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Evening star., 1932-03-25
ACTION ON SILVER
HELD IMPERATIVE
Sir Reginald Mckenna Tells
U. S. Congress in Letter
Cooperation Need.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Sir Reginald McKenna of the Mid
land Bank, Ltd, London, told the
House Coinage Committee in a letter
today that he thought prompt inter-
national cooperation on silver i'm
perative."
His statement was in answer to a
request by Chairman Somers Of the
committee for an expression on the
need for an international conference on
silver.
Other Requests Sent.
Similar requests were sent by Somers
to Government officials or economists
Of several countries. Sir Reginald's
reply, the first, expressed the belief
that prompt international cooperation
Is not only desirable but imperative at
the present time and that a reasonable
stability can be given to the value of
silver only through international
action"
The committee heard today from
Prof. E. w. Kemmerer of Princeton
University an analysis of the cause Of
the decrease in world business.
He disagreed with Maurice Leon
committee economist, that big sales Of
silver had caused the metals present
trouble.
Selling Anticipates Fall.
IF silver is going down and wise
people know it. they sell silver" DR..
Kemmerer said THAT doesn't cause a
fall in the price, but anticipates the
fall
1T is only natural that if you think
it is going up, you buy; if you think it
is going down, you SELL"
Leon remarked that late In 1925
China was notified a royal commission
sitting in London intended to put India
on gold standard, so India was en-
tering the market as formidable seller
of silver" He said this created an alb
normal demand for gold.
DR.. Kemmerer disagreed, contending
India had been on the gold standard
from 1899 until the World War, then
went back on it shortly afterward.
Evening star., 1932-03-25
DISPUTES RASKOD
ON '2S RACE NOTE
Mara Denies Asking Indorse-
rnent-SayS Full Amount
OF Budget Was Raised.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 25-Timothy J.
Mara, sports protomer and one of a
group of defendants from whom the
County Trust Co. is attempting to coll
lect on personal notes signed during the
1928 presidential campaign, issued
statement today disputing one issued
Wednesday by John ]. Raskob.
Raskob had said he personally in
dorsed the notes, which were to under
write the deficit of the Democratic
campaign, "as an accommodation to
these gentlemen" His statement offered
to make them good.
Mara said he never asked Raskob to
lndorse his note, and continued:
1T is true that myself and others did
sign an agreement to underwrite e
forecast amount Of somewhat over
$1,000. 900 in October, 1928. This sum
must have been based on a budget, the
amount OF which Mr.. Raskob fails to
disclose Ny own knowledge is that the
eStmated budget at the time was s4.-
10000, which amount was raised
shortly thereafter. Thus every one
should have been relieved of the UNDER
writing"
Evening star., 1932-03-25
NURSE WORK EXTOLLED
DR.. Viola r. Anderson Discusses
Importance in Tubercular Field.

The importance of the role played by
the nurse in the care of tubercular
patients was told yesterday by DR..
Viola r. Anderson, secretary of the
Association for the Prevention of Tuber-
culosis, in lecture, The Adventure of
Case Finding" at the Freedmen's Hos
pital Nursing School.
An understanding of the principles
of tuberculosis control lifts the nurses
task out of the "rut of dull routine and
into the realm of professional service
and high adventure" the speaker
declared.
Evening star., 1932-03-25
PUNITIVE DRIVE ASKED.
Nanking Told Time Is Ripe for Cam.
paign Against Pu-Yi Government,

NANKING, China, March Is OP.-
The Chinese Nationalist (Kuomintang)
organization in Heilungkiang Province,
Manchuria, has telegraphed the Ma
tionalist government to send a punitive
expedition against the Manchurian state
formed under Japanese auspices.
The Heilungkiang Kuomingtang said
this was an opportune moment to launch
a drive against Henry Pu-Yi's new gov
eminent. They held that if the jap
sion Of the League of Nations now in
Manchuria would have "indisputable
evidence that the Japanese were as
sisting the new Manchurian govern
ment"
Evening star., 1932-03-25
ToNGKING CHENG BOMBED.

CHANGCHUN, Manchuria, March rs
(P).-The correspondent Of the Rengo
News Agency reported today that
Japanese airplanes which left Tunghwa
this morning bombed Tongking Cheng,
80 miles south of Hailin. Japanese
troops were expected to enter Tongking
Cheng tonight.
Evening star., 1932-03-25
Mrs. Hawks Mother Dead.

