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The Washington times., 1931-11-20
PEEP JURORS
FAIL To
AGREE
Three Hold Out for Guilt of
Dr.. West for Intimacy
With Teachers

MORGANTOWN, W. Va,
Nov. 20 (I.N.S.).-Unable to
reach an accord after consider
ing the case since late yester-
day, the jury in the trial of
DR.. John Thomas West, charged
with misconduct with a teach
er in the high school Of which
he was principal, was dis
C h harged today by Judge
Charles G.. Baker.
Latest reports from the jury
were that nine members were for
acquittal, but the other three
held out for conviction Of DR..
West, for 18 years principal Of
Morgantown high school.
win Repeat Details
Thus it appeared that all the
spicy details already related from
the witness stand by the now
famed three ''peeping janitors,
would have to be repeated at q
second trial.
Miss Esther Williams was the
pretty young teacher with whom
the prosecution alleged the mid
dIe-aged principal had been init
mate in his private office after
school hours.
To obtain evidence against
west, the superintendent OF
schools, Charles McCorkle, as
signed the three janitors to drill
a hole in the ceiling Of VESTS
office and spy on him.
"They Saw Much"
The janitors, notably the 10.
uuacious Percy Smith, averred
they saw much, but West and
Miss Williams maintained the
charges were trumped UP and the
girl even went so far as to &C.
cuse Smith of making the charges
because she had repulSed his own
advances.
Smith is a married man and
Miss Williams claimed he tried
to make dates with her. On the
day Smith said she and DR.. West
used his office for a trySting
place, Miss williams said she and
another man teacher drove to
Fair1mount to attend a theater.
The Washington times., 1931-11-20
Moratorium, on Rum
Is Mrs. BODIES
Slump Cure
REPRESENTATIVE BOWMAN

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 G.NSO.
A moratorium on buying of
bootleg liquor, if put in effect
today, vould uphold the Eight
eenth Amendment to the Con-
Stitution effectively, Mrs. Ella
A. Boole, president of the
Women's Christian Temperance
Union, declared in a radio ad-
dress.
Such action, she said, would
relieve the depression by divert
ing funds to legitimate trade,
release money now spent on law
enforcement, and solve many of
the problems caused by viola.
tion of the prohibition act.
The Washington times., 1931-11-20
King Neptune Yields
$4,000 From Wreck

SAN PEDRO, Calf, Nov. 20
GN.S0.-King Neptune today
had yielded another fortune Of
$4,000 in gold and silver bullion
from the sunken steamer Colon
bia. After the ship had grounded
last September 13, a first cargo
of gold and silver bars worth
$3.50, 900 was salvaged. Divers to-
day continued search for a $35, 900
pearl necklace and $4,000 more
in gold bars.
The Washington times., 1931-11-20
MANIAC 7 RAILS
BEBE DANIELS

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Nov.
20, U.N.SO. -Muttering Of
thwarted love, a man said by po-
lice to be an escaped lunatic, was
held in the city prison here to-
day, while police detail guarded
Bebe Daniels, film actress.
The man, Guy Lawyear, "a,
alias Albert Holland, crippled and
Shell-Shocked war veteran, was
arrested in the lobby of the hotel
where Miss Daniels is staying.
He was said to have attempted
to force his way to her apart
ment.
The arrest was made after the
star frantically called police for
aid, declaring that she had re-
ceived several telephone calls
from the man.
Lawyear, police declared, was
the same man who broke into
Miss Daniels home in Hollywood
last January. after threatening
her husband, Ben Lyon.
The Washington times., 1931-11-20
PARLEY HERE
ON SALES
TAX DUE
American Delegation on Way
From Canada Prepared
For Conference

