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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
Linen Dresser
SCARFS
60c

89c and $I.25 Values
These scarfs are in SO, As
and so in. lengths, with linen
centers and inserts, and edges
of pretty laceS. Used for tables,
buffets and dressing tables.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
j. 8. CHECKS Ut
TAX-DODGERS

The recent successful prosecu
ton of known criminals through
their evasion of Uncle Sans in
come tax laws, and the fact that
the Government is now collecting
$50, 600, 900 in back taxes monthly
have inspired Treasury officials
to plan a widespread drive against
income tax dodgers in the i'm
mediate future.
The annual report of Commits
sioner David Burnet, of the Blu.
reau of Internal Revenue, shows
that several thousand investiga-
tions of criminal violations of in
come tax laws were made during
the fiscal year 1881.
The Treasury Department is
planning to initiate, through the
Internal Revenue Bureau, a
method of more closely scrutiniz,
ing all income tax returns.
Aggregate internal revenue col
lections in the fiscal year 1881
were $2,428,228,754.22, as com
pared to $3,O40.145,733.17 in 1890,
reduction of nearly $612,000,.
900, or 20 per cent. The income
tax collections amounted to ST..
$50, ,040, 497 .39, as compared to $2,.
410.259,230.28 in 1880, a decrease
of more than $550,000,000, or %
per cent.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
UNDW|NDL|NG,
BUT STILL HAS
LONG To LIVE
Future Is 5000, 900, 900, 900
Years, Astronomer Reckons
for Smithsonian

It's all right to send out an
other batch or two of laundry,
for the end of the world is not
yet in sight-not in sight to
the naked eye, at any rate.
Although dissipating itself at
the rate OF 100000 tons a second
the sun has been doing business
for 2,000,000,000 years and will
continue for another $4,000, ,000,-
000,000 years, according to the an
nual report of the Smithsonian
Institution.
Has Heart of Gas
The estimate is made by DR..
Charles E. st. John. an astrono-
mer who made a study of the sun,
learning that it's heart is COM
posed of gas that is about %
times as dense as water.
The report wa1 preSent:d by
DR.. Charles G. Abbott, secretary
of the institution.
Hot or warm water puddleS
formed in the polar regions after
the earth's first rain probably
served as "incubators" for the
first low forms of life on this
planet. according to a theory ad-
vanced by DR.. ASsar Hadding,
Swedish geologist.
Water Nurtured Life
Dd. Hadding contends that these
regions first cooled enough to al
low water to condense on the sur
face collecting in pools in the
hot volcanic ash that then COW
cred the earth, creating condi-
tions favorable to cell ueVelop-
ment.
The moon, instead of being
dead and cold, is expanding, ac'
cording to conclusions reached by
E. V. Forbes, of Cambridge Uni
vcrSity. England.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
JAM To FORCE
CLASS GUT

With no immediate prospect for
the relief of congested conditions,
Western High School will be
forced to go on a part time sched-
ule of classes beginning Septem-
ber, 1888.
This was revealed today by
Stephen E. Kramer, first assist
ant superintendent of schools in
charge of secondary education.
When this schedule is adopted,
it will be the second time that
conditions at Western High
School have necessitated such a
policy. The part time classes were
adopted last February when the
school became so overcroWded
that the only method of relief
was through the divided class
schedule,
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
MANASSAS JAIL
LOSES TWO

MANASSAS, Va, Dec. 14.-Two
men gained their freedom, but
only one of them legally, when
Walter Woolfenden was acquitted
of murder by a jury in the Ma
nassas Courthouse Saturday night.
Just before the case was given
the jury and while defense attor-
neys we're making a plea for
Woolfenden's life. a prisoner in
the Jail across from the court
house sawed the bars in his cell
window and escaped.
How the prisoner, Edward Ber-
ry. obtained a saw is being inves-
tigated by the authorities. He
has not been recaptured.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
M|DD|ES DANCE.
DECEMBER 25

