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JUSTICE ]. c. ADKINS
BACK FROM VACATION
2,151 Civil Gases Face D. G. Judge.
Attended Bar Con-
vention.

Justice Jesse G. Adkins yesterday
returned from his Summer vacation
and resumed his place on the bench.
He viii preside in all the branches
Of the court until the Fall term opens
October 8.
Justice Adkins returned to the city
Friday after attending the convention
Of the American Bar Association at At
lantic City. Last Tuesday he addressed
the Judicial Council of the association
and told of the recent adoption by the
local tribunal of the Cleveland system
for expediting the civil work Of the
court.
Earlier In the Summer, with Mrs.
Adkins, he spent some time In Denver,
Colo, visiting his son, Archibald w.
Adkins, q civil engineer in the reclama-
ton service. Later they visited their
daughter, Mrs. Sidney l.. Eaton, whose
husband is one of the masters Of LOOMS
School at Windsor, Conn.
Justice Adkins expects to be assigned
to one of the civil branches of the
court and IS ready to attack the 2.151
cases on the civil dockets as shown
by The Stars recent report that the
civil business facing the court Is the
largest In its history.
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TWO MEN CONVICTED
IN DETROIT KIDNAPPING
Third Man Previously Sentenced
Has 3O-to-50-Yea Term for
Abducting Boy, 5.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, September 22.-Vincent
Lamonna and Charles Minchella were
found guilty ON the charge of kidnap-
ing Jackie Thompson, 5-year-old son
Of q wealthy Detroit real estate OPP
orator. by a jury in Recorders Court
last night.
Jackie was kidnapped in September.
1929, and a month later was returned
to his parents after his father, Henry
Thompson. paid the kdnapers $4,000
dealer, who was acquainted with
Thompson, subsequently was convicted
of kidnapping Jackie and is serving a
80 to so year sentence. Fernando tes-
titled against Lamonna and Minchella.
The pair are to be sentenced next
Monday by Recorders Judge w. Nc
Kay Skillman.
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!. s. WILL OPPOSE
ARMS WORK HALT
Wilson Is Instructed to Favor
General Idea of Holiday. ].
Employment Involved.

Ordered to the disarmament discus
sion at Geneva as this country's rep
resentative, Hugh r. Wilson, Minister
to Switzerland, was under instructions
to favor the general idea of a holiday
on construction Of all armamentS--
land, air and sea. The Minister was
instructed by Secretary Of State slim
son to report as soon as detailed
proposal is made.
State Department officials said the
United States has no plan except TO
be friendly toward any feasible one
which NAV come up. Important con-
siderations involved In the general
question include whether the holiday
shall apply absolutely to all arma-
ments under construction, under con-
tract or planned for the next IL
months.
Halt Of Building Is Opposed.
The United States is not expected
to favor holiday involving cessation
Of construction now in progress, as
this would add to unemployment.
Thousands are at work in Navy and
private yards on seven cruisers, an air
craft carrier and three submarines. The
modernization of three battleships, two
of which have already been started,
provides work for hundreds more.
Akron Sister Ship Planned.
A second large dirigible, sister ship
of the Akron, has been planned by the
Navy to be started Immediately on ac-
ceptance of the first Arrangements
with the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corpora
ton, however, make possible the can
collation. OF this plan.
The fve-year airplane procurement
programs designed to give the Army
1900 planes and Navy 1000 are viz
tually completed.
It was said at the War Department
that nearly all land armament con-
struction contemplated in the next year
is experimental and could be dispensed
with without inparing efficiency seri-
ously.
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ronAY,s AMusEMENTs.

