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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
ENGINEERS Off
TO BEACH TODAY
121st Regiment viii EnCamp
for Two Weeks of Field
Training.

The 121st Regiment OF Engineers, the
largest unit Of the National Guard OF
the District Of Columbia, commanded
by Col. John w. oehmann, District OF
Columbia building inspector, VIII leave
washington this afternoon Tor virginia
Beach, Va, where it win go INTO camp
for two weeks OF field training.
Many OF the troops spent last night
In the arnaory preparing equipment ana
rolling their packs. The heavy equip
rnert win be placed on trucks earn
today for transfer to the steamer Dis
trict of Columbia at the Norfolk ana
washington Steamboat dock, on which
the District troops viii make the voyage
to Norfolk.
with their heavy packs strapped TO
their backs, the regiment Is scneduleu
! to leave the Armory at Sixth street ana
Pennsylvania avenue at $3.50 O'Clock IL
afternoon, march south on the former
street, to NJ street and west on that
thoroughfare to the dock. The soldiers
will be Immediately embarked, and the
vessel Is scheduled to leave at $50
O'clock SO as to give the troops br1ef
ueriod OF daylight steaming on the
iInner stretches OF the Potomac River.
THE regiment win be headed in the
march by the regimsntal band, OF which
Meyer Goldman Is leader.
The steamer is scheduled to dock Al
Berkeley Va, suburb OF Norfolk. Al
4 80 o'clock tomorrow morning. and the
troops debarked at 8 O'Clock. Trains
will be waiting nearby and the soldiers
viii transfer the impedimeTlta from the
vessel to them. The movement out OF
Norfolk is scheduled to start at 10
o'clock. so that the troops win be in the
camp before noon. Two meals viii be
served on the boat. supper this evening
and breakfast tomorrow morning.
The Engineer regiment is the second
contingent Of the local militia to take
to the field within a week. the 18th
Division Troops having gone TO Cas-
cade, Md. last Sunday.
Mai. Gen. Anton Stephan. command
ing the local militia brigade and the
2sth National Guard Division. compris-
ing the citizen troops of this city and
MARYLAND and Virginia viii visit the
Engineers In camp next Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
MRS. HENDERSON CHAUFFEUR
GETS THREATENING LETTER
Told to "TeII the Truth"
About Mrs. WhoIean'S
Parentage.
Note Bears 0minous Sign
and Promises Dire Punish
ment.

William H. Carter, colored chauffeur
for the late Mrs. Mary F. Henderson,
has received an anonymous letter
threatening him with dire but inspect
fed consequences unless he "tells the
truth" about the parentage of Mrs.
Beatrice r. Wholean, reputed grand
daughter Of MRS. Henderson.
The letter was signed with letters Of
a secret organization and. by way of
adding TO its terroriEing effect. bore the
black imprint Of human palm across
its face.
Carter was Mrs. Henderson's coach
man at the time of Mrs. Wholean'S
birth. Her statement prior 10 her death
that Mrs. Wholean was adopted and was
not her blood grHndchild is believed to
have been based in part on information
given by Carter.
The letter directed the colored man
to 30 to q local newspaper ONCE and
confess to q reporter the lies you told
Mrs. Henderson about her grand
daughters parentage."
"You are going to make complete
confession" the letter continued. you
are going to- confess all-and we don't
mean maybe.
Don't decide you are going to run
away. No, because you win be watched
day and night from the hour this letter
Is received.
IF the confession is not made by the
9Th Of this month we are going to
know the reason why. The Jap viii be
taken care of later"
The letter was dated August and
mailed July 81. No effort has been
made to modest Carter or "the Jap,"
presumably Jesse ShiIna, Mrs. Hender-
sons secretary.
Although Garter turned the letter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16

over to an attorney, he was inclined to
dismiss 1t as the work Of crank.
Carter was bequeathed $4,000 IN Mrs,
Henderson's last viii, which has been
fled for probate in District Supreme
Court. The viii left 100000 to Shima,
half In cash and half in trust, and en-
tirely disinherited Mrs. Wholean.
The rift between Mrs. Henderson and
her supposed granddaughter first be-
came known when the latter asked the
District Supreme Court to prevent Mrs.
Henderson from giving a valuable resi-
dence here to the Government as a
permanent heme for the Vice Presi-
dent. Mrs. Henderson then brought
suit to annul court decree adopting
Mrs Wholean.
Mrs. Henderson subsequently told
reporters she had no recollection of a
secret proceeding in District Supreme
Court in 1924 by which she adopted
Mrs. Wholean and made her her heir
at-law
After Mrs. Henderson's latest viii was
fled shortly after her death, five other
wills and two codicils were brought into
court. It is expected that a prolonged
legal battle will develop among the
several benef1ciarieS under the In
StrumentS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
TERMINAL PROPERTY
$15,O5O, 900 IN 1916
Final Value for Rate Making Will
Be Brought Up to Date
Soon.

