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Evening star., 1931-06-24
IOUOTA CLUB PRESIDENTS RISE 4
m FINANCIAL WORLD UNIQUE
Accepts Bank Post Almost
on Dare and Advances to
Executive Position.
Believes Women Should Be
Educated to Handle Own
Money Affairs.
ByGnRrcHEN SMITH.

From office boy to bank president is
O familiar story in the United States,
where, self f-made greatness is the his
tory BmAny Of the Nations success
full cittxans.
. But ats another story, novel enough
to 10 interesting, when a woman OF
leistfte, unframed and unaccustomed
to business Of any sort, accepts almost
as dare, an important executive bank
position as her first business experience
and makes good to such an extent, that
after Is years she occupies an eXecu-
tive position in q whole string of banks
In her part of the country.
Miss Catherine Olney, international
president of the Quota Club, holding
its twelfth annual convention at the
Mayflower Hotel, has perhaps had one
Of the most unusual business careers Of
any woman in the country. Daughter
of a prominent and ancient family OF
Worcester, Mass, niece Of Richard
Olney, United States Attorney General
and later Secretary of State under
President Cleveland, Miss Olney had
been educated in q fashionable New
York school in the conservative man
ner Of the young ladies Of her day
without any thought of launching upon
a career in the hard, competitive world
Of American finance,
/. Takes Job in Bank.
Fifteen years ago Miss Olney ex-
pressed the opinion to a New England
bank president that women, who hold
SO per cent of the worlds wealth, should
be permitted to have some voice In the
government and direction Of the banks
which handled their money
"Al1 right" responded the financier
Suppose you start by becoming man.
ager of woman's department in my
bank"
That was before women In banks
were doing much except as stenog-
raphers or clerks
Miss Olney admits the offer was sud
den and startling, but she had made
q suggestion which she felt 1t hehooved
her to carry out. A woman's depart
ment was established in the Worcester
bank, and Miss Olney started to work
as Its manager.
Women Need Education.
II have always felt" she said, that
women should be educated to manage
their own money affairs. 1t is very nice
II woman has some able male men,
ber of her family who will relieve her
Of the worry and trouble Of financial
matters, but there are hundreds OF
women in the world entirely alone, with
Evening star., 1931-06-24

refused to review the ruling and the
commission took cognizance of the case.
Sscticn IS provides that any company
or subsidiary finally adjudged guilty Of
monopolistic tendencies shall be denied
radio licenses. Because there was doubt
as to the applicability of this section in
the tube case, however, the commission
held formal hearing June is, at which
the r.. G. A. was given opportunity to
present arguments in support of its, con-
tention that the section did not apply,
that the commission was without juris-
diction. In the case, and that, even if 1t
did apply, it was unconstitutional.
Unless there Is an appeal the commits
sion's action today means the case is
ended. There unquestionably will be
discussion Of the case in Congress at
the forthcoming session, however, in
view of repeated statements by Senator
Dill, Democrat, Of washington, CO.
author Of the radio act. that section Is
does require the commission 10 refuse
renewal of licenses,
Evening star., 1931-06-24
CLERK FACES COURT
AFTER FAKE HOLD-UP
Grocery Employe Admits Story of
$500 Robbery Was Hoax.
Cash Recovered.

Garland e. Weaver, 23-year- gro
Gerry clerk, who admitted yesterday, ac-
cording to police. that his story OF being
"Slugged" and robbed OF more than $500
was . hoax, was to be arraigned in
court today on Q charge Of larceny after
trust
After admitting his story was an in
vention, Weaver led Detective @. b.
Kuehling to the place where he had
hidden the money under a counter in
the Sanitary Grocery Store, at 1923
Eighteenth street, where Weaver was
employed. The money was recovered.
According to the story first related by
Weaver, he was attacked on Nineteenth
street between and K streets, while en-
route to a bank to deposit the stores
receipts. He told police he was knocked
on the head with q weapon and when
he regAined consciousness the money
was gone.
Suspicious Of police were aroused by
the absence Of any mark on Weaver's
head, and the fact no one had witnessed
the bold daylight hold-up."
Evening star., 1931-06-24
R. c. A. WINS RULING.
FOR new LICENSES
Two of Five Radio Commits.
Sionsrs DisSent-1,M0
Stations Continue.
CONTINUED From First pase.l

