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Evening star., 1931-06-21
FLOWERS CONCEAL
DEATH ON BORDER
France Building Huge Hive OF
Hidden Forts Along East
ern Boundary.
BY PIERRE VAN PAAssEN.

PARIS. June 20 CN.A.NA).-If
France should ever again be attacked
from the east. hostile armies would not
be checked by massive citidelS with
towering battlements. but by a long
stretch of innocent looking lawns and
lovely flower gardens.
Such greenswards and beauty spots
are now being laid out alcng the whole
eastern frontier from the Swiss border
to the Rhine. a distance Of approx
mately $50 miles.
The moment an eventual hostile
force would venture within sight Of
the frontier these gardens would sud-
denly change their rustic, tranquil
aspect to unfold themselves into sin
lister crouching monsters, blazing deat1
and destruction.
Turrets Beneath Gardens.
Armor- plated turrets like those on
the foredeck Of a modern dreadnaught
would spiral upward from the midst
Of begonia, beds to send. withering
salvos Of fire into advancing columns
Of infantry. Machine guns would bob
from the ground in the most unex-
pected places, here from q clump OF
shrubbery or from the center of a
pond. There from behind q coy
ornamental bench. Everywhere the
earth would open to release torrents
Of steel and fire.
Hundreds Of the new invisible forts
along the eastern frontier are nearing
completion. Before another two years
are up solid chain Of concrete ano
metal. 200-odd miles long. masked from
the unframed eye by elaborate land
scape gardening, will encircle France
Only when that girdle of life anc
death Is firmly established and ready
to function will France feel herseli
sufficiently secure to consider in ear.
nest various land disarmament proposals
and not a day earlier. Military chiefs
agree that the new defense system Car
be held with fewer than 10 divisions
or 100000 men, but every one Of thest
trained mechanical expert.
The new defense line, now reaching
| the last stage of construction, practi'
cally follows the frontier. The distance
between the outer girdle of invisible
| forts and the border nowhere exceed;
! 10 miles. This would seem to indicate
that battle Is to be given Immediately
an aggressive force crosses the line
and that, unlike 1914, when the
French armies fell back upon Belfort
Metz and Verdun, not an inch Of ter
| ritory is to be sacrificed without Q
terrible struggle.
Line Of "Pin Boxes"
In this way it is hoped to prevent
the experience of the great war, when
a third of France, containing districts
vital to the armament industry, wa;
overrun by the enemy before Jof1rt
could make his historic stand on the
Marne. virtually Under the walls Of
Paris.
The outer defense line as 1t appears
today consists of a mass Of concrete
pill boxes about a mile or, in some
places, two miles apart. They are bur-
led deep in the ground. On the sur
face nothing is visible but small tur-
ret, not unlike the coming tower OF q
Submarine. There is room for only four,
or. at the most, half dozen men II
1Continued on Page S, Column ID
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FAN1 ONE@S4 GfA06Os
General NewS-Local, National and
Foreign
PART TWO-1O PAGES.
Editorials and Editorial Features.
Veterans of Foreign Wars-Page 4.
Public Library-Page 4.
News of the Clubs-Page S.
Organized Reserves-Page S.
District National Guard-Page 5.
D.. A. r. Activties-Page S.
Y. w. c. A. News--Page 5.
Fraternities-Page 8.
Marine Corps ReServes-Page 8.
Marine Corps News-Page 8.
PART THREE-12 PAGES.
Society Section.
The Home Gardener-Page 10.
FART FOUR-s PAGES.
Amusement Section-Theater, screen
In the Motor World-Page 4.
Aviation-Page 5.
Army and Navy News-Page 6.
District of Columbia Naval Reserve
Page 6.
Radio-Page Z.
Serial story, THE Lucky LAwrences'-
Page 8.
PART FIVE PAGES.
Sports Section.
PART SIX-12 PAGES.
Financial News and CLASSIFIED Adver-
tising.
American Legion-Page IL.
PART SEvEN-20 PAGES.
Magazine Section.
The Bridge Forum-Page IA.
News Of the Music World-Page Is.
Reviews Of the New Books-Page II.
Crossword Puzzle-Page Is.
The Boys and Girls Page-Page 10.
Those Were the Happy Days-Page 20
GRAPHIC SECTIONS PAGES.
World Events in Pictures.
COLORED SECTIONS PAGES.
Tarzan; Moon Mullins; Mr.. and Mrs
the TiYnid Soul: Reglar Fellers; Lit.
tie Orphan Annie; Highlights oi
History and Mutt 3 Jef,
Evening star., 1931-06-21
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.


