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Sir Lawrence Washington, who lived
many years before George, appears to
have settled the question of origin on
his tombstone. The inscription says
that Sir LawraIace was of the Wash
ingtOnS Of Durham The town of
Washington is in the county of Dur
ham,"
Coats-of- Arms Differ.
DR.. Hart also will study the coats-of-
arms Of the Washington family, of
which there are approximately go diff
ferent varieties, he states
George Washington himself used
three different coats-of-arms," Dr.. Hart
said. Most of the designs have three
stars, with a raven or eagle, but some
have lions, swans or other animals, in
Guiding an elephant. The elephant got
on the coat-of-arms in an amusing
way. About a hundred years ago man
named Chandler ordered an artist to
make memorial window. which was to
bear the Washington insignia. The
artist mistook a rough sketch of an
animal given him as a guide for an
elephant and the design went in the
window that way
The stars found on several of the
coats-of-arms. he said, have small
holes in the center.
They are not really stars" he ex-
planned. but cookie spurs to be found
on a riding boot, and they indicated
that the Washingtons were knights
hence Of the aristocracy."
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retary Henderson to Berlin was crig-
inally planned to return the visit to
London early in June by Chancellor
Bruening and Foreign Minister Curtius
of Germany.
The opportunity, however. was
TAKEN" he said, Ito pursue the con-
versationS which were begun at
Chequers and to examine the financial
position of Germany ip relation to the
work done at the London conference.
LAS a result of these conversations
we are further convinced that the
action proposed at the conference
should relieve the immediate financial
difficulties of Germany and enable con-
sidered judgment to be formed as to
whether Germany requires further
credits and in what form they should
be supplied.
The committee set up by the Bank
for International Settlements en- the
suggestion of the London conference
to report on the matter Is now at
work and will come to its conclusions
without delay.
During our stay in Berlin we also
reviewed important questions in which
the two countries are interested, such
as disarmament and the Geneva con-
vention on hours to be worked in coal
mines.
II can assure the house that the well
come We received from the public and
press, as well as from the government
there, was of the most cordial nature"
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FIGHT TO IGNORE SURRENDER
AT YORKTOWN TERMED SILLY
Or. Albert Bushnell Hart,
Historian, Says Plan
Is Absurd.
Prepares to Trace Family of
Washington on Trip to
England.

DR. Albert Bushnell Hart, noted his
torian, now afdliated with the George
Washington Bicentennial Commission.
thinks the proposal to eliminate the
CORVALLIS surrender scenes from the
forthcoming pageant at Yorktown is
the silliest thing" he ever heard Of"
On the eve of sailing for England to
conduct researches on WashinStOn's an
orously on the subject.
THE whole business Is absurd In the
extreme" DR.. Hart declared. york
town means nothing II we are to forget
that CORVALLIS surrendered there. How
can the surrender of Lord Cornwallis
be celebrated without recognizing the
event itself? If we are to eliminate the
surrender from our pageants, then we
should strike 1t from our history books.
for 1t might prove offensive there, too"
Plans English Visit.
DR.. Hart said he would visit the old
English town of Washington, which Is
arranging to stage q series Of pageants
next year In honor of George Wash
ington, whose ancestors founded It.
The Bicentennial Commission is send
ing to the town an outline Of the page
ant to be staged here next year, includ-
Ing major scenes depicting the Corn
wallis surrender.
Dr. Hart will visit some 200 places
in England where members of the
Washington family are reputed to have
lived. He said that the town of WASH
ington, originally called Wessyngton,
appears to have been the first home Of
the Washingtons, then known as De
Wessyngtons. Sir William de Wessyng-
ton was the first to settle there. His
descendants scattered and owned many
estates, including Sulgrave.
George Washington himself was I'M
certain as to the original home Of his
ancestors" DR.. Hart declared, land
wrote one letter In which he said he
thought his family came from one of
the northern counties. A distant cousin
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PROPOSE REICH LOAN

PARIS. July 81 tP).-The Havas
Agency said last night the principal
art and antique dealers of Paris are
forming a syndicate to offer a loan of
one billion francs (about $40, 900 ,000)
to Germany on advantageous terms.
The loan would be secured by the works
of the masters in the galleries CT Berlin,
Munich, Dresden. Cologne and other
places.
1t was said the plan called for ex-
hibiting the pictures in France while
they we're being held as collateral and
charging admission fees.
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zAMORA REGIME
| VOTED CONFIDENCE
Sudden Action of Assembly
Follows Sharp Three
Day Debate.
Ry the Associated Presa.

