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Evening star., 1932-04-23
DRYS' VOTE PROPOSAL
CALLED INSINCERE
Leader of Crusaders Says Plan of
Mcbride Is an Attempt to
Stall Off Inevitable"
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Insincerity was charged to dry lead
erS by Rufus S. LuslS, executive of the
Crusaders, prohibition organiza-
ton, in the statements that they favor
a constitutional referendum on pro-
hibition."
In a statement issued last night,
largely in reply to one by F. Scott Nc
BRIDE, superintendent Of the Anti-Sa-
loon League, who challenged the vets
to a referendum along lines he laid
down, Lusk characterized the proposals
attempts to stall off as long as pos
sible the inevitable
With Mcbride, Lusk named former
Gov. Harry F. Byrd of Virginia and
Secretary of Agriculture Hyde. The
referendum plans he was hitting at are
built around the idea of first amending
the Constitution to provide for popular
vote in the States on future amend
ments, a plan which Lusk said might
delay a vote for years.
THE Crusaders and other repeal or
ganizations will not be tricked into
supporting these roundabout, delaying
methods" he said. We demand, and
we shall obtain, an opportunity to vote
again in a similar manner on the eight
eenth amendment that the drys secured
in 1917. What was right then Is right
now"
Evening star., 1932-04-23
GREATER CAPITAL
DRIVE NEARS GOAL
$4,000 on Hand and $20,'
900 in Sight to Finance
Committees Work.

With $35, 900 in cash contributed and
$4,000 additional in pledges and sub
scriptions definitely in sight, the drive
of the Greater National Capital Com
mittee of the Washington Board of
Trade to finance the work of the
group for another year approached its
goal yesterday.
At meeting Of the Campaign Com
mittee in the Willard Hotel yesterday,
presided over by Robert V. Fleming
chairman, the various groups canvass
ing the business and professional
circles of the Capital reported $4,000
more to the fund. A total of $4,000
is expected to be contributed by the
hotels, while newspapers, utilities and
other groups are expected to add
materially to the fund.
A. c. Case, chairman of the Greater
National Capital Committee. asked
the cooperation of the citizens of
Washington in circulating favorable
and accurate information concerning
the climatic conditions of the Capital,
declaring that Washington weather by
actual comparison with other parts of
the country is better than the average.
Mr.. Fleming told members of the
committee the reaction of Washingto-
mans to the drive this year has been
confidence the goal of $4,000 would
be attained. The group voted to hold
a final meeting May ?.
The chairman appointed COM
mittee consisting of Mr.. Case, George
Pitt, Edmund F. Jewell and Robert j.
Cottrell, secretary of the Board of
Trade, to arrange for the publication
Of the names of subscribers to the fund.
Curtis Hodges, executive director Of
the committees promotion and city
advertising work, reported two more
conventions, the Conference on Print
ing Education to be held June q to
29, this year, and the meeting Of the
Eastern Arts Association to take
place in April of next year.
Evening star., 1932-04-23
BANKING SITUATION
SHOWS IMPROVEM
Suspensions Decline, While Re.
openings Gain and Hoarding
Diminishes.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Reviewing the entire month of
March, the Federal Reserve Board to-
day reported conspicuous improvement
in the country's banking situation.
Suspensions during the month were
placed at only As as against 122 for
February and 342 for January. The
deposits of banks reopening were said
to be approximately as large as those
of the institutions which were forced
to close. Both amounts were in excess
of $l5,000,000
The board noted an accelerated re-
turn flow of currency from the public
to the banks; liquidation of bank loans
continuing, but Offset in part by an in
crease in investments; increasing re-
serve balances of member banks and a
decline in the total volume of Reserve
bank credit.
1t reported that the Bank of France
increased its gold stock by $106,000,0 900
during the month, but that the return
of short-term funds into France was
diminishing, partly because foreign bal
anceS had been almost all withdrawn.
Evening star., 1932-04-23
ALLEGED SMOKE SCREEN
RING LEADER is HELD
Frank Posey Under $4,000 Bond
for Grand Jury on Liquor
Charges.

