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Security, However, to Be
Foremost Condition
Set Up by French.
DIMS OTHER ISSUES
Correspondents TO Watch
Progress to Prevent
Any Sacrifices.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

During his visit to Washington. Pierre
Laval Is to survey, with President
Hoover. Secretary Mellon and Secre-
tary Stimson, the world situation in
general and the Franco American re-
lations in particular.
The French premier man of great
vision and moderate ideas, is accom-
panied by financial experts and some
20 French newspaper correspondents.
the flower of the French press. men
who have been guiding for years
French public opinion on international
affairs. The French correspondents
have. naturally, no official status and
for that reason they are more impor-
tant than Lavals official experts. The
newspaper men are the watch dogs
of the French public opinion and are
here, not only to report the develop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-22
WOOD ASKS PROBE
Of NAVY OFFICERS
PROPAGANDA LIES
Says "CoWards" Should Be
Driven Out of Service for
Attacks on Economy.

Representative Will r. Wood OF In
priations Committee. today urged Pres
ident Hoover to find out what Naval
officers are responsible for circulating
"cowardly and insidious propaganda"
against the Presidents economy pro-
gram, and recommended their dismissal
from the service.
The Appropriations Committee
chairman spoke with emphasis IN de-
nouncing what he referred to as "the
cowardly naval officers" He intimated
too, that he noticed during his talk
with the President, that the latter felt
very much the same way.
Charges Cheap Politics"
1.-The time has come to stop this cir
culation Of damned lies, and the play
ing of cheap politics by certain naval
officers" Representative Wood said. aft
er leaving the Presidents Office. These
men have been issuing lying propa gam
da for the purpose of arouSing public
sentiment with the hope that they may
succeed in obtaining larger approp1a-
tionS. These officers have not had the
courage to let their names appear III
the propaganda inspired by them, and
they have acted without consulting Sec
rotary OF the Navy Adams or Admiral
Pratt, chief Of naval operations. or
other Superiors who have been Coop
Grating with the President in his de-
sire to effect necessary economies. Every
other department has been earnestly
and honestly endeavoring to cooperate
with the Presidents plan. and to cut
down expenses, and think it is high
ly unfair to the President and to the
country, and all the others bearing the
burden of revising the Government ex
penditures in the face of a large deficit.
Some Of this inSidous propaganda, i"
Representative Wood stated. was to
the effect that 5000 sailors would lose
their jobs and be turned out into a
cold pitileSs world. This colorful story
like the one regarding the Scrapping OF
the Constitution and the Navy Band,
were put out as propaganda to arouse
public sentiment. Naval officers who
would engage in such cheap tactics
should be driven out of the service, and
I told the President so today. 1 know
the President keenly reSents the at
titude on the part Of some officers OF
the Navy who have been using the
President Is Aroused.
The chief Executive himself let it be
known some time ago that he was
aroused by statements circulated at that
time designed to stir opinion against
naval budget reductions. He intended.
it was said, to carry his fight directly
to the American people If such stories
continued
Representative Britten Of Illinois,
chairman of the Naval Committee in
the last Congress, today told the Amerl-
can Coalition of Patriotic Societies that
any cuts in the naval budget submitted
to Congress would be carefully Scrutln-
lied by his committee to see that the
efficiency of the fleet was not hampered
Britten and Chairman Hale of the
Senate Naval Committee have an
nounced they would propose a con-
struction program to bring the Navy
up to the limits of the London treaty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-22
Premier of France, Given
Ovation at New York This
Morning, Expresses Conf
denCe in Success of Visit.
SPECIAL TRAIN EXPECTED
AT UNION STATION AT 3:15
Secretary Stimson, Who Met Party
at Dock, Accompanying Official
Group to Washington-Will
Meet Hoover at White House at
O'Clock.
BY G.. GOULD LINCOLN.