ANNAPOLIS. Dec. 14.-One of
the most brilliant affairs of the
season will be the fourth annual
Midshipmen and Cadet ball, to
be given at the Mayflower Hotel
in Washington, December Is. The
honor guests will be Vice PreSi-
dent Curtis and Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Everett Gam.
In the receiving line will be
Assistant Secretary of War and
Mrs. Frederick Payne, the Major
General Commandant of the Ma
rine Corps and Mrs. Ben Fuller,
the Chief of Cavalry. Mai. Gen.
Guy V. Henry, and Mrs Henry;
Co-ordinator of the Government,
Rear Admiral Thomas T. Craven,
and Mrs. Craven, and Capt. and
Mrs. Frank D. Berrien.
Col. Joseph J. Staley, U S. M
c. Reserves, will introduce the
guests.
At II o'clock the Vice President
will be escorted to his box by the
chairman of the committee
through a double line of cadets
and midshipmen. The ball is
under the management of Mrs
Helen Ray Hagner.
The superintendent of the Ma
val academy, Rear Admiral
Thomas C. Hart, and Mrs. Hart
will entertain the midshipmen
of the football squad at a sup
per-dance on Saturday, Decem
ber 10.
The students of st. Johns Col
lege will have their first formal
hop of the year on Friday eve
ming, December 18, IN the college
gymnasium.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
D. C.. Subcommittee
Members ADDOinted

Appointments to the subcom-
mittee for the District of the
House Appropriations Committee
have been announced by Repre-
sentative Joseph w. Byrns, chair
man, as follows:
Representative Clarence Can
non CD of Missouri, hartman;
William ]. Granfiel CD of Mas,
sachuSetts, Thomas L. Blanton
(D0 of Texas, William P. Hola,
day (RD Illinois, and Robert G.
Simmons (RD Nebraska.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
Maryland County
Under Social Lens

BALTIMORE, Dec. 14.-A COM
prehensive social survey in one
of the counties of Maryland is
under way, with cooperation of
various State officials and agen-
cies. The name of the county
will not be divulged until the
survey is finished March l.
Miss Anita j. Faatz, new State
supervisor of public welfare, is
in charge of the survey. The
present status and needs of
social and welfare work, truancy,
sub-normal children, tuberculosis,
alms-house, adult and juvenile
delinquency and other factors
will be included in the report.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
RESCUE EFFORT
FEARED BY
STATE.
Grand Jury Action Planned;
Auto, Cartridges Called
Clues to M0bSterS

LEWISBURG. w. Va, Dec.
14.-That efforts to prosecute
the alleged lynchers of two
colored men near here Thurs
day will be made was disclosed
late last night with the arrest
of three brothers, now awaiting
grand jury action here.
Earl, Pete and Jack Legg, all OF
Quinwood, were removed from the
Greenbrier County Jail by State
troopers in order that any attempt
to free them might be frustrated
Hearing Waived
The men were accused of aiding
the lynching of Tom Jackson. 48,
and George Banks, 26, who had
been held in the Jail here on a
murder charge.
The colored men were taken
from the Jail by a mob, hanged
to a telegraph pole, and their
bodies riddled with bullets.
Auto Furnishes Clues
According to State Attorney
James H. White, the men have
already implicated themselves by
their statements.
Their arrest resulted from the
finding of an automobile, said to
be their property, near the tele'
graph pole from which the pris'
oners were hanged.
Cartridges, said to be similar to
the empty shells found at the
scene of the lynching, we're found
in the automobile, according to
White,
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
LEADBETTER TO TALK

DR.. G.. w. Leadbetter, eminent
surgeon, will be the speaker at
the Civitan luncheon tomorrow at
the Lafayette Hotel. His subject
will be Remedial Surgery for De,
formed Children"
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
Oregon Veterans
Honor UnknOLUN1

Oregon veterans who are in
Washington to petition Congress
for the full payment of the
soldiers bonus, yesterday placed
wreath on the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier.
Local units of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars participated.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
ROCKVILLE LICENSES

Marriage licenses we're issued at
Rockville to Norman F. Scott, 81,
and Gladys E. Kendrick. 18, both
of Washington: Frank E. Fazen-
baker, 80, of Western Port. Md,
and Mildred E. Carbaugh, 25, of
Hagerstown, Md; Raymond L.
Taylor, 81, and Geneva E. Smith,
18, both of Washington, and
Francis P. Murphy, 81, and Mabel
V. Vernon, 10, both of Washing
ton.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
Tarin1dn, Gas Station
Victims of Bandits

Police today were searching for
a bandit who yesterday held up
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
LOudOun Grand Jury
Scans Murder Charge