trust Is such an insult to the intelli-
geflce Of Congress which wrote the law
that the independent radio industry
can afford to leave the issue to Con-
gress."
schuette said the independent COM
panies would not take the matter to
the courts" since Congress can work
faster than the courts in protecting
radio against this monopoly" He
added. however, that 1.-The fight before
the commission" Is not over.
THE commission has never hesitated
to take independent stations of the air
for even minor infractions," he said.
Now let 1t Axrlain to Congress why 1t
Is unwilling to enforce the law against
owen y. Young's six-billion dollar radio
trust, which has been found guilty by
the Federal courts Of violating the alIti-
trust laws and which the United States
Government has sued to dissolve"
Commissioners Starbuck and I4afount
in q statement setting forth their posi-
ton said the radio act required revoca-
tion Of licenses "only where a court
has found the existence Of monopoly
in radio communication An exanlina-
ton Of the Delaware court decree, their
statement said. "discloseS that the
court made nc such adjudication In the
case above referred to"
Suit Over Tube Sales.
"As the decree shows" the statement
added, "the suit pertained to q con-
tract for the sale Of goods, to wit, radio
vacuum tubes. No question Of Inonop-
oily In radio communication was in
yolved. Neither the decree nor the
opinions OF the several courts passing
upon the case contain any reference to
radio communication, nor was there any
finding that the contract, held to vio-
late the Clayton act, created or tended
to create q monopoly in radio COM
munication within the meaning Of sec
ton 13.
ITO hold, therefore, that the fore
going decree comes within the provisions
Of section IS would be to read into the
act something not therein contained.
This we are not permitted to do"
Chairman Saltzman In his dissenting
opinion, quoted the Delaware Court
decision as saying that the r. G. AS
contracts had tended " to substantially
lessen competition or tend to create a
monopoly" He asserted the commission
must rest on the judgement of that
court.
language Of the Delaware District
Court when considered in light of the
fact that vacuum tubes are an essential
part of radio broadcaSting receivers and
so necessarily Of radio broadcasting
communication, precludes any escape
from the conviction that the r. G.. A.
wes unlawfully attempting to monopo-
lize radio bfoadeasting communication
within the purview Of section IL OF the
radio act"
Evening star., 1931-06-24
GARRY OWENS GETS
LIFE FOR Staying
Justice Gordon Passes Sen.
tenCe--Defense Notes
Appeal.
From Yesterday,s $50 EDITION.

From Yesterdays $50 Edition. es
Garry Owens, found guilty by jury
two weeks ago of second degree mur-
der in the Staying Of James H. Lane.
street car motor1nan, was sentenced to
life Imprisonment by Justice Peyten
Gordon in District Supreme Court this
afternoon. An appeal was noted by
defense counsel.
The sentence came after the court
had overruled a molten for arrest Of
Judgment, fled by owens attorneys,
james A. OSheA and John H. Burnett,
who contended that the defendant could
not be convicted of second-degree MUIR
der because there was no charge by
the Judge dealing with such an offenSe.
At the time Owens was convicted
several weeks ago, the verdict Of the
jury caused considerable confusion
since he had been tried on Q charge
of flrst-degree murder.
The sentence imposed by Justice Cor
don is the maximum penalty for Sec
o1d-degree murder.
owens, who is 2e, Is charged with
having killed Lane, who operated q
one-man car, during an attempt to
hold up the car on Nichols avenue
southeast last March. The chief Gov
ernment witness in the case was Owens
nephew, Charles, 81, who testified his
uncle had told him Of the shooting.
Evening star., 1931-06-24
BAKER SENTENCED
TO 2DYEAR TERM
Shot Wife in Back After Re-
fusaI to Care for Three
Children.
Prom Yesterdas.s $40 Edition.

