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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08

meeting on the evenings of Monday,
| Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
there will be Negro History week pro-
! gram Tuesday, 8 pm, sponsored by the
Women's Auxiliary of the Emancipation
Association and the Missionary Study
Class of the Metropolitan Baptist
Church. The subject of address will be
Progress of the Negro Woman" Mrs.
Gabrielle Pelham will preside. Thurs
day at pm. the Columbia Temple
Chorus will have Negro History pro-
gram. with Stereopticon slides.
LOvejOy Center, Twelfth and D streets
northeast:
Monday evening, Recreation Club,
athletics, Just So Social Club for Girls,
Merry Milkmaids' Valentine party.
Wednesday evening, Recreation Club
for Juniors, athletics, Manchester Aux
| Hilary, Community Club, Negro History
program.
Friday evening, joint Negro History
program with Lovejoy Night School.
The program will be stereopticon slide
lecture, Noted Negro Characters" Ad-
dress, THE Progress of American Negro
Women" by DR.. Clara Smythe ITALIA
ferro. In addition to the above activi-
ties, children'S groups meet ON Monday,
Thursday and Friday afternoons.
West Washington Center, Francis
Junior High, Twenty-fourth and N
streets: Open Wednesday evening for
athletics and drill teams. ChildrenS
groups, including handcraft, games and
Scouts, are Friday evening. The Com
munity Club will have a banquet Feb
ruary IS. For Negro History week a
joint program with the night school on
Friday has been arranged. James Camp
bell, principal of the night school, pre-
siding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08
MEMORIAL BEACON
WORK COMPLETED
Torch on Masonic Temple in
Alexandria Lighted for
First Time.

By STAFF Correspondent of The star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February IT,
Construction of the immense torch and
airplane beacon which forms the cap
of the George Washington Masonic Ma
tional Memorial Temple here has been
completed and low-powered light was
placed in the torch for the first time
last night.
Permanent Memorial.
The torch is to be a permanent me-
mortal to the Grand Chapter, Royal
Arch MaSons of Virginia, which gave
$4,000 toward its construction. The
interior of the lamp chamber which
will house the powerful light and hid
den ref1ectors will not be completed for
several months.
The light consists of four radials,
covered with aluminium sheet, which
are each 10 feet high and form a cross
ing at the top. The light will reflect
against the metal and refractirg, will
form a brilliant flaming torch against
the sky which will be visible for many
miles.
The torch is said to be unique. moth
ing like it ever having been constructed
The aluminium is expected to retain its
brightness indefinitely, as the aluminium
cap of the Washington Monument, in
place so years, is still bright.
The top of the torch is approximately
1913 feet from the ground and is $50
feet above sea level. From the ninth
floor of the building, which will be the
public observation tower when the
temple is completed, at least 81 miles
of the Potomac River and q vista Of
surrounding territory can be seen.
Structural Work Completed.
Structural work on the temple has
been completed. Contract for heating
and ventilating has been let and this
work will begin March /. A spiral
stairway to the ninth floor is now under
construction and will be completed
within a few days. Construction of
memorial windows Is expected to start
in the near future.
Already about $2,50o,oOo has been
expended on the temple, and approx
mately 81 500 900 is still needed to COM
plete the structure, it is said. All work
done has been paid for, as the plan
has been to do no work until the money
has been provided.
The George Washington Masonic Ma
tional Memorial Temple Association
meets at the temple February az and
"a. at which time plans will be made
for work for the coming year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08
BERGMAN TO ADDRESS
BETHESDA WOMAN'S CLUB
Cartoonist of The Star to Speak
February 10 on sold Congresses
and New"

Clifford Bergman, cartoonist of The
Washington Star, will talk on odd
Congresses and New" at the meeting of
the Womans Club of Bethesda on
Tuesday evening, February 10. The
story of his contacts with and impress
sions of Representatives over a period
Of 40 years will be profusely illustrated
with cartoons and portraits he has
made of such congressional celebrities
Of the past as Speaker Uncle joe
Cannon, Senator Leland Stanford,
Speaker Tom Reed, Senator Allison Of
Iowa and Speaker Carlisle.
The meeting has been scheduled for
the evening to insure larger attend
ance of members and friends. The
men are especially invited. A business
meeting at 1880 o'clock, at which Mrs
| Gilbert H. Grosvenor will preside, will
precede the program, which has been
arranged by Mrs. Roland S. Marshall as
chairman of the Department of Fine
4, Arts. Mrs. Hardin B. Arledge will pre-
sent special musical program.
! Mrs. Ford e. Young is chairman Of
hostesses at the reception following the
meeting. She will be assisted by Mrs
Thomas Pyle, Mrs. D. H. Stevens, Mrs
. w. w. Griff1th, Mrs. Frank McMillin
E. Percival Wilson, Mrs. Edward l.
Stock, Mrs. Samuel Syme and Mrs
David r. Starry. A.
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BOY SCOUTS MARK
. FIST ANNIVERSARY
Pageant With 1000 Partici.
pating Held at Technical
High School.

