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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24
BRAND REQUESTED
TO FORM MINISTRY
Doumergue Telegraphs Genevs
Asking Foreign Cabinet to
Head Government.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, January 24.-President Dou-
mergue today teleeraphed to Aristide
BRAND at Geneva offering him the pre-
miership of France.
Political experts had expected this de-
velopment since the fall Of the Steeg
cabinet on Thursday, but there was
general belief that BRAND would de-
cline the task Of forming a new cab
met If he were asked to do so.
He has refused the past three times
in the past Is months, in the belief that
he is more valuable to the nation as
foreign minister, continuing his task of
building q permanent peace for Europe.
BRAND has been at Geneva for nearly
two weeks, attending sessions of the
League of Nations Council and OF
representatives of 26 European nations
examining his project for PAN
European federation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24

An offer to furnish trees, for demon
stration planting along the highways Of
Maryland, which might serve as screens
for billboards and unsightly dumps, has
been made to civic groups by the State
Department of Forestry at Baltimore.
These trees will be furnished garden
clubs and other organizations at the
College Park nursery, on the Washing
ton Baltimore boulevard. The types
available include white and green ash,
tulip poplar, honey locust, Oriental
plane, sweet gum and cyprus.
Many of the garden clubs in Mary
land are planning to do extensive road
side planting this Winter and Spring
in connection with campaigns in their
communities to get the permission of
AUDITING property owners for coming
stretches of roadside. This Is the only
practical method, State Forester F. w.
Besley believes, of screening billboards
and other forms of roadside nuisanceS
which cannot be removed.
Approximately five miles of State
highways were planted with trees in
this manner last year.
Members of the garden clubs and
various civic organizations are also ar
ranging in various communities, to
clean up all the illegal advertising signs
that are plastered Unfortunately over
barns and other structures. To accom-
plish this it Is necessary to obtain per-
mission for their removal from the
owner of the property on which they
are located. In most cases these signs
have long since ceased to nay rentals
and many were put up without per-
mission of property owners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24
CROWELL' NAME
BEFORE SENATORS
Statement of President
Lauds Importance to "Vin-
dication" Appointment.

The Senate today had before 1t for
action the nomination Of Benedict
Crowell, one time Assistant Secretary
Of War, to be a brigadier general in
the Reserve Corps of the Army, sent
from the White House yesterday &C.
companied by a presidential statement
that the nomination Ia q partial vim
dication Of the indictment for fraud
eight years ago of Mr.. Crowell and an
indication of the feeling of President
Hoover and of Mr.. Croweu's former
associates in the War Department.
In addition to his duties as Assistant
Secretary of War during the Wilson adj
ministration, Mr.. Crowell, who is a
mining engineer of Cleveland, also was
director of munitions
The nomination in itself was viewed
as more or less routine affair, but its
importance came in the fact that the
President issued a statement saying 1t
indicates the feeling of the White House
over what always has been considered
an inadvertent and grave injustice.
Mr.. Crowen and six other War De-
partment officials were indicted in 1922
as q result of the Graham war fraud
AA VIC 4AOdoC uAAQ WCIC CIldIk cu
with fraud upon the Government in
connection with contracts for construc-
ton OF Army environments.
The cases never came to trial Asso-
ciate Justice Hoehling of the District
Supreme Court threw them out after
the indictment was demurred to with a
denunciation from the bench directed
at the Government. Friends of the
former Assistant War Secretary declared
Mr.. Crowell was broken hearted man
after the indictment was returned
against him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24
M'ADO0 URGES WHEAT
BE GIVEN RED CROSS