LEESBURG, Va, Dec. 14.-The
Loudoun county grand jury will
be asked today to indict Virgil
E. Clough, 35, on a charge of
murder.
Clough is accused of fatally
shooting Clayton Littleton Au-
gust II. Littleton died Novem-
Der 20 as a result of his wounds.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14

Porter M. Beale, an attendant
at a gasoline station at 2301
Fourteenth st. N. w. The bandit
demanded "cash and plenty OF
it," Whereupon Mr.. Beale turned
over SAT from the cash drawer.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
3 HELD IN WHEEL THEFT

Charged with stealing two au-
tomobile wheels, Sylvester Fisher,
Leroy Randall and Charles Dor.
sey all colored, were held for the
action Of the Grand Jury by
Judge Charles w. Woodward in
Rockville Police Court. Similar
charges against John Randall
were dismissed.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
Times Staff Photo

Harry R. Terry 27, of Alex
anoria, Va, a cab driver, also
told police that last night he
was robbed of about SO by two
colored men who held him up in
front of 1882 Delaware Ave. S. w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-15
ENDEAVOR SESSION
WILL HEAR HOOVER
San Francisco c. {. Meeting
to Get Talk Tomorrow
Via Long Distance.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 15.-The
problems Of youth dominated subjects
on today's program Of the golden jub-
tian Endeavor Societies here today.
Subjects relating to guidance OF young
people provided discussions for a score
OF groups.
Tomorrow morning the delegates will
hear President Hoover, who will speak
from the Executive Off1ces in Washing
ton and will be heard by the delegates
assembled in the Civic Auditorium here.
The Chief Executive will deliver q mes
sage of greeting which will be broad
cast over an N B. G. hook-up begin
ming at ll:l5 am. Up. S. To.
Yesterdays session was interrupted
as Col. Raymond Robins, former Ameri-
can Red Cross worker in Russia, adj
dressed the convention. He spoke favor
ably Of recognition OF Soviet Russia by
the United States and said conditions
were better now than under tie rule OF
the Cars.
Julius Simmons, San Francisco Men
MONTE, arose to protest that ne was
sorry from a Christian standpoint Tor
some things We have heard. =,
II am a Mennonite" he said. and
they have virtually driven my church
from Russia. Conditions there today
are much worse than during the Car
ist government. We might as well
recognize an island of cannibals."
In the afternoon tbs 1000 delegates
paraded from the Ferry Building up
Market street to Civic Center, where
they were met by officials.
Several thousand signatures were
pledged to youths Disarmament Petit
ton" described as q call OF Christian
youth Of the country for American
leadership in disarmament. The petit
ton will be forwarded to President
Hoover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-15
LEGAL NOTICES.

TIL TIE supKEHfE COURT OF THE DIS
.-,rt of CoilTGit, holding Q, Probate
col:t-In re Ests.s Of Mlldred Mclean ,sSi
Dewey 1t4o 1i, No t, nto" ~
trial.-The notification as TO the trlal OF une
issues IN this case. re'sting to the HslMdity
OF the paper Trttsss Ssasinx oatS OF "a Mb bs
the last viii and testament Of Mildred Nc
Lean Dewey. deceased. and 4 codcil trereto;
having been returned as to Hent!eSfa EaSSs! I!
BuZher, and Lara siniih' not 70 ee IoGnd, ,
that the ;s3vsg he set down tor tr;a! on the
i4tn day az Oc.c3er.. ard that this ordec
and the substance of said Issues. to Wit.
S Sas:e q May az SIG lSas asJ NAY WIZ
Mclean Dewey, deceased: wheshsr the said
paper w-;t:ngs dated May =, 1922 and May
f e 1f or. the sTSscriptien ths,coi;. were
procured from the said Mildred Mclean
Dewey: deceased. By Tndue, infi 4 prac-
paper writings dated May 2, 1925. and Mag
6. 1926. were obtained. o.. the. execution
thereof or the sSHfsrpr9n tssTs
ceased. by fraud or coercion pracsIced upon
the said Mildred Mclean Dewey. deceased.
BY. any pe:s?n " persons; End whether the
the time Of the r.aSinG and SUBSCRIBING or
Of the Acknowledging. by her OF :he SID
paper writings. was of sound and dispssinZ
m n con hna ea2b Sc en ys
for four wesN3 n the .Wash!rgton Law Re,
porter ard twice 2 weeI for the same period
r u Isis E censesea 'G ta PEnLe oGfEsY
T TFnsa CO. a sna ALVIN uNTIRMYER. Execu-
sess Er R. sGIs q At W, r.; THE2 S.
coTTS E&Ii,ib. ia.16,Ss.lo,sni
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-15
ToDAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