ABOARD SPECIAL CON-
GRESSIONAL T RAIN EN-
ROUTE. TO WASHINGTON,
Nov. 20 G.N.S.). - Congress
and the people of the United
States are going to hear a lot
about Canada's sales tax sys-
tenn this winter.
With 65 United States Senators
and Representatives aboard this
train, returning today to Washing
ton following a weeks tour of
Canada, the sales tax will be put
to the fore in the forthcoming
battle over how to balance the
Federal budget.
These Congressman have studied
practical operation Of the sales
tax at close range. At Ottawa,
seat of the Canadian government,
they heard from ranking govern
ment officials that the tax had
been proved success; that it was
comparatively easily administered
and one of the most "pa1nleSS"
forms of taxation ever devised.
Luggage Figure-Laden
Statistics on tax collections
under the sales levy, copies OF
the Canadian law, and a budget
of facts gathered from those who
pay the tax as we'll as those who
collect it-these were in the brief
cases and luggage of the legis-
lators.
Included in the party, which
left Quebec last night, were Sen
ators King CD of Utah, Gore
and Thomas of Oklahoma, and
Austin (RO of Vermont. King
and Thomas are members of the
Senate Finance Committee, which
handles all revenue legislation.
Prominent members of the
House Ways and Means Com
mittee also are aboard the spe-
cial train. including Representa-
tiveS Confield CD OF Indiana,
and Ester (R) of Pennsylvania,
Representative Stegall CD of
Alabama, who probably will be
made chairman of the House
Banking and Currency Commit
tee next month, also is in the
party.
Capital ParIeyS Set
That the lawmakers intend to
continue their sitting of the
sales tax and see how it may
be applied to the United States
was indicated by their decision,
reached at private meeting last
night in Quebec. to hold further
meetings in Washington.
Upon motion of Representative
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The Washington times., 1931-11-20
Mrs. Cara1Oay Will Lose
Famed "411 Suite"
Chivalry has lost another cor

Chivalry has lost another con-
test to practical politics.
Mrs. Hattie K. .Caraway, second
woman to be appointed to the
United States Senate. will be
denied her late husbands Sumpti-
GUS Senatorial offices, it was
learned today, and given a far
less pretentiouS suite in a less de-
Sirablc part of the Senate Office
Building.
The new Senator designate will
get a two-room office while her
late husbands three-room suite
will go to a male colleague
higher on the seniority list"
This change, putting a new
Senator into q less desirable suite
The Washington times., 1931-11-20

than that occupied by his prede:
ceSsor, is one of the seniority
rules of the Senate.
It will be watched with interest,
though. to determine who gets
Senator Carawya's fatal eleven"
suite.
His suite, Numbered All, was
one of the four suites held by
Senators who died during the
past year. All included the num-
erals "11"-111, 211. 311 and Ali.
Mrs. Caraway is being urged
for q membership on the Senate
District Committee.
In such an event she would re.
place Senator Cole Blease, of
South Carolina, who was defeated
in the last election.
The Washington times., 1931-11-20
PARIS SSEES
JAPAN AS
PARLEY
VICTOR
observers View Enquiry" az
Only Likely Action as Nip
pom Tightens Grip

QUAI D'ORsAY, Paris, Nov.
20 (I.N.S.). - The United
States today refused to take
a seat with the League of Ma
tions Council during considera-
ton of the Manchurian crisis,
but promised further aid to
the League in its efforts to
restore peace between Japan
and China.
An announcement to this ef'
feet was made by American Am.
bassador Charles G. Dawes fol-
lowing an hours conference with
Aristide BRAND, foreign minister
of France and president of the
league council. His statement
said:
"The United States is willing
to cooperate with the League
Of Nations, but reserves full and
complete freedom Of action, and
will not sit on the council"
Dawes declined to discuss his
conference with BRAND, and II
was indicated the statement he
gave out had been prepared under
instructions from Washington
prior to his call upon the French
foreign minister.
More Than Moral Aid
Although Bawes' instructions
from Washington specifically told
him to reserve freedom of action,
League observers declared BRAND
now was in a position to go before
the council at it's secret session at
4 p. m. and tell the members the
United States may be counted
upon not only to back UP the
League morally, but to furnish
positive support for any action the
council may decide to take.
Victory For Japan
Failure of the League to drag
the United States into the coul1-
Gil, coupled with the apparent in.
ability of the body to reach any
defenite program of action, Signi-
fled a signal victory for Japan.
Observers saw the "Tanaka
Memorial" repudiated by Japan
but characterized as genuine by
China, being carried out to the
letter.
This memorial, written by
former Foreign Minister Baron
Tanaka to his Emperor, allegedly
outlined plans for world domina.
ton by Japan, to be achieved
through crushing the United
States and China and seizing
Manchuria and Mongolia.
Acting under instructions from
Secretary of State StimSon, Am.
baSsador Dawes Informed BRAND
the United States considers the
Manchurian situation extremely
grave" but believes the League OF
Nations is the proper body to take
action.
He assured BRAND the League
will have the backing Of Wash
ington within the scope Of the
Kellogg pact.
Boycott" Support Expected
The words blockade" and hoy
colt" were specifically mentioned,
but League circles hold to the be.
lief Washington will support the
council in whatever action it de-
cideS to take.
"Sitting Pretty"
In conversations with the Jap
aneSe delegates, BRAND tried vain
ly to twist the japanese attitude
into something less rigid. In the
midst of the conferences came the
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The Washington times., 1931-11-20
S1OO,OOO Sugar Gift
Under Senate Probe

