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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
SALE OF THE POST
is RUMORED AGAIN
Unccnfrmed Report Says David
Lawrence Is to Be New
Owner.

A rumor to the effect that the Wash
ington Post had been purchased by
David Lawrence. publisher Ct the
United States Daily, could not be veri-
fed early this afternoon, either through
the Post or through associates of Mr..
Lawrence.
Mr.. Lawrence was in Philadelphia
1t was disclosed, however, that Mr..
Lawrence had discussed buying the
Post. Whether any offer had been
actually made, or negotiations under
taken. could not be learned.
Norman Baxter, managing editor OF
the Post, said that all he knew of the
reported sale was a flood of rumors,
which, he said, have flowed throughout
the Post organization.
Arthur D. Marks. business manager OF
The paper, could not be reached this after
noon, but his assistant said nothing
definitely was known about the sale.
He, too, said various rumors as to the
sale of the paper to Mr.. Lawrence had
been floating about the building all
day" No one else in the business Offices
knew anything more definite.
Mr.. Lawrence's associates were like
wise in the dark as to the truth OF the
report
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
SENATOR'S BEER
QUESTION PUZZLES
WiCkerSham Group Members
Deny QUESTIONABLE on Sub
ject Was Sent Out.

Senator Davis, Republican, of Penn
sylvania, has asked the Wickersham
Commission to make public the results
OF a QUESTIONABLE purported to deal
with the economic effects Of legalizing
4 per cent beer.
Expressing surprise today at the con-
tents of Senator Davis letter, two men,
bers of the commission said emphati-
cally that the organization had sent out
no such QUESTIONABLE.
1t was pointed out the commission
had completed its study of prohibition
and too little time remained for the
completion of the general survey of
crime to allow any return to that sub
ject
Although the Senator's letter was
closely guarded at commission head
quarters today, word came from outside
sources that it had been written on in
formation furnished by a constituent
who was reported to have said he had
received a QUESTIONABLE on beer.
In denying such QUESTIONABLE had
been sent out. one of the commissioners
suggested today the questions referred
to might have been dispatched from
some organization with a name similar
to the law enforcement commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
WOMEN BATTLE RAIN
IN GOLF TITLE PLAY
Storms Flood Course in Ireland
and Delay Maureen
0rcutt.
5y the Associated Press.


