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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-31
BUDGET CONFERENCE
CALLED BY WALKER
Berry Scored by Mayor as Result
of Saying $4,000, 900 Saw
ing Was Possible.

NEW YORK, October 3l.-Heads of
all city departments were summoned to
City Hall today bs Mayor Walker to set
budget for the city's expenses for
1882.
The usual budget meeting. held in
executive session by the Board Of ESti-
mate and Appo-tionment, with the
mayor presiding was disrupted last
night VIXEN Mayor Walker learned that
Controller Berry had given statement
to the press saying a $i4,000,000 budget
saving was possible
Mayor Walker, angered at the state
ment, adjourned the meeting It's the
bunk" TO hold an executive session. the
mayor shouted. and charged Berry with
evading responsibility for the heavy
budget by placing the blame on others,
although Berry himself had voted for
the tentative budget earlier in the week
1T will all be done in public" the
mayor said.
Mayor Walker criticized Berry's state
ment, which called for a reduction in
hospital foods and the limiting of some
ferry boat schedules.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-31
BINGHAM WILL SPEAK
OVER RADIO TONIGHT
Forum Listeners to Hear Senator
Discuss Tax Law Revision
to Boost Revenues.

Senator Hiram Bingham of Connecti-
cut will discuss congressional revision
of the Federal tax laws tonight in a
National Radio Forum address, ar
ranged by The Washington Star and
broadcast over the coaSt-to-coast net
work of the Columbia Broadcasting Co.
at 1890 o'clock. Eastern standard time.
Senator Bingham, a member OF the
Finance Committee. which deals with
all revenue laws. is one of those who
believes that Congress should revise i'm
mediately the tax laws TO provide addi-
tional revenue to meet the defleit now
faced by the Federal Treasury.
AS the opening of Congress draws
nearer Il appears increasingly probable
that recommendations for tax revision
will be made in his annual message by
President Hoover. Senator Bingham
viii explain his reasons for favoring tax
increases at this time and give an out
line of what the revision should be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-31
WHITWELL NAMED
TO SCHOOL BOARD
Native of Capital Is Picked to
Succeed H. B. Learned in
Education Post.

George M Whitwell, a former secre-
tary of the Washington Gas Light Co,
was appointed today by the District
Supreme Court justices as a member of
the Board of Education succeeding the
late H. Barrett Learned.
Whitwell's appointment becomes eff
fective Immediately and he will assume
his new duties at the next meeting of
the board. The new member had not
sought the appointment, but rather had
declined to permit his name to be men
ed by friends However, when it was
pointed out he should regard the APP
pointment as a civic duty, he agreed
to let his name be put forward.
With Company SO Years.
An employe of the Gas Light Co. for
So years. Whitwell resigned as secretary
last January. He lives at 1871 Lanier
place, is 81 years old, married and has
two children, married daughter and a
son who Is post graduate student at
Princeton University.
Whitwen fills the vacancy on the
board caused by the resignation several
months ago of Learned, who died three
"SSNo oSo VA ASdAG dIIdCk III HAS
apartment at Leland Stanford Univer-
sity, where he was acting professor of
history.
Is Native of Capital.
Whitwell is native of Washington.
After graduating from the grade schools
here, he entered the Preparatory School
OF Columbia College, now George
Washington University, and later
studied at Hampden- Sidney College, in
Virginia.
He is member of the Chevy Chase
Club, past president of the Washing
ton Rotary Club and is actively cen
nected with the Church of the Covenant.
Since leaving the Gas Light Co. he has
been in retirement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-31
CERMAk WILL VISIT
RASKOB AND SMITH
Democratic Mayor of Chicago
Hopes to Promote Harmony
Among Party Leaders.
Rv the Associa Ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, october 31.-The Chicago
Tribune said today that Mayor Anton
j. Cermak after attending the Notre
Dame Carnegie foot ball game in Pitts
burgh, would continue to New York in
hopes of promoting harmony among
Eastern Democratic leaders.
He will confer, the newspaper said,
with Alfred E. Smith, defeated Demo-
cratic presidential candidate of 1928,
and John j. Raskob, chairman of the
National Committee. Cermak, after
comforting with Smith and Gov. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt of New York last July,
said there was no real conflict between
New York Democrats.
The Chicago mayor, the Tribune said,
intended to tell Eastern party leaders
that Western Democrats will not be
frightened by Southern Democrats who
bolted the party in 1928, and that they
will insist that whoever is nominated
must have the combined backing of the
Smith and Roosevelt camps.
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President Donates
$4,000 to District
Unemployment Fund

