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Evening star., 1932-08-14
BALL TRIAL SLATED
TO OPEN MONDAY
Ex-Treasurer of Arlington to
Face Charges in Big
Shortage. =
BY a stan CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

BY Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va, Aug. 13.--The trial of e
Wade Ball, former treasurer of Ar
lington County, who is charged with
failure to account for public funds,
will open before jury in circuit court
here Monday morning at 10 O'Clock.
with Judge Walter T. Mccarthy on
the bench.
While the report OF the audit o:
Balls accounts by State auditors un-
der the direction of T. Coleman An
dreWs. State auditor of public ac-
counts, shows an alleged shortage Of
S564,405, the grand jury which had
the case under consideration returned
an indictment April Is. charging him
with failure to account for but s24.-
45429. Ball is at liberty under bond
Of $4,000. r
Big Crowd Expected.
The case has attracted widespread
attention and expectations are that
space in the courtroom, when the trial
gets under way, will be at a premium
No additional facilities have been pro-
vided for taking care of an overflow
attendance, and it is expected that the
courtroom doors will be closed to the
public when all available seating space
has been taken.
Ball resigned from the Office shortly
after the State auditors began an ex-
animation of his books. His resigna-
ton was submitted February 26 to
Judge Walter T. Mccarthy and I'M
mediately accepted. Judge Mccarthy
then appointed Charles T. Jesse to fill
Balls uneXpired term. Ball has served
as treasurer OF the county Tor "a years.
Out of panel of 100 drawn for pos
sible jury duty at the trial, Sheriff
Howard B. Fields has summoned 90.
The remaining six have either moved
from the county or could not be located.
At the time of his resignation, Ball
Is claimed to have been accountable
to the county for S6O2, 81 and to
the State for SAT, 7,945 .48, making a to-
tai of S650,266. OF this amount ac-
cording to the report of the auditors,
he actually had on hand $85,861 SO,
representing $4,000 in bonds and $5,-
86l SO in cash.
Brother to Aid Defense.
Former State Senator Frank L. Ball.
a brother of the accused, and Gram
dali Mackey, former Commonwealth's
attorney for Arlington County, will
conduct the defense. In the prosecu-
ton of the case Commemorative At
torney Lawrence Douglas will be as
sisted by Collins Denny, jr., assistant
attorney general of the State.
William H Duncan, former clerk OF
the court, who also was indicted by
the April grand jury for failure TO ac-
count for public funds in the amount
of S7,8l5, is scheduled to go to trial
Monday. August %. The report of the
audit of his accounts which was last
week submitted to County Manager
Roy S. Braden, as clerk to the county
board, showed an alleged shortage OF
S85, 5,618.70.
The trial of F. j. Hallock. former
clerk to the county school board, in
dicted on charges of forgery, is sched-
uled for the October term Of the court
Evening star., 1932-08-14
MOTOR CAR BUILDER
ENDS LIFE IN CREEK
r. A. Graham of Detroit browns
While on Way to SAM.
tarium.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHATHAM, Ontario, August 49,
Ray A. Graham, secretary-treasurer of
the Graham Paige Motor Co. of De-
troit, was drowned today in McGregor's S
Greek. 80 -.
His brother, Robert, who came here
with Mr.. Graham from Detroit yester-
day. said the motor company executive
had suffered nervous breakdown and
was on the way to Morristown, N. j.,
where he intended to take a rest cure
This afternoon Mr. Graham went to
church with the Rev C. A. Shine, who
also had come here with him. To-
gether they returned to the hotel and
went up to Mr. Graham's room.
The clergyman said Mr.. Graham
asked him to go in first. He did so, but
when ne turned around Mr.. Graham
was gone. He had run downstairs,
through the lobby, across the street
and jumped into the creek. A crowd
Of downtown shoppers saw the leap.
The body was recovered 20 minutes
later but Mr.. Graham was beyond help.
He was As years old.
Evening star., 1932-08-14
HEAVY FIRE TURNED
ON SAC PAULO REBELS
Planes and Artillery Bomb
Trenches Preparing to Seize
Strategic Point.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO, August 13.-Fed-.
eral forces reported today that their
airplanes and heavy artillery were bonn
harding strong trenches of the Sac
Paulo rebels, at Cruzeiro, in preparation
for a drive for the most important
strategic point yet disputed in the re-
bellion.
The federal troops were in trian-
gular formation so miles long fronting
Cachoeira, from which 1t extended
northeast, fronting Cruzeiro. and then
northwest in the Mantequeira tunnel
region Despite the strategic impor-
tance of Cruzeiro, it is only 80 miles
within Sac Paulo state and is $50
miles from the city Of Sac Paulo.
Evening star., 1932-08-14
AIRCRAFT CONTEST
DATES ANNOUNCED
Model Plane Tournament viii
Be Held on August q,
%, "a and 26.

