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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
HALLOWEEN PLANS
NEAR COMPLETION
Main Attraction to Be Street
Parade, W. A. Roberts
Announces.

Plans are nearing completion for the
first city-wide Halloween carnival in
Washington on october 81.
William A. Roberts, chairman Of the
carnival committee, yesterday an
nounced the main attraction, a colorful
street parade. The carnival Is being
sponsored by the Greater National Cap
1tal Committee, Washington Board OF
Trade, Chamber of Commerce, Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Association
and the Federation of Citizens ASsocia-
tons
Practically every public-spirited or
ganization In Washington will be rep
resented In the parade, which will pro-
coed from Seventh street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, ending at Seventeenth
street and Constitution avenue. An out
door Halloween dance will climax the
celebration on the broad pavement OF
Constitution avenue. There will be a
stand for the judges of the floats, dec
GRATED cars and coStumed marcherS. An
elaborate lighting plan has been tenta-
lively planned, with E. c. Graham as
chairman Of this feature. All along
Pennsylvania avenue, from Seventh TO
Fourteenth street, colored flares will
light the line of march.
IA ~ SoSC, CIldu IldI III CLldl &c Va
music, Is arranging for the appearance
Of large number OF bands. Organiza-
tons and groups desiring to do so may
furnish their own music he said.
The Community Center Department,
headed by Mrs. Elizabeth K. Peoples, Is
cooperating with the Halloween commit
tee in connection with preparations for
the parade. Experts in costuming and
decorations will be on duty at the Com
munity Center Department every Tues
day morning and Thursday afternoon
until Halloween. Six prominent stores,
Goldenberg's, Hechts, Kann's, Kings
Palace. Lansburgh'S and PalaiS Royal,
are cooperating in this feature of the
plans and have sent catalogues and COS
tune sketches suitable for Halloween
designs
Many other organizations are prepar-
ing for the carnival, including the Par
ent-Teacher Association and the AS
ISOLATION OF Oldest Inhabitants.
The committee on prizes, A. K Shipe,
chairman. has already received seven
silver cups, donated by citizens OF the
Capital, and a handsome trophy, to be
awarded to the outstanding floats, dec
grated private cars and costumed march
be given as follows: For the most eff
fective commercial float for the most
effective non commercial float. for the
most effective out-of-town float, for the
best local costumed participant. for the
best out-of-town costumed participant
for the most effectively decorated pri-
vate car.
There will be approximately 40 other
smaller awards and possibly some add
tional large awards. The committee in
cludes, in addition to Mr. Shipe, B. A.
Bowles, Mrs. Clara Wright Smith. Mrs
Henry Grattan Doyle, Dewey zirkin and
c. A. Lavergne.
The general committee will hold its
next meeting tomorrow night at
O'Clock in the District Building when
further important plans will be decided
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
YOUTH IS FREED
|NFAM|[Y Staying
Son Goes Unconvicted In
Three Trials of Killing
Parents and Five. =
BY the Associated Preos.

BY the Associated Pres.
Ell DORADO, Kans., October TO-
Murder charges against Owen Oberst,
farm boy accused of killing his parents
and five brothers and sisters in 1928.
when he was II years old, were dis
missed today.
County Attorney r. G. Woodward
said he believed it would be impossible
to obtain another Jury following three
trials which ended in disagreement
as to a verdict.
Once Pleaded Guilty.
Oberst pleaded guilty several months
after the seven bodies were found in
the ruins of the Oberst farm home,
which was destroyed by fire the night
Of April 20, 1928.
He was sentenced to life impriSon-
ment and served several months, but
the sentence was set aside by the State
Supreme Court, which held that con-
LESSONS had been eXtorted from him
and that he was not given proper legal
representation.
In the subsequent trials the youth
denied the killings. He said he found
the house on fire when he returned
from motion picture show in Flor
ence, Kans.
Bullets Found in Bodies.
In the alleged confessions he was
represented as saying he had quarreled
with his father over the use of the
family motor car and killed the family
one by one, then set fire to the house
to cover the crimes Bullets were found
in several Of the charTed bodies.
Disposition of the estate Of W. r.
Oberst, the father, which is estimated
between $4,000 and $50, 900, remains to
be decided in court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
GRAND JURY GETS
ALL CANNON DATA
Verdict in Election Fund
Probe Is Due Within
Ten Days.

