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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
ROOM REPRESENTS
FREEDOM Of PRESS
Editors and Publishers Plan
Dedication at Monticello
October 20.
ny the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, August 24.-A free
dom of the press room" viii be dedicat-
ed october 20 by editors and publishers
from all parts of the country who win
assemble in Monticello, the historic Viz
ginia hcme Of Thomas Jefferson.
Stuart @. Gibboney. president Of the
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Founda-
ton, in announcing plans for the meet
ing today said the dedication would be
part of a movement for the reawakening
OF patriotism In America
The freedom Of the press room" he
said, is q step toward the establishment
OF hall of famous ideals" devoted to
recc gnition of basic and high-minded
principles just as the New York Univer-
sity hall of fame" immortalizes indi-
yiduals.
The dedication win be in celebra-
ton OF the recent Supreme Court de-
cision which reversed a ruling OF the
Supreme Court of Minnesota in the
widely publicized 'gag-law case"
Col. Robert r. Mccormick, Chicago
editor and publisher, led the fight for
freedom of the press after the Mime
sofa court had ruled that a Minnesota
publication could be suppressed instead
OF being sned for libel after 1t had at
tackled a group Of citizens.
Thomas Jefferson was q champion Of
free press, free speech and right Of as
sembly, hence the dedication of O room
to these ideals in his home, Mr.. Glib
honey said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
RED CROSS STAND ON RELIEF
MAY BRING CONGRESS ACTION
Refusal to Aid Jobless Sufferers and
Hesitancy In Droug ht Assistance
Explained by Charter of 1905

