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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-24
New York Cotton
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. July 24.-Though rain
fall in the cotton belt in the past "a
hours increased again prices on the
Cotton Exchange were influenced more
by weakness in the stock market than
by continued conditions favorable for
weevil in the South The market was
under pressure throughout and broke
80 points to low levels of the week,
ending around the bottom Spots were
reduced 80 points to 8 cents.
Cotton range:
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above the
hrinkage this being
half the net decline
with
dividend for the whole
Alfred
Motors for the this
only rs cent less than a
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Everybody's Business
The London Conference, While Not Considered an
Outstanding Success in Some Quarters, Has Laid
the Foundation for Aid to Germany.
BY DIR. MAX WINKLER.

NEW YORK, July 2The opinion regarding the
conference London is that outstanding
The London Times for holds should
that conferences held settling
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-24

Hosts of Anglo-Catholics from Lon
don, South Wales and the west country
recently Joined in pilgrimage to Glas-
tonbury, England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-24
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. July 24.-Following is the
complete official list of transactions in
stocks on the Chicago Stock Exchange
30
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-24
INTEREST RATES.

Call money was unchanged last week.
but time funds eaSed off slightly. In
the averages that follow the level is
given for comparable periods as calcu-
lated by the Department of Commerce:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-24
NEW YORK CURB MARKET s s=, IL. : sta, s xs

Note-An stocks are sold In one hundred-snare 1919
excepting those designated by the letter (Sos 2oOs)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-24

Dividend dollars
= Ex dividend
ADJUSTMENT
dividend. Plus 1
stock Plus e in stock Plus lo- stock Plus 80 in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-24

$4,000 insult Util IS 1910. s4la 81 81
5000 Gary Fl & @ SIS 1884 60 ss ss
1000 Chic Ry Gifts S. 1877. 63h So san
Bond sales today, $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-24

ww-With warrants. xw-Without war
rants. New. wi-When issued
Evening star., 1931-12-12
TESTIMONY CLOSES
IN TRIAL OF KANE
Court Is Recessed to Permit Judge
and Counsel to Prepare
Instructions.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAMPTON. Va, December l2-
Testimony in the trial of Prof. Elisha
Kent Kane on charge Of drowning his
wife was completed at :25 today and
court recessed to allow the Judge and
counsel to prepare instructions for the
jury.
The jury was told this morning that
mo human being on earth could tell
whether that woman 6ied Of drowning
or heart trouble without a properly
performed autopsy"
This testimony was given by DR.. Paul
a. Parker OF Hampton, defense witness.
A furry Of excitement was caused
when Mrs. w. H. Hop" Graham, sister,
1n-laW Of the dead woman, after leaving
the stand kicked and broke the camera
OF news photographer and then swung
at him with both hands.
DR.. Parker, called to the stand as
court opened, was asked a long series
OF hypothetical questions, many of
which he declined to answer and which
the court held were irrelevant.
Ee said, however, that a person dying
OF heart trouble always took from one
10 several gaspS, and when asked
whether a person falling into the water
after such an attack would swallow
any water he replied, II think so"
After DR.. Parker's testimony rebuttal
evidence was resumed, with Mrs Hop
Graham the first to take the stand.
Asked about statement Pref Kane
had made yesterday, that he swan
with his socks on to keep from cutting
his feet on the rocks, she said en-
phatically that "S2shy never went in
swimming with his socks on"
Evening star., 1931-12-12
COLUMNS BANNED
IN BRIDGE PROJECT
Arlington Memorial Commits
sion, Presided Over by Hoo
yer, Orders New Design.

