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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10
ABNER 0. LATHAM DIES
AT AGE OF SO YEARS
Retired Government Worker Had
Been Resident Of Capital for
Three-Quarters Of Century.

(From the $50 Edition Of Yesterdays star)
Abner o. Latham, retired Government
employee, died today ut his home, 1928
lexington place northeast. after having
been a resident Of washington for Is
years. He was SO years old.
On March Is, 1856, he was appointed
70 the consular division OF the NTH
auditor, now a division OF the QenerM
Accounting once, and served ~ tnls
Same ONCE continually for nearly 55
years, a considerable part OF the time
as chief of the division. He was retired
August 20, 1920.
Mr.. Latham was born In Prince VII
liam County. Va, in 1888. HIS fathers
family moved to the western part OF
the State about 1851 and settled IN
Taylor County. He received his school
ing in private country schools. except
that he graduated at Duhs CONNER
cial College, at Pittsburgh, Pa. He
clerked in village stores when a boy
and later kept books In wholesale houses
in Wheeling, w. Va, and Baltimore,
Md, before entering the Government
service. The first vote for President ne
cast was for Abraham Lincoln.
Mr.. Latham has been member Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church since
childhood, and for more than SO years
was a member of McKendree Methodist
Episcopal Church Of this city, serving II
in an official capacity as super1ntend-
ent of the Sunday school, steward
trustee and was at the time OF his death
treasurer of the church.
He Is survived by a sister, Mrs. Hat
tie Ham, Melbourne, Australia; a son.
p. Julian Latham, Of 800 Takonaa ave-
nue., Takoma Park, Md, and daugh-
ter, Bessie Latham Gibson, with whom
he resided.
Funeral services viii be held ct
McKendree NJ E. Church, 921 Massa-
chusettS avenue, at 2 pm. Wednesday,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10
SOUTHERN ENGLAND HIT.
Temperature Down in England After
Heaviest Snow In 20 Years.

LONDON, March 10 0P.-Southern
England, which until this week had es-
capped severe Winter weather, was max
ing up today for the lapSes Of the past
three months.
A temperature of % degrees Fahren-
heit prevailed in London this morning
while thousands of erstwhile unem-
ployed engaged in removing from the
streets an estimated 100000 tons Of
snow which fell yesterday, the heaviest
fall in 90 years. The sky was threat
ening, and continued snow and cold
were predicted.
Roads all over the British Isles were
piled high with snow or, more danger
Gus still, were encrusted with ice, which
made traffic difficult and hazardous.
The railroads brought out their snow
plows and adhered fairly closely to train
schedules.
Cross Channel steamers and some air
services continued through snowstorms
which blotted out the sea and sky.
Pilots described the experience as much
like flying through a fog. Among in
coming liners buffeted by the storm
ped q huge wave of Cornwall, scatter
ing a party of seamen working on deck
and in1uring two, one of whom died.
Winter sports, which Britain enjoys
only very infrequently, appeared in fun
blast today as the heavy winds OF the
week end Gained
The oxford and Cambridge crews,
training at putney for their coming race,
had their boats and oars incrusted with
ice when they came in from turn on
the river The men were severely tested.
The bitter weather was general over
most Of Northern and Central Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10
DR.. EDWARD PARSONS
EXPIRES IN PEIPING
Missionary From First Congrega'
tional Church Leaves Wife and
Three Small Sons.

CFrom the $40 Edition OF Yesterdays Starr
DR.. Edward Field Parsons, a mission
airy representing the First Congrega-
tional Church Of washington, died Of
pneumonia in the Peiping Medical Col
lege Hospital, Peiping, China, yesterday,
according TO cable made public today
by the American Board Of Commission
ers for Foreign Missions at Boston. His
wife, Mrs. Marion Tucker Parsons, Of
this city, was with him at the time.
Dr. Parsons and his wife were COM
missioned as missionaries at the First
Congregational Church in 1925, the
services being attended by former Pres
ident and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge. He
was 80 years old and a native Of North
Adams, Mass. He was q graduate OF
the Massachusetts, Agricultural College
and the University of Michigan.
Besides his widow, DR.. Parsons Is sur
yiYed by three small sons; q brother,
DR.. Samuel Parsons, formerly q resident
of washington, and a brother 1n-lew,
Max Tucker, Of Alexandra, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10
PARIS sUsPENDs RAIL SERVICE.
Flood Threatens City as Leakage From
Seine Continues to Increase.

