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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
HUGE BASE BALL POOL
LANDS IS MEN IN JAIL
New York Police Say Tickets Were
Also Being Printed for Fake
Sweepstakes.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 4.-Police today
declared they had broken up the larg-
est base ball pool and sweepstakes ring
in the city. Eighteen men. charged with
being the principals, agents and en-
ployes of the ring which was believed
to have handled about $4,000 a day,
were taken before magistrate on gam
bling charges.
Detective said they found thousands
of base ball pool tickets in the three
room fiat which they raided. In an
other apartment, opening upon the first
and with concealed entrance, they
said they found sweepstakes tickets, la
beled 81 each. for an "all-American
company futurity.'
The tickets indicated the drawing was
for September IT, under supervision of
The Fred. S. Pennington Post 1878
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Las Vegas,
New" 1t was for race at Belmont
Park September 49, The entire project
was a fraud. the police declared.
A printing shop was operating at top
speed turning out tickets.
Two prisoners were released in So 500
bond until Monday. the others paroled
on gambling and bookmaking charges
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
1880 OFF YEAR FOR MARRIAGE.
BUT GRETNA GREENS KEPT BUSY
St. Charles County. Mo-, Says Lack Of
Parking Space in ST. Louis Drove
Couples There

ing judge" went the credit for the
Gretna Greens of enterprise, for Clark
County. Ind, there was reported Fan
extensive marriage parlor business at
Jeffersonville," mostly couples from
Louisville, KY. St. Bernard Parish,
La, had marrying judge" friendly
to New Orleans clippers. Kent County.
Md, kept its marriage license ONCE
open after hours, winning some of the
wedding emolumentS which otherwise
might have gone to Cecil County.
Liberty County, Mo-, encouraged BRIDE
grooms to "enjoy one more day of
liberty and then honeymoon In Excel
sior Springs"
New England Exception.
To increasingly stringent marriage
laws, all the Gretna Greens Of exigency
were ascribed. Only in the New Eng
land States. Miss Hagar said, were the
laws requiring posting Of marriage in
tentionS observed without some Gretna
Green overflow in a neighboring State.
Smooth roads for motoring couples
were counted a considerable factor in
building up the Gretna Greens of con-
venience-"just nice auto ride" from
some large city being a reason often
given by county officers for marriage
totals out Of proportion to the size of
town
Unique. however, was the explana-
ton Of st. Charles County, Mo. which
said they got their couples because
there was no place to park in front of
the st. Louis City Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
D. {. GUARD RIFLE
TEAMS SET RECORD
Hiqh Score of 1874 Made by
Three Groups at Spring
Lake, N. J.
Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch 10 Inc StaT.
SPRING LAKE, N. j., July 4.-Three
District of Columbia National Guard
rife teams today broke the course rec
ord of 780 points out of possible 800
to win first. second and fourth places
from SO entries in the two-man-team
match of the Eastern small-bore tour
nament.
First Lieut. Walter r. Stokes. medical
detachment, 121st Engineers. and Sergt.
Theodore l.. Harrell, ordnance depart
ment, State detachment, scored 394
and 800, respectively, for their record
1874 total. Three teams shot 1873 tally,
that consisting of Capt. Clarence S.
Shield. Company E, l2lst Engineers,
who made 1872 points out of possible
400, and staff Sergt. Alex J. Thill, ord
nance department, State detachment,
39l being given second place because
of higher team score at the 200-yard
stage.
w. A. Seaver, with a 396, and L. E.
Bittner, with 387 who represented Bear
Rock Rife Club of Allentown, Pa.
though tied in the aggregate at both
the 100 and 200 yard stages with First
Lieut.. ThaddeuS A. Riley, headquarters,
12lst Engineers, 1893, and Capt. Just c..
Jensen. ordnance department, State
staff, 800, were given third place over
the local Guardsmen because 1877
score al the 200-yard range by Seaver
was higher than either of the 194s COL
lected by Riley and Jensen. The match
comprised 2 sighting and 20 record
shots by each individual at each of the
pinch 100-yard and 4-inch 200-yard
bun's-eyes.
Samuel Tekulsky, Roosevelt Rifle Club.
New York City, won the Spencer match
and Frazee Cup, with 1913 points out of
a possible 200. Two District of Column
bia Militia experts finished in the
money. Staff Sergt A. j. Thill getting
eighth prize, with 1874, and Lieut.. w. r.
Stokes, fifteenth, with 1913.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
JUDGE HITS EVIDENCE
IN RUM RING TRIALS
Says It Is Not Substantial Enough.
Prosecutor Says He Can
Prove Case.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEWARK. N. j., July Federal
Judge J. Lyles Glenn said yesterday evil
denec presented during the first two
weeks of trial of 81 men indicted as
members of the Atlantic Highlands rum
syndicate was mot substantial" enough
for jury to convict the defendants.
The Government has produced evil
dence that certain yachts and trucks
owned by a few Of the defendants were
used in some business or other" Judge
Glenn said. But in not one instance
has any evidence been produced that
either the yacht or truck carried one
bottle of liquor. The Government should
attempt to prove one of the 36 overt acts
against the defendants"
The judges declaration brought from
Assistant District Attorney Leslie Sal
ter the statement that the court seems
to be pulling one way and We seem to
be pulling another"
I'VE are attempting to prove and
eventually will prove" Salter said, that
all the contact boats and trucks were
used by these defendants in the alleged
effort to violate the prohibition law"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
NEW TOOLS OF SCIENCE
TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION
Symposium at Buffalo August 81
Planned to Let Chemists Know
Latest Discoveries.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July New tools of
science will be discussed at a Sympo-
SUM of the American Chemical Society
at Buffalo, August 81
In announcing this today, Prof
Ernest H. Huntress of Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology, said scientific
discoveries have come so rapidly that
1t Is diff1cult for the workers in any
one field to keep adequately in touch
with the progress of the others.
The symposium is planned to bridge
this hiatus. to let chemists know what's
new in their own science. Among the
tools will be the instruments used to
measure radiation and pry into the
structure Of atoms, catalysts, distilla-
ton, high pressures and high tempera-
lures, microscopes and the whirling
apparatus called the centrifuge.
DR.. Karl T. Compton, president of
Massachusetts, Institute of Technology,
will preside at this symposium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
q MISSIONARIES
IN MEDICAL CLASS
Is Priests and Two Nuns Get
documentary Courses at
Georgetown.

