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Evening star., 1932-07-23
WATERWAY CRITICS
DISPUTED BY DATA
No Conflict Between Limiting
Provision of Treaty and
Ruling, Says Army.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
waterway treaty, contending it would
destroy the usefulness of the Illinois
waterway, had for their consideration
today figures of Army Engineers cal
culated to disprove their contentious,
Those opposing the treaty on that
basis claimed the limitation 1t proposed
on water diverted into the Illinois
waterway at Lockport, Ill, was in
States Supreme. Court.
DeDial by Gen. Brown.
Mai. Gen. Lytle Brown, chief of
Army Engineers. in a memorandum to
Secretary of War Hurley yesterday,
said there was no conflict" between
the limiting provision Of the treaty and
the United States Supreme Courts de-
the State of Illinois and the Chicago
sanitary district were enjoined from di-
verting after December 81, 1888. from
the Great Lakes through the Chicago
Drainage Canal more than 1900 cubic
feet of water per second.
The general pointed out that Article
8 of the waterways treaty provided a
similar limit. but further provided a
diversion increase in the event of
emergency.
There is no conflict between the
decree of the Supreme Court" the
memorandum said, "and Article 8 of
the treaty 1t has been contended that
the flow at Lockport as limited by the
treaty will destroy the usefulness of
the Illinois waterway. This conten-
ton is without basis Of fact"
Permissible Lockport Flow.
The flow at Lockport permissible un-
der the treaty, the general added
would be more than three times the
average low-water flow of the Ohio
River at Pittsburgh. Pa; two and one
half times the yearly average amount
of water required for lockageS on the
Panama Canal and II times the low
water flow on the Monongahela River.
carrying two and one-half times the
tonnage estimated for the Illinois wa
terWay.
IF additional locks and dams in that
portion of the Illinois below Utica are
found to be necessary to provide g.
foot channel during low-water stages,
the cost thereof will be negligible COM
pared to expenditures made on other
waterways and to the advantages re-
sulting to the public from the proposed
improvement of the St. Lawrence
River" the general said.
Evening star., 1932-07-23
MONTHS SALARY
ASKED BY WALKER
Pay Contribution by New York
Employees Sought to
Avert Crisis.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 23-Mayor Walk
er last night asked New York City's
10000 employees to step up and con-
tribute one months pay to avert q
crisis in municipal finances.
He addressed sober-faced audience
of city department heads and his re-
marks were heard by thousands of his
coworkers listening in n Nationwide
broadcast.
The mayor, looking more serious than
usual, evinced his own willingness to
give two month salary" but was con-
fusing as to just when he expected the
proposed contributions to be made. At
one point he said:
Il want you to come forward and say:
For two months this year give me
half months pay, or for four months
deduct 25 per cent of my pay"
At the conclusion of his address, he
turned away from the mierophone to
his audience and explained: II want
to make it clear that this is for the
1888 budget. The money is not to be
taken this year"
He ordered his department heads to
poll their employees early next week and
determine whether they would volun-
tarily tighten the load of the taxpayers
or refuse to and leave it to some one
else to do"
He indicated that his answer to the
Hofstadter legislative investigation would
go to Gov. Roosevelt early next week by
the statement he had been busy with
some writing" the past few days, but
was now free from manuscripts and
statistics"
Evening star., 1932-07-23
MUSICAL CLASSICS
WILL Be FEATURES
Philharmonic to Present
Works of Great Masters
Over WMAL.

