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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
LOST NAVAL FLYER
SAFE IN COLOMBIA
Enlisted Pilot, Who Sep
arated From Squadron 100
Miles at Sea, Reaches Port.

Chief Aviation Pilot Verne Warren
Harshman, enlisted naval air man, who
became separated from his fellows dur
ing maneuvers in the Pacific last Tues
day, is safe at Buenaventura, Colombia.
This information was conveyed to the
Navy Department this afternoon in a
dispatch from Rear Admiral N: A. r.
win, commandment of the 18th Naval
District, in the Canal Zone. He for
warded message from the Balboa,
Canal Zone, cable Office, reporting the
manager Of the All-American Gables at
Buenaventura asserted United States
Naval Flyer ,Harshman is now safe at
that city.
Admiral Irwin advised the depart
ment further details will be sent to
Washington as they are received. The
cable manager requested the Naval au-
thorities be notified.
Harshman, who was attached to the
airplane carrier u. S. S. Langley, be-
came separated Tuesday morning from
the remainder of his squadron while
climbing through clouds between 1000
and $500 feet altitude, during exercises
at sea. about 100 miles southwest of
Cape Corrientes, Colombia, which is to
the northward of the community in
which he is now reported safe.
Harshman's plane had been in the air
about two hours at the time 1t became
separated from the squadron and had
fuel for approximately two hours addi-
tional flying. An unsuccessful search
was conducted for him by surface craft
and airplaneS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
.WIFE-BEATER FACES
WHIPPING POST TODAY
Baltimore Judge RENTS 30-Day
Sentence, but Insists
on Lashes.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, March %. - Joseph
Kowalski, the third man to be dashed
for wife beating in Maryland In IL
years, faced the whipping post here
today.
The sentence, imposed last week by
Criminal Court Judge Eugene O'Dunne
after he had heard testimony that the
man had beaten his wife while she was
i'll and had been guilty of other acts of
cruelty, was scheduled to be carried out
this afternoon in the city jail.
Judge O'Dunne entered the formal
order for ten lashes, but struck out an
additional sentence Of 80 days, directing
that Kowalski be released by shutdown.
Judge O'Dunne said a parish priest
and a justice of the peace interceded
with him.
II refused parole ard told them If a
delegation of at least 10 women who
had been beaten by their husbands
wanted to come down and ask remission
of the sentence of the lash, would hear
their plea. No promise of such dele
cation has been made"
Judge O'Dunne, in a letter to Sheriff
Joseph c. Deegan, recommended that
the lashing be carried without bru-
tally" ana that all newspaper pho
tographers be barred. Reporters were
given permission to be present, however.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
WATSON DEMANDS
EQUALIZATION FEE
Farm Board Refusal to Buy
1891 Wheat Followed by
Senator's Action.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A renewed demand for the equaliza-
ton fee plan of disposing of agricultural
SURPRISES was voiced today by Repub-
lican Leader Watson of the Senate in
the wake of the Farm Boards an
nouncement that it would purchase
none of the 1881 wheat crop.
Senator Watson long has been an
advocate Of the equalization fee, which
as feature of the McNary- Haugen
bill was vetoed by former President
Coolidge.
Announcement Discussed
Discussing the effect of the Farm
Boards announcement today Watson
said:
I'VE have got to take the equaliza-
ton fee. That appears to be the only
remedy"
The Indiana Senator said he did not
believe in the export debenture, which
the farm group supported in the last
Congress in the face Of opposition from
President Hoover.
He added he did not know what would
be done with the more than 200 100000
bushels of wheat accumulated by Farm
Board agencies, but said he had been
informed that one-third of 1t already
has deteriorated to such an extent 1t
could only be used for cattle feed.
Holdings Caused Menace"
The Farm Board holdings, Watson
said constitute a menace" to the mar
ket, because they have driven the spec
ulator out Of it.
1.-THE Spectator helps largely to make
the price of wheat" he said, adding it
would be desirable to restore Specula-
ton.
Senator Couzens, Republican, Michi-
gan, said the equalization fee, deben-
ture or any other artificial method"
would not solve the surplus question.
The situation would never right it
self, he thought, until the farmer is
out his crop sales over long period
instead of dumping all his wheat on
the market after harvest and accepting
whatever price middlemen were willing
to pay.
Asked if he though the Farm Board
should be discontinued, Couzens said
there were many other functions for
the board besides buying and selling
surplus commodities.
Two Alternatives Left.
Learning that he cannot expect the
Government to attempt sterilization of
the 1881 wheat crop, the farmer today
had two alternatives-to limit produc-
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
WOMAN IS KILLED
AS AUTO UPSETS
Mrs. Ruth Partin Crushed,
Husband Injured When
Car SkidS $50 Feet.