Convinced that the tall columns
planned for the Columbia Island part
Of the Arlington Memorial Bridge prof.
ect would be extremely dangerous to
human life, the Arlington Memorial
Bridge Commission met today in the
office Of President Hoover, chairman
OF the commission, and decided to use
some other design.
Lieut.. Col U. S. Grant, Sd, executive
ofhcer OF the commission, was author
lied to have prepared at an early date
a suitable design to replace the dis
carded columns, which would have
lowered nearly 200 feet in the air. No
particular substitute was suggested by
the commission, but Col Grant indi-
Gated he already has several things in
mind. He mentioned the possible utili-
zatlon OF the design for the base and
the other sculptural decorations for the
columns, without the columns them
selves. This suggestion, he said, would
be considered along with others at
later date.
The commission was informed that
not only would abandonment of the
columns remove a hazard to flying, but
would considerably reduce the cost of
the work. The columns as originally
planned would have cost more than
100000. Col. Grant informed the
commission that a smaller structure
would cost considerably less. The COM
mission adjourned, satisfied that its
action in discarding the columns would
in no way impair the artistic beauty
Of the project.
The meeting of the commission, the
first in many months, was called by
President Hoover to make a decision
regarding the columns, about which
there has been SO much complaint.
This was the first meeting of the
commission attended by Representative
Garner of Texas, who, as the new
Speaker Of the House, automatically be-
comes a member. The other members
present were Vice President Curtis and
Senator Keyes of New Hampshire, chair
man OF the Senate Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee. The absent mem
Der was the chairman of the House
Public Buildings and Grounds Com
mittee, which place has not yet been
filled. The meeting also was attended
by Maj. D. H. Gillette, one of Col,
Grants assistants.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
CLAIMS HONOLULU
UNSAFE FOR WIVES
Admiral Pettengill Warns Navy
Base as Fleet Stages Hilo
ManeuVers.
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, December II. - rear
Admiral George T. Pettengil ADVISED
the Pearl Harbor naval base last night
that he had warned Admiral Richard
H. Leigh, commander of the battle
force, United States Fleet, that Homo
lulu was unsafe for the wives OF ON
GERS of the feet.
The statement was inspired by mis-
trial in a recent case in which fiVe
young men were charged with crirn1-
nally assaulting the wife OF a young
naval officer. Admiral Pettengln Is
commanding the minecraft OF the four
teenth naval district in maneuvers near
Hilo.
Rear Admiral Yates Stirling, jr.,
commandment at Pearl Harbor, declined
to comment on a report that wives OF
naval officers are arming themselves,
but admitted the naval shore patrol
had been increased in Honolulu TO pro-
tect the homes of naval ofncers taxing
part in the Hilo maneuvers.
Admiral Stirling deplored the lact
that certain portion" OF Honolulu
population do not take seriously cases
of assault on women.
Honolulu may expect cases OF as
sault upon women unless the petter
element gets to work to stamp out IfliS
condition" he said.
The Battle Fleet is to maneuVer mere
next February
Evening star., 1931-12-12
$1,000 COLLECTED
FOR CHARITY GAME
More Seat Sales Expected
as Alabama Meets Three
Capital Teams.

With a host Of Capital notables
scheduled to attend and an advance
gate" of $4,000 reported already,
Washington's most unusual foot ball
game, in which Alabamas 1880 cham
pionship Crimson Tide will play George
Washington, Catholic and Georgetown
Universities for charity, awaited the
starters whistle to get under way at 2
o'clock today at Griffith Stadium.
The last-minute rush for tickets was
in prospect as good weather greeted
players of the four teams as they pre-
pared for the much -ballyhooed con-
test
Dignitaries Expected.
A box reserved for the President was
turned over this morning to a group Of
other dignitaries and, with Congress
having day off, promoters Of the con-
test felt confident many legislators
would be on hand.
The game was the talk Of the
House" yesterday, after members OF
the Crimson Tide team were intro
duced in the chamber by Representa-
tive William Bankhead of Alabama.
The gridmen were given a big hand
from the floor. and were invited by
Speaker Garner to a private audience
in his Office. The Speaker importuned
the husky warrior to form flying
wedge" to help. him clean out these
Republicans"
Later the squad called on President
Hoover, who laughingly declared he
had only unpleasant memories Of the
Alabama teams, which twice defeated
elevens from his adopted State, Cali
fornia, in Rose Bowl classics.
Profit Is Assured.
Several hours before game time hun
dreds of choice seats were available at
prices ranging from $3.50 for boxes to
$3.50 general admission, with bleacher
seats being sold at SO cents apiece.
Promoters were reluctant to estimate
the prospective attendance, but the
most optimistic placed it at around l5,-
900, a greater crowd than has been
drawn by charity games in many other
cities.
The advance gate Of $4,000 alone as
sures the city's jobless fund a sizeable
amount, however, as expenses Of the
show are not expected to total more
than $500.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
MILLS WILL SPEAK
OVER RADIO FORUM
Undersecretary of Treasury Will
Discuss Plan to Meet $780,
100000 Deficit.