President Hoover and Republican
National Committee oficials have Just
been informed Of the organization Of
a new G. o. p. wornen's party entitled
Daughters Of tee American Constitu-
ticn."
1t was incorporated during last
week end and its president, Mrs. Lon
o. Hooker, Of st. Louis, prominent
Missouri cluhwoman and politician,
had an audience at the White House
for the purpose of laying the scheme
before Mr.. Hoover. The organizations
purpose is plainly avowed-"to support
the President and promote his cam-
paign for reelection in 1882. Before
the Daughters Of the American Con-
stitution proceeded toward formal
launching Of their enterprise, the ap-
proval Of Republican National Commit
Evening star., 1931-06-21
5000 PIGEONS RACE

Annual Association Race Starts
From Chattanooga.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June 20
P).-Three thousand pigeons were lib
Grated at 4:25 o'clock this morning here
to race to their home lofts. located In
many sections Of the United States.
At Z o'clock a second group Of birds
was released.
The racing event is held from Chat
tanooga each year under auspices OF the
American Racing Pigeon Association.
Evening star., 1931-06-21
CHANG TO TAKE FIELD
Leaves for Nanchang to Head
Forces Against Reds.

NANKING, China, June Il (Sun-
day. (R.-President Chang Kai-Shek
departed today for Nanchang, Kiangsi
to assume personal command Of Ma
tionalist forces opposing Communists
virtually throughout Southern China.
Evening star., 1931-06-21
Only a Jail Would Hold Him
THAT WAS WHY HIS MOTHER PUT HIM THERE

In vieU of the ,Otde discussion
oUeT the action of the mother Dho
had her 4-yedr-old SON placed in
police cell Overnight, the tolIotCing
account, By the mother herself, will
be OF great interest. 1t otves for
the first time the other side of the
case. Mrs. Perry is the tCffe OF Lieut..
Roger Perry, U. S. ~, nctO aboard
the Langley.
BY DOROTHY TARDY PERRY.
NNAPOLIS. Md, June 20.-To
~ be inveighed against by the
a police commissioner, placarded
4 \ on the front page of half a
dozen newspapers and tnvesti-
gated by the mayor was the surpris-
ing result Of an effort to educate my
4-year-old son in the pitfalls that sur
round small boys when they leave home,
adventure bound.
Roger Perry, jr., years and 5
months old, made his first foray into
the unknown in August. 1880, when
he got out of bed at am, left the
house silently and set out to find ad-
venture, garbed in his pajamas and
carrying a box of animal crackers as
a thoughtful provision against con-
tingencies Of hunger. We were in Long
was recovered from the police station
at z am. After that I provided a
series Of straps and padlocks to keep
him within bounds, but he eluded con-
straint on numerous occasions and was
in the habit of causing considerable
trouble in the boulevard traf1c, which
he threaded precariously.
He had a back yard to play In, toys
of various sorts and he attended an
excellent nursery school, where he was
a model pupil. His excursions were
never connected with fleeing from
punishment or to escape home condi-
tionS. but were, pure and simple.
wanderlust He had crossed the conti-
1Continued on Page 2. Column 81
Evening star., 1931-06-21
HOOVER DEBT PLAN
LAUDEDBY GERMAN
Editor Declares Years Delay
Win Revive Hope of
Reich'S People.

