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The Washington times., 1931-03-13
TORCHER, WOOLORAC
FI0RIAN

XApprentice allowance claimed.
AAlso eligible.
Torcher has been a mile In
143 2-5 for the sixth today.
Should be at his best.
Woolorac has been in the
money often of late. May fur.
niSh the opposition.
Florian was a half in 81 IS
for the test. I
ZAIDEE, sAXILBY,
BROWN GOLD -
SEVENTH RACE-The Hotel Marion
Claiming Purse; three-year-ol 8 turs4
The Washington times., 1931-03-13

Some boys are good pros
poets; others never will get any
where. All in all, the new
corners seem poorly trained,
poorly taught and far more in
clined to clinch and hold than
to stand up and fight it out.
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GAINS IN FEDERAL
INDIAN WORK SHOWN
Association Review of Last Twenty
Months Reports Good Progress
by New Administra ton.
By the Associated Press.

~ tue AbsOClAteQ ETesS.
PHILADELPHIA, March II. - The
Indian Rights Association has sent to
its membership and others q review of
he work in Indian affairs during the
last 20 months, in which it is stated that
good progress has been made by the
Government commissioners.
Among the things needed are q re-
organization of the Indian Bureau at
Washington-which Is in the making
and developing an efficient supervisory
service" says the review.
The statement, issued by M. X. Sniff
fen. secretary Of the association, shows
that the Government Is looking after
340,54 Indians who live in 200 reser-
vations or communities scattered over
20 States mostly west Of the Mississippi,
and who speak so distinct languages.
There are at schools maintained by
the Government-20 non-reservation
boarding schools, So reservation board
ing schools, Is sanAtorium boarding
schools. and 1872 day schools. There are
$4,000 children attending these schools,
500 are In mission and other private
schools, while $4,000 attend the public
schools. It is estimated that 5000 In
dian children are not in school. chiefly
because OF the remoteness of their homes
During the time covered by the ad-
ministration of Charles j. Rhoads, COM
missioner, and j. Henry Scattergood, as
sociate commissioner of Indian affairs,
appropriations for the Indians have been
increased from $14,991, 4S3 in 1928 to
s28, 1874, $50 In 1881.
The minimum food allowance has
been increased from IL cents a day, plus
what could be raised in gardens, for
pupils In Indians schools, to 378 cents
day, and clothing allowance has been
increased to $40 as against $22.
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CHURCH FEDERATION
TO PRESENT DRAMA
"Galahad" to Be Offered March
25-27 as Lenten Musicale.
Rehearsals in Progress.

A cast Of 100 Is being rehesrsed twice
weekly for q Lenten n1usical drama.
"Galahad" to be presented on the
nights Of March IS. IS and ~ at Luther
Place Memorial Church. Fourteenth
and N streets, under auspices Of the
Federation Of Churches.
Group rehearsals are also in progress
in various ether churches. Members Of
the Knights Of the Round Table Of
Washington viii portray the knights Of
King Arthurs court as depicted by the
famous Abbey paintings in Boston ssis
organization is headed by Page NIX.
Etchison. Other parts In this scene
will be taken by group of clergymen
and by members OF various churches.
Mrs. Alice Coyle Torbert viii direct this
part of the production.
The young peoples unit Of National
City Christian Church will sing old
chants under direction Of william E.
Braithwaite. The Soloists' Ensemble Of
Washington, directed by Otto Torney
Simon. will sing the music of the open
ing Bible scenes.
Caroline Mckinley, Mrs. Elizabeth
Pritchard and Miss Katherine Wiley
have the direction of various groups Of
players to participate in the drama.
Miss Mildred Merrill is head OF the
Costume Committee. assisted by Miss,
Dorothy Croissant Of New York, Mrs.
II. B. Lane. Miss Resale Melton, Mrs.
N. X. Gardner, Miss Mckinley, Miss
Judy Lyeth. Mrs. Louise wynT1e and
Miss Mabel Wynne.
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Music and Musicians
Reviews and News of Capitals Programs.

are eternally hunting for the answer.