The Senate lobby investigating
committee will meet Monday to
review evidence concerning a re-
port that one Senator received a
100000 gift from sugar interests
during debates on the 1880 tariff
act. The committees investiga-
tors, it is understood, have found
no evidence to support the charge.
The Washington times., 1931-11-20
Senate Mine Probe
Asked bu Dresser

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 UN.S0.
Theodore Dresser and other men,
berS of his committee which in
vestigated mine strike conditions
in Kentucky telegraphed five
Senators a request that they hear
the evidence gathered, it was an
nounced today.
The Washington times., 1931-11-20
3 Fatally Attacked
BH Fumes of BenzOL

DAYTON, Nov. 90 QN.S0. .
Three men were fatally overcome
BY benzol fumes here today while
attempting to clean out a benzol
storage tank at the Thomas and
9EIochwalt laboratories.
The victims were Edward Puter-
gsaugh, 80, of Arcanum; Walter
BeSecker, 26, Of Arcanum, and
George Conrad, 38, Of Dayton.
The Washington times., 1931-11-20
Chicago Opens Drive
For Both Conventions

Chicago's campaign to procure
next years national convention
of both major parties was opened
here today by Edward Hurley.
former chairman Of the q. 8.
Shipping Board. AS chairman Of
the Chicago citizens committee,
Hurley conferred with political
leaders of both parties.
The Washington times., 1931-11-20
BOWIE RESULTS

longs.
Broom Patch (Meade) $3.50 $3.50 $3.50
Move Along (Robertson) $40 2.S0
Jane Ellen (Prain),.. $50
Bokie B. Tough Girl. Chloedair. Justa
Maid, Brilliancy Facchina. Lady Bright,
Glen Burnie, Linton Nell also ran. Time,
1908
The Washington times., 1931-11-20
Bqptists Hit Citizen
Ban on Macintosh

NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 20 UN.S0
Protest against the denial of cit1-
zenshp by the United States Su-
preme Court to Prof. Douglas
Clyde Macintosh, Yale professor,
was on record today in a resolu-
ton passed by the Virginia Bap-
tist Association in session here.
The Washington times., 1931-11-20
Grand Jury Finds
No Beach Gambling

NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 20
UNS0.-Evidence Of open gam
bling at Virginia Beach, fashion
able seaside resort Of the CapeS,
has not been established, a special
grand jury reported to Governor
Pollard today.
The Washington times., 1931-11-20
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as Of Novem-
ber 1S-$179,4 Az, $3.50.
Expenditures, $9,427 ,677. 81.
Customs receipts, $16,562, ,OO2 "a.
The Washington times., 1931-11-20
THE WEATHER

Mostly cloudy, probably OCCASIONAL showers
tonight and Saturday; slightly warmer tonight;
gentle to moderate southeast winds. Tempera-
ture yesterday-Highest, IS; lowest, SO. Hu-
midity yesterday-Highest, SO; lowest, IS.
Full weather report on Page 80.
The washngton is the only afternoon paper In
this city publshing the dispatches Of InternatoAal
M and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
BRITISH WARSH|P
TO ARRIVE TODAY
H. M. S. Delhi Open to Visit
ors Tomorrow and Saturday.
Social Plans Laid.

The cruiser H M S. Delhi. flag
ship of Vice Admiral Sir Vernon
H. s. Haggard. commander n-chief of
the America and West Indies station,
British Navy, is scheduled to reach the
Washington Navy Yard at 4 o'clock
this afternoon. She is coming here
from Hamilton. Bermuda. and will re-
main until November 18.
The British embassy has announced
that the ship will be open to visitors
tomorrow and Saturday from 230 to
$50 o'clock; on Sunday from $3.50 to
$50, and on Monday from 2:30 to
$50. The cruiser will leave Wednes-
day for Hampton Roads. Va, to stay
two days before returning to Bermuda.
An elaborate round of social activities
has been arranged fer the Delhi's crew
The vice admiral will make a call late
today on the commandant of the Wash
1ngton Navy Yard, Real Admiral Henry
v. Butler, U. S. N, and later will be a
dinner guest of the British Ambassador.
Tomorrow he will call on Secretary
Stimson, later paying visits to Secre-
taries Hurley and Adams
Vice Admiral Haggard and the officers
OF the Delhi will be guests at the Navy
Notre Dame foot ball game at Balti-
more Saturday. Tuesday morning Sir
Ronald Lindsay. British Ambassador,
will take the vice admiral to call on
President Hoover at the White House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
BY the Associated Press.