Gayety- Burlesque, Southern Bellies,
at 2:16 and 6:l5 pm.
Metropolitan Hamilton. :
at IL am, 1916. 2:34, 4:33, $40, 7:5S
and 0:46 pm.
RiaIto-"East OF Borneo," at HAS
am, las, 3:45. 5:45. 7:45 and s:45 pm.
Palace-"Personal Maid" at 11:5o
am, 2,,4.3O, tbs and $40 pm. Stage
shows at lao, $3.50, 6:35 and pm.
Columbia street Scene" at 1910
am. lis, $40. 5:25. 1880 and 9:4o pm.
F0x-"The Spider" at 1910, 2:26,
4:42, 7:4S and 1904 pm. Stage shows
at 1:22, 1888, 6:44 and pm.
R-K-O Keith's - Travelling Hus-
hands, at 1850 am, 1:50. $50, 5:45,
7:45 and GAS pm.
Earle-"Side Show" at 11:20 am.
las, 4:25, 7:30 and 1905 pm. Stage
shows at 12:45, $3.50, $3.50 and 9:O5 pm
Tivoli-"Silence," at 2:4o, AIS, 6:10,
8 and $50 pm.
Central-"The Common Law" II am
to IL pm.
Observation-Disclosures Hamilton, y
at 6:l5, $40 and 9:55 pm.
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WOULD HANDLE ESTATE
David r. McConnaughey Asks 60
Be Named Wife,s Administrator.

David r. McConnaughey asked the
District Supreme Court yesterday to
appoint him as administrator of the
estate OF his wife, Anna l.. McCon-
naughey, who died at Rockport, Me-.
August IL. He said he had been un-
able to locate q will.
MRS. McConnaughey owned no real
estate, her husband said, but had Sc
curities valued at $150,000. cash Of $500
and personal effects worth $500. She
Is also survived by her sister, Louise M.
Roth.
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WESTLAkE FREED
IN FATAL CRASH
Capital Scoutmaster Is Exonerated
at Rockville as Driver of Car
That Killed Boy.
special pispatch 70 rhe Star.

special Dispatch 70 Inc star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. September "a
The charge Of manslaughter preferred
against William G. Westlake, Washing
ton scoutmaster, as a result Of the death
of Thomas Benf1eld, 10, Of Washington,
following an automobile accident. was
dismissed by Judge Charles w. Wood
ward yesterday at preliminary hear
ing in Police Court.
Benfield was fatally injured when
struck on the Rockville pike September
7 by q motor truck operated by West
lake At the time Westlake and five
other members Of Scout Troop, No. 8,
were returning to washington from a
Today camping expedition. Young
Benfield was said to have darted in
front of the truck, which was proceed
ing about 20 miles an hour.
There was no evidence to indicate
Westlake was guilty Of reckless driving,
Judge woodward held. Westlake lives
at 426 Taylor street, Chevy Chase, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-22

Vessels being built in Italy total III,
which is 20 more than year ago.
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Seeks Feminine Golf Crown.

BUFFALO, N. Y. GP.-Miss Enid
Wilson, 81, who can fix clubs as niftily
as she can smack ball, aspires to be
the Bobby Jones Of the feminine golf
world with the British championship
as a starter, she is over here bent on
dethroning Mrs. Glenna Collect Ware,
the American champion, in the National
tournament next week. Then she hopes
to finish of with the Canadian title.
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BUS HEARING SET
Utilities Commission to Hear Park
Road Petition.

A public hearing win be held Oc-
tober 3 at $50 am. by the Public
Utilities Commission on changes In the
Park road bus operated by the wash
ington Railway & Electric Co.
Petitions have been fled protesting
against routing the buses east on Ken
yon street and these win be considered.
The hearing win be held in the com
missions quarters, l02 District Building.
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Boston to Drape Nude Statue.

BOSTON Boston will be
modest, even at the cost of $1,000.
Mayor James j. Curley has ordered
stone masons TO drape granite ribbon
trance to the new 100000 public
library - 9t
(Copyrisht. 1881, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Incl
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Fight Castilian Speech.