A voluntary personal contribn-
ton Of s2.5oo was made TO the
District Employment Committee
today by President Hoover.
r. c Graham. committee chair
man. revealed he received news Of
the donation by a telephone call
from Lawrence Richey, one Of the
Presidents secretaries. II was
said Mr. Hoover wished 10 en-
courage the committee in its
work. He was represented as
being particularly interested in
The success OF efforts to prevent
suffering from unemployment
here This Winter.
Mr.. Eoover's gift comes as g
most pleasant surprise, Mr..
Graham said. Il only hope" he
added. that it viii encourage
Others to make similar contribu-
tons. We do not intend TO con-
duct any drive for funds, as it is
not our desire to conflict with
the important work of the Com
Hunity Chest, but the funds we
expect to obtain from theatrical
and sports benefits must be sup
plemented in some manner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-31
GAS, AMMONIA AND CLUBS SCATTER
'REDS" WITH SLIGHT CASUALTIES
Los Angeles Police Aided Marines and Sailors Prevent
Demonstration for Miners and Mooney.

Five men and fve women were booked
at the police station afterward on vari-
Gus charges.
The meeting was to have been cen
cerned with the welfare of the Harlan,
KY. miners and Tom Mooney, serving
a life sentence in connection with the
1916 preparedness day bombing In San
Francisco
Lisut. William Hynes, who led the
raid, said the policy of the Police De-
pArtn1ent was to protect the rights,
privileges and interests OF the vast ma
jority of the lava hiding citizens of Los
Angeles" and not ANY supposed rights
Of known enemies Of our Government"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-31
MOSCOW AND TOXIC
CLEAR SITUATION IN
MANCHUR|AN AREA
Report Indicates Soviet Was
Not Dispatching Troops
to Guard Railroad.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC. October 31-That Japan
and Russia are seeing eye to eye, for
the time being at least, regarding the
situation in Northern Manchuria was
made clear here today in reports re-
ceived from the conversations in Mos
COW between Ambassador Hirota and
L. M. Karakhan, acting foreign affairs
connmisar of the Soviet government.
Thereports indicated Russia was not
sending any troops to guard the Chi
nese Eastern Railway, Sino- Russian
operated line crossing Manchuria, and
that Japan was not dispatching any
soldiers to that railway region unless
there we're unexpected developments.
viii Protect Interests.
Hirota emphasized that If Russia
deemed it advisable to station soldiers
along the Chinese Eastern line, Japan
would consider sending troops north
ward I'd protect various japanese In,
terests IN the complicated railway lay
out of Manchuria.
In view of the cleared atmosphere
between Moscow and Toxic, Japan Is
not sending a military detachment to
the Nonni River near Tsitsihar to serve
as a guard for workers of the Japanese
operated South Manchurian Railway,
who are repairing bridge OF the
Chinese-owned acknowledgement line.
Gen. Nah Chien-Shan, commander
of the Amur army which destroyed the
bridge, was represented as having given
assurances he would permit its speedy
repair. The japanese guard detach-
ment remained at Taonan.
League Is Criticized.
Meanwhile the Japan League OF Ma
lions Association criticized the League
Council for its adoption Of the resolu-
ton asking Japan to withdraw her
troops from the occupied areas of Man
churia by November Is preparatory to
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column ~
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ANIMAL SOCIETIES GET 100000
IN REQUESTS OF RICH WIDOW
Chicago Woman Who Never Had Pet Leaves Two-Thirds
of Fortune for Creatures