met every emergency of the past with
voluntary contributions. and that to
break away from this tradition would
destroy the foundations upon which the
Red Cross had built a Arm and notable
structure.
Besides. there was the very potent
argument that the proposed Federal
appropriation did not limit the relief
to drought sufferers. James l.. Fieser,
vice chairman of the Red Gross, warned
all chapter chairmen at the time that
the plan would require the REQ Cross
ito supply food, medicine, etc, to per-
sons otherwise unable to procure the
same throughout the entire United
States until the end of the present ma
tional emergency"
The effect would have been to draw
the Red Gross into unemployment re-
lief generally, In which event the pro-
posed $25,00o,000 would have been woe
fully inadequate.
Critics of the Red Cross promptly
charged 1t had become the tool of the
President, who also is exofficio honor
airy head of the Red Cross Friends Of
the organization countered with charges
that Congress was seeking to make the
Red Cross the tool Of anti-admlnistra-
ton politics
Made Private Drive.
In the midst of the controversy the
Central Committee of the Red Cross
announced plans for a Nation wide drive
for private contributions for relief Of
drought-stricken States. The drive vas
long, intensive and slow results, but
the required sum finally was raised and
the drought emergency was met quite
successfully.
The drought relief fight left a feeling
of resentment ranking in the breasts
strife have come threats of reprisal
If the predictions materialize, the next
Congress may be asked to reorganize
the Red Cross. to remove the President
of the United States from any authority
over 1t, 10 formulate for 1t a new and
liberal" charter that will permit re-
lief TO unemployed, to strike victims and
to other sufferers from industrial dis
treSs.
There are conflicting proposals even
in the camp Of those proposing q re-
organization. One suggestion, designed
to divorce the Red Cross from politics, -
Is that the semi-governmental status of
the body be abolished In favor of q
distinctly private organization. Against
this Is the suggestion that the Red
Cross be made branch of the Federal
Government. so that it could administer
Federal funds under the direction of
Congress.
With the problem of unemployment
relief looming larger with the approach
Of another Winter, II is certain the
next Congress viii be plunged into an
even greater maesltrom of controversy
than enlivened its predecessor
The attitude of the Red Gross toward
unemployment and depression relief
VIII be discussed In a succeeding
article.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia Generally fair
tonight and tomorrow: somewhat warm
er tomorrow: moderate northerly winds
Maryland Partly cloudy tonight and
tomorrow; somewhat warmer tomorrow
moderate to fresh northerly winds
Virginia-Partly cloudy tonight and
tomorrow; somewhat warmer tomorrow:
moderate to fresh northwest winds
West Virginia--G Generally fair and
somewhat warmer tonight and tomor-
row.
Record for a Hours.
Saturday and yesterday:
Thermometers pm, So; pm, 50;
IL midnight, 81; 4 am, so; 8 am, 81;
noon, IS; 2 pm, 81.
Barometer-4 pm, 300S: Q pm,
30.0e; IL midnight, 30.07: 4 am, 30.05:
8 am, zoos; noon, 1910; 2 pm, 10.
Yesterday and today:
Thermometers pm, So; 8 pm, so;
IL midnight, So; 4 am, 80; 9 am, 81;
noon, 70.
Barometer-4 pm, 1910; 8 pm,
BOIL; IL midnight. 30.11 4 am, 30 0e;
am, 1910; noon, 3o07.
Highest temperature, IS, occurred at
noon yesterday; lowest temperature, So,
occurred ut $50 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest. 81; lowest So.
Tide Tables.
Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today--Low tide. 1i:47 am; high
tide, 4:56 am. and SAT pm.
TomoYrow--Low tide, 1904 an. and
1880 pm; high tide, 5:52 am. and
6:l9 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose sac am: sun sets
6:53 pm.
Tomorrow-sun rises 5:29 an; sun
sets 6:5i pm
Moon rises 5:22 pm; sets 1874 am.
Automobile lamps TO be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Rainfall.
Comparative figures Of the monthly
rainfall in the Capital for the first
eight months against the average are
shown In the following table:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
DEATH At NAVAL
PARTY IS PROBED
Police Seek to Learn Whether
Officers Wife Was Pushed
From Window.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 24.-Po-
lice today sought TO learn whether
Mrs Daisy Price, bride of Lieut.. CorDdr.
George D. Price, who plunged four
stories from an apartment 10 her
death yesterday, fell accidentally or
was pushed from q window.
1T was my fault" But two men who
picked her pajama -cIad body from the
sidewalk, she was reported to have
gasped: "I was thrown out
The fall occurred after q party Of
naval officers and their women COM
panions In her apartment. AS she
fell she snatched a chair for support,
but the gesture was futile. The chair
was shattered on the sidewalk by her
body
Police POUNDS cuts on the back of
Mrs Prices legs. indicating. they said.
she might have been pushed out back
ward.
Lieut.. Comdr George D. Price. before
his transfer to the aircraft carrier Lex
ington last March. was attached to the
Navy Bureau Of Aeronautics here as
aide to Rear Admiral william A..
Moffett, bureau chief. He also had
charge of the aeronautics information
section.
Mrs Daisy Price. whose home was in
Charleston, w. Va, was his second
wife. He divorced the first. Mrs. Betty
Walmsley Price of New Orleans. in Reno
last Spring while en- route to report to
the Lexington. The second marriage
took place last July on the West Coast
Price was born at Charleston August
30. 1892. He was appointed to the
Naval Academy In 1912 and graduated
in 1915 After the World War he re-
ceived instruction in flying and was
transferred to the aviation branch.
While In Washington, he lived at the
Racquet Club, having been separated
from the first Mrs. Price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24

his associates, r. Stanley Dollar and
K. D. Dawson. have not complied with
the bidding requirements of the Ship
ping Board and that their bid was
made after noon, August Is, the time
limit set by the board
The ROOSEVELT. NJ. M. Co asks an
opportunity to bid on the new terms"
If the board is going to change its
terms and conditions Of sale, or con-
slider any bids based on any terms
for bids
The letter, addressed to T. ". O'Con-
nor chairman Of the Shipping Board,
is signed by p. A, s. Franklin, head
of the ROOSEVELT. NJ NJ Co, and
claims that corporation placed the
highest bid for the United States Lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
CAPITAL AHEAD
OF 1880 BUILDING
Survey Shows $40,354, 700
in 1891 Work-Boston
Doubles Record.
nv the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 24,-Despite
general declines, those cities which set
the construction pace for the country
In 1880 are showing in some instances
even keels in stormy depression seas.
Some few are actually beyond 1880
records, L. Seth Schnitman, chief stat
istician of F. w. Dodge Corporation,
finds.
"Of the IS cities that have shown
construction contracts in excess of S.
100000 during the first seven months
Of 1881, eignt reported go-aheads over
the same seven-month period Of 1880.
These we're Boston, Yonkers, Buffalo,
Rochester, Syracuse, Washington, Hous-
ton and San Francisco" Mr.. Schnit-
man states in a survey prepared for the
Associated Press.
Washington Total. $40, 1854, 200.
Boston nearly doubled its 1890 record
this year with s44,272,2oo, he points
out. washington's total for this year
was sac, 1854, TOO Houston's was Sill
a60,1UV, AgdlLlSt SlOtSOOtSUV 45oV.
San Francisco showed a total of $l4.-
505,200 for this year on the basis OF
building permits.
During the same period we have
noted that the greater tendency toward
stabilization has been shown fer the
most part by the small city and town,
particularly the city of under 100000
population Mr. Schnitman said This
was natural, for it was the larger city
which had most to bear in the defiation
of real estate values. Just as these same
larger cities got the full benefit of the
recent boom.
"Spotty conditions OF Improvement
viii be noticed even in some of the
larger cities. although further sharp
losses may be expected in some parts"
Construction Records.
Cities in the $4,000, 900 and over
class line up, according TO construction
records for the present year through the
end Of July, in the following order:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
BRlBE OFFERED HEAD
OF OHIO ROAD PROBE
State Senator Says He Refused
$25o,ooo TO Drop Investiga-
tion Of Irregularities.
By the Associated Press.