Masterpieces of Schubert, Tschaikov-
sky and Liszt will be played tonight by
the New York Philharmonic Society
Orchestra during its Lewisohn Stadium
concert to be broadcast by WMAL and
associated Columbia stations. The fea-
tured number will be the Schubert's
| symphony No. 8 in C Major"
Ruth Etting will lend her vibrant
voice to Il Love You Truly" in her
broadcast with Nat Shilkret's Orchestra
| at 9 o'clock She also will sing In NV
Hideaway" and "Iu Never Be the
Same"
Popular melodies make up the pro-
gram Of Vaughn de Leath, who will be
heard from 7:15 to 7:30. She will sing
"Dinah," Moonlight on the River and
! Lullaby Of the Leaves"
Borah VIII Speak.
In the Institute Of Public Affairs
program at 9:15 Senator Borah, Re-
publican, of Idaho, will discuss the
Lausanne reparations agreement AS
chairman Of the Senate Foreign Rela-
| tions Committee, he was recently
selected by President Hoover as the
medium for the administrators reply
to the now famous "gentlerens agree
ment" which followed the Lausanne
Conference.
Another speaker on the WMAL pro-
gram will be p Michael Cook, general
chairman of the Supreme Convention
Committee of the Knights of Columbus.
He will discuss the organizations golden
jubilee convention.
Del Staigers, cornetist, will play his
own composition, Carnival of Venice"
as a highlight Of the Goldman Band
concert tonight over WRC and other
N. B. c. stations. The band will feature
The Spirit of Pageantry" and Pad
erewski's "Minuet."
Assisted by S0loists.
George Olsen and his orchestra will
provide music for the tri-weekly dance
hour from to 10. Ethel Shutta and
Fran Frey will supply the vocal inter
polations.
Dance music also will be furnished
by Paul Whiteman and his orchestra,
the New Yorker Orchestra and Jack
Denny's Orchestra.
A Viennese nights program will be
broadcast tonight by VOL This sta
tion also has scheduled a concert by
the Euphonic Quartet and banjo solos
by Eddie Leger.
Evening star., 1932-07-23
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

Earle-"Miss Pinkerton," at 1l:35
am. 2, 44O. 7:20 and 10 pm. Bette
Davis and Warren William, in person
at l, 3:45, 6:25 and pm.
R-K-O Keith'+"Roar of the Drag
on" at ll:5l am, Isl, 3:5l, 5:51, 7:5l
and 9:5l pm.
Palace Washington Masquerade, >
at II 80 am, 80, $50, 5:35, 7:35 and
$40 pm.
Loew's Fox-"Madame Racketeer," at
l1:15 am. l:50, 425, 725 and 10 pm
Stage shows, with Una Merkel, Anna
May Wong and George Sidney, in per-
son, at /, 3:45, 6:25 and 9 pm.
Metropolitan-"The Misleading Lady,
at II am, 12:4S, 2:36, 4:24, 6:12, 9
and $50 pm.
Columbia-"Monte Carlo Madness,
at ll:l0 am. 1855, 2:40, 4:30, Sis
sos and $50 pm.
Tivoli-"While Paris Sleeps" at 2
4:10, 6:15, 8 and $50 pm.
Central-"Careless Lady" from II
am. to IL pm.
Ambassador-'Mystery Ranch" a!
2:35, 4:4o, $40, 800 and 9:55 pm.
Evening star., 1932-07-23
DIFFICULTIES SEEN
FOR RAIL MERGERS
Commissions Approval ou
Basis of Inflated Values
Preferred.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 23.-Mergers are
most easily accomplished on the basis
of inflated values-that Is almost axio-
matte in Wall Street.
1t is for that reason railroad bank
ers are somewhat skeptical over ac-
complishment in the near future of the
Eastern railroad mergers approved by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
1t is unfortunate, some suggested
that the commission and the railroad
executives could not agree upon a plan
early in 1929, so the roads might have
been amalgamated as readily as huge
public utility systems were assembled
in that year.
News Much Welcomed.
The news Of the commissions ap-
proval, said one prominent banker
came like news to young man des-
perately i'll, that his sweetheart's par
ents had finally consented to their
marriage.
If it has been the experience Of a
number of great mergers that they
have been done on too grand scale
oAia "oOSA Ado AiAd w cS odNS>SSN Ses
Of the capital structure in later years,
bankers insist the blame cannot be laid
wholly on their doorstep.
For it is very difficult to accomplish
a merger on any other basis than mar
ket values, and when market values
are low holders of securities cannot
believe that they are getting enough
for their holdings.
Difficulty for Holders.
Suppose tx" stock is selling in the
market at SIS share and ~" stock
at $40 share. To merge the COM
panies ~" corporation Is formed, offer
ing one Of its shares for each share Of
TX" and two of its shares for each
of "Y." The new u" stock is admitted
to trading, probably on the curb, on a
when as and if issued" basis, and finds
a level of about SIS a share, so the
exchange should lock perfectly equit-
able on the basis of prices to both
the holders of TX" shares and "Y'
shares.
But on the basis of current levels
tx" has probably dropped in the past
three years to its current price of SIS
a share from about $50 and "Y" to
$40 from about S1o0. Holders OF both
issues feel that they are too low and
hesitate to take only the same market
value in new shares
Evening star., 1932-07-23
RENTAL PLAN PROPOSED.
Roads Would Sell Freight Equipment to
L. S. Controlled Concern.

