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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-07-17
Cotton STATES Lead

THE extent to which the cotton spinning m
dustry has developed in the cotton grow
ing States is shown In q recent report put out
by the Department of Commerce covering con-
ditions In the industry as of May 81.
On that date. the cotton States had 19.-
$4,000 spindles in place. of which $4,000, 900
were in use. while the New England States had
IL 1888 600 spindles set up. but only 1881 900
active. The greatest activity was in South
Carolina with North Carolina second, Georgia
third and Massachusetts, fourth Alabama, with
fewer spindles active. exceeded Massachusetts,
In actual active spindle hours during May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-07-17
Despite the DepreS-
sion, America Has
Not Cit D0zvn on
the Investment 1t
Makes Each Sum-
mer in Its Youth.

more than double the number in 1922, which
was 43,l39
The maintenance Of these camps provides
vacation happiness and constructive education
for more than million boys and girls. They
are supplanting the farm activities and outdoor
life of former days.
Camping is a primitive mode of living with
limited equipment; it is living on the move with
temporary shelter. Camping suggests simplic-
ity ingenuity. originality, resourcefulness. 1t
implies hardihood and adventure. but with
out discomfort and reckless exposure.
Like the pioneers of the past the trained
and experienced camper does not expose him
self except under forced conditions. His law
Is one Of self-preservation protection and such
comfort he can obtain with the facilities of
nature at hand
A DECIDED change of objective has devel-
n oped in the Summer camp idea, however,
As DR.. Hedley S Dimock of the Y. NJ. c. A
College. Chicago. says there is developing
shift in emphasis from a recreational to an edu-
cational function for the Summer camp.
The Summer camp is not case Of a definite
separation between school and life. as the
academic school too often is but the definite
merging of the two the actual application OF
knowledge to life.
This living education is amazingly varied.
either directly or incidentally. 1t embraces
such an array of subjects no school would
! venture to list on its curriculum. few OF
them are: Health nutrition, first aid. neatness.
cleanliness personality amiability, etiquette art
music. dramatics through participation, reli-
gion conversation, leadership, woodcraft, vari-
GUS. "ologies," all primitive sports, etc
There are scores of incidentals concealed
within all these generalities This getting back
to nature teaches the child many lessons
There Is still another advantage which has 50
far been recognized by very few camp leaders.
That Is the learning Of geography by camp
travel.
THE East Cleveland (Ohio) Y. M. c. A. was
] . pioneer in this experiment which has
proved a huge success and the only one thus
far to make of it a large undertaking. For the
third consecutive year. they are taking 20 boys
on an extensive camping tour that is IS
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many Of which sites are owned by the organi-
zation, comprising some SIS 526 acres valued at
$4,447 .47327.
These figures cover council training camps
only There are, in addition to those, numer-
GUS troop and patrol camps. touring parties and
gypsy trips, canoe trips, mountaineering trips,
Eagle Scout trail building camps, Winter camps.
exposition camps, Sea Scout cruises and Lone
Scout camping expeditions.
More than 1900 organized private camps
enroll 10000 boys and girls annually. The
fees in private camps increase with the age OF
the camp, generally, due to its established
popularity The highest fees recorded for
season during the years 192o-24 were about
s70O, the lowest $50. The average private
camp fee Is $500.
THERE are more camps for boys, both pub
! lie and private. than for girls; and the aver
age size of girls camps is smaller than boys.
There is also tendency Of all private camps to
decrease in size.
In 1890 there were 1881 private camps
for boys and 1874 for girls. In the same
year there we're 44,755 public camps for boys
and 9496 for girls. The total number Of all
kinds and sizes Of camps in 1880 was 1885.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-07-17

Willie: ma, if the baby to swallow a
tadpole, would it give him q voice like frog?"
Heavens, no! It would kill him, most likely"
"Oh no, it wouldn't. 1t didn't"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-07-17
BY Edna ROBB WEBSTER.

BY EDINH NUDb " EDOI EN-.
A MERICA believes in its youth. There
n is no more significant proof of this
~ than the one hundred million dcllars
~ that American parents invest annual
Y ly in vacation camps for American
boys and girls.
Evening star., 1932-04-01
M0T0RIST FOUND SHOT
TO DEATH IN HIS CAR
Authorities Suspect Suicide in
Mysterious Fatality Near
Dyer. Ind.

