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The Washington times., 1932-08-23
District GuGrdsnlen
At VirqiniU Camp

CAMP POLLARD, VIRGINIA
BEACH, Va, Aug. 23.-Two units
of the District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard and the staff Of the
Twenty-ninth Division yesterday
opened a course of rigorous train
ing at the annual National Guard
encampment here.
The District outfits are the
Headquarters Detachment, special
troops, Twenty-ninth Division, un-
der command of Lieut.. David w.
Milne, and the TWenty-ninth DiVi-
sion Military Police Company, un-
der the command of Lieut.. Mar.
rill Reich,
The Washington times., 1932-08-23
100000 BLAZE
/ WRECKS PARK

! RAVENNA. Ohio, Aug. 90
NN.SJ.-A blaze authorities said
lwas of incendiary origin today
swept through the Exposition
Park race track here, leveled the
grand stand and other park build
engs, and resulted in damage esti-
mated at 100000.
Several horses owned by the
Ravenna cavalry were thought to
have perished in the fire, which
broke out simultaneously in four
of the park buildings.
Racing was attempted at the
track this summer, but was halted
due to the objections of the Citi-
ZenS League.
Besides the grand stand, the
cattle and horse barns. the eX-
Inhibition hall. and other smaller
buildings were razed.
Assistant State Fire Marshal
Fred Knapp. declared the blaze
was Of incendiary origin after
finding a gasoline can near one
ef the burned structures.
The Washington times., 1932-08-23
Farmers Blockade
Wins Aid of Hundreds

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Aug. %
G.NSO.-The farmers strike
spread rapidly today through
hitherto unaffected sections of
the Middle West.
AS far west as Lewiston, Idaho,
and as far north as Minnesota
support for the strike was crop
ping up.
At the Idaho city, according to
the holiday association officials,
more than 400 wheat-growers as
Sembled and decided to withhold
their crops from the market for
so days unless d profitable price
for the grain can be obtained
before the expiration of that Pc
riod.
from Minnesota came the out
spoken support of Gov. Floyd b.
Olson, who declared that middle
western states should unite in the
movement to force agricultural
prices upward by means of the
embargo.
Governor Olson said that even
martial law should be used to en-
force a holiday.
BOONE, Iowa, Aug. %. Q.N.SO
The first prosecutions growing
out of the farm strike were
started today when authorities
filed charges of malicious de-
struction against two farmers,
A. 1. Flickinger and Thurman
Caldwell.
The Washington times., 1932-08-23
WOMAN ADMITS
SEEING KILLING

NATCHEz, Miss, Aug. %
Q.N.SD Emily Burns, colored,
implicated Edgar Newells, also
colored, in confessing to police
today that she had witnessed the
murder of Jane Surget Merrill,
aged recluse and former society
belle.
thorities said her story
cleared up hitherto unexplained
angles of the investigation and
corroborated the theory that Miss
Merrill was killed by George
Pearles, colored bandit, who was
shot to death by police week
after the crime in Pine Bluff,
Ark.
The Burns woman named
Pearles as the slayer. The trio
went to Glenburne to rob her,
she told police.
Pearles, she said, shot Miss
Merrill when she screamed for
help. After the Staying, Pearles
and Newell hid the body in a
clump of bushes near the Mer-
rill home. she said.
The Washington times., 1932-08-23
HAS
10000 LEAD
IN POLL
Check Shows He Is Taking
Over 41 Pct. of Those Who
Voted for Hoover in 1928
By COLE E. MORGAN

Additional returns in the ma
tion-wide Presidential poll of
The Washington Times and
other Hearst papers show Gov
ernor Roosevelt still making
tremendous inroads into Re-
publican strength.
With 75,98c votes tabulated, SO
per cent of which favoc the Dem
ocratic nominee, Roosevelt is
drawing Al per cent of the 43,481
persons who indicated on their
ballot cards that they supported
Hoover four years ago.
A Small Per Cent
Hoover, on the other hand, is
shown to have drawn only 4 per
cent of the 26,973 who voted
Democratic in 1923.
The tabulation diScloSes that
with a marked predominance of
former Hoover supporters repre-
Sented in the returns, the two
candidates stand almost equally
IN the number OF supporters from
their own parties.
Hoover has 1858 Republicans
backing him, while Roosevelt has
25,814 Democrats to his credit.
1t is the swing away from
Hoover of 1873 Republicans of
four years ago that is giving
Roosevelt his lead of almost 20
900 over the President.
Few from Democrats
In contrast to this, Hoover is
credited with only 1,159 votes
from 1923 Democrats.
A total of 5,632 voters failed
to designate how they stood four
years ago. Of these 4,194 are
now backing Roosevelt and 1,438
are supporting Hoover.
The Washington times., 1932-08-23
SoIberg-Pe Petersen Craft
Has Huge Capacity