PORTMARNOCK. Ireland, June g.
A renewal Of the heavy storms that
have flooded the course for several days
delayed the second qualifying round of
the British women's golf championship,
forcing the early competitors to COM
bat extraordinary hazards.
Wanda Morgan. the Kent champion,
who was second at the close Of the first
1s holes of qualifying play Saturday
with a score Of 80. required 81 strokes
through the rain today. Her total OF
l61 gave her an early lead nevertheless.
Maureen circuit, New Jersey girl, who
represents the principal American threat
and who posted an 80 Saturday, was
among the late starters
Among the other early finiShers, Miss
Hall OF Fox Rock tailed an IS for a
36-hcle total of 178. Miss Rudgerd
of York shot a capable "a and totaled
1874, making a remarkable comeback
under the conditions.
Most of the scores mounted well into
the nineties and 1t seemed the battling
conditions would set an easy qualifying
limit of 100 for the two rounds.
Under the go mark were Mrs. j. B.
Walker with 81 for an aggregate of
10, Mrs j. H. Alnmouth with S8 for
a total of 178, Mrs. Cuthell with 80
for 1877 and Miss Janet jackson with
SO fer 1877.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
u. S. FOREIGN TRADE
|. HAS APRIL SLUMP
Canada and Soviet Russia
Lead Way in Decreases
for Period.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Canada and Soviet Russia, among
Others, reduced sharply their purchases
in the United States during April as
compared with the same month last
year.
While Canada continued to be this
Governments best customer. Commerce
Department reports today showed she
took only s44,85o, 629 worth OF American
goods in April. as compared with $64,-
000,274 in April, 1880. Exports to Rus
STA totaled only s6,7S6,S3l, compared
with slopes, 4s9.
American imports from these two
countries also fell off. Purchases from
Canada totaled s23. .856. against $685.
364, 1927, and from Russia 1925 ,292,
against S2.376,363
British India was the only country in
creasing her purchases in this country
during April. the amount being S4,258,-
$50. against $3.752, 400
Exports to Great Britain were S33.-
343.539 compared with S46.710. 739
British shipments to the United States
totaled Sill $50, 500 against $24.5l4,164
Exports to Germany were SI2,28l 1896
against $l8,863576 and imports, SILL
249,300, against $l7.305.7l7.
Exports to France were $l1.329,345,
compared with S16,944,7 1888, and i'm
ports, $6.249,928, against s10,194.010
Exports to Japan we're Sl4.230.435,
against $18,355,770. and imports, Sl2,-
l85,044, against S24 ,422,52l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
CHICAGO MERGERS
ABSORB TWO BANKS
Six Other Institutions Allied
With Sellers CIose-DeaI
Links Trust Branches.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. June 6-The second
largest bank in Chicago. the First Ma
tional today absorbed the third in size,
the Foreman State National, while an
other merger of big banks created a new
thlrd-place financial institution with
the formation of the Central Republic
Bank from the National Bank of the
Republic and the Central Trust Co
The Chicago Clearing House As~I-
citation Endorsed the absorption of the
Foreman Bank with guarantee of
$l0,000,C00 on Foreman deposits during
readiuStment of its affairs into those
of the First National
Six Allied Banks Close.
Business vent forward as usual at
all four banks while arrangements for
transfer of business we're completed, but
six outlying small banks allied with the
Foreman closed voluntarily pending ad-
juStment of their status resulting from
the merger.
The largest of the outlying banks to
close was the Sheridan Trust & Saw
ingS Bank, an affiliate of the Foreman
State. Directors announced that. with
deposit liabilities of 5000 .000," they
had requested the auditor of public &C
counts 10 take charge penang feOr-
ganization plans. This action was
taken to protect the depositors, owing
to low cash reserve" said the directors
statement
Directors of the South Side Savings
Bank & Trust Co. decided not to open.
Other small banks which did not open
today were the Cheltenham Trust &,
Savings Bank, the Inland-Irving Ma
tional Bank, the Industrial State Bank
and the Washington Park National
Bank.
Trust Branches Merged.
The consultations were decided upon
early today after almost continuous
conferences since Saturday afternoon.
Two names appeared frequently in
statements-Melvin A. Traylor, preSi-
dent of the First National and AmbaS-
sador Charles G. Dawes, as the man
whose return from London brought
about the contamination of the Oft
rumored Central Trust-Bank of Repub-
lie merger. The Central Trust has long
been known as the Dawes Bank"
With the consultations the First Ma
tional became an institution with ag-
gregate resources of approximately
1888 ,0000 900, making it second only to
the Continental Illinois in Chicago.
The Central Republic Bank re-
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
INDEPENDENCE ASKED
BY PORTO RICO PARTY
Unionists Demand Isle Be Freed
From 0ligarchy, Charging U. S.
Rule Is Failure.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, June 8.-The
Unionist party, until two years ago the
most powerful in the island, today
adopted a policy of complete indie
pendence for Porto Rico and declared
itself for the establishment of a re-
public. It's resolution charged that
American Government in the island was
a failure.
The party demanded emancipation
from an oligarchy exercised in the name
of Porto Rico, but contrary to its spirit, :"
and asserted failure of the American
administration was due to the fact that
the protectorate exists against the will
and without the support of the island
people.
Delegates favoring autonomy as pre-
liminary step to complete independence
we're defeated by vote Of l04 to g.
The rejected resolution favored accept
ance Of liberalization of local govern
ment from the United States, pending
attainment of their ultimate aspirations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
DOCTORS SLAYER
CAUGHT BY POLICE
Filipino Admits He Slew
Prominent Brooklyn Physi-
clan for Cash.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June 8-Gavino De-
mier, Filipino servant, was arrested to-
day and confessed, police said, that he
killed DR.. George Edward Deely to get
money for his girl friend" DR.. Deely,
a widely known eye. ear and nose spe-
cialist, was found stabbed and beaten
to death in his home last Tuesday.
Demier was discharged by the ply
sician five days before the crime. He
said that after the killing he went to
Philadelphia, where he stayed until
today.
Other Servant Sought
Police officials were summoned to take
his formal confession. They questioned
him concerning the whereabouts of
another servant. discharged on the same
day as Demier, and also sought by de-
tectives attempting to clear up the
crime.
Police ssid they had traced Demier to
Philadelphia few days after the kill
ing. but wishing to avoid extraditicn de-
lays. Swallowed him until he returned
to New York today.
Fought Assailants.
The doctor was found in his bed room
lying dead on the floor Broken furni-
ture and torn curtains indicated he had
struggled furiously with his assailant
before succumbing to many stab wounds
and a crushed skull.
At first revenge was believed to be
the motive for the crime but later de-
tectives said they learned sum of
money had been taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
MINERS AND TROOPER
HURT IN STRIKE CLASH
Tear Gas Bombs Used to Disperse
Crowds in Pittsburgh
Disorders.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, June 8.-Mine
strikers and State police claShed near
Midland mine No. of the Pittsburgh
Coal Co. at Westland today and several
miners ard a State trooper were re-
ported injured. Two miners were
treated at a Canonsburg hospital
The police threw tear gas bombs to
disperse a crowd Of several hundred
persons who we're marching toward the
mine, one of the largest Pittsburgh Coal
Co. operations in this district. Another
crowd marching from Avella toward the
Midland mine was dispersed without
disorder.
Leaders of the United Mine Workers
of America and the National Miners
Union said the two unions held sep
arate mass meetings yesterday through
out the Pittsburgh district coal fields.
Several thousand miners are on strike in
the area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08