GARY, Ind, April (R).-A man was
found shot to death today in his auto
mobile, parked at the side OF the Lin
coin Highway, near Dyer. Ind. An au-
tomato pistol lay at his side. One bull
let had entered his stomach.
There were New York license plates
on the car. sedan. Inside was hat
box bearing the name George w. Or
cutt, 551 Fifth avenue, New York The
dead man, about so years old. was well
dressed.
Authorities suspect suicide. They re-
called that st. Louis newspaper yes
terday received an anonymous letter
saying a body would be found on the
Lincoln Highway near South Bend.
The spot where the body was discov-
cred was not close to South Bend, but
on the same highway.
Evening star., 1932-04-01

Continued Prom First PaEe.)
ly by their presence, made the charge
that the diagrams could be hcuRht
from Broadway spectators.
Mr.. Murray told me-" the detective
said to Vance. that someone had tald
him you said these sheets with the
hands on them could be bought M
speakeasies."
Il said nothing whatevsF sAosN
speakeasies." Vance replied.
I'm looking for leads" said ths
detective. viii you tell me VINO save
you the sheet?" =
II win not" Vance said. 'dThe shests
came to me unsolicited. I was offered
the first as far In advance Of the
tournament as last Tuesday. Since
then three Of them have come into INV
hands. Incidentally, one Of Mr.. Culbert-
sons first lieutenants offered O copy to
q. well known tournament player Of INV
acquaintance. offered it Voluntarily and
gratis as thing Of no consequence. A
gentleman Of my acquaintance told me
he himself had already been given .
copies and could have had 10 II he had
wanted that many"
What's your theory" asked the
detective.
"I have no theory" replied the writer
of mystery stories, except that Mr..
Culbertson and the National Bridge
Association did not care whether the
hands were distributed before play or
not and so made no attempt TO protect
them"
Evening star., 1932-04-01
LOAN TO B. & D.
OPPOSED BYL. c. c.
Commission Against Aid in
Paying Notes of Roads Held
by Private Banks.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion today again expressed its opposi-
tion to loans by the Reconstruction
Corporation to railroads to pay notes
held by private banks.
1t refused to approve request by
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. for
81 ,OOO, 900 with which to pay three
notes due New York and Baltimore
banks on April 26. The commission,
however, indicated it would take up
the question again when the road had
made efforts to take care Of the loans
through private sources.
S7,0OO,OO0 Loan Approved.
At the same time . loan of $1,000, 900
to pay bills, money due for the pur-
chase of q short-line railroad which
the commission had required 1t to take
over, three real estate mortgages, equip
ment trust obligations and Chicago
taxes, was approved.
The Baltimore and Ohio had asked
for $55,000,000 to meet maturing
obligations and other needs over the
next nine months. The commission
put off consideration of most of the
loan until the results of operations
for intervening months are known" and
pending further negotiations on the
part Of the applicant looking toward
additional private financing"
Loans Due April 26.
The road had asked money to pay
$50O,000 note held by the Central
Hanover Bank and Trust Company Of
New York, a $250000 note by the
National City Bank of New York, and
one for $3.50, 900 by the First National
Bank of Baltimore. All three loans
are due April 26.
An item of $975 900 for equipment
trust obligations due April 26 was ap-
proved.
Last week the commission protested
against private bank loans being paid
with Reconstruction Finance Corpora
tion funds when it approved a loan
Of $12,800,000 to the Missouri Pacific
Railroad of which $3.50 900 was to
pay nalf of notes held by three New
York banks.
Evening star., 1932-04-01

in the District Supreme Court and the
District Court Of Appeals in 1913 and
in 1922 was admitted to practice in the
United States Court OF Claims.
In addition to being leading prac-
ticing lawyer, Mr.. Pettus was a well
known authority on the various phases
of law With Eugene A. Jones, Mr.
Pettus collaborated in the preparation
of Elements of Equity Pleading, pub
lished in 1916.
Mr.. PettuS was a member Of the
Board of Trade, having served on a
number of its committees, q member OF
the District Bar Association and the
American Bar Association. He was
member Of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Pettus was former president OF
the Michigan Park Citizens Association
and for many years took an intense in
terest in it's activities.
Mr.. Pettus was married In 1914 TO
Mary L. Mccall of this city. He is sur
vived by his widow, a daughter, Mar
jorie; son, Donald Pettus; two broth
ers, E. w. Pettus Of this CITY, and Le
land S. Pettus of Atlanta, Ga, and
three sisters.
Evening star., 1932-04-01

SURGEON, z, DEAD
Dr.. Evan 0'NeilI Kane Sue.
cHmbs Following Siege
OF Pneumonia.
BS the Associated Press.

