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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
SEVEN INDICTED
IN GAMING CASES
Raids Last Saturday Bring
Quick Action by Grand Jury
at Rover Request.

Seven men were indicted today by
the grand pury as the result of last
Saturdays raid by police on two al
legged gambling establishments after en-
trance had been secured by means of
Federal search warrants executed by
deputy United States marshalS John j.
Clarkson and Gus" Ceremile at prem
Uses 1919 e street and SOC Eleventh
street The search warrants had been
issued by United States Commissioner
Needham C. Turnage.
United States Attorney Rover directed
the presentation of the evidence to the
grand jury yesterday and the indict-
mentS followed.
Rufus Joyner and David Rones are
charged with setting up gaming table
at 1919 E street for the acceptance of
bets or horse races and with permitting
the use of the premises under their
control for the placing of wagers on the
result of horse races.
Similar charges are contained in the
other indictment in reference to the
third floor of premises sos Eleventh
street where, it is charged, a gaming
table was set up for receiving bets on
the results of horse races by Benjamin
Livingston, Frank j. Claybourne Sam
uel T Piper Dean johnson Kennedy
and Samuel Fricter.
The indictments are in four counts
and charge that the alleged gaming es-
adjustments have been maintained
continuously from December l, 1880. up
to the time of Saturdays raid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
BRAND PLAN GROUP
INVITES 3 NATIONS
Russia, Turkey and Iceland Asked
to Study Economic Features
of Federation Idea.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 90
Delegates to the commission examining
Aristide Brands plan for a European
federation of states today agreed to ask
Russia, Turkey and Iceland to partici-
pate in the study of economic issues
involved
The delegates, without debate, voted
to adopt a resolution to that effect
drawn up yesterday by a subcommittee
of the commission.
Reservations to the decision, how
ever, were entered by representatives
of Spain, Belgium, Norway, Denmark,
Sweden and Jugoslavia.
The commission met publicly on the
motion of Arthur Henderson, British
foreign minister. After adoption of the
resolution inviting the non-league men,
bers to participate, it resumed discus
sion of the European economic situa-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
Former Smith Co. Attorney
Convicted of Professional
Misconduct.
HITZ, BACKING FINDINGS,
DISSENTS FROM PENALTY
Justice Holds 1t Inadequate for
Charge Involving Pay for
Obtaining Contracts.

