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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
REALTY TAX GROUP
MEMBERS NAMED
H. C. Morris and ]. G. Graham
Will Help Seek Relief in
Virginia.
az q star CORRESPONDENT Of The Star.

BIZ q stan Correspondent Of The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, April 18.-Henry
c. Morris, president Of the Alexandria
Arlington Fairfax Real Estate Board,
and John G. Graham Of Alexandria
have been appointed to the special ccm-
mittee Of the State Real Estate Board
that is attempting to work out a sys-
TEN Of real estate tax relief.
Announcement Of the appointments
was made at last nights meeting Of
the local board. The appointees, &C
companied by Guy N. Church and
Clarence r. Ahalt, will attend a meet
ing of the State committee in Char
lottesville next Friday and Saturday.
The State beard has voiced the opin-
ion that taxes on real estate are higher
in proportion than those on other tax
able property and will attempt to OBJ
tain more equitable distribution of
the tax burden throughout the entire
State.
Since there is no State real estate
tax in Virginia, all real estate being
taxed by the local jurisdictions, it will
be necessary for the committee to
make study Of the rates and assess
ments in force in the various counties
and cities Of the State before proceed
ing with the attempted reductions.
The Bicentennial Co-ordinating Com
mittee of Northern Virginia, which was
formed at the instance Of the Alex
andria- Arlington Fairfax Real Estate
Board, has been called to meet at the
Madison School, Falls Church, next
Wednesday night by the chairman,
Representative Howard w. Smith, it
was announced. It Is expected that
some definite plans Of action will be
forthcoming from this meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
90 MAN TRAIN is BUILT
BY DANVILLE RESIDENT
Telegrapher Uses Spare Time to
Make Engine From Parts of
Autos, Wagons and Saw Mill.
Special Dispatch to me Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DANVILLE, Va, April 1s-W. H.
Roach, a telegrapher, who spends his
spare time developing mechanical in
novations, has completed his latest
feat-a reproduction of a railway en-
CINE In which he used parts of auto
mobiles, wagons, sawmill and a grain
drill.
1t took him year to complete it,
and he is now erecting a narrow-gauge
line on his home in the county on
which TO operate the engine, which is
capable of pulling 20 passengers. A
rebuilt automobile motor in the fire.
box furnishes the power, with the ex-
haust emitting through the smokestack.
In the cab Is room for two men.
Last year Mr.. Roach completed a
CLOCK made OF wood, which required
three years to build, and before that
made vase containing 10000 pieces of
wood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
STATE TO BRIDGE
100000 DEFICIT
Mississippi Treasury Official
Issues Statement After
Seeing Governor.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JACKSON, Miss, April 18.-Deputy
State Treasurer Joe Mcmillan said to-
day the State Of Mississippi would not
default bonds and interest Of 100000,
due May /.
He issued the announcement follow
ing a conference with Gov. T. G. Bilbo
shortly after Mcmillan said 1t was
learned jackson bankers were project
ing q plan to advance enough money to
meet the obligations.
The State treasury, officials said to-
day, faced an immediate deficit of more
than $3,500,000, which would climb to
100000 by the end of the year.
