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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-06
GLOVER PARK GROUP
TO. PROTEST BUILDING
Zoning Board to Be Asked to Bar
Erection of Thirty ninth
Street Houses.

The Glover Park Citizens Association
will be represented tomorrow by a com.
mittee appearing before the coming
board in protest to the proposed cree
ton of a row of houses along the west
side Of Thirty-ninth street. The row
the citizens object. would cut off com
munication from the west of Beecher
street.
The association is carrying out its
protest adopted two weeks ago in ap-
pearing before the coming commission
Residents along Beecher street were
led to believe, when they bought their
property. that the street would even
tually be opened through to Forty
first street on the west, it was pointed
out by G. L. Shreve. 1928 Beecher
street. The east end of the street abuts
on Tunlaw road. and. if not opened, will
be but two blocks long
The committee will ask the street be
opened west as far as Fortieth street,
across the west end of Beecher street.
or detached houses be built along
Thirty-ninth street, across the west end
of Beecher street. A local realtor de-
veloped the section, and now plans the
erection Of the row houses, officers of
the group pointed out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-06
Traffic cop gets summons
Even he can't get
away with it

"NON'T try to put anything over
| - on Nature" is the way cop
would express it. "Sooner or later
she'll get you. Give you a ticket and
lay you up in a place where you'd
rather not be.
even cops can't get away with it.
Like everyone else, if they don't pay
attention to the warnings they get
summons that lands them in the
doctors office.
'tWhat the doctor advises is Nujol.
Says Nujol will regulate you just like
you regulate traffic. Keep things from
getting in a jam. Help them move
along easy and regular.
'The doctor is right. Just ask the
healthiest men on the Force. If they
need Nujol-with all the exercise
they get-what about all the fellows
that roll by in their cars!
f"Just take a tip from me. You may
have the best intentions in the world.
But everybody gets tied up at times.
Nature can't always take care of
things without help.
"That's where Nujol comes to your
rescue. Just as it does, regularly, for
thousands of other people.
"Our Medical Chief tells me that
Nujol isn't medicine. 1t contains
absolutely nothing in the way of
medicine or drugs. It's simply a pure
natural substance perfected by the
Nujol Laboratories, 2 Park Avenue,
New York;, that keeps things func-
tioning at all times as Nature intends
them to. Normally. Easily. Regu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-06
PLANS TO LOOSEN
CREDIT W|N.FAvOR
Administration Scrutinizes
Proposals to Rediscount
Business Securities.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
With increasing favor the admins
tration and business leaders are scruti-
nizing proposals to liberalize credit ia
cilities as means of stirring CONNER
cial activity.
Among some high Government off,
Gals thee opinion is growing that
amendment of the law to broaden ia
ciiities of banks would strengthen the
positions of the institutions and ease
credit
In the meantime, special commit
tee of the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States has undertaken to
aid the farmer and stimulate purchaS-
ing power through similar approach.
1t would increase the banking and
credit services available to agriculture.
Bills TO Effect Change Pending.
The Federal Reserve act now pro-
videS that no stocks or bonds of COM
mercial enterprises shall have redis-
count privileges. regardless of their
soundness. This has resulted in banks
being piled with gilt-edged securities
which they are unable to convert into
cash through the Reserve system.
AS a result, some officials believe
passage of bills already sponsored in
Congress to make these better forms
of commercial securities eligible for re-
discount would be a business stimulant.
Farm Credit Held Inadequate.
The Chamber of Commerce Commit
tee will direct it's attention particularly
toward localities in which banks are
closed and in which live stock and pro-
duction implements are being liquidated.
Credit and banking services available
to the farmer we're held inadequate by
a chamber committee report.
> The numerous failures of CONNER
cial banks" 1t said, reflect In meas
ure not only the rapid decline in ag-
ricultural commodities. but rather the
failure of communities as well as
banks"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-06
YOUTH TEST|F|ES
AT MURDER TRIAL
Tells of Being Sick at Picnic
Where Two Girls Were
Poisoned.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LEB ANON, Ind, October 6.-Legal
sparring occupied the Cay yesterday at
the murder trial of Mrs. Carrie Sim
mons, witnesses being passed back and
forth between the State and defense.
Mrs. Simmons is alleged to have caused
the death of her two daughters Alice
Jean and Virginia, by placing poison
filled capsules In sandwiches served at
q picnic here last June.
Lester Carr, an 18-year-old youth who
came to the reunion from Mrs Sim
mons home community, near Green
field, Ind, was one of the States wit
nesses. He testified he ate a sandwich
and was made Ill. But, before he left the
stand, Mrs. Simmons attorneys elected
from him the statement that she ap-
peared Solicitous about the persons who
became sick after partaking of the sand
wiches.
The prosecutor has contended the
sandwiches were prepared by Mrs. Sim
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-06
Natures Law OK.