Mrs. Ruth Partin of Rockville, Md,
was killed instantly and her husband,
Ambrose Partin, was seriously injured
early this afternoon when their auto
mobile overturned on the Rockville Pike
near Grosvenor Lane.
The couple were pinned beneath the
heavy machine. Mr.. Partin was badly
crushed.
According to the police report, the
machine, which was a heavy touring
car converted into a wrecking truck
got out of control and left the road
when Partin tried to apply the brakes.
1t skidded $50 feet before running into
a ditch.
Partin conducts a garage in Rock
vile. He is thought to have been driv-
ing at high speed when he rounded
curve and saw two cars on the road just
in front of him. Bernard Cox, 1925
Eighth street, driver of one of the au-
tomobiles, took Mrs. Partin to the
Georgetown University Hospital She
was dead upon arrival. Her husband
was taken to the same hospital in the
ambulance of Warner Humphrey, Rock
vile undertaken
The other vehicle ahead of Partin's
car was a Peoples Drug Store truck
driven by E. II. Satterwaite. With him
was r. F. Koenig.
The wrecking car was built from the
chassis of an automobile in which r. L.
Taylor of the Taylor Motor Co. was
killed in an accident at Thirty fourth
and Macomb strests on June 8, 1928.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
KASSAY INDICTED
IN SABOTAGE CASE
UNDER OHIO LAWS
Accused of Violation of State
SyndicaIism Act by Akron
Grand Jury.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AKRON, Ohio, March 23.-Paul K.
Kassay, 81, Goodyear Zeppelin employee,
who is alleged to have made a remark
which showed he intended to commit
sabotage against the giant Navy Yep
pelin Akron" was indicted by the
Summit County grand jury today on
charge of violating the State criminal
syndicalism law.
The grand jury investigation was
begun today.
Department Of Justice agents said
Kassay, who was employed in construc-
ton of the ship had planned to wreck
it by weakening the frame.
An attempt to obtain Kassay's re-
lease from custody through an action
for habeas corpus, was scheduled to be
heard in the District Court Of Appeals
here late today.
The indictment alleged that KaSSay
Openly, willfully and deliberately jus
titled by word of mouth an attempt to
commit sabotage. to wit, that on or
about March 10 he said to divers per-
sons that he was attempting to effect
malicious injury and destruction of the
airship Akron, the property Of the
United States, within the walls of the
dock of the Goodyear Zeppelin Cor
poration."
The word so spoken Of the said at
tempt to commit sabotage was spoken
with intent to exemplify, spread or adj
vocate the propriety OF the doctrines OF
criminal syndicalism."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
POLICE SQUAD RUSHED TO TAKE
RING OFF 2-YEAR-OLD'S FINGER
Clarence Holmes, Coored Found Right in Middle of an
Emergency 1872 Fourteenth Street.

the neighbors came in with suggestions,
but the ring stuck
At am, David Holmes said, they
tried Freedmen's Hospital. with no sue
cess. Clarence went right on wailing.
I'VE just had to call the police his
father said
When the firemen arrived they pro-
duced a giant pair of shears from their
emergency equipment used in cutting
through steel entanglements.
Clarence could not be persuaded at
first the firemen weren't going to cut
of his head. When they caught him,
however, they deprived him Of his jew
elry in short order.
David Holmes hid the ring away to-
day Clarence yells." he explained,
every time he sees It,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
TAX COLLECTIONS
CONTINUE DECLINE
Income Revenues Up to Fri
day Little Over Half as Much
as for 1890 Period.

Income tax collections continued their
downward swing today when the Treas
ury statement for March 20 showed
that $44,105,31 was collected that day
as compared with SIS, ATS, 2s9 on the
same day of last March.
The income tax collections for March
20 made the total for the month
s283, 229 ,295, as compared with $780,
32s.715 for the same period of last
March and total Of s1,454. $50. 800 for
the fiscal year, as compared with
SI,712,9 62,s57 for the same period.
The collections for the month now
appear certain to drop nearly 100000
900 below the amount collected in
March last year and much below the
amount expected.
The decrease Of SIT, 600. 900 on Friday
may be changed either way by returns
to be received for the remainder OF the
month, but with the reports so Tar
being materially below those Of last
year it is doubtful II the remaining
days will show any increase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
Inspector William H. Harrison
Also Included in 64- Year
Limit.
COMMISSIONERS TO ACT
ON PROPOSAL TOMORROW
Gen. Crosby Hopes to Set Up Uni
form Regulation for De-
partments.