CINCINNATI, Ohio August "a
State Senator David Lorbach, Demo-
crat, of Cincinnati, chairman of the
Ohio Senate Committee investigating
alleged irregularities in the highway
department, said last night that he had
been approached by man who asked
him IL he would be interested in
$3.50. 900 If he would retire from the in
vestigation." Senator LoTbach said he
told the man, in no uncertain terms
that he would not.
He said that he did not know what
interests the man represented, but that
he had strong suspicious, although
am not able to say definitely now"
Another member OF the committee
State Senator David II. De Almond.
Democratic floor leader of the Senate
told q staff member of the Cincinnati
Enquirer today that it was common
talk" around Hamilton. his home, that
$50. 600 is waiting for the committee If
1t will drop the whole matter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
GUINAN NIGHT CLUB
RAIDED BY u. S. AGENTS
Two Bottles of Alleged Gin Taken.
Manager and Five Are
Arrested.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 24.-Texas
Guinan was hostess at another raiding
party before daylight yesterday.
While several hundred patrons In
evening dress were gathered about her,
squad of dry agents invaded the
Bronx Night Club, over which she pre-
sides. They arrested the manage and
a cashier on finding two bottles which
assertedIy contained gin. Miss Guinan
and George Hammond, the manager,
insisted the bottles belonged 10 O Gus
toner.
Merrymaking at the club was halted
for two hours while the agents searched
the place and questioned employees.
Hammond and i've walters were
taken 70 q police station, where they
we're charged with violating the pro-
hibition law and freed in bail. The
raid was made by six Federal agents
and . policeman on search warrants
signed by q United States commits
sioneT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24

Two great industries Of old Greek
DAYS were the gathering Of purple yield
ing nussels for dyeing and the gather
ing Of that shell fish called by savantS
the pima marina" collected for the
silky filaments by which it attached it
self TO the rocks and from which gar
ments like silk were made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
Construction Constructic
swards fiEst 7 awards first

sThas marx Indicates cities outside the
Dodge territory, which covers the 50 States
east Of the Rockies Records for these cities
taken from building permits only.
Other cities In the 5000. 900 and over
class for the first seven months Of 1881
were Dallas, FL Paso Fort Worth, Oak
land, Seattle, Providence, Jersey City,
Newark, indianapolis, Minneapolis, st.
Paul and New Orleans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
Ten Cycle Racers Injured.

WEIMAR, Germany, August "a fP).--
Ten competitors in the German motor
cycle championship races here ycster-
day were injured on track made slip
perry by rain. A woman spectators legs
were broken In one Of the accidents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24

It was not until the year 1922 that
the League of Nations. assisted by the
International Red Gross, finally COM
pleted the task Of repatriating about
half million war prisoners and In
termed soldiers belonging to more than
q score of different natiunalities,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24

Eote--This IL the hYst of tpo articles
on the poItcies cad the problems IN the
present industrial stfaetfon Of the 4Merl,
duDsdr Tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24

Record rainfall for the first eight
months was:
January, 1882, TOO inches; February,
1884, 6.S4 inches; March, 1891, 3.64
inches; April, 1889. 9.l3 inches; May.
1889, 1850 inches; June, 1900, 1884
inches: July, 1886. 1888 inches: Au-
gust, 1923. i4.4I inches.
Weather i'm Various Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
CHAPMAN'S LATEST BID
FOR U. S. LINES ATTACKED
Violation of Ship Board Rules Is
Charged by Roosevelt I. NJ. NJ.
Corporation.
n IMIBE p1It U4 bI4S KIBItbAEAB
there were many Americans.
az the Aasoclated Press.

