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Evening star., 1931-12-21
MRS. MARIE VAUGHAN
DIES AT HOME HERE
Wife of Doctor Was Prominent for
40 Years in Club and Char
ity Work of Capital.

Mrs. Maria Venable Vaughan, wife
OF DR.. George Tuliy Vaughan and
prominent for more than 40 years in
Washington club activities and char
liable work, died yesterday morning at
her residence, .1718 1 street, after an
extended illness She was SO years old.
Mrs. Vaughan was formerly Miss
Maria Townsend Venable of Farmville,
va, member Of one Of the oldest
ried to DR.. Vaughan on his z4th BIRTH
day anniversary. June 81, 1888.
During long residence in Wash
ington. Mrs. Vaugha-- was best known
IN her club activities as charter
member OF the Society of Colonial
Danes and as directresS, at the time
OF her death. of the District of Co.
lunbla branche of the Association for
the Preservation of Virginia Antioui-
Ties. In the work Of this organization
she was active for years and also was
FORMER wee president Of the Colonial
Danes Club
For many years Mrs. Vaughan was
actively identified with the work OF
the Epiphany Episcopal Church. the
Ladies Auxiliary of the District of
Columbia Medical Society and the
Ladies Auxiliary of GEORGETOWN Uni
versity Hospital, with which her hus-
oand has been associated as chief
surgeon since its founding She also
was a member of the Daughters of
the Confederacy and an organization
known as the First Families of Vir-
ginia.
Mrs. Vaughan is survived by her
husband daughter, Mrs. w. R. Crute
CT Canton. N. c.; a son, Maj. William
w. Vaughan of the Army Medical
Corps, and six grandchildren. She also
is survived by two sisters, Mrs. w. E.
Anderson of Farmville, Va. Miss Ruby
'Venable of Lynchburg Va, and a
brother. James M. Venable of Sterling,
Ky. Arrangements for Mrs. Vaughans
funeral will be made after the arrival
tonight of her son, Maj. Vaughan. who
IS coming from his station at Denver,
Colo.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
ESCAPED TEXAS SLAYER
FOUND SHOT TO DEATH
Slain by Deputy Sheriff in Stolen
Auto When He Resists
Arrest.

MONT BELVIEU. Tex, December 81
(P,.-,Isaiah Edwards, 10, colored slayer
and fugitive from the Montgomery
County Jail, was found shot to death on
the outskirts of town early today.
The coroner reported Edwards had
been wounded fatally by shots fired by
Deputy Sheriff Neil Rotten. 81, of Cham
bers County, when he sought to evade
arrest in a stolen motor car here last
night. With the discovery of his body,
a search by a posse for the Negro was
called off
Edwards was under sentence to die in
the electric chair for the Staying of
Constable Thomas Beyette of Magnolia
Tex, last August. He was taken from
Jail Saturday night by party of three
unidentified men.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
Crime Clinic to Open.

NEW YORK. December 81 P)-A
new psychiatric clinic for the study
and treatment of crime will be opened
in Criminal Courts Building hele on
Wednesday. with Mayor James j.
Walker cfficiating at the first session,
it was announced yesterday The
clinic will study the case of every
prisoner convicted of felony before
sentence is passed. and will reveal its
findings to the Judge More than 1000
cases year are anticipated.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
THE WEATHER

District Of Columbia-Cloudy, prob
ably followed by occasional rain late to-
night and tomorrow; slowly rising tenn
peratWe; moderate southeast shifting
to south winds.
Maryland-Cloudy, probably followed
by occasional rain late tonight and to-
morrow: slowly rising temperature;
fresh east shifting to south winds.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rain tonight and
tomorrow; slowly rising temperature;
moderate to fresh east and southeast
winds
West Virginia-Rain tonight and to-
morrow; slightly warmer tonight.
Record for Last 48 Hours.
Saturday.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
RADIO BOARD PROBE
TO BE ASKED BY HORR
Resolution to Be Offered Today
Also Calls for Quiz of All
Broadcasting Companies.

