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The Washington times., 1931-12-21
INSURANCE PAID.
On SUICIDE

BALTIMORE, Dec. 21.-InSur-
ance companies which had re-
fused to pay $750.000 policies on
the life of T. Edward Hambleton,
Baltimore banker, after he had
been declared a suicide by a cor
oner about a year ago, have
made substantial settlements out
of court.
This was learned after the dis
missal without prejudice of an
action filed by the National Life
Insurance Company in the U. S.
District Court at Wilmington
Del, against beneficiaries of the
100000 policy it had written on
the banker. Details of the set
Elements have been withheld but
it is understood that they were
reached without any decision be-
ing made as to whether Handle
ton committed suicide.
The banker was found dead at
his home with a bullet wound
in his head. About four months
after the verdict of suicide. in
vestigation disclosed that Handle
ton might have been murdered,
as powder burns were absent, ac-
cording to a report by DR.. w.
Edward Magruder. Other insur-
ance companies involved included
the Fidelity Mutual Life and the
Aetna Life Insurance Company.
The policies contained clauses
lnvalidating them in case of
suicide.
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
What's S Doing
TODAY
To-day and Tomorrow

TODAY
Meeting-Jefferson Davis Chap
ter. U. D. c., $3.50 p. M, Willard
Hotel.
Meeting Monday Evening
Club, 8 p. M, Willard Hotel.
Lecture-Dr. Thomas R bert
Gaines. p. m. Willard Hotel.
Health e-Mrs. New.
houser. 8 p. M. Hamilton Hotel.
Luncheon Meeting - Oakland
Motor Car Company, 9 a. M,
Hamilton Hotel.
M e t n Washington Hair
dreSsers and CosmotogoliSt Asso-
clatlon. 8 p. M. Hamilton Hotel.
Luncheon-Motion Picture The
ater Owners of Washington, 1890
p M, Hamilton Hotel.
Tomorrow
Meeting Beta Gamma Phi
Sorority. 8 p. M. Hamilton Hotel
Meeting-G erman Beneficial
Union No. 100, 7:3O p. m, Hamll-
ton Hotel.
Lecture-Mrs. Victoria Faber
Stevenson, 8 p. M, before Dis
trict League of American Pen
Women.
Observation-Disclosures Club, II
a. M, Willard Hotel.
Meeting-Board of Lady Man
ayers Casualty Hospital II a. m,
Willard Hotel.
Buffet luncheon-Women's Ma
tional Press Club, l p. M, Willard
Hotel.
Meeting and dance-Kentucky
Society, 8 p. m, willard Hotel.
LeSson-Dr. Thomas Robert
Gaines, 8 p. M. Willard Hotel.
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
Will
TRIAL ENDS
CLARK PERSLEY

WOODSTOCK. Va, Dec. 21
All evidence in the DR.. j. I.
Triplett will has been presented
and arguments will be in the
form of briefs.
Keen interest has been mani
tested all through the trial. Dr.
Triplett will case has been present.
ed and arguments will be in the
relatives are attempting to break
the will which stipulated that
the bulk of the estate be used
to establish a business school
near Mt. Jackson, Va, the home
of DR. Triplett.
Peculiar interest is added to
the trial in that the estate has
dwindled. due to the depression
so that certain minor bequests
may not be met if the school
is established. The long array
of distinguished counsel also has
added to the interest. Three
judges. two colonies, one State
senator and a number of local
attorneys being concerned.
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
More Marathon Dancers
Forced to Drop Out

Margaret Cook, of Washington,
and Jack Sellers, of indianapolis,
dropped out of the marathon
dance championship early today,
reducing the field to 20 contes-
tants. Three Washington dancers
are still left in the competition.
Two of the contestants yester-
day were forced to have several
teeth extracted on'the dance floor.
DR.. w. Marion Falls, l103 Vermont
Ave. N. W.. was hurriedly sum-
moned at 3 a. m. Sunday morning
to remove an liberated tooth from
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
Times Staff Photo

