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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
BILLBOARD APPEAL
BRINGS RESULTS
National oil Concerns Agree
to Cooperate in Plan to
Beautify Highways.

Through members Of It's Federal City
Committees throughout the country
and in Washington, the American Civic
Association, leaders In the Anti.bill-
board campaign, IS beginning TO realize
initial success in negotiations with ma
tional OIL companies to reduce or dis
continue outdoor advertising within
the metropolitan area Of the National
Capital before the 1882 Bicentennial
celebration.
Letters have been addressed 10 all
oil companies using this form OF adj
vertising on the highways leading into
washington and some OF the replies
that are beginning to return we're de-
clared to be very ENCOURAGING from
the viewpoint OF those who are en-
deavoring to improve conditions. Two
of these replies were received from
the Wolverine Empire Refining Co. Of
New York and the Autoline OH %. Of
Baltimore.
Do Not Oppose Removal.
The Wolverine Empire Co. wrote that
the signs to which their attention had
been called were erected some time ago
by their washington dealer and are
probably now In bad condition"
I'VE have no objection to their re-
moval," the company wrote, and we
are writing the Washington dealer to
this effect"
The Autoline Co. explained that it Is
under contract with one Of the outdoor
advertising companies for its road signs.
This contract does not expire until
September, 1892" the communication
stated. "If It is possible to make q
satisfactory arrangement with the COM
pany to remove the signs from the
Washington territory, we will arrange
to have them eliminated by January J.,
1882"
The American Civic Association, in
its letters to members of the Federal
City groups, explained the purpose OF
the campaign TO improve conditions In
and outside of washington in prepara-
ton for the 1892 Bieentenflial ana
urged the support Of members.
Fina Ready Response.
The association explained that it has
been in communication with all the ad-
vertisers who use billboards along the
highway entrances to the National Cap
ital and has found ready response on
the part Of many Of the local adver-
tiserS who have promised to discon-
tinue advertising on these highways. j..
but we need help with the national
advertisers" the association appealed to
its members. THE worst offenders are
the gas and oil companies. we are,
therefore, appealing to the members OF
our Federal City committees, as well as
to other friends Of our native scenery,
to write to these companies, protesting
against their advertisements in the
Washington region and requesting that
the company place itself In favored
class"
The American Civic Association dis
claims that its proposal is anything
more than IAN effort to persuade out
door advertisers to place themselves In
an advantageous position to command
the patronage Of those growing thou
sands of indignant travellers who resent
the billboard DETACHMENT along our
roads"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09

usual knowledge Of Byrd's life and four
major explorations, from articles in
newspapers, books and magazines and
from motion picture versions Of Byrd g
adventures
Many children pointed out that Byrd
and Lindbergh were young America s
heroes, since by their personal courage
and initiative they had demonstrated
the value of modern Inventions.
They showed an enthusiastic interest
in airplanes. riddles and the scientific
equipment which accompanied the Byrd
expedition.
Yearn for Exploring.
Almost all the boys and no few of
the girls expressed the wish to go ex-
ploring. One youth was quite frank
about his reason. Zone of my friends
said you only had to wash your face
and hands once while you were down
there he wrote. &c" If it were not so
cold, I think that would be a splendid
place TO live IN"
Another was certain that thermome-
tiers. broke automa tically when exposed
TO polar temperatures. He felt sure,
however. that the dogs would survive
because nature gives them heavy fur
coats.
Still@another youngster, Mile Pear
son OF Madison, N. H., broke into
verse
Into the SHOWS of the Northland
Pushed a chosen few,
Up to the tip or Snowland,
Sought things no one knew.
Out Of the SHOWS Of the Nerthland
Came the chosen few,
Back from the tin of Snowland
Brought things no one knew"
The letter closed with "Hero worship
efs become heroes-the kind Of heroes
their heroes were. Then, may our hero
never fall"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09