MADRID Op.-Vehement protests In
Basque, Catalan and Gallegan dialects
have greeted the plea Of Prof. Miguel
Unamuno of the University Of Sala-
manca to have Castilian made the Of
fetal language Of the Spanish republic
The professor presented his arguments
in plirest Castilian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-22

On her way from Australia to London
an Australian wild dog gave birth to Ia
cubs.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
FARNERS GUARD
CEDAR TREES

HAGERSTOWN, April 81
There are rumblings of a cedar
rust war in Franklin county, Pa,
like the one waged around Shep.
herdstoWn, w. Va, for several
years.
A group of farmers living in
Franklin county close to the
Maryland line will challenge the
authority of the Pennsylvania de-
partment of agriculture in ap.
pealing from a decision of Magis.
trate j. G. Palmer, imposing fines
and costs upon them for failing
to cut down cedar trees as or
dered.
Cedar trees affected with the
rust are considered responsible
for damaging apple trees. Four
farmers Of Franklin county,
Michael Boise, Joseph Hawbaker,
David Hawbaker and Harvey
Myers refused to cut down cedar
trees on their lands, which ad-
join the orchard of DR.. Wishard
in Montgomery township. They
were fined $40 and costs each.
The farmers appealed, alleging
that the law is unconstitutional.
At Shepherdstown the law was
upheld with the result that scores
of cedar trees were cut down.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
BIRD SHORTAGE.
FACES COUNTY

Nor tgomery county will miss
it's usual quota of game birds this
season, Carroll Waters, chief game
warden for Montgomery county,
announced today.
Mr.. Waters said that he has
been notified that the 625 quail
which he had ordered for dis
tribution in the county will rot
be forthcoming. Brokers in
Texas, from which the birds were
to come. are unable to supply
the quail.
The drought has been blamed
for the scarcity of game. If the
weather is favorable from now on,
the county may not be materially
affected.
There is a goodly number of
rabbits and pheasants already re-
ceived, and this, with the present
supply of native birds, should
cause the hunters no great loss in
game.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
|NACKEY TAKES
SON. : CASE

Crandal Mackey, who as Com
monwealth's attorney for Arling-
ton county few years ago proce-
cuted many prohibition violation
cases, will go into Arlington Cir
cult Court on May IA to defend
his on,Darlington Mackey, in
dicted for sale of intoxicating
liquor by grand jury in Arling-
ton yesterday.
R. L. Lacour, a Washington
druggist who was arrested with
Mackey and charged with the
same offense, was also indicted
at yesterdays session.
EStelle Stanley and Marie Rat
tely, both of Arlington, were also
indicted by the grand jury on
a charge of possession and sale
of intoxicating liquor, while Aus
tin Wharton, indicted for driving
while under the influence of
Intoxicating liquor, entered a plea
of guilty and was fined 500.
John Hunter, charged with
housebraeking, was indicted for
the offense and pleaded guilty.
Judge Walter T. McCarth SEN
fenced him to one year in the
penitentiary.
John w. Proctor and James
Johnson, both indicted for assault
with intent to kill, entered pleas
of not guilty and April 80 was
set as the date for their trials.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
TAX TEST CASES
SETFOR MAY |
NINE. CURIE

Hearings on the demurrers
filed to % suits for delinquent
taxes in Arlington Circuit Court
by Jesse. Phillips and Klinge, Ar
lington attorneys, have been set
, for May / by Judge Walter j
Mccarthy, presiding judge.
The % cases will serve as test
cases for more than 1000 similar
suits entered in behalf of the
State of Virginia by w. C. Cloth,
Commonwealth's attorney for Ar,
hngton county.
Because of the large number
Of suits entered for the collection
of taxes, making defendants of
D large number of county tax
payers, interest in the outcome
Of the hearings is widespread,
and it is expected that a large
crowd will attend them.
One of the principal points
brought out in the Comurrers
lis that the suits are brought
in the States name when, &C
cording to defense attorneys, the
State is not party to the suits,
since a recent enactment of the
State legislature gave these de-
linquent taxes to the counties
Of the State in which they were
collected.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
MARIE DRESSLER
CONTINUED from Page I5)