NEW YORK, Aug. %. G.N.SO
Roaring into the dawn after a
perfect take-off today from Floyd
Bennett Field, Brooklyn, Thor
Solberg and Carl Petersen set the
nose of their plane for Harbor
Grace, Ne eWfoundland, first lap of
their proposed flight to Oslo, Nor
way.
Solberg, a Norwegian and de-
scendant of the Vikings. hoped
off at 4:41 a. m, Washington
time. He and his co-pilot ex-
pected to spend tonight at Harbor
Grace, taking off early tomorrow
on the most hazardous leg Of their
flight.
They planned to land in Scot
land and then fly to Oslo.
The Radio Marine Corporation
contacted with the airplane En-
erpetic on short wave and re-
ceived the following:
"Airplane Energetic bound
for Norway via HarbOr Grace,
passing Portsmouth, N. H., at
The Washington times., 1932-08-23
County Agents Told
HOW to Fiqht Beetle

NORFOLK, Aug. 23.-County
agents If four Tidewater counties,
representing the Virginia Poly
technic Institute of the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture being
held at the State Truck Expert
mental Station at Diamond
Springs, have learned how the
Mexican beetle may be combatted.
Demonstrations of various treat
mentS have been conducted at
the station, directed by L. w.
Brannon, of the U. S. Bureau of
entomology.
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and Carl Peterson, left Floyd Ben
nett Airport in Brooklyn, N. Y,
bound for Harbor Grace, N. F.,
on the first leg of a flight to
Oslo.
Harbor Grace was also the deS-
tination of the Lee-Bochkon
flight, and indications were that
the Green Mountain Boy should
arrive at Harbor Grace a short
time after Solberg and Peterson
come to landing there.
Sea Race Looms
With both planes at the same
place. both bound for the same
destination, it may develop into
real transatlantic race for the
honor of being the first ship to
span the Atlantic to that city.
Lee. who is only "a, was at the
controls when the Green Noun
tain Boy rolled down the field
and made a perfect takeoff. His
companion. who was originally
to have gone as a passenger, is
% years old.
Lee was to have had as CO.
pilot 19-year-old Julius Robert
son, of Nagaunee, Mich, but
Robertson withdrew last week.
About 400 persons were at the
small Barre Montpelier airport
when the Green Mountain Boy,
a Stinson-Detroiter monoplane
with 220-horsepower Wright
whirlwind motor, took off.
Hop Tomorrow
The Green Mountain Boy car
ried 200 gallons of gasoline, Suf-
ficient to take it to Harbor
Grace. At that place a full load
of 460 gallons will be taken
aboard for the eastward crossing
Of the north Atlantic.
Before their departure Lee an
nounced that they would take
off for Oslo tomorrow, provided
the weather was favorable.
Keller Field, Oslo, will be their
immediate objective after leav-
ing Harbor Grace. It will mean
going home to Bochkon, for it
was at Keller Field that he
learned to fly. He has not been
home for several years.
The Washington times., 1932-08-23
Experts to Study
EcIipse by Radio

Interference with radio trans
mission during a solar eclipse
will be studied by three scientists
from the Bureau of Standards
who were en- route yesterday to
Nova Scotia to observe the
devoted to an effort to find out
Their entire attention will be
devoted to an effort to fnid out
why radio broadcasting fades out
when the moon passes between
the earth and sun.
The Washington times., 1932-08-23
RAIL MAGNATE
W|TNESSFOR
WALKER
Loree Called to Stand in Probe
At Albany; Mayor Sees
Charges RiddIed