Columbia-"A Free Soul Second
week., at IL am, !, 3:l5, $40, 7:2O
and $50 pm.
Palace-"Just a Gigolo." at 1850
am. 2:1o, 4:45, 7:30 and 10 pm. Stage
shows at 1885, 4:05, $50 and s:25 pm.
Fox-"dush Money" at 1903, 2;2l.
ABA, 7:45 and 957 pm. Stage shows
at l:42, 3:55, 7:06 and e:18 pm.
R-K-O Keiths-"Lover Come Back, "
at l1:5O am, 1:5o, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and
GAS pm.
EarIe-"Never the Twain Shall Meet. "
at 1850 am, 2:l3, 4:36, 1880 and 9:53
pm. Stage shows at l;20, 3:43, 6:37
and pm.
Observation-Disclosures Of Dreams"
at IL am, 12:47, 2:34, All, sos, 1855
and 900 pm.
Tivoli-"Women of All Nations" at
2:30, APO, sos. 7:55 and 9;45 pm.
Central-"Seed," at IL am. to IL pm.
mbaSsadOr-"Daddy Long Legs" at
CHS, 8 and $50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-15
WOMAN FLYER is HURT
Plane Crashes in Michigan on
Flight From INDIANAPOLIS.

TOWNSVILLE, Mich, July is (R.-
Miss Jeanette Lempke, 20, Of Indian
apolis, Ind, was seriously injured yes
terday when her plane crashed in field
near Jonesville while she was en- route
from Indianapolis to Bay City, Mich.
The flyer was brought to physicians
ONCE in Jonesville where she was found
to have fractured shoulder blade and
possible internal injuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-15
Marines to Plan Outing.

Veteran Marines of the Capital will
meet this evening in the board room
of the District Building to complete
plans for their annual outing, to be
held later in the present month. All
veterans are invited to attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-15
PROPOSALS.

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received ct
the f'irchace Section. Bureau OF Sta I1,
q, iss!. ana then publicly opened, for fur
ri-I1ing cue 1880 K. W. Transmitting eauips
Spsc;ficat;iTS may De obtaired at purchase
Sec.icr E;;:cau OF Standards. A deposit, OF
b!uep:.ats and specifications. Limit one SET
20 eacii E.2Ie-. ly14.a2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-15
EDUCATIONAL.
STATISTICAL CLERK

Prepare now for file clerk and stattsti,
cal clerk. Begin today for FILE CLERk
EXAMINATION Instruction on, every VERY Gay ,,t ann
only si0 entire course. The CYL service
Preparatory School: Sc. cor. 12th ana +
SITS. NV. Met. s337.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-13

current year on capital account in con-
nectlon with an expansion and modern
1zatlon program started in 1924. add
ing that no further OUTLAWS of this
nature are contemplated for some time
to come.
Copper Conference.
Those who have hoped that the con-
ference OF Leading copper producers
would settle the various problems with
which the copper industry is faced will
be keenly disappointed at the failure
OF the session after three weeks of ne
gotlat1ons. There is still a possibility
that conversations may be resumed In
regard to proposals for the reduction of
output and the sterilization of markets,
AS there is fear that the breaking up
OF the conference may lead to the i'm
portation into the United States of a
rather large amount of copper, it Is
quite likely that agitation will increase
for a tariff on the metal.
Net profits of the Interstate Depart-
ment Stores for October were highly
satisfactory due to various economies.
according to Leo G.. Federman. presi-
dent Business for the current month
to date is most gratifying, with stores
reporting good farmer buying for the
first time In over a year.
Mr.. Federman looks forward to a
very profitable November and Decem-
Der. Gross business of the company
for the first ten months of the current
year shows a gain o. IL per cent as
compared with the same period in 1890
october figures show a shrinkage of
about 9y6 per cent, due largely to the
reduction In the price of merchandise
| (Copyright, 1891. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Incl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-13
Grain Market