BIT DIR. ERNST WALLENBERG,
Editor in Chief, Ullstein Newspapers. Berlin
Nov New York Correspondent Of the Vos-
sische Zeitung and B. z. am Mittag.
Evening star., 1931-06-21
TODAY'S STAR

PART ONE-24 PAGES.
General NewS-Local, National and
Foreign.
Parent-Teacher Activities-Page B-6.
Spanish War Veterans-Page B-6.
Evening star., 1931-06-21

(Dr. Wallenbere, one Of GernnRys
Washington yesterday IN connection p:th
the United States Governments an
nouncement OF its neu policy NTH re-
spect TO international debts).
Evening star., 1931-06-21

Continued on Page 5, Column 81
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The Star Is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning to Washington homes BY
The Stars exclusive carrier service. Phone
National 5000 TO start immediate delivery.
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WEATHER.

%. Q. Weather Bureau Forecast).
Local thundershowers and not quite so
warm today; tomorrow, generally far
and cooler.
Highest, 90, at pm.
yesterday; lowest, 72, ct 1880 am. yes
terday. Full report on page 2.
Evening star., 1931-06-21

Continued on Page 3, Column 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28
ArgOnne Seamless Velvet RI

High unusually a a
9xt2f combinations color
nave n nnd .
Wilton Scatter Rugs-1sxS6in, $500 -. 2x54in, $1s5
KnnST Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28
CITIZENS OBJECT
TOBAST DANGER
Southeast Group Wants All
Gas Plants and Explosive
Stores Removed.

The Southeast washington Citizens
Association requested that the District
Commissioners remove an Raa plants
and the explosives storage plants from
the southeast section Of Washington a.
. meeting Of the association last night
IN the southeast branch OF the Public
Library.
This action was taken following the
report Of q special committee appointed
70 study the matter J. G. L. Ritter.
chairman Of the committee, called the
attention Of the Commissioners 70 the
recent explosion near the gas plants and
pointed cut the hazard 70 ell residents
OF that section by the presence OF the
gas houses,
Hermann Reelected.
A. q. Hermann was elected for his
twenty-fifth term as president
Other officers elected were George G.
Click, secretary; Allan Davis, first vice
president; Mrs. A. H. Dryde, second vice
president; r. J. Jones, treasurer; Will
liam r. Carey, eTgeant-at-armS and
j. c. L. Ritter and Allan Davis as dele
gates 10 the Federations OF Citizens As
soctations
The chairmen OF the following COM
Ml&llEGS were dphDAilbCAT COAlAAi1AAAb9
Center. b. O. Ladd: education. A.
Pfeiger; sanitation. DR.. Vincent Farrall
buildings and parks, John Schmitt
IRE, and police, O. j. Dayy; public
utilities. J. C. L. Ritter; law and legiSla-
tiori, c. @. Degman; membership. NJ. w.
Afaio. navy yard, B. q. Ladd, and en-
ployment, L. Williamson.
Urge Auto Insurance.
The association adopted resolution
urging the passage Of a law by Con-
gress for the District OF Columbia
making ii a necessity that all drivers
of motor vehicles carry liability In
surance. It was also urged that special
classes be instituted in the washington
public and private schools for the In
struetion Of children in the dangers Of
street crossing.
The association agreed to Join with
che Lincoln Park Citizens Association
IN entering q float in the Halloween
parade being sponsored jointly by the
Federation of Citizens Associations and
the Greater National Capital Committee
Of the washington Board OF Trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28
MOONEY CASE SECRET
OFFERED, SAYS WIFE
Payment of $4,000 First Alleged
Demand of Woman Whose
Husband Was Witness.
~ the Associated press.

