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Evening star., 1931-12-15
PROBE CONTINUES
At LEAVENW0RTH
All but One Cell Block Quiet
at Prison Following
Outbreak.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LEAvENWORTH, Kans., December
l5.-With the last of the seven convicts
who escaped from the Federal pani-
tentiary here Friday accounted for,
prison authorities today continued
steps to quell restlessness among some
OF the inmates.
Howling and cursing last night
among prisoners confined in ID" cell
house, one Of the two smaller cell
blocks, caused officials to express doubt
that all prison industrial activity would
be resumed to-day.
Those involved were given food in
sandwich form to prevent them from
using tableware for missiles.
Shift Boss Ssgregatoi'.
Sanford Bates, director of Federal
prisons, who has taken charge of an
investigation into the sensational break
in which three convicts lost their lives
and Warden T. B. White was wounded,
said, however, that outside the dis
turbance in the cell block D." the
prison was normal.
A striking inmate boiler shift of
about 20 men returned to work with
the exception of the shift boss, who has
been segregated. They complained
about the luncheon served them.
Earl Thayer, 65-year-old mail robber,
characterized by officials as the most
desperate of the seven who fled Friday
morning, taking with them Warden
White as hostage, was returned yes
terday after his capture by two civilians
when he applied at home for food
His captors were John S. Masterson,
64, and Roy Dougherty, 35 The gray
haired convict, who rejoined three of
the other fugitives within the prison
walls, was not questioned yesterday be-
cause of his weakened condition.
Try to Trace Weapons
Meanwhile the Governments investi-
CATION was under way. Director Bates
disclosed that four revolvers, a rife and
a shotgun constituting the armament
of the convcts, had been returned and
identified. He said that through serial
numbers the Bureau of Investigation
had undertaken to trace the purchase,
transfer and delivery of the weapons.
The prison director said an investiga-
ton was being made of g theory that
the guns had bcen smuggled to the
prisoners through former guard, dis
charged last Summer
Evening star., 1931-12-15
ADVENTISTS 'lNDORsE~...
BICENTENNIAL PLANS
General Conference of Church Des-
ignates February 20 for Pro-
z grams by Congregations

Endorsement OF the general plan of
the George Washington .Bicentennial
Commission for celebration of the two
hundredth birthday anniversary of the
first President has been given by the
General Conference Of Ssventh-Day
Adventists, with headquarters in Ia
koma Park, it was announced today.
This organization, which is the parent
body CT the denomination, agrees to
cooperate with the United States
Commission In this celebration in order
that the ideals end precepts of Wash
ingtons exalted life and character may
be impressed upon the minds of all ana
thus help to ,perpetuate the principles
of the American republic"
1t also was decided to designate Sat-
urday, February 20 for the CARRYING
out of a program in all Seventh-Day
Adventist churches Throughout thu
United States, lin which the ideals held
and advocated by Washington with re-
spect to civil and religious liberty shall
be set forth"
Evening star., 1931-12-15
SOCIETY
Continued From Seventh Page.)

Continued From Seventh Page)
Harmon. Greetings" The regent Mrs.
Frederick w. Ashley, presiding Guests;
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gill, Spokane,
Wash; Commissioner and Mrs. Elwood
Mead, Chief Justice and Mrs. George
z. Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hum
phrey Daniel, Mr.. Arthur Cook, Mr.. and
MIS- Wmtemute William Sloan. Mrs
Archibald McLach.en, Mr.. and Mrs.
william Kinnan, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
= Neill, Mr.. eni Mrs.. F. c. Brin,ey,
; tss M2rgGrite Lambie Mrs. w. H.
Co,e, Col. and Mrs. Harry Raymond
I &c, Rev. ami Mrs. Frederick w Per-
k.c, Mr. Ticl2rd L. Hoyie, Mr. and
7-rs. Ro5ory Clay S.?e-rill. Mrs Sey-
roour Iowran and Mrs. Jefferson
Myers.
The Christ Child Guild gave a
Christmas party in the gold room Of
Wardman PARK TI5taI Friday afternccn
end the young ladies CT Georgetown
Visitation Convent gave a pageant for
the children present. Mrs. Robert Ca
hill was chairman, assisted by Mrs
LOUIS c. Arthur, Mrs. Mildred Blaine
Clark, Mrs. Elmer Bacon, Miss Cecilia
Plowden Talbot, Mrs. John Hagerty,
Miss Mari Mcintyre. Miss Nora Nc
1ntyre and Miss Mary Frances Darr.
Evening star., 1931-12-15

OSparkling with true holiday spirit-these ut.
teriy charming Frocks will easily make you the
most popular girl on the floor! Deity nodded
ct Satin or sheer Crepe-they've simply grand
lines! New Nite.cluo jacketed modes :. jeweled
win Rhinestones =. or with gay flowers clus.
tered at shoulder or back. Unusually Aattering
are the jewel'tones and high shades -. Black is
more sophisticated than ever :. . while White is
right in the Lmelight!
Evening star., 1931-12-15
FEDERAL GROUP PLANS
YULE PARTY ON FRIDAY
Program Will Be Held for EN-
ployes Of Office of Public Build
"a
ings and Parks.