What makes an orchestra great?"
must have been duly answered yes
terday. Toscanini took his men
with him to the very heights, espe-
cially in that irst "Lento" move
ment in which the theme seems to
soar far and away out of the reach
Of man, and capitulates finally in
one of the mightiest of musical
cltmaxes. No hesitancy was APP
parent, no section of the orchestra
waited for its turn and then ratified
out its part the way a certain group
did at one of this Winters concerts.
There was but one life, one breath,
one soul given TO it-and with Tos-
canini as the life-giver no more
could have been asked.
This was not, however, the only
part of the program that seemed
faultlesS. Although the maestro
was evidently ruffled by late corners,
who made him rap more than twice
in the very face of his second
violins before he could begin land
will somebody please tell somebody
to control himself from applauding
in the middle OF Schumann SYM
phoniesO he played the web-r
overture to "Oberon" as delight
fully as 1t ever has been played.
The only sluggishness came about
half way through the "Scherzo"
movement of the Schumann, and
that was such a small matter what
with the Weber before it, and the
triumphant Frank after it that was
forgotten almost before 1t had
begun.
Thus Mr.. r. Arthur Smiths SYM
phony season said its good-by. And
1t was a said one only because per-
lection is often inclined to be that
way. e. de s. MELCHER.
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BAIL GIVEN
IN HARTUNG SUIT
Wife Charges Real Estate.
Man With DeSertion and ,
Asks Limited Divorce. '

William K. Hartung, prominent real
estate broker, after spending the night
at hotel in custody Of Deputy United
States Marshal Harold T. Scott, this
morning gave bah Of $4,000 to insure
his remaining within the District pend.
ing hearing on a suit for a limited
divorce brought against him by his wife,
Mrs. Marion E. Hartung, 2205 Cali
fornia street. She charges him with
DESERVING her and their 1o-year-old
child and with paying attentions TO an
other woman.
The wife mentions a number of Incl
dents Of alleged cruelty, and declares
that her husband is addicted to drink.
While he has refused, she says. TO con-
tribute to the support of herself and
fees in the Shoreham Building, owns
an expensive car and is a life member
Of the Congressional Country Club,
where he can afford to play golf three
times a week.
She describes her husband as an
"expensively dressed man and appar-
entity enjoys all the Injuries of llfe."
The child has been i'll since last De-
cember and three weeks ago, she tells
the court, underwent an operation and
needs her constant care and attention,
Hartung, according to the wifes Pc
tition, spends much time with the
other woman. The wife charges that
the other woman and Hartung intend
to arrange for a fraudulent divorce
against her in Nevada or in some other
State where divorce laws have been
modified recently and that her hus-
band has threatened TO leave WASH
ington II she sought redress in the
courts.
Attorney Raymond Neudecker APP
pears for the wife.
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here. and upon which every successful
army organization must depend.
It have at times doubted whether
you will get 1t going smoothly without
taking someone who has actually gone
through this organization here from
beginning to end, as you know this is
the only general staff organization that
our army has ever had. All this comes
to my mind following the idea of an
occasional change, Of which you spoke
when here as being your intention.
=
The tonnage allotted to our use was
less in July than in June, not
withstanding our greater need Con-
sequently 1t was again urged that more
tonnage be pressed into service. Only
a limited amount of the new tonnage
from our own yards was then in mill
tary use, and continuance of British
assistance had become doubtful.
The following cable from Mr.. Lloyd
George to M. Clemenceau, handed to
me by the latter some days before,
showed some doubt about the continu-
ance of aid. notwithstanding the con-
f1dent assurances which Mr. Lloyd
George and Lord Miner had given
when the increased program was dis
cusSed:
Recent dispatches from Washington
give reason to believe that the United
States Government has abandoned its
program for putting 100 divisions on
the western front by July, 1919, and
that the greatest possible number would
only comprise 80 divisions. We have
also been advised that this program
reduced can only be realized II Great
Britain should continue to furnish its
help for naval transportation. Because
Of the serious character of this infor-
nation, Immediately made a prelimi-
nary study Of the questions with Min
ister of Naval transportation Sir Jo-
seph Maclay.
Recently Lost Ships.
II regret TO declare that we shall not
be able to continue our help as far as
cargoes Of merchandise are concerned,
and that we shall probably have TO
cut down tonnage assigned for troop
transportation. In the last few months
we have lost several troop transports
Of large tonnage.
