representative from Georgia, had been
approved recommending the work and
urging support of the Anti-Saloon
League and the Women's Christian
Temperance Union for their basic,
wholesome influence in encouraging
national sobriety."
Adoption of the resolution by all
State and district associations at their
next annual meetings was recommended
in the report.
Text of the resolution included COM
mendation for the courageous action OF
Gov. Emmerson of Illinois in vetoing
the bill enacted by the Illinois Legis-
latureF repeating the States prohibition
act"
President Hoover Commended.
The convention today also commend
ed President Hoover en- efforts for law
observance and enforcement and urged
approval by the United States Senate
IF the protocol of the international
Court of Justice.
DR.. w. J. McGlothlin. president Of
the convention, announced receipt OF q
telegram from President Hoover ex-
pressing his appreciation for the con-
vention's Endorsement OF his effofts Tor
world peace and law observance.
The telegram follows: please accept
for yourself and express to the conven-
ton my deepest appreciation CT your
heartening and encouraging message.
am grateful for your prayers.
HERBERT HOOVER"
A resolution praised efforts Of good
citizens of Arkansas to secure repeal
| by popular referendum of the "unfor-
| tunate and regrettable law enacted by
the Legislature of that State" requiring
a residence of only 30 days to secure o
divorce.
DR.. w. J. McGlothlin of Greenville.
S. c., was reelected president of the
convention, and St Petersburg, Fla, was
awarded the 1882 convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
20 FOREIGN SERVICE
CANDIDATES PASSED
State Department Will Make As.
signments According to
Grades.

Announcement has been made at the
State Department that the following
candidates in the recent examination
for appointment to the Foreign Service
have met all the necessary requirements
and are to be assigned to duty ac-
cordingly: william C. Affeld, IT,.
Minneapolis; Daniel v. Anderson, Dover,
Del; Walworth Barbour. Lexington,
Mass; Frank w. Barnes, Helena, Ark;
Jacob D. Beam, Princeton. N. j.; Null
ford A. Colebrook. Rochester, N. Y;
Bernard c. Connolly, Rock Island, H.;
Charles A. Cooper, Humboldt, Nebr.:
William M. Cramp, Philadelphia; Dom
aid c. Durham, Cleveland; Howard Eli
ing, jr., Chicago; r. Allen Haden,
Memphis; Walter w. Hoffman,, Santa
Barbara, Calf; Fred W. Jandrey,
Neenah, Wis. Douglas Jenkins, IT,,
Charleston, S, c.; Kent Leavitt, Nc
Lean. Va. Henry P. Leverich, Montclair,
N. j.: Aubrey E. Lippincott. Tucson,
Ariz; Raymond P. Ludden, Fall River,
Mass: Robert C. McCloud, ST. Peters,
burg, Fla; Edward P. Mafiitt, st. Louis;
Reginald P. Mitchell Jacksonville. Fla:
John P. Palmer, Seattle, Wash; Troy 2.
Perkins, Lexington. KY; Francis Bow
den Stevens, Schenectady, N. Y: John
F.. Stone, Wayne, Pa: Tyler Thompson,
Elmira, N. Y; william G.. Trimble, Bal
timore. Md; Edward s. Whitney, Med
ford, Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
NYE SEES UTILITIES
MAJOR 1882 ISSUE
North Dakota Senator Be-
Iieves Gov. Roosevelt Would
Be Powerful Candidate.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 16.-Senator
Gerald p. Nye of North Dakota said
today the Republican party must adopt
liberal policy. particularly toward pub
lie utilities, If it hopes to carry the
Middle West in 1892.
He said Gov. Roosevelt would be "a
very strong candidate indeed" in North
Dakota and surrounding States-strong-
er than former Gov Smith or owen D.
Young.
Public utilities is the most important
issue today, and look for it to be the
big issue in 1882" Senator Nye said.
"Electricity-light and power-and
other utilities. like other monopolies,
will have a stranglehold on us which it
will take many years to loosen unless we
take steps for their proper regulation.
I'VE in North Dakota are watching
with great interest the st. Lawrence
River project. because the st. Lawrence
is our road to the sea-"
Prohibition, he said, will be no issue
in North Dakota, unless the vets make
it So
You know" he said, sometimes I
think the reason for stirring up prohi-
bition is to draw curtain over the real
issues which this country has and which
believe are economic
Remarking that he is Republican,
Senator Nye added:
There e-e some who would deny that.