the jaw of Miss Helen Jarn, Of
Chicago. and yesterday afternoon
he treated a Washington girl,
Rita Cordeau. Both girls. while
showing some ill effects. were de-
termined to continue in the
marathon.
The lineup of the dance teams
today at the 420th hour of the
contest follows:
Team No.
l. F.. Oechsler (solo). Baltimore.
2. Helen Jarn, Chicago.
Cliff Real, Hamilton.
3. CorliSs Mclean, Chicago.
Bill Bangart. Chicago.
4. Red Nichols, Chicago.
6. Bob Stewart, Washington.
8. <sral Kremer, Toledo.
IL. Marge Kovac. Bayonne.
Joe WickS, st. Louis.
IL. Rita Cordeau, Washington.
Lester PhippS, Washington.
13 Marge Sheffield, Dallas.
Eddie Grayson, Chicago.
II. Louise Phelps, Los Angeles.
Frank Trennery, Dubuque.
Is. Harriet Fornell. Chicago.
Pat Stapleton, Chicago.
20. Erna Post, Chicago.
James Barrett, Belfast.
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
WOMAN 5 BODY
DISCOVERED BY
HUNTERS
Clothing and Other Items May
Be Identity Clues; Bones
Law In Rockville Woods

With a search of their records
failing to indicate that anyone
had been missing, Montgomery
county police are puzzled over
the finding of the skeleton of a
woman by hunters yesterday,
beating the underbrush to
arouse a rabbit.
Deputy Game Warden George
Van Horn, of Silver Spring, and
Edward Lucas, of 441l Leland ST.,
Chavy Chase, Md, stumbled
across the bones Saturday after
noon, but police were not notified
until the hunters returned to Sill
yer Spring early yesterday.
Many Articles Found
Enough wearing apparel was
found near the remains to identify
the skeleton as that of a woman.
Not far from the grueSome OBJ
ject was pair of black, hide
shoes of the type worn by elderly
women, also a penknife, q ring,
the remains of a wrist watch, a
pair of earrings, a brooch and a
pocketbook containing 2-cent
piece bearing the date 1856 and
other small coins.
1t is believed that the skeleton
has remained in the dense woods
for year.
Discovered in Woods
The bones were found in
heavily-wooded area known as
Big Pines, north of Rockville on
the road to Travilah.
Sergt. Guy L. Jones, of Silver
Spring, sent Policemen Robert
Howes and Charles Barnes to in
vestigate and they were Joined by
Chief of Police Alvie A. Moxley,
Corp. Harry Merson and Detec-
tive Theodore Vollton, of the
county identification bureau, who
took photographs of the scene.
The bones were brought to
Rockville.
An old demented colored wo-
man was lost last July, but these
remains are not thought to be
hers. No marks of violence were
found.
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
35 DAIRY COWS
DIE IN FIRE

A fire, believed to have been
started by "fire-bug" last night,
caused the death of 35 pedigreed
dairy cows on the farm owned
by Thomas M. Anderson, Rock,
vile lawyer.
The farm. one of the largest
in this section of Maryland also
suffered the loss of the barn and
silos. Edwin Fry. manager of the
farm, called the Rockville Fire
Department but their efforts
were futile.
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
KnightLy Plant Sold
To Public Service

STAUNTON, Va, Dec. 21.-The
Virginia Public Service Company,
operating electric plants in va.
rious sections of Virginia and
West Virginia, has purchased the
Knightly Light and Power Com,
pany for a figure understood to
be $4,000. The plant is located
on South River, about Is miles
from Staunton.
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
Spanish Teachers
Luncheon. Guests

A luncheon in honor Of the
New England chapter of the Ma
tional Association of Teachers of
Spanish will be given today at
the Wardman Park Hotel by
Senor Mariana Laos Lomer, edi-
tor of the Pan-American New
England Dispatch, formerly com
mercial attache of the Peruvian
Embassy.
The new periodical, which will
publish its first edition soon,, has
been established to encourage
friendly relations between the
United States and South Ameri.
can republics.
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
RHchie, Lane Study
Lynching Probe Data

ANNAPOLIS. Dec. 21.-GoV-
ernor Ritchie and Attorney Gen
eral William Preston Lane, jr..
discussed developments of the
probe into the lynching of Mat
thew Williams. colored slayei. at
Salisbury, at a two-hour confer
ence at the executive mansion
here yesterday.
To date statements have been
received from about 30 witnesses.
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
Weather Details
UNTIL 5 p. NJ. TUEsDA