Immediate appropriation Of $4,000
900 or the authorization of the use of
an equivalent amount of Farm Board
wheat to relieve Nationwide distress
was advocated by william G. McAdoo,
former Secretary of the Treasury, in a
telegram read in the Senate yesterday.
The message, sent from Los Angeles
January IA, was in reply to telegram
from John Barton Payne, chairman Of
the American Red Cross, asking his aid
in the Red Cross drive for $4,000, 900.
Both kilograms were read at the re-
quest Of Senator Black, Democrat, Ala
bama.
IT shall gladly do everything in my
power" said McAdoo. while I ap-
prove every appeal to private generos-
ity and charity, do not believe re-
Spouse will be sufficiently speedy and
ample to meet the situation
1T is estimated there are 10000
people unemployed. If the Red Gross
could relieve even 100000, or 10 Del
cent of the whole, with food at the
rate Of so cents day, the entire SlO,-
000, 900 would be exhausted In 90 days.
Additional aid is imperative" /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24
RED CROSS RAISES
S1,6D,952 IN DRIVE
$40O, 900 Comes in as Result
of Thursday Nights
Radio Program.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
While the relief issue was agitated
anew in the Senate, the Red Cross
today reported contributions in excess
Of S40O 900 as a result Of the Nation
wide radio broadcast Thursday night
for donations to its $1O,o00,Ooo fund.
The total to date was $1,670,952.
The House Appropriations Committee
was criticized at the outset of the Sem
ate session by Senator Caraway for
delaying the proposed $25,o00,00o ap-
preparation to the Red Cross by hold
ing hearings. The taking Of testimony
begins Monday The Senate has APP
proved the fund.
Existence Held at Stake.
Meanwhile Acting Chairman Cram
ton OF the House Appropriations Com
mittee said "the very existence" OF the
Red Cross was involved in matters
affecting consideration Of the $25,OOO,-
900 appropriation.
After a conference at. the White House
with President Hoover, the Michigan
Representative said the hearings would
be conducted as expeditiously as possible.
Following the broadcast Thursday
night, Red Cross receipts OF Friday
showed the greatest amount for any
one day since the drive began. work
ers were busy tabulating the funds from
every part Of the country.
Red Cross chapters were reported
feeding 603, 499 persons.in 343 counties
in I'll States, as of noon Friday.
Loans Start Next Week.
The first loans are expected TO be
made next week to farmers from the
S45. 900 900 emergency drought relief
fund.
In making the announcement To-Day,
DR.. c. w. Warburton. secretary OF the
Drought Relief Committee, declined TO
estimate the amount likely to be is
sued Immediately. He said the loans
probably would be small for the first
few days because applications OF farmers
would be received slowly.
Forms for applying for the relief
loans were being distributed To-Day over
a number of States, with Memphis con-
centrating on Arkansas and other MIS-
siSsippi Valley States.
Applications were being sent out over
90 counties In Southern Ohio as rapidly
as field forces could determine the num-
Der of farmers who will seek aid.
Loans will be available so soon as the
applications are received, Warburton
said. Farmers are limited to $500, ex-
cept landloi DIS in the Mississippi Valley
States, who may obtain maximum OF
$4,000, where they assist tenants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24
CITIZENS SPEAKER
BROADCASTS PLIGHT
Young Declares Voteless Residents
do Not Live, but Exist,
Politically Speaking"

Residents Of the District "are not
happy and do not live. but just exist,
politically speaking" because they have
not been granted the right to vote,
H. z. Young of the Federation Of
Citizens Associations told a radio audi
ence In an address last night.
Young, in telling some of the effects
of the lack of the franchise in the
Logan-Thomas Circle section, declared
that the united requests of the citi-
zenry of q neighborhood are so re-
tarded that very slow action often
results-or none at ALL
While the property owners Of the
1900 block of Rhode Island avenue
unanimously agreed five years ago to
change the coming law Of this block
from residential to commercial, I'VE
have been turned down and now the
coming commissioners have passed a
regulation that a repetition could not
be made again under one year"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24
'NOTABLES WITNESS
PREMIER OF FILM
Official, Diplomatic, Society
and Press Circles at Show
ing of "Cimarron."