PARIS, March 10 (P).-All railway
trafic into the Invalides Station was
suspended today as the River Seine con-
tinued to rise and leakage into the
railway tunnel increased.
Great ponds have formed in the Bots
de Boulogne, wine storage cellars have
been flooded and there were fears of
leakage through the walls of the sub
way running along the river.
In suburban Courbevoie cellars are
under water and in some houses the first
floors are flooded Residents were going
about in rowboatS.
The municipal authorities still hope
that continuing cold weather will pre-
vent more serious floods.
+ It was reported from Cherbourg that
a violent snowstorm bested the Atlantic
speed queen, the Europa, today. She
was due there this morning, but radioed
she could not make port before o'clock
tonight. The Dresden, due yesterday,
arrived this morning.
At Chambery it was reported an
avalanche during the night swept away
the Franco italian telegraph lines just
above Mondane, interrupting all COM
munications by that route between the
two countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10
BRIDE WILL PROBE
FIRM NAME CHANGE
Seaboard Investment Trust
Now Known as Washington
Suburban Companies.
CONTINUED From First Page1


segregation Of its revenues and ex-
penSes accruing through merchandising
ana 1obbing operations, but the pro-
posed order would be unreasonable and
unfair II promulgated In the form sub
United. ANY recognition thereof" he
declared. would have to be without
70 receive proper allowances for expenses
accrlllng through merchandising and
lobbing operations"
Tells Of Conference.
With respect to the adjustment of
appliances Mr.. Wood said:
Your statementa that you do not
consider the company Is making adj
justments in accordance with the order
Of the commission is noted. Prior to
receipt of your letter, containing this
information, a conference was held
between Commissioner Hartman, your
chief engineer. Mr.. Reynolds, and our
representatives resulting in a plan to
meet this criticism.
"As a result of this conference, It Is
our understanding that it Is the wish
Of the commission that we continue to
make adjustments Of consumers equip
ment on complaint and on new installa-
tons, and, further, that our attention
be given adjustments in areas deSig-
mated by your chief engineer.
Immediately upon reading this de-
cision two crews were started In the
area designated and as Of this date,
March 9, one additional crew was
started in the same area, and as Of
March 10 six additional crews will be
placed in this area, and all Of these
are exclusive of the two crews already
working in a similar manner in an
other area.
"As further result Of this conferences
we have made arrangements to advise
the chief engineer daily as to the num-
Der of adjustments made on the pre-
ceding day and in addition thereto viii
give you q summarized statement.
Policy on Adjustments.
GAS was pointed out IN our letter Of
March 4, this company has not con-
sidered, and is not now suggesting that
the cost Of this work Is any reason for
alleged failure in performing it; on the
contrary, it Is our fixed policy to make
adjustments promptly and whenever it
Is possible to make discovery Of the need
and satisfied customers.
at is tncomprehensibl to US how any
other Interpretation could be fairly
placed upon what he wrote when It viii
be noted we said in the letter of March
4, after stating methods, we were adopt
ing for inspection that such work was
entirely aside from the cost involved /"
The commission had before it today
for study the February gas pressure re-
port of its gas inspection bureau. This
report, it was said, showed that pres
sure In the area served by the George
town company had been brought down
to the S-inch temporary maximum, but
| on 10 days in the area served by the
Washington company the pressures were
in excess of the 8-inch maximum. In
no instance, however, did the pressures
| reach 10 inches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10
LABOR CHALLENGED
ON INDIAN POLICY
Conservatives BaIk at Round
table Conference Outside
of London.
ny the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 1O.--The Labor
government, which hitherto has had al
most unanimous backing in the House
