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The Washington times., 1931-07-24
MARKET Man
CITES S2.63 !.
GROCERY
Capt. Campbell CoIIapses Id
Virginia City; Wife Declares
Charge Is "A Lie, That's All"

Suspension of Capt. william W.
Campbell. chief of police of Alex
andria, Va, was revealed today
following his arrest on a charge
of steaing $3.50 worth Of
groceries from a market stall In
the Virginia city.
The 3S-year.OId police leader,
father of six children and one
of the most highly respected
officials of the community, is at
liberty today on $1,000 bond
charged with breaking and enter.
ing and petty larceny.
Charges Pilfering
Captain Campbell surrendered
last night to a warrant sworn
out by Julian Chauncey, part
owner Of stall in the Alexandra
market, Just across from police
headquarters.
The warrant charges the police
officer with pilfering a quantity
of food from the establishment
last night.
Utmost secrecy was thr
about the case last night
today, city officials being
cent.
The stall-owner. Chaunct
wise refused to divulge d.
the circumstances which
the arrest and susper
Captain Campbell.
Bryan Tells Fact
Commonwealth Attorne
v. Bryan, however, OUT
story told by Chauncey
vealed some of the d
last nights affair.
Pilfering of the sta
Chauncey has been go
some time, according t
plant lodged with NJ
He said that Ch
been greatly annoyer'
tition of petty THE
endeavored on seve.
to apprehend the thiet
Determined to put an en-,
the depredatiOnS, Mr.. ChaunC
and ar emplOye, Carl Wint
vert, Secreted themselves in
icebOx behind the stall.
They waited for a long time,
according to the story they told
Or, Bryan, and then a man
entered the market.
1t was about 7 o'clock when
the entry was made, the
merchants told the Common.
wealth's attorney.
The man packed crate with
groceries, and then shOuldering
his burden slinked out Of the
deserted market.
Warrant Follows
Immediately after the incident
Mr.. Chauncey went to Bryan's
office and swore out the war.
rant.
Captain Campbell was called
to the office about 10 o'clock.
A dramatic conference was held
(Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1931-07-24
Architect Accused
Of Beating Wife

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo,
July "a CU.SD.-Richard Whittle.
40, former supervising architect
of the Missouri Pacific railroad,
was in a cell today charged with
beating his wife Savagely with a
gun butt while he was in a
drunken rage. The wife, Mrs. Pau
line Whittle, is in a serious con.
dition,
The Washington times., 1931-07-24
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as of July
%, 1921 2S6,391.14: expenditures,
So. 1880, ,968.34; customs receipts,
$23,S5s,2s366. -. -,
The Washington times., 1931-07-24
THE WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and Saturday, except
for possibly thundershowers Saturday afternoon,
not much change in temperature, gentle variable
winds. Temperature yesterday-Highest S9j
lowst, 6s. Humidity yesterday-Hishe't,& ss;
The Washington times., 1931-07-24

(Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-25
MEXICAN Church
FIGHT AT CRISIS
Catholic Bishop of Vera Cruz
Orders Priests to Remain.
Appeals to Rubio.
BY the Associated Press.

JAI4APA, Mexico. July 25.-The con-
troversy between the Catholic Church
and the state reached a crisis today
when church officials informed Gov.
Adalberto Tejeda they could not obey
the recently enacted state religious law.
The law limits to Is the number Of
priests who may carry out the duties OF
their Office for a population Of about
300 900.
Under orders from the Bishop Of
Vera Cruz, priests remained in their
churches. The governor recently threat
ened to reject them, setting today as
the last day on which they would be
allowed to stay.
Ordered List Of Is.
In circular letter to members Of the
clergy a few days ago the governor or
dered that a list of the Is priests Sc
lected by the church be submitted to
him.
The controversy was heightened by
the disappearance yesterday Of Father
Jose Maria Cervantes Garduno, who is
declared to have been kidnapped and
expelled from the state.
Appeals to Rubio.
Mgr. Rafael GUITAR Valencia, Bishop
of Vera Cruz has appealed to President
Ortiz Rubio to intervene.
About 10 days ago Father Daniel
Mesa disappeared from Jalapa and later
arrived at Puebla, saying he had been
abducted and expelled from Vera Cruz
Father Vicente Orozco, in charge Of
the cathedral at Panuco. returned to
his post yesterday on orders from the
bishop. He had left on instructions
from the mayor.
The governor has forbidden street
demonstrations by Catholics or anti
Catholics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-25
SOLUTION BELIEVED NEAR.