A. Christmas party and dance will
be held for the employees of the once
Of Public Buildings and Public Parks
and associated groups In the Interior
Departemnt auditorium Eighteenth and
F streets. Friday evening at 7 o'clock.
Announcement of the plans was made
today by Mrs Clara Beach. chairman
Of the Committee of Arrangements.
A program OF entertainment will be
held until 9 o'clock and employees will
bring their children. j.. A pretentious
Christmas tree and Santa Claus will
be on hand, Mrs. Beach said, adding
thst admission will be by ticket Dane
ing for adults will be held from 9 pm
until midnight.
The committee in charge of the event
ccmpriseS Mrs. Esach, as chairman: !:
Evening star., 1931-12-15

e. r. Bachelor, L. J. Bittner, J. Walt,
Miss A. r. Joyce, Mrs. L. G. Coldren,
r. j. Taggart, Inspector William
Wright, Miss Nancy U. Pooler, l.. r.
Frick, Mrs. E. B. Nicholson, William
A. E. McShea, Mrs. Ruth Cockrell, "
Kremer, w. s. Blankenship, N. j. Cum
ningham, Archie Dye and Carl T. Pfaef-
fin.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
Given az Years to Paw.

A judgment which will require AZ
years for liquidation has been made
by a Sussex, England, court. Judge
Austin Jones ordered that Cecil H. Tar
gett of Angmer!ng- -on-Sea pay of in
monthly installments of S25 a Judgment
obtained against him by Mrs. Amy
Southworth of Hove for 5I2,555. The
defendant, a riding master, is earning
cnly about $40 week
Evening star., 1931-12-15
BOY STRUCK BY AUTO
Norman Sadler, 8, Said to Have
Run Into Path Of Car.

Norman S2dlar, years cid. of 1926
T street ro-the1at, wEa treated al Casu-
atty Hospital for injuries to both. legs
yesterday after he was struck by an eu-
tomobile while playing in front of his
home.
Police were told the boy ran into the
path of a machine driven by Joseph
Thomas Of 100 Leonard street north
east. Thomas took the youngster to
the hospital for treatment.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
HOOVER SITS FOR ARTIST
Wayman Adams Makes Portrait

for Academy Of Design.
President Hoover prepared today TO
sit for a ncw portrait to be painted by
Wayman Adams, New York artist, at
the commission of the National Acad-
emy of Design.
Adams chose one of the front rooms
in the White House yesterday and Eet.
up his apparatus, with the prospect
that Mr.. Hoover would give him his
first sitting today. The portrait will
be shown at the National Academy
exhibition next Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
D. c. DROPS PROBE
INTO STAPLES CASE
Lawyers Investigating Police
"Frame-up" Charge
DiSbanded.