FORECASTS UNTIL p. NJ. TUESDAY
For the District of Columbia cloudy,
probably followed by occasional rain
late tonight and Tuesday: slowly rising
temperature: moderate southeast shift
ing to south winds
For Maryland, cloudy. prot ably fol-
lowed by occasional rain late tonight
and Tuesday: slowly rising temperature
fresh cas-. shifting to south winds.
For Virginia. occas onal rain tonight
and Tuesday; slowly rising temperature
moderate to fresh east and southeast
winds.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
Yesterday Today
D. m.......... So a. m''........ 81
s q. m...... AIS u. m.......... ~
Midnight ..... 40lNoon ........... Al
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL
Accumulated excess of temperature
since January 1. 1881. 11.02.
Excess of temperature since December
/. 1881. 1.4O.
Accumulated deficiency of precipita
tion since January l. 1881, S.02.
Deficiency of precipitation since De-
ccmber l. 1881. .S6
Today-High tides. Sis a. m. and
5:39 D. M. low tides. 1850 a. M.
Tomorrow-High tides. SOC a. M
and SEA p. M: low tides, 12:4o a. m.
and 1886 p. m.
sun AND MOON
Ths sun rises today. 1928 a. m and
The sun rises Tuesday, 1923 a. m.
and sets 4:49 p. M.
The moon rises today. 2;07 p. m.
and sets 414 a. In.
The moon rises Tuesday, 2:42 p, m.
A-rU-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26

A /TIEN the average Washingtonian sees the
w muddy color of the Potomac water after
a heavy rain and contrasts it with the clear,
sparkling water Of mountain streams he has
seen at other times he thinks longingly Of the
clear water, but probably does not stop 10
think that when he watches the muddy water
of the Potomac he is watching the enactment
of what is really q national tragedy, for the
muddy water Is the visible evidence of the
slow but certain process Of erosion, which Is
wasting away the fertile top soil OF the pro-
ducng acres Of the hillsides.
Now and then when a cloudburst or long,
hard rain washes gulleS down through the
fields, erosion Is spectacular and perhaps gives
birth to vague sort Of thought that some
thing ought to be done about it. Erosion be-
comes strikingly evident in those times Any
one can see and appreciate its dangers, but
the comforting thought always arises that the
heavy storms are more or less nfrequent, ana
not too serious danger.
It Is the slow, unnoticed sheet erosion, the
type that takes just a little soil away even
during gentle rainfallS, that Is doing the real
damage. It is this sheet erosion which is
arcusing the apprehensions Of the soil experts
who have studied the situation and seen the
loss Of to IA inches Of top and subsoil i'll
periods ranging only from rs to so years. They
have seen the gradual loss Of productivity OF
once fertile fields. They have known how use
less was the desperate turning to the use OF
fertilizers, for even with fertilizer the under
soil has little value in crop raising, for 1t Is
only in the first few inches of soil that the
plants find their food.
The land in question, of course is that which
lies back. away from the main streams, lands
washed by the rains which 60 to make up the
feeders that flow into the main streams. In
the low alluvial plains erosion, Of course, does
not wash away the top soil. It simply ruins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26
Soil Carried by Ri0ery Costly to Nations.

It by burying it under the constant loads Of
worthless sandy soil which the streams are
now bringing down in many instances from
land long since washed clean Of its top soil.
A summary of the situation made recently
by H H Bennett, a soil scientist of the De-
partment of Agriculture, points out that more
that 1900, 900 acres of once productive land
has been virtually destroyed and q vastly
larger area is slowly but surely being reduced
to the same condition.
The trouble goes back to man-made condi-
tiors, conditions which have become habit
through the wastefulneSs which unfortunately
goes hand and hand with plenty. Primarily
the fault lies with the eradication of once
virgin forests. In this instance the sins of the
fathers are surely visited upon the children
unto the third and fourth generations The
failure to leave any trees standing to hold
back with their roots and the spongy soil above
them the rainfall of succeeding years invited
and in many instances has brought disaster.
Cleared land on the hillsides without the pro-
lection of trees above has been further broken
up and made more susceptible to erosion
through the trampling Of live stock.
Mr. Bennett estimates that in the Piedmont
Plateau, which extends from Alabama to New
Jersey and comprises about 100000 acres,
between so and IS per cent Of the land has
lost from to IA inches of top soil. In one
South Carolina County % 600 Of the original
$1,000 acres Of good alluvial soil has been
ruined by the wash Of poor soil from the
higher lands forming the watershed Of the
streams running through the low plains. The
great rolling black lands of Central Texas have
lost q large part Of their productivity through
erosion and in the Tennessee Valley serious
wastage has occurred These are offered only
as examples of conditions similar in many
other places, some on equally large scales and
some on small, but nevertheless just IS tragic
scales.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26
Futnre Generations Uho UW Vidt the Washington
Cathedral as a Monument Of Our Time, a Symb0lof
Our Ideals, Cann0t Share Nth Us the Opportunity
to See 1t Being Bnih-Abpreci0hono Of the Manifold
Problems and the Intricate Handi1evrk in Its lloldng