DURANT, Okla, July rs R1.-Okla-
homa National Guardsmen guarded the
north end Of the Denison toll bridge over
Red River today while citizens awaited
the result of the signing by Gov. Ross
Sterling in Texas Of bill designed 70
open a parallel free bridge barred TO
traffic by Texas Rangers.
The bill, passed by the Texas Legs
lature to clear the way for Federal
Judge T. M. Kennerly Of Houston, Tex,
to dissolve an injunction preventing
travel on the free structure, was signed
by Gov Sterling last night.
It would permit the Red River Bridge
Co., owner Of the toll span, to sue Texas
on a contract with the State highway
commission for an amount not yet
made known.
Sidney Benbow, assistant attorney
general Of Texas, said he would present
Judge Kennerly motion today asking
that the injunction be dissolved.
w. c. Lewis, assistant attorney gen.
eral asserted that no restraining order
by the court could affect the martial
law blockade.
Bored by their uninteresting war"
the Guards. called cut by Gov. w. H.
Murray, made social contact with the
Rangers when Capt. Atkinson of the
Guard went across the river for chat.
Gov. Murray announced he was in
formed the majority owners Of the Red
River Toll Bridge at Gainesville, Tex,
had decided not to oppose opening Of
free bridge there when approaches are
completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-25
GARGANTUANW ASHTUB WANTED
TO SCRUB LARGEST OLD GLORY
Big Swimming Pool Lots of Soap and Tons of Elbow
Grease Needed to Save Worlds Biggest American Flag

the huge banner can be given such
bath would be to stretch it out in a
swimming pool: The problem now is to
flnd pool large enough to do the work.
As there Is no appropriation to cover
the expense Of the bath, the pool also
must volunteer its services.
Many pounds Of soap and no less than
two tons Of energy would also be
required.
The nag was made in 1920 at cost
Of $500. 1t has two more years to hang
in the Post ONCE Buildings court be-
fore it must be taken down to make
way for the buildings wreckers. Plans
for the new Post ONCE Building have
failed to provide suitable place for
the big flag and, unless given q bath so
that 1t could be stored until other ex-
hibition arrangements could be made.
the nag ID doomed for destruction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-25

time she appeared on the screen,
but who now has started the sack
cloth processD.
Miss Bennett is not only lustrous,
silken and likeable in this f1ln, she
is consistently charming, and this,
perhaps, helped by the engaging
performance which her leading man.
Joel McCrea contributes. Here may
be seen love scenes which neither
gllsh nor pant, which seem, in fact,
humanity possible. The director,
Charles Rogers, has painted the
whole with great good taste, and the
result is that the we'll worn and Oft
tried theme of "to marry or not to
marry" comes out again neatly dust
ed, polished and glittering with a
sly If sometimes slightly forced sense
of humor.
Another point that strikes the eye
is that Mr. Rogers has not enlarged
on our real estate" Houses are
not palaces; yachts are not ocean
liners; ball rooms are not innards
of the Grand Central Station. When
a ball is given in a Partisan house
the dancers do not scuffie about with
thousand others and smile at the
camera as they go by, and while the
pictures OI LIlc DcduA al 10 Vail uAC
gaudy and riotous, the scenes are not
exaggerated. If stories. photos and
whatnot haven't lied heretofore.
1t is. however Miss Benefits and
Mr.. McCrea's picture, plus short
pithy performance by Robert Will
liamS. Their dialogue is amusing,
and the way they conduct them
selves is amusing. Even in a brief
moment Of "drahma" ones emotions
are not laid raw all over the place.
And in spite of the fact that Miss
Bennett couldn't ever look like a
shabby model. and that Mr.. Nc
Creas artists smock is padded in
the shoulders and emblaZened with
initials On the chest (can you
imagine Whistler going around with
a large wv" embroidered on his
shirt, these minor discrepancies
take but little from the pleasing eff
feet of the whole.
You know the story-the lady with
the past falls in love with an ideal
istic artist who wants to marry her,
and then-well anyway don't miss
the first few scenes. Miss Bennett
In the model" sequences is salts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-25
POWER COMPANIES
ANSWER QUERIES
Questionnaires to Aid Commits
sion's Study of Corporations
Filled and Returned.