Undersecretary Of the Treasury Ogden
L. Mills will explain to the American
people tonight over the National Radio
Forum, arranged by The Star and
broadcast over a coast-to-coast net
wcrk of the Columbia Broadcasting
System, how the Hoover administra-
ton hopes to wipe out the huge Fed
eral deficit now totaling more than
$500, 900 900.
The discussion of the vital question
CT Federal finances will be broadcast at
10 o'clock and may be heard locally
through WMAL.
position in the Treasury, from which
he is enabled to explain how the ad-
ministration, at a time when business
generally is in the throes of depression,
expects to meet the difficult issue of
the deficit
Evening star., 1931-12-12
PRESIDENT PLEADS
FOR COOPERATION
Outlines II Principles in Ask
ing United Action for Real
ization of Plans.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
Every shoulder is wanted at the
wheel by President Hoover in enactinp
on non-partisan basis, his entire do
meStic program for economic recovery
He called in newspaper men last
night, read them an incisive summary
OF everything he has proposed, told
them he cared little about details but
stuck out for principles, and addressed
through them an urgent plea to Con-
gress and to th2 whole people to Join
IN united action.
A definite program for turning the
tlde OF def1ation," was Mr.. Hoover's es-
innate OF his plans. He Jumped to-
gether into dozen short definitions
the recommendations he made in his
message to Congress, others he has ex-
pounded in months past. Some are in
effect today.
Can Solve Own Problems.
"The broad purpose of this program
Is TO restore the old job instead of
create a made job, to help the worker
at the desk as well as the bench, to re-
bAASA OuJ4uS power lot GDe Iarm-
ers' products-in fact, turn the pro-
cesses of liquidation and de1ation and
start the country forward all along the
line"
In his left hand he held the paper he
read. Often lifting his eyes and depart
ting from his text, he spoke straight at
the correspondents, who jammed the
space around three sides of his desk.
Thus he told them America could, bv
his program, solve it's own difficulties
to large extent, regardless of what
happened abroad.
The program he summed I'D included
Reduction of Federal expenditures and
temporary tax increase united local
unemployment relief; continued part
time employment; strengthened Federal
land banks; credit assistance to home
owners; partial return of deposits in
closed banks; enlargement of Federal
Reserve discount limits the emergency
reconstruction finance corporation; aid
to railroads; new banking law safeguard
to depositors; credit safeguards to banks
themselves, and maintenance of indi-
vidual initiative and individual and com
munlty responsibility"
The President said his Emergency Re-
lief Commission would stand by through
Continued on Page 2, Column -
Evening star., 1931-12-12
II DEAD OR MISSING
AS TRAWLER SINKS
Exposure Kills Two Rescued From
Lifeboat-Skipper Dies in
Wreck Off Norway.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated PreSS.
OSLO Norway, December 12.-Two
half-frozen seau1en drifted ashore near
the fishing village of Maaloey today on
raft, with the bodies of four men
who had been their shipnates in the
German-owned trawler Venus, described
by Coast Guard officials as rum
runner.
The ship ran aground and sank, they
said. One lifeboat capsized as it was
launched, drowning six men; second
boat also capsiZed, but the seven men
in it were clt1ging to the overturned
craft when the raft bearing the two
survivors and their four companions
drifted out of sight.
The captain, whose name was Wis
naerotsky, was drowned, and 1t appeared
that in all II members of the crew
were either dead or missing. Fishermen
picked up the men clinging to the sec
ond overturned lifeboat, but two of
them died Of exposure shortly after they
were taken aboard
Coast Guard officials said the Venus
put out from the Shetland Islands with
5000 gallons Of liquor last week, but
was sighted by Coast Guard cutter,
which fired 20 shots at her. They be-
lieved it was one of these shells which
sank the Venus. Police said the cap
tain had been arrested and heavily fined
last year on charge of running liquor.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
FOE Of GOLD BASIS
ELEVATED BY TOXIC
Leader of Wakatsuki 0pposi-
ton Summoned to Form
New Ministry.