A class of 19 Catholic. priests and
q nuns, destined for missionary work
in distant posts throughout the world,
are receiving a month OF intensive
training at Georgetown University Hos
pital in the practical phases of medi-
cal. surgical and dental first aid.
The course, which opened July /, is
. service which Georgetown University
has been rendering for a number of
years for the benefit of missionaries
who must spend years in the Far East,
the tropics and other little known posts
far removed from any medical assist
ance. With 10 members of the Medi-
cal and Dental School faculties volun-
teering as instructors, the missionaries
are being taught how to mend broken
bones, to combat the raVageS of trcpi-
cal diseases. render dental first aid and
the principles of hygiene and SANTA
ton.
Guests Of University.
During their stay at Georgetown the
priests are the guests of the university
and are quartered and boarded at the
college. The two nuns, who are to go
into the interior of China, are among
the most enthusiastic members of this
medical class. They are from Mary
knoll, N. Y.
Rev. John L. Gipprich, s. j., regent
of the GEORGETOWN Medical and Dental
Schools, is in direct charge of the post.
Training in medical first aid given other
missionaries in recent years, he said,
has proved invaluable to them after
reaching their distant posts. There
they combine the duties of doctor and
surgeon with that of spiritual adviser,
and on more than one occasion the
application of sanitation rules in tropi-
cal posts has prevented the spread OF
epidemics. with a resultant saving OF
many lives Along with flrst-aid prin-
cipleS. the missionaries are being taught
the rudimentS of medicine.
Members of Faculty.
The faculty members and the courses
assigned to them are as follows: DR..
John F. Brazinsky, dental first aid; DR..
Leo B. Norris, diagnosis; DR.. Michael
F. Kennedy. ear, nose and throat; DR..
Edward j. Grass, first aid; DR.. Edward
Larkin, fractures and dislocat ions; DR..
Mario Mollari, sanitation and hygiene;
DR.. Russell j. Fields, skin diseases: DR..
Nelson Gapen therapeutics and materia
medica; Dr. James r. Costello, toxlcol-
ogy. and Dr. Eugene r. Whitmore.
The priests who are receiving this
training are from various missionary
orders in different sections of the coun-
try. The course ends on July 81, and
until then is still open to any priest who
wishes to receive the instruction. There
Is no charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
MERCHANT MARINE
SHOWS EXPANSION
New Trade Route Map Indi-
Gates Growth of U. S..
Shipping Since War.