One police inspector, three captains
and IA priyates will automatically re-
tire the last of the fiscal year under the
proposed plan to retire all members of
the Fire and Police Departments when
they have reached the age of 81.
The order, drafted at the suggestion
of Commissioner Herbert B. Crosby, is
expected to go before the Board OF
Commissioners, meeting tomorrow. and
after the Commissioners have acted
upon it, will become effective July /,
Gen. Crosby said today.
He explained that at present the
Commissioners have the power to re-
tire policeman or fireman after he
reaches the age of so and has served
IS years. The order which he has
drafted is designed merely to remove
any doubt as to exactly when a man
Is to be retired, he said.
Greater Incentive Sought.
He thought it would prove an incen-
tive to the younger officers in both
branches of the service and would not
make much difference now, since there
are relatively few men in either branch
The order has been sent to Corpora
ton Counsel William w Bride for final
study as to the legal points involved
Inspector William H. Harrison Is the
only one in the higher ranks ready
for retirement, should the Commission
ers adopt the proposed regulation. He
was born November 5, 1866, and has
been a member of the force since No
vember 2, 1892.
Several years ago he sought retire
ment. Members OF the Board of Police
Surgeons reported him physically fit,
however, and his request was refused.
One Captain 20 Years Old.
Capt. Charles r. Bremsrman, in COM
mand of No. ID precinct, one of the
three captains to go should the regu-
lation be adopted, is 10 years old, and.
according to officials. continues much
more active than some of the younger
captains. He was born August 6, 1860,
and has been a member of the police
force since April Il, 1918.
Capt. j. M. Walsh. In command Of
No. 6 precinct, is the next oldest cap
tain in the service. He was born Octo-
Der 5. 1865, and appointed policeman
April "a, 1894
Capt j. E. Wilson of the ninth
precinct celebrated his sixty-fourth
birthday last December 26, having been
born on the corresponding day in 1866.
He has been a member of the police
force since June 8, 1900.
Capt. Walter Emerson of the tIlir-
tenth precinct will attain the age OF
"a next october. There are said to be
several lieutenants and sergeants APP
the same age.
Should the regulation be made effec-
tive, it will mean the elevation of five
lieutenants before the close of the year
Maj. Pratt will experience no delay in
making promotions to the vacancies,
the Civil Service Commission having
furnished a list of enough eligibles to
fill the positions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
BY HOWARD w. BLAKEsLEE.
As.nciated Press science Editor.

Associated Press Science Editor
NEW YORK, March 23.-Cancer tissue
growing artifcally in glass dishes is
killed in few minutes by new serum
developed in the Cancer Research Labo-
ratory of London Hospital, England.
Unlike other tumor remedies this
serum is harmless to living tissues except
cancer.
These discoveries and their possibilities
for experimenting with cancer in man
are told in the April issue of the Ameri-
can Journal OF Cancer by Thomas
Lumsden, NJ. D.. director of the London
laboratory. The journal Is edited by
DR.. Francis Carter Wood Of Columbus
University.
The serum comes from animals which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23

Sirens blew and traffic parted this
morning for the fire rescue squad, the
squads new red ambulance, two radio
patrol cars. Police had learned there
was something in the nature Of an
emergency at 1912 Fourteenth street.
Sure enough. there vast
Two-year -old Clarence Holmes. col
ored, was right in the middle Of an
emergency.
Only yesterday Clarence's father,
David Holmes, hotel porter, presented
him with a new ring Clarence was
pleased, TO say the least.
No one could persuade Clarence to
take the ring of until Clarence began
10 suspect he couldn't take 1t on. Then
he began TO wall
They tried soap and hot water and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
CANCER TISSUE KILLED BY SERUM
DEVELOPED IN LONDON HOSPITAL
on Tumors Growing Arti-
hcially Hint Possibility of Application
to Disease In Man.

