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The Washington times., 1931-08-01
FRANCE AND j. 5,
JOIN IN LOAN
To ENGLAND
$3.50, 900, 900 Is Sum to Be
Shared BY This Country;
Interest Is 3H2 Per Cent

PARIS, Aug. 1 G.NSO French
and American aid to the extent of
$3.50, 900, 900 to tide the Bank of
England over its present finsn.
cial difficulties was officially an
nounced here today.
Representatives of the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York and
the banks of France and England
announced they were signing an
accord whereby this sum would
be placed at the disposal of the
British banking institution.
Gold Loss Is Cause
The communique was issued fol.
lowing lengthy meeting between
Sir Robert Kindersley, represent.
ing the Bank of England. and
Clement Moret, governor Of the
Bank of France.
The loan was made necessary hy
the heavy Withdrawals of gold
from the Bank Of England during
the last few days. Two recent in.
NAN"SCS AH VIC Ddhh ICulSCOul1L
rate succeeded only partially in
Stemming the outflow.
The French and American
banks will share equally in the
credit. marking the first time in
history that France and the
United States have contributed on
an even basis to a credit of this
sort.
Novelty for Britain
The terms of the loan were re-
garded as indicative of the enor-
nous strength gained by the Bank
of France during the last few
1t was the first time since 1907
that the Bank of England had
been forced to resort to foreign
aid.
The British Central Bank will
pay interest at the rate Of 31a
per cent.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
N. Y. Bank May Buy
$125,OOO,OOO Bills

NEW YORK, Aug. / G.N.SJ.
The Federal Reserve Bank Of
New York, in association with
other Federal Reserve Banks, has
agreed to participate in the
$25O,000.000 credit to the Bank
of England, it was officially an
nounced here today.
The announcement said the
New York Reserve Bank will pur.
chase, if requested, up to approx.
mately $125 100000 of prime
commercial bills from the Bank
of England.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
MASS MEETING
HEARS SENATE
!. CANDIDATES
Charles Jesse and John Rust
State Their Views in Talks
to Citizens of Cherrydale

AT a mass meeting of citizens,
assembled in the Cherrydale
School, under the auspices of
the Cherrydale Citizens Associa-
ton last night, two candidates
for the Democratic nomination
to the Virginia State Senate from
the Thirtieth Senatorial District,
set forth their views on various
campaign issues.
Jesse Stands On Record
Col. Charles T. Jesse, of Arling-
ton, who has served in the State
legislature for 16 years, pointed
to his record in that body. Among
the acts which he has sponsored
during that time were acts pro-
viding for relief for injured fire
men, giving free text books to
public school children. and the
amendment making the change
in Arlington's form Of Govern
ment possible.
John w. Rust Also Heard
John w. Rust, Of Fairfax, the
other Democratic candidate,
stated he favored a closer CO.
operation with the Federal Gov
ernment in developing the greater
Washington area, of which
Arlington is a part.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
HoouerNo MedicineMan;
Defended as Leader

the highest type, leadership
worthy Of the exalted office he
holds and of the great nation
of which he is the Chief Execu-
tive.
"ThOSe who criticize the PreSi-
dent, therefore, holding him re-
spOnsible for depression, unem-
pIOyment, for the price of wheat,
are really not impeaching him
so much as they are stultifying
themselves"
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
CRIME BOARD
FLAYS EVIL
POLITICS
ShortneSs of Chiefs of Police
Terms, Alien, CoIored Groups
Hit by WiCkersham Survey
(continued From PaRe y