By the Associated Press.
A marked expansion Of the American
merchant marine in the last dozen years
was noted yesterday by the Shipping
Board.
A new trade route map prepared by
the boards Bureau of Research was
cited to show that American flag lines
now have sailings from 16 Atlantic
Coast ports, Is Gulf ports and 20 Pa
cine ports" reaching practically every
important foreign and non-contiguous
port in the world"
Eleven Before World War.
This was contrasted with the situa-
ton at the beginning of the World
War, when vessels flying the Stars and
Stripes had almost disappeared from
the high seas" OF 40 foreign ports
enumerated as having from 5 to is
American nag services today. the
statement said only IL had any regu-
lar service prior to the World War.
In those days" the statement said,
IAN American traveller or shipper had
but to point to the lack of American
nag services for a valid excuse for
the use OF vessels of other nationalities.
But this condition has changed.
IS From New York.
From New York, our largest port
in point of foreign trade and shipping,
no less than AZ American flag lines
operate O total OF rs services.
"On the Pacific Coast, Los Angeles and
San Francisco each have 80 American
flag lines; Seattle, 10; Tacoma, IS;
Portland. Greg. 10; Anacortes, Wash,
Z; Astoria, Greg. and Everett, Wash
6 each; Bellingham, Wash, S; Grays
Harbor. Longvlew, Port Ludlow, Wash,
and San Diego, Calf, each, while
several others have from l to 3 services
each. Philadelphia has 26, Boston IT
and Portland, Mr., g."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
LOVING CUP TO BE GIVEN
TO HONOR BOY AT CAMP
Bronze Medal Also to Be Awarded
Winner at Clubs Va
cation Center.

The honor boy at Camp Reeder. where
members of the Boys Club spend their
Summer vacations, will be awarded a
loving cup presented by Pearson q
Grain, jewellers, it was announced yes
terday.
If the same boy wins it twice in sue
cession or two years in three it will be-
come his permanent possession. A
bronze medal will be presented the win
ner each year.
1t was also announced that Frank H.
Edmonds has given a large float to the
camp. He has also donated two loving
cups, to be awarded the best swimmers
in the junior and senior classes.
The second group of boys will leave
Washington for the camp on July 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
RIGHF RETURN is SEEN

MOSCOW, July 1 P1.-The prospect
that Kulaks who were expelled from
their village communities and deprived
OF their franchise would have their civil
rights restored was indicated today in q
decree issued by the Central Executive
Committee.
= The decree stated that the landed
peasants will have their rights returned
within i've years Of their expulsion, pro-
viding they had discontinued their fight
against the peasantry on collective
farms and proved themselves honest
conscientious toilers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
MAI. FRANCO DECLARES
CHARGES ARE FANTASTIC
Writes President Zamora Protest
ing Accusations Growing
Out of Uprising.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MADRID, July Maj. Ramon
Franco, Pablo Rada and other members
Of the Republican Revolutionary party,
have written President .Alcala Zamora
protesting charges made against them
in connection with the recent uprising at
the Tablada Airdrome, In Seville.
The letter, which was signed py
Franco, said the accusations were fan
tastic' and had greatly damaged his
candidacy as deputy for Seville. Franco,
according to the latest election returns.
was defeated in Seville, but was elected
In Barcelona.
eff the accusations against us are
true" the letter read, then we should
be imprisoned. II not, the government
should quickly annul the Seville cleo
ton because of unjustified coercion by
the military forces"
Franco bitterly attacked Minister Of
Interior Maura, whom he blamed for
his predicament.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
ALABAMA POLITICIAN
DIES OF HEART ATTACK
L. B. Musgrove, "a, Twice Sought
Seat in Senate From Native
State.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
JASPER, Ala, July Al. B. Mus
grove, "a, prominent Alabama politi-
clan, mining operator and newspaper
publisher, was found dead in bed at
his home here early tday. Death was
attributed to a heart attack.
MuSgrove twice sought seat in the
United States Senate, opposing the late
oscar w. Underwood in 1920 and Sen
ators Hugo Black and John Bankhead
in the 1925 Democratic primary.
He also was one of the principal own
ers of the Deep Water Coal 81 Iron Co.,
one of the largest coal and iron COM
panies in the State, and for years pub
lished the Mountain Eagle, weekly
newspaper here.
In addition to his races for the Sen
ate Musgrove sought in 1924 the back
ing of the Alabama Democratic dele
CATION for the presidency in opposition
to Underwood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
FOUR BOYS IMPLICATED
IN THEFT OF FIREARMS
Police Charge Youths Took Part
in Robbery of Store Entered
Four Times Recently.