By the Associated Press.
All facts that will tell whether Bishop
James Cannon, jr., oyerstepped Federal
laws in fighting Alfred e. Smiths pres
tdential campaign today were assembled
before o grand jury.
The completion Of its Job, to indict
or dismiss, was promised within o week
or 10 days" The % jurors agreed Just
before noon that the score Of witnesses
who have fled to the stand since Thurs
day morning had supplied the testimony
needed for finding.
Records Surrendered.
The jury must tell the District OF
Columbia Supreme Court whether il
found, from score of witnesses, rea-
sonable evidence the clergyman and the
treasurer Of his 1928 anti-Smith organi-
Zation, Miss Ada L. Burroughs, violated
the Federal corrupt practices act.
This law requires the filing of re-
ports on political contributions and ex-
penditureS with the clerk OF the House
of Representatives. That official, Will
liam Tyler Page, was the jury's last
witness.
He surrendered the original financial
returns made by the Southern Method
list churchman. His fist protest that to
do SO would violate prerogatives of the
House was overruled by Justice James
Proctor.
When the jury met at 10 o'clock this
morning, with only two hours before
the week end legal holiday began, Page
with E. j. Armsbruster and l.. p. Oliver
Justice Department agents, were the
only witnesses awaiting call.
Transactions Explained.
ArmSbruster, expert auditor, was
longer on the stand than any other wit
ness. He explained transactions that
mingled eight political and private bank
accounts which the bishop was shown
in testimony before the Senate Cam
paign Funds Committee to have main
tanned in 1928.
Page presented his reports to the jury
and then was allowed to return them
to his files at the Capitol.
Assistant District Attorney John Will
son announced the conclusion Of the
jury's investigation. and said report
would be filed within week or 10 days
Tuesday is the regular indictment day
Of the District Supreme Court.
Its three woman members led the way
out of the smoke-fllled jury chamber
where testimony was taken. Bishop
Cannon's was the first case Of this grand
jury. newly selected for three month
term
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11