larly. Without any extra effort and
strain on your part.
cit not only keeps an excess of BODY
poisons from forming 1--WE all have
them), but aids in their removal.
ITS these poisons that play havoc
with you. Give you that dull feeling.
Drag you down. Make you about
half on your job"
Start Nujol today. Keep it up for the
next three months. 1t won cost you
much-not more than the price of
some smokes.
Worth try, isn't it, Nujol can't
possibly disagree with you or upset
you. 1t is so pure and harmless that
doctors recommend it for little ba-
bies, very old folks, invalids, and
Others who are easily upset by more
drastic methods.
You'll find Nujol at all drug stores.
Sold only in sealed, packages. Get
some on your way home today.
Advertisement
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mons and were in her custody from
the time Of preparation until being
served at the picnic. The defense has
sought to show that the sandwiches
might have been tempered with when
Lebanon before proceeding to the picnic
grounds.
DR.. Guy A. Owsley, Boone County
coroner, was questioned by the defense
concerning the possibility of third
degree methods having been used by
himself and other authorities in OBJ
tanning statement from Mrs. Sim
mons. He said he could not recall any
such incidents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-06
ONE DIES, IS INJURED
IN CRASH OF d MACHINES
Bus Sideswipes Truck, Wrecks
Sedan and Hits Another Car,
tanning It Into Pole.

BY the Associated Press.
TRENTON, N. j., October Gone
man was killed today. three others were
critically injured and IL suffered shock
and decorations in a collision on the
Lincoln Highway at South Langhorne
Pa, involving a bus, a truck and two
private automobiles
The bus. proceeding from Philadel-
phia to Trenton. Sideswiped the truck
then crashed head-on with a sedan and
plowed through the wreckage to strike
another car, tanning the latter against
telegraph pole
Frank Orapello. 80, of Amsterdam
N. Y, who was in one of the private
cars. died Of fractured skull and in
ternal injuries.
Among those treated for laceration;
and shock were George Coles, Balti-
more, a detective of that city, and Mrs
Holcombe, Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-06
Session Plays Leap Frog"

TORONTO R).-Stout men playing
leap frog, graybeards picking up Deeds
on the end Of soda straw, some 600
normally dignifled gentlemen racing,
yelling and playing like 6-year-oles.
They were delegates to the recreation
congress Of the United States and Cam
ada who had been told adults should
play.
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First.Aid Study Continues.

HYATTSVILE, Md, October CSpe-
ciaD Having completed the standard
Red Cross course in first aid. group
of members of the Hyattsville Volunteer
Fire Department last night entered en-
the advanced course. 1t is expected
this course will be finished this week
The firemen will receive certificates in
recognition of completing the course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-06
Turks on Good Will Tour.

ATHENS, october 6 P).-Premier
Ismet Pasha of Turkey and his party
left for Budapest today after a good
will visit which was signalized by the
ratification of the Greco-Turkish treaty.
They plan to see Premier Mussolini at
Venice before returning home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-06
TELLS GERMAN ATTITUDE

Allen, Back From Europe, Says
Debt Extension Is Expected.
Former Senator Allen of Kansas said
today, after a two-month tour of Eu-
rope, he believed Germany was con-
vinced there will be an extension Of
the moratorium"
Allen said there was talk in Germany
of a five-year extension, but that the
country would take what it can get"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-06
New Zealand BreWs at Home.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (P).-The
government and the breweries are los
ing money in excise taxes and trade.
Home brew has become an increasingly
strong competitor with the commercial
product.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-06

sitting under mesquite bush reading
the Saturday Evening Post about
Coolidge not running. His refuses
are getting longer every year.
(Copyright, 1919
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-06

