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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
D C.. MANKILLED INDUCK BLIND;
SHOT FROM APPROACHING BOAT
J. Miles Miller Fatally Wound
ed While Hunting on
Potomac.
Death Declared Accidental
After Inquest by Prince
William Coroner.

The body of J. Miles Miller, %, of
No. 1 Sherman circle, who was acct
dentally killed yesterday afternoon
while duck hunting on the Potomac
River in Prince William County, Va,
arrived here today from Occoquan.
Miller, an adjuster for the Cafritz
Real Estate Co., was shot in the head
by Norman Clark Of Cherry Hill, Va.
He died instantly. Coroner w. H.
Marsteller, after an inquest, issued a
certificate Of accidental death.
Shooting of Miller was the second
casualty of the hunting season, which
opened yesterday. Earlier in the day
Third Precinct Policeman Elmer r.
Franklin, Al, Of Cherrydale, Va, shot
himself in the foot while hunting in
Fairfax County. A part of his foot
had to be amputated
Miller, accompanied by E. L. Stro-
hecker, 214 Rosemary street, Chevy
Chase, and Capt. George White, also Of
Chevy Chase, had gone to the Freestone
Point Gun Club Sunday to prepare for
the seasons opening yesterday
With his two companions, he occu-
pied blind yesterday on the Potomac
near Freestone Point. When the three
men had shot the bag limit about 3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
TURKEY BARS IMPORTS
Purchase of Nearly 1000 Articles
Abroad Is Limited.

ISTANBUL. Turkey, November II (P.
Almost paralyzing foreign trade in
Turkey, the government issued a de-
cree yesterday drastically limiting the
importations Of 1000 articles.
America was among the nations hard
hit, and diplomatic protests are expected
from many countries. No consideration
was given to merchandise now in Gus
toms or en- route.
Quotas effective yesterday limit the
importation of such American articles
as automobiles. motion picture films,
camera films. automobile tires and
radios Comparatively small amounts
of these articles will be permitted to
enter the country during November and
December, and new quotas will be fixed
for succeeding months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
SODALITY SERVICES
TO BE HELD SUNDAY
Sacrament and Sermon to Be Held
in Celebration at Holy
Comforter.

The semi-annual demonstration of
the Sodality Union of Washington, in
honor OF the Blessed Mother, will be
held IN the Church of the Holy Com
forter, Fourteenth and East Capitol
streets, Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Rev. j. Maurice King, assistant pastor
OF st. Cyprian's Church, will preach
the sermon, and Rev. Joseph v. Buck
ley, pastor Of st. Xavier's Church, will
celebrate the benediction of the most
blessed sacrament. Rev. Thomas F..
Sweeney, assistant pastor of st. An
thongs Church, will be deacon and
Rev. w. H. Ahern, assistant pastor Of
the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacra-
ment, subdeacon. Rev. j. P. Begley
Will be master of ceremonies.
A musical program has been arranged
under the direction of Miss Margaret
Walsh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
DIRECTOR CHARGES
ACUTE CROWD|NC
AT ST. EL|zABETH'S
Dr.. White Says Hospital Is
Treating One Third Too
Many Patients.
FAV0RS COURT TRIALS
FOR INSANE PERSONS
Report Also Urges District Police
to Have Demented Prisoners
Treated.

ST. Elizabeth's Hospital is "acutely
overcroWded," DR.. William A. White,
director of the institution, declared in
his annual report to the Secretary of
the Interior.
During the past year, he pointed out,
> 1854 patients were treated at the hos
p1tal, Of whom 4,721 were retained
there Tor varying periods. The hospital
Is carrying practically one-third more
patients than it has facilities for, DR..
White said, and the past two years
nave seen an increase of approximately
200 patients per year.
Urges Legislative Action.
DR.. White explained pending legisla-
ton to change the methods of admis-
sion to the hospital, including provisions
for voluntary commitment, with pro-
vision for discharge on three days no.
tice, provision that insane persons taken
into custody by the police shall not be
subjected to trial as criminals but
held at the hospital and treated unless
they or their relatives demand trial,
and provision for trial by court rather
tnan jury, OF insane persons demanding
trial.
The pending legislation, DR.. White
said, also provides for the automatic
restoration of civil right of patients
discharged from the hospital as cured.
Favors Court Trials.
every effort" DR.. White added.
should be made to secure the modifi-
cation Of the present laws governing ad.
missions to st. Elizabeth's and the en-
actment of the proposed or similar
legislation. With the exception of seven
States in the Union. jury trial for pur.
poses Of commitment has been aban-
doned. If experience has demonstrated
that the jury trial is wrong in so many
States, it would seem the same condition
should apply to the District of Columbia
and the residents should benefit by the
experience that shows the need of this
desirable change"
The proposed legislation, DR.. White
said, for the most part would make
writs of habeas corpus on behalf of
patients unnecessary and would make
simpler the release of patients to those
competent to care for them.
The farm and shop output of the
hospital, the report says, increased in
value $4,000 over the last year. The
hospital now has the largest class Of
nurses in its history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
CHILD WELFARE NEEDS
OF D. C. WILL BE TOLD