of more money in building up. The re-
suits have just stated speak for them
selves.
with the exception OF isolated cases,
WaShingtonians have no business talking
of depression. They have no grounds,
and in fact they ought to be expressing
their qualification at living in COM
munity untouched by the problems
which are evident everywhere outside.
Department stores report an increase
in sales, many businesses are doing bet
ter this year than they ever have. Many
of them are not making as much profit,
that is true, but II that is all that Wash
ingtonians have to complain about they
are very fortunate.
In addition to our general good for
tune, what a prospect for the coming
year with the Bicentennial celebration,
of which this city will be the center,
facing us. Conventions coming by the
score, religious, national, fraternal or
CARNATIONS, to make pilgrimages here,
tourists coming to the seat of our ma
tional Government during this great
event. Was there ever a city so fortu-
nate? StorekeeperS, hotels, wholesale
houses, instead Of year Of wondering
and diSquieting apprehensions ahead Of
them have prospects of what ought to
be the biggest business year IN the his
1T Is well time we shook ourselves
out OF this bemoaning attitude and
came to realize now that We have some
thing to be thankful for in living in
Washington, and in view Of that spend
cur money literally within our means.
Talk down depression, which Merle
Thorpe, editor of Nations Business, has
truthfully said is the most advertised
commodity in the world today.
''It may be that will hear from per-
sons who have had misfortun9s, and
disagree with the general bright out
look which I have outlined, but again
repeat am talking Of the community
as whole in comparison with the rest
of the country, it is bright spot.
But apart from Washington there
are already signs throughout the coun-
try of a greater confidence in the flu
ture. The severe problem of reducing
imitation and uncalled-for values over
extended credits have BEEN made. indi-
vidually, nationally and internationally.
The worst has been known, we feel bet
ter for it, and we have jumped from
the shifting sands Of uncertainty to the
lower, firmer and more comfortable rock
Of sounder economic values"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
CUBA ISSUES PARDONS
ON INDEPENDENCE DAY
People Of Nation Stay at Home on
Usual Day of Festivity.
40 Prison ers Freed.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HAVANA. October 10-One hundred
and ten inmates of the Isle of Pines
Prison received combinations of their
sentences today as Cuba observed her
sixty-third independence day.
Newspapers printed ancient photo
graphs Of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
first President Of Cuba. who led the
uprising at Yara in October, 1888
which initiated the futile 10 years war
for independence.
There was none Of the popping OF
firecrackers. military parades and gem
eral festivity that in the past, have
distinguished the islands Fourth OF
July.
The greater part Of the people stayed
quietly at home or stood in front OF
scoreboards where the last game OF the
world series was depicted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
DISCIPLES SESSION
URGES Job RELIEF
Congress Petitioned to Au-
thorize Program of Pub
lie Operations.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WICHITA, Kans., October 10.-Con-
gress was petitioned today by the In
ternational Convention of the Disciples
OF Christ to authorize "a program OF
public works, flood prevention, refores-
tation, and other vital enterprises, to
provide employment for our millions of
unemployed"
The resolution was one OF several
passed at the closing business session
of the convention. Devotional services
tonight and tomorrow will complete the
five-day program.
Court Ratification Urged.
Another resolution called upon the
United States Senate to ratify the
World Court protocol as quickly as
possible after 1t convenes In December
The convention also re-af1rmed its
profound conviction that national
prohibition Is the best method yet de-
vised or proposed for the control of
the beverage alcohol traffic.
The Supreme Court of the United
States was requested to reopen the case
OF Douglas c. Macintosh, professor of
divinity at Yale University, who was
denied citizenship because he refused
TO subscribe to that part of the oath
pertaining to the bearing of arms in
time Of war
Biennial Date Rejected.
A proposal that the Disciples of
Christ meet biennially instead OF an
nually, as in the past, was rejected.
1t was resolved
THAT the members of our churches
everywhere give earnest and prayerful
consideration to the problems of the
use Of the Bible In the public schools. /"
Acceptance of the German Evan
gelistic Society as an affiliated organi-
zation OF the Disciples Of Christ was
voted unanimously
Because of lack of details as to
facilities for the holding of the next
convention, invitations of several widely
scattered cities were referred to a COM
mtttee for further study.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
LANHARDT ESTATE
WILLED TO WIDOW
Hyattsville Man Provides for Dis.
tribution to Children After
Death of Mother.
BY a stafr CORRESPONDENT Of The Star.

BY stan correspondent OF The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, October
1o.-The entire estate of George H.
Lanhardt prominent Hyattsville bank
or and civic worker, is left to his widow,
1t was revealed when his will was filed
for probate here.
The will specifies that upon Mrs.
Lsnhardt's death. the estate shall be
divided equally among her five children.
The will was made five years ago and
specified just how the property sho,'ld
be divided. stating that the division
set forth would give each child about
$4,000.
The court has issued letters tesla
mentary to G.. Edward Lanhardt and
sCharles G. Lanhardt, after they filed
bond of $4,000.
d Mary E. Humphrey has been APP
pointed administrative of the estate of
Maria L. Humphrey, bond of 500 being
required.
Letters testamentary were granted to
Margaret e. Dent following the probat-
ing of the will of John A. Weller. Her
bond was 1t at $780,
Simila~ 2ond was asked of Helen M.
S. Buckley. eXecutrM of the estate of
John G. Buckley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
MEGAN LLOYD GEORGE
SHUNS FACE POWDER
Goes About Campaigning in Bust
nesS-like Way, But Keeps
Hold on Flapper Vote.
Special Gable to The Star.

Special Gable to The Star.
LONDON, October 10-Miss Megan
Lloyd George Of Mynddednyfed steps
right into the British Government with
no makeup. At 20. her school, girl
complexion has carried her far and,
campaigning in Wales, she attacks the
ruling British triumvirate without evsal
a dash of powder on her small, up
turned nose. Smartly tailored, with no
foolishneSs except a pair of Frenchy
looking shoes, she is the foe of cos
metics.
With all this, she had no trouble in
rounding up the f1apper vote in 1928
and getting herself elected to Parlia-
ment. She has looked after Papa Lloyd
George for years. He calls her my
counselor" In Parliament she takes
the humanitarian drift, concentrating
on welfare and social betterment mea-
SureS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
City Washes Garbage Cans.