them to respond to them ordinary as they are.
It Is because I understand this reaction that
am sure there must be many average men"
who will take advantage Of the opportunity to
see the cathedral enterprises Of America while
they are Gin process Of construction" The at
traction Is UNNECESSARILY greater.
Cathedrals are not tossed together as hotels
and Office buildings are. They grow slowly.
Work designed to endure for centuries cannot
be hurriedly done. Cathedrals are built with
regard to laws evolved through more than
thousand years-perticular laws Of construction,
of symbolic design Of decoration.
When ordinary Office building is planned
the architect specifies such and such glass for
the windows. The material desired is available
in a score Of commercial factories. phone
call will serve to bring it upon the scene. Any
glazier can set such pane Of glass. There is
no special problem about it.
How different the windows of q cathedral!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26

him again, but shall remember him. Just
man In the street. an average man." but bless
him for his genius Of appreciation! could
share his thought he perceives that for en-
during values, for values that will last. the
cathedral Is the most important enterprise in
Liverpool today; he is not ignoring it, he Is not
unmindful Of it, he is awake to its meaning, to
its beauty, to the drama of it.
Returning to New York noticed groups Of
men standing about Fifth avenue and Thirty
fourth street, watching the finishing touches
being put on the great skyscraper that replaces
the old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Not one in
dozen Of these men was conscious OF any nov
city in the thing he had paused to view. Sky
scrapers are q commonplace Of our time and
circumstance. They are thrown together in
few weeks; they are Of a single pattern; they
are products of simple technique; they are
more truly assembled than built. But men
have poetry enough in their hearts to appreciate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26
BY JAMES WALDO F4WCETT.