Of Commons on its Indian policies, to-
day faced a serious challenge In what
many regarded as a right-about face
by Conservative leaders.
The Indian Committee of the Con-
servative party met last night and
passed q resolution reading:
"This committee welcomes the deci-
sion Of Mr.. Baldwin that the Conserv-
alive party cannot be represented at
any further round-table conference to
be held in India, as now is foreshad-
owed by his majesty's government"
The reference to Stanley Baldwin.
Conservative chieftain, who on January
% announced his Endorsements OF the
policies worked out at the London
Round-Table Conference, was mex
plicable to most politicians outside the
inner Conservative circles, but several
explanations were advanced.
One of these was that Mr.. Baldwin
had surrendered to the small die-haro
faction led by winston Churchill, which
mas SCrOngly OppoSeu AL eAA0A
sions In India, and another was tnaG
the outcome of recent negotiations be-
tween the viceroy, Lord Irwin, and Ma
hatma Gandhi had displeased him. a
third explanation advanced was that
the resolution referred only to q second
round-table conference to be held IN
India" and not one which might De
held in London.
The puzzle apparently will not be
solved until Thursday, when the COM
mons will debate Indian Developments.
T7ae government has hoped through
= second round-table conference, at
which Nationalist elements, absent In
the first conclave, will also sit, to pro-
coed with plans to establish an Indian
federation With qualified dominion
etat1s-that Is, dominion status with
military and financial safeguards.
AsN,xNxrr naru TYnNRE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10
EAST CHECKS LOSS
FROM HEAVY SNOW
Five Fishermen Dead-Many
Marooned-TraveI Halted
in New England.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, March 10.-New England
took account of stock today after q
snowstorm had claimed the lives of five
fishermen, endangered ten motorists
marooned in White Mountain snow
drifts and left washed up on Massa-
chusetts shores the battered parts of
a plane and flyers helmet and
goggles.
Eight Groveton, N. H., High School
students, their basket ball coach and a
chauffeur were found late yesterday in
the impossible drifts of snow that sew
cred Crawford Notch, N. H., from the
rest of the world. For IS hours they
were without food as the drifts piled
higher and higher. Four Of their num-
Der, who had gone for, help, nearly
persisted in the attempt and they were
finally led to safety by railroad work.
ers and State highway men, who came
upon them in an abandoned camp.
Heater Stopped Working.
The four youths led the way back to
their automobile, where the other six
were huddled together for warmth as
the snow gradually crawled to the win
dow tops. The heater Of the car long
since had stopped functioning as the
engine, soaked by melting snow, stalled.
AT Gloucester, Mass, part of cock
pit and an airplane wing were washed
upon the beach. There was no identi-
Tying sign on them and after a search
of the shore line the belief was ex-
pressed that the sea finally had given
up a ship that had failed to make a
transatlantic crossing
At Winthrop, a Boston suburb, an
aviator'S helmet and goggles were
found. A minute search by Coast
Guardsmen failed to reveal anything
that might explain them.
Earlier yesterday the sea cast UP
planks and spars at Newburyport, all
that remained of the Boston fisherman
Julia, whose crew of five was lost dur
ing the storm of Sunday night and
Monday morning. Another f1sherman's
boat, the st. Providence, was missing
with her crew Of four.
Worst in Many Years.
In Vermont the storm was the worst
experienced in many years. Abandoned
automobiles dotted the main highways
and plows, tractors and large gangs of
men worked throughout the night in an
effort to break road out across the
State from Rutland to White River
Junction.
Old Dobbin and the sleigh plowed
through the Vermont cities and towns
again as the only means of transporta-
ton.
In farm house four miles north Of
Rutland, SO men, women and children,
all marooned motorists, spent the night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10
INVALID MOTHER
AND CHILD SAVED
Girl, is, Leaps From Second
Story When Flames Block
Passage to Stairs.