Amid the click of cameras and the
suffering Of kleig lights official and
diplomatic Washington last night
thronged into Keith's Theater to wit
ness the premiere showing of "Cimar-
ron," the R-K-O screen talking version
Of Edna Ferber's novel Of the building
Of the Southwest.
Besides Vice President Curtis and his
sister, Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, who
headed the official list Of guests, the
audience included Secretary of War
Hurley. the Speaker of the House and
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, Ambassador
Teller Of Mexico and the Ambassadors
Of Brazil and Argentina. There also
were the diplomatic representatives from
nearly half of the nations represented
in Washington, IS Senators, half the
members Of the House, representatives
OF the judiciary and ranking Army and
Navy officers.
McCIintic Makes Talk.
Representative James T. McClintic of
Oklahoma spoke briefly and presented
Floyd Gibbons, the staccato-speaking
newspaper correspondent of World War
and, more recently, radio fame, who
presided as master Of ceremonies. Mr..
Gibbons introduced Richard Dix, player
of Yancey in Edna Ferber's noval
"Cimarron." and Miss Estelle Taylor,
wife Of Jack Dempsey, featured men,
Der of the cast. Both Dix and Miss
Taylor addressed the audience for
few minutes. Wesley Ruggles. director
OF the picture, also was presented
"Cimarron" in motion picture form
is faithful perturbation of Miss Fer
ber's work. The little editing which
was noted in the picture version, though
unimportant with respect to the whole
work, makes even more acceptable for
the theater, 1t seemed last night, the
faithfully written history Of the de-
velopment of the west.
Deals With Oklahoma.
The story deals with the building of
Oklahoma from the land rush Of 1889
and the Subsequent stalking of the ia
nous Cherokee Strip in 1893. It por-
trays the history of the territory until
1t became a State. concluding with a
presentation Of Oklahoma as 1t is today.
Through the history is woven the ro-
nance Of "Yancey," the adventurous
rover husband of the woman who car
ried on alone to become, in the novel,
that States first woman member Of
Congress.
Following the official pre-premier, a
second showing was given for the Ma
tional Press Club. Getting away to a
late start by virtue of delay occasioned
in the opening Of the first presentation,
the Press Club showing was not con-
cluded until nearly 2:30 o'clock this
morning. Mr.. Dix and Miss Taylor,
however, remained to make personal ap-
pearances for the newspapermen and
their guests. being introduced as before,
by Floyd Gibbons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24
WOMEN TO HOLD FORUM
WEEKLY DURING YEAR
District of Columbia Branch of Ma
tional Party Arranges Program
of 1891 Activities.

Plans for the 1881 program Of the
District of Columbia branch OF the Ma
tional Woman's Party we're made at
meeting Of officers of the branch Thurs
day afternoon.
A weekly open forum is to be a spe-
cial feature this year. The forum will
be conducted under the direction Of
Burnita Shelton Matthews, president of
the District Woman's Bar Association,
assisted by Dr. Emma Void. Leading
feministS OF America and Europe are
60 be secured TO address the meetings,
It Is announced.
The District branch will function
under the direction of the following ON
GERS and chairmen: Chairman, Mrs.
Paul Linebarger: vice chairman, Mrs.
Jennie o. Berliner; secretary, Mrs.
Lucy Cooper Shaw; treasurer, Mrs. Rose
Conway Stetson; publicity chairman,
Miss Faith Binkley; membership chair
man, Mrs. Harold Moore Payne; MEM
bership vice chairman, Mrs. Lucia Had
ley:-lopen forum chairman, Burnita
Shelton Matthews; legislative chairman,
1lfs Stewart. and foreign talks pF.
Emma Void. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24
LOUIS ROLLMAN DIES
IN NAVAL HOSPITAL AT IS

Louis Rollman, SO years old, former
clerk in the Interior Department and a
veteran of the Spanish-American War,
died in Naval Hospital yesterday after
long illness. He retired from the
Government service some time ago, due
to failing health.
Mr.. Rollman was member Of the
Elks and Of the United Spanish War
Veterans.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Margaret A. Rollman: four sons, Louis
M. John H, Leonard w. and Arthur
Rollman. and two daughters, Mrs. Ida
Smith and Mrs. Fred Howell.
Funeral services will be conducted in
Holy Comforter Catholic Church Mon
day morning at 9 o'clock. following
brief services at the residence, 1909
Corbin place northeast. Interment will
be in Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24
DESIRE OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
TO HELP WITH CHEST ASSURED
Clerks Association Chairman
Expresses Pride Of Group
in Capital.
Declares Workers Appreciate
Their Freedom From
Unsteady Jobs.
BY E. w. LIBBEY,

Chief Clerk Department OF Commerce,
Chairman Association OF CHIEF Clerks
Executive Departments.
am sure does, appeal strongly to the
more than 10000 Federal employees in
the District of Columbia.
While many of them come from other
cities, believe they have pride in the
Capital City-their city-and while en-
joying its beauties, are anxious and
willing to have part in its welfare
work. Unlike industrial cities, Wash
lngton has in the Federal employees a
group that enjoys steady, rather than
intermittent employment. I believe the
Federal employees appreciate this and
that 1t actuates them to be more liberal
in their contributions for the welfare Of
the less fortunate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24
TREES OFFERED
TO SCREEN SIGNS
Maryland Forestry Office to
Cooperate With Civic
Organizations.
Stars Billboard
Signs Removed

That The Evening and Sunday
Star may do its full share in
cleaning up unsightliness caused
by billboards on the approaches
to Washington, 1t has removed,
or Is causing the removal, of all
of its 66 small signs along the
highways in the District Of Co
lumbia, Maryland and Virginia.
Fifty-two signs already are down
and IA remaining will be re-
moved within the next few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24
Transmission Year