Frank Posey, colored, 80 described
by Assistant United States Attorney
David A. Hart as the ring leader of
the local smoke screen gang" was held
for grand jury action under $4,000
after he had pleaded not guilty in
Police Court to charges of operating
a smoke screen apparatus and trans
porting liquor.
Posey, Hart said, has been sought by
police since March 25 as the driver
of car which figured in a six-nile
chase through Northeast Washington
during which the fleeing cars used a
smoke screen freely. The chase ended
when the fugitive machine struck an
ether car on Benning road near
Kenilwortn avenue
Although the driver escaped, Andrew
Standfield, colored "a, said TO be a
passenger, was apprehended and sub
sequently remanded to the grand Jury
on charges similar TO those placed
against Posey. About 254 half
gallons of liquor was found in the
machine.
Evening star., 1932-04-23
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY

Washington Council, Knights Of Co
lumbus, opened the celebration of the
35th anniversary of its founding with
exemplification of first and second de-
gree members at the Knights of Colum-
bus Hall last night.
The annual memorial mass will be
celebrated at 7 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing in ST. Matthews, followed by COM
munion breakfast at the Mayf1ower
Hotel The third degree will be exem-
plified tomorrow afternoon at the hall.
A banquet and entertainment will be
held at the Mayfiower Hotel at Z o'clock
Monday night, at which tribute will be
paid the six living charter members OF
the council, Rosa F. Downing, DR..
Henry ]. CroSson, Harry w. Sohon, Ed
ward P Harrington, William A. Lusby
and william L. Soleau.
The anniversary ball Of the council
will be held at the Mayhower Hotel next
Saturday night.
Evening star., 1932-04-23
FUNERAL MONDAY
FOR GLENN BROWN
Services for Architect to Be
Held in st. PauI's Church,
Rock Creek Cemetery.

Funeral services for Glenn Brown,
Washington architect, who died yester-
day in a Newport News, Va, hospital,
will be held at st. Paul's Church, Rock
Creek Cemetery, Monday. Burial will
follow in Rock Greek Cemetery.
Besides his activity as an architect,
Mr.. Brown was the author of books and
articles on plumbing and its relation TO
building design, as well as a history Of
the United States Capitol, which was
published as a Senate document, and
articles on the artistic qualities of great
men.
Moved Here After var.
Born in 1854 in Fauquier County, Va,
he was taken as baby TO the family
plantation in CaSwell County, N. c..
where he remained until after the Civil
War. coming to Washington with his
parents at that time The family later
went to Alexandria, where he attended
school until going to Washington anc
Lee University. He also attended
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
taking a special course in architecture
He remained for a time IN New England
following his marriage in 1876 to Miss
Mary Ella Chapman of Virginia, but
returned to this city after few years
opening his Office here, where he was
active in business until about six years
ago Most of the years after the wal
until his retirement were spent as
architect on Government work at GUAM
tico. Va His Office, under the firm name
of Glenn Brown & Bedford Brown, con-
tinues under the management of his
young son, Bedford Brown, 4th.
In 1899 Mr.. Brown was made secre-
tary-treaslirer of the American Institute
of Architects and for more than q
| decade he used the office to carry out
his fight for the artistic betterment Of
| the Capital City and the country al
| large. He also was an officer of the
| Federation of Arts for many year!
and was the organizer Of the Public Ar
| League of America. He was long ar
advocate of the L'Enfant plan for the
Capital and was enthuSi1<.ic in his
| support OF it.
Member of Foreign Societies.
While secretary of the institute hi
was elected corresponding member Of
| the Royal Institute OF Architects Of
| Great Britain, the Societe Central de:
! Architects Francois and the leading
| societies of Belgium and Italy. He wa:
! also member of the Society of Art!
and Letters, the National Academy o
Design and the Cosmos Club Of thi
! city.
He is survived by his two sons
Glenn M. Brown and Bedford and hi
sister, Mrs. Lucy Lennox Uhler o
| Alexandria, Va.
His last literary work, begun as hi
health begun to fail was "186O-193
| Memories" a transcription of hi
| achievements and defeats in his life
long dream of the application of tn
LEnfant plan. 1t was just completes
when he was taken to Newport News
He was the architect of Dumbartol
Bridge and numerous other structures
Evening star., 1932-04-23
new YORK ELECTORAL
VOTES DECLARED DRY
Author Says G. 0. P. Delegation
Will Support Only Prohibi-
tion Plank.