NEW YORK, July % (P.-As a
means of helping the railroads out of
their financial difficulties, Mortimer
Silverman, former assistant to the
president of the Boston g. Maine Rail-
road, would have the roads sell their
freight equipment to a Government
sponsored corporation and then rent 1t
on a per diem basis
Silverman's proposal was made in
letter to President Hoover. which is
reprinted In today's issue of Rail-
way Age. The President passed the
suggestion to the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and Commissioner East
man of that body in letter to Silver
man said he believed the plan me-ited
consideration.
II the carriers could sell their freight
equipment it would put them in funds
for meeting some of their financial OBJ
legations. and under a rental arrange
ment they would be spared the heavy
cost of moving empty freight cars from
foreign back to home lines, to escape
the per diem and maintenance charges
of the owning roads, Silverman con-
tended.
Evening star., 1932-07-23
RAIL UN|F|CAT|0N
WIDELY APPROVED
Executives Agree, However,
Much Time Will EIapse
Before Realization.

Eastern railroad leaders have given
their approval to the Interstate Com
merce Commissions consolidation deci-
sion, but all agree that many months
will pass before the plan can be made
operative.
The same prediction was made yes
terday by Chairman Couzens Of the
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee,
who so far has approved none of the
consolidation plans He said, however,
a long time" would pass before the
four great systems are finally formed.
The plan apparently met general ap-
proval in the securities markets. Rail-
road stocks jumped 81 to So per share
and bonds rose $40 to $45 per 81 900
bond.
Presidents to Meet.
The presidents of the Chesapeake &
Ohio, the Baltimore g. Ohio, the Penn
sylvanla and the New York Central
the four systems promoting the merger,
plan to meet in New York next Tuesday
to consider it. Presidents of other large
roads, the identity of which may be
sunk into one or another of the four
large systems, are expected also to at
tend.
Two executives who have been leaders
in pushing the consolidation plan yes
terday declined to comment on the de-
cision. At the Pennsylvania Railroad
Offices in Philadelphia, w. w. Atterbury,
president Of the company, declined to
talk at this time.
President Burnet of the Chesapeake
g. Ohio is noted for never commenting
for publication, but it was understood
here that he Is well pleased with the
decision and regards it as probably the
best that could be expected"
Comments of Executives.
Some of those who did comment said:
Daniel Willard, president OF the Bal
timore g. Ohio-''If the plan is sub
stantially accepted by the four prin-
cipal carriers in the East, I believe 1t
will be possible to bring about
many economies"
4. F.. Loree, head Of the Delaware &
Hudson Railroad Co.-"The Interstate
Commerce Commission has made very
earnest and sincere effort to solve
very difficult problem"
Charles H. Ewing, president of the
Reading Co.-"The action OF the In
terstate Commerce Commission In al
& Ohio will not affect our service
The open-door policy to and from all
connections will continue"
R. D. Starbuck, executive vice presi-
dent of the New York Central-"While
the plan. as I understand it. may not
be entirely satisfactory to any OF the
companies, beneVes
It will result in benefit to the public"
Charles S. Valentine, Richmond. Va.
representing minority stock holders OF
the Chesapeake & Ohio-"If we cannot
show that it (the consolidation plan) Is
contrary to the public interest, we will
get the best terms We can"
John ]. Pelley, president Of the New
York, New Haven g. Hartford--"The
decision should have
a beneficial effect upon the general rail-
road situation and holds out substantial
benefits for the future"
Evening star., 1932-07-23
STATES ARE SCORED
FOR WEDLOCK LAWS
Child Marriages Place U. S. on
Level With India,
Pastor Declares.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
POCONO PINES, Pa, July 23.-De-
claring IA States in this country are
trailing India in child-marriage legls-
lation. DR.. Walter A. Maier, professor at
Concordia Theological Seminary, St.
Louis. today branded child marriage an
''atavistic bareback to the Middle Ages" 3"
before the Pocono Mountain Lutheran
Conference on Domestic Affairs.
There are more than $4,000 wives,
largely white and native born, in our
country who were child brides, less than
16 years old, when they we're married"
DR.. Maier declared.
I'VE shudder when We read Of the
child marriages in India. but the mar
riage laws of New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Louisiana, Vir-
ginia, Florida. Maine, Maryland. Rhode
Island, Tennessee, Colorado, Idaho and
Mississippi permit legal marriage at
the minimum of II for girls and IA for
boys. The child-marriage restraint bill
enacted in 1929 for all communities in
the whole of British India renders il
legal the marriage of girls under IA and
of boys under 18.
IF the privilege of helping to direct
the affairs of the Government is pru-
IDENTIFY restricted to those who have at
tained the legal majority of 81 years,
should not similar prudence dictate that
in the immeasurably more personal issue
of marriage parallel standard of ma
turity be observed?"
Evening star., 1932-07-23
Today on the Radio
All programs scheduled for Eastern Standard Time and subject
change Without noice)