Rev. c. z. Brown accomplished life
ambition to preach IL hours yesterday,
refreshed by thres-week rest, four lamb
chops, the leg Of fried chicken and
few swallows of milk.
His congregation at the Mount Zion
Baptist Church, colored, Thirteenth and
C. streets northeast, had sent him on
long vacation to build up his strength
fer the ordeal.
The pastors sermon was already pre-
pared -88,794 words Of closely-written
manuscript weighing a pound and
half
This he bore into the pulpit at 1850
am, launching upon the sermon that
was to win him worlds record. Rev.
Brown had already eaten the lamb
chops.
His first subject was Gambling BY
pm. he had disposed or that and was
discoursing on Compartments Mar
rage \
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
FAILING Back70ards

Some fellow has started out to walk backwards
around the world. Let him be. That's his business.
And he does get an excellent view OF the past.
But ii he wanted to go somewhere-and get there
qucky--he would turn around and walk facing the
front.
Maybe too many of us trying to walk through
this business depression backwards. We much
occupied with keeping eyes the past that we
forget turn around and do real walking. But
if to get somewhere-and get there quickly
we had better face the front.
The Stars advertising columns will show you that
Washington merchants have turned around. They
are not only walking They trotting They
much interested in what lies ahead that they've for
gotten to look back. They adjusting their prices
for tomorrow-not yesterday. They not bothering
about relatively few sales at relatively high profits.
They getting many sales relatively small profits.
But they getting there. They not walking
backwards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
PASTOR breaches II HOURS
TO ATTAIN LIES AMBITION
Fortified With Lamb Chops and Fried Chicken, Colored
Minister Sets Record.

This was something OF a topic in
itself and occupied him until dark.
Meanwhile the congregation came and
went. Attendance was excellent" so
was the collection.
Rev. Browns next subject was Law
Breaking" then he got around to Pro
hibition." and continued with Fast
Living and The Evil of Dancing
Famine" came about 10 pm, and
here the pastor interrupted himself long
enough to discuss the chicken leg. After
that "Pestilence" and Drought"
brought brief intermlss;on, while he
gulped the milk.
Exactly at IL o'clock, IL hours and
10 minutes after he began to talk, the
pastor closed his serm1n.
He found some difficulty telling about
1t over the telephone today.
I'm net exactly hoarse.' the pastor
cleared his throat. although do seem
alittle husky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
POLAR SUBMARINE
ENTERS CALM SEA
Two Days of Rolling and Tipping
End as Nautilus Proceeds
$50 Miles OFF Boston.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June "a copyrighted
radio dispatch from Sir Hubert Will
kins, received last night by the New
York American. said the submarine
Nautilus was $50 miles off Boston at
noon today.
SIR Hubert radioed that after two
days of rolling and tipping the Nautilus,
which is heading for the North Pole.
had settled down and would make good
Roadway in a smooth sea- wilkins re-
ported that the heavy seas made 1t
necessary to batten down ell the matches
except the coming tower for many
hours.
Some of the crew showed signs Of
sea sickness, but all remained at their
posts, the dispatch said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
BANKERS DAUGHTER
is OBJECT OF SEARCH
Disappears From New York Home
Week Ago-Last Seen
With Man.