TOXIC December IL (PJ.-Tsuyoshi
Inukai following summons to the I'm
perial Palace, today began the forma-
ticn of a new cabinet composed ex-
clusively OF members Of the Seiuykai
party.
By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, December I2.- Tsuyoshi
1nukai, president Of the Seiyukai party,
was summoned to the Emperor's palace
late today, and the summons was taken
to mean he would receive the imperial
comm and TO form a new japanese
cabinet to succeed that of Premier
WakatSuki, which resigned yesterday.
The calling of Inukai to the palace
caused a tremendous furry in Toxic
financial circles, as the possibility OF a
new cabinet with him as its heal
whether cabinet of the Seiyukai party
alone, or coalition, was taken to fore
Sfadow almost certain renewal of the
gold embargo and suspension of the
gold standard.
All through the conferences TODAY
banks and financial institutions kept
in closest touch with DEVELOPMENTS
The Toxic and Osaka stock exchanges
suspended sessions early in the after
noon because of a sudden advance in
stocks due to anticipation of abandon
ment Of the gold standard
New Leader Is 76.
M. Inukai, at rs, is an "old timer"
as politician, but he is a comparative
newcomer in Seiyukai party circles,
having joined the party in 1929. He
became its president on the death of
former Premier Baron Tanaka.
For years previously he had headed
several minor parties, including the
national party, known as the Koku-
minto, which amalgamated with Seiyu-
k3i
Even as an ambitious youngster M.
Inuksi had his eye On the premiership
and dreamed Of day the elder states
men would consult with him with that
purpose in view.
japanese military authorities have
decided to submit to the new japanese
cabinet, as soon as it Is formed, pro-
posal to send about $4,000 more troops
into Manchuria to be used as a threat
against the Chinese at Chinchow.
Plan Outlined Too Late.
The proposal was outlined just toe
late to be placed before the Wakats tsuki
cabinet before it resigned and it is ex-
pected to be one of the first maio!
problems upon which the new govern
ment will be called upon to pass.
Gen. Jiro Minami, minister of war
had the matter in his hands and was
to have brought it before the old cabi-
net. but the resignation yesterday pre-
vented it. He had discussed the plan
with Finance Minister Junnosukc
Inouye, however, and the finance min
| lister disapproved of it because of the
expense involved.
The question Of increasing the mum
ber of troops in Manchuria is part OF
military plan to persuade Marshal
Chang Hsueh-Liang to withdraw. In
Continued on Page 2, Column S.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
FASCIST RELIEF GROUPS ORDERED .
TO REMAIN OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK
Mussolini Also Lays Down 12-Hour Daily Schedule to
Aid Itay's Needy.

Gently appointed Secretary of the party
succeeding Giovanni Giuriati
AT the same time he deposed Carlo
Scorza as head Of the Fascist youth
organization, which was active in last
Summers controversy over the Catholic
action clubs. Both. the Vatican and
the government have denied that these
men were sacrificed in the interests of
peace between church and state.
In the fate Of the current economic
pinch, said the premier, every citizen
must help in the fight against all who
try to speculate on the nations diff
culties. 1t is essential, he said, to feed
not only the bodies, but the minds and
spirits Of those who need help.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
IS MADE PRESS AGENT
OF BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION
Dr. Havenner0 Nomination of Former Representative for
D. c. 1882 Fete Group Is Approved.