have been inoculated with cancer. 1t
is tested upon cells Of cancer, of heart,
kidney and other body tissues growing
artifcally outside of living beings. A
start has been made in testing it upon
living animals, a few rats having been
cured of cancer, and others made i'm
mune.
Animals" DR.. Lumsden says, "are
capable of forming anti-bodies having
specifically lethal effect upon malig
nant tumor cells of any variety. but
which are non-toxic to normal cells"
Whatever these protective anti-bodies
are, human cancers also possess them.
DR.. Lumsden reports:
Perhaps the most specifically anti
malignant Of all the sera tested Is the
snti-serum obtained from sheep which
has been repeatedly inoculated with
human cancer and human breast tissue.
When this a1ti-serum is applied to
mouse cancer in vitro lin glass dish)
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
ENTERS PLEA OF GUILTY
IN HOSPITAL ROBBERY
Man Brought Back From San Diego
Tells Probation 0ffcer Three
Were in on Hold-up.

Walter o. Jones 80, arrested at San
Diego, Calf, February II, pleaded
guilty today before Supreme Court jus
tice Peyton Gordon to an indictment
charging him with completely in the
robbery at ChildFen's Hospital July 81
last, when 1929 was taken from Miss
Eleanor E. Page, who was returning
from the bank with the pay roll.
Jones had been employed in the hos
pital and told Probation Officer Amos
A. Steele, to whom his case had been
referred for investigation, that he was
waiting at the Public Library for a d.
vision of the spoils because he feared
Miss Page might recognize him.
He told the probation officer he was
living at the home of Earl Roberts, who
has not been apprehended, and planned
with him for the robbery. A third man,
whose name he said he did not know,
was in on the deal, he declared. Rob-
ertS returned to the library and gave
him 500 of the stolen money, Jones
said. He then took his wife and two
children to California, where he was
located.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
$3.50 ROBBER GETS so CENTS
AND GIVES BACK HALF OF SUM
Taxicab Driver Held Up at Pistol Point After Taking
Fare to Cherrydale, Va.

1--WE only got 80 cents" said the cab
driver.
Give me that then" said the bandit
Smith complied with his demand and
the bandit then asked to be driven to
Twenty-second street and Pennsylvania
avenue, where he alighted from the cab
and bid the driver pleasant ''good-by."
Smith told police he noticed particu-
larly that the bandit wore - black
derby and appeared as If he hadn't
shaven in a week. He said that the
man was about 80 years old, about six
feet tall and weighed $50 pounds h
wore gray oyercoat and blue, pants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23

An armed bandit doing business on
the $3.50 basis held up a cab driver at
pistol point this morning. robbed him
of 30 cents and then after a moments
consideration returned 40 cents of it.
That's the story Henry H Smith, the
cab driver, of $40 E street northeast,
told police. He said the bandit hailed
him at Seventeenth street and Pennsyl-
Cherrydale, Va, where the bandit said
he had left his broken-down automobile.
Arriving at Cherrydale the bandit
drew q gun, placed 1t in Smiths back
and demanded bis cash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
BRAND INQUIRY APPROVED.
Frcnsh Cabinet Is Not as Alarmed
as Press.

PARIS. March % (P)-The French
cabinet approved today the movement
initiated BY Aristide BRAND to attempt
to determine whether the Austro-Ger-
man economic accord involved any in
fringement Of the independence Of
Austria.
BRAND explained that the ministers
OF various European powers interested
have requested information on the pro-
posed treaty from Vienna.
Dispatches from Vienna brought the
information that diplomatic repre-
sentatiyes Of France, Italy and Czecho-
sloyakia had called upon Austrian
Prime Minister Schober, but there was
no mention OF Schober's having re-
ceiyed the British governments repre-
sentative.
The Paris Echo says that BRAND in
vited England to participate in the in
quirv. but that no reply had been re-
ceived from Downing Street. spokes-
man for the French government. how
ever, expressed the opinion that the
reason the British government had
taken no action at Vienna was due to
the absence of Foreign Minister Hen
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column ID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
MAN FOUND KILLED
ON BALTIMORE ROAD
Kentuckian Identified by Card in
y Pocket Thought Hit
Run Victim.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associa ted Press.
BALTIMORE. March 23.-Apparently
a victim Of a hit-and-run motorist. the
body of a man tentatively identified as
James E. Hood, Louisville, KY. was
found today on the Washington boule-
ward. He was about so years old.
The Identification was made by a
card in his pocket Another card,
labeled permit" read:
This is to certify that I hereby
permit my husband to go where he
pleases, drink what he pleases and
furthermore. to enjoy the company of
any lady or ladies as he sees fit, as
know he is a good judge.
II want him to enjoy life while he
can, as I know he is going to be dead
long, long time"
It was signed Mrs. Rhoda Hood"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
Archbishop to Cruise.