estate was worth $1,000 900 and that
each of the societies would receive about
81 900 900.
The Boy Scouts Council Of Chicago
was beuueathed $3.50, 900. The remain
ing sos, 900 was left TO three cousins,
Florence, Elizabeth and Marion McCon-
nell Of Forest HIS, Long Island.
Mrs Mcconnell inherited about ST.
100000 from her husband. Horace g.
Mcconnell. IL years ago BY making
shrewd investments she trebled the for
tune and preserved 1t through the fail
of the stock market.
The greater part of the estate consists
of stock IN the Eagle-Ottawa Leather
Co. of Grand Ra2ids, Mich.
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u. S. ACCEPTANCE
OF ARMS TRUCE IS
TWELFTH TURNED IN
France and Switzerland Also
Agreeable and League Ex-
poets Others Today.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, October 3l.-Hopes for
realization of armament truce be-
ginning November / revived today with
receipt Of the adherence of the United
States, bringing the number of ma
tons which have returned affirmative
replies to IL.
These are the United States, Japan,
Russia. Hungary. Holland, Australia,
New Zealand. Czechoslovakia, Egypt,
Albania. Latvia and Luxembourg.
France and Switzerland also are
known to have agreed unof1cially to
the truce The replies of Italy and
Germany have not yet been received.
but it is assumed that they, as initlator
and hearty supporters respectively OF
the holiday, will join.
Most of the important powers are
thus accounted for. A number have
stipulated that their adherence Is pro-
visional on the adherence of other
states, but it was hoped that by to-
night thece provisions will have been
met.
Favorable responses from several
other governments win probably be re-
ceived today. There was a disposition
in League quarters to view the pros
pect with optimism and it was be-
lieved some sort of truce agreement
can be put into effect.
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EX-DEACON CONVICTED
IN COLORADO Staying
Roy G. King Valves Right TO Ap-
peal and Says He Will Appear
for Sentence Today.

BY the Associated Press.
COLORADO SPRINGS, october 81
Roy G. King. Al, former deacon, was
convicted last night of voluntary man
slaughter in the death of Lewis j.
Palmer here July 20.
Waving his rights for appeal. King
said he would appear for sentence to-
day. The conviction carries penalty of
from one to eight years in the peniten-
uary. Glenda King. the defendants
daughter. who was with Palmer in a
parked motor car at the time he was
slain awaits trial on a charge of being
an accessory after the fact.
King denied the Staying from the wit
ness stand. repudiating purported con-
feSSion to officers. The prosecution did
not attempt to establish a motive for
the shooting.
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PLAN CORN SALE DRIVE.
IOwans to Be Asked to Buy 100 Bushels
Each to Aid Farmers

IOwans to Be Asked to Buy 100 Bushels
Each to Aid Farmers.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, October 81 (P).
Iowa is getting ready to put millions
of lazy dollars to work with a State
wide corn-selling campaign.
The plan, which is to be put into
effect early in November. involves the
sale of mill ons of bushels of Iowa corn
at go cents a bushel.
Every person in the State who makes
50, 400 or more annually will be re-
quested to participate by purchasing
at least one unit of 100 bushels. Farm
ers may purchase if they wish, the
sponsors of the idea estimating that 1t
will mean from 100000 to $4,000
600 to them in one form or another
Purchasers are to receive warehouse
receipts and the corn will be placed in
warehouses in accordance with the State
law. Coupons will be issued to the
farmers which must be exchanged with
their local merchants for merchandise
within 80 days after receiving payment.
The merchants in turn must exchange
them for goods or services within the
State
Thus, the Iowa Victory Corn Legion,
the organization sponsoring the plan
estimates that business will be slim
ulated all along the line
The coupons, after they have served
their purpose in improving business,
may be cashed at banks, which will be
remunerated by the Corn Legion.
j. Dolliver Kent, president of the
Des MoineS Elevator 81 Grain Co., Is
the legionS chairman.
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DECEMBER FARLEY
ON DEBTS QUESTION
REPORTED PLANNED
Activity on European
Finances Seen When Laval
Reaches Paris Monday.
FRENCH PREMIER TO SEE
GERMAN AMBASSADOR
Berlin Intimates Action on Credit
Must Precede Talk of Young
Plan Revision.
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. October 3l.--A prospect Of
Immediate activity on the question OF
European finances, especially debts and
reparations payments, as soon as
Premier Pierre Laval arrives Monday
was evident today.
Petit Parisien printed dispatch from
the liner lie De France, on which the
Premier is returning, saying that an IN
teruational conference on debts and
Preparations may be held in December.
The Premier's first public appearance
after his return from Washington VIII
be at a luncheon at the American Club
Thursday. He accepted an invitation
hv radio and it is believed he viii speak
on his mission to the United States.
win See German Envoy.
The Petit Parisien also said the
Premier will see the German AmpaS-
sador' DIR. Leopold Won Hoesch, as soon
as he returns and that he may tele-
phone directly to Chancellor Bruening
Ambassador Won Hoesch has gone to
Rerlin to receive the chancellors m
structions for the discussions he Is 10
have with the Premier.
The newspaper Excelsior printed
a,sratch from the lie De France, say
ing it is the opinion of the French mis-
sion that nothing can be done on the
subject of frozen German credits untl
Germany herself takes the initiative 70
meet payments abroad and unth Ger
man banks have resumed disbursements
normally.
Pound Question Shelyed.
Such initiative, it said. would permit
a denomination of all questions con-
cernirg frozen credits by conference
I, be srranged after conversations be-
tv...n Premier Laval and Ambassador
w FIoesch.
a-arding the possible stabilizaticn OF
tt, British pound sterling, the general
Onion Of the French delegation Is That
r>'ti-g viii be done about II until
s-- an international conference mas
4 --r-~-d debts and reparations.
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81 the Assoelated Press.