WATERFOWL, N Y, June g.
Search for Elizabeth Wardwell. "a,
daughter of Addison Wardwell, retired
president of the WATERFOWL National
Bank, today was spreading across the
country.
Miss Wardwcll disappeared last Tues
day. Her parents said they knew of
no motive for her leaving home. They
said the young woman was unprepared
for a journey of any length, taking no
luggage and having not more than $40
in her purse.
For a year she had been living at
home, after her return from finishing
schools in Boston and in Maryland.
The parents have been in commune
cation with friends of the family in
New York and Chicago. where the girl
had a desire to visit She was last seen
on the Neutrality-suspicious. highway
with man, whose identity has not
been determined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
CHICAGO SERVANT GIRL
MYSTERIOUSLY SLAIN
Found in Basement With File
Plunged Into Her Heart.
Slayer Sought.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 8-With a rat-tail
file through heart. Rosa Kulzer. 20,
a housemaid, was found slain today in
the basement of an apartment building
where she worked.
Miss Kulzer had gone to the base
ment to prepare clothes for washing.
She came here from Germany two years
ago and had been employed by Mrs.
Louis D. Smith for year
The Smith family returned from
their Summer home near Michigan
City, Ind, last night with the maid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
SHOUSE VISITS GOV. ELY
Democratic Chairman Attends
Daughters Graduation.

BOSTON, June 8 (P).-Jouett Shouse,
chairman OF the Executive Committee
of the Democratic National COMMITTEES,
today paid social call On Gov. Joseph
B. Ely at the State House He was in
Boston to attend the graduation of his
daughter, Marion, from private
school, and to visit another daughter,
Elizabeth, at Wellesley College.
He described the Democratic national
outlook as very bright" but made no
definite predictions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
GOVERNMENT PARTY
WINS IN CATALONIA
President Macia's Adherents Get
81 Out of 46 Seats
in Assembly.

By the Associated Press.
BARCELONA. Spain, June s-Pro-
visional President Francisco Macia's
party won 81 out of As seats in the
Catalonian Assembly. incomplete re-
turns from yesterdays election showed
today. Thirteen seats were split among
three parties and two remain to be de-
cided
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
VIVIAN GORDON TRIAL
WITNESSES GUARDED
Lives of State Testifers Threat
ened as Stein and Greenburg
Hearing Opens.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 8.-Detectives
were assigned today to guard witnesses
for the State at the trial of Harry Stein
and Samuel Greenberg for the murder
of Vivian Gordon.
District Attorney Mclaughlin said
several witnesses had received letters
threatening their lives If they testified.
The selection of jury was expected
to take most Of today.
Stein and Greenberg are charged with
having strangled the red-haired Broad
way figure last February and tossed
her body into some shrubbery in Van
Cortland Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
5000 Watch Actor
Wound Self Badly
While Playing Role
Nv ,b. Associated Press.

BY Che Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June S.-An
audience Of 1000 persons watch
ing a dramatic playlet in which
Leo Scarf, an actor, and his wife
we're acting last night, saw him
discharge a pistol close to his
face, saw him fall-and thought
it was very good acting.
The pistol, loaded with blank
cartridges, had been held too
close to his face. He was taken
to a hospital, injured SO severely
he may lose the sight of the eye.
The climax came today when
detectives arrested him for hav-
ing a gun without a permit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
Operations Show
Cerebellum Isn't
Necessary to Life
BY the Associated Press.