To receive New York's As electoral
votes a Republican candidate for Pres
ident must be dry, Rev. DR.. Earl Doug
las, author, declared last night at a
meeting in the Washington Auditorium
in connection with the Prohibition Fair
being held there. The speaker was in
troduced by Mrs. Henry w. Peabody,
head of the Woman's National Com
mittee for Law Enforcement
Dr. Douglas reviewed the defeat Of
former United States Attorney Tuttle in
the 1880 New York gubernatorial race
to support his contention. Tuttle ran
on a wet platform.
In addition to New York, he said,
the seven normally Democratic States
which went for President Hoover in
1928 can be retained by the Republican
party only if it puts forward dry can
didate and dry platform.
The speaker cited statistics to show
that there is less drinking in the United
States under prohibition than in coun-
tries where the sale of liquor is legal.
Evening star., 1932-04-23
OHIO MINE OPERATORS
SPURN UNION PARLEY
Invitation to Conference Rejected
Open-Shop Plan to Be Used
by Owners.

BY the Associated Press.
Ohio coal mine operators today in
formed Secretary of Labor Doak that
their mines would be operated on an
open-shop basis and they would not
meet in his Office Monday with repre-
sentatives of the United Mine Workers
Of America.
The operators last week refused an
invitation to meet here on April 20
The Secretary yesterday renewed his
invitation, fixing Monday, April 25, as
the date.
The operators told the Secretary in
telegram received today they would
continue to operate the mines on an
open-shop basis. They also informed
him that if he had any constructive
suggestions that would not conflict with
the open-shop principle they would be
glad to listen to him.
Evening star., 1932-04-23
$50 GALLONS OF LIQUOR
SEIZED AFTER CHASE
Large Sedan Abandoned by Two
Men Following Pursuit Through
Smoke Screen.

large sedan and its contraband
cargo of $50 gallons of whisky was
captured by Traffic Policemen r. M.
Finch and w H. Bell after a mile-and-
a-half chase through a dense smoke
screen last night. Two men who were
riding in the machine escaped.
Finch and Bell saw the car cross the
District line at Benning road and gave
chase. The smoke screen apparatus
was turned on, but the officers man
aged to trail the automobile to Twenty
third street and Benning road, where
the two occupants stopped the car and
fed on foot.
The rum runner was the second aban-
doned by bootleggers and seized BY
police last night. Traffic Policeman H.
L. Peterson seized car containing 72
gallons of whisky, which he found at
Virginia avenue and E street southeast
Two men. police were told, got out of
the machine and walked away a few
moments before the officer appeared.
Evening star., 1932-04-23