From Yesterdays $50 Edition.
Albert G. Baker, who was convicted
last week in Criminal Division / OF
second-degree murder in connection
with the death Of his wife, Anna Baker,
at his home, 708 o street, some months
ago, was sentenced today by Justice
Peyton Gordon to serve 20 years in
the penitentiary. The sentence is the
minimum under the verdict.
Baker had been indicted for first
degree murder, it being charged that
he deliberately shot his wife In the
presence Of their three little children
when she had refused his request to
return to him. a
Baker was living with. the children
at the o street address and the wife
had been accustomed TO ccme to the
home in his absence to care for the
children
The husband, returning unexpectedly,
found her there and renewed his re-
quest that she return to take care Of
him and the children. When she re-
fused he shot her in the back She
died few hours later at hospital.
Assistant United States Attorney
John j. Sirica conducted the prosecu-
tien, while Baker was represented by
Attorney Robert I. Miller, who asked
the court to impose only the minimum
sentence so as to hasten the fathers
return to care for the three children.
Evening star., 1931-06-24
|MRS. MCPHERSON
|. TO FIGHT TAX CASE
Agreement Of Attorneys Per.
mits Evangelist to Con-
tinue Contest.

~ the Associated Press.
Aimee Semple Mcpherson was per-
mitted today, under an agreement be-
tween her attorneys and the Govern
ment TO continue her contest against
paying an additional $17,4S6 of income
taxes for 1927 and 1928.
The agreement was announced by
Llewellyn A. Luce Of Washington, one
of the Los Angeles evangelist's attor-
neys, as the case was called for hear,
ing before the Board of Tax AppeaA.
The agreement was accepted for the
Government. Mrs. Mcpherson was nee
present.
The Internal Revenue Bureau as
sesSed the additional tax on the ground
Mrs. Mcpherson should have reported
$19,236 income for 1927 instead Of
$9,712 and $lo7,SeS In 1925 instead Of
$18,6
U. S. Asks Dismissal.
Attorneys for the bureau flled q mo-
ton with the Board Of Tax Appeals to
dismiss the evangelist's petition for q
redetermination of her taxes, claiming
her application was not properly veri-
fed because she had not signed IT.
Luce, Claude I. Parker and George
H. Roster, Los Angeles attorneys, ex-
planned Mrs. Mcpherson was in Europe
when the petition was filed and it had
been signed by KoSter in her behalf.
They presented an amended petition
signed by the evangelist.
The next step in the controversy will
be conferences between Mrs. McPher-
sons attorneys and Government repre-
sentatives, in an effort to reach settle
ment without q trial before the Board
Of Tax Appeals. These will take place
some time this Summer.
In carrying the contest to the Board
Of Tax Appeals, the evangelist contend
ed she had reported all Of her taxable
| income
In her petition, she said the 1924
added by the Government for 1927 was
contributed by Angelus Temple, Of which
she is pastor She construed it as q
| gift not taxable.
Spent on Own Defense.
The Internal Revenue Bureau held
| the sum taxable on the ground 1t was
spent for Mrs. Mcpherson Sin Defend
ing her against criminal prosecution"
The charge concerned her disappear
! ance in 1925. She later said she had
been kidnapped. Upon her temperance,
she told the board Of tax appeals. the
| rumor spread that Los Angeles County
| authorities contemplated action looking
| toward her indictment.
A fund was raised by her congrega-
| ton, she added, to obtain evidence to
| prove she had been kidnapped.
The amount added by the Internal
| Revenue Bureau to her 1928 income 4n-
cluded $3e,S7l which the Government
| held had been paid on q life insurance
| policy for her by the Echo Park Evan
| gelistic Association, $4,000 in cashiers
| checks drawn from an account In Los
Angeles bank maintained by Elizabeth
johnson" and other profits from real
estate transactions.
In another case pending against the
] evangelist, the Government is attempts
ing to collect S3,853 on her 1926 income.
| The Internal Revenue Bureau con-
tended she should have reported So, ,36e
1 income instead Of ee,1le. A hearing
will be held at an undetermined date In
| California.
Evening star., 1931-06-24

