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The Washington times., 1931-02-09
HEARING PUBLIC
ON SUPPLIES
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the Commissioners in their re-
quests, but there was a flare-up
over the methods of purchase of
sites for local government build
ingS.
The question came up over the
purchase of site on Rhode
Island Avenue for a fire engine
house. The site is assessed at
$4,000 the House bill carried an
appropriation of $4,000 for it's
purchase. and the Commissioners
asked the Senate to increase the
amount to $4,000.
When members Of the commit
tee learned that they were being
asked to appropriate more than
twice the assessed value, they
baked. Senator Lawrence Phipps
CRD of Colorado was vehement
in his condemnation of the pro
posed action and of the method
of District officials in negotiating
for the site.
Senator Phipps was joined by
Senator William H. King CD
Utah. Senator John B. Kendrick
of Wyoming and Senator Gerald
Nye. who launched into a general
criticism of the methods Of Sc
lection of fire engine and school
sites.
Favored Condemnation
Senator King declared that he
favored purchase by condemna.
ton and Senator Kendrick as
serted that an attempt is made
to make every purchase seem to
be an emergency, with only one
site suggested for each purpose
instead of two or three in order
that a selection might be made.
Senator King also criticized the
amount paid for land for the
Children's tuberculosis Sanitar-
ium on the Defense Highway
near Randall Station. He said
the Commissioners paid $3.50 an
acre, which he termed exorbitant.
Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby,
District Commissioner, explained
the seeming variance between as
SeSSment figures and the proposed
purchase price of the Rhode
Island Avenue site. He said that
the property to be acquired was
in a choice section of a large
tract.
Would Speed Construction
The Commissioners asked that
the Senate committee make i'm
mediately available total Of
$375 900 in addition to funds
made Immediately available in
the House bill. They pointed out
that if they had these funds at
once they could start construc-
tion on several projects.
DR.. Reichelderfer explained
that the Commissioners are not
seeking radical changes from the
House bill. A statement by the
Commissioners asked, however,
that an item of S111.000 for in
creaSeS in salaries of local Gov
ernment employees, carried in the
budget but stricken out by the
House. be reinserted.
Senator Nye Objects
Senator Nye objected to the
action of the Commissioners in
acquiring an expensive school
site near FeSsenden and Thirty
ninth Streets. He said that loca-
ton of a school on the site would
depreciate valuable property,
while the children could be &C
commodated by an addition to
the Ben Murch school nearby.
Senator Bingham announced
that the committee will hold
another hearing tomorrow morn
ing and that on Wednesday it
will make an automobile tour of
the city in order to study at first
hand improvements proposed by
the Commissioners.
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War on Foolish LawS
In N. Y. Declared
By City Club

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 G.N.SD.
The City Club of New York to-
day announced a drive to rid
New York of 96 "obsolete, un-
enforceable or foolish" laws.
Laws making it a crime to
bet on a prizefight and to sell
liquor in courthouse" are
among those listed
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MuSSoIini Repeats
incident Forgotten
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ROME, Feb. 9 GNS0.-T
have already forgotten the
whole matter. except the kind
touch of friendship the Ameri-
can Government showed to-
ward Italy and me-"
In those words Premier Benitc
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Timonium Stables Burn,
Horses Are Saved

BALTIMORE, Feb. 9.-Stables
at the Timonium Fair Grounds
were destroyed by fire early to-
day. but all the horses were led
to safety.
The Washington times., 1931-02-09

Mussolini disposed today of the
information received here from
washington that Gen. Smedley d.
Butler has been spared a sched-
uled court-martial
The Washington times., 1931-02-09
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance February s.,
1892, 2,557. .44657; expenditures, Sill
877 .459.2l.
Customs receipts, $5,569,973.89.
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tbrouEh the purChasP NJ raF Of vour
own from the offerings In today's
Classified Ads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
Campers Meet Tuesday.