private business of $40 was producing
an increase in public expenditure OF 81.
he added. This single illustration OF
the increasing demand upon govern
ment is merely an example OF what Is
going on in practically every commu-
nifty in the country. the figures varying
with the varying effects of the economic
prices as determined by local condl-
tions."
Distributive System Lacking.
Mr.. White rose to speak in response
to a suggestion from the floor that
some time ago you told us what was
wrong with Kansas, now tell US what
is wrong with the United States"
When the Emporia editor made his
comment on demagogues some one in
the audience said Bill Murray"
Il had forgotten about Bill" White
| laughed.
In serious vein White said that the
present situation comes because we
have made mess of the distributiVe
system
The times of 1928 and 1929 will never
return he told his hearers and now the
question Is whether We will go In an
orderly way to meet the next step or
whether we will go in a diSorderly way. y
White said that out of the common
wealth of the United States there might
be developed a better distributive sys-
tem-to get more and more people in a
way where they will have no fear of
poverty"
Banquet VIII Be Tonight.
Tonight the editors will hold their
anhual banquet at the Willard Hotel, to
bring 20 a close the meeting which
started Thursday afternoon.
The dinner is mot for -publica ton"
affair.
Lindbergh Case Discussed.
Prior to yesterday afternoons ses-
sion, when the editors heard con-
f1dential presentation of Government
finances from Secretary of the Treasury
Mills and Senator Hull, Democrat, of
Tennessee, a member of the Senate
Committee on Banking and Currency,
there was luncheon, at which Marlen
E. Pew, editor of Editor and Publisher,
discussed newspaper handling of the
Lindbergh case, defending the press
against attacks that publicity had him
dered the search for the stolen baby.
Pew said his publication had made
a special investigation of this matter
because of the wave of resentment"
that had arisen against newspapers be-
SduoS VI d IttIlllS lIldG puUllClty Idu
hurt the case. AS matter of fact, he
said, newspapers in general had sub
mitted to what amounted to "volun-
tary censorship" in extending their
cooperation.
Their paramount interest, he said,
had been the safety of the child. and
he asserted that Col. Lindbergh was
highly appreciative" of the assistance
that had been given
News Truce" Proposed.
With this, Mr.. Pew said that taking
had been reSorted to in some instances.
Illustrative of the cooperation from
the newspapers, Pew recalled that few
weeks ago a group of prominent editors.
through the Associated Press, proposed
a truce on all Lindbergh news, but that
when the proposal was laid before Col.
Lindbergh he was not convinced it
would be helpful
Further, Pew said, when some New
York papers, when news developments
were at low ebb, put the kidnapping
story on inside columns, Col. Henry
Breckenridge, an adviser of Lindbergh,
asked that it be restored to the first
page that the hunt might not be slack
ened.
Evening star., 1932-04-23
BUS CRASH PROBERS
CALL 3 WITNESSES
Inquiry Into Collision That Re-
suited in 3 Deaths Due to
Start Monday.

Three witnesses have been summoned
to describe the collision between two
busses at Seventeenth street and Rhode
Island avenue April l at the public
hearing on the subject to be held by
the Public Utilities Commission next
Monday They are: Joseph Rivera,
Filipino cab driver of 225 Morgan street
northeast; Henry L. Reh, another cab
driver of Alb c street northeast, and
Alfred Humphrey of % B street.
Omcials of the Capital Traction and
Washington Railway 6S Electric Cos,
whose busSeS were involved in the COL
lision, also will appear. The collision
cost three lives and injured several
persons.
The object of the hearing ordered by
the commission, is to attempt to mini
mize the chances Of such collisions in
the future.
Evening star., 1932-04-23
FOREIGN.
POST OFFICE WORK LET

A contract for construction of the
extension of the City Post Office Build
ing at Massachusetts, avenue and North
Capitol street northeast was signed to-
day between representatives of the Gov
ernment and the B-W Construction Co.
of Chicago. according to announcement
by Treasury Department officials. The
contract price is $2,999, 900, and the
contractor has 720 days in which to
complete the job.
The bid was the lowest of 81 received
by the Treasury.
Evening star., 1932-04-23
BOY HURT IN CRASH

Five-year -old James Rasmussen, 5000
block 1 street northeast, suffered severe
cuts about the forehead last night when
an automobile driven by his father,
John C. Rasmussen, collided with an
other machine at Thirtieth street and
Queens Chapel road northeast.
DR.. John F. Harrington, 2800 block
Twelfth street northeast, administered
first aid treatment and the youngster
then was removed to Sibley Hospital
for further attention.
Evening star., 1932-04-23
ESCAPED BOYS HUNTED