In resolution prepared for submis-
sion today, Representative Horr. Repub-
lican, Of Washington calls for an in
vestigation of the Radio Commission
and all broadcasting companies
Horr said in statement the inquiry
would pay special attention to monop-
oily on the part of the National Broad
casting Co. in the Pacific Northwest
He said the situation in that region
may be but the beginning of that
company's domination throughout the
country"
Horr asserted the N. B. C. now con-
trolS about tWo-thirds of the radio facil-
tiles allotted in the State of Washing
ton.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
RELIEF GOAL PASSED

CHICAGO, December 81 P,.-Over
the top by nearly half million dollars
in its sl0,00O00O campaign to aid the
needy, the Cook County joint emer~
gency relief fund called off its workers
today with total of SIC, ,422 957 sub
scribed and more belated subscriptions
expected.
The campaign officially opened Octo-
Der IS, although the special gifts divi-
sion, under the leadership of President
Robert M. Hutchins of the University
of Chicago, began its work two weeks
earlier.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
O. {. S. ELECTS OFFICERS
Indian Head Group Names Mrs
Fleta Hottie Worthy Matron.
pecial Dispatch to The Sta,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ACCOKEEK, Md. December 21.-At
meeting of Grace Chapter. No. q. Or
der of Eastern Star, of Indian Head,
Md, the following officers were elected
Mrs Fleta Hottie, worthy matron; Ber-
nard Downs of Bryans Road, Md,
worthy patron; Mrs. Margaret U. Bealle,
Accokeek, associate matron; Sergt Jo-
seph H. Lucas Fort Washington, asso-
ciate patron; Mrs. Paret K Adams,
conductress; Mrs. Mildred Rice. prin-
Cipal of Lackey High School, Indian
Head, associate conductress These of
ficers will be installed at meeting to
be held January s, at which time the
appointive officers will be named.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
RECALLS PILGRIM DAYS
Newcombe, Head of Mayfower So
ciety, Speaks Over WMAL.

F. W. Newcombe. governor of the
District Society of Mayfiower Descend
ants. will be heard over Radio Station
WMAL this afternoon at 3:45 O'Clock,
speaking in commemoration of the
311th anniversary of the landing of
the Pilgrims.
Miss Helen Harman, State regent of
the D. A. R, which is sponsoring the
program, will introduce the speaker.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
U. S. ATTORNEY DIES
James M. Hoyle, 60, Assistant, Ex-
pires at Gastonia, N. C.

GASTONIA, N. c., December q (P).
james Monroe Hoyle. 60, assistant
United States attorney for the western
district of North Carolina, died at his
hCme here early yesterday after being
stricken with appoplexy few hours be-
fore
Funeral services will be held at his
late home at 2 pm. today.
Mr.. Hoyle became assistant district
attorney on July 81 of this year, after
having served as chairman of the Cas-
tonia County Republican Executive
Committee for one term.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
OUTPUT Of COPPER
TO Be CURTA|LED
Action Follows Charge of
Price Discrimination
by America.
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, December 2l.-London
metal circles said today an agreement
had been reached under which copper
production in 1882 will be reduced ap-
proXimately 26 per cent, with certain
notifications in selling arrangements.
Copper interests in Europe, it was
said, heretofore have been annoyed by
the fact that the United States charges
more for copper in Europe than Amer
ican customers are charged. African
copper interests insisted that these
charges be modified, and it is believed
the question now has been settled.
Copper interests here are still without
details of the agreement,
Evening star., 1931-12-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

TODAY.
Meeting, Progressive Citizens Asso-
cfation Of Georgetown, Curtis School,
o street near Wisconsin avenue, Bpm.
Meeting, Monday Evening Club.
Willard Hotel, 8. pm.
Meeting, Delta Chapter, Sigma Tau
lambda Fraternity, Hay-Adams House,
sp.m.
Christmas party, Delaware State
Society. Thomas Circle Club, 1926
Massachusetts, avenue, 8 pm.
Christmas dance and card party,
North Carolina State Society, Shoreham
Hotel, $50 pm.
Meeting, Lincoln Park Citizens Asso-
ciation, Bryan School, B street, between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth southeast,
8 pm.
Meeting, Lincoln Womans Relief
Corps, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club, 8 pm.
Meeting, Fillmore PIT. A., Fillmore
School, 8 pm.
Benefit card party $50 Seventh street
southeast, 8 pm.
FUTURE.
Buffet luncheon women's National
Press Club, Willard Hotel tomorrow,
p.m~
Luncheon, Washington Association OF
Credit Men, Raleigh Hotel, tomorrow
1890 pm.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
Sunday.