By the ASSoclated Press.
LOS ANGELES, October 31.-Police
used tear gas bombs, ammonia squirt
guns and clubs last night to prevent
supposed Communists and their SYM
pathizers from holding a meeting IN
Philharmonic Hall, in the downtown
section.
Several of each group were slightly
injured in the riotous encounters which
followed when leaders of the crowd
were Yepulsed by police from the doors
of the meeting hall. locked in advance.
TIE crowd was estimated at more
than l0oo. Fifty police, aided by
Marines and sailors, figured IN the fray.
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ENVOY SEES BRUENINc.
Aries From Paris for Instructions On
Talk With Laval.

BERLIN. October 81 P1.-Agitation
for an international conference. al
which President Hoover would DC asked
10 rsrticipate is expected to form the
chief basis of Germany's foreign policy
during the next few weeks while means
of dealing with reparations and otnef
financial problems are being sought.
The suggestion, advanced In govern
nent circles. was brought out following
a conference between Chancellor Bruen-
ing and Dr. Leopold Won Hoescn, Ger
man Ambassador to France, who ar
rived today to receive his governments
instructions before he confers Win
Premier Laval next week.
Discussion of what will happen to the
more than $4,000, 900. 900 Of short-term
credits now extended to Germany must
come before any talk Of revision OF the
Young plan. Official circles intimated
the Ambassador viii tell the premier.
The "freezing" agreement, made by
foreign bankers, to maintain these
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ATLANTA JURY ASKS
PROHIBITION REPEAL
Presentment Declares Testimony
Shows Impossibility of Stop
ping Liquor Flow.
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCIATED HreSS.
ATLANTA. Ga. October 31.-Repeal
Of the prohibition amendment "in the
interest of temperance" is advocated
by Superior Court grand jury here.
The jurors made a formal presenta-
ton to Judge John D. HUMPHREYS in
Fulton County (Atlanta) Superior
Court yesterday declaring sworn tes-
timony before US was to the effect that
it was impossible to stop the flow into
Atlanta and sale illicitly of liquors"
1T was found" the presentment read,
that many people, normally law-abid-
ing. have utter disregard for and. in
fact, in some cases takes a delight in
breaking the prohibition laws"
In urging the repeal Of the eighteenth
amendment, the jury suggested that
steps be taken to put into effect prop
er regulatory laws that will regulate
definitely and strictly the sale Of intoxt-
eating liquors"
The Jurors reported that at least 90
per cent of the cases brought before
them had their inception IN the illicit
sale Of spurious liquors"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-31
HITLER PRESIDENTIAL
RACE is HELD BEGUN
Communist Organ Says Austrisa
Proposed Own Candidacy ].
to Socialists. =.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, October 31.-The Com
munist organ. Berlin Am Morgen, says
that at the meeting of National Social
list leaders at Brunswick October 10
Adolh Hitler formally proposed his own
candidacy for President of Germany at
the conclusion of Paul Won Hinden-
berg's term, next May.
Hitler is an Austrian. but this dis
ability could be overcome II, as a matter
of form. the Nazi-rlIled state of Bruins
wick gave him an official post, enabling
him to register as q German citizen,
the newspaper says. The Communist
paper is violently opposed to Hitler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-31
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
INDICATED FOR CANADA
Bank Debts and Employment in
Many Leading Industries Show
Gains Over Last Years Totals.