The children and mothers who make
up the first party to Camp Pleasant
will assemble Tuesday morning at 1890
o'clock at the Ambush School, l. street
near Seventh street southwest, and at
the Phillips School, N street between
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Twenty seventh and Twenty eighth
streets. They will 60 through the same
procedure.
Miss Rachel Haviland, superintendent
Of Camp Good win, and her new star
Of councillors will be at that camp to-
morrow for the final touches. Miss
Nancy Trott, q former councillor, will
be the assistant superintendent. Miss
Therese Moriarty will again be the
head nurse, assisted by Miss Mary l..
Willcoxs
Miss Lewis ON STAFF.
Miss Myra Lewis is head Of the girl
councillors, assisted by Miss Faina de
Kiopoton and Miss Frances Stabler.
Jack Leatherby is to be the head coun-
cilor for boys, assisted by Harry English
as athletic director, Charles Smith and
Wilson Dawson. Miss Jean Mccain
has charge Of the kindergarten instruc-
ton and volunteer service will be given
lace Lang.
Z. p. Lovett, the new superintendent
of Camp Pleasant, has for his assist
ant Mrs. Lovett and an experienced
corps of nurses and councillors, rs fol-
lows: Mrs. Isabel Majors, nurse; Miss
Cecie Jenkins, assistant nurse; Mrs.
Mamie Hutchinson, matron; Miss Fan
ME Wright, assistant matron; Mrs. B.
r. Hume, mothers councillor; Miss
Frances Cardoza, kindergarten; Miss
ThelnA Blackwell, Miss Suzanne Payne
and Miss Vivian Jenkins. girl council
ors; L. z. johnson, boys councillor; G..
L. Allen, assistant councillor and
musician.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
WIFE SEEKING DIVORCE,
FROM PORTER H. ADAMS
Suit in Reno Charges Desertion
Against Former Aviation
Group Head.

BY the Associated Press.
RENO, New, June 27.-Porter slH.
Adams, former president of the National
Aeronautic Association, has been sued
for divorce here by his wife, Dorothy
johnson Adams.
She charged her husband deserted
her in May, 1890 They were married
at Brookline, Mass, April 20, 1924.
Porter H. Adams, chairman of the
Executive Committee, governor at large
and vice president of the first district
of the National Aeronautic Association,
had been in active charge of affairs of
the association in Washington until last
month, when he went to Boston, where
he is said to be in hospital under
going treatment for an illness from
which he has suffered for several years
In May, 1880, when he was charged
with desertion, Adams was said to be
In a sanitarium in Arizona. He re-
turned to the National Capital last
Summer to resume leadership Of the
National Aeronautic Association, in CO.
operation with Senator Hiram Bingham
of Connecticut, national president.
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KRESEL DENIES GUILT
. IN PERJURY CHARGE
Bank of q. 8. Counsel Pleads In.
nocence When Arraigned in
Court.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 27.-Isador J.
Kresel, indicted counsel for the Bank
Of United States, pleaded not guilty
to q charge of perjury, before general
sessions Judge Freschi yesterday.
His attorney asked 10 days to draft
motions on the indictment, which was
returned yesterday. The court agreed
and Mr.. Kresel was released in $4,000
bail
The perjury charge grew out Of Mr..
KreSel's testimony at the trial Of off,
GERS Of the bank and his alleged re-
puuiation of evidence he gave before
the grand jury in February.
He had already pleaded not guilty
to six indictments returned against him
at the same time the other bank on
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formerly the habitat Of the Talamanca
Indians. makers of the finest prehistoric
pottery found in America. Segcvia Is O
river between the republics Of Nicara-
qua and Honduras, flowing into. the
Caribbean at Cape Gracias . dos;
Chiriqui is q river and province In the
Republic of Panama; Antigua Is the
name Of the ancient capital of Guate-
mala: Quirigua is the site Of Magyar
culture in Guatemala, and Veragua Is
q province Of Panama.
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are to be shipped to all sections Of the
country.
The contract was awarded after ex-
haustive tests were completed at the
Bureau of Standards by w. A. Jacobs
of the Bureau Of Standards and Will
liam Wolma and Morris Carrier of the
Post ONCE Department
Government ofncials indicated the
Post once Department has Just begun
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
POST OFFICES TO GET
1900 TRUCK GLASSES
Delivery Under New 800, 900 Con
tract With Ford Company to
Begin in Few Days.