(Continued From Page ~
stresses the shortness of the terms
of chiefs of police as the principal
evil, the report submitted to it
places the burden upon "the cor,
rupting influence Of politics" "
which it asserts should be re-
moved from the police organiza'
ton.
Short Terms Scored
The commission points out that
in 10 cities having a population
of more than 100000 the average
service of the police chief is 2.41
years, while the average for SIS
cities of from 10000 to $4,000
the term of the chief is con-
siderably less than five years.
The report asserts that any
corporation which conducted bust
ness with such short terms for
executives would soon be bank
rupt.
The commission report says:
'"The control which politicians
have over the appointment and
conduct in office of the chief
Is a WellknOwn evil.
"0The chief knows perfectly
well to whom he owes his ap-
pointment; he knows when he
accepts office that he must In
the administration Of it yield
the interest Of the public in the
prevention, detection and pros
ecutfOn Of criminals with pOliti-
cal alliances. to the powerful
protection Of his own patrons.
Lesser Officers Cited
eve have, therefore, as out
standing causes Of inefficient
police administration by the
executive, the short and inse-
cure term of office of the chief;
his control by the politicians
whether linked in alliance with
the criminals or not in his ap-
pointment and conduct Of Of.
lice; his lack Of independence
4uu 1EC4UCASAJ Lib A4NOAAES
tence for the place."
The report points out that pa
trolmen and subordinate officers
are also often chosen for political
purposes, despite civil service
rules, and that no pains are taken
to train them and eliminate the
incompetent. It continues:
"That is only to say that the
personnel of the police force at
its inception and in its cOntinu-
ance has not the character and
qualifications which its reSpOnS-
ible duties require"
Unique Problems
Modern methods in use by Grim
inals are outlined and the lack
of proper communication systems
and other equipment by police
departments is deplored.
Large groups of aliens and
colored persons in cities of the
country are said by the commits
sion to constitute a unique police
problem. It declares that the
famed police units of Europe and
England would fall down miser-
ably If they tried to cope with
this problem.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
Germany Asks U. SIS O. K.
On Short Credits

BERLIN, Aug. GN.S).-
Government officials were hope
full today that American bankers
would approve by Monday a plan
submitted to them by the Reichs-
bank for, retention of short-term
credits in Germany for six months
so that German banks may re-
sumo full activities Wednesday.
To reassure American and
other foreign creditors of Ger
many and as a means Of attract.
ing further credits to this coun-
try, the Reichbank yesterday
raised the re-discount rate from
10 to IS per cent. simultaneously
the Central Bank raised the LON.
bard rate, or that on loans
against collateral, to 20 per cent.
The German cabinet decided to
assume responsibility for the LA
bilities for the Dresdener Bank,
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
Woman Has No Fear
Of $4,000 Mice
In Cancer Study

CHICAGO, Aug. l 1N.SO,
Overcoming woman's traditional
fear of mice. Df. Maud Slye. of
the University of Chicago. has
performed autopsies on $4,000
of them in the % years she has
been studying heredity of can
GER.
Her studies showed. she told
medical men, that the odds
against inheriting cancer ten
dency down through many gen.
erationS are large.
Inbreeding a cancer-free male
mouse with a cancer-ridden fe-
male through four generations,
she discovered only % of 205
progeny, or S.9 per cent, de-
veloped cancer.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
Fiduciary Issue Raised
To 275 Million Pounds

LONDON. Aug. l G.N.SD.-The
Bank of England today officially
announced acceptance of a $780,
100000 credit from the Bank of
France and the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York.
The banks announcement added
that the Treasury had authorized
a $4,000, 00,000-pound increase in the
notes of issue for three weeks.
raising the total fiduciary issue to
275, ,00O, 900 pounds.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
Walker Off Monday
For Cure Abroad

NEW YORK, Aug. 1 TN.SO.-
Mayor James j. Walker will sail
Monday for Germany, where he
will spend five weeks in a rest
cure. Samuel Untermyer, New
York attorney, will sail today for
Europe. Also sailing today are
Representative M. H. Thatcher
of Kentucky. and Hal Skelly and
Phil Baker, stage comedians.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01

A LOS ANGELES Judge
sentenced Frederick H. Girnau,
weekly newspaper publisher. to
eight years in prison and fined
him $1,000 for sending obscene
matter through the mails in
connection with the publication
Of articles concerning Clara
Bow, film star.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
Weather Again Nips
Tokyo FLiqht Plans

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. l
GN.SD.-Persistent reports of
bad weather, particularly over
Alaska. today prompted Reginald
L, Robbins and Harold s. Jones
to postpone their Seattle Tokyo
nonstop flight again.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
"IRONSIDES" ALLUREs

The exhibition tour of "Old
Ironsides" is proving highly sue
cessful. according to figures COM
piled by the Navy Department.
At the first four ports visited,
160,857 visitors boarded her in
IA days, an average of 1900 daily
No admission is charged.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
HOTEL AWNINGS BLAZE

Fire believed to have been
caused by a carelessly tossed ciga-
rette destroyed two awnings on
the fourth floor of the Ambassa-
dor Hotel, Fourteenth and K
Streets, today. Firemen quickly
extinguished the blaze, which did
no other damage.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as of July 80
$279, ,473,415.03; expenditures, Sill.
490,723,48; customs receipts, $685.
417,O50.98.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
NEW QUARTERS FOR CHIEF

An office for Fire Chief James
M. Duncan is being fitted up in
the City Hall. The chief hereto
fore has had to occupy quarters
in a fire house.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01

Whatever your wants may be, there
always a possibility that they can
Se sattsfied through the many services
advertised In teday's Classified Section.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
FEDERAL HOUSING
TO Be DISCUSSED
Commission 10 Meet Monday
to AIIot Space to Various
Bureaus.