The final value for rate-making pur-
poses of property of the Washington
Terminal Co., owned and used for COM
mon carrier purposes, was put at
SIS $50 900 as Of June 30, 1915, In q
report yesterday by the Interstate Com
merce Commission. The value Of prop
erty owned but not used was put at
S491, 73i.
The washington Terminal Co. oper-
ates the Union Station here and has
besides the station about IL miles of
track.
The valuation on the property used
for common carrier purposes was in
creased by s3,525,00O over the tentative
valuation against which the carrier had
protested. The principal item entering
into the increase was $3.000,0 0e con-
tributed by the Government toward the
terminal project. The tentative report
had deducted this. but in its final de-
cision it was held not to be properly
deductable in that 1t was not q gift,
but was paid In consideration for sur
render Of grade crossings and other
rights by the Baltimore a. Ohio and
Pennsylvania Systems which control
the terminal.
The valuation on the property not
used for common carrier purposes, but
under lease, was unchanged N q final
report.
while this valuation dates back Is
years, 1t is explained at the commission
that available figures would allow 1t 70
be brought up TO date without delay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
BICENTENNIAL HELD
HIGHLY EDUCATIONAL
Kruckman Stresses Informative
Phase of Fete in Radio Ad.
dress Last Night.

Arnold Kruckman, executive director
of the District Btcentennial Commits
sion, in a radio address delivered last
night over Station WMALs viSualized
the 1882 celebration as q great educa-
tional program.
THE visitor to this city next year will
take away with him sharper, clearer
picture Of what Government means to
him, and what it actually does for him,
here at its source, and elsewhere, than
he has probably ever had before" he
said.
The essence Of the celebration. Mr..
Kruckman declared. Is also to be in
sprational With all the materials and
resources, here In Washington, the big
Job for the commission to do, he ex-
planned, is to classify, assemble and
marshall it in the sequence that will
tell the whole story of the centuries OF
progress.
I'VE are organizing this celebration
in washington SO it will cost us COM
paratively little" the director said. II
think 1t is planned 50 as to be helpful
in this time of depression"
washington Is within So hours travel
by automobile for 90,000.000 of the
total population of the country, ne said,
explaining there is no reason not 70 be-
lieve that Millions Of visitors would
come here for the bicentennial year.
Mr.. Kruckman was introduced TO the
radio audience by Dorsey Hyde, Secre-
tary Of the Washington Chamber OF
Commerce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
15-YEAR- OLD GAINS
AIR MODEL HONOR
Hand Launched Plane of Edward
Grannis Scars 4 Minutes
A. Seconds.

Edward Grannis, 15-year-old mode
aircraft builder, proved the sensation
of the day at Stuart Junior High
School auditorium yesterday when h:
graduated from the lowest rating class tc
the highest in the d. G. Model Aircraft
League.
The feat was accomplished by virtue
of a flight of minutes and A seconds
by the model which he entered in the
scientific hand-launched plane co,npe-
tition. This was held as a preliminary
to the championship contests to be con-
Center Department August 81 to Sep
TENDER 4.
Other results in this event follow:
Morris Arkin, 3:55:O5; Andrew Howe,
3:06: 02; Fred Wolfes, 3:02; George LEI
fer, 2:45, Jack Park, Z:36; Morris
Krueoff, 2:31: Richard Grannis, 2:20:04;
Dougles Phillips, 2:15:05; Charles Nc
Gee. 2:07:04, and Jack Friedman
2:04 :02.
Results in the fuselage models COM
petition follow: Jack Friedman win
ner), l.33:05; Morris Kruecen, $500;
Morris Arkin, 37:04; Charles MCGEE,
so 200, and Edward Grannis, 1000. The
scientific glider class was won by
Andrew Howe, whose time was 1908
seconds. Others in this class were Nor
ris Arkin, 1902: George Lefaer, 1900;
Jack Park, 1904; Edward Grannis,
10000; Fred Wolfes. 9:04: Douglas Phil
lips, goa, and Charles MCGEE, 900.
The flights were supervised by John
H. williams, model aircraft instructor
OF the Community Center Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
ENGINEER, s., HELD
IN MINE SW|NDLE
William L. Stevenson Arrest
ed in Washington on BaIti-
more Fraud Charge.