Continued from Page l5)
the board of presiding judges
which will select the one best
essay written by the $4,000 school
children, Mrs. Saunders said she
was only too glad to serve. She
added:
"The essay contest should in
tereSt all the school children.
1t not only has educational ad-
vantageS inaSmuch as it will
bring home the importance of
the bicentennial celebration
next year, but it also will stress
the advantages Of having a
clean and beautiful CITY,"
Medals Are Rushed
Representative Bloom endorsed
the contest last week, declaring
that identifying Washington for
1882" is a matter to which every
resident of the Nations Capt.
tai at this time should be direct
ing his thoughts.
Work of preparing the 25
medals which will be awarded as
prizes was being rushed today
by the jewelry firm of R. Harris
& Co., and indications were that
they would be ready before the
weekend.
Whether they will be displayed
for public inspection at that time
or later had not been decided to-
day. Full details and photo
graphs, however, will be carried
in the columns of The Washing
ton Times.
Gold Prize Leads
The medals will be distributed
as follows: The gold grand prize
for the best essay written by any
student, irrespective of age or
grade; IL silver first prizes to
be awarded to the writer of the
best essay in each of the II
grades of the school system, and
IL bronze second prizes to be
awared to the writer's of the
next best gr>.de essays.
In addition, 1900 certificates
will be awarded. These will be
bestowed on students who write
the best essays in their respective
classes Or sections.
In cases where the best class
or section essay wins one of the
medals, however, the certificates
will be given to the student writ
ing the next best essay.
DelanO Endorsement
The contest is being conducted
with the full cooperation of the
Washington Cleanup Campaign
Committee and the District of
Columbia Board of Education.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
Tomorrow;s Program
EVANGELINE BOOTH

tennessee, South Dakota, South
Carolina, Rhode Island, Philip
pine Islands, Pennsylvania, Ore
gan, Oklahoma, Ohio. Loves Old
Sweet Song" the assemblage; ;
leader, Helen Loman Ware; State
regents reports (continued) +;
North Dakota, North Carolina,
New York, New Mexico, New Jer-
sey, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ne
braska, Montana, Missouri, Mis-
sissippi, Minnesota, Michigan,
Massachusetts,, Maryland, Maine,
Louisiana. Garry Me Back to Old
Virginia" the assemblage; leader,
Helen Loman Ware. State re-
gents reports (continuedD Ken
lucky, Kansas, Iowa, Indiana, H.
linois. Idaho, Hawaii, Georgia,
Florida, District of Columbia, Del
aware, Connecticut, Colorado,
California, Arkansas, Arizona,
Alaska, Alabama. "Auld Lang
Syne," the assemblage; leader,
Helen Loman Ware. Nominations.
The retiring of the colors. March,
the United States Army Band.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
Rep. Sol. Bloom Becomes
Times Essay Judge

} School officials, including DR.. H.
Barrett Learned, president of the
Board of Education, and DR..
Frank w. Ballou, superintendent
of the schools, have given their
Endorsement to the contest, as
has Frederic A. Delano, chair
man of the cleanup campaign
committee.
School officials have cooper
ated so thoroughly that the 49,
600 children will be given course
grades on their essays.
They also have aided in the
judging arrangements to suc1
an extent that the bulk of that
work will be done by the teachers
and principals.
Enthusiasm Gains
Enthusiasm over the contest
continued to mount today among
the school children. It was at
high peak yesterday when the
contest was officially declared
under way, but principals and
teachers generally reported that
the children seemed more keyed
up today.
Many of the children have ac-
tually gene into training" fer
the contest, it was said, the
training" consisting of actual
work directed toward cleaning up
and beautlfylng the city.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
NINE. SCHUMANN-HEINK