Expected to Be Available.
Mr.. Mcmillan did not reveal through
what channels the State would secure
funds to meet the obligations, but said
he was practically certain money would
be available, either through local or
State bankers or some other arrange
ment."
In a recent statement, Treasurer
Henry Clay Yawn said that unless adj
ditional revenue was forthcoming be-
fore May /, either through legislative
authorize ton to borrow money or other
sources, the State would be forced to
default on its paper, and also on adj
of $950,000 maturing between now and
January l, 1882.
Increased appropriations. losses in
revenues and the present economic con-
dition we're given as reasons for the
States financial condition.
Anxiety of BondhOlders.
New York, Chicago, st. Louis and
other financial interests have bonn
barded the State treasurer with tele-
ghaphic queries as to whether the bonds
and interest due May /, will be paid.
stating bondholders were anxious
about the Mississippi situation.
State Auditor Carl G. White tele-
graphed the Wall Street Journal, fol-
lowing a meeting of Jackson bankers
this morning. asking whether holders
of Mississippi securities would be sat-
isfied If local bankers could be induced
to take up the obligations Of the State
maturing May l.
He indicated the bankers would ad-
vance the money, though he said he
had no assurance such action would be
taken.
The telegram was sent, however, at
the instance of the Jackson Bank
president. Auditor White revealed that
during the past four years appropria-
tons by the State had exceeded its
revenue by $13184,550.66.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
WOMAN DIES AT AGE OF 81
Rites for Miss Sophronia A. Gas
kins Held in Warrenton.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
wARRENTON, Va. April 1S.-The
funeral Of Miss Sophronia A. Gaskins,
who died at her home in Baltimore.
Md. was held in Warrenton today
with services at the cemetery con-
Quoted by Rev. D. NJ. Brown.
Miss Gaskins was 81 years OF age,
the Youngest child of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Gaskins Of this county.
Her grandmother was Anne Blackwell,
daughter Of Mai. Joseph Blackwell, OF
the Revolution and first sheriff OF
Fauquier County; her maternal grand
father was the Rev. Caleb Reynolds,
a pastor here more than a century
ago.
She is survived by the following
nephews and nieceS: F. d. Gaskins,
Misses Bessy, Meta and Susie Gaskins,
Warrenton: Mrs. D. T. DUNCAN, New
YORK; C. N. and A. G.. Trip,ett, Mrs
Arthur Nelson and Mrs. Albert Roll
ley, Baltimore, Nd, and Mrs. Julian
Keilzs WaTyentQn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
MANS BODY DRAGGED
FROM POTOMAC RIVER
Name Chris G.. Meredith Tatooed
on Chest of Corpse in Cum
berland.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, April 1S.-The
body Of a man, apparently about 80
years old. was dragged from the Poto-
mac River here early last night
The only probable identification might
be from a name, Chris G. Meredith"
tatooed across his breast. Each arm
was also tatooed. He was about feet
inches tall and was fairly well dressed.
He had six upper gold teeth The only
things found in his clothing were q
safety razor and towel. He apparently
had been dead about a month. The
rectory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
BATTERY PARK CITIZENS
ELECT F. O. SMITH HEAD
Other Officers Chosen by Associa-
ton at Bethesda Meeting.
Delegates Selected.