BY the Associated Press.
MADRID, July 31.--The Spanish
National Assembly last night, by accla-
nation, gave q vote OF confidence TO
the present provisional government,
headed by President Alcala Zamora.
The vote was taken suddenly after
sharp debate which lasted three days
and during which the government was
severely criticised by . number Of MI
nority deputies.
Shrwing great deal Of emotional
strain, President Alcala Zamora adj
dressed the Assembly, after the vote Of
confidence was taken
"1he cabinet will continue working"
he said, with hands as clean as those
which delivered the government to this
Assembly.
while we waited long and anxiously
for this moment, we are new glad that
you expressed all the criticism you
deemed necessary, especially these criti-
cisms of the ministers OF interior, labor
and marine, because now we can work
conSsructively on parliamentary
basis"
Following upon the Presidents ad-
dress, President Besteiro of the Assem-
bly, adjourned the session.
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s4O,O)O,O()O.BANK
RESCUED BY REICH
Threat to Entire Credit
Structure Brings Aid
From Government.
BY EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER.
BY Gable to The Star.

BY EDGAR ANSEL MOWER.
ny Gable to The Star.
BERLIN, Germany, July 31.-The
Dresdener Bank, a large institution
with total capital and reserves Of more
than SAC, 1000, 900, which has been the
chiefest cause of new gray hairs on
governmental and financial heads here
during the last two weeks, has now
been saved by governmental inter-
vention.
The national treasury will purchase
from the bank a new issue of about
$4,000, 900 of preferred shares. Fur
ther capital is being supplied by the
newly formed Acceptance and Guar
anty Bank.
There is every reason to believe the
Dresdener Bank is saved from any
dangers that do not AFFECT German
hanks as whole.
Situation Declined Rapidly.
=nc situation of the Dresdener Bank
gas regarded as critical after the
P1nat (Darmstaedter and NationaD
hank smash and only the II days
"hank holiday prevented it frcm clos
"a its doors Immediately after the
S~nat. After that, owing to the abuse
90 bank transfers, the situation OF the
8g1sdener Bank became steadily worse;
Adopting Lne SySCeIn COA1CCANSA oA.S-
carried through in New York in 1907.
tie Dresdener Bank honored only trans
fer orders TO legitimate business. to
third persons. The Germans, against
Me advice of a banker who had partl-
sirated in the NV York crisis, eXtenced
ARe system to ordinary checking
Threatened Credit Structure.
>Sersons with accounts in the Dres-
aener Bank simply drew checks and ds-
hosited them to their own or other &C
Nsunts in reputedly stronger banks. The
strain on the Dresdener grew until the
breaking point was apparent just ahead.
During the last three days the cabl-
net financiers, bankers and economists
have bsen concerned hourly with say.
ing the Dresdener Bank. For had 1t
broken, it is perfectly certain that the
entire credit structure would have burst
with it, But the instinct of self-prsser-
walton is still strong in Germany and
the DreSdener was saved.
CCopyright. 1870
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COMMISSION ENDS LABORS.
Conferees Agree on Procedure to Keep
Credits in Germany.