Four coIored boys, held by police
pending an investigation of several rob-
berries, were reported today to have ad-
mitted implication in the robbery of the
store of Harry Goldman, 1917 Seventh
street. The store was looted four times
during the past few months, pistols and
rifles being stolen.
The boys were booked as Leon H.
Stewart, 10. and his brother Frances,
IA. of IT'S Rhode Island avenue; Reg
inald Daniel Bush, ID. of 1856 Eighth
street and Robert Henry Gray, Is, OF
306 P street
Detectives r. j. Cox and L. M. Wilson
arrested the boys and recovered several
of the pistols that had been sold. They
have located the rifles and expect to
recover them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
EDUCATORS CLOSE
RECORD CONVENTION
Attendance Doubled Over Last
Year-Atlantic City Selected
for 1882 Meeting.
Nv the Associated Press.

Nv the Associated Press
Jos ANGELES, July 4.-Having Sc
ncted Atlantic City, N. j., for their
1882 meeting teachers and school OH
Gals attending the National Educa-
tional Association Convention here were
en- route to their homes or on vacation
trips today.
Willis A. Sutton. retiring president, est
mated $4,000 persons were here for the
sixty-ninth annual meeting This Is
more than twice the number attending
any previous convention. he said.
The board of directors adopted a
resolution commencing the stand of
Gov. Richard j. Jussell of Georgia. in
declaring against proposals made in
Georgia. that would effect drastic cuts
in educational appropriations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
FARM METHOD TO SHIFT

WINNIPEG. July (P).-Mixed farm
ing on large scale is expected to fol-
low the arrival here during the SUM-
mer of number of farmers from Min
nesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin
under a colonization scheme sponsored
by a Minneapolis syndicate.
The syndicate, through a Winnipeg
agent, has purchased 10000 acres OF
farm lands in the Lakeview district,
north of Portage La Prairie, about rs
miles to the northwest Of Winnipeg,
and is negotiating for another 10000
actes in the province, though its loca-
ton has not been disclosed.
The vanguard of the American set
tiers is expected to arrive in the Lake.
view district soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
HITLER GROUP RAIDED
Munich Police Occupy Headquar-
ters of Party.

MUNICH, Germany, July 4 %
Adolf Hitler's party headquarters. the
palatial Brown House." was occupied
TODAY by the Bavarian state police. All
National Socialist members wearing
their brown shirt regaiia in defiance Of
the ban on such uniforms were taken
to a police station. After their names
and addresses were taken they were re-
leased.
The Munich police chief has placed a
han On wearing on the public streets
uniform dress or even arfnbands, indi-
eating that the wearers belonged to
political organizations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
Barrymore and Shearer
Make Much Of "A Free Soul"

NJ ISIS SHEARER'S new film
M belongs to Mr.. Barrymore.
WI Yet it is one OF the most
1 i absorbing that this con-
sistently excellent actress
has appeared in. Entitled "A Free
Soul" it began its local career yes
terday at the Columbia, and should
remain there until the Summer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
TRICK THEFT CHARGED
Trio Are Blamed for Loss in Small
Change Racket.

Three men who gave their names
and address as Charles d. Bradshaw,
Scott j. Tucker and Benhart Tucker
of GIT Twelfth street. today were
charged with larceny by trick" after
their arrests on a complaint made by
Georgetown filling station operators.
Seventh precinct police charged the
men with having worked small change
racket on the stations. Only a small
amount of money was reported to have
been lost.
The three were arrested when one
station operator obtained the tag num-
Der of the machine in which they were
riding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05

cTOCuSeS II a V z
well gotten over
I h e ir fl st
bloom.
Lionel Barry
more's perform
ance is a clever
one, although
I he character
he portrays Is
one of the most
sordid seen on
the screen. The
plot, too. is full
of melodra ma tic
thunder. which
doesn't by any
m e a n S strike
home. But un-
der the hne
RuidA nee of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
H0NORED IN ENGLAND

San Antonio Girl, on Goodwill
Tour, Serves for Ill Mayoress.
oxroRD. England, July 4 P).-Miss
Ruth EIdridge of San Antonio, Tex,
member of q party Of II American boys
and girls now on a goodwill visit to
Eno,and. today had the unusual honor
Of acting as deputy for the mayoress
Recause of the illness Of the mayor
e.s ~ was decided to have one Of the
American Girls act as deputy, the names
being drawn out of q hat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
POLICE USE ODD AERIAL
Wastebasket Employed to Tune II
Results of schmeling Fight.