HAVE never visited an old cathedral and
realized its wounds and scars that have
not wished in my heart that might have
seen it while it was building, while 1t was
still unmarried by the years. still unhurt by
the brutality or the neglect of men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-19
GEN. DUNLAP, RESCUING WOMAN,
BURIED BENEATHW WALL INFRANCE
Marine Officer, Accompanied
by Wife, Was Visiting
Chateau Near Tours.
Mrs. Corcoran Thorn Accom-
panies Maj. Walsh to
Scene of Accident.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOURS, France, May 19-While his
wife looked on in horror, Gen. Robert
H. Dunlap, U. S. M. c., today was
buried under collapsing wall of the
Chateau de la Farinitere, about 10 miles
from here, which had been undermined
by heavy rains.
Rescuers began digging in the debris
within few minutes after the acct
dent happened, but carly this evening
they held little hope that the general
would be brought out alive.
First reports had indicated that it
was the historic tower Cinq- Mars la
Pile which had collapsed or that it was
the generals own villa. ~
On Way to Visit Tower.
The Dunlaps were on the way to visit
the tower when the accident occurred.
The Chateau Fariniere is large
property extending along hillside be-
side the Loire. The chateau itself is a
country boarding house, where the gen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-19
GOOD WILL MEETING
ENDS WITH D|SCORD
Kisses Follow Gerard'S Re-
fusaI of Resolution Against
ManeuverS.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May ia meeting OF
500 persons in celebration of "Interna-
tional Goodwill day ended in discosd
last night.
1t broke up with Kisses cheers and
organ music when James w. Gerard,
formerly Ambassador to Germany. who
was presiding. refused to put motion
offered by John Haynes Holmes, clergy
man, condemning the current Army air
maneuvers as "monstrous, arrogant and
shameless"
Denounce War.
The meeting was at Town Hall. a
civic forum on West Forty-third street.
For several hours George Gordon Bat
tie, Charming Pollock, Rabbi Israel
Goldstein and Mrs. James L. Laidlaw
denounced war as brutal and uncivil-
lied.
Then Mr.. Holmes offered a resolu-
ton petitioning President Hoover to
stop the air maneuvers and to prevent
this dissertation of international good
will and ''wanton expense in a period
of acute economic distress"
Heckling Starts.
In refusing to put the motion Mr..
Gerard said that the audience should
have faith enough in America to real
lie that the maneuvers were not hos
title gestures.
I'VE are at war right now with a
nation of murderers who have destroyed
religion" he added.
Interruptions here became frequent.
One heckler called for rising vote on
the resolution and many in the audience
stood up. The organ was played in an
effort to stop the verbal confusion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-19
Briton Calls Atmosphere of
Security First Requisite
for Economic Stability.
DENOUNCES HIGH TARIFF
IN ASKING RELIEF PLAN
Brands Levity Ends League Dis
pute-Formal Vote Sends Gus
toms Fight to World Court.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 49,
Denouncing the high-tariff system as
the biggest contributor to the worlds
economic crisis, Arthur Henderson
British foreign secretary, today called
upon the Pan European Commission to
adopt some common plan to save
Europe from economic disaster.
I'VE are faced with great inter
noticnal dispute" he said, referring to
the proposed Austro-German customs
accord. 1T is the first dispute Of the
great powers before the League of Ma
tons
He proposed creation of a subcom-
mittee to weigh all the projects sug
gested for general economic relief and
to bring in common plan In which
all the nations might engage.
II agree with President Hoover" said
Mr.. Henderson that success OF the
general disarmament conference Will be
a great contribution to world recovery.
An atmosphere of security, freedom
from the fear of war, Is the f1rst requi-
site for economic stability.
Tariff Walls Condemned.
But tariff walls are the worst sin
ners against economic welfare. They
are barriers to prosperity. Because of
them creditor nations demand gold, of
which there is none, instead OF goods
of which there is abundance.
THE debtor must bet allowed to sell
his goods If he is to pay his debts
This tariff system is undermining the
very foundations Of our economic struc-
ture.
THE waters Of credit which should
inundGte the European plains are DAM
med up in unproductive reservoirs"
He expressed the wish that the COM
mittee he suggested for drafting COM
mon relief plan should be named today
and should bring in its report tomor-
row.
rrrrrru FANS nIcpItrr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-19
VO|GT ADVANCES
IN BRITISH GOLF
American, Wearing Wooden
Mittens, Defeats Abercrom-
bic at Westward Ho.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WESTWARD HO. Devon, England,
May 19.-George Voigt, New York, con-
tinued his march through the British
amateur golf championship today, win
ming his third round match from j. r.
Abercrombie of Liverpool, and /.
The Liverpool player, who defeated
round, gave the, New Yorker a battle
from the first hole to the end of the
match.
Voigt started of by winning the first
hole in par against the Liverpool play
er's five.
Wears WOODEN Mittens.
George was wearing wooden mittens to
rrotect his hands from the chill
breezes.
Abercrombie won the second hole to
SQUARE the match when Voigt sent his
long second into a bunker and then
took three puts for six. The third
was halved in par flves.
Voigt won the fourth and fifth to go
two up. George again sliced his num-
three iron shot into a bunker on the
fourth but the Liverpool players tee
shot caught trap and he took four
to the green and conceded the hole.
Vcigt's birdie two on the short fifth won
that one, an eight-foot putt dropping.
Voigt lost the sixth hole after being
bunkered to the right Of the green, won
the seventh with fine iron shot Of ITO
yards to the green to go two up again.
won the short eighth with par three
and then lost the ninth by knocking a
partial stymie laid by Abercrombie,
into the hole.
Their cards out:
Voigt .....4 6 S 5 5 4 3 5-39
Abercrombie ..5 5 6 8 5 4 Al
In every round played Voigt has
taken exactly the same score for the
first nine.
Abercrombie squared the match at
the eleventh. He had holed a birdie
3 at the tenth to make Voigt only /
up and then got away a good drive
on the next The American drove into
a thick bed of rushes and after a
futile effort to blast his way out, con-
ceded the hole.
Voigt came back to win the twelfth
when Amercrombie went into the
rushes and failed to get out with three
Continued on Page 2, Column ID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-19
GAS COMPANY LOSER IN APPEAL
FROM S85 AWARD IN BILL SUIT
Writ of Error in Municipal Court Verdict Denied.
Edward Taylor Claimed Charge Excessive.

The District Court of Appeals has
denied the Georgetown Gas Light Co.
a writ of error in a Municipal Court
verdict that awarded them only s85
of gas bill for $246 which Edward E.
Taylor, 5l20 Thirty ninth street, had
not paid because he believed it excess
sively high
A Jury before Judge Robert z. Mat
tingly on April IA granted the gas
company approximately one-third of
the bill sent Taylor following testimony
introduced by the defense that the bill
for the year in question was for more
than twice the amount requested the
previous year for Asaconsumption of
Taylor heating plant. The award
brought the defendants bIA for the
year To the exact amount ofethe year
before.
Taylor received bills totaling $231 10
for gas consumed by the heaterAf from