6:0o-Time and program resume.
6:01-Ozzie Nelson's Orchestra.
6:15-William Vincent Hall, baritone.
6:30-"The Golden Jubilee Convention
of the Knights of Columbus" by
p. Michael Cook.
6:40-Do-Re-Me Trio.
6:45-The Street Singer.
7:00-Edwin C. Hill.
7:l5-Vaughn De Leath.
7:30-Lewisohn Stadium Concert.
9:00-Ruth Etting and Nat Shilkret's
Orchestra.
9:15-Columbia Institute of Public
Affairs; speaker, Senator Borah
OF Idaho.
9:45-Isham Jones Orchestra.
10:00-Irene Beasley. contralto.
10:l5-Dancing by the Sea.
10:30-Harold Stern's Orchestra.
ll:00-Guy Lombardo and His ROYAL
Canadians.
11:30-Noble Sissle's Orchestra.
Report.
MOI 22s.s Meters.
VOL 1910 Kilocycles.
3;00-Walter Reed Program.
3:30-Sports program.
3:45-Agnes Charnstrom, contralto.
4:00-JesSie and Elizabeth Eaton
4:15-Songs by Betty Thompson.
4:30-Salon musical.
4.45-Chester Helm, tenor.
5:00-Something for Everyone.
5:15-Stradley Players.
5:30-Dorothy Reddish. soprano.
5:45-Program by Walter T. Holt.
6:00-Dinner Concert.
6:15-Nordica Orchestra.
6:45-Musical program
7:00-Tiny Tim Tiller.
7:20-News Flashes.
7:30-Today in Sports.
7:50-Harold Levy's Orchestra.
8:00-Joe and Harry.
8:l5-Eddie Leger. banjoist.
8:30-Viennese Nights
8:45 to 9:00-Euphonic Quartet.
Evening star., 1932-07-23
PASTOR TO GIVE TALK

The Sunday morning services of the
Gunton- Temple Memorial Presbyterian
Church will be held in the church audi
torium, Sixteenth and Newton streets. at
IL O'Clock.
There have been large attendances at
the Sunday evening vesper services, and
there will be another vesper service to-
morrow at o'clock on the lawn at 1901
Park road. The service will include an
address by the pastor. DR.. Bernard
Braskamp.
Evening star., 1932-07-23
TROUBLEFORESEEN
IN STRIKE AREA
Minority at High Point Ready
to Refuse Plea to Return
to Jobs.
BY tho Associated Press.