While continuing to do our best for
the allies In the future as we have in
the past, think 1t best to let you
know without delay what difficulties we
may meet in attempting to realize the
American program in its entirety"
Tomorrow Preparations for st.
Mihiel offensive begin; British fail us
on tank promises.
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one Of his officers to discuss it with
my staff. but thought we had gone
as far as safe in this direction. The
question Of handling our supplies was
bound UP with our system of ports, de-
pots and means Of transportation to
such an extent that the details Of its
control could not be delegated to any
other authority.
FOch Yields to Pershing.
While strateeical control of the
armies had been placed in the hands
of the allied chief, the
responsibility for their tactical direc-
ton necessarily remained in the hands
Of their respective commanders. II
there had been a general mingling Of
units regardless Of national integrity,
then a general supply system applicable
to the entire front under a single di-
rection might have been logical. But
it was only by establishing the prin-
ciple Of unanimity that even the Inter
Allied Board was made acceptable, as
no commander in chief would forego
control of his supplies any more than
he would yield the military command
over his army.
The system Of coordination was al
ready doing excellent service, and in
my opinion 1t was more satisfactory
could be. Among other things, such
problems as procurement Of labor. stor-
age facilities and forage supply were
in process of solution. A reserve of
light railway material and of motor
transport though small, was being
formed, and systematic methods of
handling traff1c we're being studied.
I took early occasion to explain my
views to Marshal Foch, and convinced
him that the suggestion of a supreme
head for supplies was not practicable,
at the same time urging an extension
Of the scope Of authority Of the Inter
Allied Board as far as possible, without
interfering with the machinery Of sup
plv behind each army.
The decrease in the number of trans
port arrivals at this time gave some
apprehension. The successful handling
OF the immense quantity of cargo
needed could only be assured by con-
slant flow of shipping from home ports
Improvement in the rapidity Of dis
charging cargo was almost instanta-
neous with the change made in the
administrative personnel of the Serv-
ices Of Supply. This. combined with
the fewer. vessels reaching our ports.
had left many idle berths.
Supply Needs Not Met
A loss in tonnage deliveries could not
readily be made up by sending larger
groups of transports later on, as that
would probably produce congestion and
delay. We were constantly increasing
the capacity of our ports and were
now able to discharge $4,000 tons
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Jury HEARS STORY
GIVEN BY BOWLES
Statements After Police Hold
Him and Woman Read
in Murder Trial.
BIZ the Associated Press.

BIZ the Associated Press
HILLSBORO, Greg, March li.-Pur-
ported statements by Nelson c. Bowles
and Irma G. Loucks concerning the fatal
stabbing OF Bowles' wife in Miss Loucks'
Portland apartment last November
heightened interest in their murder
trial here today.
Ray d. Shoemaker. court reporter,
read the statements, which authorities
said we're given by the Portland capi-
talist and his former secretary the day
Mrs. Bowles died and two days later,
when they we're arrested.
Bowlee in a statement read by Shoe
maker, told police responsibility for the
tragedy lay in his continued relations
with Miss Loucks. Throughout the
statements, however, the defendants
maintained Mrs. Bowles stabbed herself
Stories Discrepant.
Miss Loucks' first statement, as read
by Shoemaker, said she did not remem-
Der Mrs. Bowles saying anything after
the stabbine, while her second said Mrs
Bowles told them not to call the Emer-
Rency Hospital. Her first statement said
she did not know Mrs Bowles was dead
until she read of 1t in the papers, while
her second said Bowles left the apart
ment before she did and went to
mortuary.
Upon the arrival of DR.. Paul B.
Cooper, Bowles was quoted as having
said, Bowles asked If he should call an
ambulance. DR.. Cooper told him 1t was
too late.
Alive as Aid Arrived.
was your wife dead before the doctor
arrived?" the reporters notes showed
Bowles was asked Bowles replied in the
negative.
Following Mrs Bowles' death DR..