NEW YORK, March IS R).-Mrs.
Frank Hawks, wife of the speed flyer,
will leave today by train for Fort
Worth. Tex, to attend the funeral Of
her mother, Mrs. G. NJ Bowie, killed
in an automobile accident. Capt.
Hawks is in Tulsa, Okla.
Evening star., 1932-03-25
Will Seek Reelection.

SEAT PLEASANT, Md, March 25
(SpeciaD Mayor Harmon o. Acuff and
Town Clerk and Treasurer Irwin l.
Main of the municipality of Seat Pleas
ant have announced that they will run
for their present Offices in the coming
elections II nominated.
Evening star., 1932-03-25
CLASH NEAR CHINCHOW.
Chinese and japanese Both Make
Claims of Victory.

SHANGHAI, March Is R).-Both
Chinese and japanese claimed victory
today in a battle fought in the vicinity
OF Suichung, near Chinchow, Man
churia.
Chinese newspapers said Chinese
forces won, driving the japanese from
Suichung. japanese Army authorities
countered with an assertion that the
night occurred five days ago, when 500
Chinese irregulars attacked the city and
were driven of by japanese fire after
losing 80 killed
The japanese also denied a report
that Chow Ching-Pah, mayor of Muk-
den, Manchuria, had been arrested by
their forces.
Evening star., 1932-03-25

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well in connection with its regular
financing in order to have such support
available when it is needed.
I'VE have heretofore thought that
theory to have more merit than this
transaction appears to indicate"
That portion Of the S12,800,000 loan
approved today, aside from the bank
loan section, would provide funds for
the following purposes:
Two million, one hundred and fifty
thousand to pay for materials, supplies
and services; 100000 due March 81
for advances to the New Orleans, Texas
a. Mexico Railway Co. and to meet
fixed interest obligations; S595, 900 to
meet equipment trust obligations due
May ]; 5000, 900 due for taxes in Illi-
nois, and $3o5, 900 for taxes due in
Arkansas.
Supported by Eastman.
Commissioner Eastman in a short
concurring opinion asserted that ne Pc
lieved the banks would have carried the
entire loan rather than permit the rail-
roads to go into receiveIship.
No good reason has been shown"
said Eastman, for approving Govern
ment loan to enable the applicant TO
make a SO per cent payment on the
bank loan maturing April /.
IT would have no difficulty in joining
In such approval II there were any evi-
dence that the loan was needed in the
public interest. But no one has made
or attempted to make such a showing.
Applicants told us that the banks
would not extend the loans. The Re-
construction Finance Corporation now
tells US that they will extend so per
cent. The theory is apparently that a
Government loan to pay the other so
per cent is necessary in oroer to pre-
ve1t a Missouri Pc~in7 receivership
when no such necessity exists.
Doubts Danger.
Morgan g. Co., Kuhn, Loeb g.
Co. and the Guaranty Trust Co.
would not, so long as the inter-
est on the bank loan is paid, force
o receivership by refusing an extension.
The repercussions would be much too
dangerous in other quarters where the
private interests Of these financial in
stitutions are involved.
"I realize that the majority are no
more persuaded than 1 am that there
is any need for using Government funds
to bail out these banks. They place
the responsibility Of the RecoI5t:uction
Finance Corporation. It seems to me
however, that we have a responsibility
that we cannot thus escape"
Evening star., 1932-03-25
Births Reported.

Thomas H. and Mary o. CREIGHTON, jr
boy
Ferdinand A and Sallie Varrelman, boy.
Werner w. and Dorothy D. Clapp boy
Francis F. and Elenor knight, boy.
Everett and Mollie MCGOWAN, boy.
Hugh <. and Margery M Murray. girl
Oscar J. and Nora Walter girl.
Adam J. and Florence M Lindsey. girl.
John, T. and Emmie L. McMaster, girl.
Abraham and Dorothy Regardie girl.
Floyd L and Myrtle " Ormsby, girl.
sidney 3. and Jennie Diamond, girl
Harold and Marie Lynch. girl.
Martin 7. and Elizabeth Wiegand, girl.
Michel and Jennie Roscoe. girl
waiter E.. and Anna A. Beall boy.
Slaud and Eunice Mayfield, twin Girls.
Daniel II. and Cornelia L. Herbert girl
James H: and Willodene Satterfieid, girl.
william H. and Dorothy e Gray, girl.
Albert G. and Ruth o. Morris, girl.
Evening star., 1932-03-25
CALLS PLATE POLITICIAN
Rev. Mark Depp Says Christ's Ex-

ecution Ordered to Please Crowd.
Picturing Pontius PLATE as a typical
politician" Rev. Mark Depp, pastor OF
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church
yesterday told Washington Kiwanians
that the magistrate who condemned
Jesus to the cross only did it to appease
the crowd and to protect his popularity
Mrs. Ruby Potter, Calvary Church
soloist sang a number of songs, accom-
panied by Louis A. Potter, Calvary
organist
Evening star., 1932-03-25

The carcass Of q rare Cuvier's white
whale, as feet long, has been found on
The lonely island Of North Ulst. In the
Gutter HehrideS. -.,
Evening star., 1932-03-25
WOMAN STRUCK BY AUTO
Taken to Hospital With One Leg
Fractured.

