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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
METROPOLITAN CHURCH

Or. Montgomery Selects mount OF
Vision" as Topic.
At the service of the Metropolitan
Church in the Mount Vernon Chapel
tomorrow, DR.. James Shera Montgom-
cry. the minister. will preach on the
subject, 1.-THE Mount of Vision
The assembly room of the new church
will be completed in about three weeks
During this time the Sunday school will
meet Sunday mornings in Hurst Hall,
American University. The Metropolitan
Epworth League will meet for devotions
in the Simpson Chapel, Methodist
Building. Sunday evening at o'clock.
Gene Scheele will lead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
VIRGINIAN TO PREACH

Central Presbyterian.
Rev. G. Wilbur Shipley of Herndon.
Va. will preach at the Central Presby-
terrain Church tomorrow morning and
night, in the absence Of the pastor, Rev.
James H. Taylor.
During October the Southern Presby-
terrain Church Is giving special consid-
Grafton to the matter Of home missions,
and on Tuesday night Rev. j. E. Hemp
hill of the Tabb Street Presbyterian
Church, Petersburg, Va, will speak on
this subject, under the auspices Of the
Women's auxiliary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
UNION SERVICE PLANNED
Rev. John T. Spicknall to Preach
at All Saints Church.

Rev. John Turnbull Spicknall, pastor
Of the Chevy Chase Methodist Episcopal
Church, will preach the sermon at the
Chevy Chase union evening service to-
morrow at o'clock in the All Saints
Episcopal Church, Chevy Chase Circle
Other churches cooperating in these
community services include the Pres
byterian, Baptist and Wesley NJ E.
Rev. Henry Teller Cooke will preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
Temple Baptist.

Strong Yet Weak. and" will be
the subject tomorrow morning. in the
evening Our Hope" by Rev. j. E.
Boorde. Prayer meeting Thursday Re-
union and homecoming. Friday night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
RADIO SPEAKER NAMED
Rev. g. B. Stratemeier Will Be
Heard in Catholic Hour.

Rev. George B. Stratemeier will be
guest preacher on the Washington
Catholic radio hour tomorrow. His
subject will be The Rosary Today"
Father Hurney presides at these
broadcast services, which take place
every Sunday at o'clock In the Church
Of the Immaculate Conception, Eighth
and N streets, and come through sta
ton VOL.
Evening star., 1931-05-17

is designed to provide two full lanes
for moving traf1c in addition to space
for street car loading platforms or
zones. The plans provide for the widen
ing Of Eighteenth street or Adams Mill
road on the west to the alley north
thereof and the widening of the road
way opposite q park reservation in the
intersection Widening of Columbia
road from the alley east of Eighteenth
street to Eighteenth street also is pro-
posed.
At present northbound cars on
Eighteenth street stop on the south side
of Columbia road, because of the lack
of space for loading zone, and vehicu-
lar traflc backs UP quite a distance
down Eighteenth street through several
traffic light changes for car loading. It
Is proposed to move this car stop to
the far side OF Columbia road, where
space is provided for a car platform or
zone. which will permit the car and
vehicular trafdc TO move through on
light changes.
Cars on the southbound Eighteenth
street line would continue to stop as at
present but with the widened roadway
there would be provision for a car
loading platform or zone. This would
obviate the same condition of cars
backing up while waiting for street
cars TO load.
The plan further proposes to move
the eastbound Columbia road stop TO
the far sids of Eighteenth street. This
Is believed desirable in order that pas
sengers transferring to the Eighteenth
street line would not have so far TO go
or so many streets to cross"
Another recommendation submitted
to the Commissioners proposes removal
of the center parking in Bladensburg
road from H to L street, which would
have the effect Of widening this thor
oughfare. The Highway Department
has under contract the improvement OF
Bladensburg road from L street to the
District line by filling in the existing
unpayed center strip, and Capt. White
hurst suggested that elimination Of the
center parking strip from H to L street
be undertaken at the time Of the other
work.
Evening star., 1931-05-17
MPLOYMENT GAIN
NOTED BY BUREAU
Labor Department Finds De.
crease In Wages as More
Jobs Are Opened.