Organ recital: 9 until $50 a. m.
Mrs. Eugene Davis. member,
Fort Dobbs Chapter, North Caro-
lima.
9:30-Assembly call. Entrance
of president general escorted by
the pages. Congress called to or
der, the president general. Scrip
ture and prayer, the Chaplain gen.
eral. The Salue to the flag, the as
semblage. Music: Battle Hymn
of the Republic" the asSemblage;
leader, Mrs. Harry Dawson, mem
Der Col. Trench Tilghman Chap
ter, Maryland. Reading of the
minutes, the recording secretary
general. Report of the resolutions
committee, Miss Emma L. Crowell,
chairman. Reports of committees
continued: Sons and Daughters OF
the Republic, Mrs. I. 3 McFar-
land, chairman; real daughters,
Mrs. Benjamin l.. Purcell, chair
man. Radio, Mrs. Julian G. Good
hue, chairman. Publicity, Mrs.
William Louis Dunno, chairman.
Preservation of historic spots,
Mrs. Penelope J. Allen, chairman.
Patriotic lectures and lantern
slides, Mrs. R. winston Holt,
chairman. Patriotic education,
Mrs. Charles E. Herrick, chair
man. Address, Public Health
Service" Surgeon General Hugh
S. Cumming, United States Public
Health Service. National old
trails, Mrs. John Trigg Moss,
chairman. Memorial Caroline
Scott Harrison Iiason committee,
Mrs. Walter l.. Tobey, chairman.
Liberty loan funds, Mrs. Harriet
Vaughn Rigdon, chairman. An
nouncements. Recess.
Afternoon
2. o. m.-AsSembly call. En-
trance of the pages. Reports of
committees continued: Report of
editor of magazine, Miss Natalie
Sumner Lincoln; magazine, Mrs.
James F. Donohue, chairman; in
sigma, Mrs. John Brown Heron,
chairman; historical and literary
reciprocity, Mrs. John w. Che
nault, chairman; girl homemakers,
Mrs. May Montgomery Smith,
chairman; legislation in United
States Congress, Mrs. Fred C.
Morgan, chairman; manual for
immigrants, Miss Myra Hazard,
chairman. Address, "Immigra-
tion," Hon. Thomas A. jenkins,
U. S. Representative from Ohio.
Announcement: The President
and Mrs. Hoover will receive the
Continental Congress at the White
House at o'clock.
Evening
From Z until 7::30, the United
States Army Band, William j.
Stannard. leader: March, National
Defense Gampe); international
Fantasia on "Old Folks at Home"
Foster -Roberts) ; patrol, Spirit of
America" (Zamecnik); excerpts
from MY Maryland" (Romberg);
American Army" QasillD;
7::30-Assembly call. Entrance
of the president general and the
State regents escorted by the
pages with State flags. Invoca-
tion,. the Rev. Carl C. Rasmussen.
America" the assemblage; leader
Helen Loman Ware; State re-
gents reports: France, England,
Cuba, China, Wyoming, Wiscon-
sin, West Virginia, Washington,
Virginia, Vermont, Utah, Texas,
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
SPEECH BARES
DIFFERENCES
WITH CHIEF
Frank Bane Tells Maryland
Conference Public Works
Can't Offset Slow Times

CUMBERLAND, Md, April 81.
Frank Bane, vice chairman of
President Hoover's committee on
unemployment, differs with the
Chief Executive on methods which
should be used in providing relief
for the jobless and unfortunates
in this country.
Traces History of Charity
In a talk given before the Mary
land State conference on social
work here yesterday, Mr.. Bane
traced the history of organized
charity in this country, showing
that at least until the beginning
of the present century the tradi-
tional American method of public
relief was through public tax
supported agencies. He said:
"There is now a general swing
of opinion almost everywhere
that the public as a whole is
itself responsible for the care of
people not able to make a liv-
ing for themselves"
End Not Yet In Sight
The speaker predicted that the
depression is almost certain to
continue through the coming win
ter and pointed out that industry
will have exhausted its capacity
for speeding up operations as
emergency measures. He stated:
"If our experience of the past
year has demonstrated anything
at all, it has exploded the old
theory that we can offset indus
trial unemployment with public
works. 1t is impossible to put
enough public work in the hole
to offset the DROP"
Reviews Recent Battle
He reviewed the recent battle
between Congress and the Presi
dent over appropriations for
drought and unemployment relief,
in which the President main
tained such relief should be left
to private agencies. Letters have
been received from more than a
thousand county boards opposing
this theory.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
Liquor Transporting
, Is Charged to Three

