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Evening star., 1931-12-09
7S- -year-0ld Sentenced

hAMMOND. Ind. December LP,-
AT the age of 78, Tillie KeIla of I,dian.
Haroor went TO the Indiana wonnar's
PRISON for her second term In tyo .
years, both sentences for y,olating tno
hquor law. She started a vear's ,err,
sooay. Her husband died ia iaii a
Evening star., 1931-12-09

the striking body. A''o'' VI
business men of the college city called
conference. and early today the strike
leaders decided to accept the president, s
one,s permitting the students 10 return
20 20, ciasses Without punishment and with
out loss Of scholastic credit
.. ins plexident, in refusing to retract
sss.eMenIs which the students said cast
NncS.ions upon the character Of the
eo-eas AND male escorts. declared he
~ sccountaoie only to the uniyersity
u1o u1o q uostsss, The board meets next
Evening star., 1931-12-09
MRS. l0WTHER GETS
LIFE TERM IN SLAYING
Confessed Killer Escapes Gallows
When Judge Orders Mercy
for Her.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press
WOOSTER, Ohio, December s.-Mrs.
Julia Maude Lowther. "A. confessed
killer Of Mrs. Clara Smith of Ashtabula
escaped death in the electric chair to-
day when the jury returned a verdict
OF frst-degree murder, with mercy.
Judge Starn promptly sentenced Mrs.
Lovther to life imprisonment In Marys-
vile Reformatory.
Evening star., 1931-12-09
WILL VOTE ON DRY LAW
Finland TO Act on Prohibition as
Year Wanes

HELSINGFORS, Finland. December
3 P1.-On December 2e and 50 the
people Of Finland will vote 10 retain.
repeal or modify the national prohibi-
ton law
The Diet passed on second reading
tocsy measure calling for the refer
endum. In its approved form the bill
retains all three alternatives over the
celection Of the Fundamental Law Com
mittee, which recommended that the
vote be restricted TO retention or repeal
Final parliamentary action On the meas
ure will be taken Saturday.
Already there is an active campaign
throughout the country and the general
opinion Is that there viii be only a
small vote for the proposal to legalixe
light wines and beer. the bulk of the
ballots more probably 10 be divided be-
tween outright repeal and maintenance
Of the status quo.
Evening star., 1931-12-09
COLLEGE HEAD WON'T ApOI Oc1zE
BUT STUDENT STRIKE NEARS FIND
University of Wyoming President Stands by pettne and
Drinking Remarks-Busness Men Intervene
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LARAMIE, Wyo.. December s.-An
end to strike Of University of Wycm-
ing students is in prospect.
Laramie business men have taken a
hand In the controversy arising over
DR.. A G. Cranes alleged remarks about
"petting and drinking" following the
annual engineers bali Friday night
Mine hundred of the 1900 students
struck yesterday upon the refusal Of Or,
Crane. the president, to apologi1e tbr
the rernarks, Issued afteA be had peered
into parked cars IN th< icinity q tbs
Evening star., 1931-12-09
5-DAY WEEK ADOPTED
seaboard Air Line Receivers and
shopmsn Accept Plan.

RICHMOND. Va, December 5 up -
A new contract between the sheperafts
and the receivers OF the Eeabeard Ali
Line Railway, providing for q hye-dss
week TO give fu1i=tifue employment fer
7.222 shopcraft workers Instead ef lsoe,
was announced today by Ben Giles,
prestdeut OF Maehinlsfs' Uf,ien Nc. 10.
Mr.. Gilea said there wotild be no cut
In the wage sca1s III 90 cef,is for tsie-
chauics and 81 cents fef helpers, with
apprentices wnakine of, the listial slid
tne seals between thsee ieseis.
Evening star., 1931-12-09
NAVAL FLYER 4ONORED
Ensign Max es 12,oooth Successful
Landing on u. s. $. Saratoga.