This appellation is given to the
manufacturing of the 1881 auto
mobile. The annual showing Of
the industry's recent develop
mentS will be staged at the Wash
ington Auditorium January "a
to January 81, inclusive.
Edited by G. Adams Howard,
automobile editor of The Star, an
interesting section, devoted to
news of the comingmexhibition,
and including detailed flaws of
the motor world. will be publlshed
in tomorrow's issue Of TIE
SUNDAY STAR,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24

marred by interposing the height OF
these structures in the path Of the view.
The work. which will be done under
the direction of Maj. C.. w. Lewis of
the Army's Signal Corps, will bring
into use six small balloons used in
weather forecasting work and scien-
tific research. They will be filled with
hydrogen and three balloons will be
placed at a height of 120 feet, which is
proposed as the elevation for the new
Army-Navy group, and three will be
moored at a height Of 80 feet, which
Is the present coming regulation limit
in that area of the Southwest.
Photographs are to be taken from
three locations on the Virginia side Of
the river and motion picture camera
will be utilized at one point, in an eff
fort to secure a better idea of the
architectural difficulties that might be
encountered II the new buildings are
erected, SO as to blot out a view Of the
Capitol dome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24
allied with the Eaton interests-Eaton
himself, Wick, Mather and Brainard.
BETHLEHEM ALSO TO ACT.

NEW YORK, January "a (P).-An-
nouncement that an appeal would be
made in the Bethlehem youngstown
Sheet g. Tube merger case was made
here also today by Eugene @. Grace,
president of Bethlehem Steel Corpora
ton Mr. Grace's brief statement was
confined to the bare announcement OF
intention to appeal from Judge jenkins
decision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24
HELD FOR LEGAL FEE
swindle Suspects Still in Jail De-
spite Failure at Identity.

ROCKFORD, Ill, January "a C0.-
The situation in which Joseph yellow
Kid" We'll found himself today was
just as complicated as it was yesterday,
although eight victims of confidence
games failed to identify him.
Chicago detectives, who arrested him
there Wednesday and turned him over
to Rockford authorities. returned last
night without him. We'll and his COM
panion, Fred Buckminster, were held
for failure to pay their attorney, B. j.
Knight, q $500 fee.
Chicago officials said they now want
him on complaint made by Charles
Bregantic, who said he lost $3.50 in q
game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24
Hogs Are Fed on Wheat.

WICHITA, Kans., January "a P.-
Wheat replaced corn as the primary
feed for fattening hogs at the Wichita
Union Stock Yards Thursday. The
change has as It's object the stimulating
of wheat consumption as well as the
improvement of the quality of live
stock, yard officials said.
An average of four bushels Of wheat
win be fed daily to each carload Of
hogs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24

vat, that had been a whisky still,
and presented to the cause by a
patriotic moonshiner. This Is the
very heart of the most needy sec
ton in America, and yet is the most
fertile land you ever saw. But the
country people absolutely have
nothing, the Red Cross as usual are
doing great work. In just these two
counties ! visited today, they are
feeding 5000 families, with an aver
age Of six TO the family. You don't
know what hard times are till you
go into some of these houses. Wealth
er Is with 'em now, but If 1t turns
cold there will be q lot Of suffering.
This Il not-a plea, It's just o report,
but It's the worst need I ever saw.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24
CHURCH BOARDS BODY
MAKES DR.. MICKEY HEAD
Lutheran Education Board Execu-
tive Secretary, Here Since 1929,
Receives New Honor.

DR.. Gould Mickey Of 1916 Sixteenth
street, executive secretary of the Board
Of Education Of the United Lutheran
Church in America, with Offices in this
city, has been elected president of the
Council of Church Boards Of Educa-
ton, the latter a clearing house for
all interdenominational educational re-
lationships for the Protestant churches
in America.
DR.. Mickey was named executive sec
rotary of the Board Of Education Of
the United Lutheran Church in Amer
lea in 1929.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24

~" - y ~
about, where the
people wanted
food, 1t seemed
mighty peaceful
and happy now.
Went to the
S C DOL there
where the chill
dren were being
fed at lu n C h
time all they
wanted of fine
vegetable soup,
cooked in a big
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24
FREDERICK FREUND DIES