The 1882 District of Columbia Model
Aircraft Tournament will be held Au-
gust %, %, "a and 26. 1t was announced
yesterday. Six of the events will be
held at Boiling Field and six at the
Mcfarland Community Center.
The tournament is an annual affair
and is officially sanctioned by the Ma
tional Aeronautic Association. 1t Is
open to any builder of model aircraft
residing within 20 miles of the Capitol
who qualities and registers In the Dis
trict Model Aircraft League before Au-
gust 20.
There will be awards for winners In
all classes. No novice will be allowed
to enter, the events being open to
junior pilots. pilots, aces and silver
aces
The indoor events will include H. l..
scientific, R. o. w. helicopter on Au-
gust % and flying true scale, gliders.
R. o. F.. fuselage and baby r. o. F.
on August 26. outdoor events will be
H. l., scientific. seaplane Or. o. W.,
dynamic, on August % and r. o. G..
fuselage, gliders and helicopter on Au-
gust "a.
Evening star., 1932-08-14
ARRESTED IN THEFT
OF JURGES LOVE NOTES
Suspect Accused by Girl Who Re
Gently Shot Cub Player and
Herself.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 13.-Lucius Bar
nett. accused by Miss Violet Popovich
Valli of procuring through a ruse let
ters she said Bill Jurges, Chicago Cub
shortstop wrote her, was arrested to-
day.
Miss Valli, a former chorus girl, re-
Gently shot herself and Jurges. Both
recovered.
Barnett struggled to escape police
men, who spotted him in the Loop, but
was overpowered and taken to detec-
tive headquarters for questioning. The
young woman, in court Friday, asked a
warrant charging Barnett; with larceny
sent her. She said Barnett threatened
their publication in booklet form and
their sale outside major league ball
parks after she declined to use them
as the basis of suit against Jurges.
Evening star., 1932-08-14
WISCONSIN TO ASK
$6,500,OO0 R. F. C. LOAN
Request Tuesday to Be Based on
Needs Revealed in Survey
Recently Made.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MADISON, Wis, August 13.-Wis-
conSin will submit request to the Re-
construction Finance Corporation at
Washington Tuesday for loan of
S6,500,000 from Federal unemployment
relief funds to carry the States local
communities over until next January.
Senator Thomas M Duncan, execu-
tive secretary of Gov. Philip La Toilette,
said the request would be based on
needs revealed in survey by the State
Industrial Commission in conjunction
with the League of Wisconsin Munich
palities
If the sum is made available, local
communities will have received from the
Wisconsin government, through income
surtaxes and from the Federal Govern
ment. through the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, more than $12,-
100000 in direct relief funds for the
current year.
Evening star., 1932-08-14
PROMISED DEATH
IF THEY REMAIN
John E. Thompson, Chief of Several
Corporations, and Detective Get
Threats in Florida.
BY the Associated Press.


ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, August 10.
John E. Thompson, head of several
corporations in Florida and Midwest
ern States, and John H. Trotter, former
chief of detectives here, have received
seven threatening letters and numerous
telephone calls ordering them to leave
st. Petersburg next Monday, they re-
vealed today.
Thompson, president Of the st. Pc
tersburg Tax Securities Corporation,
has employed Trotter at times for pri-
vate detective work. Neither could as
sign any reason for being ordered to
leave the city. Both said they would
ignore the threats.
Two letters came today, one for
Thompson and one for Trotter. Both
were mailed last night in the city.
The letter to Thompson said ne
would eat his last dinner on earth
Sunday night" if he had not quit the
city by Monday.
Last night police investigated a re-
port that the street light in front Of
Trotter's home had been shot out.
Thompson has been here since 1890
coming from Des Moines, Iowa. He Is
well known in the Middle West as head
of the Phoenix Finance Corporation.
Evening star., 1932-08-14
CLAUDEL WILL BECOME DEAN
OF DIPLOMATIC CORPS HERE
Italian Envoy's Retirement
Brings New Change in
Coveted Post.
Ambassadors Come and Go
Rapidly in Washington
These Days.