The twenty-first anniversary of the
founding of the Boy Scouts of America
was celebrated last night by Boy Scouts
of Washington and nearby Maryland
and Virginia.
A pretentious pageant presented in
the auditorium of Mckinley Technical
High School was feature of the cele-
bration. Approximately 1000 costumed
and uniformed Scouts took part in the
pageant, which included a series of cpl
sodes based on incidents in the life of
George Washington from boyhood
to old age.
The birthday observance will be con-
tinued today with special services in
various churches
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08
FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED
Five Theological Seminary Students
at Richmond Honored.

RICHMOND, Va. February CP.-
DR.. Ben r. Lacy, president Of Union
Theological Seminary, today announced
awards of five fellowships to members
of the graduating class at the institu-
ton, who will be enabled by them to
continue their studies for another year
either in this country or abroad.
The students honored are Charles F.
McRae of Maxton, N. c.; John Bright,
jr., of Atlanta, Ca; James M. Appleby
of Florence, Ala; Harry @. Goody-
coontz of Bluefield, w. Va, and
Vernon S. Broyles of Meridian, Miss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08
FORD REvISES PLANS
FOR PLANTATION RULE
Brazil Rubber Farm Gets New
Office and Field Man
agement.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, February THE Ford
Motor Co., after receiving cablegram
from Para, Brazil, that a party of Ford
officials had arrived there, gave out the
following statement, with the announce
ment that the same statement had been
released at Para:
PARA, Brazil, February with the
arrival at Para yesterday of party of
Ford Motor Co. officials from the United
States, announcement was made here
of distinctly new plan in local man
agement of the Ford rubber planta-
ton at Boa Vista.
Archibald Johnston of the company S
engineering staff at Dearborn, Mich, a
member Of the party arriving here
today, is to become manager of the
companys Office here, according to an
nouncement made today, while John
Royce, now an assistant in charge of
operations at Boa Vista, will assumz
managerial duties at the plantation. j.
S. Kennedy, present manager, will re-
turn to the United States.
Among those arriving today is w
E. Carnegie, chief of the company's &C.
counting department at Dearborn.
There is determination on the part
OF the company gradually to evolve a
plan by which the plantation, apart
from that portion of it necessary to
planting and for operation} will become
a self-maintained and self-governed
municipality" Carnegie said.
THE adoption of a duo management
has been deemed advisable because ex-
perience has shown that the distance
between the plantation and the City of
Para is too great to permit one man
ager to do justice to both ends of the
job"
An Ottawa, Canada, automobile
NJ ronovoflxy
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Spanish War Veterans

MEETINGS THIS WEEK.
Monday-Pettit Auxiliary, Naval
Lodge Hall, Fourth and Penn
sylvania avenue southeast.
Tuesday-Pettit Camp, 921 Penn
sylvania avenue southeast; de-
partment staff visitation to
Petit Camp Lawton Auxiliary,
Pythian Temple.
Friday-Dewey Camp, Northeast
Temple; department staff visi-
tation to Dewey Camp; Miles
Camp, Pythian Temple; Miles
Auxiliary, Pythian Temple.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08
ALFONSO ORDERS VOTE

Decree Seen as Confidence in
Berenguer Government.
MADRID February tP.-The min
ister of marine, Admiral Salvador Car
via. announced tonight King Alfonso
had signed a decree calling parlia-
Ynentary elections for March. In some
nolitical circles this was hailed as proof
Of the Kings confidence in the Ber-
enguer government.
Il was authoritatively reported to-
night that the decree sets the elections
for deputies for March and for sem
ators March Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08

Chinese of the Netherland East In
dies are becoming interested in bill
4 srds-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08