no man to whom they can turn for
advice. have found that women are
reluctant to discuss money matters with
men who are strangers to them. Per-
haps 1t may be, in many cases, that
they are ashamed TO show their ignor-
ance OF finance and business to men
whereas, they freely talk to other women
and ask advice. Women need to be
educated in financial affairs, and they
are eager and willing to be so. The
response on the part of women to the
establishment Of q woman's depart
ment In the Worcester bank was SO
great, that within few years, prac-
ttcally every one Of the large Boston
banks had found 1t necessary to do
likewise"
More Careful Investors.
Miss Olney believes that women are
more careful as investors than men
"At least" she declared, "they don't
take chances as often as men. One
severe lesson Is usually SUFFICIENT fol
them"
The feminine financier also believes
that the members Of her sex are good
sports"
IT have seen many women lose
heavily in investments which they
knew more or less to be CANDLES, but
they accepted their losses in good spirit
and did not complain"
Women are in no way trying 10
compete with men in the financial
world" Miss Olney continued. There
Is no need for competition. It Is mere
ly matter that women are needed
in the world of finance to guide and
help other women, who would perhaps
be reluctant to accept advice from
men,"
As manager Of the woman'S depart
ment of the Worcester County Bank &
Trust o., the Worcester County Ma
tional Bank and affiliated banks, Miss
Olney has seen an amazing growth In
the business turnover Of the MasSa-
chuSetts banks since the establishment
Of women's departments in the past
few years.
Evening star., 1931-06-24
QUOTA SESSIONS
ATTENDED. BY $50
21 States and Canada Rep
resented Here-Tour Is
Afternoon Feature.

Approximately $50 delegates, repre-
senting Al States and the Dominion Of
Canada, attending the twelfth annual
Convention Of the Quota Club 1nterrla-
tional, Incorporated, will take part In q
sightseeing tour Of washington and ite
environs this afternoon, after attending
q luncheon at the Mayflower given In
theif honor by the Southern clubs.
After the formal opening OF the con-
vention this morning at the MAyfiower.
ct which Miss Catehrine Olney, Inter-
national president and prominent bank
or Of Worcester, Mass, presided, the
delegates were extended greeting from
washington by Maj. Gen. Herbert
Crosby Commissioner Of the District.
Gen. Crosby paid tribute to the Ro-
tarianS, declaring that they were ma
tionally recognized as one Of the fore-
most influential woman groups in the
world.
Texas Delegate Flies Here.
Delegates continued TO pour into the
hotel after the opening of the regis
tration, and one loyal Quotarian from
Texas had the distinction Of flying 10
the convention from her home al 10
hours. Two other delegates from the
Lone Star State arrived by automobile.
Practically every profession, business
occupation and industry Is represented
In the convention. Woman architects,
lawyers, doctors, dentists, ministers.
fashion Stylists, morticians, engineers
and contractors are included In the
representative feminine group
After Gen. Crosby's address this
morning, Miss Juliette Southard, flrst
vice president. from New York City, re-
A welcome from Washington QUO
tarians was extended by Miss Frieda
Konyon, president Of the Quota Club
Of Washington.
A response to this greeting was made
by MRS. Margaret Hignell Of Winnepeg,
Canada, who emphasized the power Of
Quota international as factor toward
standing.
Tulsa Awarded Prize.
The mornings program was con-
cluded with the awarding Of prize to
the Tulsa (Oklahoma) Club. for the
best attendance, and Quota pageant
and presentation of club charters, under
direction Of Marie Moore Forrest of
Washington.
After the sightseeing tour this after
noon, q visit will be paid to the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier, where the in
ternational president and represent
ative Of the Quota Clubs of Canada. will
place q wreath In the name Of Quota
International.
This evening a reception and dinner
will be held ct the Mayflower, at which
the Pennsylvania Clubs will be hoStesses
and will be introduced by Mrs. Sallie
v. H. Pickett, second president Of The
Quota Club OF Washington.
Evening star., 1931-06-24
l,4OO STATIONS INVOLVED.
Operating Status Restored By Railing Of
Commission.

tROBERT MACK.