CHICAGO, November IS R-Grafns
averaged lower early today, Influenced
by reports that harvesting had begun
IN early districts of Australia and Ar
gentina. Liverpool advices noted heavy
selling Of wheat future deliveries be-
lieved to be for Australia account.
Opening unchanged to " cent lower,
wheat afterward held near the initial
limits. Corn started unclaimed to
on and subsequently showed little
A more two-sided market than has
recently been the rule developed in
wheat. During much Of the time, sell
lers were less urgent than yesterday,
and buying more confident. Bulls
showed disposition to stress war news
from Manchuria. Much notice was
also taken Of report from Riga that
insolvency of the Russian government
was officially admitted by Molotoy.
president of the Council of Peoples
Commission and associate of the So
Wet Dictator Joseph Stain.
Some Chicago grain trade authorities
drew the inference that the Riga dis
patch implied p collapse of Russia's
dumping policy, and that despite spas
modlc exports Russia would not cut
the figure in the international wheat
trade this year that was earlier ex-
pected. On the other, reports of rains
IN parts OF Texas and Kansas tended
to stimulate wheat selling as indicating
a betterment of domestic crop pros
poets. Corn and oats followed wheat.
Provisions were neglected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-13

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November 13.-As
remedy for depressions, Bernard M.
Baruch, former chairman of the War
Industries Board, suggests that the
United States Government shall create
two new groups of men to take charge
of industrial conditions, one of which
shall be advisory and the other exec
utive.
The members of the Advisory Coun-
Gil, according to Mr.. Baruch, should be
chosen not because of their political
Affiliations, but because Of their ability.
Such a group might be helpful in the
study Of taxation, unemployment and
the making of tariffs.
Acting for the Government, says Mr..
Baruch, such a body could lessen the
labors of all those devoting themselves
to the service of Government, and make
easier the task of the lawmakers.
Mr. Baruch's plan unquestionably has
a great deal Ct merit, but is it not true
that there ere already too many bodies
and groups functioning presumably for
the purpose of devising ways and means
of ending the present economic depres-
sion?
Losses in Foreign Bonds.
Attention is being directed TO the
spectacular losses incurred by Ameri-
can investors in foreign bonds, espe-
cially Latin American issues. In order
to portray as gloomy picture as pos
sible, the losses are based upon the
low quotations registered during 1881.
But there is no good reason for refus-
ing to take into consideration the fact
that many Latin American loans, with
in q very short period Of time, have
registered spectacular gains which, In
some cases, amounted to as much as
200 per cent. The concern over the
"duped' American investor became es-
pecially marked when Brazil announced
that she would hencef-rth meet the
| service on her d2bt in scrip.
Those who will take the trouble to
| analyze situations ratheT than draw
sensational conclusions from statistical
compilations. might make some inter
esting discoveries.
Let US, for the sake Of argument, as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-13
278 CHAIN STORES LISTED
IN MEMS WEAR FIELD
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Commerce Department calculations
show that there are 278 chain systems
In the mems wear field, of which 1853
are classified as mems clothing chains,
SO mems furnishing chains, 80 mems
hat chains, 20 mems made-to-order
clothing chains. These systems. which
operated 2943 stores or units in 1929
did total business that year of
sos, 1889, or an average Of $50, 410
per store.
OF these multi-unit organizations
165 are claSSed as local chains, SO as
sectional chains and Is as national
chains. Local chains operated 1,070
stores and reported net sales of $102.-
058, 784; the section chains had 1903
stores and net sales of $50, 961 1913:
the national chains had IT'S stores and
sales totaling $80,124,782.
The department explains that not
all multi-unit organizat ions can be
classed as chains. An independent
store which adds one or two branches
becomes in reality a local multi-upit
independent rather than a chain
Similarly If a small group of stores is
Quilt around large central parent
store, and the stores are nerchandised
largely from the stocks of the parent
store, it is not chain, but merely
local branch system. A store system
becomes a chain when the number of
its branches Is increased to the point
where it Is no longer possible to mer-
chandise them separately and central
merchandising organization Is necessary.
Rent costs were about $895 for each
500 Of sales during 1880, with nearly
all the mems wear chains leased. OF
the 2,943 store locations, only were
in owned premises. Operating ex-
penseS of the stores were reported to
be about $3077 for each 500 of sales.