r. Golden Donaldson, former bank
president and member of the bar, for
more than 20 years, was adjudged guilty
Of professional misconduct and suspend
ed from the practice of the law for three
years by the District Supreme Court.
sitting in general term today.
Justice William Hitz concurred with
the other two justices in the findings,
but dissented from the penalty, which
he termed inappropriate and made
quate in the circumstances"
When the grand jury reported the
indictments in the F. H. Smith Co.
mail fraud case against a number of
individuals. it made a recommendation
that the Grievance Committee of the
bar take up the matter of the charge
that Donaldson, while acting as attor-
ney for the Smith Co. had eXacted
from the Boyle-Robertson Construction
Co payment of 100000 for obtaining
for the contracting firm contracts TO
erect buildings for the Smith Co.
No Decision Last June.
A hearing was held last June before
Chief Justice Wheat and Associate Jus
tices Siddons, Bailey, Hitz and Gordon,
but no decision was reached. A re-
by counsel was given last Fall, and the
court has had the matter under adj
visement.
The opinion of the court reads:
Upon consideration of the evidence
we hold that the money received by the
respondent from the Boyls-R Robertson
Co., for influencing the officers of the
F. H. Smith Co. to award to the Boyle
Robertson Co., the building contracts
while the confidential relationship of
attorney and client existed between him
and both companies, was not a fee for
legitimate services but, on the contrary,
was an enrichment of himself at the
expense of one client, by bartering the
influence which he had with the other
arising out of the confidential relation
ship. 1t was professional misconduct.
1t tended to bring the lawyers calling
into disrepute and was prejudicial to
the administration of Justice.
Instead of disbarment however. we
think that the ends of justice will be
satisfied by suspending the respondent
from practice for three years. Judg-
ment will be entered accordingly"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Comment on the report of the Law
Enforcement Commission started pour
ing from wet and dry leaders in the
Capital almost as soon as it was re-
ceived by Congress.
Senator Sheppard, Democrat, Texas,
one of the leading Senate drys, express
ed approval of what he called the sub
stantially dry" recommendations of the
commission.
BroOkhart Takes Issue.
Senator Brookhart, Republican, Iowa
another dry, took issue with several of
the suggestions by individual commits
sioners
II am delighted with the substan-
TALLY dry recommendation coming from
the commission" Sheppard said, "espe-
ctally those against repeal of the
eighteenth amendment and against
changing the VolStead act TO permit
wine and beer and in making a num-
Der of necessary recommendations for
strengthening the Volstead act.
THE fact that a number of them in
their individual views are wet but did
not feel justified in recommending that
their own wet views be carried out is
probably the best tribute TO the cause
of prohibition yet recorded"
bVookhart said the PROPOSAL for a
revised amendment sounded to him like
repeal" and was apparently In conflict
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
CONGRESS FACING
RED CROSS REBUFF.
ON $25,ODO,ODO FUND.
Society Says 1t Will Accept
Government Money
UnWiIlingIy.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Congress came to work today placed
on notice by the Red Cross that if 1T
persists in appropriating S25,000,000 to
it for relief, the fund will be received
unwillingly.
While the worried administration
leaders of the House puzzled over how
to defeat the provision which the Sen
ate attached to the Interior Depart
ment bill yesterday by a 56-to-27 vote,
the Central Committee of the relief
agency last night adopted and made
public resolution, asserting:
I'VE consider ourselves charged with
the responsibility in the drought area;
we are meeting the needs and will con-
tinue to do So"
Backs Hoover Rebuff.
The statement declared the Red Cross
wished to remain a volunteer organiza-
ton. and to stick to the fundamental
principle of popular contributions on
which it has operated since organi-
cation.
This new rebuff to Congress was in
effect an expansion and restatement CT
what President Hoover already had said
in his strenuous efforts to head off the
acknowledgements relief outlay. The
adequacy Of the organizations drought
relief has been repeatedly denied in
both branches of Congress during the
long debate that preceded Senate
action.
That chamber in voting the $25,-
100000 turned deaf ear to the pleas
of administration supporters that ac-
ton be postponed until the Red Cross
had time to wind up its own 100000
900 drive for voluntary contributions.
The latter fund was still under the
three-quarter- million mark at the last
report.
How the latest action of the Red
Cross would affect the situation in the
House remained dubious. Before the
issuance of the statement the Republic
can leaders were frankly doubtful of
being able to defeat it. They were
seeking a compromise; one, mentioned
by Speaker Longworth, would make the
appropriation equal in amount to any
funds contributed to the Red Cross by
individuals.
Extra Session Threatened.
The Republican leaders in the Sen
ate, however. believed that if the item
went to the President and received his
veto they would be able to muster
enough votes to support the Executive.
In that case they would encounter the
threat of Democratic Leader Robinson
to kill the entire Interior bill, carrying
funds for next years operation of
countless bureaus and projects. This
likely would force an extra session.
The Red Cross was extended the aid
of the Farm Board yesterday in an Of
fer to have the Grain and Cotton
Sterilization Corporations sell to it on
easy terms and interest free commodi-
ties acquired in price-steadying opera
tons. The wheat supplies, Chairman
Legge pointed out, could be traded FOR
flour and bread.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
81, 100000 CHURCH WITH ONLY IS
MEMBERS TO BE CONSECRATED
Richest and Most Costly Edfce in the World Began With
Single Room in Florida in 1889.

light as Winter resort. When Winter
visitors augmented the congregation
new frame building was built. The
present imposing edifice was erected in
1927.
In the rear of the church are beauti-
full sunken gardens, the gift of Miss
Nellie Cluett of Troy, N. Y. The plot is
artistically handicapped and planted with
colorful flowers and tropical shrubbery.
A fountain throws its spray Is feet and
feeds lily pool. Floodlights illuminate
the garden at night.
An outstanding event in connection
with the convention will be the pres
entation of play, written by the late
Mrs. Spencer Trask of New York. Sid
ney Homer. composer, has written a
musical score and MnessHomer will sing
II" xo'e OF the Virgin Magy Thc play
will be presented in the eloister garth
tomorrow night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
WARDMAN FINANCE
PLAN LAID BEFORE
BLAINE COMMITTEE
Methods introduced in Effort
to Show Need for "BIue-
Sky" Law.