BY the Associated Press.
A slight gain in employment, but n
decrease in pay roll totals in April. was
reported yesterday by the Bureau Of
Labor Statistics.
Meanwhile, from the Woman's Bureau
of the Labor Department came a report
from the New York department Of
labor saying the woman clerical. or
white collar, worker in New York
must have had to adjust her life dur
ing the past year to lower standard
Of living in order to make her reduced
earnings cover the necessities of life"
With President Hoover, Secretary
Doak and President Green of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor out of the
Capital, calm prevailed in the wake
Of Green's statement that organized
labor would strike to prevent general
wage reduction.
Hours Are Reduced.
The administration holds that al
though hours of work have been
shortened In some industries, wage
ICNClo BeueIdIly nave uOL Deen lowered
Reports have been current in the
Capital that the federation head dis
cussed the wage question with Govern
ment officials before challenging what
he said were plans of certain bankers
and certain interests to shear away
part OF the wage earnerS' income.
The Labor Statistics Bureau, a divi
sion OF the Labor Department, in its
monthly survey held employment had
increased 0.2 per cent, while pay roll
totals dropped Is per cent
Fifteen major industries, with 4,705.-
470 employees, contributed to the re-
port, which showed gains in 10 Of the
industrial groups and declines in 5.
Clerks Are Hit.
The report of the New York bureau
cited numerous reductions in the wages
OF clerical workers and added that
specialized office workers, such as those
having experience in insurance COM
panies and banks and brokerage houses,
also have felt the hard times"
Domestic workers, it said, have felt
the wage declines more than any other
class, with the tendency to reduction
extending to factory workers. This lat
ter class was found harder to trace,
however, because of the substitution OF
piecework for the weekly wage.
Evening star., 1931-05-17
INTERNAL REVENUE
USES new TACTICS
Probes of Bank Accounts
Give Leads to Income
Tax Violations.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 16-The Inter
nal Revenue Department, 1t was learned
today, has taken leaf from Commits
sioner Samuel Seabury's book on meth
DDS of tracing law violations.
Seeking evidence of graft in his in
vestigation into the Magistrates Courts,
Seabury subpoenaed scores Of bank ac-
counts of policemen, politicians, bonds
men and lawyers.
From evidence already presented,
Uncle Sam has learned a lot he did not
know about the incomes of some of
his private citizens. A definite check
on the bank accounts by employees of
the Internal Revenue Department ap-
peared probable today when it was
learned many already have been scruti-
nized for evidence Of false income tax
returns. AL bank accounts suhpoenaed
will be turned over to the Federal Gov
ernment.
The penalty for fling false income
tax reports is term in prison or
fine, or both.
Review Miro and Brunder Accounts.
During the past few days investiga-
tors have turned over to United States
District Attorney George 2. Medalie all
the bank account transcripts of Henry
Miro and Wilfred Brunder, indicating
they banked total of $3,o00,000 in
three years by their operation OF policy
games.
Referee Seabury spent a quiet week
at home, with the prospect that his
preliminary repcGt to the appellate d.
vision inYolyirrA IA bribe-giVing law
yers, may be ready for presentation
next week The appellate division au-
thori5ed the Magistrates Court inquiry
and named Seabury as its commission
er to conduct the investigation.
Special Counsel John Kirkland Clark.
investigating charges OF ineffic1ency
against District Attorney Thomas G. T.
Grain, announced today four additional
matters would be the subject Of public
hearings. The four include the Ewald-
Healy case. involving allegations OF
once buying by former Magistrate
George F. Ewald and the Board OF
Standards and Appeals inquiry.
Evening star., 1931-05-17
PLANE QUITS EUROPA
ON FLIGHT TO GOTHAM