Washington today prepared to
welcome Premier Laval of France.
The president of the Council of
Ministers of France, to use the Of
fetal title of M. Laval, is coming
here to discuss with the President
of the United States questions of
tremendous Importance to the
economic recovery of the world,
questions that may cover a wide
range.
The French prime minister ana
his party, accompanied by Secre-
tary of State Stimson, will arrive
at the Union Station at 3:15
o'clock this afternoon.
Visits White House Today.
With all ceremony and military pomp
the distinguished visitors will be re-
ceived by the representatives of this
Government.
The first call made by the prime min
lister, after he has been escorted to
the home of Ambassador Walter E.
Edge at 1926 Eighteenth street will be
upon President Hoover at the White
House. Accompanied by the Ambas-
Sador OF France, M. Claudel, the prime
minister will be received by the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hoover at pm. This
Is to be formal cali, purely unless
the President and the prime minister
should begin their discussions of the
subjects they have most prominently in
mind, contingency not expected.
This call of the prinne minister at
the White House is preliminary to his
entertainment at dinner by the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hoover. At o'clock a
White House dinner is to be given in
honor of the guests of the Yorktown
SeSquicentennial.
Vital Questions Pending.
Tomorrow afternoon the prime minis
ter and his daughter, Mile. Josette
Laval, will go to the White House to
become the house guests of the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hoover. They will dine
informally at the White House at pm.
The prime minister of France will
remain in Washington until Sunday
night or Monday morning, when he will
return to New York. During the three
days of his stay in Washington ques-
tions of vital Importance will be
discussed.
Following a conference with con-
gressional leaders at the White House
the night of october 6. President Hoover
issued a statement, in which he said
Premier Laval of France is visiting
the United States. 1t Is my purpose to
discuss with him the question Of such
further arrangements as are imperative
during the period of the depression III
respect to intergcvernmental debts
The policy of the American Govern
ment in this matter is we'll known, and
was set out by me in public state
ment on June 20, in announcing the
American proposal for a years post
ponement CT debt payments. Our
problem in this respect. is one of such
adjustment during the period of de-
preston as will, at the same time, aid
our own and world recovery"
No Treaty Authority.
SO far this is the only official pro-
nouncement in this country regarding
the subject which is to be discussed by
Continued on Page 8, Column -
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By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, october 22.-H Mile.
Josee Laval were not a French girl
she'd like to be an American.
Il want to see the American theaters;
I'm very much interested to see how
American girls dress, and I think, II 1t
were possible, I'd like to go to school
here for while" said the daughter
of Premier Laval as she reached here
today
The beautiful 19-year-old girl. who
combines taste for the arts with the
sharp intellect of her peasant forebears.
was as cool during today's tremendous
ovation as If she were merely going to
one of her classes at the Faculte de
Droit, where she is studying to be a
lawyer
Mother was TOO busy to come" she
said to the girl reporter who inter-
viewed her in the pilot house of the
welcoming tug Macon. But I am very
glad to be here with father"
Mile. Laval. who is called "Josetta'
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D. c. HEADS AWAIT
LAWYERS REPORT
ON STAPLES CASE
Findings Are Closely Guarded.
Forty-Three Policemen Go
Before Board.

The District Commissioners today
waited a report from the special COM
mittee Of lawyers appointed to investi-
gate the grand jury's charges against
the Police Department in the Staples
case as 43 additional members of the
police force went before a medical board
FOR examination, the result of which
will determine the fate of their police
careers.
The committee Of lawyers Is under
stood to have completed its inquiry and
is about ready to submit its findings
to the Commissioners. Henry p. Blair.
chairman of the committee, declined to
reveal when the report is to go to the
District Building, but said he expected
to submit 1t very SOON"
The 43 policemen are included in the
group of IS of the lO7 members of the
department IS years of age or over, who
were ordered to appear before the boari
of police and fire surgeons. Twenty
two of them were examined Tuesday.
including Maj. Henry G. Pratt. superin-
tendent, who was found physically inca
pacitated for further duty and is to be
put on the retired list November /. The
remaining 43 are to be examined to-
morrow morning.
Retirements Are Seen.
The results of the examinations will
not be announced until Saturday MORN
ing, when q meeting of the police and
firemens retiring and relief board will
be held to pass on the recommendations
of the medical board. 1t Is understood,
however, that number of policemen
are expected to be retired for physical
disabilities.
The committee of lawyers is guarding
its findings with the same degree OF
secrecy which surrounded its inveStiga-
ton. Nevertheless, contradictory ru-
morS bobbed up at the District Building
as to the nature of the report, but Dis
trict officials insisted they had no in
timaticn as to the committees findings.
About the time the medical examin-
ing board resumed its examination OF
members of the police force. Corpora
ton Counsel William w. Bride began
q study of the evidence Of Sc cases of
alleged police brutality. turned over to
the Commissioners last Saturday by
Attorney General Mitchell.
These cases were uncovered by the
Department of Justice in its investiga
ton of the third degree scandal, which
already has resulted In the indictment
of IL members Of the police force. but
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
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FILIPIN0-U. S. SITUATION
CRUCIAL, QUEZON SAYS
Declares, After Return to Manila,
Craftsmanship Of Highest
Order Is Needed.