Mrs. Mary Delaskaki. so years old,
Of the l400 block of Ridge place south
east, received fractured left leg last
night when she was knocked down at
Tenth and F streets by an automobile
driven by Avery D. Warner, 25, 1900
block of Twenty-ninth street.
She was taken to Emergency Hospital
for treatment.
Evening star., 1932-03-25
RAIL LOAN PASSED
WITH RELUCTANCE
FOR RELIEF GROUP

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Evening star., 1932-12-17
BU|LD|NGCELEBR|TY
STRICKEN FATALLY
John M. Parish, Directing
Structures Here, Reared
Some of Biggest.

John NJ Parish, one of the country's
outstanding structural engineers, who
had supervised erection Of some Of the
worlds tallest and finest buildings. died
suddenly here today after heart at
tack He was in his ffty-seventh year
and had been in charge Of the con-
struction Of the Interstate Commerce
and Labor Buildings, now being built by
James Stewart g. Co., Inc. on Consti-
tution avenue, between Twelfth and
Fourteenth streets.
Some of the greatest works credited
to Parish's engineering genius are the
japanese General Electric Co. plants,
the Mitsui Bank. sl7,000,000 struc-
ture at Toxic adjudged one Of the fin
est buildings of its kind in the Orient,
and the Cities Service Building in New
York City one of the three tallest
buildings in the world He completed
work on the New York structure early
this year and came to Washington TO
take charge of construction OF the two
great Government buildings which are
part of the Federal building project.
Born in Chicago February ID, 1875,
Parish spent part OF his childhood IN
Chemnitz, Germany, where his father
was stationed as United States consul.
His only work had been in the con-
struction industry in which he had an
unusual and varied career. He is sur
vived by his widow, Mrs. Mildred N.
Parish. and one sister and four broth
ers. The end came at 5 o'clock this
morning at his Washington home, at
2737 Devonshire place.
Funeral services will be held Monday
at Hearthstone Farm, his country home
at Bridgewater, Conn, where he Will
be buried.
Evening star., 1932-12-17
|. C.. C.. WILL REOPEN
FREIGHT RATE CASE
New Hearing on Is Per Cent In
crease Last Year Ordered in Cap
ital December 20.

By the Associated Press.
Reopening of the Is per cent freight
rate increase case decided last year
was ordered today by the Interstate
Commerce Commission, for the pur-
pose of considering whether surcharses
now in effect should be continued be-
yond March 81, 1888.
The railroads in a petition last week
asked that the surcharges be continued.
and that the commissions order re-
quiring pooling Of money derived from
the increases be modified so the rail-
roads collecting the charges may retain
them.
The order today said the commission
would consider whether present sur
charges should be continued by Ming
upon short notice tariffs similar In
character TO those by which they were
originally made effective" and If such
surcharges are continued, during what
period shall they be permitted to re-
main in effect" and shall permission
to continue such surchargeS, If granted
be without condition as to disposition Of
the revenue accruing theTefrom."
The commission ordered a hearing to
be held here on December %. The hear
ing the notice said, is for the purpose
of hearing evidence of the carriers and
other parties appearing in support OF
the petition. Those who may oppose 1t
may file their statements on their views
on or before January Is.
Evening star., 1932-12-17
SCHREINER GETS
3YEARS IN PRISON
Former President Of Bank Of
Brightwood Sentenced in
Embezzlement.