11I51IVoV oSI1IPcI dUu1e, %, I d'11I'' DC
cember 20.
Lowest temperature, 38, 4:30 am,
December q.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, At; lowest, 27.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.)
Evening star., 1931-12-21
Tide Tables
The Sun and Moon.
Rainfall.

Monthly rainfall in inches in the
Capital tcurrent month to date):
The Ely miner., 1931-03-20
Motions and Resolutions.

by commissioner Anderson.
Whereas, this board has authorized
the purchase of OIL acres of land
more or less by deed from John Ben
SON and Frida Benson. his wife, To-
Gated in the easterly six acres of the
NEA of SEA of the NEH of sec
tion rs in township so north, range Is
west, as extra right of-way along the
Hermantown road, on which land are
located a certain store building, with
living quarters, garage, gasoline
tank and gasoline pump, well and
pump and other fixtures owned by
said John Benson and wife, and To-
Gated on said parcel of land; and
Whereas, for the proper improve
ment of said HermantOwn road, it
will be necessary that all of said i'm
provements should be moved from
said parcel of land and relocated on
the remainder of said tract of land
owned by said John Benson and wife,
including the construction of a new
foundation and basement with the
proper drains from the basement; and
Whereas, said John Benson and
wife have proposed to enter into an
agreement with the county of ST.
Louis for the moving of all of said
improvements from said parcel of
land so purchased by the county of
st. Louis, and the relocation thereof
on the remainder of said land owned
The Ely miner., 1931-03-20

by them, including the furnishing of
all labor and material, the doing of
all of said work, and the completion
thereof on or before June 1st, 1881,
for the sum OF $4,000, payable upon
the full and final performance of said
work, all of which provisions are in
cluded in the proposed agreement in
writing, to be entered into between
the county of ST. Louis and the said
John Benson and wife, which has been
presented to this board for it's ap-
proval and execution by the proper
officers of said county; and
Whereas, in the judgment of this
board it will be for the best inter-
ests of the county of ST. Louis that
said agreement in the form present.
ed to this board for it's approval
should be approved and entered into
by the county of st. Louis.
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that
this board hereby approves said form
of agreement and hereby authorizes
the chairman of this board, and the
county auditor to execute said agree
ment, in behalf of st. Louis county,
and the county highway engineer is
hereby authorized to cause said work
to be performed pursuant to the terms
of said agreement and subject to his
final approval.
Commissioner Anderson moved the
adoption of the Resolution and 1T was
declared adopted upon a unanimous
vote.
Adopted Feb. 10th, 1881.
The Ely miner., 1931-03-20

commissioners district, two new Fed
eral Model T-10 trucks, rated 2R
3-ton truck chassis, having a six-cyl-
inder motor developing 80 H. p. at
1900 R. M. p, dual ignition, starter,
generator, lights and battery, four
speed transmission, special fish-plate
wheel hydraulic brakes with, West
inghouse vacuum booster, brake area
$50 square inches, pneumatic tires;
single front, dual rear, 9:00-2O's, Wood
or ST. Paul underbodied hoist with
2k-yard reinforced dump body, all
weather Duluth built cab, all tools
and accessories as specified, deliv-
cred Duluth for sum of $S,830.0O, and
taking in on exchange one old Stude-
baker Semi Truck at an allowance of
$4,000, making the purchase price
for the two new trucks in the amount
of $S,63000, be and the same is here
by accepted and said purchase au-
thorized.
Be it further resolved, that the sum
of $S,630.00 be and the same is hereby
appropriated from the special road
and bridge fund in the Second COM
missioner's district to apply on said
purchase.
Commissioner Snyder moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Yeas-Commissioner Hogan, Sny-
der, Anderson, Murray and Vice
Chairman Newtman-5.
Nays-None.
Adopted Feb. 7th, 1881.
The Ely miner., 1931-03-20