An Ottawa, Canada, automobile
plant recently resumed operations with
5000 men. .l4R,
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All material for this column must be
BuriinRton Hotel, in time to be received
on the first delivery Wednesday morning
preceding the Sunday on which pub
lication is desired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08

The Weightman Association gave a
party on the afternoon of January 80, in
ncnor oil those pupils who graduated
from Weightman School at the mid
year program included songs and
recitations, after which refreshments
were served. The next meeting of, the
association will be held February IL,
when Founders day will be celebrated,
and Mrs. CaStell, vice president of the
District Congress of Parent Teacher
Associations wiz be the speaker.
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The Blown BIB Association met in
Webb School February 3 at 7:45 pm
Raymond Dickey, dean Of the American
Banking Association, was the principal
speaker. The next meeting will be in
the Blow School, March 3, at 2:45 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-15
SLAIN ARMY CAPTAIN
BURIED IN ARLINGTON
Capt. William F. Norman Killed
in Dispute With Doorman,
Given Last Rites.

The body Of Capt. William Frank
Norman, former special assistant TO
the Attorney General. who was muir
dered in dispute with colored door
man in front of the Wardman Park
Hotel Wednesday, was buried with full
military honors in Arlington National
Cemetery this afternoon. Funeral serv-
ices were held at Hysongs funeral
chapel. 1900 N street.
Honorary pallbearers were Gov. Rob-
ert A. Cooper, South Carolina Judge
Charles E. Lobdell, Kansas; Judge J. J.
Lynch. Chattanooga, Tenn; Timothy
Ansberry, Hugh O'Bear, George B,
Kennedy and Walter E. Barton, Wash
ington; Representative Samuel D. Nc
Reynolds, Tennessee, and A. X. Bojsen,
consul from Denmark.
Active pallbearers were Joseph Y.
Moran, c. r. Hefiin, Donald Mcclellan,
Maj. j. L. Fort, Osgood Roberts, Ram
say Clayton. Maj. r. S. Lyle and
Douglas Couts.
Capt Norman is survived by brother,
Capt. L. S. Norman, Fort Douglass,
Utah; three nieces. Mrs. Edward H.
Steere, Asheboro, ". c.; Margaret
Norman, Detroit, Mich, and Evelyn
Wehunt. Chattanooga. and two nephews,
J. J. Mcdonald, Chattanooga, and
Francis Norman, Detroit.
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RAIL RATE HEARINGS
TO BE FINISHED SOON
!. G. G. Expecting to Conclude
Testimony of Opponents by
End of Next Week.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion expects to conclude by the end Of
next week the hearing Of testimony
from Eastern shipping and other in
terests opposed TO the is per cent in
crease IN freight rates asked by the
railroads.
No hearings were held by the COM
mission here today. Protests from pulp
and paper. granite. oil refining and
sand and gravel interests were heard at
Yesterdays session.
witnesses declared increased freight
rates would cause losses instead OF
gains for the railroads and would divert
tfafic to other transportation facilities,
Meanwhile the larger railroads of the
country have been notified by the COM
mission that they must explain their
practices regarding terminal services
granted industrial plants. Hearings on
the question win open September is in
Boston.
This phase is part OF the investigation
Of railroad management practices the
commission announced six weeks ago
after the railroads had asked freight
rate increase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-15
VAGRANCY DRIVE
HIT BY DISMISSAL
Case Of Dutch" Irwin Is Dropped
and Twelve Other Defendants
May Go Free.