Miss Katharine F. Lenroot to Ad-
dress University Women and
Members of Committee Invited.
Child Welfare Needs of the Dis
trict" will be discussed in an address
by Miss Katharine F. Lenroot, acting
chief of the Children's Bureau, DEPART
ment of Labor, at a dinner of the
American Association of University
Women tomorrow.
Members of special committee on
child welfare for the District, appointed
by the Commissioners at the request of
the last Congress, will be honor guests.
They are DR.. w. G. Fowler, District
health officer, chairman; Judge Kath-
ryn Sellers of Juvenile Court; Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle, member Board
Of Education; DR.. F. w. Ballou, super
intendent of schools: Mrs. F. C. Will
son, Board of Public Welfare, and T.
g. Walsh Of the corporation counsels
Office.
The committee, which has been
studying District needs for some time,
will report to the Commissioners Short
ly after Congress opens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
Religious Lectures Start.

HAYMARKET, Va, November II
Especially Canon F. E. Hewitt of
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, began last
night the first of a series of lectures,
which will be given each night this
week in st. Paul's Episcopal Church.
The lectures have to do with the out
standing characters in the Book of
Genesis ana the series will end with the
o'clock service Sunday night. Rev.
w. F.. Carpenter Is rector Of the church.
sponsorinG> the preaching mission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
Citizens Group to Meet.

BLADENSBURG, Md, November II
Especially Officers for the ensuing
year will be elected at the meeting Of
the Greater Bladensburg District Citi-
zens' Association tomorrow night at 8
o'clock in the parish hall OF st. Luke's
Episcopal Church. ENTERTAINMENT and
other features win aIeo be provided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
WOMEN IN VARIED WORK
Occupations Range From Detec-
tives to Store Owners in Capital.

Occupations Of Washington women
range from detectives to disinfectant
store owners, according to Alice JET
ferris Of 100 Maryland avenue north
east, who Is preparing a business
women's directory for publication.
Mrs. Jefferis today revealed other
calling to be found include doctors,
lawyers, sewing machine mechanics,
transfer storage service operators, an
tique dealers, architects, brokers, chiro-
practors, dairy owners, beauty parlor
operators, delicatessen store owners
and stenographers.
The directory will contain the names,
telephone numbers, addresses and oc-
equations of some 5000 business wom-
en-. It will be distributed in office
buildings, hotels and homes in jan
uary. A new issue Is planned every
six months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
TALK BANK NEEDS

Banking legislation to be proposed
In the next Congress was discussed
today by President Hoover and Sen
ator Walcott of Connecticut, MEM
Der of the Senate Banking and Cur
rency Committee.
Walcott said his subcommittee would
meet next week to draw up report
on hearings held last Spring.
The Connecticut Republican declined,
however, to say what particular meas
ures had been talked over with the
President.
Mr. Hoover recently advocated a
system of IL home loan discount banks
to Accelerate home building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17

o'clock they called Clark, the tender, to
come and get them
Clark came out in a rowboat. AS
he approached the blind he picked up
a single-barrel shotgun which he had
in the bottom Of the boat. The gun
somehow discharged, the entire load
entering Miller's head.
Miller is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Gertrude Volland Miller, with whom he
lived at the home of her parents at
No. l Sherman circle. Also surviving
are his father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. H. B. Miller, 1927 P street, and
two sisters, Mrs v. E. Spain and Mrs.
]. A. Houston. both of Washington.
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day at his late home with burial in
Glenwood Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
ARMY WARNS FLYERS
Pilots Told to Avoid Langley Field
Target Ranges.