With the retirement of Ambassador
Giacome de MARITIME of Italy, the dis
tinguished French envoy and man of
letters. M Paul Claudel, will become
the dean of the diplomatic corps of
Washington.
Ambassador de MARITIME, who Is to be
replaced by Signor Augusta Rosso, now
chief of the League of Nations section
of the Italian foreign office, has held the
coveted deanship of the corps for less
than one of his seven years in Wash
ington. Just how long Ambas ssador
Claudel will remain dean is speculative.
for rumor has long been associated
with his desire to retire to the leisure
of his French home and his books.
Under the constant changes in diplo-
matte posts during recent years it has
become increasingly difficult to keep
track Of the comings and goings of Am
bassaGors and Ministers and seldom
before have there been such a shift
from one dean of the corps to another.
within the last week, Oscar B. CintaS
of Havana having been named the Am
bassador of Cuba in addition to Signor
Rosso, appear in keeping with the pres
ent-day trend of diplomatic changes.
During the last year or Is months no
fewer than score of Ambassadors and
Ministers in washington have been re-
placed, with result that the question
of prestige at social and official func-
tions has become, indeed, serious
problem. -.- :
Changes Four Times.
Since the venerable Jules Jusserand
Of France retired after being dean of
the corps for years, the deanship has
changed hands four times in recent
years. Sir Esme Howard former
British Ambassador succeeded M. JUS
serand as dean. He In turn was sue
ceeded by Ambassador Manuel C. Tel
lez of~Mexico, who next was succeeded
last November by the now retiring
Italian envoy.
A glance at the official diplomatic
list over the last year and a half re-
veals at least eight new Ambassadors
and IL new Ministers Of foreign coun-
tries assigned to Washington. Ambas-
sador OresteS Ferrara of Cuba, who
might have been the next dean, left
last May to become secretary of state
for his government. His newly ap-
pointed successor, Senor Cintas, who
makes his home in the United States
as well as CuDa, is 1amlllar TO Ofnctal
Washington. Like the new italian en-
voy, he IS one of the big business men
of his country. Senor Cintas is AZ
years old and a son-in-law of the late
Col. Tarrafo., Cuban sugar magnate,
who died recently in New York.
The new envoy is expected to take
an important part in Washington's So
cial life, as he has made frequent visits
to the embassy and has a host of
friends in private as well as official
circles. His business connections in
this country are important, as he is
executive vice president of the Cuban
company affiliated with the American
Car & Foundry Co.
During this period of constant
changes in the diplomatic corps the
embassies affected have been those also
Of Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Spain.
Evening star., 1932-08-14
Lap Robe Stolen
From Nj. Claudel i'm
1880 Is Recovered

The 81 900 fur lap robe stolen
from French Ambassador Paul
Claudel at Christmas time In
1880 has been recovered.
Detectives e. L. Dalstrom and
w. v. Christian last night OBJ
tanned the missing article in a
house in the 800 block Of Twenty
fourth street. Cleveland Bell. %.
colored, of the 200 block OF G
street. was arrested for inrestl-
CATION in the case.
The Ambassadors robe was in
a car that was stolen from a ga
rage. The machine was subse-
quently recovered, but the robe
had disappeared. Police believe
the robe was sold to man now
serving time at Occoquan. and at
whose house the robe was recov-
cred last night.
Evening star., 1932-08-14
QUITS CHILEAN CABINET

SANTIAGO, Chile, August 13 (P).-
Enrique Zanartu resigned as Minister
of Finance today.
Although the reasons for his resigna-
ton were not announced, it was re-
ported that the government had op-
posed his financial policy, which it
thought would cause an imitation Of the
currency.
Evening star., 1932-08-14
Select Cincinnati.

ST. LOUIS, August 13 GP.-The Ex-
ecutive Committee of the National As
sociation of Security Commissioners
today chose Cincinnati, Ohio, as the
place of the associations convention
next September to %, inclusive, it
was announced here tonight by E. r.
Hicks, Little Rock, Ark, president
Evening star., 1932-08-14
STRIKE OF FARMERS
WILL BE CONTINUED
Decrease in Receipts at Interior
Yards Accompanied by Price
Rise, Says Leader.

