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are DESTROYS Of having DONE" Edward
Martin, president and managing direcs
tor OF the company. informed the
commission.
While the Montgomery County League
of Women Voters was planning to meet
today to discuss billboard legislation In
the Maryland Legislature, Miss Haflean
James, executive secretary Of the Amer
lean Civic Association, issued a state
ment that the association approves
State taxation of billboards as one of
the ways Of regulation.
Her statement was as follows:
Word from New Jersey indicates
that the law to tax billboards 8 cents
square foot annually, which was
passed by the Legislature last year Is
now in effect. In January Of this
year 1t was necessary for the companies
and advertisers in each case to decide
whether they would pay the tax or dis
continue the board. A good many boards
have come down as result Of the taxing
law, but the principal effect has been
to provide an income TO the STATE and
thus place upon outdoor advertising its
share Of taxation.
Want Boards Removed.
1.-THE American Civic Association has
gone on record In favor Of licensing
billboard companies ana taxing bills
boards. The association expects to give
its support to measure providing for
billboard taxation in the State of Mary
land. The boards should be taxed.
Taxation Of billboards, supplemented by
adequate local coming laws to keep bill
boards from tnjuring property values
and disfguring residence and shopping
districts, will improve conditions in
towns and cities. But above all, the
association is working to remove bill
boards from the rural highways.
within the ofilcial washington re-
gion the association believes that the at
titude Of the local advertisers who are
offering their hearty cooperation in
the campaign to clean up and improve
the highway entrances to Washington
will be followed by a similar attitude
on the part of national outdoor adver-
tisers.
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ment Of the systems In question are
governed by national legislation, which
in some cases have a restrictive effect.
We must already look forward to the
time when these exchanges can no
longer be limited to two neighborins
countries, but when they will have to
extend to the whole continent, which
will have to be covered by an immense
network of power distribution. It Is
important that national legislation
should not stand In the way of such q
program and that a definite statute
should be established TO enable 1t to be
carried into effect"
Under Article 20 OF the Covenant the
League Of Nations has already inter-
ested itself in the power problem. Two
conventions, one relating to the de-
velopment OF hydraulic power, the other
to electric power transmission, were
drawn up in 1928. These were to apply
to the whole world, and the Belgian
government felt they had been Of little
immediate practical Importance.
"Unuer present teehnical conditions
such problem is essentially q conti-
mental one, its solution On the Euro
peah plane would be of immediate prAc-
tical value and. II continued on that
plane, the york previously started by
the League nay lead TO useful results"
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SENATE TAKES Up
FOOD RELIEF PLAN
Sufficient Votes to Add
S25, 200, 900 to interior
Fund Claimed.
n lha AaaAciatAd Pred.