Reports from Baltimore last night
that william L. Stevenson, 63-year-
old mining engineer, arrested here last
week for Baltimore authorities, had
obtained $4,000 from Washington in
vestors, were being investigated by the
police last night.
Detective Sergt. Charles Mansfield
arrested Stevenson at the request OF
Capt. Charles H. Burns. head Of the
Baltimore Detective Bureau. En-
coilntering the fugitive near the Vet
Grams Bureau, the detective recognized
him from q description broadcast by
Baltimore police. He followed him to
Pennsylvania avenue and Seventeenth
street, where the arrest was made.
Charged with Swindling.
Stevenson. who described himself as
a California mining engineer, was
turned over to Baltimore detectives
less than two hours later. Taken to
Baltimore, he was charged with
Swindling DR.. j. NJ. T. Finney, noted
Johns Hopkins Hospital surgeon, and
20 other Baltimoreans. including the
doctors three sons, out of total OF
$4,000
Then, according to an Associated
Press dispatch, Baltimore detectives an
nounced Stevenson also was wanted
here. He likewise was said to be wanted
In Philadelphia, where he allegedly OBJ
tanned $4,000 by fraudulent methods, as
well as in several other cities,
1T don't know whether Stevenson Is
wanted here or not" Inspector Frank
Burke, chief of the Detective Bureau,
said. This Is the first I've heard OF
It."
A similar statement was made by
Sergt. Mansfield, who added: I'm look
1t up Monday. There may be some
thing in that"
$4,000 Bond Set.
Meanwhile, however, Stevenson was
being held in $500 bond by Baltimore
authorities, pending a hearing Septem-
Der is, when DR.. F1nney is expected
hore from Nova Scotia.
Stevenson is said to have gained DR..
Finney's confidence by posing as q
cousin Of DR.. Ross Stevenson of Prince
ton Theological Seminary, finally induc-
ing the surgeon, his sons and their
friends to invest $l95 each, to be used
to file mining claims n Canada.
After obtaining the money, Stevenson
disappeared, but later vas arrested in
Miami, Fla, where he jumped bond of
81 900. Rearrested in Tucson, Ariz., he
again skipped bond, and his whereabouts
were unknown until he appeared here
to transact business with the Veterans
Bureau. Despite his age, he said he Is
a World War veteran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
.LOVETTE FOR C. O.P.
SPEAKER CHOICE
Tennessee Republican Con-
tradictS Reports He'd
Support Democrat.

DENYING . report that he was unde-
cided as to whether he would cast his
vote with the Republican or Democratic
party in the reorganization Of the
House when Congress conyenes this
FAN. Representative o. B. Lovette, Re-
publican, OF Tennessee declared last
night in q statement issued through his
son and secretary, Frank II. Lovette,
that he would support the Republican
nominee for the speakership.
Representative Lovette's statement
was issued 10 contradict oficially re-
port published In New York paper
last week ii, which Lovette was quoted
as saying that he would vote with the
Democrats in the election Of Speaker
to succeed the late Nicholas Long
worth.
81 did not say I was undecided about
how I would vote" Representative
Lovette declared in his statement. wired
to his son for release to the Washing
ton press. II have always said that
would vote with the Republicans.
voted for Nicholas Longworth in the
last Republican caucas.
Since his death have been nom
commftal as between the Republicans
desiring the speakership, and that is
what / said. very much desire that
the Republicans organize the House in
order that President Hoover may have
a Congress In harmony and sympathy
with him so that great issues now be-
fore the country may be settled.
If Congress and the President are
in harmony we have some chance for
constructive work, and it viii be for
the best interest Of the country" he
continued THE problems we must
face both at home and abroad demand
the hearty cooperation Of the execu-
tive and Legislative branches OF the
Government. / therefore hope to see
the House organize so that such CO.
operation can be had"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
TWo HELD IN LIQUOR RAID.
Second Pair Arrested as Police Find
Alleged Rum In Auto.

Mrs. Dora Smith, "a years old, Of 10l7
Thirty-first street, and George Edward
Landon, colored, AZ, of 3l34 South
street, were arrested on charges of
Illegal possession of liquor late yesterday
by the second police inspection district
vice squad.
The raiding party. led by Sergt. A. I.
Bullock, reported finding 81 bottics of
home brew and 61a ptnts of colored
whisky In a raid on Mrs. Smiths
residence.
Lawson McClain. colored, %, Of 1915
Twelfth street, and Milton Walter,
colored. A, of 1925 Seaton street, were
charged with illegal possession of A
gallons of liquor when Policeman w. d.
Perry and william Melvin searched an
automobile in which they were riding
yesterday. An additional charge of
failing to exhibit a registration card
was placed against McClain.
The two men were released under
bond of $500 each for appearance in
Police Court tomorrow morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
EIGHT ARE CONVICTED
FOR COUNTY FRAUD
Four Sentenced TO Five Year
Terms and Fined $1,000
Each.