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 16.-The German
plane Bremen catapulted from the
North German Lloyd liner Europa at IL
am. today, arrived with its cargo of
mail at the foot of Fifty-eighth street,
Brooklyn, at 8 pm. It had been ex-
pected three hours earlier.
It left the Europa about $50 miles
from New York and was piloted by Kari
Simon, accompanied by mechanic.
The Europa is due tomorrow morning.
In April. 1880, a plane left the liner
Bremen, sister ship of the Europa, ap-
proximately $50 miles from New York
and arrived here 3lz hours later, about
IL hours before the vessel arrived.
The feat was repeated in May, 1890,
and in July OF last year a two-Seated
bi-plane left the Bremen's decks 240
miles east of Ambrose Channel and beat
the liner to port by seven hours.
Evening star., 1931-05-17

Stable and champion 2-year -old money
winner of 1880, marked the first time
in many years that the Winter book
favorite failed to go to the post in the
Kentucky Derby.
Although there had been rumors and
conflicting reports of Equipoise's con-
dttton ever since his defeats in Mary
land. most of the colts hackers held
out to the last that he not only would
run. but had strong chance to make
a comeback and win. The scratching
Of the sensational son of Pennant as
result came as a shock to the thousands
who had wagered on him for months.
1t was estimated upward of 81 900 900
was lost by those who had bet on
! Equipoise in future books all over the
| country, but especially. in the East.
/ The mystery surrounding Equipoise's
condition, which apparently had baffled
veterinarians as well as trainers, was
solved by discovery of hidden quarter
crack-in other words. seam in the
! right front foreleg sufficient to cause
the horse pain in running and to ac-
count for his erratic performances.
| 1t was not discovered, according to
| Trainer Freddie Hopkins, until this
morning. Previously the assumption
was that Equipoise had experienced a
spell of aZoturia, a kidney ailment.
! Maj Louis A. Beard, manager of
| c. w. Whitneys breeding and racing
| establishment, gave out the following
| statement: "Equipoise showed absolute
| ly no lameness until he went on the
| track this morning when he was very
sore. 1t apparently came after his
work yesterday. The veterinary ex-
animation found the quarter crack
starting and the hoof split through in
side. He may get to the races again
Equipoise won $l56.835 as a 2-year-
old and shared the 1880 juvenile honors
| with Twenty Grand and jamestown.
The colt was specially favored by the
late Harry Payne Whitney. whose son,
| c. v. (Sonny) Whitney, made the de-
cision today that removed the colt from
the derby.
Winnings Over $1OO,O
Twenty Grand, now has won more
than one hundred grand" for Mrs.
Payne Whitney's Greentree Stable. He
won $56,580 before winning the $48,725
Derby purse today, which made his total
winnings $105,305.
Twenty Grand won the Wood Me-
mortal this year, and was second In the
Preakness. AS a 2-year-old he was
first in the junior champion stakes,
the Kentucky Jockey Club stakes and
| two other races.
Besides the Derby record, 2:01 As, set
today, he holds the world mile record
| for 2-year-olds, l :36, set in the Jockey
Club stakes at Churchill Downs.
| Charley Kurtsinger, Kentucky boy
born and trained within short distance
| Of the famous downs rode his first Derby
, victory today on the mighty Twenty
Grand
| II didn't have to do much but sit
| tight hnFca he col of
| the race. Il used the whip lightly
only twice, once early in the race and
once In the back stretch when I had the
chance to move toward the front.
! Twenty Grand proved how great he Is
| by going around the outside to take
| command and fooling those who thought
he had to stick to the rail-"
Evening star., 1931-05-17