By the ASSOCIATED Press.
NEW YORK, August 24.-The Roose-
veit-International Mercantile Marine
Corporation yesterday made public q
letter to the Shipping Board protesting
ION both moral and legal gsf,unds' the
latest proposal made by ] W. Chap
man and associates for &C.. iisition Of
the United States Lines
The letter states that Chapman and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24

Many large building projects are being
COMPLETED in China
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24

All Popular 15c Brands Smoking
1 Tobacco cas CIV, 70 = for -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-14
HAT some stores take 80 days

to do, we're gong to do IN
days of rapid-hre C1ean-Sweep. An
intensive, determined, dynamic Clear
Away of definitely desirable, depend
able Summer merchandise for person,
house and garden. Hundreds and hun
dreds of items Four days no
more, no less! 1t begins tomorrow!
No mail, phone or c. O. D. orders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-14
Boys Rayon Polo
Shirts. 60c

Boys 29c Sport Hose; allover fancy
with fancy tops. cotton yarns. -. 15c
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Junior Boys 85c Play COverups; blue
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Junior Boys 81 and $1.25 FaSt-cOlOf
Summer Wash Suits; button-on or
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Junior Boys $1.25 Covert Camp Suits;
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9 years OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Soc
Boys 50 Three-piece Camp Suits;
covert sport shirt, camp shorts and
belt; sizes 8 to Is. ...............$1 .SS
(second Floor-The Hecht Co..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-14
Mems SOC Fancy
Socks, Csc
3 Pairs, 81
3 Pairs, 81

297 Mems $1.95 Rayon Athletic Union
Suits; button front or 2-button shoulder
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367 Mems 81 Neckties; one and two of
lass Mems 75c and 81 Fancy Socks;
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40 Mems $3.50 to $40 AlI-woOl Flannel
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1877 Mems SOC to 81 Fancy Silk Hand
kerchiefs, many with hand r ii
hens. 29c. 4 for 81
"a pairs Mems $3.50 to $40 Pajamas;
all silk. sateen; one and two of kind;
671 Mems soc Wash Ties; ideal for
Summer wear. ..........2 CSC. for 81
5S4 Mems 81 Bow Ties; butterfly shape,
adjustable or regular sizes: great
variety to choose from. &c. for 81
Il pairs Mems 81 HoleprOOf Autogart
Fancy Hose, sizes 10 to II Il 55c, prs. So
81 Mems $3.50 French Lisle Socks; full
fashioned. clicked effects; sizes 10 to
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-14
1895 Rembrandt
Lamps, $6.95

Floor, Lounge, Bridge Lamps,
Riddle Animal Lamps, shade. 7Sc
Pleated Bed Lights; key socket. 7sc
Slight Metal Table Lamps, complete
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Covered Wagon Radio Lights, each. 81
Seven Piece Shina Tea Sets. 81
Popular Style Ship Models, Clean Sweep
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-14
Mems So to SIS
Genuine Handmade
Panama Hats, $5.95

Mems $3.50, 81 and IS Straw Hats;
yacht styles, every hat this season s.$1.S9
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The Washington times., 1931-04-17
Yasso, so, Circus Elephant,
Dra1Us Pretty Mdh0ut

NEW YORK. April 17.-Her
toes neatly polished and with the
oldtime gleam in her eye, Yasso
last night walked proudly around
the sawdust ring of the circus.
Gone were the diScordant days
when her friends had made her
bother with such trivia as cigar
store Indians. For at last the
authorities had found her
mahout-and as befitted dow
ager of so, one who was young
and pretty.
Ring Veteran
For many years Yasso has
made her living of hay and pea
nuts by carrying trainer
around the ring by her mouth.
Unfortunately, this colorful prac-
tice was abandoned this spring
when the individual who held
the job suddenly departed west
ward. The circus went on as
usual, but after one misguided
effort with a wooden Indian, Vas
so was not called upon for her
part. Several persons volunteered,
but none was chosen.
Then everything solved itself
Miss Stella Lacher went to the
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
Sergeant of Police
Is Sued for Divorce