Failing TO prove q case Of vagrancy
against Morris E. Dutch" Irwin. prom
inent in local sporting circles, in a Pc
lice CSurt trial today, II appeared prob
able that the District government would
drop similar charges against IL other
reputed gamblers arrested TWO months
ago in q drive by headquarters detec-
tives.
Judge Gus A. Sehuldt dismissed the
case against Irwin upon recommends
ton OF Defense Attorney Charles E.
Ford Immediately after Government
witnesses had testified and without the
defense introducing any testimony.
Detectives Murphy and Dalglish said
they had seen Irwin lettering" about
the coner Of Fourteenth and 1 streets
on several occasions prior to the arrest.
once, they said, he got out of an ex-
pensive automobile.
Attorney Ford's contention that the
charge of living without work men
toned in the oficisl court papers was
not a violation Of the law was upheld by
Judge Schuldt. The vagrancy drive
was instituted by police 10 harrass the
so-called "higher-ups" in local gamb-
ling circles. While charges against the
other 10 have net been definitely
cropped, it was expected that the cor
poration counsel's once, by whom the
cases are prosecuted, viii take this ac-
ton within the next few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-15
REPORT ON CRATER
GETS TWO DENIALS
Warden Says He Knows Nothing
Of Rumored Companion at
Calais, Maine.
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CALAIS. Me, August 15.-Michael G.
Breen, warden of Harris Island Re-
formatory, New York, who was reported
yesterday to have been seen here in
company with Judge Joseph Force Cra-
ter, missing New York jurist, today said
he knew nothing about Crater"
The report that Judge Crater had
been seen was described by 'phony"
last night by City Marshal Robert G.
Kerr, jr.
It was believed the report might have
started when Breen and John Kennedy,
who Is employed in Breen's ONCE, were
seen together yesterday. Several years
younger than Crater, Kennedy Is said
to bear a slight resemblance to Judge
Crater, who disappeared more than a
year ago when investigation of the New
York courts was started.
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DELEGATES SAIL
WITHOUT GANDH|
Indians to Attend Farley at
London, Depressed by
Withdrawal.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOMBAY, India, August 15.-Under
dripping clouds and In q melancholy
atmosphere, 81 delegates, including sew
eral princes, sailed for England today
without Mahatma Gandhi to attend the
second round table conference on In
dian affairs.
Mahatma Awaits Arrest.
Most Of them seemed depressed that
the Mahatna was not fellow passen-
ger, for despite the fact he holds radi-
caliy different political doctrines they
respect him as the leader Of the COM
mon people. They will arrive in Lon
don in time for the meeting OF the
Federal Structures Committee on Sep
TENDER 5.
Gahdhi, spurning England's invita-
ton to participate in the conference
unless his grievances are satisfied, dis
appeared overnight to his retreat at
Ahmedabad, where he announced he
would stay until "tlle government puts
me in prison"
Hopes for Compromise.
CONSPICUOUS among the delegates was
Mooltan Sparu Jayakar, whose frantic
eleVenth-hour efforts failed to compose
the differences between Gandh and
VtcerOy wilmington.
1T is tragic that relatively minor
issues were allowed at the last moment
to wreck the chances Of Gandhi's pres
ence at the forthcoming conference" he
said. 81 hope Macdonald will ultimately
persuade Gandhi to compromise"
Perhaps the most contented creatures
today were Gandhi's two prize milk
goats, who, In view Of their masters
decision, win be spared the spells Of
seasickness during the present violent
monsoon on the heaying Arabian Sea.
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on and that they would not make peace
until President Machado resigns and
constitutional guarantees are restored.
While army headquarters reported the
subduing Of groups Of rebels In Santa
Clara Province, other reports said in
surgents waged guerrilla war in raids
on Yateras, Oriente Province, and Baez,
Santa Clara.
Insurgents Burn Cafe.
At Yateras insurgents burned a cafe
after emptying 1t of provisions. Horses
and provisions were seized at Baez, not
far from the point where rebels recently
fred o railway bridge and station.
The City of Havana resumed its Mid
summer quiet, and little, If any, diff
Guilty was foreseen for landing the pris-
oners, although the city and all of the
nation remained under martial law.
An official statement listed 40 engage
ments between government and rebel
troops since the revolution got under
way Saturday. Belief was general that
this number would be increased before
word Of the surrender reached rebel
forces in outlying districts.
Deaths Of 81 insurgents and 4 gov
eminent soldiers we're listed, with each
side counting IL wounded.
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vealed. 1t was learned, that q majority
Of the painters were brought here from
New York City by Morris.
Washington workmen, to obtain paint
Jobs from the Alliance Construction Co.,
found it necessary TO use fictitious
names and claim New York residence,
II was said.
This part OF the report. said TO have
been rendered by Labor officials, also
comedies with the complaint filed by
the union.
A number of disputes over wages on
Government operations have developed
since the Bacon-Davis act was passed,
but officials Of the Labor Department
have succeeded in bringing about volun-
tary adjustments
After union labor leaders petitioned
the Labor Department to act in this
case, Morris OF the Alliance Co. issued
q statement contending that whereas
the open shop rate hare for painters
was 90 cents an hour or S7.20 a day,
he vas paying IS per cent Of his men
81 an hour or So a day, 40 per cent Of
his men $40 a 6ay and some painters
as high as So day.
The principal argument made by
Morris was that the Federal Govern
I1Sllb AbSCll Was employing PAAhtSAS at
the rate Of S720 a day. Using this
argument and the contention that the
rates of the open shop painters In
Washington were less than what he
was paying. Morris insisted he was pay
ing more than the wage law required.
The contract held by the Alliance
Construction Co. provides for payment
Of 1896 for the work. It specifies
that 2S00 600 square feet of plaster
walls In the building be given five coats
Of paint.
George J Adams, secretary Of the
District Of Columbia Employment Com
nittee, who made an unofficial inYesti-
CATION q the matter. reported that he
had received many complaints that
Washington worknaen were discrim-
mated against by the company ia en-
plcyment Of men on the job
One Of the purposes Of the Bacon
Davis law was to stop the practice Of
ttinfcant Contractors, employing a trav-
cling crew az yForkmen. moving from
ciiy to city and gaining contracts for
Government work, being able u submit
lew bids by paying lower scales Of
wages than prevailed in such localities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-15
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band this evening at the bandstand at
80 o'clock John Zimmerman, band
master. Anton Pointner, assistant.
March THE Thunderer" ..... Sousa
Overture. Marriage Of Figaro. Mozart
Titl
Musicians Prexioso and Formoso
Selection from grand opera, Il Lem
Characteristic, Patrol Comique, =
valse de concert, Invitation to the
Dane" .......-..........V Won Weber
Finale. The Square anc Compass,
THE Star spangled Banner"
BY the United States Army Band this
evening at the United States Capitol, at
Z 80 O'Clock. william Stannard. leader,
conducting; Thomas E. Darcy, second
leader.
March, American Army. $50. Issilii
Overture. "Tannhauser" ..... Wagner
Srlo for Suploninm, lie Reeve
DAmol1r ....ss........s.... M1klaTS
Musician Frank D. Jakubec.
Selection from Rose Marie" FTsml
waltz imprisoned Dream Rcsas
Solo for xylophone, The Mocking
Musician Charles D. Hershey
Hymn TO the sun. frem the Peruvian
opera, "Ollanta" $3.50. Vale Riestra
American Fantasiep .,...., Herbert
"Ths Star Spangied Banner"
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MURRAY hackers
TOSS HAT IN RING
White House Boost for 'AIfaI-
ia Bill Loudly Cheered at
Reunion in Texas.
d. the AssocIated press.