~ the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, October "a
Mrs. Rena Mooney, wife Of Tom
Mooney, who is serving a life sentence
in san Quentin Prison as a result of
his conviction of bombing a prepared
ness parade here In 1915, today re-
ported she had received an offer from
Mrs. Frank c. Oman, widow of one
of : the leading witnesses against
Mooney, to give her important secret
information" fer $4,000.
Mrs. Mooney said MRS. Oman re-
fused to disclose the nature Of the
information or leave home unless the
$4,000 were paid first. Oxman's tes-
tiniony at the Mooney trial resulted
IN his being tried for perjury, but he
was acquitted. $3.50
Mrs. Mooney said the offer would be
referred to the Mooney Defense Com
mittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28
VETERANS GET PENSIONS
Tennessee Workers, However, Must
Wait for Pay.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, October 2s Up.
- Confederate veterans VIII receive
their pension checks November /. as
usual. but employees Of the State gov
eminent won't get their monthly Sti-
ponds until Tennessee's treasury is
fuller
Controller Roy Wallace disclosed yes
terday there is enough money 70 pay
the pensions. He said the employees.
including Gov Henry H. Horton. would
have to wait. and he gave no tnttma
ton Of how long il would be before they
could expect payment.
Until Monday it Was feared the pen
sion payments would be delayed. but
offcials drew On 3 special State bridge
fund for 5000, 900 in order 70 avoid dis
appointing the veterans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28
SAYS CONSTRUCTION OFF
TO 80 PER CENT CAPACITY
Chicago Builder Declares General
Prosperity Awaits Improve
ment In That Industry
N the Associated Pros.

~ the Associated Press.
DETROIT, October 2S.--Oscar w.
Rosenthal, Chicago builder, told the
National Retail Lumber Dealers Asso-
citation yesterday that the construction
industry is operating at 80 per cent ca
pacity and that there can be no gen.
eral prosperity until II is on its feet.
He urged that members of the aSso-
citation demand of their Governors
that they start State wide programs of
nodernization to aid in recovery of the
industry. which, he said, affects direct
Is almost one-fourth of the country's
population.
IAN average of $500 spent on every
building in this country would do the
Sob" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28
9TH "REkL DAUGHTER"
OF REVOLUTION is FOUND
d. A. R. Announces She Is Mrs.
Mary Tillman, Daughter of
South Carolina Sergeant.
d. the Assoelated Press.

b the Associated Press.
Discovery Of another Of those rare per-
eons~--a real daughter" Of the Amer
lean Eevolution--waS announced yes
kerday BY the d A. r.
she is Mrs. Mary Priscilla Tillman.
pS years old. Of Berkeley, Calf, daugh-
Ter Of Sergt. Fielding Reynolds of the
South Carolina Cavalry, who enlisted
IN the Revolutionary War at Is.
Mrs, Tillman is q widow, mother and
grandmother OF soldiers whose COM
bined service covers all wars in which
the United States has ever engaged, in
Guiding the indian campaigns along the
frontier
The other six ''reAl daughters who
Etill survive are Mrs Marian StortS AL
len Of New Lexington. Ohio; Miss Sarah
Pool and Mrs. Mary Pool Newson, sis
tiers, Gibson. Ga; Angelina Loring
Avery. Willimantic, Gem: Mrs. Annie
knight Gregory. SelinSgrove, Pa. and
Mrs. Caroline Phoebe Randall. Spring
feldkF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28
Tap Shoes
for a noisy Halloween
$2.45 pr.

Children, whether they are
tap-dancing or not like to hear
the clack-clacking of the taps.
These new patent leather ties,
with large toe taps and leather
heelS-will make all the noise
they want. Sizes 111z to p
az to Z.
Kann's-Fourth Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28

Jacquard designs in rust, red, gold. blue
green and gold-suitable for draperies
pillows, etc. Wide enough to be split in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-28