By q Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
BETHESDA, Md, April l8.-Capt. F.
o. Smith was reelected president of
the Battery Park Citizens Association
at the annual meeting Other officers
chosen included r. G. Curry, vice
president; Dr. E. F. Holman, secretary;
John r. Clark, treasurer; T. Hardy
Todd, counsel. and r. B. LOCKER, Preston
E. Alexander, Mrs. Grace E. Pariseau
and Louis A. Gravelle, directors.
Delegates and alternates to the
Montgomery County Civic Federation
also were elected. They were Capt.
Smith, Col. j. L. Gilbreth and r. Gran
vile Curry, delegates, and Morris Ed
wards. Ray z. Brown and c. Hackett,
alternateS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
PRIZES AWARDED
IN PLANE CONTEST
Frank Salisbury Named All
Around District Champion
in 1881 Leagues Event.

Frank Salisbury yesterday was named
all-around champion of the District of
Columbia in the 1881 true scale air
plane model contest of the District
Model Aircraft League. Scores of mod
els in the contest are on exhibit in the
auditoyium of the National Museum.
j. Edward Reeves received honorable
mention for the second best plane. John
F. Byrne, Frederick, Md, got honorable
mention for the best plane entered by
an out-of-town competitor.
Ace Citations Also Given.
Ace citations were awarded TO James
W.. Barry, who won first, second, third
and sixth places in Glass A, and Reeves.
who took first place in Senior B and
third place in Senior Glass A, in addi-
ton to having the second best plane in
all classes.
The models will be on exhibition
through today. Of1cials say the exhibit
has attracted more interest than before
and that number of inquiries have
ton as to the method Of handling the
contest. Several took copies of the
rules and procedure with a view of
holding similar contests in their home
cities.
Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick presided
at the meeting at which the awards
we're made. An address was made by
Lieut.. Ralph S. Barnaby, noted Navy
glider pilot, who praised the accuracy
of the models.
Tools Are Awarded.
Awards were presented by E. C.. Ora
ham, chairman of the Community Gen.
ter Council, and Col. C. de F. Chandler,
member of the advisory board of the
Model Aircraft League. Model makers
tools and equipment were awarded to
prize winners.
Winners in the separate classes of the
contest follow:
Glass A, baby" models, juniors,
group /, Milton Sproesser, william
Romberger and John P. Simpson;
seniors, group 2, James w. Barry, Sam
Walker and J. Edward Reeves.
Glass B, Detroit model classical
ton. juniors, group /, Frank Salisbury,
Clark Trumbull and Joe Mitchell;
seniors, group 2. ]. Edward Reeves. Ed
Geigan and John Sullivan.
Class G, optional, juniors. group l.,
William Won Bernewitz, George Sim
mons and Charles r. Smoot; seniors
group 2, Gordon Drummond, Ohio
williams and James w. Barry.
VY1rue,,kr, 1r,o,,oa,, ora Iiefad ox,,o,,0 %ha
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
HAGERSTOWN TO FURNISH
SMITHSBURG WITH WATER
Supply viii Be Pumped From Cave
town Reservoir Until Town Gets
Own System.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, April 18.-The
mayor and Water Commission OF
Hagerstown have reached an agreement
with the town of Smithsburg to fur
nish it with water, it was announced
today by Mayor Reuben Musey.
Smithsburg recently voted for bond
issue of $4,000 to install a water
system.
Under the plan outlined at today's
meeting, Smithsburg will pump its
water from the Cavetown reservoir
nearby 10 a large elevated tan above
the town, this tank to supply the pres
sure. The water will be treated at
the reservoir, which is fed by noun
tain streams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
Mechanicsville Woman Dies.

LEONARDTOWN. Md, April 10 (Spe-
ciaD Mrs. William Morgan, 81, of Me-
chanicsville, Md, near here, died of
acute indigestion Wednesday and was
buried from st. Josephs Roman Cath
Ole Church. with the Rev. Father
James I. Moakley. S. j., conducting the
funeral mass. She was buried in the
adjoining cemetery at MorganZa, Md.
She Is survived by one son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
MU CHAPTER ELECTS
Hgma Delta Kappa Chancellor
Here Now H. H. Kendrick.

Hilery H. Kendrick was elected chan
rellor of Mu Chapter of Sigma Delta
Kappa Fraternity, National University
organization, at its annual election in
the Carlton Hotel Friday night.
j. p. Simpson was chosen vice chan
cellor and John c. Marchant was
named secretary Grover A. Kane was
elected treasurer and A. S. Cudmore
was made assistant secretary-treasurer.
These officers were installed by George
p. Grove, the retiring chancellor.
At the same meeting Merritt L.,
Smith was appointed chairman Of the
founders day banquet of the chapter
10 be held early in May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
INTERPRETATION GROUP
WILL MEET TOMORROW
Central Civic Body for D. C. and
Nearby Areas Expects New
Delegates.

The April meeting of the Interfed-
Grafton Conference, representing civic
organizations Of the Washington Metro
politan area, will be held tomorrow
night in the United States Chamber
OF Commerce Building, it is announced
by Secretary w. B. Armstrong
BY action of the last meeting the
alternates were made full delegates to
the conference and their attendance
IT tomorrow's meeting is expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
CHURCH NAMES VESTRY
Mclean Congregation Chooses
leads Who Select Own Officers.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MCLEAN, Va, April 18-The congre-
Cation of st. Johns Episcopal Church
has elected B. G. Foster, Adrian F..
Busick. W. T. Weaver, J. Stuart Ball.
D. S. Mackall, H. A. Storm, T. M.
Corner, Harry Abel and Monroe
Palmer as the new veStry.
The vestry, at a dinner meeting
Thursday night at the rectory as guests
Of Rev. and Mrs. j. G. Sadtler, re-
elected Adrian Busick as senior warden;
w. T. Weaver. junior warden; B. G..
Foster as secretary, and j. S. Ball as
treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
Woman Attacks Actress With Knife

PARIS, April 10 (P.-Mme. Hugh
cite, well known actress, was attacked
by a woman on the way to the thea
ter tonight and received knife wounds
in the hand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
C. NJ. T. C. CANDIDATES
URGED TO ENROLL EARLY
Maj. Demonet Announces Indica-
lions Point to over-Enrollment
of 2o6 Allotted to D. c.