From the $50 Edition Of Yesterdays starr
Raymond L. Schreiner, "a, former
president of the Bank of Brightwood
which went into the hands of receivers
last Spring. was sentenced today by
District Supreme Court Justice Daniel
w. O'Donoghue to serve three years in
the penitentiary.
Schreiner had pleaded guilty to an
indictment charging the embezzlement
of about $13,500 Of the banks funds,
but admitted his defalcations would
reach about 100000.
Attorney Harvey L. Cobb made
strong plea for probation for Schreiner.
saying he did not think the former
bank president profited in any way
from the funds which he Is charged
with stealing. The attorney said the
banker had taken over more than s2o.-
600 worth Of notes which he had ap-
proved and was attempting to pay them
to save loss to the bank. His client,
he Said is married and has two chill
dren and If placed on probation would
be willing to have stipulation added
that he make restitution.
In denying the application for pro-
baton, Justice O'Donoghue pointed
out that Schreiner had occupied posi-
ton of trust, had been trusted by a
number of people and had violated that
trust.
No mention was made in court Of a
petition said to have been sent to the
Judge by a number Of former depositcrs
Of the bank opposing the probation OF
Schreiner
Evening star., 1932-12-17
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, December II
(SpeciaD DIR. John T. Ashton was
elected chairman and Mrs. George T.
Kipstein was chosen vice chairman at
a meeting of the city School Board
last night. Gilbert j. Cox, jr., present
clerk. was reelected.
The board announced that public
schools here will close Friday afternoon
at l O'Clock for the Christmas holidays
ard will not reopen until January 3.
All teachers of the schools were or
dered paid on December %. The 1888
city school budget was discussed in
formally.
Charged with murder. Warren Jones.
colored, Of the 800 block of North Pat
rick street is being held by police in
connection with the fatal shooting Of
George Christian, Al. also colored, at
Christians home, Oronoco and Pitt
streets, last night.
Mrs. Nancy N. Garten, 81. wife of
j. A. Garten, 900 Cameron street, died
at her residence last night. In addi-
ton to her husband, she leaves four
children. The body will be forwarded
to Talcott. w. Va, for burial
Evening star., 1932-12-17
MRS. LEWIS JEWEL
LOSS IS UNSOLVED
BY POLICE SEARCH
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ring set with diamonds, six bracelets
set in platinum and containing dla-
monds, sapphires and rubies, a yellow
canary diamond and brown diamond
chain bracelet; a pair of diamond ear
rings, gold ball pendant ear rings, sew
eraI large Oriental pearls, black silk
cord With barrel diamond and pendant,
and several French decoration badges.
Alos included in the articles lost was
some Sl80 in cash and 81 900 in Ameri-
can Express Co. checks, pearl necklace
and pearl stickpin, which belonged to
her husband.
Inspector Frank S. w. Burke has
assigned two detectives and members
Oh the Detective Bureau Jewelry squad
TO the case, but they hao been unable
10 IND any trace OF the jewels today.
Other Cities Notified.
Police of all cities have been furnished
VITA q luIl description OF the bag and
the jewels, and have been requested to
Vatcn all pawn shops and other places
where they might be offered for sale
Mrs. Lewis announced that a reward
wouli be Fad lor their return.
I didn't miss the bag in which I
carried the jewels until had reached
my room at the Mayflower," Mrs. Lewis
said. Then I turned to the boy with
my luggage and cried: My bag, my bag
where is it?'
He didn't have it and We rushed
madly downstairs in special elevator,
but the bag was not at the desk. No
one had seen it. I either left it on the
desk while registering or in the taxicab.
Not more than five minutes could have
elapsed from the time l paid the cab
driver until l missed the bag"
Mrs. Lewis said she left Union Station
shortly after 5 o'clock in a Yellow taxi
cab. officials of the company said they
had not yet been successful in locating
the driver of the vehicle. They ex-
planned that the task was difficult since
they no longer keep a record of their
cabs as they leave the station. An
effcrt was being made to find the porter
who helped Mrs. Lewis from the train
to the cab.
Possibly on Seat.
She said she thought the bag was
under her arm when she stepped from
the cab at the hotel, but that 1t may
have been left on the seat.
She described it as a dark brown
IedtESr ldOy shopping Dag, ABOUT II
inches long and 10 inches high, with
two hand straps. 1t was lined with
light kid. Inside was a pink cloth bag
with the initial Il" embroidered on it.
The jewels were in a dark green leather
jewel box inside this bag.
The medals were decorations bestowed
on her by the French government and
worn with evening dress. One was the
Reconnaissance Francaise and the other
Des Eterdine, war hospital medal.
She said there were also a number of
papers and other means OF identifica-
ton.
Detective Sergts. r. J. Cox and B. H.
Jones are assigned to the case.
Evening star., 1932-12-17
avenue about 8 o'clock this morning
and was severely injured. She was
token tn CaSIaltv uOsnital and treated