B1 hORHAA AAnSAs
The Federal Radio Commission's de-
cision absolving the Radio Corporation
of America Of violation OF radio laws
restores to regular operating status
more than 1,20O radio stations whose
licenses had been in question since the
Federal courts decided the, Tube mo-
nopoly case.
Millions Of dollars invested in broad
casting. transoceaf1ic and ship COM
munication, television research and
other radio operations were involved.
The commission decided that the anti
monopoly provision Of the radio law
does not require It to cancel the licenses
held by the four operating subsidiaries
of the r.. c. A., the National Broad
casting Co, Radiomarif1e Corporation Of
America, r. G. A. Communications,
Inc, and r. O. A.-Victor Co.
In possible effect, the case was the
most important ever to come before the
commission for decision. It Is still
possible that the controversy will 50
to the courts. -Four parties have inter-
yened In the proceedings before the
commission, demanding that It con.
strue the law to mean that IL must
cancel the licenses held by the r. @. A,
OF the four, however only Station
WtIMJ, Of Milwaukee, has Indicated that
it might appeal to the Court of Appeals
here, and in that way bring the entire
case before the courts, with the hkeh-
hood that ultimately 1t would go to the
Supreme Court for ruling on constitu-
tional questions involved.
The case grew out of the finding by
the Federal courts that the parent
r. G. A. company had violated the Clay
ton act by requiring receiving set manu-
facturers licensed to use its patents in-
italy to equip their sets with n. @. A.
tubes, and In that manner tended TO
create monopoly in radio tubes. More
than two months ago; the Supreme Court
Evening star., 1931-06-24
SECOND PAY ROLL
PLOTTER SENTENCED
Fischer Gets Two Year Suspension
in $1Co, 900 Robbery
Scheme.
Prom Yesterday's $40 Editior1,

Prom Yesterdays $50 Edition.
Arthur A. Fischer. IS, former ernploye
in the District auditors ONCE, who last
week pleaded guilty to q charge OF con-
spiring to rob the District disbursihg
once Of $4,000, was sentenced by Dis
trict Supreme Court Justice Peyton
Gordon this afternoon to two years
in the penitentiary. The sentence was
suspended, however, and Fischer placed
on probation.
Phillip K. Stumm Of Syracuse. N. y.
involved in the plot with Fischer, was
given 4 similar sentence several Heeks
ago.
The conspiracy was discovered when
q third person communicated the
scheme to police
Evening star., 1931-06-24
CANNON SUES HEARST
FOR 100000 LIBEL
Bishop Charges Marriage Account
Published by Chain Papers
Was Damaging.
Rr the Associated press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 24.-Bishop James
e. Cannon, jr., of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South, yesterday named
william Randolph Hearst, the Chicago
Herald and Examiner and 20 other
Hearst newspapers as defendants in a
suit for 81 ,00O, 900 damages, alleging
libel The suit was filed in the United
Bishop was libeled In q newspaper ac-
count of his marriage last Summer to
Mrs. Helen Hawley McCallunl and that
efforts had been made TO destroy his
influence as leader in the prohibition
cause -
Evening star., 1931-06-24
Scarlet Fever Threatens.