Airplane pilots have been warned to
stay clear of bombing and gunnery
ranges in the vicinity Of Langley Field,
where practice and record bombing and
gunnery matches are in progress.
The ranges include aerial gunnery on
ground targets at Messick Point, bomb
ing on the Plum Tree Point Range, at
the mouth of Black River; tow target
gunnery between Marsh Point and New
Point Comfort and bombing on the west
side Of the Langley Field reservation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
few cheers when the going's
| tough; that's the thing for
\ foot ball players"

n lew cheers when the gO1ngS
- ~ tough; that's the thing for
"A foot ball players"
4 \ Supt. A. C. Tawse of Lor-
ton Reformatory paused at
the edge of the prisons athletic field
yesterday afternoon.
That's the thing for foot ball play
ers," he repeated, waving his cigar at
the 60 men in uniform who were tack
ling and kicking across the white
barred expanse for foot ball play
ers and men"
Foot ball, the superintendent said. Is
no new thing at Lorton this season
The sport, as a matter of fact, Is in
its sixth year, although teams in the
past had had to struggle along with
little or no equipment
But this year the white and colored
squads, who practice and play separ-
ately, received 60 complete uniforms
through the enthusiastic efforts OF
fellow prisoner-Edmund L. Rheem,
working in cooperation with Mr..
Tawse and a group Of Rheem's friends
outside the prison.
Rhecm, a college graduate, who
learned foot ball under one of the great
Eastern coaches has been elected coach
and manager Outside his eight-hour
prison stint, he devoteS most OF his
time to arranging schedules with out
side teams for the white and colored
squads and In drilling them on alter
mating afternoons throughout the week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
PRISON PLOT REVEALED
Attempt to Release Ernest Booth,
Author, Frustrated.

OAKLAND, Calf, November II (P).-
District Attorney Earl Warren of Ala
media County yesterday announced dis
covery of a plot which, he said, sought
the release of Ernest Booth, nationally
known author. from Folsom Prison.
Warren Mulvey. SO, a former convict,
was declared to have obtained all legal
papers In connection with the Booth
case through substitution of dummies
when he called at the county clerks
Office here to see the record. Warren
said Mulvey attempted to change the
record to leave legal loopholes which
would result in the release of the con-
Wet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
RADIO AMATEURS GAIN
Number of Experimental Stations
Is Placed at 22,73e.

Popularity of the radio telephone
with experimenters increased the num-
Der of licensed amateur stations last
year to 22,739-a gain of nearly 1000
over the previous year.
w. D. Terrell, director OF the Com
merce Departments radio division, in
his annual report today described the
amateurs as by far the largest users of
transmitting radio stations in the United
States. During the year 20,703 opera
tors licenses were issued, of which
$500 we're commercial and 1854
amateur.
The fixed monitoring broadcasting
stations, designed to catch stations vio-
lating regulations. said the report, have
shown n constantly increasing improve
maent In frequency control.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
COMMUNISM is TOPIC
Unannounced Speaker will Ad-
dress Harmony Club Tonight.

UIeSS 1AdI HIUIIy OIUU IOHIBHL.
Every phase of Communism will be
discussed tonight at 8 o'clock at a
meeting of Harmony Club, local unit of
the National Order of Protestant Clubs,
Inc, in I. o. o. F. Hall, 822 Twentieth
street. The identity Of the speaker
was not announced.
The Harmony Club, organized last
May, claims membership of more
than 5000 with clubs in the District of
Columbia and Virginia. It's policies,
according to an announcement today,
are pure Americanism and opposition
to the communistic activities and other
subservient isms which are gradually
endeavoring to tear apart the American
institutions and ideals"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
CANADA OFFERS BONDS
$3.50, 100000 National Service
Loan to Go on Sale Nov. %.

OTTAWA, November II R.-Can-
ada's $150,000, 900 national service loan
will be offered to the public Monday,
November %, it was announced yes
terday.
E. N. Rhodes. acting minister Of
finance, in fixing the date, said the
loan would eve two maturities, one
series falling uue in 1886 and the other
November Is, 1941.
The bonds will be issued In standard
denominations, although in the Ave
year issue there also will be 500 Ger
tificates.
The acting minister did not an
nounce the price at which the bonds
will be offered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
GUILD WILL MEET
sibley Hospital Group Will Hear
Report on Hospital Night

The November meeting Of the wom-
ems Guild of Sibley Memorial Hospital
will be held Thursday morning at 10:45
pital. Reports on Hospital night" will
be heard at that time.
Mrs. Harry w. Burgan, wife of the
minister of Hamline Methodist Episco-
pal Church, will conduct the devo-
tional exercises, and Mrs. e. B. Neifert,
soloist Of Brightwood Park Church. win
sing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
D. of r. Plans Card Party.

CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md, November
II (SpeciaD "A card party will be
given Friday night in Odd Fellows hall
under the auspices of the Daughters of
Rebekah No. so. Proceeds win 60 to the
general fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported
tne Health Department In the last "a
ETenk II. and Mary z Allen. boy,
AE-lo.lGo and Gertrude Wood. girl,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
FIREMAN RECOVERING
Spine Not Fractured in Practice
: Jump, Physicians Believe.

Fireman c. A. Beck, No 2 Truck
Company, District of Columbia Fire
Department, who was injured in a
practice jump into life net from the
second story of the fire house at New
Hampshire avenue and M street late
yesterday. was said to be recovering to-
day at Emergency Hospital
II was not believed the mans spine
was fractured, as was first feared, ply
sicians said.
y Officers and men of the company said
Beck made what appeared to be a good
jump and landing. They were at a loss
to explain the injury.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-14
Hoover Program
Facing Trouble
Continued From Page II

ton bills were among the legis,a-
ton which Hoover desired passed
first, and he believed both parties
favored quick action.
Mills Leads Fight
The aniable and politically as
tute Mills, who is shouldering chief
responsibility in pushing the pro-
ject through congress. sought to
smooth its path still further today
by disclaiming that the aoministra-
ton ever had any intention OF
coupling the Presidents proposal
for one years suspension OF pay
ments on foreign debts with cancel
lation.
Secretary Melons lieutenant thus
recognized the growing alarm IN
congress that ratification of the
moratorium might commit tha {
body to further scaling down OF
war debts. This contention h q S
been loudly proclaimed by oppon-
ents of the Hoover proposal and
they are ready to use 1t. Sugges-
tions that the debt commission be
revived disturbed even stout ad-
vocates of the moratorium. EX
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-14
SCOUT TRAINING,
COURSE Is HELD
OVER WEEKEND

Scout leaders held most sue
ceSsful training course for all
adults interested in Poy Scout work
this weekend at the Veterans Ne
mortal hall, Imperial.
The conference 5egaa Saturday
afternoon and continued until sun
day evening, the students CAMPING
in the hall Saturday night. ~.
erage attendance wGs 25 and at
one session the attendance
reached SO.
j. E. Brock. council president
presided, and one &C Sae interest
ing addresses was that given bv
R. P. Moore Of this city on
Scouting Obiectives and Program"
-Four Scouters from San Dieso
were on the conference staff: e
wood Barley, Scout executive
Stanley Millar, assistant executive
Paul Brust and William Sherman
Various phases Of Scout organi-
cation and leadership were dis
cussed, activities planned and out
door programs conducted. All those
vino attended the conference will
receive a certificate as this Is the
first half Of q standard course. It
was decided to hold the second half
during the latter part OF Februarv
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-14
Garcia's Slayer
C0nfesses Crime
lContinued From Page y

into the sand. Garcia was slumped
ever onto the cushion of the seat.
his back and head riddled with
bucksho:.
Blood was spattered over the
windshield and walls of the small
coupe in which Garcia had been
driving A gaping hole in the glass
on the left side of the car indicated
The killers drove alongside Garcia
and fired point blank at his head
From tracks found near the car
after it came to stop w. S. Keat-
ing. deputy sheriff. formed the
theory one Of the killers leaped to
the runing board Of Garcias car
after the first shot was fired, and
shot again into the back of his
head. The killer than guided the
car until it came TO q stop. Keat-
lao guessed. explaining his theory
with the contention the car would
have turned over if it had net been
under control, since it went over
one sand humncock before stoppins
Not Lone Slayer
Whether the slayers laid in wait
tor Garcia, or followed him from
San Luis, where he crossed the bor-
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-14