LONDON. March % 6lFl.-The arch
bishop Of Canterbury left London for
Paris today en- route to the riviera,
where he win embark on j. r. Morgan's
yacht Corsair for a Mediterranean cruise
with the American financier.
The archbishop has been III for some
time with neuralgia and he hopes for
. complete cure during the coming
voyage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
Flyers Seek Distance Record.

ISTRES, France. March IS DR.
Joseph Lebrix, with two companions,
Doret and Cadiou, took off at 6:35 am.
in their airplane, the Hyphen, in an
attempt to break the worlds fight dis
lance record over closed circuit with
? 900 Kilograms useful load.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
Bank Thieves Captured.

MEXICO CITY, March % Dr.
Capital police today captured band of
thieves who robbed Ell Banco Nacional
de Mexico OF approximately $4,000
pesos. They substituted bags contain
ing iron washers for bags Of pesos In
trucks which were transferring money
within the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
WHEAT PRICES SLUMP
II CENTS AT CHICAGO
Announcement of Early With
drawal in Farm Board Support
Weakens Market.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 23.-Wheat prices
on the Chicago market dropped to low
ground unknown since 1895 today, sag
ging as much as IL cents bushel on
1881 crop options.
The crash followed announcement by
the Farm Board that it would not at
tempt to maintain prices by stabiliza
ton operations beyond the month of
May. when the 1880 crop passes from
dealing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
Davis Is Silent
Regarding Movie
Telling Life Story
BY the Associated Press.

LOS ANGELES, March %
Senator James j. Davis Of Penn
syIvania, former Secretary of
Labor, who arrived here by plane
last night, was non-committal
today concerning reports that he
would give expert aid in the pro-
duction of motion picture fol-
lowing, in a general way, the story
of his own career.
He is guest at the Santa
Monica home of Louis B. Mayer,
vice president of the Metro-Gold-
wynn Mayer Film Production Co,
AS a Welsh immigrant boy,
Senator Davis began work in
Pennsylvania steel mills.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
MADRID WORKERS RIOT
City Employees Storm Council De-
manding Pay Raise.

MADRID, March % (P).-Rioting
broke out around the city hall and in
side the council chamber today when
during a meeting Of the City Council
Alderman Garcia Cortes, formerly a So
cialist and now a Liberal, opposed a
measure for an increase Of pay for mu-
nicipal employees. Clerks, porters and
all classes OF city hall employees stormed
into the council chamber shouting for
more money and Down with Garcia
Cortesl"
On the outside street cleaners and
other employees packed the plaza, shout
ing. When Alderman Cortes left the
city hall the crowd attacked him. Police
dispersed the rioters without injury or
arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
$500 TRAFFIC DEATHS
1880 Shows Increase of as Per
Cent Over Previous Year.

NEW YORK, March % (H,.-There
were more than $4,000 automobile
accidents in the United States last year
and they killed $4,000 persons and
injured 962 900. the Travellers Insur-
ance Co. reported today.
Deaths increased As per cent over
1929. New York State went contrary
10 the general tendency, reporting 3.o74
fatalities, decrease Of 81 per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
Havana Guard Maintained.

HAVANA, March % GP).-Although
disturbances which were threatened
over the week end failed to materialize
the government today continued to
keep heavy attachments of troops at
important centers in the city. Machine
guns were mounted at strategic spots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
Noted British Oarsman Dies.

BURLEY. Hampshire. England. March
20 OP).--Col Frank william. widely known
rowing man, died yesterday At the age
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
EIGHT JURORS CHOSEN
Four More Needed to Try Suspect
in Jingle Shaving.

III LIHB4t I'D y4HB'
CHICAGO, March % [P).-Answers
to the questions, Who killed Jake
Lingle, and Why?" may be given this
week.
Only the selection Of four more Jurors
remained today before the opening
statements and testimony can be started
in the trial of Leo " Brothers, st. Louis.
charged with firing bullet into the
reporters head last June 9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-23
From Press TO Home
Within the Hour"

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton j. delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.