Police were searching today for two
youths who escaped from the Industrial
Home School some time during the
night.
The boys are Robert Burrows. IS, Of
the 1900 block Thirty-third street and
Joseph Mulvey, 13, of the 100 block
Thirteenth street southeast, who were
missing when guards at the Wisconsin
avenue institution called roll at break
fast time.
Evening star., 1932-04-23
CAB DRIVERS ROBBED
Two Held Up Last Night-Bandits
Get Total of $5.85.

Two taxicab drivers we're held up by
bandits early last night and robbed Of
a total of S585.
Jerry Walker, colored hacker, who
lives in the first block of Defrees street.
told police a lone colored robber, who
had entered his cab at Fifteenth and H
streets norteaSt, covered him with a re-
volver in the 1400 block of New Jersey
avenue and took S3.75.
A young white bandit hailed Francis
Clements Brahler, 2800 block Fifth
street northeast, and ordered him to
drive to Northampton street and Con-
necticut avenue, where he drew q gun
and took $2.10 from the cab driver.
Evening star., 1932-04-23
W|MBLEYS TRIAL
RESUMES MONDAY
Collins Prepares Questions
to Shake Story Told by
Accused Husband.

With the Wimbley murder trial in
adjournment until Monday, Assistant
United States Attorney William H. Col
Inns worked today on the questions he
will put to Harry c. Wimbley when the
trial reopenS in an effort to shake his
fearful story of how his wife and STEP
child drowned in the Chesapeake &
Ohio Canal last September IT.
Justice James M. Proctor adjourned
court yesterday afternoon after VIM
bley had occupied the stand virtually
the entire day. He testified his wife
was victim of epileptic fits and that
when she and her daughter drowned
they were alone in canoe in the mid
die Of the canal.
Claims He Warned Her.
He said he had warned her against
taxing the baby in the canoe without
him or John M Crowder, codefendant,
along
You know your condition" he said
he told her, and you know you can't
swim Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick H
Iench, parents of the drowned woman
Mrs. Elizabeth Traylor Wimbley-had
testlfed as Government witnesses that
their daughter could swim.
Wlmbley testified his wife was in the
canoe HSh1ng.
When my wife picked up the fish
ing pole and sort of turned it over in
her hands as if to change ends, she
hit the side of the canoe and the con-
founded thing turned right over" he
said.
After the recess. Wimbley denied he
had taken $4,000 accident insurance
on his wife's life for the purpose OF
numbering her.
He said she had suggested taking
out health and accident insurance.
and that he had tried to obtain this
type of policy for her, but that in
surance brokers refused to sell it be-
cause his wife had no regular work
The $4,000 policy was suggested BY
Michael Klachko, he said. Klachko
who appeared earlier in the trial, ad-
mitted he had suggested the insurance
to Wimbley.
Evening star., 1932-04-23
c. A. R. TRIBUTES PAID

Wreaths were placed on the tombs
of George and Martha Washington at
Mount Vernon today by the Children
of the American Revolution.
The children gathered around the
c. A. r. tree at Mount Vernon and
heard the story of Washington's youth
from the lips of Mrs. Eleanor Wash
ington Howard. the last child living
who was born at Mount Vernon.
Evening star., 1932-04-23
D. A. R. WOMEN CLEAR
DRIVER IN TRAFFIC CASE
Testify for Veteran Accused of
Crowding Policeman's Car on
Sixteenth Street.
A World War veteran who now drive