BY the Associated Press
MANILA, October 22.-Returning to
Manila after spending more than a year
in America, Manuel Quezon, President
OF the Insular Senate, said today the
Philippines were facing the crucial Pc
Rod of our national history in our re-
lations with the United States"
THE situation" he said, demands
craftsmanship and patriotism Of the
highest order"
Quezon declined to amplify that
statement, saying he would submit a
full report to the Legislature within a
week. t-
Filipino political circle: had been
awaiting Quezon'S return to decide what
step to take next in connection with the
independence campaign. Another indie
pendence mission to the United States
appears to be the most probable action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-22
FIRST LADY FOLLOWS PRECEDENT
AND PLANTS PLAYGROUND TREE
Mrs. Hoover Returns Children of Her Own Neigh
borhood at Mitchell Park.

brought in to 90 about Mrs Hoover's
tree and an old dogs grave was planted
with violets and ivy and newly
cemented ,zft.
So long as children play on that lot,
the old dogs grave will be tended. The
late Mrs. Morton Mitchell, willing the
land to the District for playground
purposes. specified:
Our old dog whose bones rest there
is not to be disturbed
From other neighborhood play
grounds. several hundred helpers were
drafted to sing and folk-dance for Mrs.
Hoover.
Previous Presidents wives who have
planted playground trees are Mrs. Cal
vim Coolidge. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and
Mrs. William Howard Taft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-22
Acquitted of Mail Fraud.

NEW YORK, October % (R.-The
jury in the Bankers Capital Corpora
ton mail fraud case returned a YER
dict of acquittal today. Howard H.
Gunder, Roland j. Randall, Everett j.
Stuges, former banking commissioner
for Connecticut; the Bankers Capital
Corporation, American Fiduciary Cor
poration and Eastern Bankers Cor
poration, had been charged with use Of
the mails to defraud in stock sales
amounting to Sill 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-22
Chicago Physicians
Ask Protection While
Making Night Calls
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, October 22.-The
Chicago Medical Society asked
police protection for its members
on night sick calls last night.
Conditions have assumed such
proportions" wrote DR.. Charles
M. Phifer to Police Commissioner
Altman, that many physicians
are afraid TO make night calls
because of robberies. One of
our members has been held up
six times in the last few weeks"
The society also criticized fail
ure. to prosecute Fred Nelson.
charged with fatally wOunding
DR.. George M Lang in his Cicero
office. Although captured at the
time of the shooting last Feb
ruary, Nelson has avoided trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-22
BY the Associat ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Today's schedule called Mrs. Hoover,
by choice, back to the children Of her
own neighborhood on S street for a
tree planting.
Asked to follow a Presidents wife's
precedent and plant tree on a public
playground MRS. Hoover chose Mitchell
Park, right across the street from her
former residence at Twenty-third and
s streets.
Much to the delight of boys and girls
thereabouts, the entire playground
underwent an improvement wave in
preparation for her coming.
The playground house was freshly
painted. new sand carpet went on
the grounds, rolls Of new grass were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-22
SLAUGHTER OF DAIRY
cows IS SUGGESTED
Farm Board Gets Report Urging
Killing of One Of Every Ten
to Prevent Low Prices.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Dairy farmers are urged to destroy
one-tenth Of the country's milk cows to
prevent overproduction, in report sub
mitted to the Farm Board.
The report, prepared by the Dairy
Advisory Committee, an agency of dairy
co-operatives, points out that herds
have been increasing for four years,
which will eventually lead to large sur
pluses and low prices despite recent in
creaSes in prices.
In addition to asking each farmer to
eliminate one COW out of each 10, the
committee also suggested that all low
producing cows be culled and sold for
slaughter. and that additional heifer
calves be vealed.
The committee adopted resolutions
commenting cooperative marketing of
dairy products and urging milk dis
tributors to buy from co-operatives.
Adoption by the Farm Board of this
proposal would mark a new attempt by
il to curtail overproduction through
destruction at the fountain-head. Its
proposal that one-third of the cotton
acreage under cultivation be turned
under was rejected by the South.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-22
SCOUT PRESIDENT NAMED
walter w. Head. Chicago Banker,