(From the $50 Edition of Yesterdays Starr
An invalid mother and her 4-year -old
son were rescued from the second story
of their residence, 766 Sixth street
southeast, and a 16-year-old girl, who
was attending the III woman,s leaped
from q second-story window Of the
place. when fire swept through the
house today, wreckdng the interior of
the first floor.
The mother, Mrs. Clara Garner, 81
years old, who was confined by illness
to her room on the second story front,
was carried down a ladder at the front
Of the house. Her son Robert was
tossed to the arms Of neighbor stand
ing In the front yard.
Kitchen Oil Stove Blamed.
The girk Esther Haislip, who was
rooming at the residence while attend
ing Mrs. Garner, shut of from escape
down the stairs by roaring flames and
smoke, ran to the rear of the house
and leaped from the second story win
dow there.
Miss Haislip escaped serious injury
In the fall of nearly 20 feet, but suf-
fered bruises and cut on her left arm.
She was taken to Providence Hospital
and after treatment there returned 70
the residence.
The fire apparently resulted from an
oil cooking stove In the kitchen, which
was IN use just prior to the discovery
of the blaze.
The girl had placed a pan of water
M fler otr vFy1Ao a1,l 1aFA - n
patient to get the warm water she
found the kitchen mass Of flames.
Calls to Neighbors.
Calling warning to members of the
family and to neighborS for help, she
ran back TO the second story to assist
the Ill woman. Meanwhile, Mrs. Violet
Ansel; daughter Of Mr. and AIRS. Garner,
attempted to put out the flames by
throwing water from pail on the
stove, but was driven from the house
by the heat and smoke.
Firemen of the No. 18 and No. en-.
CINE companies placed q ladder to the
second story room of Mrs. Garner and
she was carried to safety and taken to
q neighbours home, where she was found
to be suffering from nervousness. Her
son, who was in the room with Mrs
Garner, though frightened from the
smoke and flames, was uninjured by his
drop into the arms of neighbor.
Two stitches were taken In Miss
Hatslip's arm, which was cut when she
leaped from the building.
The interior of the modest brick
dwelling, owned by Moerris Dorothy, SAG
Virginia avenue southeast, was badly
charred by flames and damaged by
water. Damage was estimated at ap-
proximately $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band this evening at Stanley Hall at
$50 o'clock. John S. NJ. Zimmerman,
bandmaster; Anton Pointner, ASSISTANT
March, ION the Step. Ben Charles
Overture, Ben Venuto Cellini" Berlioz
Suite de ballet, La Source. :. .Delibes
THE Scarf Dance" Scene d'Amour,"
Variation" "Danse Circassienne.n
Melange, "Potpourri of Hawaiian Folk
Song" ................. Lake
Fox trot, "The Kings Horses. Graham
Popular waltz song, Tears. Capano
Finale, ''My Love for You".. Kahn
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10

mentg because it has to do with their
naval position in the Mediterranean
and also because they brought the new
treaty about by negotiating individual
agreements with both the French and
Italians.
Publication Of the Franco-Italian-
British treaty is expected to take place
soon. The delay Is due, to a certain
extent, to the fact that the experts of
the State and Navy Departments have
not yet completed their examination OF
the agreement handed last Friday to
Secretary Of State Henry L. Stimson
by the British Ambassador. Mr.. Stim-
son has announced his intention Of not
acting In too much of a hurry and is
having the agreement carefully scruti-
nized by experts.
Given Careful Study.
There has been no change in the new
pact, as far as the main points are con-
cerned. These have been known to the
State Department for the last few
weeks. Certain changes have been
made, however, last week in the ton
mage Of destroyers and light cruisers
1t appears that certain figures which
were submitted last week to the State
Department regarding the Italian Navy
differ from those which we consider az
official data.
In certain categories of italian auxil-
larry ships the "obsolescence" tima has
been somewhat retarded it seems, and
our experts are having a hard time Il
discover how the figures of the new
agreement have been computed. Al
soon as they are able TO figure out the
technical intricacies of the new agree
ment they viii report to Mr.. Stimson
who at present is examining the major
aspects Of the pact.
There is, of course. no doubt thai
the new naval agreement will meet witt
the full approval Of the administration
The careful scrutiny Of the new pact Il
considered necessary because It ma!
contain certain facts related to question:
which will come up during next year,
general disarmament conference.
(ccpyright, 1esl.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10
TWO MORE DIE IN CHICAGO.
Middle West Returning to Normal
After Is Inches Of Snow.

CHICAGO, March 10 R.-With
thousands of men working in cities.
towns and along highways of the Mid
die Western States, business was grad
ually returning to normal today after
the week ends 1874 inches of snow.
Two more deaths were reported in
Chicago, attributable to the storm,
bringing the total to 10. E. G. Davis,
SIS, dropped dead from exhaustion after
Flooding through drifts to q suburban
train, and DR.. F. j. Fielding, SO, died
of a heart attack after helping a
friend push car from a drift.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10
OREGON STUDENTS ACT
Dismiss Five of Number Following
Alleged Liquor Party. ).