Charles I. Stengle, former Repre-
sentative from New York, has been ap-
pointed press agent for the District Of
Columbia Commission en- the George
Washington 3icentennial at salary of
5000 per month.
Mr.. Stengle was formerly a delegate
10 the Federation of Citizens Associa-
uons and chairman of its Committee
on Law and Legislation.
DR.. George c. Havenner, executive
vice Chairman OF the commission, who
is also president Of the federation, made
Evening star., 1931-12-12
POWERS SENTENCED
TO DIE MARCH 18
Penalty Imposed After Motion for
New Trial of Murder Case
Is 0verruled.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLARKSBURG, w Va, December
l2.-Harry F, Powers today was
sentenced to die on the gallows at
the penitentiary at Moundsviue next
March 18.
Judge John c. Southern imposed the
extreme penalty after oVerruling a mo-
ton for c new trial filed by the defense
Thursday when Powers was convicted
of the flrst-degree murder of Mrs. Dor
othy Pressler Lemke, Northboro, Mass,
diVorcee.
The judge in his decision declared
81 have no changes to make in nv pre-
vious ruling in this case" He appar-
emily referred to his rejection several
weeks ego of a defense motion for a
change of venue.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
CURE FOR RARE DISEASE
REPORTED BY DOCTORS
Evanston, Ill, Physicians Claim
Serum Injections Overcome
Corpuscle Destruction.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
EVANSTON, Ill, December 12-Dr.
James Carr, chief of the staff of the
evanston Hospital, and Dr. Stephen v.
Balderston announced yesterday the
discovery of what they claim appears
to be cure for the rare disease known
as agranulocytosis.
The malady, characterized by a de-
Struction of the white corpuscles in the
blood, was overcome, they said, by in
lectlons of the little known serum of
''K-96'
The patient was Mrs. Robert M. Nc
Caul. wife of an Evanston policeman.
she was stricken about seven months
ago after the disease took the lives of
two others in this area
Evening star., 1931-12-12

the nomination, and it was approved
by the District Commissioners NN-0 0'eu
d.. Havenner has also nonina.eI I'D
win s.. Hege as traffic expert to n IT, r.
local B.centennisl Commission 81 III III
cry Of 5000 per month. The nv n,r,ira a Sni-
ton was sent to the Commissionerls; ves- ,ass
terday, but the Conn issioners sent r.
back to receive the approval Of Of the -
executive Committee of the Bicenten-
MAJ commission before acting upon it
ton from Chevy Chase. ' Aeoefa-
Evening star., 1931-12-12
llNDBERGH PARTY DUE
AT WINCHESTER TODAY
Flying Colonel and Wife to Be
Guests at Former Gov. Byrd's
Home at Berryville.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SPVSlaI DiopdtCn 10 i ne star.
BERRYVILLE, Va, December 10
Col and Mrs. Charles A. Lindberph and
Col and Mrs. Henry Breckenridge of
New York are expected to reach Win
chester by airplane about noon today to
spend the week end with former Gov
ana MRS. Harry F. Byrd at Rosemont,
their home on the western outskirts of
Berryville
The party was expected to arrive YES
terday afternoon, but, due to weather
conditions, Col. Lindbergh phoaed Mr..
Byrd from New Jersey that it was best
to postpone the trip until TO-DAY.
Col. Lindbergh and Col. Brecken-
:i1ge will participate in hunting triu
IN Clarke County this afternoon, To-
morrow afternoon the party will fiy to
Richmond, accompanied by Mr.. Byrd,
10 De the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam T. Reed. This will be Col. Lind
oergh's first trip to this section of the
State.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
President Is Urged
By Banker TO Free
IA Jobless Marchers
Col. W. I'll. Cooper Sends
Clemency Plea to
White House.

President Hoover was asked IN a let
ter made public today by Col. Wade II.
Cooper, president Of The Commercial
National Bank, to pardon the IA dem
onstrators arrested two weeks ago in
front of the White House and sentenced
to six months in Jail for paradlng lille
gally.
Col Cooper, in his letter to the Presi-
dent, dated December II, &c e;lared
there is no wrong per Sc in thes9 men
parading in front of the White House, ="
adding, ''it strikes me that this punish
Continued on Page 2, Column H.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
CARAVAN BEATS ACTION
FOR LIBEL DAMAGES
Lewis Has No Cause for Suit. Jury
Decides, After 40 Minutes in
$250,000 Case Trial.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press,
ROCHESTER, N. Y, December l2.-
No cause for action was the verdict
returned by Supreme Court jury today
after 40 minutes deliberation Of the
s250,o00 libel suit instituted by Merton
E. Lewis against Francis P. Garvan and
the Chemical Foundation, Inc.
Supreme Court Justice Taylor had in
structed the jury TO consider only the
question of malice in mailing 200 900
copies of a statement containing the
alleged libel.
In his complaint Lewis charged
Garyan and the foundation with accus-
ing him in this statement of a technical
violation of the law in accepting pay
from German trust funds" while act
ing as special United States counsel in
prosecuting A. Mitchell Palmer, former
alien property custodian; Garvan and
20 others for alleged fraud in the sale
Of the Bosch Magnetic Co.