Landing on y. s. 8. Saratoga.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, December 9 tF'
Ensign Wills Wells. Naval Reserve
flyer. was l1onered Monday ABOARD the
U. 8. S. Saratoga as the pilot who
made the I2,00oth successful landing on
the aircraft carriers deck. His picture
vas hung in the pilots room beside
those Of IL other flyers who have con
tributed TO the total .,..
But yesterday Wells made landing
Of a different sort. AS he brought his
ship down at the North Island Naval
Air Station he crashed into a torpedo
plane being TAXED out to the. runway by
Lieut. III. e. Ballman Neither Wells,
whose home Is in St Louis. nor Ballman
was injured, but their planes were put
out OF commission.
Evening star., 1931-12-09
CAR STOLEN FROM BLIND
Sightless Couple Lose Automobile
While Visiting Friend

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. December Q CP.-
A blind couples motor car was stolen
here last night.
The machine was taken while the
owners, Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Taylor OF
Cleveland. Ohio, both blind, were visit
ing the home OF Cecil wheeler, also
blind.
The Taylors were driven to st. Joseph
by young couple who answered an
advertisement in Cleveland. On the
arrival here last Saturday Taylor dis
pensed with the services Of the drivers.
Evening star., 1931-12-09
WON'T CLEAR RECORD
Court Refuses to Expunge Innocent
Mans Conviction of Murder.

SPRINGFIELD. H.. December 8 Up.
jesse Lucas, who served % years in
prison for murder which another man
confessed. today was denied a petition
by the Supreme Court that his name ss
murderer be stricken from the court
records Such expunging OF the rec
ords Was beyond the power Of the court,
it Was rslled.
Necessity FOR 1nAlity In decisions Is
deeper than relief TO m individual" the
decision said. explaining that such nec-
ssatfy was ''henc principle y oam-
1Anl6sHtsaiction."
Evening star., 1931-12-09

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WEATHER.

~. 8. westher Bureau :torecast)
Rain tonight and probably tomorrow
morning, slowly rising temperature;
fresh east shifting to southwest winds.
Temperatures-High 81, at noon
today; lowest 28, at am. today.
Full report on page 8.
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Evening star., 1931-12-09

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as last as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
HURLEY PLANNING
PHILIPPINES TRIP
May Leave on inspection
Tour August 1-Confers
on Island Affairs.

A trip Of inspection to the Philippine
Islands may be made soon by Secretary
of War Hurley, who is considering leav-
ing here about August for Manila.
The War Department, through the Bu-
reau Of Insular Affairs, has direct
charge of the Philippines.
During the past two weeks the Secre-
tary has been conferring with Manuel
Quezon, president Of the Philippine
Senate and an advocate of island jnde-
pendence, the latest conference having
taken place yesterday. On Hurley's or
ders, Maj. Gen. Frank r. Mccoy, COM
mander of the 4th Corps Area, came to
tho Capital from Atlanta and joined in
the discussions. He is an expert on
Colonial questions generally and one of
the Army's principal authorities on the
Philippines.
The advice of Secretary Stimson, who
left the governor generalship of the
Philippines to become Secretary Of
State, also was sought.
Secretary Hurley first planned during
the Spring to visit the islands, but the
work of the War Policies Commission
interfered. Later he planned a vaca-
ton trip in August to the Dublin Horse
Show in Ireland, but will abandon that
plan If he decides to go to the Philip
pines.
A number of members of Congress
are studying the Philippines at first
hand this Summer, and it has been
forecast that the independence question
again will be brought before Congress
at the next session.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
Envoy Leaves for U. S.

MEXICO CITY, June 10 (R.-Am-
basSador Teller has left for Washing
ton, via Cuba, to resume his duties
after his vacation.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
THINKS ABOUT BASS|
But NOT TO CATCH
New Inspector Has Many
Complaints Under New
Transportation Law.