BN the Associated Press.
KANE. Pa, April 1.--DF. ESsn
O'Neill Kane. who attained Naticn-
wide note in 1919 by removing his eva
appendix and who recently performed
a second operation upon himself, died
today He was "a years old.
The surgeon, long prominent for his
work in treatment Of cancer, died at
4 am. after q siege of pneumonia. He
has been IN i'll health for several weeks.
Performs Second Operation.
A few months ago Or. Kane per
formed the second operation on nm
self TO relieve hernia, rs was tne
case in his first feat, he used local
anesthetie and mirrors. He said the
operation was successful
The surgeon was active in seeking
legislation controlling surgical and
medical practice. He regarded the ap-
pendix as q source Of many Ills and
several years ago advocated compulsory
removal of children's appendix.
He also favored laws requiring a
physician to file with public authorities
his diagnosis of each serious case. An
autopsy would be held If a patient died
and then the diagnosis would be
checked to determine II 1t was correct.
DR.. Kane said such a procedure would
drive incompetent physicians from
practice.
Town Founded by Father.
DR.. Kane's father, Mai. Gen. Thomas
L. Kane, was one of the founders Of
the town of Kane, which was named
for him. Gen, Kane organized the
Bucktail Regiment, known for It's rec
ord in the war between the States.
DR.. Kane was married twice. His
first wife, Blanche Rupert died in 1903.
Some years later he married her sister,
Lila Rupert, who died in 1928.
One son, Elisha Kent Kane, was born
to the first union and five sons to the
second. The latter are William Kane
OF Philadelphia, DIR. Bernard Kane Of
Chicago. Or. Thomas L. Kane of Chi
cago and Philip and Robert Kane,
twins, of Kane.
Evening star., 1932-04-01
ANNAPOLIS HOTEL
Is SOLD At AUCTION
Buyers Bid $15O, 600, Subject to
Balance of $7sa, 900 Out
standing on First Trust.

Grem the $50 Edition Of Yesterdays star.l
The Annapolis Hotel, History struc-
tlre on II street between Eleventh and
Twelfth streets. was sold at auction this
afternoon to representative Of the
Washington Annapolis Co., Inc.
The bid was $50, 900 subject TO q bal
ance of s782.000 remaining Of the FIRST
trust outstanding against the property,
indicating total consideration amount
ing TO s932, 600
The property was advertised for sale
by James j. Becker and Edmund ID.
Campbell as trustees and william II.
Donovan, attorney.
The Annapolis Hotel. built by Harry
WaTdman and associates q number of
years ago, contains 400 rooms Its fur
niture, furnishings. fixtures and equip
ment were sold with the real property
The sale was conducted by Vernon
Owen Of the firm of Thomas j. Owen a.
Son. auetioneers. = - ~ s.sssaA,
The property has total current as
sessed valuation for taxation purposes
of $1,454 ,486.
Evening star., 1932-04-01
RANKIN DEFENDS
! INITIATION PLAN
Representative Denounces
Hamilton Fish on Service
Certificate Attack.

The present tax bill probably will
balance the budget on paper, but unless
there is an imitation of the currency it
VIII fall far short of balancing the
budget in fact, Representative John E.
Rankin, Democrat, OF Mississippi, de-
clared today.
Mr. Rankin advocates initiating the
currency by So 900 600 900 through en-
actment of the Patman soldiers bonus
legislation.
My attention has been called to a
statement issued from the front steps
of the White House yesterday by Rep
resentative Hamilton Fish" Mr. Rankin
said, ''in which MIR. Fish says my state
ment on initiating the currency and
paying off the soldiers adjusted service
certificates was too absurd to discuss
! submit that when any proposition
gets too absurd for Mr. Fish to discuss
It has reached the ne plus ultra.
RidIcuies Accomplishment"
81 thought Mr. Fish's Job was - chase
the Communists out of the country. He
\ has spent more than $4,000 on his
anti Communist drive. the outstanding
Accomplishment of which was his dra-
enatic capture of crate of cabbage
last year at the Siege of Baltimore
3 Il am not advocating the issuance
OF fiat money but I am advocating an
imitation of the currency bv issuing
United States notes backed up by 40 per
cent gold reserve. In this way these
adjusted service certificates can be paid
of without levying a single dollar Of
additional taxes.
- '"The currency must be inflated if we
are to recover from this panic. It must
I be inflated If We are to witness a rise
In the price of agricultural commodities
and restoration of normal conditions
in the industrial centers. 1t is utterly
impossible to balance the budget and
keep it balanced unless we do initiate.
j make the bold assertion that unless
this is done it will be necessary to cut
every salary on the pay roll. curtail
every activity of the Government. with
ddraw Federal aid from every State and
s1ocal activity, and then the budget will
not be balanced Great Britain expand
Ned her currency even to the extent of
partially suspending the gold standard
and Immediately experienced a revival
sof prosperity.
Cites Results.
A "She had been unable to balance her
budget up to that time, but the papers
today show she has not only balanced
her budget but she has repaid $50, ,000,-
600 in this country and paid more than
$500, 600 900 to France and has surplus
remaining
ut is true that the bill we pass TODAY
will probably balance the budget on
paper, but unless there is an imitation
of the currency it will fall far short of
balancing the budget in fact"
Evening star., 1932-04-01