ming. AS far as they know, accord
ing to Undersheriff Clarke, the
dead mans only business for several
months has been his Lower Califor-
MIA cattle ranch.
If captured. Garcias murderers
will be found in Mexico. it is be-
lieved here. Investigators are max
ing n thorough check of all possible
enemies, and those who have had
recent dealings with Garcia.
When first notified OF the killing,
Undersheriff Clarke and Deputies
Keating pnd Elmer Waters went to
the place where the body had been
found, later pursuing their inveS l.
cations to San Luis, Algadones and
into the Mexican state OF Sonora.
This morning Tom Sharp. nyest.
igator for the district attorney
Harold Gillett. investigator for the
sheriff. and Don Campbell. niger
print expert, were assigned to the
case. Mexican officials both IN
MeXicali and Tijuana also took up
the hunt.
One important detail connected
with the investigation is that both
doors Of Garcia's car were opcn
when it was found. The lights were
still burning
An inquest into the death will be
held at Lemons mortuary In e
Centro at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. The Mexican Is survived
by his mother and father, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesus Garcia, both living on
his cattle ranch.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-14

der Saturday afternoon, is a matter
of conjecture. That there was more
than one of them is q certainty,
however, since one must have been
driving while the other fired on
Garcia at point blink range.
An investigation by Undersheriff
Rodney Clarke yesterday disclosed
the important detail nc other cas-
crossed the line at San Luis either
before or after Garcia. The invest
igation also brought to light the
Fact Garcia had not intended to
visit CaleXico and MeXicah until
Sunday, and gave rise to the pu2z-
ing question hoW his enemies
knew he was on the road Saturday
night.
The former Mexican officer had
many enemies, according to officials
on both sides of the international
line. He served for q time as chief
of police in Tijuana. and later rs
assistant chief of the Mexican ru-
rales, working under Francisco Nor
ales, until Garcia's death his part
ner in me ranching venture.
Garcia was recognized by both
American and Mexican officers a
one of he best officers in this Sec
ton, and a dead shot with a pistol
It was often said Of him no man
would ever kill him while facing
him, according to other officers.
Officers here had no information
today Garcia was working for the
Mexican government in inYestiga-
tons OF smuggling and alien run
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-14
COURT ASKED TO
BREAK ALLEGED
MOVIE TRUST

CLEVELAND, Dec. IA. (U.P)-The
Motion Picture Producers and Dis
tributors OF America, Inc, of New
York was charged with violating the
Sherman antitrust law in an ir-
junction suit filed in federal court
here today by the Cleveland Mo-
ton Picture Exhibitors association
representing As independent exhie-
itors.
The producers and their presi-
dent, VIII H. Hays, were charged
with setting up combine and
price monopoly that threatened
independent operators with bank
ruptcy. The suit, filed by Attor-
ney Samuel HorWitz, asks that the
monopoly and conspiracy in re-
straint of trade" be declared illegal
and that the combination or trust"
be dissolved.
Defendants in the action are Co.
lumbia Pictures corporation, Edu-
cational Film Exchanges, Inc, First
National Pictures, Fox Film cor
poration, Loew'G Ohio Theatres.
Inc, Metro Goidwyn Mayer, Para
mount Publ;x, Fathe Exchange
Inc, RK.O. Distributing corpora
ton and R.K.O. Pathe Distributing
corporation, Sono-Art Worldwide
Pictures, Inc, Selected Pictures
company, Tiffany Productions, Inc
United Artists corporation. Univer-
sal Film Exchange, Inc, Vitagraph.
Inc, and Vitaphone Distributing
corporation.
These concerns form the produc-
ers organization which with its To-
cal affiliate, the Cleveland Film
Board Of Trade, are the principal
defendants in the suit.
The petition claims that the de-
PENDANTS control SO per cent OF the
production and distribution of films
in the United States and by reason
CT concerted and discriminatory
practices are enabled to suppress
competition and injure independ-
ent exhibitors.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-14
WILL
SEEK APPROVAL
OF CANAL PACT

As a counter move TO the last
minute efforts Of opponents Of the
Al-Arner!can canal contract. the
sponsors Of that program are today
launching a drive to secure sigma
tures to petitions addressed TO the
California districts securities COM
mission requesting prompt approval
Of the proposed An-American canal
contract.
The report reaching distric; head
quarters this morning that oppo-
nents are planning to present a list
Of property owners opposing the
contract. when the commission
holds its meeting on Friday, result
cd in the decision to secure sigma
tureS to counter petitions.
Both sets Of petitions vii be pre-
sented to the commission when Il
meets Friday.