20: Mrs. Ida R. Stone. personal prop;
erty, Duluth: A. Sallila, personal
Hibbing; Mrs. Herbert
Scanlon, personal property. Duluth;
John Sink, personal property, Duluth;
sestSn SReeS saney sros apd II
sections 30 and 32, 51-2O; Rose NJ.
Schmidt. money and credits, Ely;
Alma Stymiest, personal property;
Duluth; Edgar O.. Smith, personal
Duluth; Mrs. Otto Strand
berg, personal property. Duluth; HAL
mer Sandstrom, personal property,
Breitung; Elmer Salmonson, personal
property, Duluth; Arthur Studley,
personal property, Duluth; r. E.
Stoughton, personal property. Du-
Duluth: A. shusterman. personal
property, Duluth; S. Severson, per-
sonal property, Duluth; J. A: Scott,
agent, money and credits, Duluth;
w, G. Todd. personal property, Du,
property Duuth trinity Evap Iuth
faS fhurfh Block w1i!erY m B Second Ss naS d1isioD M
Duluth; Roy C. Tourville, personal
property, Duluth; Mike Talan, per-
sonal property, Duluth; Mrs. Dagney
Torvey, p personal property, Duluth Duluth;
Duluth; j. E. Thobiesen. personal
property, Duluth; United States Mex
leo Oil company, personal property,
Duluth; E. j. Vanderwalker, personal
property, Duluth; Mrs. Arthur Val
enzes, personal property. Duluth; nj.
Wiener, south 2712 feet of north 1927 Y
feet of lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, block A,
Portland division, Duluth; Mrs. Chas.
Voss, personal property, Duluth; l. q.
Wollan, U. S. government lands;
Axel Wicklund, personal property.
Duluth; West Duluth Odd Fellows
temple. lot 8. block 141, West Du-
luth, Fifth division; Frank Wagner,
personal property, Proctor. T. j..
Walsh, agent, government lot 3, sec
ton 4, 61-15; Homer F. Wilcox, per-
sonal property, Duluth; c. p. Wiesen,
personal property, Duluth Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Welbanks, personal property,
Duluth; w. w. Willis. personal prop
erty, Duluth Frank Walkowiak, per-
sonal property, Duluth: V C 0 r a
Walkowaik. VIZ of SWA of SWA
section 4, SLID; Victoria Walkowaik,
agent, personal property, town of Rice
Lake; Watts e Munford & applica-
tionS), lands in town of Fairbanks.
Commissioner Anderson moved the
adoption of the resolution and 1T was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
eas-Commissioners Hogan, Sny-
der, Anderson, Pete, Murray and
Vice Chairman Newman-6.
Nays-None.
Adopted Feb. 7th, 1881.
The Ely miner., 1931-03-20
Communications.

Joseph A. Lovallo, submitting pro-
test of Salmon Manly, Jacob Finni,
Matt Waitala, Alex Niemi and Ga
brial Seppala against the construc-
tion of State. Aid Road No. Z through
their property, unless there is a set
tlement for the same.-12127. Ordered
referred to the commissioner of the
Sixth district, the attorney for the
county board and the county high
way engineer.
The Ely miner., 1931-03-20
By Commissioner Murray:

By Commissioner Murray:
Whereas, on the opening and con-
sideration of bids for the furnishing
of one new 31s-ton, four-wheel drive
truck to the county of st. Louis for
use in the Seventh commissioners
district, this board finds and deter
mines that the bid submitted by the
Brown Motor company of Hibbing,
Minnesota, to furnish for the sum OF
$6,8O0.00, one model FKD 100 horse
ed capacity of 31a to tons complete,
with the following equipment Du-
luth- built cab, front steps and fen
ders, odometer, electric generator,
starter and horn, Philco battery, cleo
trio head lights and tail lamp, pintle
hook, tools, jack, Alemite grease gun,
and with a 3-yard water level body
with underbody hoist, equipped with
9.0O-24 single fronts and 9.00-24 dual
rears, for the sum of $6,S00.OO; +. o.
responsible bid, all things considered:
submitted by any bidder and it will
be for the best interests of the county
of st. Louis to accept the proposal OF
said Brown Motor company: and to
purchase said above described new
Model FKD 100 horse power Walter
tractor truck, with all equipment as
described in said proposal, at the
price of $6, 500 90, +. o. b.. H1bblng,
Minnesota, without the sale of the
said Brown Motor company. at the
allowance price made by them in
their said bid.
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that
this board hereby accepts the above
described proposal of the Brown Mo-
tor company, dated February 9Th,
1881, on file in the office of the coun-
ty auditor, and hereby agrees to pur-
chase and purchases from the said
Brown Motor company, the above
described new model FKD 100 horse
power Walter tractor truck, as de-
scribed in their said bid, f. o. b. Hib-
bing, Minnesota, said bid to be in
first class condition, and to be deliv--
cred as specified in said bid of said
Brown Motor company.
Be it further resolved, that said
old International truck, owned by the
county of ST. Louis, on which said
Brown Motor company offered to pay
the sum of $4,000, be retained by the
county of ST. Louis for its own use.
Be it further resolved, that the sum
of $6, 10000 be and is hereby appro--
priated from the county road and
bridge fund of the Seventh district in
payment of the said purchase.
Commissioner Snyder moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon a unanimous
vote.
Adopted Feb. 10th, 1881.
The Ely miner., 1931-03-20
BY Commissioner Murray:

BY Commissioner Murray:
Whereas, this board has hereto
the Embarrass river by removing OBJ
structions therefrom at the point or
points described in the resolution of
this board, and in connection with
the performance of said work, it is
necessary to obtain an easement from
the owners of land that may be af-
fected by said Improvement; and
Whereas, one of said owners is the
Oriental Granite and Iron company,
Minnesota corporation, as owner of
the northeast quarter of the south
west quarter of section Z, in township
So north, range Is west, and said
Oriental Granite and Iron company
is willing to grant such easement ac-
of proposed form of easement,
dated January End, 1881, duly exc
cuted by said Oriental Granite and
Iron company, and now before this
board for it's approval; and
Whereas, the terms and conditions
of said deed of easement are reason
able and proper, and it will be for
the best interests of the county of st.
Louis to accept said easement, upon
the terms and conditions and for the
consideration specified in the bill of
said Oriental Granite and Iron COM
pany
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that
the form and substance of said deed
approved by this board, and the
chairman of this board, and the coun-
ty auditor are hereby authorized to
execute said deed of easement in be-
half of the county of st. Louis, and
the bill of said Oriental Granite and
Iron company as the consideration of
said deed of easement in the amount
of $1,000 be and the same hereby is
approved and ordered paid.
Commissioner Hogan moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Yeas-ConJmissione Hogan, Sny-
der, Anderson, Murray and Vice
Chairman Newman.
NayS-None.
Adopted Feb. 7th, 1881.
The Ely miner., 1931-03-20
By Commissioner Hogan for Commits
SiOuer A ahv.