The case of former Policeman Orville
Staples was officially closed today when
the District Commissioners disbanded
the Committee of Lawyers set up to
investigate it. The case will not be
brought to trial unless Staples brings
some new action.
Former Policeman Frederick A..
Schenck, held at the District Jail on
transfer from Leavenworth Peniten-
tiaIy, will be sent back at the next OPP
portunity to serve out his sentence for
robbery. 1t was Schenck's story. told
while in prison. that he and others had
framed Staples with perjured testi-
mony, which led to the investigation by
the Committee of Lawyers. That in
vestigation resulted in complete fail
ure to find any evidence of frame-up.
RetOld to Grand Jury.
After Schenck told his original story,
he was brought to the District and
testified before a grand jury on the
alleged frame-up. The grand Jury re-
framed" by the Police Trial Board and
reinstatement of Staples
and the dismissal of Policeman Joseph
Hunt, one of the star witnesses against
Staples in the trial before the Trial
Board. This report, on motion Of Hunt
and Inspector Louis j. Stoll, was later
stricken from the files OF the District
Supreme Court.
Acting On the report, the Commits
Sioners organized a committee of law
yers to investigate the proceedings
which led to the dismissal Of Staples,
and board of civilians to try any one
for trial by the lawyers
should the result of their investigation
take that form When the LAWYERS re-
ported that they found no evidence
Of a frame-up, however the Commits
sioners decided to accept the report,
and there will be nothing for the pro-
posed civilian board to try.
Famous Case Ended.
The end of this famous case, which
has occupied front page space in the
public prints for two years, came with
little ceremony. Corporation Counsel
William W. Bride stated orally to news
paper men at the District Building
that he had recommended that the
Commissioners consider the case closed
and that the Commissioners had ac-
cepted his recommendation.
In addition to the prospective trials Of
policemen indicted for police brutality,
there are sc cases of ill-treatment Of
prisoners reported by the Department
Of Justice to the Commissioners where
the department did not ask for indict-
ments. Whether any of these will ever
come to trial, and what trial board will
be used for the purpose, are questions
still undetermined Mr. Bride said to-
day that decisions as to these will not
be made until after the results of the
trials Of the indicted policemen in
Criminal Court are known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
i. s. WAITS LEAGUE
ACTION IN FAR EAST
Dawes Stays Out of Sessions
to Permit Council to
Take Lead.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Ambassador Dawes is staying out of
the League of Nations Manchurian ses-
sions at Paris because the United States
is not ready to decide how far it will
accompany the League along the path
way toward forceful measures against
Japan.
Secretary of State Stimson said to-
day no assurances had been or were
being given whether this Government
would join in an economic boycott OF
withdraw its diplomatic representatives
from Japan if the japanese troops stay
in Manchuria. He denied fatty pub
lishcd story that a promise against
such action had been given.
The United States does not regard
itself as involved in the present League
dilemma arising from Japan's refusal
to withdraw her troops by last night as
the League requested. Washington did
not associate itself with that time
limit and is letting the League decide
for itself what it now will do.
All OF this is part of the determina-
ton of Washington to maintain freedom
of action. Stimson also declared he did
not regard what now is being done as in
any way a change Of attitude by the
United States
What the United States has done,
partially in cooperation with the
League, may be summarized as follows
1t urged Japan a month ago to get
her troops out of Manchuria, the with
drawal to be coupled with Chinese guar
antees of protection of Japanese ma
tionals and property.
1t joined the League in asking Japan
not to permit any further advance of
the troops, and also made the same re-
quest directly to Toxic.
1t refrained carefully from anything
that looked like setting time limit, or
from threatening either diplomatic or
economic boycott.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
OTHERS FACE TRIAL
IN PITTS CONTEMPT
Prosecutors Decline to Reveal
Names of Additional Smith
Case Defendants.