COnfereeS Agree on Procedure 70 heep
Credits in Germany.
BERLIN, July 81 (P).-A comprehen-
sive program to cope with Germanvs
financial difficulties will be made public
before the end of the week. it was ex-
pected today.
Details of the plan, on which the
cabinet has been working in almost I'M
interrupted sessions recently, have been
closely guarded and will remain Sc
cret until announced by Chancellor
Bruening.
The so-called freezing commission, a"
which attempted to draw a procedure
by which foreign credits would remain
undisturbed in Germany, completed its
labors last night and the foreign finan-
cial expert members left for their
homes.
The commission did not issue a state
ment setting forth its conclusions, but
it was reported unofficially that a plan
had been drawn up and that the con-
ferees were in agreement, at least on
essentials.
According to the Berliner Tageblatt,
separate negotiations with the various
nations will be started now that the
freezing commission" has completed
its task.
1T is generally believed" the news
paper said. that it will be difficult to
avoid a short moratorium pending these
separate negotiations"
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versations with notables of the Soviet
Union.
The members of the party. which
also included Mrs. Shaw, Lord Aston,
his son David and the Marquis of
Lothian. expressed delight with the
hospitality extended by their Soviet hosts
They called upon Nine. Krupskaya,
widow of Lenin. and also inspected the
barracks of the Red army
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~ VERHAULED throughout and
med :rnized under terms of
the washington and London
~ naval treaties, the battleships
Arizona and Pennsylvania will
sail tomorrow from Hampton Roads,
Va, for the West Coast to join the
battle forcs.
Upon arriving at San Pedro, Calf,
the Pennsylvania will report to the
commander In chief Of the United
States Fleet, Admiral Jehu v. Chase,
U. S. N, for duty as fest flagship.
positi. n she held from 1916 to 1921. The
Arizona will be resigned to Battleship
Division Of the battle force.
Now the most modern and best-equip-
ped men O. war in the Navy, these two
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Cardinal Asks Return.

TOLEDO, Spain, July 80 (P).-Car-
dinfl Pr;mate Pedro Segura, in q pas
toral letter dated Belloc, France, has
demanded the right to return to his
charge in Spain, for the common
good"
The cardinal was exiled by the gov
eminent a few weeks ago. He is
Bishop of Toledo Declaring that the
present trying moments Of the church
in Spain" had previously prevented his
speaking openly, he said the government
compelled him to leave Spain twice.
not once, and expressed pity for those
who merit accommodation He
added, however. that he was willing
to forgive" his enemies.
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SHAW AND LADY ASTOR
DEPART FROM RUSSIA
Leave After Nine Days of Sight
seeing and Converse tions
With Notables.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, July 3l.-George Bernard
Shaw and Lady Aston ended their first
visit to Russia last night, leaving for
London by way of Berlin after nne
days of intensive sightseeing and con-
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grasshopper, he has generally OPP
Grated in Republican territory. Kan
sas has been ruined by 'em as often
as by their politicians, so that's why
the Democrats have never paid the
bugs much attention. In fact, kinder
urged 'em on. but they never even
prayed for anything like this to
happen.
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With the percentage Of increase in
the number Of dwellings being mere
than twice the rate of population
growth, Czechoslovakia expects to soon
relieve its housing shortage.
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ships for the last two years have been
in East Coast shipyards for thorough
remodeling. In so far as the fleet is
concerned they will be new" ships, fer
both their inward and outer appearance,
as well as their strength as fighting
craft, have been completely changed.
In place of the Old cage maSts
originally built on the ships have been
installed new tripod masts Turret guns
have been elevated, broadside 5-lnch
guns raieed and the cid anti-aircraft
battery replaced with new 5-inch pieces.
Strengthening the bait eships' defense
aga;n3t torpedo or underwater damage,
"biste @s"--continuouS extra compart-
ment3 built around the outer plating in
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Carolina Textile Man Dies.

GASTONIA, N. c., July 81 (P.-
Frost Terrence, CASTOR County textile
manufacturer, died here today. He
was president and treasurer of the
Ozark Mills
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these grasshop-
pers have laid
that C gu n try
lower than the
Farm B oar d
T h e y ] u S t
swarm onto a
place like farm
ers at a free
barbecue a n d
lsave about as
little. There is
one thing to be
6 aid for the
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Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf. - rye
been getting some papers sent to
me from up in the Northwest, and
am telling you from the pictures
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BACKS LONDON PROGRAM.

Macdonald Convinced Plan Was Best
One for Reich Relief.
LONDON, July 81 (P).-Prime Minis
ter Macdonald told the House of Com
mons today that as result of his visit
to Berlin he was convinced the Seven
Power Conference in London had taken
the proper steps to relieve the immedi-
ate financial difficulties of Germany.
The prime minister pointed out that
the visit of himself and Foreign Sec
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the vicinity of the waNae, line-have
been added. To offset t-lO Weight of the
blisterS and the extra ornament, in
stalled for protection against falling
shot and aircraft bombs, new boilers
and main and cruising turbines have
been put in to maintain the ships 81
knot speed.
With the installation CT modernized
f1re-control apparatus designed to i'm
prove the accuracy Of gunfire, the two
ships will have the most effective gun
merry equipment of any battleship in the
United States possession.
The sailing schedule OF the two ships
en- r ute to Sfn Pedro provide for stops
at Guantanamo, Cuba. August SD, and
the Canal Zone, August ILLS
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SPECIAL NOTICES,