By the Associated Press.
DES MONIES, Iowa August 13-Milo
Reno, president of the Farmers Holi-
day Association, today said that the
farmers strike declared last Monday
is having a noticeable effect and will
be continued
Government reports for August 10
showed a 10 per cent decrease in hog
receipts at interior yards and a To-
cent price advance he said, and on
August IL there was about so per cent
decrease compared with a week pre-
ViouS.
Receipts at seven terminal markets
also were down, he said.
Evening star., 1932-08-14
HEIR TO GET $3.50, 900
THOUGH LIVING ABROAD
Mrs. Alice Emo Hopkinson will
Receive Trust Fund Left by Her
Great Uncle, Surrogate Rules.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 13-when she
reaches her thirtieth birthday next
August, Mrs. Alice Emo Hopkinson will
receive the principal of $3.50 900 trust
lund left by her great uncle. Amos F.
Emo, despite the technical violation of
a provision that she must be a resident
of the United States.
Evening star., 1932-08-14
SUSPECT is SOUGHT
Police Seek Man After Girl, 13,
Is Shot.

NIAGARA FALLS, NY. August Is
Rp.-Police today were trying to estab-
lish the identity of a man who was
seen running from an aIleyway after
Mary De Nuts, 13-year-old Cleveland
girl was shot in the back late last
night. They believe he fired the .22-
callber rifle bullet which wounded the
girl
At Mount St. Mary's Hospital, where
the girl was taken for treatment physi-
clans said today they believed she
would recover. She was visiting the
family Of Rocco Del Crosse when the
shooting occurred. Police believe the
shooting may have had some connec-
tion with recent disturbances resulting
from price-cutting war OF local ice
saalers.
Evening star., 1932-08-14
SLAIN IN HOSPITAL BED
Electrician Is Victim of Student
Who Surrenders.

TUCSON, Ariz, August 13 R).-
Thomas F. Salmons electrician, was
shot to death as he lay in bed at a
Tucson hospital today. Sheriffs in
vestigators said George Beam, stu
dent, admitted firing the shots.
Beam surrendered to sheriff depu-
ties Immediately. but refused to give
any reason for the shooting. Salmons
was being treated in the hospital for
blood poisoning in one hand.
Evening star., 1932-08-14
RIFLE BRINGS THREAT
Light Shattered at Home of Co,

Light Shattered at Home OF Cor
poration President.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, August 13
H).-A sniper's rifle last night shat
tered a street light in front of the home
of John A. Thompson, president Of the
that about the SINE time he received
the fifth recent threat ordering him out
of the city before August IS.
The threats have been signed Tam
per Gang" They contained no specific
charges.
month ago four shots were fired
near the Thompson home.
Evening star., 1932-08-14
FEDERAL AGENT DIES
C. L. Keep of Bureau of Investiga
tion Passes. ft} ttfR

CHICAGO, August 13 (R.-C. L.
Keep. SIS. special agent in the Federal
Bureau of Investigation. formerly as
signed to Pittsburgh. died today after
long illness A veteran of the Spanish
American and World Wars, Keep was
born at KeepSville, Pa, and entered the
1904. serving 10 years at Ellis Island.
He later was in charge of the investi-
CATION office at Pittsburgh. He is sur
vived by his widow and one daughter
Burial will be at Erie, Pa, on Tuesday.
Evening star., 1932-08-14