Carter, district attorney, said bond OF
$25,O 900 would be required.
Conviction on all OF the charges would
carry maximum penalty Of 10 years
in prison and fine Of $4,000, Carter
pointed out.
Col Lea Is one Of the most spectacu-
lar ra-9ons IN Tennessee. Since young
mar ID he has taken an active part
in po.itics ana journalism. At one time
he controlled five newspapers in the
State. He now operates an evening and
morning paper in Nashville. He served
in the United States Senate in the VII
son administration and then changed
his senatorial toga for an officers uni
form and organized q regiment.
Caldwell, as a millionaire banker, or
ganized the investment banking house
Of Caldwell g. Co. and during the bull
market expanded operations until it was
regarded as one of the strongest fii1an-
cial institutions In the South. It's fall
ure last November was felt In many
sections of the South.
Ramsey, president of the HolSton
Union National Bank and It's AFFILIATED
Institution. the Holston Trust Co., came
to Knoxville from Kentucky. where he
began his banking career as a book
keeper. His bank closed with $4,000
depoSitofs. Recently his expensive home
was seized by creditors, and he went
to Jacksonville, Fla, to visit his brother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
PETER H. MOORE RITES
WILL BE TOMORROW
Capitol Gallery Attendant Dies at
His Residence After
Short illness.

Peter H. Moore, attendant at the
Senators private gallery at the Capitol,
died at his home, pit Tennessee avenue
northeast, Saturday after short Ill
ness.
Mr.. Moore had been on duty at the
door to the Senators gallery since 1918.
He would have been "A years old on
April 3.
Mr.. Moore was at one time head of
q division Of the United States Census
Bureau and about 1900 was post ONCE
inspector He resigned from the Gov
eminent service to enter business at
Pelican Lake, Wis. He returned to this
city in 1918 to accept the position at
the Capitol.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ag-
mes o. Moore, and a son, Howard T.
Moore.
Funeral services will be held in Holy
Comforter Catholic Church tomorrow
morning at $50, following brief sery-
fees at the residence. Interment will
be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09

near Guevgeli there were 90 dead and
% wounded. The railway staten in
Demirkapu was RACED by the shocks,
which killed two children and injured
two adults in Bulgarian border y
lage OF Lesld. Houses were destroyed
in Neyrokop.
Afraid as residents were TO go back
into such homes as were left standing,
the uuakes occasioned real suffering
throughout the stricken areas. The
shocks yesterday occurred in exception
ally bad weather, stormy, black night.
Supply and relief work is apt to be
slow inasmuch as the railroads have
suffered with spreading rails and dam
aged roadbees. Water mains were
broken in many places.
Telegraph and telephone lines were
out and the extent Of the damage in
munication even in normal times, may
not be known for days.
The newspaper Pravda, basing It's
estimate on the most meager reports,
said today the loss OF life would be
enormous, but the government eau
toned against exAggeration In the
absence OF accurate information.
The Belgrade Meteorological Institute
warned today that quakes Of greater or
less intensity may be expected IN the
Balkans in the near future, as q result
Of wide settling OF the surface.
The epicenter Of this one was some
what to the east of that which struck
Cnaldike Island in 1902, but both re.
suited from interior disintegratton of
the Rodope Mountain range in Greece,
the scientists said.
From the Valandovo region tcdsy
came Onconfirned reports that several
villages had been Raced, with the dead
numbering 100 or more.
Geysers spouting hot water and steam
appeared in the foothills, and as the
cold rain fell upon them clouds Of
steam rolled through the valleys.
S,eOo Driven From Homes.
Six thousand have been driven from
their homes and many OF the homes
were destroyed, the reports said. Troops
have set up shelter tents and tempo
one report said the town Of Strum-
rnitza had been partially destroyed. It
figured prominently in the Balkan
wars.
At s o'clock this morning the seis-
mograph here registered . violent
shock, with an epicenter about $685.
miles away. It began at sol am. ana
lasted until 1886.
King Alexander, reaching the quake
zone at Demirkapu, visited a dozen VIII
lagos, talking with the terrified inhabi-
tants and supervising distribution OF
food and supplies.
An official communique this morning
announced that the government would
meet all relief expenditures and tat no
subscriptions would be raised among the
people and no contributions accepted
from abroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
SEVEN DIE IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, March 9 lP.-Lashing
the Atlantic Seaboard from the Caro-
linas to the tip Of Maine, a snow-1aden
gale left in its wake today death, in
juries and property damage. A total
Of 80 deaths were reported in the East
and Midwest.
Starting Saturday night and con-
tinuing undated through most Of Sun
day, snow and rain centered their fury
on New York State and on New Eng
land. Seven were killed in New York
City in automobile accidents attribute
BILE to the storm. Four were killed in
an automobile accident at West Haven,
Conn, and three at Glens Falls, N. Y.
Many we're hurt by falling signs, trees
and telephone poles. Long stretches OF
water front were gnawed away on Long
Island and Summer homes were swept
out to sea.
A snowstorm laid a white mantle
over Northern New York-as deep as
8l5 inches at Rochester. The storm
swfrled through the Adirondacks, block
ing roads and stalling automobiles.
Railroads had snow plows out north
Of Albany.
1t was not entirely an III wind, how
ever, for the rain dropped billions OF
gallons of sorely needed water in New
York City reservoirs and put snow
shovels in the hands Of impoverished
men upstate.
Summer places on the Long Island
sound shore of Connecticut were dam
aged by watec-c. In Middlefield, Mass,
In the Berk yaa. SnowdriftS 10 feet
deep In placeo k0Gsed roads. Drifts In
Vermont caused motorists to appeal for
shelter.
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WINTER RETURNS TO DIXIE.