CLEVELAND. November 12.-When
you do such things as read this news
paper you are stone blind during all
but tiny fragments Of split seconds.
These tiny fragments were measured
by Frank K. Moss, research engineer
in the lighting laboratory at Nela Park
here He found them to range in size
from seven to fifteen hundredths Of
second AS you read printed line
your eye moves and stops at short in
tervals While the eye is in motion
1t picks up" the reading matter, but
the connection with the brain is shut
off. While the eye moves until it has
picked up" all it can hold or. in other
words, until you get an eye full" the
connection to the brain is broken.
Measured by Eye.
You are blind, Moss discovered, about
three-tenthS of a second at a time.
The eye accurately measures this in
terval, and, he said, If you don't pick
up what you have read in that length
of time you probably would be unable
to read.
In conducting this experiment Moss
used an accurately timed rotating disc,
painted white on a white background
and pierced in the center with two
parallel Sits. How the vision Jagged
behind the actual position of the par
allel Sits in relation to the horizontal
was made known by the subject
through signals.
Moss made 10000 measurements on
this one subject, using varied intense
ties of light. They were part of his
efforts to determine how much light
our eyes need for comfort while at work.
He estimates that they need about 10
times as much as they get in customary
Office lighting, which averages in
strength that of an eight-candlepower
lamp ,on a sheet of paper held a foot
away.
Intensities and Effects.
In the higher intenSities of lighting,
Moss found, the worst eyes receive the
greatest increase in benefit. and the
best eyes the smallest Likewise the
slowest workers receive the greatest
benefit from great brilliancies, and the
most rapid, the smallest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
TABLET is UNVEILED.
By a STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

By Stan correspondent OF Inc star.
CLARENDON, Va. November IA
tablet, on which appeared the names OF
the Arlington County soldiers who lost
their lives in the World War, was un-
yelled here yesterday before crowd OF
more than 1000 people. The ceremony
was the largest Armistice day affair in
the history of the county.
The tablet was unveiled by Katherine
Bruce, 13-year-old daughter OF the late
Robert J. Bruce, whose name appears
on the tablet.
Following the unwilling, Clyde Lam
ham, State vice commander of the De-
partment OF Virginia, American Legion,
made a brief address and then intro
duced Representative Howard W. Smith.
Representative Smith declared that
he had no word to express the venera-
ton and affection we all must feel for
those who by their courage and ,i0crifice
brought a glorious conclusion to the
greatest and coSliest of all the mighty
conflicts"
The exercises were opened with sing
ing to music by the Fort Myer Band.
The invocation was by the Rev. Perry l..
Mitchell, pastor of the Clarendon Bap-
tist Church. Two solos were sung by
william Shanahan. and the Washington
Lee High School Cadet Corps Band
played the closing number.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
ECONOMY NOT TO STOP
NAVY'S OLYMPIC PLANS
Candidates for Athletic Events in
1892 at Los Angeles to Be
Trained at Annapolis.

Despite the fashion in naval economy
the service will participate in the Tenth
Olympic games, to be held at Los
Angeles Calf, July 80 to August IA,
next year Secretary Adams made the
announcement today in asserting that
candidates from the naval service for
the American Olympic team will be as
sembled at the Naval Academy at An
napolis, Md, early in the coming year
for training and coaching, paving the
way for tryouts
Boards of officers are being set up to
select candidates for the team. Com
manders of forces afioat and of naval
districts and stations will supervise this
work. Those eligible for selection-offi-
GERS and enlisted men of the Navy and
Marine Corps and midshipmen-to be
considered must be of championship
caliber, as judged by their previous
records, the Navy Department said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
ELABORATE RITES
MARK ARM|ST|CE
Two Flags Are Presented in
Maryland and Arlington
Unveils Tablet.

Presentation of two flags and dedica-
ton of memorial featured Armistice
day celebrations in nearby Maryland
and Virginia.
The memorial, bearing the names of
those from Arlington County killed in
the World War, was dedicated at Clar-
endon. Both flags were presented in
Prince Georges County, one, an Ameri-
can flag, which survived gunfire, was
presented to the county: the other, a
State flag, being given the r. o. T. C..
unit of the University of Maryland.
Patriotic exercises in schools were
held throughout Maryland and Vir-
ginia during the day.
FLAG is RETURNED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
NEW LIGHTING SYSTEM
ELIMINATES MONUMENT
Entire Shaft Bathed in Rays as
Final Step in Air Safety Pro-
gram Is Taken.