MEXICO CITY. June 8.-Indi-
cations that the cerebellum. that
part of the brain that controls
physical movements, is not neces-
sary to preserve life in animals
has been obtained through opera
tons on dogs at the National
Biological Institute.
DR.. Clemente Robes, surgeon,
said he removed the cerebellum
from several dogs and they not
only survived. but were able after
a few days TO regain control OF
their movements, although they
could not move with so much
ease as before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
MURDERER EXECUTED

BELLEFONTE, Pa. June P.-
Alexander McClay Williams, 19-year-
cid colored youth of Delaware County,
was electrocuted at Rockview Peni-
Tertiary today for the murder of Mrs.
Vita Beatrice Robare, matron, at Glen
Mills Reform School, near here, on last
October g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
FOUR PERSONS KILLED
IN ALPINE CREVASSES
Man in Each Case Tries to Help
Falling Girl Student, but
Plunges With Her.

By the Associated Press.
GRENOBLE. France, June 6-Two
girls and two men who sought to save
them lost their lives yesterday when
softening snow precipitated them into
crevaSSes of the Bella Donna range Of
the French Alps.
AS a Polish student Hanka Aytz, tot
tered on the edge of the Freydane Gla-
cier, another student, named Biandicci
seized her and was pulled over ,000-
foot precipice with her
Jeanne Gaillard grew dizzy and made
q false step on La Pra Mountain. An
unidentified youth leaped to her as
sistance, and they both toppled to the
bottom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
GIRL SLAYER GETS CHAIR
Crowley's Pal to Be Electrocuted
for Killing Taxi Dancer.

NEW YORK. June (P.-Rudolph
Duringer, convicted of the murder of
Virginia Brannen, a taXi-dancer, today
was sentenced to die in the electric
chair at Sing Sing the week of July 13.
Sentence was pronounced by Justice
Cohn in Bronx Supreme Court.
Francis Crowley, captured with Dur
niger after gun fight with police. is
now in Sing Sing awaiting execution for
the killing OF PsTolman Frederick
Hirsch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
MISS COLLECT TO WE'D
WARE AT GREENWICH
National Golf Champion Sets June
"a as Date of Her We'd
ding.
BY the Associated Press.

GREENWICH, Conn. June 8.-The
wedding of Glenna Collett, national golf
champion, and Edwin H. Ware, jr., of
Philadelphia, will take place here June
"a, it was announced today. Their en-
gagement was made known recently.
Miss Collett is the daughter of Mrs.
George H Collett of this place, and Mr..
Ware is the son of Mrs. Edwin H. Ware.
Rev. Frederick G.. Budlong of Christ
Church will perform the ceremony at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wallen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
LiOness Mistakes
Baby for Her Cub,
To Crowds Horror
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LAIBACH, Jugoslavia, June g.
A tame lioness which mistook a
7-month-old baby for her cub
staged the best act at the exhi-
bition grounds yesterday.
While the crowd looked on In
horror the beast pulled the in
FAINT from his perambulator and
began to frolic with him. The
mother tainted and the trainer
had few bad moments until he
regained control of his charge.
The baby was unhurt except
for a few scratches and a bump
on the forehead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
RED FIGHTS EXPULSION
August Yokinen Faces Deportation
for Preaching Revolution.

NEW YORK, June P).-August
Yokinen, Finn, expelled from the Com
munist party for white chauvinism. .
but taken back when he repented, is
continuing his fight to stay in the
United States.
Yokinen, arrested last March by i'm
migration officials, was ordered deported
for preaching the overthrow of the Gov
eminent by force and violence. He is
now under $500 bail posted by the In
ternational Labor Defense pending a
review of his case in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
KINGS COUSIN BETTER
Princess Mary Louise Reported I'm
proved After Good Night.

LONDON, June LP).-Princess Mary
Louise, cousin of King George, was
described in a doctors bulletin today as
having passed good night and to be
slightly improved She is suffering
from an intestinal infection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08

Radio Programs on Page A-l2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08

Continued on Page 2, Column A.
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WEATHER.

70. 9. Weather Bureau ForecasD.
Fair tonight and tomorrow; warmer
tonight.
Temperatures-High 81, at pm.
Yesterday; lowest. So, at am. today.
Full report on page 9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08

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every city block and the regular edi-
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as fast as the papers are printed.