9y the Associated Press.
The senate coalition was poised To-
. day to put up to President Hoover and
the administrations controlled House
$2s,o00, 900 appropriation TO the Red
Cross for relief work.
Enough votes to approve this fund as
an amendment to the Interior Depart
msnt Appropriation bill were claimed by
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the
Democratic leader, A roll cali was in
prospect today.
Agricultural agencies were getting set
20 distribute the s45, 100000 loan fund
for seed and supplies needed in plant
ing Spring crops Id the drought areas.
The bill appropriating it was signed by
President Hoover last night Immediate
s,ly after Congress turned it loose from
the To-day deadlock over loans for hu-
man food. The money Is to begin going
out within a week.
= Farm Animals Dying.
=. The fund came In the nick of time,
said the Red Cross, for thousands Of
mules and COWS are threatened with
starvation unless feed is furnished at
once. In Arkansas, officials reported,
!: the stock is in worse fix even than hu-
man beings. Animals already are dying.
Around the impending Senate contest
was expected to hinge the decision on
an extra session of the new Congress in
the Spring. The Democratic leader,
supported by the Republican independ-
ents, has asserted he will seek to kill
the entire Interior Department supply
bill, carrying funds for next years oper-
alton Of this branch of the Government
If the relief amendment Is rejected by
the House.
:. However, administration leaders in
the Senate gained temporary break at
least, In the jam blocking the vital APP
preparation bills through agreement to
permit consideration Of the Democratic
relief proposal now.
!: Interior Bill Taken Up.
The interior bill-one of the II regl-
lar appropriation measures which must
be passed before March adjournment
If the extra session prospect is to be
avoided-dnally was taken up by the
Senate late Yesterday. Agreement was
reached also to meet an hour earlier
today to spse5 action.
The House, after disposing of the war
Departments supply bill, squared away
today on the seventh and most contro-
versial Of the appropriation bills it has
taken up.
It Is for the Justice, State, Labor and
Commerce Departments. and under the
dTst of these, carries the prohibition en-
forcement funds. Several of the wet
members are cunning for these items
and . week is expected to elapse before
. final vote comes.
The Senate has promised to vote late
today on the motion to reconsider its
previous approval Of the bin authoriz-
ing $4,000; 900 for modernization Of
three battleships, passed early In the
session without record vote. Passage
Il confidently predicted by It's sponsors.
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lists that work on commissions are
starving and hollering for per-
sonal aid. Congress yesterday turned
down the is million food bill.
and passed is million "to improve
entrances to national parks" You
can get road anywhere you want
to out Of the Government, but you
can't get q sandwich. Well, in two
years there won't be a poor farm
that won't have concrete road lead
ing up to 1t. ] am staying al night
with EN- tonight, but ] am sleeping
In my overcoat.
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wanted to have q jolly good time"
I'm always remember her as a nicf
girl" he asserted. She came to me
when was in trouble, bringing me in.
formation that I needed"
As to the letters he wrote Beulah-
they were only the kind of letters
which a father would write to hi;
daughter" Gates declared.
Most Of his correspondence with
Beulah, the witness continued, was In
reference to his son, who had discon-
tinued his friendship with the girl and
was keeping company" with another
young woman.
James A. O'Shea, attorney for Rich
ard Reed, interrupted Gates testimony
to inquire: What caused Beulah and
Mrs. Bargfrede to discontinue their
visits to your home?"
They can answer that better than ]
can" was the answer.
Asked About Kansas Trip.
Continuing his testimony, Gates said
Beulah, in one of her letters, asked ad-
vice as to whether or not she should
marry Charles Brown, 1921 Columbia
road, to whom she was engaged at the
time. Il told her that If he was a nice
boy she should marry him." the witness
said.
Asked If he knew anything of Beulah's
trip to Kansas, Gates responded: Eyes
know all about it."
That's fine" O'Shea shot back. give
been trying all along TO find out about
that trip. Suppose you tell me all about
it," 1t developed, however, that Gates
knowledge Of the trip was limited. All
he knew, he admitted, was that the
girl, in one of her letters, had mentioned
the possibility Of going from Kansas
to the West Coast.
as had read them" the witness ex-
planned. II don't keep accumulated
trash"
was Beulah ever despondent?'
Gates was asked.
Eyes" he replied. "she was otter
respondent, because she wanted tc
associate with nice people"
In response to question by Harry
Whelan, counsel for Policeman Robert
r. Langdon, Gates asserted he had
never heard Beulah express fear that
any one might do her bodily harm.
Didn't she ever say anything about
being afraid Of a policeman" O'Shea
broke in.
Gates replied that Beulah once told
him o policeman had visited her home
at 10 Nineteenth street, and that she
planned to move.
Mrs. Limerick Recalled.
At the conclusion of Gates testi-
mony. Beulahs mother, Mrs. Dora
Limerick, who previously had been re-
ported Ill, was recalled to the stand.
Brown, she related, had boarded with
her seven or eight months ago. Although
she knew he and Beulah went to
church and to shows together" Mrs
Limerick did not know they were en-
gagged, she said. II don't think she
loved any man." she added.
Collins told Mrs. Limerick Richard
Reed had told police that Beulah left
her mothers home because she was
forced to share her bed room with q
boarder.
"isnt that true9" the prosecutor
queried. And isn't it true, too, that
your other daughter, Mrs. Julia BY
waters, left for the same reason.
mo-" Mrs Limerick responded, shak-
ing her head.
The witness also denied having dis
cussed Beulah's life insurance after the
girls death. She reiterated her denial
made in previous testimony, that she
had mentioned the gun in the stove
to Mrs. Bargfrede
Mrs. Limerick's testimony, which wa
offered IA response 10 questions BY COL
lins, was interrupted by her lawyer
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In the last election with . false"
quotation.
Il hold no brief for Alfred Z. Smith,"
said Cutting, but he Is entitled 70 q
square deal and he Is not to be lied
about.
"The only reply to his request was
that Lucas will apologies If Gov. Smith
alters his position on prohibition, or
something else which has no bearing
on the subject"
Cutting said Lucas had used q fake"
name in sending out literature against
the reseleetion Of Senator Norris, Re-
publican independent, Nebraska.
Postscript to Letter.
He said further the executive d.
rector had sent out Q postscript to q
letter, alleged to have been written by
man named o'SheA as head Of the
Democratic Victory Scouts-1932," but
that no man. or organization by that
name had ever been disclosed.
What would any decent man do on
receiving letter Of that kind7 He
would ct least make some investiga-
ton Of it," Cutting said. "Of course,
Mr.. Lucas did not think for . minute
the letter was genuine"
Senator walsh, Democrat, Montana,
hokCQ II ~ YVES DUb AUNlCHl 70 COIL
clude that Lucas concocted the letter
himself"
"That Is Q possible conclusion to
draw" Cutting replied. "If he did
not, 1t was concocted within q few
miles Of him"
Senator wheeler, Democrat, Nom
tana, asked If Cutting was Of the opin-
ion Lucas had forged the signature"
II wouldn't accuse him Of forging or
connivine to forge" Cutting replied.
But If he did not he Is the least in
activities Of a political party"
Cutting said Lucas was using the Re-
publican National Committee to protect
himself in his personal fight with
Senator Norris" and referred to letter
he had sent to all precinct workers in
which he inclosed his letter attempting
to read Norris out Of the party. This
letter, Cutting said, was supposedly
paid for by the National Committee.
Criticism Of Tess.
Cutting said Lucas els using the
money Of the Republican National
Committee to promote the candidacy
Of President Hoover for denomination.
It Is 3 pity the President cannot Be
separated from q man who has been
so completely discredited and disowned
by the decent members of the party"
Cutting also condemned Senator Tess,
chairman of the Republican National
Committee, for using" the committee
to broadcast q statement criticizing
Senator Couzens on the railroad-merger
issue.
''I deny the right of the Republican
National Committee to broadcast and
publish the views Of one Republican
Senator criticizing another Republican
Senator" added the Senator. II call
upon Senator Tess as the titular head
of the party and upon the men who
actually control the party to repudiate
the disgraceful and outrageous actions
of Mr.. Lucas
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FRANKLIN ]. ACKER DIES;
WAS REALTY OPERATOR
Funeral Services for Native of Cap.
ital to BE Held Tomorrow
Afternoon.