!. NEW YORK, October % Cp-Walter
w. Head, Chicago banker, has been
elected president of the Boy Scouts Of
America to succeed the late Mortimer
L. Schiff, New York philanthropist, who
died June 4.
The presidency of the organization
was held by the Chicago banker from
1926 until last May, when Schiff was
elected. With the latter's death, the
executive board urged Head to resume
the presidential duties for the rest of
the term. His acceptance was an
nouf1ced today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-22
ARROWS SISTER SHIP
UNDER WAY IN OHIO
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AKRON, Ohio. october 22.-Oficials
of the Goodyear-zeppelin Corporation
announced today that work en- the
ZRS-5, sister ship of the Akron, accept
ed by the Navy yesterday. has been
under way since July /. The second
ship is expected to be completed fer the
Navy early ip 1888.
About one-third of the entire struc-
ture of the new ship has been fabri-
Gated, a statement said, and segnents
for the first three main frames two
bays of intermediate frames and the
connecting gangways, have been de-
1ivered to the dock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-22
RUSSIAN HITS LEAGUE
Criticizes "Lack of Clarity" in De-
cisions Involving China.

MOSCOW, October % CP.-Maxim
Litvinoff. Soviet commissar for foreign
affairs, sharply criticized what he call
ed lack of precision and clarity in de-
cisions of the League of Nations in a
telegram sent to the league secretariat
at Geneva today.
The telegram stated that Russia Is
willing to adhere to the ornaments
truce suggested by the League Assembly
last September provided other countries
do the same, the message added.
The absence of clarity and precision
in the decisions of the League regarding
international obligations is one of the
reasons for the sad events now occur
ing in Manchuria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-22
S8,OOO,OOO FOR ROADS
Contracts Will Be Closed by State
of Illinois Before Nov. IL.

of Illinois Before Nov. IL.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, October % ~.
Eight million dollars worth of hard
road and bridge contracts will be closed
by the State of Illinois before Novem-
Der IL in an effort by the Highway De-
partment to recoup time lost by con-
fusion over the prevailing rate Of wage
act.
Gov. Emmerson plans to place $34,-
900 900 worth of roads under contract
by early Spring as an unemployment
measure.
Projects up for bids will include
all the unfinished portions Of con-
tracts, work on which was stopped
when the attorney general warned
that the contractors would proceed at
their own peril Last Tuesday the
Supreme Court cec:sred the law in
valid, necessitating new contracts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-22
GANDHI'S GOAT WINS
Awarded First Prize at English
Dairy Show in London.

LONDON, October % R).-The goat
which supplies Mahatma Gandhi with
his daily draughts of milk was awarded
first prize at the English Dairy Show
today.
AS the blue ribbon was tied about its
neck 1t was officially named "Mahatma."
s. r. Whitley, an official of the show
told the judges at Royal Agricultural
Hall that the price Of goats has gone
up In England since the Mahatma ar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-22

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THEATER
HOUSE

CENTRAL CITY, Colo, Aug. 7
G.N.SJ Central City's opera
house, famous theater of Colo
radios early mining days, is to
be reconstructed and used as a
testing ground for dramatic pro-
ductions later to be presented in
Denver by the civic theater
group Of that city.
The ancient stone structure,
located on the main street Of
what was once Colorado's prin-
cipal city, has been presented by
heirs of Peter McFarlane to
Denver University. It is to be
completely refitted at the ex.
pense of the estate.
The last railroad train 20
Central City discontinued ser
vice more than four years ago
Actors and playgoers who come
to Central City to attend the
productions will have to depend
on automobile service.
They will find hotel accommo
dations in the Teller House, into
which U. S. Grant, then PreSi-
dent Of the United States, once
walked over a pavement of solid
silver.
The Washington times., 1931-08-07