With indications pointing to an over
enrolment Of the District of Column
bia quota for the Citizens Military
Training Camps this year, the allotment
being FOG, Maj. Charles Demonet, chair
man Of the Procurement Committee,
urged all young men who are consider
ing attending these camps to file their
applications at once.
Washington is in the Sd Corps Area.
Applicants from the District will be as
signed to Fort Eustis, Va; Fort Mon
roe, Va; Fort Hoyle. Md, and Fort
Myer, Va, and Fort Howard, Md.
Four courses, basic, red, white and
blue, are given at these camps. The
basic course offers preliminary physi-
CAL moral and mental training, first
aid. rifle craftsmanship and studies in
citizenship. The red course provides
training in various branches Of the
Army, while the white course trains the
students in the duties of the non-com-
missioned officer. Training for actual
leadership is the chief feature Of the
blue course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
s4o,ooo,o 900 TO POLES
French Loan for Railway Awaits
Parliament's o. K.

Parliament's o. X.
tions for a sac, 00O, 900 French loan to
Poland for railway construction were
concluded today at Paris, and the Pol
ish cabinet tonight approved the terms.
which noW must be ratified by Parlia-
ment.
Under the agreement the French
firms. Schneider -CleuZot and the
Banque Des Pays Du Nord, together
with the Polish Bank of National Econ
omy, would establish stock company
to lease a right Of way for railway
line from Gdynia, Silesia, for a period
of 40 TO IS years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19

Hawaii has had no wage-sca1e cuts or
working force reductions In the last
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19

Twenty women are listed among the
Wealthiest AZ New York individuals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19

Your choice of woodroSe
color, burgundy red, reseda
green or walnut rose taupe.
All outside sides and backs
Of mohair. Finest carved
hardwood frames, best spring
cushions, and highest quality
Come early and select q suite o.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-06-01
{. J. RICHARDSON ELECTED
Former Virginia League Man Elect
ed to Succeed the Late David
Hepburn as Superintendent
of Virginia League

Rev. Edward j. Richardson of the edu-
cational department of the Anti-Saloon
League Of America and the World League
Against Alcoholism was elected Superin-
tendent of the Anti-SalOon League of Vir-
GINA at meeting of the League EXecu-
tive committee and assumed his new du-
ties June l. He succeeds the late Rev.
David Hepburn.
Mr. Richardson entered the work of the
Anti-Saloon League of Virginia in 1904
and was secretary of the Richmond Office
for brief period before being made SUI
perintendent of the Northern Virginia dis
trict, position he held for eight years.
He then became assistant state superin-
tendent under Bishop Cannon.
On october l, 1914, he accepted posi-
ton as assistant to DR.. Ernest H. Cher
rington, manager of the publishing inter-
eSts of the Anti-Saloon League of Amer
lea with headquarters in Westerville, Ohio.
When the World League Against Alcohol
ism was organized in 1919 he cnotinued
as assistant to DR.. Cherrington, general
secretary of that organization.
Mr.. Richardson was in charge of the
London Office Of the World League in
1925. He was a member of the Interna-
tional Conference on Alcoholism in 1925;
on alternate to the Church Conference
OH Lie anu WoIk DIV 0loCkllolnl I14e Sdine
year, and in 1926 was appointed by Pres
ident Coolidge as one of the American
delegation to the International Congress
Against Alcoholism at Dorpat, Estonia.
He made a second visit to London for
the World League in 1929. For the last
three years his headquarters have been in
Washington, D. c., in the educational de-
partment of the Anti-Saloon League of
America, and of the World League
Against Alcoholism.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-06-01
THE FAR-FLUNG BATTLE LINE

perance legislative reform measures, and
asking both the government and police au-
thoritieS to issue warning to motorists
concerning the dangerous effects Of
alcohol.
A Melbourne publication for May says
that Australia wine exporters have fixed
their greedy eyes upon China which coun-
try it is alleged during recent year inn
ported only seventy-two quarts of wine
from Australia.
Pursuing its reduction activities the re-
duction board of Victoria last year cam
celled eighteen liquor licenses. This is graf
flying but there is limit to the reduction
and when the statutory minimum num-
Der of licenses has been reached in any
district the reduction activities of the
board will cease. When the board has fin
iShed its reduction task thousands of iq-
uor licenses will still continue.
NORWAY - Norwegian temperance
workers note with satisfaction that the
new minister of social affairs, M. Vik, is
total abstainer: the department for social
affairs has to deal with the alcohol queS-
ton
The Agrarian party which has just come
into power has formulated its program on
the subject of the fight against alcohol
ism as follows:
THE work in favor of temperance will
be pursued. Effective control of the liquor
laws. State monopoly for the importation
and sale of wine and spirits. The electors
will themselves decide whether the sale of
alcoholic beverages is to be authorized in
the district"
This latter point aims at introducing.
along with local option option by district.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-06-01
HOW TO STOP BOOTLECCING
Simple Enough-Let Every Patron
Quit Buying and Thus Starve
Out the Bootlegger