Franklin J. Acker, rs years old. real
estate operator and contractor, died at
bis home. in the Cordova Apartments,
yesterday after O short illness.
Mr.. Acker maintained ofices at 141o
H street. He was at one time president
Of Acker e. Co., stone contractors.
He was q native Of this city and was
educated in the public schools here. He
was q member Of the Association Of
Oldest Inhabitants of the District Of
Columbia.
He is survived by a son, Harold X.
Aeker. with whom he made his home.
Mrs. Acker died IS years ago.
Funeral services will be conducted
at Gawler's chapel, l754 Pennsylvania
avenue, tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock 1nterment will be in Oak Hill
Cemetery.
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man. Iney are
worse OF than
we are. Times
are so hard they
are allowing
constituents into
their priva tie
lunch rooms to
buy their Repre-.
sentatives meals.
Congress hasn't
done anything
In 90 long that
aven tha tnhhv
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Rum. Carrying Auto Seized.

An automobile bearing 80 half-eallon
lars Of liquor was seized by Policemen
INLAY and Cartmill last night when IT
court after q chase Of several blocks.
Two occupants Of the car Ted on foot
h6d &ceped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-16
PROPERTY OWNER
BANS B|LLBOARDS
Refuses Liberal Yearly Rent
al for Land on Rockville
Pike Near Bethesda.

While numerous business Arms are
cooperating in the civic campaign to
improve roadside appearances in the
washington suburban area, 1t was
learned today that Miss Mary e. Pat
ten of 2l22 Massachusetts, avenue has
refused to permit the erection of bill
boards on 100-acre tract which she
owns on the Rockville pike at the en-
trance to Bethesda.
Like many other large property own
ers in Maryland and Virginia, Miss
Patten was approached recently by
representatives of the outdoor adver-
tising industry and offered liberal
yearly rental for billboard space. In
announcing that she had promptly re-
fused the offer, Miss Patten said 1t
might suggest to other property own
ers to do likewise as a protection Of
the countryside.
At the same time offers to discon-
tinue the use of outdoor signs were
received by the Washington Bicenten-
NAL Commission from several other
firms which expressed their interest in
eliminating such signs from the 2-fnils
zone outside Washington Favorable
replies to such requests as sent out by
the commission and the American
Civic Association are being received
daily 1t was said.
Own Personal Interest.
Miss Patten's refusal to lend herself
to the DETACHMENT of the Bethesda app
proaeh is entirely In accord with her
own personal interest and efforts in
beautifying the Capital City ana It's en-
virons. Her refusal also came at time
when the Women's Club of Bethesda,
faf
frances to the Capital, is initiating an
active campaign against the signs that
abound in that area.
The Continental Baking Corporation,
through Its vice president, G. NJ. Gott>
fried. notified the Bicentennial Commits
sion that it is mot now using outdoor
advertising in the District of Columbia
nor do we intend TO use any in 1881"
G. j. Cook. manager of the Hotel Con-
tinental, assured the commission that
no contracts for billboards have been
issued for 1881, and that consequently
no action can be taken at this time in
accordance with the request that their
use be abandoned within the two-mile
zone. "But we are interested in doing
away with our billboards for advertising,
and assure you that we will take such
steps as soon as 1t IL conveniently pos
sible," Mr.. Cook wrote.
Suggests State Tax.
The Burlington Hotel, through B.
Holland, promised definitely that all
signs maintained by the company with
In two miles Of the District line will
have been removed by January /, 1882.
The management of the Lee House In
formed the commission that the hotels
outdoor signs are all outside the two
mile zone. "Our cooperation, because
AZ 4knk at
Of being In agreement with what you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-16
French Bank suspends.