By the Associated Press,
OTTAWA. Ontario. October Sl.-A
general quickening OF the industrial
pulse OF Canada this week was indi-
Gated in a report Of the Department OF
Trade and Commerce yesterday.
Bank debts show an increase Of IL
per cent. as compared with 4 per cent
the corresponding period last year, al
though the aggregate total is not so
large.
Increased employment in many OF the
leading industries Of the Dominion and
In retail trade was shown, the report
said, and improvement was noted IN
indices measuring the sales and values
OF Canadian industrial and public util-
ity stocks as wei as gold and copper
mining issues.
The closing down Of large railway car
shops In September ard completion OF
much highway building construction
undertaken TO relieve Unemployment
was responsible fer lowering the gen.
eral employment index on October /.
Retail trade. however. showed increased
employment. Wholesale trade was sta
tionary Clothing. KNIT goods and other
textiles showed increases in employ
menk
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Rr the Assoclated Pred.

CHICAGO, October 3I.-Dumb ami
mails of Chicago and elsewhere have
come into some $4,000 900.
The money. which win be used for
their protection, was furnished by the
late Mrs Marion e. McConnell-who
never had q pet of her own during the
"a years of her life. She died last
Thursday Of apoplexy.
When her viii was filed for probate
yesterday il was learned that the Anti
Cruelty Society of Chicago and the
American Humane Association OF New
York are to receive 20 per cent each Of
70 relatives. II was estimated that the
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FRANCE FAvoRs HOLIDAY.
League Notified of Acceptance II
Neighbors Do Same.

PARIS, October 81 tP.-France no
tified the League of Nations today
that she is willing to accept and par
ticipate in the proposed one-year arma-
ments holiday. providing her neighbor
states do the same.
brief note from the foreign Office
said the French government is willing
to adhere to the ornaments resolu-
ton voted by the League Assembly,
but that there must be assurance that
countries bordering on France will take
similar steps.
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Reports That Continent Must
Turn to America for
Grain Stimulate.
MARKET is 80 PER CENT
HIGHER THAN OCTOBER S
Movement to Seaboard for Foreign
Consignment Grows and May
Rival Wartime.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October 31--Good news
was current for farmers and other
holders of wheat today.
Reports were circulated that buyers
of the worlds breadstuffs will have to
turn to the United States and Canada
for large quantities of wheat before the
next harvests of the Northern Henri
sphere. These reports said that the
grain bins of Europe held only four
week supply.
This feeling of an impending short
age, or at least of restoration Of nor
NAL relationship of world supply and
demand apparently had its effect on
the trading on the Chicago Board of
Trade yesterday. Prices went to the
seasons highest peak. Future de-
liveries rose from 21s cents to 29s cents
a bushel, May wheat closing at 64hs.
30 Per Cent Above Low.
Wheat has been crawling steadily up
ward since the low was established Oc-
tober S. Future quotations are now 16
cents, or more than 80 per cent, above
that low figure. and corn and rye have
had even more spectacular advances.
THE recent upward trend in grain
markets has been justified by the de-
mand and is a condition we have been
working toward for some time said
George S. Minor of the Grain Stabili-
zation Corporation. I'VE who have
been watching the turn of events are
naturally quite elated at the general
improvement this means, not only IN
the country, but in creating more bust
ness activity"
The Chicago Tribune said today that
behind the rapidly changing drama OF
wheat were these salient facts:
An increase in the movement OF
American wheat to the seaboard for
foreign destination and the indications
in reports frorn abroad that shipments
in the next few months may rival the
great wartime movements.
Board Selling Holdings.
Announcing that Government
financed grain holdings are being sold
at a rate in excess of 5000, 600 bushel
average monthly maximum, which the
Federal Farm Board promised in July
to hold to, in order that the machinery
of marketing might not be disturbed.
The entry into the future markets
as buyer by the Grain Sterilization
Corporation, not as resumption of an
effort to stabilize the price of wheat,
but to hold its balance of selling to the
5000 ,000- bushel maximum.
Heavy purchases by foreigners, by
SPECTATORS who deal in small lots on
the Board of Trade and rumors that
important capitalists have turned bull
ish and are heavy holders of wheat.
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Goose Bites Hunters Ear.

SIOUX CITY. Iowa, October 81 tP).-
A good-sized piece of one of Roy Stoup's
ears was lost yesterday when he was
bitten by Canadian goose he chased
into some high grass after he had
brought the bird down while hunting.
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Bomb Damages Cuban Houses.

HAVANA. October 81 pa large
bomb exploded early this morning near
the residence OF Representative Santi-
ago Rey, in the La Vibora section Of
the city. The explosion caused consid-
cradle damage to many houses in the
block. No one was injured.