Deliveries are expected to start with
in is days on an order placed for
for $500 motor truck GLASSES with the
washington branch Of the Ford Motor
Co. by the Post once Department. Be-
tween 100000 and 100000 is in
volyed In the transaction, postal off,
Gals said.
The order will provide for 100000
labor hours, this figure including the
gathering OF raw materials. manufac-
turing and assembling. The GLASSES
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LAUNCHING DATED
FOR z STEAMERS
First of Six New Ships in U. S.
Merchant Marine De-
veIopment.

The first and second steamships in q
feet of six now building for the United
Mail Steamship Co.. O. subsidiary of the
United Fruit Co., will be launched at
the Newport News Shipbuilding 81
Dry Dock Co.'S plant August is.
These ships are the Talamanca and
the Segovia, 20-knot vessels. The twin
launching is in line with the determine
ton of Congress and the American
people to build up a privately owned
and operated American merchant ma
rine. so that American goods may be
carried in American bottoms and so as
t. strengthen the American fleet in
time OF national emergency.
The construction of these modern
vessels has been made possible by the
Jones White marine act, passed in 1928,
designed to. overcome the differential
between American-built ships and ships
built in foreign yards. The act makes
1t possible for ship owners to borrow
from the United States Government UP
TO rs per cent of the cost Of construc-
ton at 3l2 per cent interest and also
awards 10-year mail contracts, provid-
ing fer payments on a mileage basis to
American shipping companies, who
build in American yards and operate
under the American flag.
Superior in Three Respects.
The United Fruit Co. accepted the
provisions Of the Jones' White act, and
as an initial step innmedi, tely started
construction of six thoroughly modern
ships, three of which are building at
Newport News and three at the yards
of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corpo-
ration. Ltd, at its Fore River plant in
Quincy, Mass.
In speed, depth and beam the new
vessels will exceed all other ships of the
great White Fleet: only two of the
latter are longer Their dimensions will
be 447 feet over all, 430 feet on the load
water line. 60-foot beam and "a feet
s. inches from keelson TO upper deck.
Their displacement, at "a feet draft,
will be in the neighborhocd of IL 900
tons. At normal service draft it is ex-
pected that the new ships will maintain
a speed Of 18 knots, with a maximum of
20 knots.
Approval Given Vessels.
The Shipping Board, American Bu-
reau of Shipping and the Navy De-
partment have passed on the design
and construction of these new ships.
Tentative dates for Launching. outside
of the twin launching scheduled, are
october "a. when the Antigua will be
put oversideS; November IA, the Quiri-
qua; November 80. the Chiriqui, and
December IL. the Veragua. The names
for the new ships were selected by
Victor M. Cutter. president of the
United Fruit Co. Talamanca is a dis
trict between Costa RIGA and Panama,
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APPLES FREIGHT CUT
Carload Rates Slashed by I. c. c.
in Tri-State Area Here.

Rates on apples in carloads from Vir-
ginia, West Virginia and Maryland to
certain Southern points were ordered
reduced yesterday by the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
The apple rates ordered reduced
were to Gadsden, Ala, and Chatta-
nooga, Knoxville and johnson City,
Tenn The decision was on a COM
plant filed by the Southern Tariff As
ISOLATION on behalf of Southern ship
pers.
Finland has started a campaign for
decreased government expenditures
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to build up feet of several thousand
trucks and also to replace some Of the
surplus trucks obtained from the Army
at the close Of the World War.
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cials were accused. His trial on those
charges was due to be put over until
Fall, but today there were indications
1t might take place earlier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28

British regiments are to be supplied
with a new type of bayonet which is
only 8 inches long to replace the
present 20-inch weapon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28

The expenditure per head Of the
British population on alcoholic liquors
last YER was $3l, compared with
1872 81 in 1929.
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CHARITIES CAMPS
OPEN THIS WEEK
Mothers and Children to Be
Registered for Outings
Tuesday and Wednesday.