Details of the financing of 10 large
Wardman-built properties in Washing
>ton and the Mayfiower Hotel were
spread upon the records of the Blaine
subcommittee of the Senate today as IL
continued its investigation of realty
conditions in Washington.
This was done for the announced
purpose of showing the need of a
securities law for Washington of the
blue sky" commission type as spon-
sored by Senator Blaine of Wisconsin,
chairman of the investigating group,
rather than one of the fraud law" type
as introduced by Senator Capper of
Kansas, chairman of the Senate District
Committee.
Senator Blaine announced at noon
that the hearing was closed. Despite
efforts F. G. Addison, representing the
District Bankers Association, to make
a statement, the committee chairman
said he would be unable to hear him be-
cause of another engagement.
The committee has full information
on this matter now. and the taking of
aodltlonal testimony would be lust a
waste OF time, Senator Blaine declared.
Senator Blaine, through Oscar H.
Brnkman, committee counsel, intro
ouced testimony to show a wide differ
ence between the District governments
assessed values on these properties and
the appraised values cited by interested
concerns in the hotation of bond issues.
Inc evidence also showed that bond
issue values we're higher than the as
sessed values.
Tax Assessor Gives Data.
This evidence was given mostly by
William P. Richards, District tax as
SCISSOR, with data regarding bond issues
and appraiSals being cited from circu-
lars used in the sale of mortgage bonds.
Mr.. Brinkman brought out that in
the case of the Mayf1ower Hotel, one
OF the largest hOstelries in the District,
located at Connecticut avenue and De
sales street, two years ago had an as
Sesed value of $5,232, 120, that the bond
issue on this property amounted to
S9,9O00 900, and that an appraisal of the
then value of the hotel property as
computed by Harry Wardman, until re-
Gently the outstanding construction
leader of Washington, to be $l2 600, 900.
Evidence taken today regarding the
10 large Wardman properties showed
that whereas the total assessed value
as found by the District government,
was ST., lat, 525, the appraised value, as
found by the firm of Ford, Bacon &
Davis, to be $31, O40,833.
Equipment Value Set at $500, 900.
Another highlight of the session was
evidence produced by the committee
counsel showing that whereas Daniel j.
O'Brien, head of the Mayf1ower Hotel
Continued ON PaoA D Column
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
HOOVER TO DEDICATE
MEMORIAL TO HARDING
President Accepts Invitation to
Take Part in Ceremony at
Marion, Ohio.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
President Hoover today accepted an
invitation to dedicate the Harding
Memorial at Marion, Ohio, some time
after May.
The invitation was formally extended
by former Senator FrelinghuySen of New
Jersey, chairman of the Harding Memo
RAJ Commission. He said Calvin Cool
ldge also would be invited to attend
the ceremonies.
The exact date for the dedication has
not been fixed, but it will be some time
during the Summer.
President Hoover recently indicated
that he would participate in the dedi-
cation ceremonies if formally invited.
An official of the commission. how
ever, at that time, said invitations had
previously been extended and doubted
another would be issued
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
HOOVER SUPPORTS ATTITUDE
OF THE REPORT in OPPOSING
REPEAL OF 18TH AMENDMENT
DRY LAW STUDY CONCLUSIONS