Sometimes wonder what the difference
between a Republican and Democrat
is
Senator Nye, who is chairman Of the
Senate Campaign Funds Investigation
COnaOoittae has b6nT in New York ron =
ferring with Senator Robert F. Wagner,
fellow member regarding the policy to
be adopted by the committee toward
Bishop Cannon and the anti-Smith
fund of $65300 contributed by E. C..
jameson of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
BOARDING OF YACHTS
is BANNED BY COURT
Federal Judge Rules q. S. Agents
Lack Right to Search Craft
Used for Pleasure.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 16.-Federal Judge
John c. Knox ruled today that Gov
eminent agents have no right to board
pleasure craft to inspect their mani
tests. The decision was handed down
hin a damage action of Stuyvesant Fish
over the boarding and searching of his
cabin cruiser, Restless, near the Statue
of Liberty in March, 1929.
Fish sued for nominal damages,
naming Louis J. Brophy, the customs
man in charge OF the boarding party,
in a test case.
The suit against Brophy, asking dam
ages of less than $4,000. was brought
originally in the State courts, but was
transferred to the Federal courts when
the United States Attorneys Office took
over Brophy's defense
Assistant United States Attorney
George 3. Schoonmaker said an appeal
would be taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
RUSSIA HAS THREE
AT WHEAT FARLEY
Initial Sessions Opening in
London Tomorrow Will
Be Secret.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 16.-Russia has sent
three Of her best men here for the
International Conference of Wheat Ex-
porting Nations, beginning Monday
They are Isidore Lubimof, Soviet trade
representative in Berlin; Abraham Kts-
sin, probably RusSia'S leading wheat
expert, and Saul Bron, trade repre-
sentative in London.
All of them have had wide experience
In Russia and abroad and are entirely
familiar with the problems which this
conference will face. They are say
ing nothing before the meetings begin
but Russia has an equal stake with
other nations in the conference.
First Few Sessions Secret.
@. Howard Ferguson, Canadian high
commissioner and temporary chairman
of the conference, said today the first
few sessions will be secret, so that the
delegates may have opportunity for free
discussion. One issue which may be de-
cided early is request by importing
countries that they be permitted tt
send unofficial observers.
The conference, said Mr.. Ferguson
will explore all proposals to alleviate
the economic difficulties of the wheat
growers. The problem is not the far
mer's alone, he said, for when the
farmers purchasing power falls the en-
tire commercial and industrial life L
affected.
Unless we do something to check
the downward trend of wheat prices,
he said, ut Is inevitable that we viii
60 to the other extreme where acreage
will be reduced and the cost Of living
increased"
World Solution Sought.
Technical advisers have gone over
the ground with the delegates and il
appears that a genuinely sincere at
tempt will be made to solve the worlds
wheat problems, with the United States
Offering a plan which may be Of ma
terial assistance.
Armed with charts and graphs show
ing wheat production, exports, imports
and -four millings for years back, the
American delegation Is prepared to lay
its suggestions before the IL nations
represented.
Despite the surface optimism, how
ever, there is some uncertainty regard
lieve that Russia's participation Is in
itself an encouraging sign.
Unof1cially most of the delegates
take the view that reduction of acre
age will be the ultimate solution, and
many believe low prices will assist this
reduction. forcing the growers to raise
other grains for sale in less congested
markets.
The American ideas. gained from the
operations of the United States Farm
Board, will be submitted by Samuel
McKelvie, but the date of his address
has not yet been definitely fixed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
FIVE FLEE TEXAS JAIL
TOWARD OLD MEXICO
Desperate Quintet 0verpowe1
Jailer, Seize Auto and Make
Good Escape.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN ANGELO, Tex, May 16.-Five
desperate men, who overp- wered their
jailer and fled from the county Jail here
today were believed tonign: to be head
ed for the Mexican border in stolen
automobile.
Officers throughout West Texas were
warned Of the escape and advised to
shoot to kill" If the men were appre-
hended. The prisoners, displaying a re-
volver, overpoWered D. S. Thompson
the. jailer, seized weapons from the jail
and Communicated passing automo-
bile.
Cell keys were found on a highway
IL miles southwest of San Angelo, where
they apparently had been thrown away.
The five men, charged with crimes
ranging from bank robbery to automo-
bile theft, are William Quinn. Clint
Powell r. E. Martin, Alba Pitts and
j. D. Conner.