With G. Bryan Pitts sentenced TO Q
year and a day for contempt of court,
Government prosecutors today were
preparing contempt petitions against
other persons connected with the de-
Tense in the F. H. Smith Co. trial last
year.
The contempt sentence against Pitts
was imposed yesterday by District SUI
preme Court Justice F. D. Let's. The
decision in effect, branded as spurious
some l42 authorizations introduced by
Pitts at his trial in an effort to prove
himself entitled to receive money the
Government claimed he had embezzled
The additional contempt petitions
were being prepared by Nugent Dodds,
Assistant Attorney General. and Neil
Burkinshaw, special assistant. The
prosecutors refused to reveal the iden-
titles of the persons they will name in
their petitions, which are expected to
be filed within the next few days.
Pitts, through Dozier De Vane, his
attorney, noted an appeal from the
contempt conviction. He is under q
14-year sentence following his convic-
ton on conspiracy embezzlement
charges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
j. S. LITTLE HARMED
BY BRITISH TARIFF
Bulk of American Products
Will Escape Burden
of New Duties.
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page.)
make 1t clear that orders which are
placed in the hands of the Board of
Trade relate only to foreign goods and
not to goods from any other part of
the British Empire.
Glass 3 imports include the follow
ing categories:
Coke, manufactured fuel, pottery,
glass, abrasives, iron, steel and manu-
features thereof. non-ferrous metals
and manufactures thereof, cutlery.
hardware, implements and instruments.
electrical goods and apparatus, and
machinery.
u. S. Typewriters Hit.
Manufactures of wood, timber, cot
ton yarns and manufactures, wooden
and worsted yarns, silk, manufactures
of silk, manufactures of other textile
materials, apparel, chemicals, drugs,
dyes, colors, oils, fats and resins, manu-
featured leather and manufactures
thereof, paper and cardboard, vehicles.
including locomotives, ships, aircraft.
rubber manufactures and miscellaneous
articles wholly or mainly manufactured
The American exports to Great
Britain which seem most likely to be
affected are typewriters, sewing ma
chimes, vacuum cleaners and carpets
Great Britain, in fact, is the United
States best customer, taking over
$3.50, 900, 900 worth of merchandise in
the last fiscal year. But the bulk of
American exports to Great Britain are
food and raw materials, such as cot
ton, and they will not be affected by
this tax, and on motor cars. Great
Britain already has 80 per cent tax
under the McKenna duties.
The fact that the Board of Trade is
empowered to judge the items ana
amounts of the present duties Is i'm
portant, as Walter Runciman, president
Of the Board of Trade, is Liberal with
strong views against a high protective
tariff wall. The facts themselves also
initiate against Great Britain putting
on anything like the United States re-
strictive tariff wall.
Large Loans to Be Repaid.
Great Britain's large loans abroad
must be repaid, both interest and the
capital, from her debtors by her ability
to import their goods. British shipping
another large source Of income, cannot
be penalized by cutting the imports
ruthlessly. And something like a per-
manent depreciation of 20 per cent in
the British pound sterling, thus cutting
Great Britain's purchasing power, forms
an effective tariff wall in itself.
Despite the clamorous cries Of the
Tory wild men" it is predicted here
that Great Britain will 60 to q general,
all-around low revenue tariff wall, with
possibly something like protection for
iron and steel.
The chief uses which the British
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Bend this evening at Stanley Hall at
$40 o'clock. John S. M. Zimmerman,
bandmaster: Anton Pointner assistant.
March, The American Legion"
VanderSloot
Irish overture, THE Beauties OF Erin"
Bennett
Suite romantic, Norwegian Sketches"
Wick
ION the Ford" Rustic Dance"
Gems from musical comedy, The
O'Brien Girl. ................H irSch
Descriptive fox trot, Sleepy Town
Express" ................. Gillespie
Popular waltz song. Don't Ask Me
Why" (from German operetta, "Das
ISL Aus ...... oNoiA
Finale, Come, Kiss Me" Mabel Wayne
"TG Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
NAH STANDS GROUND.
Chinese General Submits Counter
proposals to Gen. HOMO.

Chinese General Submits Counter
proposals to Gen. HOMO.
TOXIC, November II (P.-Gen.
Nah Chan-Shan, the Chinese COM
mander in Mancluria, has submitted q
general. HOMO, dispatches from Muk-
den said todey, but is standing his
ground south Of Anganchi, with no in
dioation that he intends to withdraw.
Dispatches from Hardin earlier in the
day indicated that Gen. Nah had &C
cepted the japanese demand that he
withdraw, but the Mukden report Of
the counter-p proposals said he would
fall back only II the japanese evacuate
the Nonni River sector and give guar
anteeS that Gen. Chang Hai-Peng shall
not be permitted to use the Taonan-
Anganchi Railway.
Gen. Nah also repeated his assertion
that he cannot withdraw all his forces
north of the Chinese Eastern Railway
because Of the presence of bandits in
the south.
Will Ask ReinfOrcements.
Meanwhile, it was said that military
authorities here had decided to ask the
cabinet that endorsements be sent to
Manchuria quickly because of the in
creaSingly threatening situation there.
1t was announced that Lieut.. Gen.
Ninomiya. vice chief Of the general
staff will leave for Mukden this eve
ming ION an important mission"
1t appeared unlikely that the cabinet
would approve ordering out fresh troops,
although reports from two japanese
sources in Manchuria said the negotia-
tions with Gen. Nah Chan-Shan had
/, broken down.
The Japanese feeling is that the new
Chinese terms, although outwardly rea-
sonable, are excuses" for Mah's forces
to remain in their present position.
The war Office official dispatches said
the Chinese cavalry attacked at Shung-
huanyuan, east of TahSing, yesterday
| morning and inflicted 10 casualties be-
fore they were repulsed.
Several air force attachments left
Hammatsu, Tachairi and Pingwan, ia
pan, this morning for Manchuria. The
| groups included scout, bombing and
fighting planes, although the strength
OF the expedition was not given.
Japan has no intention of raising the
| So-called "21 demands" in any proposals
for direct negotiation with China in
| the present situation, the government
| declared in note sent to Ambassador
/ Debuchi at Washington and to other
Ambassadors today.
TSITSIHAR EVACUATED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
M'LEAN WILL DEFY
DIVORCE INJUNCTION
Washington Publisher Will Con-
tinue Efforts to Get Decree at Riga
Despite Court Order.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, November 17.-Edward B.
Mclean, Washington newspaper pub
Usher, will continue his divorce pro-
ceedings at Riga, his attorneys said to-
day. despite restraining order issued
yesterday by the District of Columbia
Supreme Court.
when the papers are served on Mrs
Mclean" said the attorney, Il am sure
that the Washington court will recog-
nize the principles of international law
Jurisdiction
1t was disclosed yesterday that in
filing his action, Mclean deposited with
the court there formal statement that
he intends to marry Miss Rose Douras,
said to be sister of Marion Davies, the
American motion picture actress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
WILL HOLD BAZAAR