~ TIE Associated Press.
BRKvARD. n. c.. August IS Eight
tokfner bankers and former public one
ciais were convicted here today Of con-
spiracy TO defraud Transylvania County
OF 100000 70 aid the now defianct Bre-
ward Banking Co
Judge n. Hoyle Sink imposed sem
fences bf two 70 I'VE years IN prison
and q 5000 ane upon Thomas IL.
6hipnan. president Of the bank: y. n.
pickelsilner end e. R McNeely, former
county commissioners and Ralph
Fischer. former county attorney. four
OF the convicted r1en.
Another, Joseph s. Silversteen. vice
president Of the bank was fined es'o0o,
The others-A NJ White, ST.. Owen and
W. Taylor, former commissioned were
fined 81 900 each. The former CONE
nifssfoners also were found guilty 01
mafznpplicatipn CT funds, hut judgment
waa &nnpen6ed On this count on pay
menk of costs
Appeals iron the saute MtEe aAEeE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
Ousting of 1000
In Census Bureau
Proves Difficult
Distances From Homes
and Merit Govern
Discharges.

The task of adding 1000 persons as
gradually as possible to the ranks of the
unemployed has devolved upon Census
Director William M Steuart
Where last year he had hundreds Of
temporary jobs to offer those fitted by
manual dexterity and mental training
to help In the census count, he must
now dismiss these workers as fast as
their tasks can be completed.
The census law compels him to dis
pense with the services Of his present
staff of 1000 temporary workers by De-
cember 81. 1882.
Between 200 and 300 must go, he said
during this month. BY the latter part
of October 900 card punchers viii have
departed, their work complete.
Efficiency. industry and distance from
home are the matters considered in de-
termtning the order in which they vii
be dropped. Steuart said.
MY policy. In view Of the general I'M
employment situation. has been to keeI
as many on as long as possible. taking
into consideration the appropriation
must work with" the census director
added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
TIME LIMIT ENDS
FOR ROUTE FILING
Several Bus Lines Fail to
Present Papers to D. C.
Utility Board.

The time limit for filing OF routes
and schedules of class A interstate
buses expired yesterday with several
CT the lines reported as not having filed
their papers with the Public Utilities
Commission.
An order adopted last June by the
District Commissioners and the Utili-
ties Commission called for the informs
ton by August Is and forbade any
operation except over approved routes
and to approved terminals after that
date. Most Of the lines which have
not fled, however, are now operating
over routes and to terminals approved
by the Utilities Commission in the past,
and this approval viii hold over until
the commission decides what it wants
to do with It's new data. Eventually
1t Is expected to bar these buses out
of the downtown congested zone, April
l, 1892, being set as the date after
which they will not be allowed to
operate in congested zone No. !.
Commission Defied.
Most interest attaches to the state
ment of routes filed by the Great East
ern Stages and the Chester Valley Lines,
which operate out of terminal estab-
Iished at l349 & street, in open DELI
ance of the Utilities Commission, which
turned down a request for permission
for a terminal at that location. A third
concern operating out of this terminal,
the Mountain Stages, failed to file its
papers. All three are said to operate
under the trade name OF Short Lines.
since these lines operate out OF q
terminal never approved by the Utili-
ties Commission, it Is expected that the
Joint Board (the District Commissioners
and the Public Utilities Commission sit
ting Jointly will start some kind OF
court action to bring them in line. The
Joint Board was created by the recent
traffic act. which went into effect July
/. and has never had a court test OF
Its powers.
Others Not Filing.
Other concerns which failed TO nle,
according TO information at the Pub
lie Utilities Commission, include the
Neyin Lines, with headquarters at BOB
Fourteenth street; the Shenandoah
Stages, which operate from Eleventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue; United
Utilities, with an oface at Fourteentn
and II streets and operating from l2OS
PENNSYLVANIA avenue; the washington,
Marlboro g. Annapolis Motor Lines,
which operate from the washington,
Baltimore &c Annapolis tnterurban
terminal, and the washington, Virginia
81 Maryland Coach Co., with lines to
Bluemont, Va leaving from terminal
at Twelfth street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
Among those which filed yesterday
are the Tidewater Lines, Inc, operat-
ing from the w, B. & A. terminal. and
the Greyhound Lines, with six differ
emit operating subsidiaries, with a
terminal at 1885 New York avenue.
Although no meeting of the joint
board has been called. it is expected
that one. will be held tomorrow to de-
eide on what course TO follow In en-
forcing its orders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
FAST PLANE TESTED