EXECUTIVE G. H A MBER,
ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. %
G.N S. ).-L. F. Loree, presi-
dent of the Delaware and
Hudson Railroad, and one of
the foremost capitalists in the
country, was called to the
stand as a defense witness for
Mayor James j. Walker when
the removal hearing before
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt
was resumed this afternoon.
Loree testified he was men,
ber of the taxicab board Of con-
troll.
Cities Foreign Survey
He said he made survey of
the taxi situation in London, Ber-
lin and Paris and submitted q
report to the New York board.
Curtin asked:
"Were you ever approached
by Mayor Walker as to what
should appear in reports which
your committee prepared?"
mo"
Were you ever approached by
anyone in behalf of the Parm-
alec Company"
mo"
Did J. A. sistO approach
yOu?"
mo"
Walker and his counsel were
convince dtoday that they had
riddled the first of Samuel Sea-
bury's charges.
That charge had to do with
the allegation that the mayor ac-
cepted $4,000 in securities from
]. A. SiSto Y Co., brokers inter
ested in taxicab securities, and
thereafter sponsored taxicab leg
islation desired by this concern.
When the hearing was resumed
this afternoon, the mayor re-
newed his attack on Seabury's Is
conclusions"
In Fighting Mood
Walker has lost much OF his
easy nonchalance and has donned
fighting armor. ,
The mayor had a sharp verbal
encounter with Seabury when he
was refuting through witnesses
one of the main charges against
him by pointing out that neither
he nor his administration had
power to grant monopoly Of the
taxicab business in New York city
to the Parmalee Company.
1t was in Parmalee securities
that Sisto was alleged to have
been interested.
FavOritiSm Denied by 3
Walker, arguing with consider
able heat in his own defense, de
clared that while bill had been
introduced in the legislature to
permit a taxicab monopoly in
New York city, it had been de.
feated through the opposition Of
his administration.
The Washington times., 1932-08-23

able to leave his hospital bed
in Norwood, Mass.
He is recovering from wounds
inflicted with an ice pick
during a party at the Wren
than, Mass. vacation home Of
Larry Wilmington, and his
sister. Marjorie, the New York
show girl with the limbs that
we're once reported insured for
$4,000.
Both Whittingtons were ar
rested after the stabbing and
were fined $25 each for drunk
enneSS.
The Washington times., 1932-08-23
JURY EXCUSED
/ AS LAWYERS
ARGUE CASE
Trail of $7,915 Check Brings
ImpaSse in Arlington
County Clerks Trial

As the prosecution ncared
its end in the trial of William
H. Duncan, former Arlington
county clerk, whs is charged
with misappropriating State
funds amounting to $7,Sl5
the defense moved to strike
out evidence thus far intro
duced on the grounds that it
is not Of sufficient weight to
warrant continuation of the
case.
The jury was excused for two
hours to permit opposing counsel
to argue the motion before Judge
Walter E. Mccarthy.
Evidence introduced this morn
ing indicated that on July 30,
1881. following court order,
Duncan deposited a check for
$7,815 in his joint personal and
official account in the Citizens
National Bank Of Alexandria.
This testimony was given by
George F. Downham, vice presl-
dent of the bank.
No Such Deposit Made
The check, according to the
court order, was to be held by
the clerk pending the settlement
of litigation over right of way on
the Lee Boulevard. A subsequent
court order on April 2, 1882, de-
manded that Duncan deposit the
check in the First National Bank
of Alexandria to await further
orders of the court.
George A. Warfield, president
of the bank, said that no such
deposit was made.
Duncan deposited all fees cal
lected, a certain percentage OF
which belonged to him personally,
in a joint bank account, so that
when he drew checks against the
account to pay personal obliga-
tions, he was within his legal
rights, defense attorneys indicated
today.
On cross-examination of R. E.
Remington, deputy county clerk,
the defense sought to establish
that when fees were collected in
the clerks office for recording
deeds and law suits certain per-
centage was due the clerk because
Of his position.
When he later checked against
the joint account in which the
total fees had been deposited, he
merely drew his own persona!
money. the defense intimated.
Drew Excess Amounts
Prosecution will attempt to off
set the defense testimony when it
tries to show that Duncan drew
checks in excess of the amount
due him to pay personal obliga-
tions.
Deposit slips, checks and bank
and county delinquent tax led
gers will be the most important
evidence introduced as the
prosecution seeks to show that
OulCdu was SQOTG III Ills dCCOuuGS
and used State money to offset
his alleged losses.
State money that Duncan is
said to have misappropriated was
allegedly paid into his office by
the Virginia State Highway Com
omission pending the outcome Of
litigation involving the Lee Boule-
ward right of way.
$85,618, His Shortage
The check was drawn for ST.
B15, and. according to the prose
cution, Duncan failed to deposit
the money in a special account in
the First National Bank of Alex
hndria as he had been ordered.
The prosecution, headed by
Commonwealth Attorney Law
renee Douglas, declared yester-
day that Duncan was $85,618
short in his accounts and that
1.-THE check had gone to partially
offset the shortage.
The Washington times., 1932-08-23
Wife to Sue; Beauty's Legs