BY the ASSoClAbe0 FTehH.
WEATHERFORD, Tex, August 15.--
of Oklahoma yesterday at the Parker
County Old Settlers Reunion assumed
the aspects of boom for his candidacy
for the Democratic presidential nominal
ton.
He was introduced by r. H Hood a
boyhood friend, as the imam who ought
to be. and probably will be, on the next
National Democratic ticket--the one
and only Alfalfa Bill"
At the conclusion of an address the
crowd cheered loudly the proposal of
Hood that voters send Murray to the
presidency" The Oklahoma Governor
was given hat woven Of Parker County
straw, and persons close to Mr.. Murray
Immediately tossed 1t into the center
Of the platform from which the speeches
were made.
Hits Cowardice In Politics.
The Governor, who attended school
in Parker County as boy, decried
"cowardice in politics" and declared he
intended 10 exercise his executive
powers to obtain justice for "the little
man. adding ''even II they send me to
Jail for contempt of court"
Business means profits, but govern
ment means justice at any cost" he
said.
81 am opposed TO the powers Of the
State being nullihed by inferior Fed
eral courts There is a twilight zone
between State and Federal powers that
must be wiped out. Then we will know
where Jurisdiction lies in controlling
the great corporations.
Sees Need Of Leaders.
"Whenever a great corporation at
tempts to Cypress the people of my
State I'll call out the National Guard
to protect the people from corporate
greed.
Outside of the great captains of
industry the United States has now no
leaders other than demagogues.
I'VE should have leaders Of intell-
gence and statecraft capable of MASTER
ing the machine before it destroys US.
They must be big enough to give the
farmer a return for his labor
Christ ran the money changers out
OF the temples. The spectators should
be run out of our Government. Blue
SKY laws should be applied to Stock
Exchange operations"