LONDON CFD.--Said to be the worlds
fastest night tighter. . new alrpiane has
passed its fiying trials here. IL Is re-
ported to have q speed OF more than
zoe miles an hour at miles above
ground
The machine Is armed with two ma
ehine guns and carries Q bomb load.
Electrically heated clothing and oxygen
apparatus are included IN the Ayers
equipment
The plane can climb 4 miles in less
than Is minutes ITS top altitude Is
more than miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
CHILE HOLDS OFFICER
IN IBANEZ COUP PLOT
Army Man drilled Constantly on
Notes Proposing Revolt Re-
ported Struggled.

BY the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO. Chile, August I5.-It
was reported here today that several
resolutions, said to have been signed
by officers of the air corps and the
army and navy proposing a coup d'etat
on behalf OF former President Carlos
Ibanez, were found On the person Of an
army officer who was apprehended
yesterday while trying to pass the
border into Argentina.
Authorities here were making no
statements today. but it was understood
the ofacer was being questioned day
and night.
BuENOS AIRES, August is lA1.--
Former President Carlos rbanez OF Chile
today denied any connection with al
legged plots in his behalf reported from
his home country.
The former president said he was
opposed to any revolutionary movement
in Chile and his only knowledge Of an
alleged plot there came from the news
papers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
SPANISH DRAFT READY
Constitutional Proposals to Be
Presented Tuesday.

MADRID, August Is (R1.-The Con-
stitutional Committee announced TO-
night 1t would submit complete draft
of the new constitutional proposals ia
the Assembly next Tuesday, including a
recommendation that the present As
sembly elect the first constitutional pres
tdent Of the Republic in q secret session.
The latter Recommendation proposes
that the president be elected BY at least
one NOR than the full voting strength
of the emhly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
CAPITOL MAILS
HEAD IN RUM NET;
ALLEGESFRAME-UP
Sidney W. Mitchell, Edward
Cannon, Latter OF cIaren-
don, Under $500 Bail.
ARRESTS FOLLOW
STRANGERS VISIT
Defendant in Case, Set for August
81, Says Money Was Forced
on Him,

Sidney w. Mitchell, AZ, superlntend-
ent Of the mailing division at the Capt.
toll. at liberty on $500 bond on a liquor
charge, declared last night that his
arrest Friday night was the result Of a
"frame-up" by members of the police
vice squad.
Mitchell and Edward Cannon, %, of
Clarendon, who was arrested with him,
were arraigned in Police Court on sale
charges yesterday. Hearing of the case
was postponed until August 81, how
ever, and they were released on $500
bond each. When arrested, Mitchell
gave his name as Frank w. Mitchell.
His identity was not revealed until last
night.
Explaining his assertion he was the
victim of a "frame-up," Mitchell said
two men called at his home at l419 r
street wednesday night and convinced
his fiancee, who admitted them, that
they were old friends Of his. The Wis
itors, Mitchell learned later, were men,
bers Of the vice squad.
Courteous TO Strangers.
The men appeared surprised, Mitchell
related, when he told them he did not
remember having met them before.
They seemed pretty nice chaps" how
ever. he said, so when they asked for
something to drink" he did not heSi-
tate to give it to them.
AS the men were about to leave,
Mitchell said, they inquired If he had
any liquor they could take along. 81
gave them a little had left in pint
bottle" Mitchell admitted.
Remarking it was not altogether right
not to compensate him for the drinks,
Mitchell went on, one of the men
pressed two 81 bills into his hand.
Arrests Follow Phoning.
The pair returned two nights later,
accompanied by another man, Mitchell
said They induced him to telephone
for two pints of liquor, he said, and
when Cannon arrived with it. two other
men suddenly appeared.
The observation-disclosures II. @.
Wanamaker and j. Auffenberg seized
the liquor and the IS Mitchell had paid
Cannon and placed the two under ar
rest. the mailing division superintendent
said. They also seized Cannon's auto
mobile.
According to the vice squad members,
however. Mitchell and Cannon were
arrested in the usual manner. The Of
ficerS purchased liquor from Mitchell
on both their first and second visits to
his home, they declared.
TWO HELD IN LIQUOR RAID.