The two most popular curtain STYLES of
the seaSon-PriScilla are of figured mar
quisette in the new suntan shade raj
lored are of a rayon fabric with gold.
green or cream dots.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-31
LARGE FIELD TEES OFF IN
NATIONAL AMATEUR MEET

two. and at 5-ralni..c intervals,
the field of l42 players planned to
set out today on the trail of ma
tional amateur golf championship,
The two-day qualifying round, Is
holes today and tomorrow, will re-
duce the field to 80 players, who will
began match play Wednesday. The
arst and second round matches, IL
holes each, will be played Wednes-
day with the quarter finals Thurs
day, semi-finals Friday, and finals
Saturday, all at SO holes.
When Jack Westland, one of Chi
eagos leading contenders, and Els
worth Augustus. Willoughby, Ohio,
iced off at $3.50, Bobby Jones, five
times titleholoer, was or hand as a
spectator for the first time.
AS long as Bobby Jones was in
the field" commented George
Voigt, mo one else had any kind
of a chance to win the title. They
played under a mental handicap.
Now I feel that 1 have good
chance to win the title and know
there are many others who feel the
same way about it,
incidentally, Jones is said to ia
yor Voigts chances above any
other single player.
-Four former champions were en-
tered. They are Chick Evans, Chi
cago. 1916 and 1920 champion, Max
MarSton, Philadelphia, 1923 cham
pion Francis Ouimet, Boston, 1914
champion. and Harrison r. (Jimmy)
Johnston. 1929 champion.
Cyril Tolley, former British ANA
teur champion, who Unexpectedly
entered last Friday; c. Ross Somer-
vile, London, ontario, Canadian
amateur champion, and Jack Came
ron. Montreal, are the only three
foreign entrants.
The Beverly course is 6702 yards
long and par is II.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-31
Crucial Game
In Night Loop

Encouraged by a fine showing
against Mack and Mack last week,
the Cramer Bakery baseball nine
will tie up with somewhat crest
fallen Studebaker outfit on Wilson
Field tonight, to see what befalls.
The Studebakers are crippled by
the absence of two stars, Forshey
and Jepway, and are fighting with
their backs to the wall, considering
another defeat would seriously
hamper their championship hopes.
The 10 leading hitters of the FL
Centre night league now are: Post,
Shirers, 627; Smith, Macks, 500;
Brown, Macks, .478; Eye, Cramers,
Ago; Ehmke, Macks, .452; Patter-
son, Nev-Cals, .444; S. Daniels, .433;
Medley, Creamery, .424; Price,
Cramers, ACT: and Pinkney, Laun-
dry, .406.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-31
Pacific Coast
League Scores
BY UNITED PRESS

Coast leaguerS were in their
weekly adjournment today with the
leadership tangled into three way
knot. Portland, San Francisco and
Oakland even up for first place.
Sunday double headers failed to
settle the situation when all games
were divided among the opposing
teams, the Los Angeles Angels stir
ring up a small sized cyclone in
dropping the deciding game of the
series to Seattle.
The Angels tied the series by TAX
ing the morning game, 7 to 6, COM
ing from behind to score three runs
in the ninth. The team agreed to
call the afternoon game in time fol-
the Angels to catch a sonthbound
train. Approaching Sle last half OF
the fourth inning, the Angels were
trailing 4 to 0, and so the Seraphs
began tossing the ball around
among themselves to kill time.
They inquired, apparently, to enc
the contest before it could be de-
clared full game. and play it again
later. But Umpire Bill Casey didn't
see it that way. He forfeited the
game to Seattle-Score, to o.
whereupon 5000 fans swarmed onto
the field, wrathy over missing foui
innings. The police arrived in tins
to convoy the Seraphs to the train
and there were no casualties.
Portland took the odd game o.
their series with the Seals. Tit
San Franciscans easily won thu
first game, 10 to 4, scoring 10 time!
in the sixth. The Beavers noseo
them out in the nightcap. to 3.
Sacramento trimmed Hollywood
four games to three. They took thu
morning encounter. 10 to l, bu
Frank Shellenback hurled the Star
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-31
AMERICAN LOOP
TN BIG BATTLE
FOR Low PLACE
By L. :. CAMERON
United Press Sports Editor