Frank L. Nussbaum, 4887 Con-
duit Rd. N. W., is accused Of ex.
treme cruelty by his wife, Mrs
Elsie R. Nussbaum, 1l9 MasSachu.
setts Ave. N. W., in a suit for
limited divorce and alimony filed
in Equity Court through At.
torneys Wilton j. Lambert, Aus
tin Garfield, and Walter j. Casey.
The husband is said to be a
sergeant in the Metropolitan Po-
lice Department, and his wife fur
ther accuses him of abandoning
her after becoming enamoured
with another woman. Mrs. NuSS-
baum informs the court that she
and the defendant lived happily
together for % years until 1927
when his infatuation for the
other woman began.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
DOGS EDUCATED
To LEAD BLIND

NEW YORK, April l7.-Train-
ing of German shepherd dogs
through whose eyes the blind
nay see" was discussed at the
World Conference of Workers for
the Blind.
Mrs. Harrison EuStiS, director
Of The Seeing Eye, place at
Vevey. Switzerland. for training
dog guides, said only a small
percentage of dogs chosen are
smart enough to complete the
course. Among her listeners was
Morris Frank of Nashville, a
blind delegate, who goes about
unaided except for his dog. He
has the first of such dogs used
IN America, where now about so
are in use. Mrs. EuStis said:
There are certain types Of
blind persons who cannot use
the dogs. But the dog is a
Hberating factor in the lives
Of those who can use him. He
lifts his masters morale and
makes him more of a thinker
and dOer."
The Washington times., 1931-04-17

Garden and asked for at least
a trial. Twenty-Five years old, a
one-time school teacher and art
student, she just wanted to go
with the circus.
GrOOmed for Trial
Down in the basement trainers
climbed upon Yasso and gently
rubbed her down with brooms.
They chalked her toes and fed
her bread and then let her carry
them around a bit for practice.
Finally, they led her to the end
of the arena. Miss Lacher, at
tired in white, pour lie sport, al.
lowed Yasso to pick her up and
the job was hers.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
Finance Advertising
GrOUth Predicted

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE
volume of financial advertising
over a period of years will be up
ward, William T. Mutually, of the
financial advertising firm Of Ru-
dolph Guenthel.Russ Law, Inc,
131 Cedar St., predicts.
Mr.. Mutually asserted that finan-
cial advertising has become an in
duStry and traced it's growth from
1900 up to the present time.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
BIOLOGISTS TO MEET

The Biological Society of Wash
ington will meet Saturday night
at 1880 o'clock in the auditorium
of the Cosmos Club. The pro
gram will be headed by Alexander
Wetmore, president of the organi-
Zation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-05
The Danger Grows
to that.

While the League of Nations council takes a recess
and the United States government looks the other
way, Japan pushes her army deeper into Manchuria
In defiance Of treaties and justice However good the
intentions of the league and of the state department
plomacy is inadequate.
We do not believe that the league, as such, the
anti-war and nine-power treaties have failed. The
peace machinery Of the league covenant and the
league treaties has not been tried. With extreme
caution. Geneva and Washington have preferred to
talk vaguely about that world peace machinery with
out actually putting it into operation.
1t was the sincere hope that Japan would with
draw her army of invasion, provided the league and
the United States did not anger her by direct inter-
ference or by siding with her victim, China.
That hope is gone. More than month has passed
since the Toxic government announced that it had
begun evacuation. More than ten days have passed
since the league council asked Japan to withdraw
troops and then recessed with the tacit understand
ing that Japan would do so, provided she was not
forced"
But instead, Japan is extending her military lines
hundreds of miles beyond Mukden and digging in
apparently for permanent occupation. Japan now
has advanced far that not only China but Russia
also is threatened.
The international danger is great. The time has
Japan the choice of submitting the dispute to neutral
investigation and settlement or of facing the world
as a treaty outlaw
The destiny Of Manchuria may not be important to
all the world But the preservation of world peace is