The Federal Power Commission has
received returns on virtually all the
missionaries distributed a short time
ago to the operators Of the larger Gov
eminent licensed hydro-electric prof.
ects. it was made known today.
The missionaries we're sent to 104
concerns and asked chiefly for the de-
tails of their financial set-up and the
sort of State regulation, If any, under
which they operate.
The information is sought in order
that the commission may have a pic
ture of the status of It's licensees, 1t
being the first time the information
ever was collected In this form.
In its study Of the financial set-up Of
power projects, the commission has ap-
pointed Dr. Philip G. Wright as special
statistician to assist in the work Of DR..
Walter Splawn, who is going into the
intercorporate relationship Of the
several concerns. DR.. Wright was with
the Tariff Commission as a special ex-
pert from 1917 until 1922 and later
served on the staff of the Brookings
Institution. This study Is to be COM
pleted within four months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-25
|. C. c. RAIL HEARINGS
ARE SET FOR AUGUST

In an effort to hasten action on the
railroads Is per cent freight rate In
crease plea, the Interstate Commerce
Commission has announced that all
hearings will be held in August and
that the group directing the hearings
will be augmented by the addition Of
Commissioners Porter and Eastman.
Previously only Commissioners Lee,
Meyer and Lewis had been hearing the
case.
The full schedule of hearings follows:
August 4, Portland, Me-; August 10,
Washington; August IL. Portland, Ore;
August II. San Francisco and Atlanta;
August 81, Dallas, Tex; August "a, Salt
Lake City; August 26, Kansas City, Mo-,
and August 81, Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-25
MISSING HUSBAND
LOCATED BY PHONE
claude Harris, AZ, in Hospital at
Harrisburg, Pa, Seri-
ously Ill.

Missing since he left Buffalo by train
last Saturday for his home here, Claude
Harris, Al, Eastern sales manager fol
the Van Camp Sea Food Co., was To-
Gated by his wife last night in a Harris
burg. Pa, hospital, after she had spent
almost week of telephoning police.
hotels and hospitals along the route.
Mr.. Harris is seriously Ill from bron-
chitis and asthma superinduced by gas
poisoning suffered during the war. He
probably will be confined to the hospital
for some time. Doctors were confident,
however, that he would recover.
He had left the train at the Pennsyl-
vania city when he suffered an attack
and his weakened condition prevented
doctors from learning his identity for
several days, Mrs. Harris said. Police
were notified and co-operated with
agents of the Pennsylvania Railroad in
general search. Mrs. Harris per-
sonally had telephoned officials in every
town where the train stopped while en-
route to Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-25
CHICAGO SEEKS
TWO CONVENTIONS
Campaign Started for 1882 Repub-
lican and Democratic Ses-
sions.

Chicago is to be an earnest bidder for
both the Republican and Democratic
National Conventions of 1882. The
Windy City's Chamber of Commerce,
backed up by Mayor Anton C. Cermak
and other officials, Is already engaged in
a campaign to bring to Chicago these
conventions.
Chicago has a new stadium, huge
building, completed in 1929, capable Of
seating $4,000 persons for a national
convention. 1t is in this building that
the political conventions would be
housed If Chicago were selected as the
convention city. The stadium has
housed on two occasions 10000 per-
sons attending conventions, it is said.
The building occupies a city block and
is almost square.
The Republican National Committee
will meet here next December to pick
convention city and the Democratic
Committee holds a meeting for the
same purpose in December or January.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-25