EUGENE, Greg, March 10 R.--
Three man and two woman students
at the University of Oregon have been
suspended indefinitely by the Student
Advisory Committee following an all
legged liquor party in a Eugene restau-
rant last Thursday night
The men were Paul Brophy, Piedmont,
Calf; George e. Gruft, Carmel Calf,
and Carl Raentach, San Francisco.
The girls names were not revealed.
The men were fined on liquor charges
in Police Court Friday. No charges
were filed against the co-eds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10
GANDHI BACK HOME.
Refuses 10 Break Silence to Answer
Ovation by People.

Ovation by People.
AHMADABAD, India, March 10 R:.-.
After a years absence Mahatma Canon
was back in his own home town To-Day
a conquering hero.
thousands turned out at every sta
ton as the train bearing the NationaIst
leader sped from New Delhi, wnere
Csandhi last week, won from Viceroy
lord Irwin concessions which Indians
largely consider q victory over the Brit
ish government. A..
Ciimaxing the day of ovations, the
largest crowd Of all met the Mahatma
al the railroad station upon his arrival
mere. bent upon paying homage.
The monster crowd surged toward
the tiny 63-year-old sage, and Tor q
time It was feared he would be crushed
to death. He was rescued by National
list volunteers. Gandhi, who was on-
serving his weekly day Of silence, mace
no answer to the ovations, but tears
rolled down his cheeks as thousands
knelt and those nearest him crawled
forward to kiss the hem Of his home
spun garments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10
MARYLAND'S BLUE LAW
REPEALED BY II TO AZ
Baltimore and All But Two Coun-
ties Get Right to Vote on
Sunday Amusements.
specLal pispatch 10 The star.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, March 10.-By a
vote of II to AZ, the Maryland House
of Delegates this afternoon passed the
Michel anti-blue law bill, giving Bal
timore City and the various counties
home rule in regard to Sunday amuse-
ments Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties were exempted from the pro-
vision Of the bill through amendments.
Delegate Roby of Montgomery County
was the only representative of the two
counties to vote against the bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10
RHINE VALLEY COVERED.
Bus Service stopped and International
Trains Running Late.

FREIBURG, Germany, March 10 tP.
The Black Forest and Rhine Valley to-
day were buried under one Of the
heaviest snowfalls in many years.
All autobus service has ceased and
many farms are unapproachable. On
the hills the snow is so high that tele-
graph wires can be touched by hand.
International expresses from Switzer-
land are arriving several hours late.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10
RAILWAY SPANS BURN

BENTON, ILL.,, March 10 Op).-Two
railroad bridges between Christopher
and Buckner, near here, were burned
out early today. County officers said it
might be q result of q mine war in
Franklin and Williamson Counties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10
ANTI-RUM BODY HAS S4s5
Treasurer Reports Cash Balance
After Spending $6,762.

The 1890 Campaign Committee Of the
Anti-Saloon League Of America today
reported q cash balance on hand Of
9485.
Edward b. Dunford, treasurer, said
receipts to date totaled 47,247 and ex-
penditures $6.762. HIS report was fled
With the clerk Of the House,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10

On the sun there are countless num-
bers of markings, to which the name Of
'rice grains" have been given, because
of their resemblance to those objects.
These "rice grains" measure between
400 and 500 miles across, and are note
worthy for the rapidity Nth which they
change their shape and position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10
COLLECTS PAY TOO OFTEN
Discharged Man Gets Salary of
Successor at Gums Point.

NEW YORK, March 10 (P.-Abra-
ham Levine, elevator operator, got fred,
He decided, however, he would keep
on collecting his pay.
On Saturday night he approached
his successor and at the point of a
pistol took SIS. Next Saturday he was
back again, getting SIS.
This couldn't so on. Today he was
arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10

In the last fiscal year 10,050 touring
cars were imported into England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10
FRANC0-ITALIAN PACT
WILL NOT REQUIRE
SIGNATURE OF u. S

CONTINUED From First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10
TESS is PREPARING
TO GET IN ACTION
FOR '32 CAMPAIGN

(continued FROM First paEe.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-10
PROGRESS|VES BAR
LIQUOR DISCUSSION.
Leaders Insist Question Has
No Place in Conference
Set for Tomorrow.

tcontinued From First Page.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-13

low except in the Southeast North lowest south the Autan Islands It is moderately high to Southeastern Alaska Show and of Interior Alaska and extreme Vest change other portions of the Territory