sion. he said, is the task Of the League
of Nations Council. He had refrained,
he explained, from q specific discussion
of the. Austro- German proposals because
he had understood that today's debate
was to be entirely general
The formal program OF France for
economic rehabilitation, outlined as a
counter proposal TO the German-Aus-
trian plan, was presented by Francois
Poncet. It was a detailed analysis Of
renewed concerted movement for re-
storing European prosperity.
II included measures for reviving ag-
riculture, developing industries and or
ganizing finance, all on an interna-
tional basis, and a plan. for assisting
Austria to reach industrial recovery.
Poncet carefully argued what he
called the danger and imparticability
Of the Austro-G German plan.
The French government does not
believe subdivision of Europe into eco
nonaic groups will work for peace he
saids. Experience has shown that eco
norafc union will not work without po-
1itical union. Such an economic union
might provoke antagonisms which
would threaten peace and shake the
foundations Of the League Of Nations" !"
Cites Pact With Russia.
The Italian proposal. presented by
Foreign Minister Grandi, was TO seek
direct bilateral agreements for facilitat-
ing the exchange of goods and the ex-
pansion of credit. Grandi recalled
Italy's trade pact with Russia. He said
Italy was ready ito give sympa-
thetic ear" to all plans for relief, but
considered any project for preferential
customs rates on agricultural products
economically unsound.
Austria's postwar condition Is most
distressing" Vice Chancellor Schober
said, championing the Austro-German
plan. -
The country's annual imports, he
said, exceed exports by sl40 OO0. 600.
Z Every general international efort al
recovery has failed, he said, adding that
Austria lis always ready to negotiate
customs agreements with any country
The proposed Austro-German Union
he said. does not conflict with League
ideals, but represents true develop
nent Of the Leagues scheme 1oI
regional commercial agreements. Dire
economic circumstances" he asserted
led Austria To seek an economic merger
with Germany"
Others StH TO Speak.
Other national representatives who
have still 70 speak IN the general debate
are Henderson OF Great Britain, Litvl-
nof Of Russia Zaleski Of Poland and
Benes of CZechcSloyakia.
The committee of the states which
are guarantoTs of the Austrian loan an
nouneed tonight it had received favor
abvstfe proposal from Austria for ar
issue Of Austrian treasury bonds.
Itsis understood Austria asked thai
tho s1ssue be for 1000 900 shillings
(apps1t $40 600, ,oo0l.
The announcement said representa-
tive eol the committee would 60 toner
row TO Basic with the Austrian dele
CATION to discuss the terms OF the plar
with the World Bank for Internationa
Settlefnent and TO talk about necessar!
measures for negotiating the issue.
The Guarantors' Committee will makt
a final decision Monday.
Evening star., 1931-05-17
SIS, 900 REWARD OFFERED
FOR NECKLACES RETURN
Mrs. Converse Strong Reports Loss
of Pearl Strand Worth
$4,000.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 16.-A reward OF
$4,000 was offered today for return Of
a $4,000 pearl strand lost by Mrs.
Converse Strong of Santa Barbara,
Calf
Mrs. Strong missed her pearls after
going from a steamship pier to her
hotel A. j. Schlapp, an attorney,
posted the reward.
The hotel manage .nent said tonight
the necklace had been sought in the
car Mrs. Strong used and elsewhere
without avail. The captain of the
steamship Ro6Ea, asked by radio to have
the vessel searched, had given no word
of success.
Mrs. Strong had gone to the ship to
bid goodbye to her sister-in-law. Mrs.
e. c. Converse, and spent some time
aboard the craft before it sailed.
Evening star., 1931-05-17
GERMANY ALARMED.

BERLIN May 16 LP).-Aristide
Br+Auriss sharp reply TO Foreign MIN
lister Curtius in Geneva today was
viewed with astonishment and uneasi-
ness in official circles here
The few press comments available
thus far reflect general surprise at the
turn taken by what vas widely hoped
would be a conciliatory meeting.
The Nationalist press headlines Ge-
neva dispatches with such captions as
BRAND Unveils" The Germania, or
gan Of Chancellor Bruenings party,
describes Brands remarks as IAN
astoundingly sharp answer 10 a calm
and purely objective speech Of the Ger
man foreign minister
The Democratic Vossische Zeitung
observes that "the weather is glorious
at Geneva, but the barometer In the
Hall Of Nations undeniably points TO q
storm"
Evening star., 1931-05-17
METHODIST BOARD
HITS CANNON PROBE
Calls Senate Investigation of
: Campaign Expenditures
"MerCiIeSs Pursuit"