end of the bus I was on. It's funny,
too, because I started to 60 to the
back of the bus and smoke a cigarette
this morning as I generally do on the
way to work, but just happened to
notice a vacant seat up front and
took it.
There were a few screams when
the collision occurred. After that every
body was very quiet Several cab driv-
ers came. along and helped out the
injured
Mr.. Williamson, who had resided here
only short time, is survived by his
widow and one child. They are in
Washington. His home was in Liberty,
N C.
Mr.. pettus was a member Of the law
firm of Colladay, McGarraghy. Pettus
g. Wallace. He had been a member of
the firm for IL years.
Mr. Colladay, Republican national
committeeman arrived at Emergency
soon after the accident. He summoned
Mrs. Pettus by telephone. She arrived
in time to be at the bedside Of her
husband when he died.
Was Active In Civic Affairs.
Mr.. Pettus had been active in num-
DSI VI OiBdllAdllJuS Nul dl6 4Ilo lOllS
residence here and was always inter-
ested in any movement for improve
ments in the National Capital.
Born in Atlanta, Ga, November ID,
1885, Mr.. Pettus received his early
education in the public schools there.
He came TO washington to accept a
position as Stenographer IN the ONCE
of the controller Of the currency.
He studied law at National Univer-
sity while holding the Government po-
sition and in 1918 received the degrees
of bachelor and master Of laws. He did
not Immediately begin the practice OF
law, but remained for some time in the
controllers ONCE as a law clerk. Sub
sequently for q short time he was q
lawyer with the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau, where his work included the edit
ing of opinions given by Government
lawyers.
Leaving the controllers ofrce in 1920,
he entered the law offices of Edward F.
Colladay. In 1928 he became q member
of the firm OF Colladay. Clifford a.
Pettus. which later became Colladay,
McGarraghy, PettuS 81 Wallace.
Had Extensive Practice.
Mr.. Pettus' law practice had been ex-
tensive and had caused him to become
well known, not only in Washington,
but in New York, Chicago and else
where.
Mr. retsus was adnntsed to practice
Evening star., 1932-04-01

Continued From First Page)
rectly, of the report the baby was held
in CT near Philadelphia.
Morton Bernstein, head OF a private
detective agency in New York, came
here last night with one of his asso-
cisees, Samuel Krasnow, and visited the
LindbeTgh mansion.
Mysterious Strangers"
A spokesman for their agency said
two mysterious strangers had come to
the Office and warned them to watch a
certain Philadelphia house the night Of
March 81.
"A blond woman and a man will enter
the house. II you will then crash The
door. yor may then find the Lindbergh
baby" the strangers said.
Col. Schwarzkod amplified the police
unconcern about the Philadelphia in
vestigation in his morning bulletin, say
ing neither Director of Public Safety
Kern Dodgc rYr cnv person in Phila-
delphia hac given us any information
of Importance in this case and we have
no knowledge as to what this informa-
ton is presumed to be- Our activities
are not around Philadelphia at this time
and we have no definite information
leading to that vicinity"
He also made it clear that the police
are weary of receiving information
quite evidently intended to annoy or
mis,ead the police" and said such Incl
dents were being referred TO local au-
thoritieS for action.
Still Hunt Purple Gang.
This does not refer In any way to
those people who firmly believe that
they have definite information and
conscientiously report the same" he
said
He said the search for Harry Fleischer,
reputed member of the Detroit Purple
Gang, was continuing, but it would not
be we'll at this time to publish the ex-
tent of these activities"
Evening star., 1932-04-01
COLORADO KIDNAPPING
JURY is STILL OUT
Judge in Bower Case Calls for
Maximum Penalty or Ac-
quittal Of Three.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER, April Am assignment
to convict or acquit three men on the
specific charge Of kidnapping Benjamin
P. Bower for ransom was before jury
here today.
District Judge Robert w. Steele, re-
plying to an inquiry by G. M. Deiters,
foreman, said no alternative verdict
would be accepted in the trial OF George
Reed, Joe Pannell and Art Taylor.
Deiters had asked whether the panel
might return a verdict of accessory to
the kidnapping Of the bakery manager.
The Jury retired at II O'Clock last night
after eight hours Of deliberation.
Charles T. Mahoney. defense attorney,
said Bowers story of the abduction
looks fishy to me-"
He pointed out in the closing argu-
ment the men who kidnapped Bower the
night of January 10 had asked Stephen
knight, Bowers employer, to pay the
ransom of $4,000.
Genuine kidnapers," Mahoney said,
would have chosen victim who could
pay his own ransom
Bower was released without payment
Of the money after five days of cap
tivity. James T. Burke, deputy district
attorney, identified the defendants as
liquor law violators. Colorado's maxi
mum penalty for kidnapping Is seven
years imprisonment.
Evening star., 1932-04-01
SEARCH IN PHILADELPHIA.
Police Watch House After Farley at
Hopewell.