BY tho Associated Press.
HIGH POINT, N. c., July 23.-D. V.
Bradley, Central Strike Committee
chairman, today proposed to the 5000
striking hosiery mill workers of "a
plants that they return to work. and
offered an agreement under which re-
sumption of work would be effected.
At the same time Bradley submitted
his resignation to be acted on by the
strikers. He indicated he would resign
and that the strike would end or, if
they desired, that he would remain and
that the strike be continued.
As Bradley'S proposals were pre-
sented. police reserves were organized
following reports that large minority
of strikers would refuse to return to
their posts declining to accept the will
of the majority should it agree to re-
sumption of work.
Police said they believed such stand
might lead to violence and that they
were preparing themselves as precau-
tionary measures.
Find Red Literature.
Dewey Martin, organizer for the Com
munistic National Textile Workers
Union, and three other men were taken
into custody here last night by police
on duty in the hosiery mill strike area
of High Point. The others arrested
were identified as Claud Smith, David
Doran and Sam Phifer.
Martin, Smith and Doran were taken
from an automobile in which police said
they found a quantity of circulars ap-
pealing to the strikers to attend Com
munist meeting in Charlotte July 81.
Phifer was arrested in hotel.
Held for Investigation.
No charges were preferred against
any of the men held. Police said they
were taken in custody for investigation.
Martin is resident of Charlotte. He
was involved in the Communistic labor
disturbances of 1929 at Gastonia which
eliminated in the Staying of Police Chief
o. F. Aderholt, and the conviction of
seven men on charges of second-degree
murder. Martin was indicted but was
not brought 10 trial.
Smith is also resident of Charlotte.
Doran said he was originally from Perth
Amboy, N. j., but had made his home
at Galveston, Tex, of late. Phifer's resi-
dence was not learned, but he was pres
ent in Gastonia in the strike three years
ago.
Evening star., 1932-07-23
FOUNDRY NJ. E. CHURCH
TO HAVE GUEST PASTORS
Rev. Eddy Lucius Ford and Rev,
J. Woodman Babbitt Will
Be Heard.

The pulpit Of Foundry Methodist
Episcopal Church will be occupied to-
morrow morning by Rev. Eddy Lucius
Ford. director of religious education,
who will preach on the theme. THE
Kingdom Without Frontiers,
At the evening service the guest
preacher will be Rev. J. Woodman
Babbitt, assistant minister of Covenant
First Presbyterian Church. whose sub
ject will be What 1t Means to Be a
Christian"
During the Summer the music will
be furnished by prominent singers Sc
cured by Justin Lawrie, director OF
music. Tomorrow the guest soloist will
be j. B. Laster, tenor soloist OF the
Riverside Baptist Church, New York
City, and of the Columbia Broadcasting
System.
Evening star., 1932-07-23
WILL CONDUCT SERVICES
M. E. Epworth League to Ofhciate
at Central Union Mission.

The services in the Central Union
Mission Chapel at 613 c street tomor-
row evening at 7:45 o'clock will be con-
Quoted by the Epworth League OF the
Methodist Episcopal churches.
During next week the following Or
ganizations will conduct the services at
8 p.m.: Monday night, the Christian
Endeavor of the United Breathren
Church; Tuesday night, the B. Y. P. U.
of the First Baptist Church; Wednes-
day night, the Epworth League OF Ep-
worth M. E. Church South; THURSDAY
night, the American Home Bible In
stitute; Friday night, the Christian En-
deavor Of the National Baptist Memo
rial Church, and Saturday night, the
Christian Endeavor of the Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church.
Evening star., 1932-07-23
WESTERN MARYLAND PROBLEM.
insufficient Traffic TO Enable Road II
Retain Identity, Says Head.

BALTIMORE, July % CP-G. P.
Bagby, president of the Western Mary
land Railway. said here yesterday he
regretted to see the Western Maryland
ultimately lose its identity" but added,
1T does seem under present conditions,
and conditions which can now be fore
cast, that there is not enough traffic to
feed so many separate railroads"
1T is we'll" he said, ito get this
vexed consolidation question. which has
been open for some 10 years, settled"
Evening star., 1932-07-23
Garden Party Planned.