MINES, France, January Is (P).-
Because of heavy Withdrawals by wine
producers the Regional Bank of Gard
temporarily suspended payments today.
The institution has a branches.
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ncS interest.
All Posts Vacated.
Because Of the friction in the COM
mission and on the ground also that
under the new Power Commission
which took ONCE in December, all posts
under the former commission were
automatically vacated, three members
Of the commission, Chairman Smith
and Commissioners Draper and Gar
saud, dropped Russell, King and Bon
ner, while at the same time retaining
the other employees on a temporary
basis.
Afterwafd all employees we're invited
to file their applications for permanent
King and Russell, in common with
the rest Of these employees, made their
application but Bonner, declaring that
he had resigned, said that he was
through. Last week he was given tenn
porary employment as an engineer in
the Bureau Of Reclamation on a $25
per diem basis.
Thirtysttree employees. holdovers from
the old commission, were given perf1a-
nent appointments yesterday, under
the new regime, after having been on
a temporary 30-day basis pending re-
organization.
Two Still Temporary.
They included james r. Lawson, act
ing general counsel, engineers, drafts
men, auditors, clerks, stenographers
and messengers. Two others, F. W.
Griffith, chief clerk, and Miss v. M.
Crosetto. whom Russell brought over to
the Power Commission as HIS secretary
when he came from the Interstate Com
Ynefce Commission to take the solicitor
ship, were continued on a 30-day basis.
No explanation was offered for this
difference.
The other principal positions to be
filled are those of civilian chief engi-
neer succeeding the engineer officer. a
War Department assignment under the
old commission, which still is filled by
Col M. c. Tyler. and a secretary, re-
placing the former post Of executive
secretary, which was held by Bonner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-16

Molaeses Is being shipped from Ha-
wall TO the United States In tanker
boats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-16
Will Rogers
Says:

I am here for relief. you got to come
and get it personally. you can't do it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-16
KING IS RESTORED
TO POWER POSITION;
RUSSELL LEFT OUT

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LUCAS DENOUNCED
BY @. o. p. SENATORS
FOR LETTER HE SENT

CONTINUED from First pake.)
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U. S. READY TO LEND
$4,000, 900 IN HAIL
and pRe ueHT AREA

l6eoatinusd Prom r1rst page.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-16
All Posts Vacated.

were portrayed as defending the pub
hes interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-16

Usually, the witness went on, Beulali
was accompanied by Mrs. Martha
Barsfrcde. president Of the Sky High
Whoopee Club, and her best friend. on
the girls last visit, he declared, Beulah
suggested that she visit him every
Thursday thereafter.
why did she make that suggestion %
Assistant United States Attorney WilA
liam II. Collins asked. Cats reply ives
that he did not know, uniess she Just
La gaceta., 1931-05-12

Los simpaticos elementos a.
filiados a esta interesante ra-
ma de la Antigua y Unida Or
den de los Druidas, llenos STEM
pre- de fe, consagran EN- la ac-
tualidad parte de sus activida-
des a llevar adelante la feliz
iniciativa de ofrecer una es :
pl6ndida serie de bales, que
comenzara ell domingo entran-
tie, dfa II, de 8 a II de la no.
che, Ell ell edificio de la citada
Orden, Gale Main 2144R.
La acreditada orquesta Var
sity Boys tendra a su cargo Ia
Interpretation de los progra-
mas que para tan hermosas
fiestas haya necesidad de com
binar y que llamaran podero-
samente la atenci6n por 10 va
riados y selectos.
Cabe pensar, por 10 tanto, en-
que la iniciativa de que doy
cuenta complacido, sera AGO.
gida con ell mayor entusiasmo
por parte de nuestra juventud
adicta al bale.
La gaceta., 1931-05-12
TEATRO CASINO