Talbot Dermead is doing lot of
thinking about black bass these days.
but not for the obvious reason. In
fact. he doesn't expect to have much
time for fishing in the next few months.
Denmead is the man selected 10 Oh
rect enforcement of the black pass
Transportation law passed by the last
Congress. and complaints that the stat
llte is baing shattered are pouring IN.
The law prohibits the transportation
of black bass into another State II
they are caught unlawfully, or If the
TRANSFORMATION is illegal in the State IN
which they are taken.
Denmead1s Jurisdiction Is the entire
country, the Territory Of Alaska and
the District of Columbia. He will have
two and maybe three full-time in
spectorS to help him. Beginning July
he will have $4,000 to work with.
Referring to the complaints, he said:
Most of the serious ones are in the
South. Indiana and Ohio are protest
ing about black bass being shipped in
from Reelfoot Lake, in Tennessee
There are reports that a good many
bass are being caught In Tunica County
Miss and shipped into Memphis. Those
are samples.
I'm beginning tour Of inspection
next week. First into New England and
then probably into the South. Well
go slow on prosecutions at first. People
will help after they learn what the Law
is. think all the States will finally
adopt law prohibiting the sale of black
bass. A man will spend lot trying tc
catch one with hook and line"
Evening star., 1931-06-19
MARYLAND PARK HIGH
GRADUATION Is HELD
Nicholas orem, County School su-
perintendent, Presents Di-
plomas to 81 Students.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARYLAND PARK, Nd, June 10
Nicholas Orem, county superintendent
Of schools, last night presented 81 stu
dents of Maryland Park High School
with diplomas at the unusual COM
mencement exercises. Breaking the ira
dition of graduation exercises, Principal
William D. Hines did not have the
customary speaker Of the evening ad-
dress the graduates.
Awards were presented to Alvin
Schmidt of Capitol Heights for schol-
arship, loyalty and achievement; Edith
Brashiers for scholarship; Louise Baden,
a junior, was presented with a gold
medal for representing the school in
The Star Oratorical Contest; the silver
oratory medal was given to Henry
Halfpap, a junior; Alvin Schmidt,
honor student, received the bronze ora
tory medal, and Herman owens, a
junior, was given the Prince Georges
County Chapter, Daughters OF Amert-
can Revolution, award for the greatest
efficiency in history for the year.
The salutatorian and valedictorian
were Alvin Schmidt and Edith Bra
shears, respectively. A vocal duet was
sung by Elizabeth Cady and Ermalinda
Mattera. The invocation was given and
the benediction was pronounced by
Rev. James r. Glen Of the Maryland
Park Christian Church.
Evening star., 1931-06-19

More than 100000 tons Of coal in
the Ruhr district are awaiting ship
Gnent
Evening star., 1931-06-19

President Hoover will soon have a
new Marine Corps aide at the White
House in Lieut.. James S. Monahan, who
came up from the ranks in the famous
fighting organization.
Lieut.. Monahan, who has been on
duty with the Marine guard aboard the
U. S. S. Salt Lake City, is due to be
detached on July and be on leave un-
til July 81, when he will come to Wash
ington. AS a White House aide, he will
relieve Capt. Robert Latane Montague,
the son of Representative Montague,
Democrat, Of Virginia and former Gov
ernor of the Old Dominion. The cap
tain will be detached from Washington
about July Is to sail for Haiti, for duty
with the 1st Brigade of Marines in that
republic.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
|CLINTON CHURCH GROUP
SETS SPRING Pill GRIMAGE
Sunday School Workers, Women's
Auxiliary and Men Will
Hold Conferences.
BY a stan Correspondent of The Star.

BY sta1 Correspondent Of The Star.
CLINTON, Md, June 19.-The Spring
pilgrimage Of the Laymen's Service AS
Sociation will be held at Christ Church
here, Sunday, according to an announce
ment by David S. Dawson, secretary.
The days program includes q mems
conference, a womens auxiliary confer
ence and a Sunday school workers con-
ference.
Those making the pilgrimage will be
Joined at luncheon by the members Of
Epiphany parish, Md.
The association will assemble in front
OF the Municipal Building, Washington,
at 9:45 am. Automobile transportation
Will be furnished those desiring 1t. Such
persons should telephone Harry d.
AmisS, Wisconsin 4198-J, in advance.
Secretary Dawson urges all members
to attend, and points out that persons
OF all faiths are welcome.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
WAR AIDES TO DINE
BANQUET Tomorrow Will Close
Convention Here.