RICHMOND, April AL. M,
McCurry, 25; R. L. Hall, 26, and
Patrick Byron, 80, of Horton, KY
have been arrested on the charge
Of transporting one pint of liquor
into Virginia and are being held
for trial at Jonesville, Lee county,
according to a report just re-
ceived from State Prohibition Ill
spector C. H. Redmon.
Magistrate H. L. Hartley, OF
!. .Ocoonita, who issued warrants, or
dered the three held for the grand
Jury.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
2 Million for W.B.&A.
Offered By CQpitaIist

ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 21.
Walter H. Hart. a wealthy real
estate dealer and capitalist of
Annapolis, announced yesterday
that he would shortly make an
offer of $2,0oO.0OO for the fran,
chiSe and property of the Wash
1ngton, Baltimore and Annapolis
Electric Railroad Company.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
Of YPRES'
KIN WEDS LORD.

LONDON, April 81 0N.Sl.
Miss Valerie French, grand
daughter of the Earl of Ypres.
one of Britain's greatest war
heroes, was married here today
to Lord Brougham and Vaux,
youthful British peer and a close
friend of the royal family.
Three hundred and fifty mem
bers of London society packed
fashionable st. Margaret's Church,
Westminster, to witness the cere-
mony. Huge crowds of SightseerS
gathered outside the edifice were
held in check by police.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
Buses, Slump HdlUes
r. F. e p. Income

RICHMOND, Va, April 81
G.N.SO Bus competition and
the business depression we're
blamed today for the poor show.
ing made by the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac railroad.
At the annual meeting Of the
roads board of directors, Presi-
dent Hunton submitted his an
nual report showing that the net
income of the line was $1,125,68
last year, a decrease of 50.12 per
cent. Hunton and the board of
directors were reelected.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
Irdte WOOer Fined
For Window Crash

Henson Cuttings, colored. was
fined 81 and costs by Police
Court Judge Charles w. Wood
ward in Rockville, Md, for de-
stroying personal property.
Cuttings said that he was in
toxicated and saw his sweetheart,
Mary Moore, sitting in her house
with another man. Infuriated.
he smashed a window pane, and
Mary swore out warrant against
him.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
Rotary viii Conduct
Students Excursion

The Arlington Rotary Club will
act as hosts to $50 students of
Arlington Hall, on an excursion
to Wakefield, Washington's birth
place, and to Stratford, birth
place of Robert E. Lee, May IL.
The Kiwanis Club and Rotary
Club of Alexandria and the Rotary
Club of Fairfax county have been
invited to join with the Arlington
group in making the excursion.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
CUPID RETURNS
To ROCKVILLE

The Rockville marriage license
bureau is functioning again and
ready to aid Dan Cupid.
And then, of course, there is the
other side-divorce suits which
have been held in allegiance since
April Is, may now be filed.
The change in the status of the
office of the clerk of the court is
due to Clayton K. Watkins newly
appointed clerk of the circuit court
being sworn in by Judge Robert B.
Peter this morning.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
FAIRFAX C. OF c. MEETING

There will be a special meeting
OF directors of the Fairfax County
Chamber of Commerce, in Fair
fax, tonight. Edmund H. Allen,
president of the chamber, has
called the meeting to devise meth
ods of financing the organiza,
tlon's activities during the coming
year.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
BALLSTON AID PARTY

The Ladies Aid Society of the
Ballston Presbyterian Church will
give a benefit supper in the
church, at Ballston, Va. tomor'
row night from to 7::30 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1931-04-21
MARRIAGE LICENSES

A marriage license was issued
at Rockville, Md, for Joe Ed.
ward Coins, 35, and Iona D.
Bair, 81, both of Washington.