With numerous Government bureaus
asking for additional Office space, the
Public Buildings Commission will meet
to consider Uncle Sans immediate
housing problem at 10 o'clock Monday
morning, the first meeting since Spring
The meeting has been called by Senator
Smoot Of Utah, chairman, who returned
a few days ago.
With branches of the Department OF
Commerce scheduled to begin moving
lrto the spacious new structure in the
triangle early in 1882, the commission
VIII nave space to allot to other
agencies. For example, the Patent
ONCE. extending from Seventh to Ninth
and F to G streets. is a branch of the
Commerce Department.
Senator Smoot said today he under
Stood some persons wanted to be hoard
further by the commission in connec-
ton with location of the new War and
Navy Building. 1t was not certain TO-
day, however, that this question would
come up at the Monday meeting. II
was not made known who wanted IN he
heard. Asked If 1t related to reconsid-
Grafton Of the question OF location Sen
ator Smoot said he presumed so aimee
the commission has already voted early
IN the year by approving the placing Of
these buildings in triangle west of The
White House. bounded by Eighteenth
ana TWenty-third streets and New YORK.
and Constitution avenues.
During the Summer Representative
WIN Wooo OF Indiana, chairman OF the
Rouse Appropriations Committee IN the
last Congress, expressed opposition On
the area approved by the buildings
Commission
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
BODY
TO STUDY PARKING
Senator Fess Calls Session
of Program Committee
Next Wednesday.

Following up the request of the
District Commissioners yesterday for
suggestions on how to handle the
automobile parking problem, Senator
Fess Of Ohio announced there would be
a meeting of the Committee on Pro-
gram of the National George Wash
ingtou Bicentennial Commission at
1890 o'clock Wednesday morning to
consider the problem.
Senator Fess is vice chairman of
the National Commission and also is
on the Program Committee, the other
members of which are former Repre-
sentative r. Walton Moore of Virginia,
Representative Sol Bloom of New York
and William Tyler Page, clerk Of the
House.
Sees Difficult Problem.
Senator Fess also announced that
shortly after Congress conveneS he will
call a meeting of the Executive Com
mfttee of the National Commission to
see what can be suggested with regard
to the parking problem.
1T is very difficult problem, but
something must be done to meet 1t next
year." Senator FeSS said, referring tc
the crowds expected to visit Washington
by automobile during the Bicentennial
celebration.
Senator FeSs indicated that whatever
suggestions are considered by the Pro-
gram Committee next week probably
will be referred to the executive group
of the Bicentennial Commission in De-
cember.
Brought Into LimeIight.
The automobile parking problem In
its relation to the forthcoming celebra-
ton was brought into the limelight
when the Fine Arts Commission wrote
to the Bicentennial Commission several
weeks ago deploring particularly the
accumulation of parked automobiles
around Government buildings and
parks.
The Bicentennial group referred the
question to the city heads, who yester-
day replied by asking for suggestions
and pointing out that the park areas
are not under their supervision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
Proposal to ROut
Depression With
Beans Is ScOrned
Scheme of Californian
Held Violation of Law by
Corporation Counsel.

A plan to drive the depression away
with beans met rather chilly recep-
ton at the District Building today. -.
The scheme originated in the mind
Of one Oscar o. Ayers, who halls from
the sunny State of California. Briefly,
1t would work like this: Every mer-
chant in every city in the country
would display glass jar filled to ca
pacity with beans. To his customers,
tickets would be sold for small con-
sideration. Each ticket would entitle
the customer to one guess at the num-
Der of beans in the jar. The revenue
derived, after deducting the cost of
running the scheme and of giving
prizes to the best guessers, was esti-
mated by Mr.. Ayers at $4,000, 000, 900
per annum. With Enthusiastically
Californian enthusiasm, he explained
such sum would even pay on the SOL
dlers' bonus bonds in time.
His scheme was sent to the "Secre-
tary Of State of the District of Column
bia. Eventually 1t found its way into
the hands OF Corporation Counsel Will
liam w. Bride. He ruled that the
scheme would be violation Of our gift
enterprise statute.
What would be done should the en-
terpr1se be started was not disclosed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
JUDGE CONSIDERS
LA FONTA|NE CASE
Sentence of Gambler for In.
come Tax Evasion Will Be
Passed in Few Days.