The second annual convention Of the
World War Reconstruction Aides Asso-
citation, now in session at the Carlton
Hotel, will be adjourned with banquet
there tomorrow night. The sessions are
being held under the leadership of Miss
Louisa Lippitt Of washington. national
president.
Features Of the convention include
the dedication of the pillar given by
the association to the District Chapter
Building of the American Red Gross
and the placing of wreath on the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
Girl Enthusiastic
Over Flight Across
Asia, Europe, Africa
Miss Durant Says Private
Owners Need Not Hesi-
tate to Make Trip.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BADEN-BADEN, Germany, June 10.
Miss Margery Durant Of New York,
who is resting here for a few days
after completing a T,000-mile air tour
with her pilot, Charles Lajotte, was
enthusiastic about the flying facilities
of Europe, North Africa and Asia Minor.
"Those who have their own planes
need not hesitate to view these parts
Of the world from the air" she said.
Miss Durant, who is the daughter OF
w. C. Durant, American automoplle
manufacturer, and her pilot left Holly
wood April 8. Later she shipped ner
monoplane to Southampton from New
York and started her air tour OF three
continents from England.
From Croydon Miss Durant new 70
Paris, Marseille, Rome, Cataria, Tunls'
Tripoli, Benghasi, Cairo. Jerusalem
Damascus, Aleppo, 1stanbul, Bucharest,
Budapest, Vienna, Munich and Baden
Baden.
The lap from Aleppo to Istanbul, a
distance of 750 miles, was flown In
five hours and five minutes, which
Miss Durant !. said she believed was
record.
Early next month she plans to con-
tinue to Bremen and Berlin and thence
to the Scandinavian countries. She
will return home in August.
"The only purpose Of the flight, "
Miss Durant said, "was to demonstrate
the ease and practicability of travelling
by private plane. Barring little bad
weather and some red tape at borders,
it has been smooth flying throughout" "
Mr.. Lajotte Is from Hollywood, Calf.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
FOUR WILLS PROBATED
BY COURT IN MARLBORO
Rollin Reno Named Executor of
Ellen F. Dyer's Estate-Admin-
tstrators Are Approved.

by stan Correspondent Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, June 10.
The will Of Ellen F. Dyer was one of
-four probated at the weekly session of
the Prince Georges Orphans Court.
Rollin Reno was named executor, his
bond being set at $4,000.
James II. Conroy was appointed exec
Gtor of the will Of Sarah S. Morning
star Conroy upon posting bond Of S100.
John c. Clements and E. William Glenn
ents will serve as executors of the Will
of Thomas I. Clements, having filed
$500 bond. Lena Knauer was named
executrix of the will of Eugene Knauer,
bond of 5000 being required.
Administrators approved by the court
were T. Van Clagett, in the estate of
Lena T. Weems; wesley Euell, sr., In
the estate of Wesley Euell, and John
M. and Paul D. zier,. in the estate OF
John F. Zier. Mr. Clagetts bond was
set at $1O0; bond of $1,579 was required
of Mr.. Euell, while $500 bond was filed
by the Ziers.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
COMMISSIONS ISSUED
Four D. C. Residents Included in
List of Reserve officers.

Commissions in the Army Reserve
Corps have been issued by the War
Department TO William j. Du Bose, $500
Massachusetts,, as first! lieutenant and
specialist; to Foster r. Parnell and
Robert j. Wilson, Walter Reed Hospi-
tai, as first lieutenants, Medical Corps
to Conrad e. GRohs. 319 Fifteenth
street northeast, as a second lieutenant
of Infantry, and to Arthur w: Crossley.
Cherrydale, Va, as a second lieutenant,
Chemical Warfare Service.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
ELECTED LODGE HEAD
p. A. Washington Selected Exalt-
ed Ruler of Evans Unit.

ed Ruler of Evans Unit.
By Stan Correspordent Of The Star.
FAIRMoNT HEIGHTS, Md, June 10
Prince A. Washington was reelected
exalted ruler at the June meeting OF
w. Bruce Evans Lodge, No. $50
I. b. p. o. Z. w.
Others reelected were: A. z. Jessup
esteemed leading knight; James p
armstrong, esteemed loyal knight
James e. Givens, esteemed Iecturfng
knight: J. r. Monroe, esquire; George
w. Dudley, inner guard, and william
Kemp, tiler.
District Deputy w. s. Creuse and
Past Exalted Fuller L. II. Hall were
elected delegates to The Philadelphia
convention, with Dennis J. Edward and
D. TfotteF as alternates.
j. w. jackson was chosen delegate
to the bi-State convention at Sails
bury.
Historical development of the glider Is
shown in an exhibit just opened at the
Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh.
Evening star., 1931-06-19

Lady Margaret Sackville and e. A.
Taylor, famous Scottish writer and ar
tist, participated in the opening of this
years Dumfries and Galloway Fine Arts
exhibition.
Evening star., 1931-06-19

Prempeh, who while King Of Ashanti
often washed his hands in warm human
blood, and was seized by British force
in 1896 and carried to the Gold Coast
as prisoner, died recently.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
CAPITAL RANKS
14TH IN SIZE