somewhat thin voices which were
unfortunately swallowed up by a
piano which had been loud-Speakered
into more or less laundering volume.
Even If, however, the first part
Of the operetta was lost to the ear
it was amply made up for by its
consistently handsome aspect to the
eye-the children doing their parts
with a sly insouciance, and only an
occasional Come on GirlS!" echo
ing unexpectedly through the over
strong detection of the amplifiers.
Later on the voices became stronger
and the piano better modulated, and
the whole was loudly applauded by
the large audience attending.
AS a beginning to the nights
festivities the Engineers Band, ably
conducted by Warrant Officer Lud-
wig Seitz, played a group OF inter-
esting observation-disclosures during
their rendition there were series Of
variegated sputterings which enema
ted from those same diabolic loud
speakers which played so much
havoc with the young voices shortly
afterward. Whether a piano as &C
compartment is desirable or not in a
spot of such large dimensions, GER
tainly if the microphone Is placed
directly in front Of it something
should be done to increase the
volume of the human voice. 1t is
a question If even powerful
virtuoso such as John Mccormack
could have made himself heard.
Two delightful dances, Push the
Business On" and Scarf Dance"
presented by the Tiny Tots Club and
the Jolly Juniors Club, were easily
one of the high spots of the eve
ning's entertainment. These, 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-25
SMALL BOYS SEE
FATHER MURDERED
Police Believe Rum Ring Marked
Victim as Informer IN Recent
Raids by U. S. Agents.
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, July 25.-John BalkovatE,
%, reputed South Side alcohol cooker,
was slain yesterday in the bed room
Of his home in the presence Of his two
small children. He was stabbed IN the
shoulder with an ice pick and shot in
the neck.
Police, acting on the theory that he
had been killed because an alcohol ring
suspected him of turning Government
informer, raided South Side cafe and
arrested Nick Lask 80, alleged leader
Of the ring. James Lask, 80, a brother,
also was taken into custody.
Balkovatzs body was found by his
b. other-in-law, George Leka. At Balko-
vatz's feet the two children, Richard, 3,
and Joseph, 2, sobbed Historically.
Nearby lay his own fully loaded and
cooked snub-nosed revolver.
Mrs. Balkovatz, who was away from
home at the time, said her husband
has been accused of "squealing" on the
gang in recent Federal raids on the
South Side because its members had
not given him "co-operation" when he
opened an alcohol plant recently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-25
employees OF STORE
ON EXCURSION TRIP
100 or More Prize Winners at
Goldenberg's Given Week End
Visit to Atlantic City.

Amid hilarious send-off, the Cold
enberg special" pulled out of Union
Station at $50 o'clock this morning for
Atlantic City, bearing toward a week
end vacation at the seaside resort a
hundred or more prize winning salespeo-
pie who helped make last month one
OF the biggest Junes In the history
Of the store.
For month during long hot days
the trainload of week enders had
worked hard piling up big sale records
In a competition for which a free trip
to Atlantic City was the special in
ducement.
Arriving at the resort the employees
will make the Grand Atlantic Hotel
their headquarters. Goldenberg's store
is footing all the bills.
The trip was sponsored by Arthur
Abbotts, general manager, and Leo
Baum. controller of the store. A free
trip was promised to the employees in
all departments who showed the big
gest sales increases during the month
of June.
Mrs. Jesse Meridith, personnel di-
rector, and Harry Ohmeyer, one of the
executives Of the store, are in direct
charge of the trip. The party will re-
turn tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-25
Science
NetU Light Is Observed in
Sub.Arctic Sky.

A strange light spread over the sub
Arctic sky at night has just been re-
ported to the British Royal Society by
Lord Rayleigh.
This meteorological phenomenon, APP
parently new to science, was observed
November at So north latitude. The
light was diffused over the whole sky.
5pectroscopic examination showed that
1t was Of the same constitution as or
binary night time sky light. But the
sky was very much brighter than usual
and the light remained at q constant
intensity for several hours.
1t was thought at first to be an
auroral effect. The spectrum, how
ever, failed to show the sharp green
line which Is characteristic Of the auro-
raj light. Also the state Of the earth's
magnetism, closely associated with the
aurora borealis, was steady on this
night so that an auroral effect would
have been very improbable. T. r. H.
Copyright, 1891. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, 1nc.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-25

A good. patriotic wash tub Of approx
mately rs feet in length and 40 feet in
width Is wanted by the Post once De-
partment to give the worlds largest
Star Spangled Banner scrubbing.
The huge 90-pound nag, which hangs
from the ninth to the third floors Of
the Post Once Building, has just about
reached the point where bath is about
the only thing that will prolong its life.
For IL years 1t has been hanging In the
buildings court for decorative purposes,
and it has reached such a condition
that dry cleaning or other modern
laundry methods would mean its de-
mise.
Mrs. Alice B. Sanger, private custo-
dian of the buildings flag collection,
said today that only pure soap and water
with careful handling can preserve the
nag. and. she suggestedM the only way
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-25
From the Front Row
Reviews and News Of Washington Thsa,ers.