avenue about 8 o'clock this morning
and was severely injured She was
taken to Casualty Hospital and treated
for injuries to her left leg and possible
fracture Of the pelvis- Her condition
was reported undetermined.
Martha Holman, colored, At, of 1880
w street, slipped on the sidewalk at
Fourteenth and U streets and broke her
ankle this morning.
Despite dangerously thick flying con-
ditiOns, all night airmail on lines serv-
ing the Washington area moved on close
to schedule time. Passenger trips, how
ever, were Cancelled all along the At
lantic Coast.
w. L. Jameson, flying the last night
southbound mail on the Eastern Air
Transport run. left Atlanta at o'clock
and completed his run to Newark at S,
stopping at the Washington Hoover
Airport en- route. He reported snow vir-
tUally all of the way
Pennsylvania Airlines, operating be-
tween Washington and Cleveland. oper-
ated all-night schedules. the last pane
arriving in Washington at $40 am
after running into the first snow out
side OF Washington.
Driven to shelter by the snow, hun
dreds of scantily clad men and boys
CROWDED the mission houses early this
morning. At the Central Union Mis-
sion, Salvation Army and Gospel MIS-
sion unusual demands were made for
service.
More Clothing Needed.
John S. Bennett, superintendent of
the Central Union Mission, declared it
Is impossible to collect sufficient cloth
ing for all the needs. especially over
coats. Despite the large number of
overcoats already received the stock has
been depleted. Some of the men, Mr..
Bennett said, also are badly in need of
shoes and underclothing
If the snow continues, as predicted
by the Weather Bureau, the missions
expected all records to be broken by
dinner time
The emergency relief division of the
Board of Public Welfare came to the
aid Of the needy by authorizing its
clients, who are suffering from the
cold to procure fuel at any Sanitary
Grocery Store in the District on pre-
sentation Of the regular food order.
Coal is being supplied these clients as
rapidly as possible, but attaches of the
relief division feared that those who
had not yet been reached might suffer
from lack OF fuel and made arrange
ments with the chain grocery firm to
accept the food order for bags Of coal
Evening star., 1932-12-17
MRS. REEVES BRACE
ENDS LIFE IN HOTEL
Stepdaughter of Admiral A. L.
Parsons Found Dead
in New York.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 1.-THE
strange end of Mrs. Reeves Brace, a
rear admirals stepdaughter, who was
found hanging by silk stocking in a
hotel room, bore an aspect of mystery
today.
Near the body when it was found
last night was a sealed note with the
inscription: This will explain every
thing Authorities took charge of the
note and refused to divulge its contents
On bureau was a photograph of the
young woman. Across it was a saluta-
ticn in white ink. saying:
TO Inspector Albert Moore, New
York State Police, Woodstock, N. Y:
Dear Al, this is a happy landing
Reeves"
Formerly Lived Here.
Stuck in the frame was a winged in
sigma Of the Air Corps.
Mrs. Brace, socially well known. was
a stepdaughter of Rear Admiral A. L,
Parsons, chief of the Bureau of Yards
and Docks of the Navy. She formerly
lived In Washington, but Admiral Par
sons said she had lived here and in
woodstock much of the time since her
marriage. Admiral Parsons came here
today from the Capital to take charge
Of the body
moose fashioned from a silk stock
ing was knotted around her neck. The
other end was knotted over the TOP of
closet door. An overturned chair in
dicated, police said, that she had stood
on 1t while adjusting the moose and
then kicked it away.
When MRS. Brace registered at the
hotel she said she was tired out from a
long trip and did not wish to be dis
turbed. She declined to answer several
telephone calls from Washington, but
wrote and mailed several letters.
Last night her mother telephoned
from Washington. ;nquiring after her
daughter. Attendants went to the
room and found the body. They also
found a note, placed beneath the
photograph. saying
This may be for the best"
Mrs. Braces husband was Ernest
Brace, brother of a member Of the firm
OF Harcourt, Brace & Co.. publishers.
He was not himself connected with the
firm, but he was the author of several
books published by that house
Reported Separated.
Both Brace and his wife left Wood
stock some time ago and there was a
report that they had separated
Mrs. Brace devoted herself chiefly to
art, but also did some writing She re-
Gently completed a children's book,
which she Illustrated herself The
book, not yet published, is in the hands
Of Brewer, Warren & Putnam, Inc,
which has withdrawn from the publish
ing field Disposition OF the manu-
script has not yet been made. but the
work will be published by another firm
Rear Admiral and Mrs. A. L. Par
sons. stepfather and mother of Mrs.
Reeves Brace, reside at the Westchester
Apartments, on Cathedral avenue.