; The Board of Temperance. Prohibi-
ton and Public Morals of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, through its official
publication, yesterday came out in de-
fense of Bishop James Cannon, ir in
connection with the investigation which
Is row being made by the Nye Commit
tee Of the Senate into the disposition of
Bishop Cannon's funds in the anti
Smith campaign in Virginia in 1928.
In a lengthy article under the head
Ing, 'On the Trail of Bishop Cannon"
the board, of which Dr. Clarence True
Wilson is general secretary, depicts the
Senate inquiry as persecution because
of Bishop Cannon's opposition to Smith
While it disclains purpose to reflect
on Senator Gerald P. Nye or any
other Senator. it voices regret because
the Senate is conducting the investi-
cation which it says is at the instance
OF Representative George Holden Tink-
ham of Massa achusetts
The board does not attack Senator
Carter Glass of Virginia, who intro
duced and pressed the resolution under
which the Nye Committee is acting.
The board, after saying it has no re-
sponsibility for Bishop Cannon or au-
thor1ty over him, ADDS:
Punishment Is Motive.
In common with many millions of
American citizens, it has felt that the
persistent not to say merciless, pursuit
Of Bishop Cannon has not been inspired
IN the main by any desire to uncover
any delinquency upon the part of the
bishop, but has rather been motivated
by determination TO punish him for con-
tributing to the defeat of Gov. AL Smith
IN 1923, and to terrorize others in order
that they may not dare to oppose a
wet political conspiracy in the future.
1t Is exceedingly unfortunate that
the present inquiry into Bishop Cam
mons activities should be based upon
charges made by Representative Tink-
nam OF Massachusetts,. a man notorious
above all others in the United States
Congress for appeals to sectional preju-
dice and religious bigotry. Representa-
tive Tinkham has lost no opportunity to
appeal to anti-Protestant feeling in his
own district, and 1t is regrettable in the
extreme that the United States Senate.
through any of its committees, should
seem, no matter how mistakenly, to lend
force and favor to the utterance5 and
activities of man who has been willing
to stoop to methods so generally de-
spised."
Bishop Being HOunded.
In the course Of its defense of Bishop
Cannon the board publication prints in
black type statement of the Southren
Methodist Ministers Association hold
ing that Bishop Cannon is being
bounded by bitter and partisan per-
secution." 1t also sets forth the arpu-
ment of Bishop Cannon that the Senate
committee is without jurisdiction to in
vestigate the Virginia expenditures, and
the charge Of friend of the bishop
that the Senate investigation is intended
TO uncover the political workers against
Smith in Virginia in the last campaign
in order to take steps to brighten them"
from similar activity in the future.
Evening star., 1931-05-17
ID. C.. War Dead List Issued
Ar'ny Record offered for Public Pernsal for Corec-
tons Before Names Are Engraved on Memorial.
Navy and Marine Rosters Are to Follow.


0ea1 70 oe % enSraysd @ on the District War Memorial the special Memorial
obtained from the the Department
States Marine will made
to make submit them Col Nevi secretary
Pennsylvania
ugenons VIII De investigated by the committee which compile
erected
Lincoln Memorial Rejecting a M
period selecting following
Department lists
in the World War from April November 19s
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Evening star., 1931-05-17
PLANE CRASH DURING
EXHIBITION KILLS TWO
Pilot and Mechanic Die in Crash
Of Pontoon-Equipped
Shin.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAGINAW, Mich, May 16-An air.
plane equipped with pontoons plunged
into Saginaw River, near Milwaukee,
Mich, late today, and the pilot and his
mechanic were drowned.
The dead were Joseph E. Behse, 80,
president Of the Paramount Aircraft
Corporation and manager of the Sagi-
nav Airport, and Whitney Merritt, 26,
employe of the corporation.
At the time of the accident Behse
was making an exhibition flight in the
presence OF approximately 100 persons.
"A sharp bank against q strong wind
apparently caused the fatal plunge into
Is feet of water.
When the plane was. pulled from the
water the bodies were found in the
cockpit, helA fast by SAFETY belts.
Evening star., 1931-05-17