BERLIN, Germany (SpeciaD With
the completion of its new plant for gar
bage removal, Dusseldorf has begun
washing and disinfecting the cans in
which the citys garbage is collected
according to word received here the
other day. They are washed in hot and
ID water and then sprayed with a dis
injecting solution befc~e being sent out
with the wagons again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
PIEDMONT CONVOCATION
TO OPEN AT MANASSAS
Plans Made by Rector Of Host
Church for Entertainment Of
Delegates October 10.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MANASSAS, Va. october 10.-Rev
A. Stuart Gibson. rector, and members
of Trinity Episcopal Church are pre-
pairing to entertain the Piedmont Con-
vocation of the Episcopal Church in the
Diocese of Virginia, which will hold
sessions here from october 19 to n, in
elusive.
The Right Rev. H. st. George Tucker,
D. D., Bishop of Virginia, will attend
the convocation, as will the rectors Of
the churches In the Piedmont Convo-
cation and lay delegates from the vari-
GUS parishes and the Theological Semi
nary at Alexandria. Rev. George Fiske
Dudley, D. D., rector of st. Stephens
and the Incarnation Church, Washing
ton, will be the officiating clergyman
and speaker at the quiet hour" which
will be held on the closing day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
ATTEMPT TO ROB ILLINOIS BANK
FAILS AS BANDIT FIRES AT MIRROR
Shoots at Own Image, Then Flees, and Officers Giving
Chase Round Up Possemen for Suspects"

saw an automobile parked beside a
highway near Waynssville and noticed
come men in n eornheld. DoZeEs of
armed men gathered believing capture
Of the bandits was imminent.
But 1t developed the auto belonged
10 enc of the pursuerS and the men in'
the cornfield were possemen.
There was no loss in the robbery at
tempt. Neither was there any reward
money for the possemen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
MILLIONS MADE USEFUL
BY SECURITY RULING
~ the Associated Press.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. october TO-
4 Millions Of dollars of liquid assets in
Z Ohio banks will be released for new
Z, purposes under a ruling today from
/ Attorney General Gilbert Bettman that
real estate mortgages may be pledged
to secure funds of county, municipal
and school districts.
S Heretofore, banks have been required
g to post bonds, securities and surety
bonds to protect the funds.
real estate mortgages were incl
igible.
The attorney generals new ruling said
real estate mortgages bearing not more
than 6 per cent interest may be pledged
to secure public funds not exceeding
= one-half Of the face value Of the mort
cages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
Boom at Post Office
Explained by Still
Found in Building
Ry tha Associated press.

BY the Associated Press.
CROSSONS, Colo, October
Robustness has been rushing
recently at the post ONCE of this
isolated mountain resort. The in
flux of visitors attracted more
than local attention.
Federal agents said they found
some of the reasons yesterday in
a 1881 model still in the cage Of
Postmistress Minnie F. Dix and
several gallons of whisky and
wine distributed among the mail
sacks.
Mrs. Dix was missing. A war
rant was issued for her on a
charge of violating the prohibi-
ton laws. Her son, Milton @.
Frazier, and his companion, G..
Wuethertck, were arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11

turers' Association and the Washington
Chamber of Commerce.
George Offutt, president Of the Board
Of Trade, will preside at the meeting.
Mr.. Whalen, one OF the outstanding
citizens of New York City, has been
decorated by the British, French, Ital-
ian, German, Rumanian, Venezuelan
and Hungarian governments.
Entertainment for the program
Thursday night will be furnished by
Fred East and Bill Raymond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
BY the Associated Press.

ATLANTA, ILL.,, October 10.--An at
tempt to rob the Atlanta National Bank
today was failure, almost any way you
consider it. Ore of the bandits saw
his reflection in large m:rrer in the
bank and fired two shots at his own
image. Then, frightened, he and his
companion fed with q third man who
was waiting outside in an automobile
A short time later pursuing officers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
Will Sell Farm Supplies.