JUNEAU, Alaska, June a. (R.-
Scarlet fever today was threatening
to sweep the village Of Kanakanak, in
the Bristol Bay region, Or. Borland,
physician there, reported to the Alaska
headquarters Of the Indian Affairs
Bureau.
Forty-three persons were in the hos
pital with the disease, the doctor said,
and 10 others had been isolated. the
bureau here ordered serum to be sent
from Seattle direct 70 the stricken
community.
Evening star., 1931-06-24
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band. this evening ct the bandstAnd,
at $40 o'clock; John s. NJ. zinrnef-
mann, bandmaster; Anton Pointnef.
assistant.
March, "Brookes TriumphaI". seitz
Solo for Piccoio, "L'Oiseau de Bois"
birds Of the Air) ...... lie There
Musician John Presioso.
Melange. Gems Of Sullivans Operas"
Fox ,Trot, Lonesome In the Moon
waltz. ' ~Eiie;e;n, Aiannah'. :. :. .Bonheur
Finale. Boots and Saddles. .Lusk
The star Spangled Banner
BY the United states Army Band,
this evening at the Sylvan Theater.
Washington Monument Grounds, at
7:30 O'Clock; william Stannard, leader,
conducting; Thomas Darcy, second
March, "on Dress Parade. Chambers
waltz, Moonlight on the Hudson"
Herman
Selection. "The Bat. ........ Strauss
Presidential Polonaise" :. -. .Sousa
Spanish Suite, "A Sevillan Festival
March, The Fight Is On" vandersloot
1nG EtAT 6pauBl6u 1d4lA4Cts
BY the United states Navy Band,
this evening, at the Navy Yard ba11d-
stand, at 7:30 o'clock; Charles Benter,
leader; Charles Wise, second leader.
March, THE Submarine Force Bentsr
Strauss
xylophone solo, Dance of the Toy
Regiment" .................G Green
Bandmaster Louis Goucher.
Excerpts from, The Fortune Teller"
Herbert
valse, THE Blue Danube" Strauss
Ent'r Acte, Miss Dolly Dollars"
Scenes from the operesta, "BoccacciO"
Grand scenes from. "Ths Merry
Popular S" Melodies Of issi. .Msnsanaro
'HscSnanaie," from Samson and
Anchors Aweieh,S
"The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Marine Band,
this evening, Ct the U, s, Capitol, at
7:30 O'Clock: Taylor HrAnson. leader:
Arthur witconb. second leader. con-
Quoting.
''Marche Hongroise". "......... Beriitz
Overture. "Triomphale, Opus AZ
kSupl1Sben
Saxophone solo, "Lanette". .Henton
Musician Frank wibiitxhanser
Selections from THE Piper Of Ham.
lin" NeSSier
Menuet and Gavotte from "Pagliacci''
Leoncavallo
Largo and Scher1o." from the
symphony, New World" Dvorak
Grand scenes from ''rhe Tales Of
oHmann nenDasn s,,Ios...a
Marines Hymn, "The Halls Of
MonteNlnA."
aThe star spangied Banner"
Evening star., 1931-06-24
DoUKHoBoRs TO MIGRATE

NSW SOAVhy OI SO,OOO 1uSDAhnS
Planned on Mexican Farms.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, June "a (P.-
Settlement of a colony OF Doukhobors
on farms in Mexico is contemplated by
Peter Veregin, leader of the Doukhobor
Sect of Christian Universal Brother
hood in Canada.
veregin has just returned from New
York, where he entered into negotia-
tions for the release and removal Of
10000 Doukhobors from Russia. II
declared, O portion Of the colony would
migrate to Mexico. He did not indi-
cate where he proposed to settle the
remainder OF the colony.
Veregin denied that his followers
now in Canada contemplated migra-
ton to Mexico or South America.
Evening star., 1931-06-24
Captain Who Chased
John Wilkes Booth
Is Buried in Iowa
BY the Assoeiate Press.

ATLANTIC, Iowa. June "a
II. L. Frost. who led the New
Hampshire Cavalry IN the search
for John wilkes Booth after the
assassination Of President Lin
coin. was buried here yesterday.
He died Sunday.
Frost was in command OF the
New Hampshire unit stationed ct
washington at the time Of the
assassination. He maintained
Booth was not burned to death
in q barn while trying to elude
his pursuers, but escaped and
died later in Enid, Okla,
Evening star., 1931-06-24
Plant Group to Meet.

RIvERDALE, Nd, June a. (Spe-
cial) The Hyattsville horticultural
Society will meet tomorrow night at
the home Of Mrs. w. D. Kneessi, Sol
Washington Baltimore boulevard, at 8
O'Clock Mrs Tarletori Bean and Mrs.
Charles Z. Holmes win be assistant
hnStessAS