Chairman John Joy Edson Of the
Summer Outings Committee of the As
ISOLATED Charities announced yesterday
that the two camps for children and
mothers, Camp Good VIII In Rock
Greek Park and Camp Pleasant at Blue
Plains, D. c., are ready to receive their
first groups Of campers this week
The first party for Camp Good Will
Is notified to assemble for enrolment
Wednesday at 1890 am. at the Hyde
School, 32l9 o street. and the Green
leaf School, -Four -and-a-half street
between NJ and N streets southwest.
They will be given Q health examina-
ton and then enrolled.
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GENERAL NAH MOVES TO RECAPT TURF CITY
 CHINA LOST 7O JAPAN
FIGHTING SAID TO HAVE BEEN IN PROGRESS IN NONNI
 RIVER DISTRICT

PARIS, Dec. 4. (P)-With a dead lock between negotiations still hold ing up the Leagues latest move for peace in Manchuria, word came from Shanghai that General Nah Chen Shan had launched an of fensive to the southwest of Hailun and was driving the Japanese back all along the line.
 The drive was characterized as a counter-move by General Nah to recapture Tsitsihar, from which his forces were driven last month.
 The League authorities have been hearing for several days re- ports that the Chinese army was being reorganized and the move Wednesday occasioned little sur prise among those watching the sit uation.
 The retreating Japanese are said to have sent urgent calls to Jap anese military headquarters for air. planes and artillery for use in stem ming the Chinese offensive. Ad- vices from Mukden say that fight ing has been in progress at differ ent points along the Nonni River since Monday.
 In spite of the Standstill state of negotiations looking to a ceSsa W tion of hostilities, authorities here expressed hopes that agreement might be reached In the next 48 hours. The question of establish ing a neutral zone in Manchuria still remains to be the chief stunb- ling block to progress in negotia- tions although they have not agreed to every other point of the issue.
 The Japanese have made a new offer stating that if the Chinese would evacuate the Chin Chow area, the last remaining bit of Man churian territory in Chinese hands, and retire behind the great wall, that they would solemnly guaran- tee that the zone remain intact, presumably by sending troops into it if necessary. The offer of the Japanese was flatly refused by Chinese delegates.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-04
THOMAS MOONEY PARDON PROBABLE RESULT HEARINGS MAYOR WALKER WILL AVOID SNUBBING BY NOT GOING
 TO LOS ANGELES

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4. (P- While Governor James Rolph, Jr., has given on intention of his atti- tude, the belief is general that Thomas J. Mooney, convicted for participating in the 1916 San Fran cisco Preparedness Day parade out rage, will be pardoned as result of the hearings at which executive clenlency was urged by Mayor Walker of New York and others.
 The Governor of California said he would spend month or more studying the record and consider ing the case.
 Mayor Walker, at the completion of his talk with Governor Rolph, said that he had decided not to go to Los Angeles as he had originally intended before returning to the East. It is said that Mayor Walker will thus avoid the Snub which the Mayor of Los Angeles, MT. Porter. had arranged to give him upon his arrival.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-04
BAYCH|MO |s FOUND
 BY ESKIMO TRAPPER
 NORTH FORMER BERTH

POINT BARROW, Dec. 4. (P)- The schooner Baychimo, a Hudson Bay Company trader, locked in the Arctic ice, which disappeared in a recent storm which Smote the Arc tic Coast, was located by an Eskimo trapper Thursday.
 The Baychimo was found IS miles south of here and about 45 miles north of where 1t was caught in the ice pack. When the ship was blown away by the heavy storm of several days ago 1t was given up for lost.
 The Eskimo trapper said that the ship apparently was not damaged and that it was surrounded by large field of rough ice.
 Mariners believed it impossible for the ship to survive through the winter and will make an attempt to bring ashore the furs and other valuable cargo which is aboard the ship yet. The ship is five miles off shore.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-04
NUMBER PERSONS ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED
 BY GAs EXPLOSION

BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 4. (R- One person was killed and IS ser iously injured and 40 others hurt in a gas explosion which tore the roof off the burning home of Nor man L. Saunders, of the United States Navy, late Thursday.
 The fire was believed to be under control when the flames reached a leaky gas main and resulted in the explosion which hurled burn ing tinbers high in the air over an area covering about two blocks. The explosion scattered the timbers over the closely packed spectators.
 Sherman Pepper, 16 years of age, was the person killed.
 Saunders was not at home at the time the fire broke out but was injured when he rushed into the building on his return.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-04
ARTISTS MODEL ADMITS
 SHE SLASHED THROAT
 OF ROBERT LOCKWOOD
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4. R)-

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4. P)- Augusta Ball Johnson, 25 years of age, an attractive artists model, was charged of assault with dead ly weapon on the basis of her con- fession to the police.
 She said that she slashed the throat of Robert Lockwood, prom inent architectural artist, in his studio
 Police said that she admitted cutting the artist with a warmed razor blade so that the operation would be less painful" She said that her actions resulted because The lied to me-"
 Lockwood is recovering at hos pital and told authorities that he attempted to commit suicide. When confronted with the girls asserted confession he said that he would not prosecute her.
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ATTRACTIVE WOMAN
 BECAME DESPERATE
 ATTEMPTED HOLDUP
UNKNOWN GARDENER GAVE WOMAN GUN, SPURRING
 HER ON

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 4. (FJ-Des- Derate and without funds, an at +ractive woman who said that she vas Mrs Mary Penfield, 2 years of age, of Washington, D. C., and who said that she had been ordered out of her room for non-paynlent of rent, said that she had accepted ride from an unknown man who persuaded her to rob a service sta tion.
 She said that the man gave her 2 gun and that she entered W. J. Hassley's service station and de- handed When he refused she fired and when she missed the sta tion owner returned fire with a rifle and wounded her.
 The woman staggered into the auto and the unknown man drove her around for 45 minutes and then dumped the wounded woman into ..he street. She collapsed in the doorway of Mrs. Hettie who sum- 1loned authorities.
 The woman is near death in a hospital here as a result of the wounds.
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JAPAN WILL NOT
 ACCEPT 3RD PARTY
 TERvENT| |ON
SOUTH MANCHURIA SITUATION SAID BE INCREASINGLY
 THREATENING

TOKYO, Dec. 4. (4) Foreign Minister Shidehara declared that he had instructed Japan'S repre- sentative to the League Council at Paris that Japan does not propose to accept any third party inter Vention in the Chin Chow neutral zone in Manchuria and that is posi- tive"
 Shidehara said that Japan'S rep Tesentative had been further in- structed not to consider the sug- gestion by Alfred Sze that neutral observers participate in any Slno- Japanese negotiations over the zone limits policing.
 The Council appears to have taken up the question without our knowledge" Chidehara said.
 The press represented the situa- tion in South Manchuria as in creasingly threatening. The Jap anese withdrawal, it is said, is looked upon as sign of weakness Chinese troop movements are re- ported from Tahus Han and the T'ung Liao Railway station.
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SALVADOR |s GOVERNED
 BY MILITARY TRIBUNAL

SAN SALVADOR, Dec. 4. (P-A military Junta governed the Re- public of Salvador following a short-lived revolt which resulted in sharp fighting and the flight of President Arturo Araujo from the country.
 The military tribunal or junta assumed complete control imme- diately after the fighting and pre- pared to obtain ratification of the Salvador Congress until an election is held. An election was anticipat- ed within the next 48 hours
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-04
MISS PR|NGLE SETTLES
 WITH PANTAGEs, s3.00b

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4. (R-Miss Eunice Pringle, who sued Alexan- der Pantages, millionaire theatre magnate, for a million dollars on criminal charges, has made @ set clement out of court for $3,000, 1t has been revealed.
 Miss Pringle made a surprise ap- pearance in court and agreed on the settlement and the suit was dropped following the acquittal of Friday, last week, of Pantages on criminal charge.