ATLANTA, Ga, March CP0.-Dixie
was shivering today from chill north
winds that brought snow fiurries dur
ing the night as far South as Atlanta
ThA forecast throughout the South
was generally fair today, with continued
cold.
It was not an unusual drop in tenn
perature for the month in the South,
but most of Dixie, following an I'M
usually warm February, had about made
I'D its mind Winter was over.
II was generally clear in Florida TO-
day, except that Tampa reported an
overcast sky with q brisk northwest
wind.
Nashville, Tenn, awoke to find snow
one and q half inches deep and o
bright sun. The low point In the drop
of temperature at Nashville came at
midnight with 80. At Memphis, in
the extreme western part of Tennessee,
the morning low was 80. The weather
was fair.
Birmingham, Ala, reported q low Of
81 last night, with q stiff wind blowing
today. Mobile was looking for frost to-
night. New Orleans had q minimum
Of 40 degrees.
Skies were clearing at Richmond,
Va, and the temperature was dropping
today, with q forecast for subfreezing
weather tonight for all the State save
along the coast. About an inch of snow
had fallen this morning in Southwest
Virginia.
Charlotte, N. c., reported q heavy
snow falling at Asheyille, with tenn
perature Of %.
- .-..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
HOOVERS REVEAL
SON IMPROVED
President and First Lady
Back at White House After
AsheviIIe Visit.

Delighted at the marked improvement
in the health Of their son, Herbert, ST.,
whom they visited yesterday at his
home on the outskirts Of Asheville,
N. c., President and Mrs. Hoover re-
turned 10 the White House this morn
ing.
The President and Mrs. Hoover ar
rived at Union Station a few minutes
after 2 o'clock and motored Immediately
to the White House, where they found
breakfast awaiting them.
Hoover Goes to Office.
Mr.. Hoover went directly to his ONCE
after breakfast and was busily engaged
with accumulated business. He MADE
no personal engagements FOR the DAY,
but sent for Secretary OF Labor DoaK,
with whom he conferred for nearly an
hour. It is understood they discussed
plans for expanding the activities OF
the Federal employment service, with
the view OF increasing its usefulness IN
connection with the present unemploy-
ment problem,
Mr.. Hoover spoke most enthusiasm
cally OF the noticeable change for the
who has been living in Asheville with
his wife, since last october, while re-
operating from incipient tuberculosis
Can't. Joel r. Boone, White House
physician. who has been. in charge OF
the treatment prescribed for young Her.
bert. and who accompanied the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hoover on this visit
issued the following statement: Il had
not seen Herbert Hoover, jr.. in several
months. do not see how he could
have made more gratifying progress.
Definite Improvement.
"His improvement is very DEFINITE
and there is every indication he Is on
the road to permanent cure. His con-
valescence, of course, has TO be very
guarded, and care at this stage must be
Just as careful as during the last four
months"
DR.. Bernard Smith Of Asheville, who
has personally attended Herbert jr
since he has been in that city. said
during the Presidents visit that the
latter Is gaining in strength and weight
He stated that the latter now weighs
lat pounds which is gain of Is pounds
since the illness was first diagnosed last
Summer.
The Hoovers left washington at $40
Saturday night, arriving at Asheville at
8 o'clock yesterday morning. They were
greeted by q snowstorTn, but this did
not prevent nearly one thousand citi-
zens OF the city gathering about the
station to accord cordial welcome
Mayor Harry w. PiuYnmer Of Ashevilie
formally greeted the President and
Mrs. Hoover The latter then motored
directly TO Blue Briar Cottage where
they remained until time for them 10
depart. They left Asheville at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09