Doble programa ofrecera hoy
la direction de este teatro, COM
placiendo asf al pdblico que lie
ayuda.
Scarlet Pages, una produc-
ci6n de merito, figura en- la pri-
mera parte. Desempehan los pa
peles de mas importancia, Elsie
Ferguson, Maria Nixon y Grant
Whithors.
A petici6n del p1blico Sc repe
tira, en- la segunda parte, del
Mismo Barro", cinta hablada en-
espanol.
"Del Mismo Barro" Sc ell
mo" en- ingles con ell nombre de
Common Clay.
Brillan por su talento en- esta
cinta espanola, Mona Maris,
Juan Torena, Vicente Padula,
Roberto Guzman y Carlos vi
llarias.
Otras dos pellculas completan
ell programa. la comedia "Ritmo
de Jazz" y Noticias de la Para
mount.
La gaceta., 1931-05-12
Un acontecimiento

Por medic de una expressive
y atenta carta, ell joven Ma
nuel Ros, s~ecretario de la Sec
ci6n de Recreo y Adorno del
Centre Asturiano, me eomuni-
cas que Ell dia f6 del corriente
Mayo es la fecha acordada pa
ra la celebration del bale So
cial de las flores, en- ell bonito
palacete de las avenidas de Ne
braska y Palm.
Para amenizarlo ha sido
contratada la orquesta Buck
Blue Boys"
Sc iniciara ell bale a las nue.
We de la noche, reinando con
ell mayor esplendor hasta las
2:30 a. m.
Marcara un verdadero aeon
tecimiento social, por todos
conceptoS.
La gaceta., 1931-05-12

Noche de singular butticio,
encantadora como pocas, fue
la del pasado viernes, EN- ell
siempre concurrido hall de Sn.
Jose, con motive del inolyida-
BILE Bunco Party llevado a ca
DO por ell numeroso grupo de
j6venes pertenecientes a esa
novel y gallarda organization
que lleva ell nombre de "Hetai-
reia."
Inmensa, interesantisima, la
concurrencia que auspici6 con
la mayor esplendidez este a =
gradable acto.
acknowledgements dispues-
tas, ocupabdm gran parte del
salon veintiocho mesas, ante
las cuales sentaronse numero-
sisimas personas, que sc afa-
naban en- ganar los premios.
Los primeros, consistentes en-
un eiegantisimo par de medals
de soda Y una vistosa corbata,
correspondieron a la encanta'
dora Srta. Hortensia Garcia y
al joven Adolfo Guerra, res
pectivamente.
Tambien la sugestiva dami-
ia Laura del Rio gano una pre-
ciosa muneca.
Los Sres. Manuel BondE Joe
Diaz, Bob Phillips y Bonnie
Valdes discutieron ell segundo
premio para caballeros, que
consistia en- un juego de golf
La gaceta., 1931-05-12
QUEMARON IGLESIAS EN-
SEVILLA, CADIZ y MALAGA

Madrid, mayo 12.-Antes de-
amanecer, seg1n dicen de Sew
LA, fueron ALI quemadas cincC
igles as y c%onventos. La ley mar
cial fue declarada y las tropas
tiencn dominada la situaci0n.
Dest uy6 la multitud monumen-
tos que marcaban siglos de in
fluencia cat6Sca romano en- la
PENN ula.
Du ante La noche cuatro con-
vento5 fueron quemados en- Ca
diz, por grupos de hombres que
lanzata ngritos en- contra de la
iglesia. Los revoltosos DONNA
ron sitios de la ciudad por mas
de Gus tro hOras.
Tn jesuita fue apedreado en-
Cadiz y Sc halla en- muy grave
estado.
I'm club donde iban a reunir-
Sc ami ,os del Oral Primo de Ri
vera, fae destruido. Sabese que
uno de los conventos quemados
encerrf ba cuadros de imponde-
rable valor.
Dos iglesias fueron quemadas
en- Malaga ,durante la noche.
En- Ali.ante fueron destruidas
cuatro iglesias Y conventos.
La m Iltitud, Cordoba, Bilbao
Y cara yoza, atac6 y destrozo
81 inta.i3r de las iglesias, pero
no las qlem6.