I'm going to
file suit for
S ep ar a ton
and support,
and end my
hopeless mar
riage."
Mrs. James
Gillis m a d e
this S t a t e
ment at her
Glen c ov e,
L. l., home
today. S h e
will file suit.
she said, as
soon as her
huS b a n d is
The Washington times., 1932-08-23

historian, re-
turning here
after t hire e
months alb
S e n C e, in
sisted t h a t
his glum man.
ner was be-
cause he had
found Europe
so I'd IL a r
greedy" that
he had al
most reverted
from his
torical work
to fiction.
S uff ering
~ q ~
The Washington times., 1932-08-23
HONOR FOR MUNA LEE

Miss Muna Lee, director Of ma
&ional activities of the National
Woman's Party, will be given a
farewell dinner Thursday evening
at the Alva Belmont House. Miss
Lee is returning to Puerto Rico,
The Washington times., 1932-08-23
COUNTY MANAGER SPEAKS

County Manager Roy Braden. of
Arlington county, was the speaker
at the weekly luncheon of the
Alexandria Rotary Club today.
James Armstrong was in charge of
the program.
The Washington times., 1932-08-23
Soviet to Execute
4 For Train RObberU

MOSCOW, Aug. % G.N.SO
Four workers were given death
sentences today and nine sen
fenced to terms of from five to
ten years in concentration camps
for robbing or attempting to rob
passenger and freight trains.
The Washington times., 1932-08-23
STRIKERS DELAY.
FARM TRAINS

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conspiracy to hinder interstate
commerce and Federal forces
would be called to keep roads
open.
The Washington times., 1932-08-23

Transportation worries can b" over
come economically through the pur-
chase Of good used car one of
the many GOOD BUYS listed In to-
days Classified Section.
The Washington times., 1932-08-23
How 1882 Voters Are
Shifting Position

of Doter the nationwide Presidential poll of The
Washington compared h the
parties supported shown by States in the
tOlODno table:
The Washington times., 1932-08-23

Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
Van Loon Voices Disgust
At European Greed
Dutch-American

NEW YORK, Aug. %.
Hendrix Willem van Loon,
The Washington times., 1932-08-23
3 Airplanes, One Carrying Family of 4,
Take-Of for Atlantic Hops

500 Standard time. Strong
head Winds"
The Washington times., 1932-08-23

acute case of sciatica aboard
the North German Lloyd liner
Europa, he emphasized that
European countries are be.
coming but a series of ghettoS.
They are like a clock that has
run down and for which no
one can find the key, he said.
Wife to Sue; Beauty's Legs
Too Competitive
"NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-"T
can't compete with the $4,000
legs of Marjorie Wilmington.
Evening star., 1932-07-29
IL Records Held
By Barred Runner

T OS ANGELES, July 90 (P).-Over
IL a period of a dozen years in
international competition. Paavo
Nurmi, the banished Finn, hung up
the greatest foot racing record of
all time.
Including records up for approval
by the / A. A. F. today, he has
exactly II world records, ranging
from the one mile mark of 4:l025
he set in 1923, to 10000 meters,
approximately 1912 miles.
He shattered a flock of world in
door records during his sensational
American tour in the Winter of
1925, after his epoch-making per-
formanceS in the 1924 Olympics.
Altogether Nurmi won seven Olympic
races, most of them in record time,
as follows:
1920-l0.000 meters fiat and
CroSs-country.
1924, 500 and 5000 meters fiat.
5000 meters team race and 10000
meters croSS-country.
192S-10.0o0 meters fat
Evening star., 1932-07-29
WOOD, MANGIN CLASH
IN SEABRIGHT FINAL
Continue Feud Started in Europe
Jacobs, Cruickshank Play
for Women's Title.
Rr The Assnclafed Press.