Cooper told Bowles. according to the
statement, he would attend to every
thing and Bowles should Just take care
Of your children"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-11
COCKTAIL PARTIES HIT
BY CANADIAN LEADER
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TORONTO, March II.-Sir George
Foster, honorary president Of the On
tario Prohibition Union, regards cock.
tail drinking as an infection which
has spread alarmingly under the
glamour Of high society and fashion
countenance, even by Government
House"
Addressing meeting of the union
last night. he said:
The infection has spread so rapidly,
that cocktails now hold place of lin-
disputed sovereignty, and q new era
has come In Of parties devoted solely
to cocktails and to the spread of the
infection. But beneath the glamour of
fashion and high society, there Is sttll
the menacing core of alcohol.
Don't they have cocktails at Govern
ment House2 Don't they have cock
tails at any party you can think of?
When young girls want to give parties
they insist that cocktails must be
served.
I'VE must appeal to mothers and
fathers, to the boys and girls them
selves, to abolish this insidious method
OF raising q new crop Of business for
the liquor traf1c to live on"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-11

Representatives-elec for the Congress
which meets In December are now
studying their primer" William Tyler
Page, clerk of the House and author of
THE Americans Creed" who has served
for half a century at the Capitol, has
prepared q small handbook of informa-
ton for the newcomers to Congress.
This covers such subjects as Meeting
of Congress" Credentials" Roll Of
Representatives. ELECT" Compensation
Of Representatives-ele "T11e Oath Of
once" Mileage" once Rooms" AL
lowances for Clerks" Stationery AL
lowances," COMMITTEE Assignments, .
"Franking Privilege" Congressional
Directory Congressional Record, Z"
Admission to the Floor" and "Tele-
grams"
The pamphlet Is prepared 20 that the
member may know his rights and priv
leges and be better prepared to take UP
at once his duties for the best interests
of his constituents.
When the msmbers-elect gather here
for the opening of the new Congress IN
December, Mr.. Page will carry his role
as schoolmaster still further by conduct
ing school," in which lectures will
be given to the new members and their
office forces regarding congressional
duties, at which the usual custom will
be reversed and the pupils win question
the teacher instead of the teacher ques-
tioning the pupils.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-11
SPANISH REPUBLIC
AGITATION GOES ON
Republicans and Extreme
Socialists Spurn All Com
promise Attempts.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MADRID, March 1.-THE program
of the Extreme Left Socialists and Re-
publicans-to cause as much disturb
ance as they can, as long as they can,
until they overthrow the throne and
get a republic-continue unchanged.
When they are quiet 1t is either be-
cause they are temporarily cowed by
actual or potential martial law, sup
pressed by censorship or because ex-
pediency suggests lull In their opera
tons.
All Republicans and Let's are not of
this violent type, but many are. These
extremists formulated, while Gen. Ber-
enguer was premier, a secret" plat
form which is public knowledge and
to which they still adhere. In effect
it is:
Compromises Are Spurned.
'No compromise with any nionar-
chist government. Nothing short of a
republic. All the labor strikes. stu
dent disorders and political disturbance
possible until we convince the people to
support our cause-or so weary them
with turmoil that they will accept our
republic as the only price for peace"
King Alfonso, through Jose Antonio
Guerra, offered the olive branch to the
Let's. That old politician, recently
bitter enemy Of the King, really i'm
periled his life by the strenuousness
with which, in advanced years, he
sought to induce Let's and Rights to
bury the Ratchet and join in a gov
eminent to give Spain peace.
Sanchez Guerra did not do this for
love of Don Alfonso XIII. He did it
for love of Spain. And he failed-in
perhaps the last important attempt at
public service his health and years will
ever permit. He failed for the simple
reason that the Extreme Let's do not
want peace-not at any price except
upon their own full, unconditional
terms of republic.
Peace Effect Feared.
The foremost Republicans at first
rallied TO the Sanchez Guerra effort
Later the Left extremists spurned 1t.
Their frankly expressed reason was:
Peace will ruin us. Peace is the
alterarbly for the overthrow of the
monarchy and the establishment of a
republic. That cannot be done peace
fully. We would be trickad and we
would be fools If we accepted peace and
played with the Monarchists. Peace
under monarchy does not interest us.
That is merely an opiate. The disease
continues"
How long before there will be more
disorders is speculative. That there will
be more disorders Is doubted by few who
know Spain. 1t may be any time-soon
or late. The only question most OBJ
servers ask Is "When?"