A garden party will be held on the
lawn at the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church, Fourth and B streets southeast,
Wednesday evening by a committee of
men and women. consisting of Mrs.
Daniel Jones, Mrs. c. c. Wise, ST.; Mrs.
H. F. Lowe, Mrs. Harry Hilldrup, Miss
Katherine Beck, assisted by Mr.. A. B.
Garden, Mr.. o. p. ,Letterman, s. w.
Earnshaw, Paul M. Guild and Edwin
Rice. The affair Is planned for MEM
bers, friends and guests Il the Metro
politan Church.
Evening star., 1932-07-23
Union Service Is Planned.

The union Sunday evening service in
the Southeast will be held in First
Methodist Protestant Church, Fourth
street between E and G streets. The
pastor, Rev. c. L. Dawson, will preside
The sermon on God Is Spirit" will
be preached by DR.. D. L. Ennis, pastor
of the Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church. Music will be in charge Of the
choir of the host church.
Evening star., 1932-07-23
Healing Services Set.

The weekly service of Christian heal
ing at the Church of ST. Stephen and
the Incarnation, Sixteenth and Newton
streets, will be held Tuesday evening at
8 o'clock under direction of Rev. Clyde
Brown, rector of st. Matthew's Episcopal
Church, Hyattsville, Md. Mr.. Brown,
who has conducted the service during
July in the absence of Dr. Dudley, will
conclude Tuesday a series of talks on
prayer.
Evening star., 1932-07-23
"If You Have Visitors"

FLEMINGsBURG, KY, July % up.
The editor of the Flemingsburg
Times-Democrat, who by the way is a
woman. Mrs. Ed Duley Wood, ap-
parently is acquainted with the failings
of human nature. At the head Of the
personals" column each week appears
the following notice: If you have visi-
tors of whom you are not ashamed, re-
port to this Office"
Evening star., 1932-07-23
TWO OFFICERS SHOT
TO DEATH IN CHICAGO
Deputy Sheriff and Suburban Po-
liceman Slain-Three
Youths Held.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Assoclated Press.
CHICAGO, July ga suburban po-
lice officer was slain by four youths he
had arrested for questioning, and an
employe of the Criminal Courts Build
ing was machine gunned to death in
two outbursts of violence last night.
Three Gary, Ind, youths, one of
whom, officers said, admitted shooting
Policeman Harold Koehncke of suburb
an Dolton, were in custody. A fourth
was hunted.
Jack A Werner. %, who bore deputy
sheriff's badge, was killed on a South
Side street as he drove with a young
girl cousin. Another car came alongside,
a machine gun belched death and the
killers fled.
Evening star., 1932-07-23
POLICE RAID BRINGS
VARIETY OF CHARGES
Alleged Possession Of Intoxicants
May Cost Parents Custody
of Daughter.

Raiding the home Of Albert De ST.
none, 80, in the 1900 block of Kenyon
street last night, police reported seizing
rs pints of whisky, pints of peach
brandy and 81 bottles of beer.
De Simone and his wife were charged
with sale and illegal possession of in
toxicants. A colored maid was charged
with illegal possession. A 16-year-old
daughter of the couple, Eleanor De ST.
none, was taken into custody, police
alleging she did not have a suitable
home.
The raid was made by Lieut.. w. C.
Balderson, Sergt. N. o. Holmes and D.
F. Mallette and r. F. Mccarthy.
Evening star., 1932-07-23
MARKS 47TH BIRTHDAY
Mount Moriah Baptist to Hear
Norfolk Minister Tomorrow.

Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Third
and L streets southwest, is conducting
its forty-seventh anniversary and the
twenty-second of the pastor, DR.. j. H.
Randolph.
At IL am. and pm. tomorrow DR..
A. Hobbs Of Norfolk, Va, will deliver
the special sermons. Bible school is at
$50 am. and B. Y. P. U. 6 pm.