By the Associated Press.
CEABRIGHT. N. J.. July 29.-Taking
- up where they left off in Europe a
few weeks ago Sidney B. Wood jr.
of New York and Gregory Mangin Of
Newark met today in the final match
Of the forty-f1fth annual Seabright
tennis tournament.
Mangin and Wood toured England
and Europe together and reached the
finals of several meets on that side, with
Wood holding an edge in victories.
The final of women's singles brought
together Helen Jacobs and Josephine
Cruichshank. both of California.
Evening star., 1932-07-29
OPEN REGATTA TOMORROW
Entry List Is Heavy for Tri-City
Affair at Herald Harbor.

Many speedboat drivers, who will
compete in the fifth annual tri-city re-
gatta tomorrow and Sunday at Herald
Harbor, Md, were getting in warm-up
spins today.
Pilots from Washington, Baltimore,
Annapolis New York, Virginia and 9TH
er points will battle it out for laurels.
Special trains to the regatta over the
Washington, Baltimore g. Annapolis
Railway will leave the Eleventh street
and New York avenue station at $50
and 10:30 am. The trains will connect
with buSSes at Gott, Md.
Evening star., 1932-07-29
JaveIin Ace Scorns
Games to Keep Painting Job;
Throws Missile for Exercise

unemployment, and the momentary
value of fame.
He went to Amsterdam in 1928 and
set record in the javelin throw. When
he returned he became i'll. and he was
out of work for some time. He be-
came a forgotten hero.
Lundkvist, now % years old. Is one
of five grown members of family liv-
ing in a province in Central Sweden.
The father has irregular employment.
The Swedish javelin thrower has a
feeling of economic obligation, there
fore. which overshadows his love OF
athletics. This Spring he secured a
Job as house painter, and he was un-
willing to leave it when asked to COM
pete at Los Angeles.
Left behind, a victim of the strict
rules Of Swedish amateur athletics,
which tolerate not the slightest show
Evening star., 1932-07-29
TURF DATE ANNOUNCED

CHICAGO. July % tPl.-The Juvenile
handicap, $4,000 added feature for 2
yedr-olds at Hawthorne. will be run on
August 20, rounding out the meetings
list of big events
The list also includes the Gold CUP
and handicap. both with s25.0O in
added money, and the Illinois Owners
Handicap. $4,000 added.
Evening star., 1932-07-29
COLORED MINES TO CLASH
Hillsdales and White Sox Booked
on Latter's Field Sunday.

Hulsdale ball tossers. standing third
IN the Tri-State Colored Base Ball
League, will meet the formidable White
Sox nine Sunday on the latter's dia-
Inond at Halls Hills, Va. The Hills
dales, winner Of IL straight games. have
come from seventh place to threaten
the leaders.
Several players with college expert
ence have joined the Hillsdales, includ-
ing White and Jeffries of Wlberforce,
Temple Of Lincoln, johnson of West
Virginia State College, Haywood Of
Seminary and McManus of Johnson C.
Smith College.
Evening star., 1932-07-29
BOXING TEAM CHANGED
Mehringer. Mofford Gain U. 8.
Places After Added Tryouts.