The annual bazaar and turkey din
ner of the lexington Presbyterian
Church will be held at the church to-
night and Wednesday evenings from
80 to 1880 o'clock. Mrs. M. w. Killing
is in charge of the dinner, and heads
of various committees for the bazaar
follow: Fancy work, Mrs. N. M. Pol
lock, Mrs. w. ]. Peters; apron, Mrs. j.
w. Thompson: handkerchiefs. Mrs. C.
E. Quigley; novelty, Mrs. D. c. Grain;
Jams. Mrs. w. w. Spaid; cakes, Mrs
F. L. Adams; potted plants, Mrs. 8. M.
Falconer. Mrs. Ida Wakefield, and
candy, Miss Mary Robertson and Miss
Janet Jardine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
COLORED VETS MEET

Colored Disabled Veterans of the
World War will meet tonight at 8
o'clock at the colored Y. NJ. C. A.,
Twelfth and T streets, for the purpose
OF selecting name for their new post,
electing temporary officers end OPEN
ing q drive for members. A skeleton
organization was formed at prior
meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
TSITSIHAR EVACUATED.
Population Flees, Fearing Air Attack by
Japancse Aviation Forces.


LONDON, November IT (P.-A dis
patch to the London Daily Mail today
from its correspondent at Tsitsihar,
Manchuria, said the city was almost
completely evacuated last night after
Japanese airplanes few over 1t at noon.
The planes dropped about 80 bombs
on the position of the Chinese troops
south of Anganchi, 1t said, but they
did little damage.
The planes disappeared from Tsitsi-
har after Chinese troops there opened
fire on them, but the populace, recall
ing that Japanese oficials and military
officers had left the city guessed that
an air raid was planned.
The people fed Immediately and
scattered over the countryside.
Only two foreigners remained in tha
city, q British officer and the Mails
correspondent, the dispatch said
American newspaper men left after the
departure of the Japanese consul Sat
urday night, 1t said. and four mis-
sionaries were recalled to Hardin by an
urgent telegram from the American
consulate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
MEXICO CHANGES RULE

Tourists Will Not Nave 70 nave
Papers EXAMINE ed at Border.
MEXICO CITY, November II (P).-
Tourists coming to Mexico in the fu-
ture will not have to have their en-
trance papers examined at the border.
the immigration department announced
today. This work will be handled at
the Mexican consulates issuing tourist
cards.
The department explained that the
inspection of tourist papers in the fu-
ture would only be to determine the
category of the entrant, as tourists will
be accorded all necessary papers before
they reach the border.
1t also announced that an old law
forbidding tourists from bringing cam
eras into Mexico had been annulled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17

actually are hoping from the tariffs is
for the granting of preferences with
the doninions linking up the empire in
an economic group of some sort, bar
gaining with other countries, such as
the Argentine, that they might absorb
o greater proportion of British goods,
and using them as a weapon to reduce
the worlds tariff walls.
(Copyrisht, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17

SeVenty-two, one of the oldtime fiddlers
who went to Dearborn, Mich. several
years ago as guests Of Henry Ford, died
suddenly Sunday at his home, 2127 K
street. Funeral services will be held
tomorrow morning at o'clock at St.
Stephens Church. Burial will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mr.. Kiley had worked at the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing for 40 years
prior to his retirement about seven
years ago. He was a native of Ireland,
coming to the United States when IL
years old.
survivors include his widow, Mrs.
Elizapeth kiley; daughter, Mrs. Kath-
crime x. MacIntyre, Edgemoor, Nd.
and two grandchildren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
London Police Rout Jobless.

LONDON, November IT P).-Using
their batons, police charged a crowd Of
about 500 unemployed in the north sec
ton Of London today and several men
were injured. The disturbance took
place in the vicinity of the public assist
ance Office.
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