a thick white blanket with the most
bitter weather of the Winter prevailing.
Northern France, Germany, Belgium,
= -andinavia, Austria and Poland all
were affected by the unusual cold.
Snowdrifts blocked highways and de-
layed trains, while where it was warmer
swollen rivers threatened serious flood
ing. Snow continued for 46 hours
straight In Vienna.
The River Seine at Paris was one
foot above alarm level at Austerlitz
Bridge yesterday and lower sections Of
the city were evacuated. 1t is not ex-
pected to 60 much higher. The rivers
Of Burgundy and Southeast France
swelled steadily, inundating the meadows
and riverside quarters of several towns,
but there was no great damage.
Seaside towns were hard struck In
some cases. High tides and giant waves
swept away structures considered far
back from the water line. In the North
Sea the steamer Tern col1ided with the
City Of Malines and sank, all is Of the
Terms crew being saved.
The Weather Bureaus expect no let
up in the extreme conditions for several
days.
This afternoon London itself was
blanketed with the snow which had
fallen steadily since early morning. II
was an unusual sight, for London snow,
like that in other cities, usually melts
almost as soon as it falls.
The snow came on the heels Of the
coolest weather London has expert
enced in Is years, the mercury drop
ping to Is degrees.
To the north and east the fall was
heavy, but Ireland and Southwest Eng
land had none. Along the Channel to
the east the natives called It a bliz-
Yard and shipping was seriously ham,
pered.
London's snowstorn, the worst in 90
years, tied up traffic. The children and
even some of the grown-ups had snow
bah battles in the shopping centers of
Fleet street.
Horses, unaccustomed to slippery
pavements, crawled at q snail's pace
through the narrow, crooked streets,
slipping and sometimes falling.
The forecast was for continued cold
and more snow.
Shipping was Inconvenience ell
around the coast even as far as the
| Orkneys, where the trawler Washington
was reported aground with a steamer
from Kirkwall proceeding to her as
sistance.
The trawler Loeb Long ran aground
near Aberdeen and knocked a hole In
her bottom. Lifeboats rescued the crew
Of 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
VIVIAN GORDON'S
BROTHER STRICKEN
Pierre NJ. Franklin Suffers
Mental Collapse After Bury
ing Slain Sister.
BY the Assoeisasd Press.


NEW YORK, March e.-The third
victim OF q trilogy Of murder, suicide
and near madness, Pierre M. Franklin,
brother of strangled Vivian Gordon,
tossed htfully In q hospital today under
heavy guard.
Yesterday-the eleventh day since his
racketeer sisters body was found in a
park thicket and the sixth since the
lifeless form Of his l6-year-old niece
was found in a gaS-filled Kitchen
Franklin suffered mental collapse and
was taken forcfbly to the psychopathic
ward of the Bellevue, strapped to a
stretcher.
Early In the morning he dashed half
clad into the hall from his room in a
hotel-shouting and crying. Five house
detectives and a nurse labored with
him for three hours before they could
SubdHe him. When police arrived. they
found him lying on the bath room fiocr,
gibbering.
Had Case Clippings.
His room was Uttered with news
paper clippings revealing the Sordid
to her death and shamed her daughter.
Bonita Bisehoff. into an untirnely
grave. Photographs Of his sister, q
striking authenticated woman, in o
variety Of poses and of his niece in her
first dancing costume lined the walls.
Hospital officials said he was not in
a serious condition, but would require
constant care and observation TO restore
his mental state to normal He weighs
well over 200 pounds and Is of a hearty,
healthy type.
Buried His Sister.
Saying Montreal was his home.
Franklin came here several days after
the crime and claimed his sisters body,
certifying his kinship in affidavits. He
and an unidentified woman, the only
rnourners, buried her Friday in West
chester County. He paid his hotel Bill
Saturday night and said he was re-
turning home the next day.
Meanwhile, the hunt for Miss Cor
donS slayers virtually was at q stand
still. With professional detectives and
1900 Of New York's finest" CO.
operating, not single clue has been
turned up which points toward soIu-
ton of the city's most engrossing
mystery since the murder of Arnold
Rothstein In 1928.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
TURKS AND SOVIET SIGN
BLACK SEA NAVAL PACT
Neither to increase Armaments
Without Notifying other Six
Months in Advance.
By &c Associated press.