PHILADELPHIA, April l (P).-Pri-
vate detectives maintained watch over
house here early today in a vain hope
that they might find some clue to the
Lindbergh kidnapping case.
The location of the house was not re-
vealed. The information on which the
detectives acted was received at the
Central Detective Bureau, Brooklyn.
N. Y, son March 18, when two men
called on Morton Bernstein, manager
of the concern. and told him to watch
the house.
They said a blue sedan would pull
up in front of the place and that man
and woman would get out IF you
crash the door you may find the Lind
bergh baby" the informants said, and
walked out of the office. They were
trailed and the information obtained in
this way made the detectives believe
their tip might be of some value.
Bernstein and another detective
called at the Lindbergh home yesterday
and had conference with representa-
tives of Col. Lindbergh Then they
came to Philadelphia, and although they
had said they might ask the aid of city
police, no such request was made.
Evening star., 1932-04-01
600 SOUTH CAROLINA
MILL WORKERS STRIKE
Walkout at Langley Plants
Spreads to Other Textile
Sections of State. ,--
Hy the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
LANGLEY, 8. c., April IA walk
ont at the Langley cotton mills spread
to affiliated plants today, 500 workers
quitting at the Bath and Clearwater
mills in the Horse Creek Valley textile
section.
The management announced the mills
would be closed. Mil company stores
in that section also were closed. The
walkout came without disorder.
Yesterday workers at the Langley
mills, who walked out a few days ago,
received their pay envelopes and wtRs
them the advice to seek work elsewhere.
The management said the mill had
been operating ut loss for some time
Ia order to give the workers employ
rnent ...--
Evening star., 1932-04-01
DIXIE GRID STAR WEEDS

ATLANTA, April UP).-Jack Grit
fifth Thomason, better known as
"Stumpy" Thomason. former Georgia
Tech foot ball star, was married yes
terday TO Miss Frances Patsy Miller OF
Atlanta.
They appeared at the Court House
shortly after noon for O license and
were married immediately by Municipal
ccurt Judge a Setheridge. Themason
gave his age as rs and the bride gave
= fsrx n0 10 IL.
Evening star., 1932-04-01
POWER LINES DYNAMITED.
Kentucky Mine Blasts Laid to Labor
Troubles.

PROVIDENCE, KY. April CR-
Dynamite blasts wrecked 10 electric
power poles leading to coal mines dur
ing the night and early today. leaving
the town in darkness. The explosions
added to the thousands of dollars dam
age wrought In lawlessness through
labor troubles In Webster and adjoin-
ing counties since the strike Of 1880.
The dynamiting last night was at
tributed by officials to renewal of the
labor troubles resulting from the clos
ing Of the mines in Illinois over a wage
disagreement started yesterday. This
field, operating on an open-shop basis,
is competitor of the Illinois field
The blasts destroyed the power lines
to the Lepper coal mines and the D!a-
mond coal mines, north of here.
The Harman Coal Co. was the only
one In this county operating today. The
two mines whose power was severed
could have operated, but had planned
TO remain closed today.
Sheriff n. l.. OVERLY sent for blood
hounds In "A effort TO trail the dyna-
Evening star., 1932-04-01
MANY BACK AT WORK
Threat of Operators TO Fill Jobs
Brings Results.

WILKES BARRE, Pa. R).-Mine
owners and union leaders today were
agreed that the threat of operators
Immediately to fill the jobs of strikers
in the anthracite fields of Pennsyl-
vania had sent thousands Of men back
to the mines.
A careful check by several newspa-
pers In beth the upper and lower re-
gions bore out their claims that m
mines scheduled To operate we're In
produeten. 1ne strlse was called