The
and Enforcement of its study prohibition contained the report
The commission repeal eighteenth amendment
commission opposed of
the legalzed saloon
opposed Governments
such,
opposed proposal modify
prohibition act permit manufacture and sale of light wines beer
opinion that cooperation the
ana ue nuona prohoon act throughout the territory OF the United
States that the support public opinion the several States
in order to insure such cooperation.
commission opinion that prior to the enactment of the
Bureau Prohibition act 1927 the agencies for enforcement badly
organized nd inadequate that subsequent that there
been continued improvement in organization
The commission
servance enforcement.
commission opinion that the present organization for
enforcement still inadequate
opinion appropriations
OF the eighteenth amendment should be substantially increased
and that the vigorous
enforcement as to give to enforcement the greatest practicable ncv
TO- of the prohibition
should bs made with time b of th d p i s auft d th
revision of the Others
prohibition eighteenth
unenocab
revised but recognizing that the amendment will
time they unite the recommendations of conclusion
agencies.
agree il amendment S revised
;houd be made substantially S follows:
Section Congress power regulate pro-
within the
the United States and all territory subject the jurisdiction thereof
beverage
to IN No
Removal of the irritation
of the medical profession by:
Doing with the statutory fixing which
be prescribed and the number of prescriptions;
Abolition of specifying
which liquor prescribed blank
possible regulations
fixing details by statute.
provisions in section 80 national
prohibition act to cider and fruit juices making uniform
provision a
Increase of the number of agents sorekper-gaug proh
bion investigators personnel
Enactment of authorizing permitting
possible specially
the ultimate
legislation independent denaturing
plants
opposed legislation allowing
commission
for codhcaton the national prohibition
supplemental to and in amendment thereof.
commission of for
making procedure the socaLed paddock Injunction
providing Of
penalties of 1929
the Attorney General dated May %, 1890, R.
this
right
supplemental reports be annexed hereto
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20

PALM BEACH, Fla, January 20-A
church with property valued well over
$1,000 900 and with only Is members
is to be consecrated during the conven-
ton of the South Florida Episcopal
Diocese. beginning here today.
Bethesda by-the-Sea, considered the
richest and most costly church in the
world on the basis of the small mem
bership, has as its rector Right Rev.
Nathaniel Seymour Thomas of Phila-
delphia, formerly bishop of Wyoming
During the height of the season the
congregation each Sunday numbers
nearly 1000 persons. The edifice cost
nearly 100000 and is all paid for. It
draws contributions from wealthy folk
all over the Nation.
The church is the cutgrowth of a
small one-room building erected in 1889,
before Palm. Beach came into the lime
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
CRAZED MAN KILLS WIFE
AND SELF AND WOUNDS 2
Sons Hurt Graphing With Man
Who Slabs Woman-One Boy
Overcome by Gas.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, January 2O.-Closing
all windows and turning on four gas
jets in the kitchen of his home today,
crazed man stabbed and killed his
wife, seriously wounded two youthful
sons who tried to subdue him, and then
ended his own life.
The man, Andrew Thompson, As, for
several years had been receiving treat
ment here for recurrent fits of insanity,
ascribed to an automobile accident He
came here three years ago from Norfolk,
Va. His wife was Mrs. Christine
Thompson, A.. White Thompson, 10,
ard Arnold 10, were wounded by their
fat..c' az thcy grappled with him. and
another son. Leonard. ~, was overcome
by gas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
TINKHAM TO PRESS
CANNON CHARGES
Will Submit Accusations to Nye
Group Barred From
Lobby Probe.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Tinkham. Republican,
Massachusetts, plans to submit to the
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
charges against Bishop James NJ. Can
non which the Senate Lobby Committee
found it did not have authority to in
veStlgate.
Tinkham said since the Senate had
authorized the Nye Campaign Commit
tee to investigate all phases of the
1928 campaign, he would renew the
charges he had made before the Lobby
Committee.
These involve alleged violations Of
the corrupt practices act, alleged mis-
use OF S36,O00, and other offenses at
tributed to the bishop by Tinkham.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
COMMITTEE GIVES HITZ
REPORT OF APPROVAL
Group Favorable to Elevation of
Justice to D. c. Court
nf Annea1S
of Appeals.