Judge w. Calvin Chestnut Of the
United States District Court at Balti-
more had under consideration today
the case of James A. La Fontaine,
Washington gambler, who pleaded
guilty Thursday to income tax evasion.
Sentence will be passed within a few
days, the judge announced yesterday
afternoon after charging La Fontaine
testify in his own behalf,
Taking the stand after his attor-
neys had pleaded for a light sentence
for the 63-year- gambler, La Fon-
tain, explained why he had failed to
include in his 1927 income tax returns
1,622.62 he made the year before by
gambling.
He told the court in a voice little
more than a whisper that inasmuch as
he had made the money illegally he
thought it exempt from income tax
payments. However, in 1928 and the
years following, he said, he had in
cluded his gambling profits in his re-
turns, because some one told me I was
improperly making returns"
The soberly dressed, gray-haired man
unhesitatingly admitted to the court he
had been a gambler all my life"
st started out in 1885," he said, "but
quit in 1911 until 1914, when I started
up again.
He said his income over the years
since 1914 had totaled about $500, 900
and that the funds from his gambling
house were kept In Prince Georges
County bank under an account entitled
1.-THE La Fontaine-Stamm Establish
ment."
La Fontaine was indicted Thursday
on two counts charging failure to pay
$12,972.59 in taxes in 1926 and 1927.
Upon pleading guilty to the 1927 count
District Attorney Simon E. Sobeloft
nolle pressed the first count and in
formed the court La Fontaine had set
tied his civil Indebtedness to the Gov
eminent for $206,651.09.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
ANTIQUE THIEVES
TAKE HE|RLOOMS
FROM lee HOME
Police Asked to Guard $500.
600 Collection After Rob.
berry Is Reported.
WIDOW OF GENERALS
GRANDSON LOSES RELICS
George Washington Valuables Re-
moved From Wyoming Ave
nue. Residence.

Headquarters detectives today were
making an intensive search for antique
thieves who stole II valuable George
washington heiriooms from the home
| OF Mrs. Robert e. Lee, 2140 Wyoming
avenue.
While the search was in progress.
MRS. Cazenove Lee, ir., acting chairman
| of the District Committee Of the Robert
Z. Lee Memorial Foundation, requested
the Police Department to assign specis'
| officers to guard the $500, 900 collection
OF Lee heirloomS to be placed on ex
hibition December 9 and 10 in the
Textile Museum, 1880 s street.
The robbery Of the Wyoming avenue
residence was confidentially reported TO
| the Detective Bureau some time ago,
but was not made public until last
night.
Removed Last Summer.
The heirlooms, carefully preserved by
successive generations of the Lee family,
| were taken from the locked and boarded
wyoming avenue home last Summer.
| while Mrs. Lee, widow of Col. Robert e.
Lee, grandson of the Confederate gem
| eral, was abroad. Mrs. Lee did not
learn Of the robbery until she returned
from Europe a few weeks ago.
The antiques, valued at about 5000.
were ttemized as follows by Mrs. Lee:
A dozen glass pieces, including claret
and port wine glasses and glass finger
bowls: two dark blue glass salt cellars
trimmed With silver; two silver pepper
cruets and one silver moufonier
While Mrs. Lee was abroad the dou-
BILE entrance doors Of her residence and
the windows were locked and boarded
and the heirlooms were locked In o
closet. 4-, ..,.
Other Pieces in Vault.
| The stolen articles, police were told,
represented only part Of Mrs. Lees
collection, as she placed a number Of
silver pieces, more valuable than those
now missing, in q safe deposit vault
before leaving for Europe.
Police, unable to find any evidence
that the house had been broken into.
concluded the robbers used q duplicate
key.
The Memorial Foundations exhibit
ton, according to Mrs. Cazenove Lee,
jr., whose husbands grandfather was
| q first cousin of the Civil War general.
/ was planned to raise funds for the pur-
chase OF Stratford, the original Lee
home IN Virginia.
we had already asked for police
l protection Of the antiques" Mrs, Lee
i said, "but when I learned of the rob-
berry decided it would be . good pre-
caution to ask for additional oficers."
The exhibition win include furniture,
lace, silver and the Lee family Bible
nrSt owned by Gen. Lees mother ana
containing the record of his birth The
Memorial Foundation Is backed by the
Daughters Of the Confederacy.
The Washington antiques came into
the possession Of Col. Lee, who died
about nine years ago, as q result Of
his grandfather's marriage to Mary
Randolph, Gusts. daughter of George
Washington Gusts. grandson Of Martha
Washington. -
| Thus far, detectives working on the
case have been unable to unearth any
clues to the identity Of the thieves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