A World War veteran who now drives
taxi was cleared of traffic charge
which he faced as a result of a COLI
sion with a policeman's automobile
when a member of the D. A. r. Con-
gress testified for him in Police Court
today.
Merle s. Blair, a hacker, of 73l
Second street northeast, was accused by
Policeman H Pearson, eleventh pre-
cinct, of croWding his car and scraping
its fender on Sixteenth street near S
yesterday.
Pearson ordered Blair to the tenth
precinct and requested SIS collateral
from the man, which he did not have.
But Mrs E. R. Foster, 1912 Monroe
street, and her companion, DR.. Alice
T. Merrill of 3444 Mount Pleasant
street, who had been riding with Blair,
learned he was war veteran and fol-
lowed him TO the station, posting the
desired cash for Blair.
Both women told Judge John P. Nc
Mahon that their driver did not crowd
Pearson, but rather the officer came
from behind and ran into the cab. The
Judge dismissed the case.
Evening star., 1932-04-23
MILK PRICE TO BE CUT

Milk will be cheaper by l cent a
quart beginning May l as a result of a
reduction in the wholesale price by the
Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers
Association The retail price of grade A
milk will be l3 cents quart.
The decision to lower the price was
made at conference yesterday between
Washington milk dealers and officials OF
the producers association.
Evening star., 1932-04-23
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Fair, slightly
cooler tonight, minimum temperature
about IS degrees; tomorrow partly
cloudy, slightly cooler; gentle north and
northeast winds.
Maryland-Fair tonight and tomor-
row: cooler in central and east portions
tonight and in east portion tomorrow
Virginia-Fair, slightly cooler in north
portion tonight; tomorrow increasing
cloudineSs, cooler on coast.
West Virginia-Partly cloudy tonight
and tomorrow; not much change in
temperature.
Evening star., 1932-04-23
REPRESENTATIVE WOOD
SERIOUSLY ILL HERE

Chairman of G. o. P. National
Congressional Committee De-
cIared Exhausted by Many Duties.
Representative viii R. Wood of In
diana is seriously i'll at his residence
here.
Wood. II years old, is chairman OF
the Republican National Congressional
Committee. a member OF the Special
House Economy Committee and rank
ing Republican on the House Appro-
priations Committee.
He was ordered to bed by his physi-
clans early this week to rest. He had
been working day and night with his
three committees. 1t was said at his
Office that he was thoroughly exhausted
Evening star., 1932-04-23
Report for Last "a Hours.

Highest, 7S, at $50 pm. yesterday.
Year ago, so.
Lowest, 40, at am. today. Year
ago, 80.
Evening star., 1932-04-23
Tide Tables.

Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey)
Evening star., 1932-04-23
The Sun and Moon.
Rainfall.

Automobile lights must be turned c
one-half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1932-04-23

Monthly rainfall in inches in the
Capital current month to date:
The Indianapolis times., 1932-02-16
BRITAIN FACES
FIGHT IF IRISH
GUST COSGRAVE
De Valera Conceded Good
Chance for Victory in
Election Today.
BIZ United Press

Z
DUBLIN, Irish Free State, Feb.
lebanon de valeras fanna fail
party with its tremendous strength
in the rural districts may overthrow
President William T. CoSgrave and
his government parliament (daiD
majority in today's general election.
And De Valera victory is be-
lieved to mean more trouble for
Great Britain.
ViolFSce marked the closing hours
of the prediction battle. Hidden
asSaSSins waylaid James Ennis, a
government candidate, Monday,
and fired two shots at him.
The assassination Sunday of a
candidate and a detective has re-
suited in dispatch of troops to many
electoral areas to insure peaceful
polling.
De Valera, fiery republican lead
er, has made Ireland's complete in
dependence from the British crown
the outstanding issue in the cam
paign. CoSgrave stands for ale
glance to England.
If De Valera should win a ma
jority in the dali, one of his first
acts. he has stated repeatedly, VIII
be to abolish the oath of allegiance
to England and relieve Irish cit-
zens. chiefly her farmers, of a debt
to England which is heavier Der
capita than the war reparations
which Germany owes the allied
powers.