By the Associated Press.
ANGORA, Turkey, March s-The
text Of protocol limiting naval arma-
naents In the Black Sea and signed here
Saturday by Turkish and Russian rep
resentatives was published today.
Completing the Russo-Turk protocol
of 1929. the new agreement engages
Turkey and Russia not to proceed with
any augmentation OF naval ornaments
on the Black Sea or contiguous seas
without notifying the other party six
months in advance. This part of the
agreement Is Identical with that signed
between Turkey and Greece some time
ago. ~ 30
The preamble TO the new protocol
reads, 1.-THE high contracting parties,
anxious to consolidate their peaceful,
friendly relations and thoroughly con-
WINGED that the sole guarantee of peace
is the effective reduction Of all kinds
OF ornaments. and proving their I'M
shakable aspiration 10 bend all future
efforts to universal reduction of arn1a-
ments, proceeds to the following agree
rnent."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
is KNOWN DEAD IN WEST.
sy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March e.-Silver Innings
appeared today IN storm clouds that
brought q two-day blizzard to the corn
belt States Of the Middle West and left
q trail of deaths estimated at Is.
Farmers throughout the area, which
has suffered from lack of moisture this
Winter, we're rejoicing at the heavy
blanket Of snow, while thousands Of
unemployed had money in their pockets
which otherwise would not have been
there II the storm had not struck. In
Chicago alone $4,000 men were put TO
work clearing away the drifts. Many Of
those hired had been without employ
ment.
While no definite figures were avail
able as to the BENEFITS to agriculture,
the agriculturists believed that the
benefits would far outweigh damage 70
property. Speaking for Southern Wis
ConSin alone, Prof. r. A. Moore of the
agronomy department of the Univer-
stty of Wisconsin said 1t would mean
hundreds OF thousands Of dollars to
the future crop output"
Thirteen deaths occurred In Chi
cago. Among the victims was an ls-
year-old boy, who was electrocuted
when he touched high-tension wire
while sweeping snow from the top Of q
street car-the first job he had been
able to find in months. For q time it
waS feared that four more deaths would
be added to the list through the loss
of four fishermen on Lake Michigan on
the tug Palmer, after being missing for
more than 40 hours. The tug, which
came out OF Kenosha, Wis, made port
here late last night.
Waves Is feet high buffeted the So
foot fishing vessel, but, except for &
lack Of provisions, the crew apparently
suffered no Ill effects.
Whipped by high winds, the snow
piled into drifts that reached q height
Of 20 feet In some localities, but normal
conditions were gradually restored, for
the most part. yesterday as the storm
moved eastward. Motorists were hard
hit Thousands of them in Illinois,
Wisconsin, Missouri and Indiana were
stalled in the drifts, farmers gave
them shelter, however, and even
tually many Of the main line roads
were cleared. Some highways, espe-
cially side roads, we're still blocked TO-
day. In Chicago the snowfall was more
than Is inches.
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Continued From First Page.l
of the La Toilette act. For that reason
Mr. Bride is to be directed to make the
commissions inquiry.
The new $6,500,0oO bond issue is due
in 1871. The bonds are priced at 81
with interest TO yield more than $50
per cent. According to Mr.. Lambert,
the issue is backed by the same group
of Boston bankers, headed by Harris,
Forbes & Co., who were behind the Sea-
board Investment Trust.
Speculation at the commission was to
the effect that the new bond issue may
have been doated to finance the con-
templated improvements In the gas
system, due to the failure Of the bill
in the last Congress authorizing naer-
ger Of the Washington and Georgetown
Gas Light Cos and the issuance Of
additional cmDitAi stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
TWO GIVEN LIFT KILLED
WITH z OTHERS IN CRASH

BY the Associated Press.
WEST HAVEN, Conn, March g.
Two men who were being given a lift
were among four men who were killed
when an automobile crashed into a tree
on q curve here early today. Three
Others were injured, two Of them so
seriously that hospital authorities did
not expect them to live.
The dead are Joseph McGrau and
Gerald DAILY Of New Haven and E. N.
Gormley and Abram s. Foss of New
London. The New London men had
been picked up just before the accident