flying eyefull (there'S a long shot"
Of her left or right kneecap) and al
though toward the end you wish 1t
was the beginning, there Is little
that would trouble you and little TO
get mad about.
E. de s. MELCHER.
"The Secret Call"
Good Story-Well Presented.
NEELODRAMA of morality is made
4VA vivid in THE Secret Call,
which exploits a young actress. Peg
gy Shannon, at the Fox Theater.
The devices of the writer Of thrill
stories are well preserved in this pro-
duction, which, on the legitimate
stage, has been shown with the adj
vantage Of the genius of David Be:
lasco behind its successive scenes.
The story Of politics that 1t unfolds
Is subordinated to the task OF de-
Tending the reputation OF woman
of prominence, with as many hair
breadth escapes and as numerous
q list of human touches as II 1t were
a story of the old frontier.
As a study of modern politics, 1t
Is one of the best of the group that
has engaged the attention OF play
wrights, the author Of this piece
being william C. De Mile. There
is none Of the frothy defiance OF
political dictators and the artificial
devices of those who have viewed
public affairs through glasses Of
limited power Is absent, but, with
the instinct of the dramatist, there
Is presented a most attractive study
of the ruthless political leader who
overreacheS and is compelled to view
the prospect of disaster brought
upon himself by his own traditional
methods. The outstanding interest
is in the experiences of the daughter
of an associate of the dictator and
her share in the course of events
that follow the sacrifice of the as
sociate to political expediency.
1t is worth while to record the
fact that Peggy Shannon. with the
assistance Of Richard Arlen, whose
name already stands high in motion
pictures. Is properly endowed to rise
in the Aim world. 1t would be I'M
fair to herald an actress as the sue
cessor of some other performer and
it is to be recorded that Miss Shan
non comes not as a successor of any
other leader in the cinema world, but
in her own right as a promising de-
pictor Of human qualities. She is
equally at home in the comedy Of
water sports, or in the role Of a
telephone operator. who is cleverly
playing q game with the fate Of
other persons. At only one point
does she display crudeness. and that
is in the time Of triumph, when
the expression Is so exaggerated as
to spoil an excellent scene.
The show at the Fox Is well bal
anced and contains many good fea-
lures arranged under the general
title Of Fancheon and Marcos Col
den West" idea. The entertainers
are Harriet Hutchins, comedienne;
Allen Riker. Bee Ho Gray and COM
pany. in cowboy entertaining; Chief
Eagle Feather, in Indian and tap
dancing: Valerie Wade, dancer, and
Jimmy AmeS, singer. The orchestra
under AL Mitchell and the organ
played by Bob Hamilton add their
contribution.
A serial starts at the Fox, under
the name, THE Vanishing Legion, I"
with cast including Harry Carey,
Edwina Booth, Frankie Darrow. Rex.
the wild horse; william Desmond
and Phila Mccullough. D. C. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-25
BARTON ASSAILs ROOSEVELT.
Anti-SaIO0n Official Says Views Are
Kept in Background.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Charges that Gov. Franklin D. Roose-
welt of New York and his sponsors Tor
the Democratic presidential nomination
were seeking to keep the Empire State
executives prohibition views in the
background were made today by DR..
Arthur j. Barton.
Barton, chairman Of the Executive
Committee of the Anti-Saloon League,
warned party leaders against entering
any prohibitionist nominee IN the
1892 campaign. He added that dry
Democrats in the South were under no
delusion at all as to the fact that Mr..
Roosevelt is thoroughly wet"
IF the lesson of 1928 has failed to
impress those who have usurped posi-
lions of authority in the Democratic
party" Barton continued. 1T will be
necessary to give them another lesson
in 1882"
Barton assailed Joseph s. Guffey, for
mer national committeeman from Penn
sylvania, for his prediction that Sc Of
that States ~ delegates to the national
convention would vote for Roosevelt.
He declared such pre-primary methods
were utterly opposed to the ideals Of
democracy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-25
FIRST LNESLOST
| IN CHILEAN REVOLT
Dispatches From Santiago
Indicate From 8 to 20
Casualties in Two Days.
BY the Associated Press.

BUENOS AIRES, July 25.-Dispatches
today from Santiago, Chile, estimated
the number of casualties resulting from
enforcement demonstrations during
the last two days all the way from S
to 20.
Newspapers reported 1t was impossible
to establish the number accurately. The
situation was said to have quieted down
today, although in some quarters 1t was
feared additional outbreaks might occur
President Ibanez called newspaper
editors together and announced the gov
eminent had dominated the troubles In
Santiago and expected to have the sit
uation in the rest Of the country we'll
in hand before the day was over. Dis
patches to Buenos Aires interpreted this
as indicating there had been serious
disturbances elsewhere In Chile.
A cabinet meeting was scheduled at
which representatives of workers and of
students who barricaded themselves in
the main building of the University of
Chile were to be heard. The students
have demanded the resignation of the
President
Santiago advices said there was street
fighting last night in front of the Brit
lsh Club and one of the principal
hotels, with two killed in each instance
The barricaded students and police
exchanged shots. The heads of the
military police said today the students
fired first.