An Ohio truck farm, inclosed entirely
in glass like a huge greenhouse, raise
crops the year round. Gasoline tractors
are used for the blowing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-06

H. Crooks, who served go years with
a cracker factory at Carlisle, England,
has just retired.
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Will Rogers
Says:

Ell PASO, Tex.-Talk about big
ranches and great cattle country,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-06

you ought to
see this Babi-
cora Ranch, in
o ! d Mexico.
Take a week to
even fly over it.
Lot of rain,
grass and tens
of thousands Of
fat cattle.
The first news
of the outside
world have seen
was a Mexican
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-06
U. S. CALLED UPON
TO SHELVE TARIFF
AT TRADE FARLEY

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-13
PINEY BRANCH AGAIN
HITS BORLAND ACT
Citizens Vote Opposition to Any
Legislation Which Would
Include It's Provisions.

A resolution reaffirming its stand
against the Borland act, requiring abut-
ting property owners to share expenses
Of street paving, was adopted by the
Piney Branch Citizens Association,
meeting in Hamline M E. Church last
night
The association also went on record
as being opposed to the enactment of
any o.her legislation which would in
clude the provisions Of the Borland act.
The association Endorsed the Wash
ington Community Chest in a resolu-
ton. Upon request of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion, contained in a communication to
the association, a committee of three
members of the association was ap-
pointed to cooperate with the Bright
wood and Sixteenth Street Highlands
Citizens Association in choosing a suit
able name for the proposed recreation
center to be developed on the Sixteenth
Street Reservoir site. The committee
uamed includes Frank G. Merritt, W.
H. Cole and w. j. Lavarre. It was an
nounced at the nesting that the Six
tenth Street Highlands Citizens As
ISOLATION has gone on record as being
opposed to the development of recrea-
ton center on the site mentioned.
Another resolution was adopted re-
questing the District authorities to
place a traffic light at Sixteenth and
was introduced by Frank c. Merritt.
Capt. @. L. Shorey, first vice presi-
dent OF the association, presided at the
meeting in the absence Of Edgar B.
Henderson, the president, who was pre-
vented from attending, due to illness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-13
D. C. Welfare NEEDS
STRESSED IN REPORT
Increased Personnel for Charity
Organizations Urged Before
Council of Social Agencies.

Increased personnel for welfare ac-
tlvities in the National Capital. includ-
ing two more supervisors for the Asso-
ciated Charities, enc more supervisor for
the Catholic Charities and an extra case
worker for the Bureau of Rehabilita tion
are recommended in the report of
Francis Mclean, presented at the Janu
airy meeting of the Council of Social
Agencies yesterday at the Y. w. G. A.
headquarters.
Mr. McLean's report was read by
Miss Louise MCGUIRE OF the National
Catholic School of Social Work, who
explained that there are not enough
individual workers in the welfare or
CARNATIONS to care properly for the
families which must pe visited each
month in Washington.
In his report Mr.. Mclean painted out
that individual workers are visiting
and caring for the needs OF as many as
IA families per month, when the best
usages of social work prescribe so fami-
lies as a top load" He also declared
that salaries of social workers, as a
whole are to low in comparisonl with
those of other citiss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-13
Continued From First Page.)