RICHMOND, Va, October 10 (Spe-
ciaD A charter has been granted the
Winchester Cooperative Service Of
Winchester, authorizing 1t to engage ir
the business of buying, marketing
handling and selling farm supplies o.
farm products with maximum capital OF
$4,000. John G. Goddin, attorney, o.
this city, obtained the charter. g. A
jackson of Richmond was listed as
president
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
Not Concerned With Long Plan

LOCKWOOD. Tenn. P)-Rock-
woods only cotton grower is not con-
cerned about the Long plan or any
Ill of the cotton farmer r. W. Andrews
has a small patch of plants waist
high and "a bolls to the stalk. Mrs.
Andrews cards the picked cotton and
makes it into bats for quilts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
Boy Captures Live Octopus

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SHOREHAM. England (NAN.A).-
Inhabitants here were recently brought
en- maSse to the beach by the cries of
two small boys, who had captured a
live octopus.
(Copyright, 1881, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11

Ants were observed in Europe re-
Gently to set broken legs of injured
companions in a kind Of plaster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11

Lieut.. Joseph Feaster, jr, U. S. N.
died September "a, 1891, ct Navy Yard
New York, N. r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09
BANKER OUTLINES
RECOVERY STEPS
International Financier Says
Prosperity Bound to Return
to United States.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 9.-Conf1dence
that the pendulum of industry will swing
to prosperity is entertained by Paul M.
Warburg, international banker
In his annual report to the board of
Manhattan Co, of which he is chair
man, he says:
Nobody may venture to predict when
this depression will end, but no sane
person doubts that eventually it will end,
and that a country, unique in resources
and opportunities as ours, will ultimately
get back into its stride"
Advocates Five Steps.
To hasten the recovery and to guard
against depression, he advocated the
following stsps
/. Strengthen ng of the independence
and cohesion of the Federal Reserve
System.
2. Greater cooperation among CEN
trail banks to guard against excessive
pessimism or excessive optimism on the
part of the public
3. Establishment of the lowest price
level at which BUSINESS can prosper as
opposed to inflated prices.
T. Reshaping Of the tariff and repara-
tions policies to equalize the worlds bal
ance sheet
B. Limitation OF the extension OF panK
credit to productive industry and COM
merce, stunning speculative securities.
There is no doubt that we must look
to the producer rather than to the con-
sumner as a principal factor responsible
for the existence Of the present depTes-
sion" he said. For several general ons
the industrial world developed machine
production, increasing, as the process
went on, the volume of goods produced
per worker.
I'VE carried power-electric, hydraulic,
pneumatic or automotive-into every in
dustry, home and field, so much so that
one might well say that behind every
visible producer the inventive genius of
man has now placed hundred invisible
producers. But We have not been able
to place any invisible consumers behind
the consumer.
Customs Barriers Erected.
Instead of permitting free and un-
trammeled flow of goods, customs bar
riers were erected by nations. old and
new, and behind these walls of pro-
lection industries were pushed to hot
house growths, based upon high prices
exacted from domestic consumers.
Valorization schemes, syndicatcS, cartels,
monopolies and all kinds of Govern
ment operations did the rest"
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-13
Old Guard of Sandlots Cling
To Jobs Despite New Talent

Of several fleet stars, the Sailors were
big favorites to repeat this season, espe-
cially after the other clubs, for the most
part, deigned to 60 out Of the circuit to
make additions.
Now 1t looks as though the Hospital
toSSers are about to pull an "Equi-
poise." In three games they have not
even tied TIT and with only something
like 81 games to go for all five clubs,
Naval's chances are not so hot
TEORGE "SNITZ" NAU bumped into
" Joe Turner the other day. In
stead of There goes a fellow who
could raSsle," George chirped, There
goes fellow who could play base ball. d"
Yep" George said, II think Joe
was one of the best fielding first base
men ever to play on the sandlots.
Didn't play second on the same team?
He didn't hit often. but when he did.
And he came in mighty handy for the
scraps We used to have in the old days
after game"
Mark Lansburgh, president of the
Merchants and Manufacturers ASsocia-
ton, will do the first ball tossing act
when the Department Store Base Ball
League opens Sunday
Two games will be played on opposite
amondS-Lansburgh VS.. Palais Royal
and KannS VS.. Hecht-So not to be par
tial. the old national custom will be
performed midway between the fields.
1t will require two healthy pegs.