sioner ABBY:
Whereas, the township of Leiding,
in the Seventh commissioners dis
trict, desires to rent from the county
of st. Louis, for use in the improve
ment of certain township roads, with
in said town of Leiding, two Inter-
national 21s-ton trucks, now owned
by the county of st. Louis, and used
trict. and offers to furnish all oil and
gasoline used in the operation of said
trucks, and pay the regular daily
compensation of the county truck
st. Louis, to act as truck drivers on
said trucks, and to keep said trucks
in good repair, and agree that the
reasonable rental value, for the use
of said trucks on said township roads,
shall be treated as an appropriation
Seventh commissioners district, to-
ward the improvement of each of the
roads, on which said equipment shall
be used, and that said township of
commissioner of the Seventh district,
at Hibbing, Minnesota, the daily re-
ports on each of said trucks, on the
usual forms used by the county of
st. Louis for such improvements,
showing the number of hours of op-
GRAFTON of each of said trucks, the
amount of oil and gasoline consumed
in the operation of said trucks, the
name of the road on which each of
said trucks shall be operated, as re-
quired on said forms, at the rental
per hour fixed by the county board
for the use of such equipment.
Be it further resolved. that the
township of Leiding by it's board of
supervisors, before the commence
ment of the operation of said trucks
on said work shall adopt a resolution
in proper form, accepting the provi-
sions of the within and foregoing res
olution adopted by this board.
Commissioner Hogan moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon a unanimous
vote.
Adopted Feb. 10th, 1881.
The Ely miner., 1931-03-20

Upon the call of the chair. the
board resumed it's regular order of
business at 4:15 o'clock in the after
noon of said day, all members except
Commissioner Pete and Chairman
ABBY being present.
The Ely miner., 1931-03-20
BY Commissioner SNYDER:

BY Commissioner Snyder:
Whereas, Rose Wipperfurth, an
employee in the office of the county
auditor, under a leave of absence.
was absent from her duties in said
office during the entire month of jan
uary, 1881, and her name was omit
ted from the county auditors en-
ployees' payroll for said month; and
Whereas, said Rose Wipperfurth is
entitled to a vacation of two weeks
under the county employees classifi-
cation schedule. and has made appli-
cation to this board to be allowed to
take her vacation of two weeks dur
ing the last half of January, 1881, in
stead of at the end of the year.
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that
said application is approved and the
said Rose Wipperfurth allowed her
vacation of two weeks for the year
1881, during the period from January
18th, 1881. to January 31st, 1881, both
dates inclusive, and the county au-
ditor is hereby authorized and re-
quested to draw his warrant in fa-
vor of said Rose Wipperfurth for one
half of her regular compensation, for
the month of January, 1881.
Commissioner Snyder moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon a unanimous
vote.
Adopted Feb 10th, 1881.
The Ely miner., 1931-03-20
County Highway Estimates Submitted
by County Highway Engineer.

S. b. Shepard, county highway en-
gineer, submitting engineers esti-
presented to the County Board on
this date for its consideration.-12132.
Crawling County Road No. 740,
project 1 (betterments) from County
Road No; to point two miles
Light graveling on State Aid Road
No. 4, project 3 (betterments) in sec
tion q, township So north, range ii
Heavy. graveling on State Aid Road
No. 4, in section q: township 55.
range IA, project (betterments), a
distance, of $50 feet; 81, 10000
Crawling County Road No. 95, in
section 12,. township 81: range Is.
plus 90 to station Is plus 90, a dis
tance of 1900 feet, S6S3.00.
Graveling. County Road No. 317,
project l (betterments), from station
0 plus 90 to station plus 90. a dis
tance of 700 feet, s317.30.
Burning brush on County Road
No. 322, project l (second class con-
struction) from station 0 plus 90 to
station 145 plus 20, distance of 2.75
miles, $4,000.
Upon motion of Commissioner An
derson the county highway engineer
work described in the above men,
toned estimates.
Bonds.
Harry E. Boyle, first assistant
county attorney, in the sum of ST.
10000, with the Maryland Casualty
company, as surety.-12133.
Ellis j. Butchart assistant county
attorney, in the sum of s1.000.00, with
the Maryland Casualty company, as
surety.-12134
Frank j. Rosemeier. assistant
county attorney, in the sum of
S1.000-00. with the New Amsterdam
Casualty company, as surety.-12135.
DIR. William s. King. deputy cor
oner, in the sum of $4,000 00 with
the National Union Indemnity COM
pany, as surety.-12136.
Owen w. Parker. deputy coroner.
in the sum of 100000. with the Aetna