Some fellow has been giving a series of
talks Sunday nights over station WENR
Chicago, on the crime situation. Most of
these lectures were instructive and en-
tightening but in his concluding lecture
by implication at least, he followed the
usual tactics of vets by assailing the pro-
hibition law as the cause of crime One
of his listeners, a resident of Mt. Morris
Illinois, addressed letter to him in which
he said:
You say you do not pretend to offer
solution for such a state of affairs.
Yet you could have easily done so.
Why did you not insist that all those
who claim to be law-abiding citizens
but who patronize bootleggers and
thus swell their Golfers to bursting
proportions, stop patronizing their
bootleggers and thus starve them out
of the business? Can anything be
simpler? I presume, however, that
you would reply to that by saying that
the government nor anyone else has a
right to interfere with personal
habits" AS if that very thing is not
being done every day by the govern
ment and the vets say nothing about
It'll How about laws against Mann-act
sins? Do they not involve personal
habits? How about laws against
swearing in certain places? How
about indecent exposure, due to filthy
habits? How about the laws against
dope? And SO one could go on EMU
merating personal habits against
which laws have been enacted. What
is there in the drinking habit that is
so sacrosanct or different that the
government must keep hands off it
but can deal with practically all other
kinds of personal habits and no rum
pus is kicked up against it?
eff you are as anxious to see the boot
leggers deprived of their wealth as you
pretend to be, what objection can you
have in insisting that the prohibition law
be respected by refusing to buy any more
intoxicants? That would be cutting off
the head of the liquor business at one fell
stroke. We prohibitionists believe in obey
ing all the laws while on the statute
books. Is there any inconsistency in that?"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-06-01
GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRES
BYTERIAN CHURCH

The millionaire group and the metro
politan press" were denounced for at
tempts to defeat prohibition in report
presented to the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church of the United States
of America In session at Pittsburgh, last
week, and resolution also was adopted
commencing President Hoover for his
stand on prohibition.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-06-01
BLESSING TO CHILDREN

Theodore A. Lothrop, general secretary
of the Massachusetts, Society for the Pre-
nual report shows that of the 5000 cases
handled by the society the past year, in
temperance entered into 20.3 per cent as
against 47.4 per cent in wet 1916
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-06-01

Regardless of many politicians, the peo-
pie know and understand that prohibits
ton win be the big issue in next yearN
presidential campaign.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-06-01
WHAT DO THE METROPOLITAN FIG
URES ACTUALLY REVEAL?

In order to secure all the facts that the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
can furnish in regard to alcoholic disease
among its policy holders the bulletins of
the company, from the time when they
were first published in 1911, were secured
and the complete tables compiled for
deaths from alcoholism, poison alcohol
and cirrhosis of the liver These rates
were taken at their face value; the only
allowance being made was for non-alco-
hole cirrhosis of the liver. The combined
rate reveals a drop following prohibition
down to one-fourth of the old saloon rate
and return to a little over one-third Of
that rate.
A good deal of stress was placed upon
the large number of deaths from poison"
alcohol among the company's policy hold
ers. When the rates are placed in table
form it shows steady reduction amount
ing to nearly three-fourths until last year
when they were not separated from the
general alcoholism rate; thus revealing
genuine Improvement in that phase of the
alcoholism problem.
*The estimate Of four is lower than that
which is contained in vital statistic reports.
While the standard tables divide the two types,
the great bulk of death certificates do not diff
ferentiate. The presumption always is that if it
is non alcoholic cirrhosis, the doctor will men,
ton it but when it is alcoholic, he omits the
term. 1t is very evident that the cirrhosis
tables are loaded with nom alcoholic deaths.