facing the Richmond Washington High
way, were arranged the Masonic SYM
| bolS. Ceremonies were in charge of
washington Lodge, No. az, Of Alexan-
dria. with Worshipful Master Skidn1bre
ofnciating and Charles H. Callahan,
former grand master of Virginia, rep
reSenting the Grand Lodge. The
famous trowel used by Washington in
laying the corner stone Of the National
Capitol was used by each Of the high
| ranking MaSonS in turn, succeeded by
| Bishop Goodwin and the members of
the clergy and by each of the vestry-
| men. Callahan presented to Rev. G. A.
Langston, the rector of Pohick, gavel
| made from wood grown on the original
Mount Vernon estate.
Data Placed in Stone.
In the corner stone were deposited q
copy Of the minutes Of the vestry Of
June S, 1772, ordering the erection Of
the building; the minutes of February
| IS, 1774, resembling that order; the
minutes of the veStry on June 5. 1880,
| when it was decided to take up this
project again; the minutes Of the vestry
meeting on May %, 1891, when the
building and finance committees were
appointed. The signatures of the presi
ent rector and veStrymen were inf
cluded, as well as nails from the origiF
nal church, copy Of the American
War Mothers Magazine and the sups
plement to the Alexandria Gazette -of
November 10, 1881, giving completS
data on the Bicentennial celebration.
Among the distinguished visitors were
Rev. DR.. Wallis, rector emeritus OF
Truro Parish, under whose leadership
the work of restoration was largely carl
ried out, In the latter years Of the ninet
fQ0Yffh IN Af til
tereSt and reverent attention was the
original copy Of the veStry book, which
has been restored by the experts of the
Library Of Congress, rebound, and Is
now kept there for safety. This book
in the custody Of Thomas p Martini
assistant chief of the Manuscript Divif
sion Of the Library Of Congress, was the
center OF an interested group of speck
tatorS after the close OF the ceremonies
The new building is being erected 4t
q cost Of approximately $4,000. E1k
ward K. Dom, jr., well known Colonf&
architect, has drawn the plans In ans
cordance with the original veStry IMP
structionS, nodernized to meet presenSs
day needs. The construction Is ~
charge of Jones g. Conquest Of RIGHT
mond, who restored Wakefield. The
building fund, of which the rectorsk
wife, Mrs. G. A. Langston, is treasures
Among the audience yesterday vert
q large number Of men and women wh1
traced their lineage back to the Ii1en1t
bers Of the original vestries Of 1772 and
1774. The vestrymen had intended u
gather these people together after thu
ceremony to take q picture to file WITH
the archives Of the church, but in the
confusion they scattered before 1t could
be arranged. Among the many perscn$
who were disappointed when arTange%
failed was Miss A. L. Yerby, 1922 P
street, Washington q great-great-
granddaughter Of Col. Daniel McCarty,
Q veStryman Of Pohick Church in 1772,
who, with George Mason, Was directly
intFusted with the details Of construc-
ton of Pohick Church and who par
ticipated in plans for erection Of the
vestry house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
WIDER SCOPE SOUGHT
BY PEOPLES COUNSEL
Keech Plans Appeal to Congress
in Behalf of Victims of
Wage Abuses.

Peoples Counsel Richmond B. Keech
said today that at the coming session
of Congress he would seek to have Con-
gress set up peoples counsel who
would serve the public In legal matters
ether than public utility contests, to
which he is limited.
He said that he had received MANY
calls of late from laborers who had been
refused their wages by contractors. If
the laborers become insiStent, he said
a certain type of contractor simply fires
them and hires other victims. The
contractors in question are Judgment
proof and the ordinary legal processes
will not reach them.
Some States, Mr.. Keech pointed out
meet this situation by criminal statutes,
but there is no such statute in the Dis
trict, and the defrauded workers must
take their chances on collecting on
judgments obtained in the Municipal
Court.
Mr.. Keech said that he had en-
eSeavored to help all Of the unfortu-
mates who had approached him, but
that he has neither the time nor the
facilities to give them. Such persons
he pointed out. tend to become a public
charge, and in protection to itself the
District ought to take some steps t.
protect them.