Served U. S az Years.
Frederick Freund, SO years old. who
had been in the Government service
for 43 years, and was night, sergeant Of
the guard for the Treasury Department,
died at his home early this morning,
l0l7 Webster street.
He had been on duty at the Auditors
Building, Fourteenth and B streets
southwest. but became sick and went
off duty Ill on January S. He suffered
from cold and high blood pressure. For
80 years he was Stationea 81 the
Capitol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24
Will Rogers
Says:

PINEBLUFF, Ark.-Just come from
England, Ark, the town you read
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24
PENSION BILL PASSED

House Approves Increase Allow
ances for Civil War Veterans.
The Nelson bill to grant or increase
pensions to 326 Civil War veterans,
their dependents or widows, was passed
Yesterday by the House
The bill, which now goes to the SEN
ate, would increase the annual pensions
roll $57,840.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24

1t is my hope, and firm belief, that
their contributions this year will be Is
liberal as in the past, and when the
pledges have been tabulated, the Gov
eminent employees will feel proud Of
their part in SO worthy project.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24
STEEL MEN PLAN
TO APPEAL MERGER
INJUNCTION WRIT

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24
BALLOONS ARE USED
TO SEE IF BUILDINGS
OBSTRUCT CAPITOL

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The Washington times., 1931-11-06
IRISH TO WORK

Manager Louis Every, OF the
Notre Dame Props, requests all his
players to report for drill tomor-
row at 2 o'clock at Seventeenth
and Constitution Avenue.
The Washington times., 1931-11-06
Zuppke, Mini Coach,
Gives Grid Choices
For TOMORROW

Minnesota at Northwestern.
NORTHWESTERN. The Wild
cats have more power, more all
around speed-and Rentner.
Penn at Notre Dame. NOTRE
DAME. Penn may be stubborn
but the Irish will wear 'em
down.
Arkansas at Chicago. CHI
CAGO. Stagg is making the
most of his material.
Indiana at Michigan. MICH
IGAN. The Wolverines have
too much all-around superiority.
Wisconsin at Illinois. Likely
to be battle in the air.
Navy at Ohio State. OHIO
STATE. Navy isn't clicking
Centenary at Purdue. PUR-
DUE. The Boilermaker backs
should take care of this one.
Iowa at Nebraska. NE
BRASKA. The Hawkeyes
haven't the old punch.
Washington and jefferson at
Md44uCOUCs NAN&E vi Il Es OuU
anything may happen here.
Missouri at Drake. MIS-
souri,. But every time I ever
pick 'em, they lose.
Kansas Aggies at Iowa State.
KANSAS AGGIES.. Iowa State
may make it quite a game,
, however.
Louisiana State at Army.
ARMY.
Carnegie Tech and Pitt.
PITT.
Virginia at Columbia. CO.
LUMBIA.
Detroit at Fordham. FORD
HAM.
Dartmouth at Havard. HAR-
WARD.
Georgia at New York. GEOR-
GIA.
Colgate at Penn State. COL
GATE.
Lehigh at Princeton. PRINCE
TON.
st. Johns at Yale. YALE.
The Washington times., 1931-11-06


Georgetown was in the attitude
of accepting the invitation to play
it's share of three Commute pc
riods against the Alabama con-
tingent, according to Father Tim
othy Dineen.
At Catholic University, Coach
Arthur Dutch" Bergman said
Catholic University would play.
That George Washington is
agreeable to the contest is at
tested by the fact it presented
the invitations to the other two
local colleges. Champ PickenS,
who has promoted games on the
Pacific Coast, is representing the
Alabama team which he proposes
to bring here.
Mr.. Pickens has a promise
signed by President Cloyd Heck
Marvin, of George Washington
University, to be responsible for
expenses up to $500 to bring the
Alabama team to Washington for
the game.
At the ball park today, both
President Clark Griffith and Sec
retary Eddie Eynon declared that
the ball ark would be available
on a gratis basis if actual eX-
penSes for bringing Alabama here
were to be taken out in addition
to the cost of a cup.
The ball park is not agreeable
to a $500 guarantee for Alabama
expenses, but is agreeable to an
actual cost guarantee.
1--WE will give the park only
on a 1O0-per cent-fOr-charity
basis" Mr.. Griffith said today,
"and if any individual is to per-
sOnally profit one penny from
the game, our PARK is not avail
able for it,"
Mr.. Pickens announced today
there will be a meeting at II
o'clock tomorrow at George Wash
ington University to which the
coaches and two members Of the
local committee on unemployment
to be appointed by Director e. C.
Graham, as well as newspaper
men are invited.