LOS ANGELES. July % (P.-Two
switches in the lineup of the Ameri-
can wrestling team we're announced
today by Bill Street. manager.
Pete Mehringer of Kansas defeated
Conrad Caldwell, Los Angeles A. C., in
match for the light-heavyweight post,
while Lyle Mofford. Cornell College
Iowa. replaced Edgar Me.clr. Univsr-
Sity Of California, in the featherweieht
division, after tryout.
Both Mehringer and Mofford had
gained places on the team as alter
mates.
Evening star., 1932-07-29
1 Darmentfom Onrpics Makes eov Counven Determined

Of subsidy, the powerful. black-haired
Lundkvist throws his javelin on a
grassy plot, with the people OF his COM
munity for an audience
When he hears of the javelin record
at Los Angeles. he may, in all likeli-
hood. go to his grassy field. make a su-
preme effort, and set a record as good
or better.
Evening star., 1932-07-29

= TOCKHOLM, July 90 P).-While
the other members of the Swed-
ish Olympics team are compet-
ing at Los Angeles in the inter-
ests of their country's athletic fame,
Erik Lundkvist. the greatest javelin
thrower this nation has produced, con-
tinues to paint houses for a living and
throw the missile for exercise.
Lundkvist's refusal to go to Los An
geles, after making the best showing
in mis- event at the Olympic try-outs
here, is an interesting commentary on
amateur athletics.
The Swedish house painter de-
clned, for economic reasons, to make
the trip. He has known the sting OF
Evening star., 1932-07-29
Nurmi Had Heart
Set on New Mark

T OS ANGELES, July 29 OP).-
- Paavo Nurmi, although keenly
disappointed, apparently took
his disbarment from the Olympics
much more stoically than his team
mates and Finnish officials.
We'll. If that's the way they feel
about it, there's nothing I can do"
Nurmi was quoted as saying by his
former trainer, Hugo Quist OF New
York. Il had set my heart on
creating a new marathon record OF
2 hours 20 minutes, and will seek
another opportunity to set an anna
teur record.
-Four years from now I may be
zoo old for the Olympics, even
though I am confident OF being re-
installed eventually"
Evening star., 1932-07-29
PILOTS PLAY BENEFIT
Meet Baltimore Black sox to Aid

Meet Baltimore Black Sex to Aid
Temple Redemption Fund.
The Washington Pilots and Baltimore
Black Sox will oppose in a double
header on Saturday, August 6 for the
benefit of the temple redemption fund.
1t viii be played under the auspices Of
the Masters and Matrons' Association.
Play will start at 80 o'clock. Admis-
sion will be 25. so and rs cents. Tickets
are available at 1922 U street.
Evening star., 1932-07-29
EDGEMOOR PLAYS MANOR.

Edgemoor club netmen, who are
heading the Suburban Tennis League
race. will meet Manor Club racketers
at the Manor Club, Standards viii face
Argyle at Argyle and Lakeview and
Wesley Heights will battle at Wesley
Heights in loop matches tomorrow.
Evening star., 1932-07-29
STAR JOCKEY SET DOWN
Suspension Will Prevent Wright
Riding in Arlington Feature.

CHICAGO. July 90 LP.-Wayne
Wright, the leading rider of the Airing
ton Park season. today had lost his
chance of plotting a mount in the
100000 Futurity. closing day feature
tomorrow.
Wright Strove earnestly to bring in
Cathop in the fifth race yesterday,
bumped My Dandy during a close
stretch drive, and was disqualified
after finishing first. He also was
suspended for Is days, which will keen
him out of action for 13 days of the
Hawthorne meeting
Evening star., 1932-07-29
Baby Hammock
80c

Good grade khaki mater
ial. With hooks and
chain to hang in any car.
Makes driving easier for
mother and keeps baby
as comfortable as In his
crib.
Evening star., 1932-07-29
REACH FINAL IN TENNIS
Lott-Rainville, Martin-Nunns Will
Play for Canadian Title.

OTTAWA. Canada, July % LP).-
George Lott of Chicago and Marcelle
Rainville of Canada reached the final
of doubles in the Canadian champion
ships by defeating H. P. Emard and
Roland Longtin of Montreal. 60,
6-1, 6-3, in their semi-final match.
In the other doubles semi final,
Walter Martin and Gilbert Nunns of
Canada scored over Frankie Parker,
Milwaukees boy wonder. and Keith
Werner of Philadelphia, 6-3, As, 6-3,
6-l.
In the semi-final of mems singles
today. Lott will meet Rainville and
Parker faces Martin.
Evening star., 1932-07-29

The genuine SIS grade
used by expert mechan-
les for any greasing