Ambassador Debuchi of Japan, for the
time being, at least, has spiked rumor5
of his own early retirement.
Stays Becoming Short.
The list of comparatively new Min
listers in Washington includes those
OF Panama, Guatemala, Costa Rica,
Nicaragua. Siam, Egypt, Colombia.
Canada, Haiti. Honduras and China.
With the constant change in govern
ments throughout the world and q
marked tendency on the part of some
of the older governments to shake up
their foreign services from time to
time, the duration of foreign envoy'S
stay in Washington is becoming very
brief. The seven years for Mobile de
MARITIME comprise a remarkably long
tour of duty for an Ambassador in
Washington. Senor Tellez, the former
dean of the corps, had an even rhorter
stay.
The record for long and continuous
service belongs to ViScount d'Alte, the
Minister of Portugal, who has repre-
Sented his country in Washington for
80 years in that capacity, having been
appointed Minister on May /, 1902.
Despite the fact that the Viscount
d'Alte Is actually the senior diplomatic
representative in Washington, the dean
ship of the corps goes to Ambassador
Claudel by virtue of his rank. The SEN
ior Ambassador is invariably chosen as
dean no matter how long a Minister
may have served.
In these days of the increased i'm
portance of international relations, the
Office of dean of the corps likewise has
gained in prestige and importance. He
is the chosen spokesman for the en-
tire corps on any matter which the
diplomats must take up collectively with
the President or the Secretary of State.
It is more than an honorary title. In
stead, it is position of grave respon-
sibility in an emergency, such as some
times comes.
Outranks Other Members.
At social functions the dean naturally
outranks all other members of the
corps, and at formal ceremonies attend
ed by Ambassadors and Ministers he
acts officially as the dean of the corps
and is accorded the honors and priv
ileges that go with it.
When Ambassador Claudel retires
from diplomatic life in Washington, as
he may do in another year, the dean
ship is likely to fall upon the shoulders
Of the Turkish Ambassador, Ahmet
Muhtar, appointed December 5, 1927,
He outranks Ambassador Won Prittwitz
of Germany by 26 days. In the mean
while, no one can look ahead, for pre-
dieting the next dean of the corps these
days is uncertain guesswork.
Evening star., 1932-04-04
THE BAG IN TwoooLoR CROCHET TO MATCH A COSTUME.

loop of the 14th stitch discard this
BACKGROUND color and draw the filling
thread through this loop. Crochet
alternate stitches of the second and
first colorS for 25 stitches. Complete
the row with IA background stitches
worked as before over the second. Work
IA stitches at beginning and end OF
next row in background color, using
the design color for stitches between.
Work next row same as first design row.
Follow pattern of work by counted
stitches.
Garry out the design throughout each
and every row in the manner described.
Changing colorS always in the hnal
loop of the last stitch before the new
color is brought forward. If the worker
will remember this the entire process
is one of the greatest simplicity. After
working one row of the design the
crocheting will be as easy as one-color
work, and decidedly more interesting.
In finishing the top of the bag, make
a few more rows of the background.
Crochet two of these complete portions,
or the back of the bag can be plain,
but worked over filling strand. Seam
both portions of the bag together
Finish the edge with row of Shells
Line the bag with silk to match one
of the colors of the crochet silk. A
little below the shells run the lining
again to the bag to make a narrow
space across the back and front through
which run two lengths of whalebone,
one along the back and the other along
the front portions. Then sew the ends
of these running places firmly so that
the whalebone will not slip out. Crochet
a narrow strip for the handle of the
ho Ifeiy1O either color and work over
filling strand Sew to the ends of
the bag at the top. BY working over a
filler thread throughout, the bag is
made doubly durable and of better
quality than without the filler Save
these directions. They will not be given
again.
(Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-04-04

Crochet is deservedly popular for it
Is a very rapid stitchery and by ITS
means all sorts of exquisite or sturdy
articles can be made. Filet crochet
is a favorite partly because designs
can so readily be developed in 1t. Gro
cheted rugs and runners are held in
high favor because they are so durable,
and also because designs can be car
ried out in two or in many colors with
out presenting any difficulties whatso-
ever. Soft and luxurious blankets for
baby carriage robes or for slumber
robes as the old-time afghan is now
more customarily termed, can be cro-
cheted, either in one piece In squares
or in strips, the last two being Gro
cheted or SeWed together to make the
uninterrupted surface of the robe.
The basket of flowers design offered
recently in connection with the vertical
embroidery revived from the early me-
dieval stitchery, can be developed oe-
lightfully in the ways mentioned. 1t
can be worked in filet crochet for in
serts in table runners, and luncheon
sets. Each square represents one
stitch. The open squares are in PLAIN
filet net while the blocks are used to
carry out the design exactly as II the
pattern were designed for fllet crochet.
The design can be had for 10 cents
and a self addressed and stamped en-
velope with a request sent to Lydia LIE
Baron Walker care of this paper.
A smart way to use the design is in
the making of hand bags for Summer
costumes. Use crochet silk of two colorS
one for the background and the second
for developing the design. Start with a
chain of 81 stitches. Use single crochet
stitch. Skip one stitch of the chain
and in the second from the needle
begin the return journey in single
crochet. Use the second color as fill
ing. To do this, lay this strand on the
chain and take the stitches over 1t.
Work three rows thus. Crochet IA
stitches in the fourth row. In the final