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day, but only 10000 tons per day were
arriving.
with the large numbers Of troops
then in France and the continuous ar
rival of others, there was danger of
running still further behind in many
things Of which we were already short.
Our imperative needs in motor trans
port, rolling stock for railways, con-
struction material and signal supplies
were not being met, and yet they were
as indispensable as supplies for the men.
At that moment, when we were ask
ing the French to lend us trucks. they
made the same request Of us. We we're
actually short 1900 automobiles, thou
sands Of trucks and all other kinds Of
motor vehicles. The ambulance situa-
ton was critical, several sanitary units
were completely immobile and 20 base
hospitals had arrived without equip
ment.
1t was not believed that the Sec
rotary Of War himself was being kept
informed of these matters, and often
in reporting conditions 1t was requested
that his especial attention be called to
the cables.
Complains Of STAFF.
The following shows my thought at
the time, as expressed to Secretary of
War Baker, under date of August IT,
1918:
"Inasmuch as you asked me to speak
to you frankly l know you will per-
NIT me to refer to the subject Of CO.
operation between here and the Gen
eral Stan at Washington. 1 do so
only with the view Of giving you my
point Of view and possibly of aiding
you in getting over some difficult places
which I am sure you must encounter
and which are beginning to affect us
here. There Is an impression here that
our cablegrams are not being carefully
studied and thoroughly co ordinated.
There seems to be energy enough be-
hind things but perhaps 1t is not so
well directed by the staff as 1t might be.
1T may possibly be due to faulty
General Staff organization, which, as
nearly as / can learn. has not yet
reached that point Of perfection which
would enable all these matters to be
handled Systematically. In any event,
there Is not the satisfactory team work
with us over here that should exist It
Is not easy for me. from this distance.
to understand all the reasons. but 1t
may be due TO disinclination TO accept
our views.
Il fully realize that It may be Diff
ficult to get the perfection that you
should have, and that there may be
some Of the personnel that Is not en-
tirely satisfactory. To have full CO.
operation there must, of course, be en-
tire sympathy and unity of purpose
The system should be one thoroughly
tested out, such as Is in operation
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GANDHI, WORN OUT,
ISCONF|NED TO BED
Nationalist Leader Endures
Tremendous Strain in
Facing TumuIt.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AfEAIADABAD, India, March IL. -
Utterly exhausted by the grueling ordeal
to which welcoming crowds have sub
mitted him, Mahatma Gandhi, Nation
alist leader, had to spend most Of today
In bed
The tremendous strain to which he
has been subjected by the intense heat,
the binding dust and the unceasing
tumult was said to have brought on q
slight fever.
Stuffed Ears with Cotton.
At one point in his triurnphal trip
from New Delhi here, where he had not
been seen for more than a year, the
noise of the mobs who came to greet
him became so great that Gandhi
stuffed his ears with cotton. Ironically
enough it was on his weekly day OF
silence.
During the public outpouring to see
him Yesterday he once pleaded with the
crowd, IF you love me do not crush me
to death"
Two women received fractures of the
SKULL. five others were almost trampled
TO death and so tainted. today in a
mad rush to see Maf1atma Gandhi
Decision by the British Conservative
party not to participate IN an lmmeoi-
ate round table conference in India
did not come as a surprise to the Ma
tionalist leader, he declared today.
Position Termed Simple.
'I must say" the Mahatma said.
that the position of the Congress party
Is uneouivocal and exceedingly simple.
The party is pledged to win complete
Independence at the earliest possible
moment. It will look with grave sus-
picion on any dilatory tactics.
"The Conservatives fear about So
called safeguards is justified. The
CONGRESS will accept no safeguard
which is not clearly proved to be in
the interest Of India, and those which
were discussed at the London Con-
ference were certainly not In midas
interest. On this question Of vital
Importance to India equivocation would
be dangerous
"1f the Congress party is represented
at this round table conference 1t VIII
come with a clear conscience and with
all its cards on the table. welcome
Stanley Baldwins statement on MS
partys policy, for it enables the Con-
gress to understand the forces which
NAV be arrayed against it,"
He will leave tomorrow for speaking
tour in the kara district. where the
campaign for non-payment Of taxes
originated.