A favorable report on the nomination
of Justice William Hitz for elevation
from the District Supreme Court to
the District Court of Appeals was voted
today by Senate subcommittee headed
by Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho.
The approval of the subcommittee will
be reported to the Senate Judiciary
Committee next Monday, and probably
will go to the Ssnate for confirmation
within few days thereafter.
The same subcommittee is considering
the nomination of Federal Judge d.
Lawrence Groner of the Eastern Dis
trict of Virginia, for the other place on
the Dis.c:ct Court of kp7ca's, but no
nomination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
Business Depression
Reduces Tonnage
Of Fat Mems Club

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, January 20.-The
business depression is far-reach-
ing in it's effects.
President Carl Shaw of the
United States Fat Mems Club
announces it has reduced the
tonnage of its membership by g.
$50 pounds, leaving the gross
avoirdupoi5 of the 1,472 mem
bers at the alarmingly low total
of 332,672 pounds.
To get back to parity the club
wants new members, big, plump,
hefty ones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
Fights Altering
Present Acts
Future.
BETTER STATUS
is SEEN AHEAD
InprOvedCOnditiOn
in Civil Service
Pointed Out.

In a message to Congress today,
| transmitting the WickerSham
Commission prohibition report,
President Hoover declared that he
is in accord with the commission
in it's opposition to repeal of the
eighteenth amendment and that
he is in unity with the spirit of
the report seeking constructive
steps to correct the social, eco
nomic and political evils brought
about by prohibition and to elm
mate abuses which exist, but made
it plain that he is opposed to the
commissions proposed revision of
the eighteenth amendment sug-
gested by them for possible con-
sideration at some future time if
the continued effort at enforce
ment should not prove successful.
In his message the President made it
apparent that he personally is in favor
of letting the present law stand as it is.
In this connection, he declared that it
is his duty and that of all executive
officials to enforce the law with all the
means at their disposal without equivo-
cation or reservation.
.-.-~s-z Text Of Message.
The Presidents message follows:
ITO the Congress:
THE first deficiency appropriation act
OF March 4, 1929, carried an appro-
priation for a thorough investigation
into the enforcement of the prohibition
laws together with the enforcement of
other laws.
In pursuance of this provision I APP
pointed a commission consisting of
former Attorney General George w
Wickersham, chairman former Secre-
tary of War Newton D. Baker, Federal
Judges William S. Kenyon, Paul j. Nc
Cormlck and William l. Grub, former
Chief Justice Kenneth Macintosh of
Supreme Court of Washington, Dean
Roscoe Pound of Harvard Law School,
President Ada l.. Comstock of Radcliffe
College. Henry w. Anderson of Virginia,
Monte M. Lemann of New Orleans and
Frank j. Loesch of Chicago.
The commission thus comprises an
able group of distinguished citizens of
character and independence of thought,
representative of different sections of
the country. For 10 months they have
Continued on Page 5, Column D.
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ANCIENT TABLET FOUND

1STANBUL, Turkey, January 20 Up.
-Workmen digging the foundations of
private dwelling here today unearthed
marble tablet bearing an account of
measures taken by the Sultan Moham-
med to effect the conquest of Constan-
tinople in 1853.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
Two Die as Plane Hits Eagle.

LAHORE, India, January 20 (R.-
Two military airmen were killed at
Risalpur today when their plane coll
lided at height of 800 feet with an
eagle with wings reaching 8 feet from
tip TO tip. One airman jumped. but his
parachute failed to open. The other
was killed In the crash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
100000 Die of Famine.

NANKING. January 20 (P.-A gov
eminent commission. recently sent into
Shensi Province to investigate famine
conditions, reported today that 2.O0O,-
drought in that province during the
past few years. In the same period
100000 persons have been sold into
Slavery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
HEARS LIBERIA inks u. S.
Geneva Understands Transfer of
Protectorate Will Be Sought.

LONDON, January 20 Op.-An Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from Geneva
today said it was understood there that,
following the recently published report
of the League of Nations committee
investigating slavery in Liberia. the
United States intends to wash its hands
of the republic over which she has
hitherto exercised a virtual pro-
tectorate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
WEATHER.
q. s. Weather Bureau Forecast.)

%. s. Weather Bureau ForecastJ
Fair tonight and tomorrow; somewhat
colder tonight; lowest temperature about
80 degrees. Temperatures-High A,
at 2:30 pm. yesterday; lowest So, at $3.50
pm. yesterday.
Full report on page 6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20

Radio Programs on Page C-S
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