Issuing routine reports cover
ing financial statistics of $50
cities in 1929, the Census Bureau
sets out that Washington, in that
year, showed an assessed property
valuation of $1,766, 10000 and
stood fourteenth in population.
It was found that the total in
revenue received for the main.
tenance Of the municipal Govern
ment here was $43,377,000, an
average Of $88.12 a head. On the
basis Of the property valuation
figures the direct tax levy
amounted to $23,73O,000, or $49.35
head, the Census Bureau
reports.
Washington, though fourteenth
in population in 1929. had
greater property valuation than
several cities of somewhat larger
size. The voluminous records, re-
porting on cities in excess of
10000 population, estimated the
property subject to taxation for
the whole group at the enormous
total of slightly more than
10000, 100000.
The taxable property Of Balti-
more was estimated at $1,865,-
100000 and its per capita property
tax levy at $38.27. this levy being
about $40 under washington.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
AIRLINE STOCK
BRINGS SUIT

Accusations that Robert E.
Funkhauser, T. Howard Bucket,
and Eugene A. Smith, directors
of the United States Air Trans
pert, Inc, watered stock and mis-
represented assets of the COM
pany, we're contained in a suit
filed yesterday in District SUI
preme Court by j. H. Bilbey, jr.,
a stockholder.
The suit asks removal of the
three men as trustees, appoint
ment of receivers, and account
ing for the handling of the COM
pany's finances. Mr.. Bilbey says
he bought $125 worth of stock in
1928 and that his suit was filed
lin behalf of himself and all
stockholders"
It was charged directors, on
May %, 1929, sold all assets of
the company to the Washington
Air Terminals Corporation, owned
by Mr.. Funkhouser, without
notice to stockholders.
1t is also alleged that Mr..
Funkhouser and Mr.. Bucket
juggled assets of the company,
part of which we're funds re-
ceived from sale of stock to the
public, to their own benefit.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25

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The Washington times., 1931-07-25
NewsGossip
or Radio
World
BY BROADCASTER

The take-off and terminus OF
the America-to-Tok flight of
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and
his wife will be described over
nationwide networks of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Company.
Although the exact date of the
famous couples trapspacific pleas
ure flight has not been an.
nounced, NBC has completed
plans for transmitting the event
from both sides of the Pacific.
The flying colonel and his wife
will keep in. touch with civiliza-
ton by means of a Short-wave
radio transmitter installed in
their low-wing Lockheed Sirius
monoplane. Any messages they
transmit will be relayed by wire
less agencies along the northern
outposts and by ships at sea. The
Lindberghs will not broadcast en-
route.
New Catholic Program
Directors of the Catholic hour,
heard each Sunday over a Ma
tional Broadcasting ompany-
WEAF network, announce the
return to the radio rostrum of
three of it's outstanding speakers.
engaged for late summer, fall
and winter addresses.
They are the Rev. John A.
McClorey, S. j., lecturer and
writer, of the University of De-
troit; the Rev. James M. Gillis,
c. S. p, editor of the Catholic
World, New York, and the Rev.
DR.. Fulton j. Sheen, professor OF
the philosophy of religion at the
Catholic University in this city.
Exercises dedicating a great
granite shaft to Commodore
Perry's victory in the battle Of
Lake Erie and commemorating
the peace which followed will be
heard over a nationwide NB.C.
network next Friday from the
site of the monument at Put
Inlay, Ohio.
The dcast, presenting
American and Canadian spokes
men. will be heard over an
NB.C.-WEAF network from 5:45
to Gas p. M, E. D. T.
James Hamilton Lewis, United
States Senator from Illinois, will
deliver the principal address
Other speakers will include Gov
George White of Ohio.
THE Dream of Gerontius," the
oratorio most widely acclaimed as
Sir Edward Elger's masterpiece,
will be presented by Julia Ma
honey, soprano; Theo Karle,
tenor; Crane Calder, bass, the
Cathedral choir and orchestra,
during the Cathedral hour to be
broadcast over the WABC-Colum-
bia network tomorrow at o'clock.
The Washington times., 1931-07-25
CdrdWdy POstpOnes
ODerntiOn on KidneVS

With his condition greatly i'm.
proved Senator Thaddeus Cara
way CD of Arkansas has decided
to postpone indefinitely an opera
ton for kidney trouble which he
had considered.
The Senator has been under OBJ
servation for some time at the
Naval Hospital, but after con-
sultation physicians decided his
condition was not such as to make
an immediate operation neces-
Sary.