Mr.. Hearst has publicly stated
time and again that he favors
a generous distribution Of
profits. Now. e, through this
issue he puts into practice his
The Washington times., 1931-08-07

Travel economically in one Of the
good used cars advertised fer sals 20.
day in the Classified Section.
The Washington times., 1931-08-07
ARMS EMBARGO
LIT TED TO
AID CHINA
NationaIists Win Permit to
Make Purchases in U. S.;
Large Supply Is Sought

Permission has been granted to
China's Nationalist government
to purchase arms in this coun-
try, it was revealed here today.
China is one of the three ma
tions against which an arms
embargo had been established to
prevent revolution. but conditions
there have reached such a stage
that the State Department now
feels it is safe to authorize a
permit allowing Chinese importa-
tion of American arms.
Officials of the department re-
fused to reveal details Of the
permit, showing how large pur.
chase of arms is to be made, but
1t was n n d derstOOd President
Chang Kai-Shek desired to buy
large supplies.
The matter of an arms export
permit was the cause of the re-
cent resignation of c. c. WI as
Chinese minister. who is said to
have believed the arms were to
be used to suppress rebellion in
his native city. Canton.
After his resignation, however,
the instructions of Presid d n t
Chang to seek an arms permit
were carried out by the Chinese
charges d'affaires, Yung Kwai.
It was civil strife in China
after the World War that caused
the imposition of an embargo.
In addition to China, this coun-
try has imposed arms embargoes
against Honduras and Nicaragua.
Arms embargoes were regu-
larized by Congress in 1922, when
the President was empowered to
prevent arms shipments to any
American nation or to any coun
try where the United States held
extraterritorial rights. The. policy
was used last year against rebels
In Brazil.
The Washington times., 1931-08-07
Court at Rockville
To Be Illuminated

The new Rockville courthouse
at night will be bathed in light,
which will play upon it from
two stone slabs housing lights on
both sides of the courthouse lawn.
With approximately 500 candle
power coming from three lights
on each lawn, and three Sus-
pended beneath the portico, the
building will have an effect
similar to that of the Capitol at
night.
The Washington times., 1931-08-07
'OHIO CANDIDATE
HAS HOOVER AID

1t seems probable today that
full Administration support will
be thrown behind John B. Hollis
ter, of Cincinnati, in his race for
the Congress seat held by the
late Speaker Nicholas Longworth,
and the contest in the First Ohio
district will be the hardest-fought
in all the eight districts where
vacancies now exist.
Both from . psychological and
numerical standpoint, IL is almost
imperative that the Republicans
win in the old LOngwOrth district.
Control Of the next House is now
so uncertain that one vote may
decide 1t.
Mr.. Hollister, who conferred
with Mr.. Hoover yesterday, is a
"wringing wet" but his prospec-
tive Democratic opponent. State
Senator David Eohrbach,N Is also
a wet. So the support Of a wet
Republican candidate by the dry
President will be Of little EN-.
barrassment to the Administra
ton.
The Washington times., 1931-08-07
Camp Wilson Scouts
Will GiUe Minstrel
Photo by Internati

At Camp Wilson, near Silver
Spring, Boy Scouts from several
States will stage a minstrel show
in the open cir on Saturday eve
ming, August Is.
Saturday night, August 8, the
usual Court of Honor will be
held, when the boys will put on
their camp fire attractions. These
affairs, held every Saturday
night, attract scouts from many
States adjacent to Washington.
The Washington times., 1931-08-07

The mystery and glamour which
is Africa's never again will have
quite the same appeal for E. s.
Mowat. now that he has had a
taste Of the wonders Of America.
Mr.. Mowat, whose home ad-
dress is Durham, province Of Ma
tai, Union Of South Africa, is
winding up a business tour of the
United States and Canada with a
brief stay in the Nations Capital.
Mrs. Mowat, a native Of Canada,
is accompanying her husband, a
member of a firm dealing in
mining equipment. This was
Mrs. Mowat's first trip home in
SO years, and Mr.. Mowat's initial
visit to America.
While In Washington, Mr..
Mowat was shown the sights Of