After consultation with the perma-
partments, and with no little insistence
on my part in more than one instance,
the corresponding representatives to &C
company NE were designated, and they
in turn chose their assistants. Although
the list did not include all 1 would
have selected, as some were not avail
able, yet all rose to important places in
the final organization, except one or
two who failed in health.
Other Members OF staff.
The personal staff consisted of the
following:
Capt Nelson E. Margetts, Field Ar
tillery, aide-de-camp, afterward colonel,
Artillery.
Capt. James L. Collins, Cavalry, aide
de-camp, afterward colonel, Artillery
First Lieut.. Martin c. Shallenberger,
Infantry, aide-de-camp, afterward coll
onel, General Staff
The original members of the General
Staff, in addition to Maj. Harbord, Cav
airy, chief of staff, were:
Maj. John MICA. Palmer, General
Staff Corps, afterward colonel, Infan-
try.
Maj. Dennis E. Nolan, General Staff
Corps, later brigadier general and chief
of intelligence
Maj. Fox Conner, assistant inspec-
tor general, later brigadier general and
chief of operations (attached).
Capt. Arthur L. Conger, Infantry,
later colonel, General Stan, and in COM
mand of an Infantry regiment cat
tached)
Capt. Hugh A. Drum, Infantry, later
brigadier general and chief of staff
(F1rst Army, attached.
Staff Members Advanced.
The administrative and supply staff
was made up as follows:
Col. Benjamin Alvord, adjutant gen.
eral, later brigadier general and adju-
tant general, A. E. F. Invalided home
later.
Col. Andre w. Brewster, inspector
general, later major general and in
spector general, A. E. F.
Col. Daniel E. Mccarthy, quarter
master Corps. invaded home later.
Lieut.. Col. Walter A. Bethel. judge
advocate, later brigadier general and
judge advocate general, A. E. F.
Col. Alfred E. Bradley, Medical Corps,
later br1gadier general and chief sur
geon, A. E. F. COINED in London.)
Invalided home later
Lieut.. Col. Merritte W. Ireland, Med
ical Corps, later brigadier general and
chief surgeon, A. E. F., relieving Gen.
Bradley.
Col Harry Taylor, Engineer Corps,
later brigadier general and chief of en-
gineerS, A. e. F.
Lieut.. Col. Clarence G. Williams, Ord
nance Corps later brigadier general
and chief of ordnance, A. E. F.
Col. Edgar Russell, Signal Corps, later
brigadier general and chief signal off,
Ger, A. E. F.
Maj. Townsend F. Dodd, Aviation
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PLAZA PLAYGROUND
REPLACEMENT ASKED
Stanton Park Citizens Ask Other
Associations to Endorse Plan.
Member Drive On.

Vigorous protest against abolishing Of
the Plaza Playground was voiced by
speakers last night at a meeting of the
Stanton Park Citizens Association in
the Peabody School, Fifth and C streets
northeast.
A. H. Gregory, chairman of the
School Committee, told the association
that cut Of the $16,0oo,00O appropri-
ated by Congress, which included the
building Of Fairgrounds, no allotment
had been made for the associations
district
Following the discussion, Mr.. Greg
DRY introduced a resolution, which was
passed, asking that communications be
sent to all other citizens associations
requesting their Endorsement of action
which would replace the Plaza Play
ground.
A membership campaign, under the
leadership of E. J. Elwood, was inau-
gurated. The association has adopted
the slogan "A Community Worth Liv-
ing In Is Worth Working For" and is
expecting a successful campaign.
A complaint against Grey Line buses,
which, it was stated by Mrs. c. Guam
trille, exceed their rights by using E
street northeast as route instead of
the mapped route, which runs west on
Maryland avenue northeast, was voiced
at the meeting.
William W. Keeler, president of the
association, presided at the meeting.
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an undue koportion of the best off,
GERS, who inevitably would have been
selected for important positions in
these special units at time when
their services were urgently needed N
building more largely.
Another important reason for dis
approving Col. RooseveltS application
was that in such war it was neces-
sary that officers, especially those in
high command, should be thoroughly
trained and disciplined Furthermore,
Col. Roosevelt was not in the best of
health and could not have withstood
ing camps and trenches.
The Secretary of War, much to the
disappointment of Col. Roosevelt, wisely
made an adverse decision in his case,
which was confirmed by the President.
1t was evident that both Mr.. Wilson
and Secretary Baker were looking for
trained leaders and were determined
to avoid the embarrassment President
Lincoln experienced in the Civil War,
when he was more or less driven to
fill many high positions with political
appointees who, in the end. had to be
replaced by men trained in the mill
tary profession.
Quotes Roosevelt Letter.
The following letter from Col. Roose-
welt, dated May II, 1917, will show his
own fine attitude:
MY Dear Gen. Pershing: 'I very
heartily congratulate you, and espe-
cially the people of the United States,
upon your selection to lead the expe-
dictionary forces to the front. When
was endeavoring to persuade the Sec
rotary of War to permit me to raise a
division or two of volunteers 1 stated
that If you or some men like you were
to command the expeditionary forces
l could raise the divisions without
trouble.
II write you now to request that
my two sons, Theodore Roosevelt, jr.,
aged q, and Archibald B. Roosevelt,
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aged %, both of Harvard, be allowed
to enlist as privates with you, to go
over with the first troops. The former
is a Major and the latter a Captain
in the Officers Reserve Corps. They
are at Plattsburg for their third
Summer
MY own belief is that competent
men of their standing and rank can
gain very little from a third Summer
at Plattsburg and that they should be
utilized as officers, even If only as
Second Lieutenants. But they are
keenly DESTROYS to see service; and If
they serve under you at the front
and are not killed, they will be far
better able to instruct the draft army
next Fall, or next Winter, or whenever
they are sent home, than they will be
after spending the Summer at Platts-
burg.
THE President has announced that
only regular officers are to go with
you, and if this is to be the invariable
rule then I apply on behalf Of my two
sons that they may serve under you
as enlisted men, to go to the front with
the first troops sent over
Trusting to hear that this request
has been granted, I am, with great
respect, Very sincerely yours,
Theodore Roosevelt
"P. S. II were physically fit
instead of OLD and heavy and stiff, 1
should myself ask to go under YOU
in any capacity down to and including
a sergeant, but at my age and con-
dition, suppose that I could not do
work you would consider worth while
in the fighting line (my only line) in
lower grade than brigade COM
mander."
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Tomorrow: Pershing balks British
and French plans to recruit our men
and units for their armies.
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MRS. ELIZABETH HUGHES
DIES AT RESIDENCE HERE