minutes, IS per cent In minutes, is
per cent in minutes and per cent
in / minute.
I'm the case of the cruisers and scout
cars" Capt Edwards said, 1T must be
borne in mind that the cruising cars
cover the entire District OF Columbia,
dividing the territory by Seventh street,
one covering the eastern portion and
the other the western. Also in the
case Of scout cars those in outlying
precincts often have long runs to make
in response TO calls"
Capt Edwards report also showed
that Of the messages broadcast $50
were for local alarms of fire, SAL box
alarms Of fire, 324 ambulance and res
cue squad ears, 1873 for robberies. 383
for fights. 226 for trafiic accidents
IT for suspicious persons, 81 for shoot
ing, 1S for suicide, 40 for attempted
suicide, ITO for houSebreakiTw. 3 for ex-
plosions ana % for intoxica On.
Evening star., 1931-05-17

George Magruder.
Maurice F. Mahoney.
Maurice j. Mahoney.
Peyton c. March, jr.
Theodore C. Marrs.
Horace Matthews.
Victor Z. j, Mayer.
Aubrey A. Mayo.
AloysiuS McCauley.
John B. McCauley.
William H. McKimmie.
Wilson Meads.
Milton S. Medley.
David l.. Meeks.
Carl o. Minor.
Antonio Missini.
Theodore N. Mitchell.
Hagop Mushekin.
John c. Morrison.
Howard H. Morrow.
Carl j. Munich.
Matt r. Myers.
James B. Nalle.
Richard A. Nally.
Kenneth H. Nash.
Frank r. Needham.
Francis z. Neil.
Clair T. Newell
Louis A. Niedomanski.
James Noone.
Seymour Nottingham.
David T. O'Connel.
Leo j. Osborne.
Thomas O'Toole.
Lenwood H. OFT.
John Pate.
Griffin Payne.
Joseph Peluzzo
Joseph B. Phelps.
Charles E. Postes.
Israel Putnam.
Albert 2. Pyles.
William o. Quesenberry.
William Ravenel, jr.
William T. Reiley.
Thomas A. c. Reilley.
Ralph w. Remick.
Frederick T. Remler.
James w. Riddick.
George r. Robinson.
Harold M. Robinson.
Jesse NJ. Robinson.
Edward L. Roche.
Alexander Rodgers, jr.
William H. Rollins.
Robert c. Rusk.
Ferdinand SauerS.
Ernest C. Schleith.
Henry H. Scott.
John H. Seaburn.
Richard M. Shamley.
William A. Sheehan.
Phil H. Sheridan.
George Shoulders.
Abraham W. Sidkowsky.
Leo I. Simmons.
Carroll B. Smith.
Ernest S. Smith.
James e. Smith.
James L. Smith.
Tony Smith.
William F. Smith.
Harry T. Smurr.
Edward P. Sneed.
Maurice B. Snyder.
Norman Sonnemann.
Samuel w. Sowerbutts.
Henry C. Spangler.
Edwin L. Springmann.
Percy A. Stein.
Albert B. Stelzer.
James Stepheny.
John w. Stepp.
Joseph G.. Stewart.
Peter Strickland.
George w. Strieby.
Benjamin F. Strothers.
Harry Sullivan.
John Sullyon.
George Tarantine.
John H. Taylor.
Raymond w. Thompson.
George K. Thornton.
Albert w. Tierney.
John w. Tomlinson.
Philip w. Toomey.
Francis M. Tracy.
John G.. Utterback.
Arthur G. Vanderlip.
John w. V1nson.
Leonard Waldman.
Hall C. Walker.
James E. Walker.
Louis Walker.
Edward Watkins.
Charles S. weaver.
Carl H. Weber.
Albert White.
Robert L. Whitehand.
Victor M. WhitSide.
Raymond whitney.
Guy williams
James II. williams.
Lea D. williams.
John w. Wilson.
Carl A. Woline.
John H. WoodSon.
Harmon q. Young.
Evening star., 1931-05-17
THREE PAN-EUROPA
SCHEMES OFFERED
AT GENEVA PARLEl

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