A wastebasket carried returns of the
Schmeling -Stribling fight to the head
quarters Of the third police inspection
district last night.
A radio had been brought to the sta
ton, and the police were all set to get
the returns when it was discovered the
outfit had no aerial.
Oficer E. T. Hinsley, station clerk,
suggested employing the wastebasket.
The reception was perfect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
Piano Manufacturer Dies.

STARNBEHG, Germany, July 4 up.
Carl Bechstein, retired head of the
piano concern bearing his name, died
today at the age of Il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
INJURED IN COLLISION
Miss Elizabeth Brady Victim of
Car and Auto Crash

OdI anu AuLO Crash.
Miss Elizabeth Brady 20. of 1905
Huntington street, was slightly injured
last night when an automobile in which
she was riding collided with a street
car at Massachusetts, avenue and G
street.
She was removed to Emergency Hos
pital for treatment. Anna Louise Ben
nett, 10, of the Chastleton Apartments
who was driving the automobile, escaped
unhurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
Hungarian Vote Backs Regime.

BUDAPEST, Hungary. July FD.-
Final election returns in the voting for
eminent parties 1T seats out of q total
of 245.
The Washington times., 1931-08-29
NO SPEED LAW
HERE, YEAH?

If you don't think there's a
speed law in the District, drive
your automobile over % miles
an hour and see what happens.
This, in effect, was the state
ment made today by Corporation
Counsel william w. Bride in
commenting on published reports
that there was no speed law in
effect because such provision was
rot made in the amended traf-
fic act.
Mr.. Bride pointed out the traf
fic law is full of savings clauses,
which provide that the old regu-
lations shall remain in effect
until amended, altered or re-
voked. Breaches of the speed
limit set forth in the law will
continue to be prosecuted, Mr..
Bride said.
Meanwhile Traffic Director
William A. Van Duzer has SUBJ
mitted new set of speed laws
to: the District commissioners.
Current restrictions on trucks
equipped with pneumatic tires,
it is understood, will be removed.
Heretofore such vehicles have
been limited to 18 miles an hour.
This, it was learned, will be the
only radical change in the new
speed regulations.
The Washington times., 1931-08-29
LIKELY.
TOST|GKBY
UNIONS
Question of Prescribing Pay
Rate to Wait Till Next Year,
Bride Hints After ParIey

Attempts to have the wage
scale paid by the District to
building workers prescribed as
the prevailing wage" on District
government contracts under the
Bacon-DaviS law today seemed
doomed to failure.
1t was indicated at the Depart.
ment of Labor that the proposal,
which had received favor at the
District Building, but which
aroused opposition among trade
unions, would not be accepted by
Secretary Doak, who, under the
law, is. the final authority on dis
putes arising under the prevail
ing wage" law.
Half Union Scale
Wages paid by the District to
its building workers are about
half of the union scale for the
same work. The Bricklayers,
Masons and Plasterers' Interna.
tional Union of America leaped
upon the proposal to make them
the standard and pointed out the
inconsistency of such ruling.
District employees receiving the
wage, it was pointed out, have
work virtually the year around,
with leave and other privileges.
Union workers on contract jobs,
however, work only portion Of
the year, have no leave and very
few other privileges and cOnSe-
quently their wages must be
higher.
The Department of Labor has
held in several instances that the
union scale is the prevailing
wage" in Washington.
Bride, Labor Confer
It was indicated today that
this would continue to be the
opinion Of the Department, or at
any rate, that the wages paid to
regularly employed District work
ers would not be accepted.
Corporation Counsel w. w.
Bride, conferred with labor Of
ficials yesterday, and upon his
return to the District Building let
it be known that the matter OF
prescribing the prevailing wage
would go over until next week.
William j. Bowen, president
emeritus of the bricklayers. said
ITO recommend that rate for
men who must work q day
when they can, and who sell
dom work q full week, Is not
only going beyond the pro-
visions Of the Federal prevail
ing wage law, but it is an ef-
fort to enforce an inhumanity
that has no excuse Of any kind.
to say nothing of statutory
warrant"