Mrs. Elizabeth Smoot Hughes, wife
of Lieut. Col. A. NJ. Hughes, U. S. A.,
retired, died at her residence, 1910 Park
place, last night, after short illness.
She would have been IS years old to-
morrow.
Other than her widower, she is sur
vived by son, NELL Hughes, assistant
property clerk in the Metropolitan Po-
lice Department; two daughters, Mrs.
John r. Moss and Mrs. Charles S.
Brock, and two brothers, Samuel O..
Smoot and Capt. Edward Smoot of Vi
emma, Va.
Funeral services will be conducted
Thursday at 2 pm. at the funeral home
of A. j. Shippert, 2008 Pennsylvania
avenue. Rev. Walter Smith, pastor Of
The Park Road Christian Church, will
offciate. Interment win be in Arlington
National Cemetery.
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The method of raising our armies by
CONSUMPTION was based on studies made
by the War College under instructions
from Gen. Scott. President Wilson rec
commended the plan to Congress April
z, 1917, but the draft act was not passed
until May Is, AZ days after the decla-
ration of war.
The question had been discussed in
the press for some months, with the
result that the value of compulsory
system was advocated by the majority
of the leading newspapers, and in do
ing SO they rendered distinguished
service to the Nation by creating ia
vorable public opinion to Sustain the
President and Congress in the enact
ment of this important law.
Opposes Volunteer System.
The draft act contained a provision
authorizing the President to raise not
to exceed four infantry divisions by
voluntary enlistment. When Secretary
Baker asked my view whether action
should be taken under this provision,
expressed myself against the principle
except as to special or technical troops
While volunteer fighting units would
naturally be composed of a fine body
of men who would give a good account
of themselves, there was no reason to
than men selected under the draft, SIM
ilarly Differed by their quota of Regu-
lar Army men.
Moreover, the volunteers, as they had
done in the past, would regard them
selves as belonging to a special class
and would expect priority both as to
supplies and assignments. Any differ
ence in the status of the various units
such as would thus exist between out
and-out volunteers and those who
should come in through the draft would
arouse jealousies almost certain to be
subverSive of discipline
When one recalled the evils of the
volunteer system in the Civil War, with
the appointment of politicians to high
command, the comforting of medals of
honor upon whole regiments for a few
days extra service. and then later on,
in the Spanish-American War, the in
sistent demands by the volunteers, DO
litically and otherwise, that they should
have preferential consideration, it was
not difficult to foresee what would have
happened in the World War, probably
on much larger scale.
Explains Stand on Roosevelt.
The appeal Of Col. Roosevelt at this
time for permission to raise a volun-
teer division aroused popular sentiment
throughout the country in his favor,
but approval would have opened the
door for many other applications, and
the policy would have interfered mate
rally with the orderly and businesslike
application of the draft law.
Moreover, the Regular establishment
would have suffered from the loss OF