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders Of The Potomac Insurance Company
the once of the company, zoos Street
northwest. on Monday, August 3. 1891, at
be closed from July 25th to August ard,
inclusive. ALEXANDER K. PHILLIPS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09
MRS. ISABEL M'ELROY
IS HONORED BY G. A. R.
Kit Carson Post Names Her Com
rade" for Providing
Meeting Place.

Mrs. Isabel McElroy, who saved a
meeting place for the Kit Carson Post,
No. 2, G. A. r., after the Governments
park development caused the organiza-
tons hall at 1912 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest to be torn down, was honorcd
yesterday by members or the group.
Mrs McElroy, whose late husband.
Col. John McElroy was commander of
the post for II years, not only was
designated Mother of the Post" but
also was given the title of "Comrade
Isabel"
Col. McElroy, prior to his death. ex-
pressed the wish that If the Union
veterans should ever lack a meeting
place, his home at 1412 Sixteenth
street northwest should be placed at
their disposal.
When the Civil War comrades finally
found themselves without a meeting
place, Mrs. McElroy threw her residence
open to them.
The Office to which Mrs. McElroy
was elected is a new one, created espe-
cially for her. Her selection was part
of the annual election, in which the
following officers also were chosen:
John Middleton, commander; John
Ryan, senior vice commander; John M.
Kline, junior vice commander; E. D.
Godfrey, adjutant and quartermaster,
and William Dorsey, chaplain.
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PURCHASE OF VIRGINIA MANSION
DENIED BY MRS. MCCORMICK
Representative Says She Has "Merely Snapped the job
of Playing Hostess" With Friend.

1.-THE rumor had purchased the
place originated when rented it," Mrs
Mccormick continued. II recently
decided Mrs. Rumsey had been playing
hostess 10 me long enough, and that
it was my turn to act as hostess. Ac-
cordingly, I rented the home for two
months, but she continues to live there
as my guest"
Mrs Mccormick is fond OF horseback
riding, she explained, and frequently
visits Mrs. Rumsey's home TO indulge
in the sport. Her daughter also likes
horseback riding and does considerable
fox hunting in the vicinity of the farm.
Mrs. Rumsey's residence is in the
heart of the fashionable Piedmont
horse country and near farms owned
by Marshall Field Of Chicago and John
Hay Whitney Of New York.
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LAy-OFF IS FACING
Go AT NAVY YARD
Completion of Work on Order
Requires Action, Notices
Explain.

Sixty-five employees will be laid of at
the Washington Navy Yard between
January 81 and February IS, Navy off,
Gals announced today.
Notices of the lay-od were sent out
to IS machinists and 2 toolmakers in
the gun shop yesterday, to become eff
fective January 81, the officials dis
closed. Fifty machinists and helpers
will be laid off by February Is, most
of them out of the erecting shop, also
known as the assembling plant, where
the last step in the production of naval
guns, turrets and similar parts Is COM
pleted.
Capt. P. w. Foote, senior inspector
Of the gun factory at the yard, eX-
planned today that the lay-off is due TO
the completion of work on order, and
an insufficient amount OF work coming
in. The heaviest cuts are in the erect
ing shop, he said, because this Is where
the material is put together, and is the
last place to feel the force cut.
II Congress appropriates funds Tor
the modernization Of the U. S. S. New
Mexico. Idaho and Mississippi, 1t will
give additional work at the Washington
Navy Yard in the fabrication Of up-to-
date equipment for these vessels. Capt
Foote and his associates said they de-
clined to make any statements as TO
what the future holds in the way OF
ether lay-offs.
The navy yard force was augmented
with the announcement of the IS
cruiser program, and following the cur
tailment of this program 1t was neces-
sary to reduce the force from about
=, 900 to about 1000. The weeding-out
process is still going on.
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THREE YOUNG MEN
HELD IN ROBBERY
Thirst for Adventure |;
Blamed in Arrest of
Suspected Trio.