The Washington Monument was IL
Illuminated for the first time last night
by the newly installed fioodlghts around
its base. While minor adjustments may
be necessary, the actual turning on OF
the Illuminating system marks the final
step in installation, which followed nu-
merous tests to determine the best
equipment.
The sides of the shaft are illumined
by the floodlights; searchlights focus on
the tip, making the entire monument
visible to aviators, who have COM
planned that the unlighted monument
was hazard to flying.
The lights were turned on at dusk
last night at the order of Lieut.. Col
U. S. Grant, 3d. as a feature Of ARMS
tice day. The Monument is to be light
ed permanently, Col Grant said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
Banner Carried in War Is Given to
Prince Georges County.

BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. Novem-
Der IA battle-scarred American flag
that was carried through several over
seas offensives was presented to the
Prince Georges County Commissioners
yesterday and will be encased in the
court house.
At Armistice day ceremonies in the
Circuit Court room the flag was given
to the county by Harry o. Harvey OF
Bladensburg, an A. E. F. veteran, VINO
carried 1t overseas.
The flag was originally given to the
Prince Georges troops by the local high
school as they left Marlboro. Miss Mae
Mulligan, who made the presentation
at that time, received the flag from
Harvey yesterday
1t was then turned over to the COM
missioners with an address by State
Senator Lansdale G. SasScer, himself
an overseas veteran. Commissioner
Walter NJ Grimes, president OF the
board, accepted the flag.
Others speaking were Judge T. Van
Clagett, president Of the town COM
missioners of Marlboro: c. j. Banner
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and
Kenneth McRea of the Hyattsville
American Legion Post.
]. P. Clarity, another overseas vet
eran, acted as bugler and sounded
Taps" A concert was given by the
National Training School band prior
to the exercises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
RESTRICTS AIR CORPS
War Department Halts Flyers APP
pearing at Celebrations.

Slashing of funds for operation of the
Army Air Corps will prevent the pres
ence of Army aviation units at celebra-
lions, airport dedicationS and similar af-
fairs during the rest of the current fis-
cal year, the War Department has an
nounced.
The limited number of fiying hours
available to Air Corps officers for the
last half Of this year makes it neces-
sary that the time be confined to re-
quired military training, it was an
nounced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
MERCATOR GLOBE IN U. S.
First Sphere of World to Show
America Is in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA (N.AN.A.).-The
globe that first put America on the map
is owned by DR.. A. S. w. RoSenbach of
Philadelphia
Intended as a gift for the Emperor
Charles v, it is almost 400 years old
and was made by the famous geographer
and map maker Mercator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
TESTS REVEAL EVERYBODY BLIND
IN FLUTTERS DURING READING
Brain Connections Broken for Fragments
ofSecond as Vision Sweeps Printed Lines
and Accurately Measures Lost Spaces.

Another peculiar phenomenon of the
eye. Moss discovered. is that it increases
in accuracy and rapidity of action after
a day of hard work.
He found, moreover, that it is an ex-
tremely accurate measuring instrument,
able, at a distance of IA inches, to de-
tect difference in length Of four one
thousandths of an inch.
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enjoin Controller General McCarl from
applying payments for hauling mail
toward the amount the Interstate Com
merce Commission alleges is due the
law. q
The commission found that $685., 705
was recapturable from the railroads
earnings for the two years, but the
carrier refused to pay. The commits
sion subsequently asked the controller
general to hold up payments due the
railroad from the Government pending
settlement of the excess profits case.
The railroad, in its application to
the court for an injunction, asserted
that ST. ,453 now is owed by the Gov
eminent for carrying mails.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12

In ancient days, before gold became
medium of currency. magical powers
were assigned to this precious metal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
Macdonald Wins at Golf.

LOSSIEMOUTH, Scotland, Novem-
Der P.-Prime Minister Ramsay
Macdonald, UP here for q vacation,
played his daughter Ishbel and Sir
Alexander Grant in a foursome on the
Spey Bay course yesterday. beating
them by one hole. His partner was
Comdr. Greig.
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RAILROAD RECAPTURE
FIGHT UP..TO COURT
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Pc.
tomac Seeks to. Retain
Profits.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The fight of the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg g. Potomac Railroad to pre-
vent recapture by the Government of
a portion of its profits in 1922 and 1928
has been carried to the courts
The road late yesterday asked the
District of Columbia Supreme Court to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12

The original home of the Nordics is
placed somewhere in Russia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12

The Pygmies of Africa are said 10
possess high moral instincts, theft be-
Ing unknown and foreign to them.