NEW YORK, aug. 81. (U.R - Il
last place rather than first was the
piN at stake IN the Amerisan
league, there would be no lack OF
interest in the 1881 race.
Three teamS-Chcago, Detroit
and Boston-sre IN q virtual he for
the cellar berth, with st. Louis only
two games ahead.
The Chicago White SoX appaI :
emily were trying to retain undis-
puted possession of the berth yes
tsrday,' making eight errors afiela,
but Won their game with Detroit.
10 TO 8. IN y innings and now are
tied with Detroit at .397 each.
Boston remained only one point
ahead by dropping Il TO 4 deci-
sion to the New York Yankees. Leu
Gehrig hit his 37th homer OF the
season.
St. Louis scored a dosble victory
over Cleveland, s to and 6 to 5.
Walter Stewart held the Indians to
seven hits in the opener and Dick
C9fman Won the second game when
his matss staged a four run rally
in the eighth
Washington Wins
Washington second place Sen
ators defeated Philadelphia, 5 to /,
in the other American league con-
test, cutting the AS lead to 1872
games. Alvin Crowder allowed the
champions only 7 hits.
"Ffdgety Phil" Collins held the
New York Giants to one hit in the
second game of q doublehsader 10
give Philadelphia an even break.
Collins brilliant performance gave
Philadelphia a to victory in the
second game after the Giants had
won the opener, 8 to 2.
The league leading ST. Louis Car
dinals took advantage of two fine
pitching performances to defeat
Pittsburgh, to and to l. Paul
Derringer BANKED the Pirates on six
hits in the opener and Bill Halls
han allowed only seven hits in the
night cap.
Pat Malone of the Chicago Cubs
allowed Cincinnati only two hits in
seven innings but blew up after
Grimm's error in the eighth and
lost his game, to 8.
Brooklyn and Boston shared hon.
ors IN doubleheader. Eddie Brandt
bested DezZy Vance in the first
game, 3 to 2, but Brooklyn came
from behind TO take the second, 1
te s.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-31

Wood. Jr., OF New York was to be
finished today.
Shields and Wood are leading.
l4-16. 60. As.
The winners will meet Gregory
Mangin of Newark, N. j., and Ber-
kelley Bell of New York in the semi
finals tomorrow. In the other semi
final match. also set for tomorrow.
John Van Ryn of Philadelphia and
Wilmer Allison of Austin, Tex,
will meet Clifford Suffer of New
Orleans and Bruce Barnes of Aus
tin, Tex. The finals will be played
Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-31
Heavies Ready
I'm Elimination

NEW YORK, Aug. 81. U.P)-Ernie
6cheaf, Jack 5harkey's discarded
protege. and Victorio Campolo OF
Argentina were prepared to make a
second effort to stage their sched-
uled u round bout at Ebbets Field,
Brooklyn tonight.
The bout was originally sched-
uled for last Wednesday but was
postponed because Of rain-as was
every outdoor show scheduled in
the metropolitan area last week.
The fight will mean elimination
Of me loser from consideration as d
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-31
BY GEORGE KIRKSEy

BEVERLY COUNTY CLUB.
CHICAGO, Aug. 81. (U.P)-Jael
Westland, Chicago, 1929 FAench
amateur champion, led the early
finishers at the end of 18 holes in
the first days play of the national
amateur golf championship today
with a 70, one over par.
Westland had five brides, going
out in 33 and back III 80.
The field was reduced to 1877
when Frank Justin, Chicago. and
John c. Howard, Kalamazoo. Mich.
Withdrew, making five Withdrawals
today.
Charles Kocsis, 18 year old De-
troit phenom, completely blew up.
Kocsis went out in AZ and was back
in 40 for an 81, sixteen over par.
Bobby Jones followed Jimmy
Johnston and Phil Perkins around
uurnlg part OF their match and then
picked up Johnny Goodman,
, mana. Neb.. and Chick Evans,
Chicago, former champion. Jones
reporteo that he shot a 81 at De-
troit yesterday.
Frank Dolp. Portland, Ore,
turned a rs, the second lowest score
of the early finiShers. He shot a
3S going out and 81 coming back.
He had brides on the fourth,
seventh and thirteenth holes but
went over par on six holes.