Three youthS-their thirst for eX-
element and adventure quelled by the
sudden turn of events-looked out upon
the world from their cells in North
west police stations today.
Headquarters detectives arrested the
trio yesterday afternoon in connection
with the robbery of a drug store, at
50l7 Connecticut avenue early Mon
day morning, in which 49 pints Of me-
dicinal liquor, toilet articles and to-
baccos, valued at $3.50, were stolen.
One at Liberty Under Suspension.
One of the boys, Morris Carlton Beck,
l8 years old, of 1928 Fourteenth street,
was convicted Of completely in the hold
up Of a Mount Vernon Savings Bank
messenger last Fall and was at liberty
on three-year suspended sentence IN
connection with that case.
His two companions are James L. Car
penter, 16 years old, of 1915 Knbourne
street, and Stephen Henry Folk, l8
years old, of 1885 Park Road. All three
are being held for investigation while
detectives determine whether they are
connected with other robbers. Car
penter is being held at the second pre-
cinct station, Beck at the sixth and
Folk at the tenth.
Beck, according to Detective Sergts.
Hubert A. Brodie and Thomas E. Bragg,
the arresting officers. frankly confessed
to police his connection with the bur-
glary and implicated Carpenter. The
latter also is said to have admitted his
part in the job, but both denied that
Folk played any part in the theft.
However, detectives announced this
morning that Folk also will be formally
charged along with the two other
prisoners when police complete their
investigation.
Blame Thirst for Adventure.
Beck and Carpenter, who was a stu
dent at local preparatory school until
one week ago, explained to detectives
that lust for easy money, coupled with
a thirst for adventure and the desire
to emulate the daring bandits of mo-
ton picture thrillers led them into their
present difficulties.
Police traced the robbery to the three
youths, they say after learning that the
boys had sold quantity of whisky
which was stolen from the store by
thieves who forced a rear window to
gain access to the establishment.
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NEW SCHOOL TO BE OCCUPIED
AFTER. 10 YEARS OF STRUGGLE
Roosevelt High, Business In
stitution, Was Sought
First in 1920.
BaIIou to Trace History Be-
fore Appropriations Group
in House.
BY CHARLES b. DEGGEs.

One new Washington school building
will not be opened until IL years and
months after efforts to secure it were
launched by school authorities.
1t was back in May, 1920, that the
Board of Education first undertook to
get sufficient funds for a site on which
to build new Business High School
and it will be September, 1882, when
that new building, to be known as the
Roosevelt High School, will be occupied
A log of the long course followed by
Business High School, of which Allan
Davis is principal, in getting into it's
new harbor will be presented to the
House Subcommittee on Appropriations
by DIR. Frank w. Ballou, school super
intendent.
Efforts Initiated in May, 1920.
The review shows that, although the
school board initiated its efforts to get
money for the new structure in May,
1920, the first penny of any fund did
not become available until July l, 1926.
During that time, after trying in 1920
and 1922 to get money with which to
buy site, the board became diScour-
aged and. with the District Commits
sioners, agreed to use part of a tract
at Thirteenth and UpShur streets, which
was owned by the District
The School Board undertook to get
its first construction money fer the
Roosevelt High School in May, 1922,
when it submitted an estimate for
100000. This sum was eliminated
from the estimate and the following
year the board sought SIS 900 to finance
the preparation of the initial archi-
tectural studies The Commissioners
approved the item, but the Bureau of
the Budget declined to transmit it to
Congress. Next time, in January.
1925, when the second deficiency bill
for 1925 was being framed, it was the
Commissioners who eliminated the
again-sought $4,000 for plans Then
in May, 1925, the School Board started
another $4,000 estimate on its way
and this finally got through in the ap-
preparation act for 1927. This sum
became available July l, 1926, and the
municipal architect began his studies
and initial sketches.
Bureau Cut Estimate.
In May, 1927, the School Board sub
mitted an estimate for 100000 to
begin actual construction On the build
ing, but the Commissioners eliminated
it from the estimates they sent on to
the Budget Bureau. In May, 1928, the
School Board submitted an estimate
for S400, 900 for the initial construction.
The Commissioners forwarded this to
the Budget Bureau and the Budget
reduced the amount to 100000. This