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WITNESS DIES,
GANG VICTIM

NEWARK, N. j., Nov. 8 (U.SO,
Four gangsters who shot and
killed the most important witness
to the murder of a prohibition
agent, and then wounded his
police guard, we're sought today.
August Gobel, Al, Of Maple
wood, a fireman at the ice plant
of the Christian Feigenspan Cor
poration, was in the Rising Sun
Brewery in Elizabeth, on Septem'
Der 10, 1880, when Agent John G.
Finiello was killed in the course
of a raid and identified photo
graphs of six men indicted for
the killing. Gobel was at liberty
under $4,000 bail as a material
witness and a policeman was as
signed to guard him.
The gangsters gained entrance
to the ice plant where they bound
the engineer in the sub-boiler
room. When the lights in the sub
boiler room suddenly went out,
Gobel went to investigate. He was
shot down.
Adolph Weigand, the police
man, ran into the room and re-
ceived a bullet that shattered his
gun arm and another in the hip.
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Election Day Shuts
/ u. S. Stock Markets

: NEW YORK. Nov. 8 GN.S).
All the security and commodity
exchanges and banks of this ma
.tion were closed today because of
khe national election. European
hnd Canadian markets were open,
however, and brisk trading de,
Neloped with the trend generally
upward in reflection of the strong
tone at the close Of American
stock and commodity markets yes
Eerday.
Unusually active trading is ex.
pected in the American markets
tomorrow.
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Army Orders

A leave Of absence for three
months on account Of sickness
is granted Col. Earl H. Bruins.
Capt. Edward j. Houck is as
signed to the Philippine De-
partment.
Second Lieut.. Henry E. Royal
to Philippine Department.
Major John T. Harris to Philip
pine Department.
Major Louis c. Wilson to Barks-
dale Field, La.
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Concern Begins Audit
of Alexandria Books

The 10-year audit Of the city
books, authorized by the city coun.
Gil, was started yesterday by the
accounting firm Of Ernst & Ernst.
The books Of all city departments
will be audited and a modern sys-
tenn installed. Two months will
be required for the work.
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L. B. Wilson Predicts
Boost in Chest Gifts

Increased contributions to the
Community Chest as a result of
the work of the group solicita-
ton unit were predicted last
night by Lloyd B. Wilson, chair
man, at a meeting held at the
Raleigh Hotel. Approximately 500
were present.
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Hear Them Analysed By Political Experts
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Besides this unparalleled local SER
vice, the Times will cooperate
with the transcontinental chain of
Hearst newspapers in furnishing
election night news and comment
over a Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn nationwide hook-up. At inter-
walls throughout the night the in
Observation-Disclosures political writ
ers in the Hearst organization,
from Coast to Coast, will 60 on
the air over CHS. Special writer's
and experienced radio broadcast
es will tell you how Hoover, Rose
velt, Curtis, Garner and their cam
paig1 managers receive the re-
turns from time to time and give
you lots of election night atmos-
phere from all parts of the country.
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BENEFIT CARD PARTY

A benefit card party will be
held by the Petworth Woman's
Club tomorrow afternoon and
evening at Joppa Lodge Hall,
1900 block of Ninth st. N. w.
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CHANNEL INSPECTED

;. 20 safeguard navigation in the
lower Potomac from illegally 10.
Gated fish weirs. the U. S. en-.
gineerS' cruiser Chicago" left yes.
terday on a two weeks tour of in
Spection.
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SOCIAL NOTES

Mrs. David Stewart Hendrick,
sr., and her daughter, Mrs.
Royal T. McKenna, will be at
home at 81 Kalorama Circle to-
morrow afternoon and the re-
manning Fridays in February.
They will have assisting them
tomorrow Mrs. Joseph T. Robin
son and her sisterin-law, Mrs.
Grady Miller, of Little Rock,
Ark, who is visiting Mrs. Rob-
inson. They will also have
with them Mrs. Arthur Mac
Arthur, Mrs. Charles M. Marsh,
Mrs. Edgar Davis Edmonston
and her daughter, Miss Patti
Warfield Edmonston, of Balti-
more.
Mrs. Ridley Mclean, wife of
Rear Admiral Mclean, enter
tanned at luncheon today at
her home on Kalorama Road in
honor of Mrs. Edward H. Camp
bell, who, with Admiral Camp
bell. commandant of the Brem-
erton Navy Yard, in Seattle,
Wash, has been the house
guest of Admiral and Mrs.
Mclean for several days.
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Mrs. Harry g. Taylor, has
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Drill Will Honor
Secretary Of
NAVY

The Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Charles Francis
Adams will be the honor guests
Of the Army at Fort Myers
fourth exhibition drill to be
held tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock. Mrs. Hoover will be
present with a party Of guests.
Others present who will be
seated in the commanding Off
GERS box are the Ambassador
from Turkey, Mr.. Ahmet Muh'
tar; Senator Henry w. KeyeS,
Representative o. H. Cross, Rep
resentative Robert L. Bacon,
Maj. Gen. Robert L. Patterson,
Maj. Gen. William E. Horton,
Maj. Gen. Robert H. Allen, Maj
Gen. Harry L. Gilchrist, Mrs.
Jacob Leander Loose. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Russell, of New
York, Mrs. Julius LIE ChauX, and
Mrs. Frederick Hicks.
Col. and Mrs. Harry N.
Cootes will entertain a number
of distinguished guests at lunch.
con before the ride. Following
the drill a tea dance. at which
Secretary and Mrs. Adams will
head the reviewing line. will be
given in the post hop.room.
The new features which dis
tinguish the rides this year have
been largely responsible for
their increased popularity. Six.
teen flood lights, together with
provisions for darkening the
hall, have greatly heightened
the spectacular side of the
events.
All the seats have been ap-
piled for and reserved for the re-
mainder of the season, except
for a few tickets available for
February 26. when the members
of the Diplomatic Corps will be
the guests of honor.
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Nine. J. E. RoSo will be cat
home" this afternoon at the
Mayflower, from 4:30 to 7
o'clock. Cards have been issued.
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issued invitations for a bridge
luncheon to be given on We'd
nesday, February 10, at Ward
man Park Hotel.
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Col. and Mrs. George C. Van
Dusen, of Wardman Park Hotel
have as their house guests, Mrs.
G. C. C. Christian, of Mime
apolis, who arrived in washing
ton yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Horn, of
New York city, arrived in Wash
ington to make their home,
and they have taken an apart
ment at Wardman Park Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert P.
Scripps of Ridgefield, Conn,
are at the Carlton for a few
days.
The Wardens, Vestry and
Rector's Aid Society of st. An
drew's Church will hold a re-
ception this evening in honor of
the Rev. A. j. Wilder, the new
rector of the church, and Mrs.
Wilder, at o'clock at the parish
hall, New Hampshire Avenue
and U Street. The reception
will be informal.
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OFFICIALS OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS TO BE GUESTS TONIGHT
Miss Harrison Becomes Bride o
Lieut. Ryan In Lynch0ur9

Gala lilies against a back
ground of palms and ferns
formed the setting for the mar
riage of Miss Aurelia Halsey
Harrison, daughter of Mrs.
Randolph Harrison, of Lynch
burg, Va, and Lieut.. Philip
Henry Ryan, U. S. NJ, son OF
Mrs. Walter B. Ryan, also OF
Lynchburg, which took place
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock
at the home of the brides
mother, the Rev. Robert A.
Magill, rector of st. Johns
Episcopal Church, Lynchburg,
officiating in the candle-llt
drawing room.
Wears Mothers Wedding Gown
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her mother, wore
a princess gown of ivory satin
patterned in the style of the
nineties, which had also been
worn by her mother and sister.
1t had a trimming of quillingS
of satin, and a long, full train.
Her veil of rose point lace, an
heirloom in the family, was be-
comingly arranged and she
wore her grandmother's pearls.
White lilacs formed her bridal
bouquet.
The maid of honor. Miss
Anne Long, was lovely in a
gown of yellow lace and she
carried a bouquet of vari-
colored spring flowers. Mr..
Walter B. Ryan, of New York,
brother of the bridegroom,
acted as best man. A recep-
ton followed, when the bridal
couple were assisted in re-
ceiVing by the BRIDES mother,
who wore white georgette crepe,
with a shoulder bouquet Of
lilies of the valley and sweet
peas, and by Mrs. Ryan,
mother of the bridegroom, who
was in black chiffon and old
lace, and her bouquet was of
lilies of the valley.
Spring Flowers in Rooms
The drawing room suite was
elaborately ecorate ed with
spring flowers, tulips, daisies,
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scrbers includes the of practically member OF
society in Washington.
Yesterday the ballroom thrOnged, and as IS usual
these OCCASIONS groups formed the lobby fol-
lowing the concert to discuss the program while others
went luncheon parties, of which held at
the hotel.
Mrs Townsend has formed the delightful custom OF enter
tanning luncheon following the muscales, for the artists
take part and these occasions she usually has
era outstanding members of the Diplomatic Corps rank
ing guests Yesterday exception, as she had large
company Miss Ponsee and Mr.. Basola, with the
Minister of Portugal Viscountess Ate in the company
Miss PonSee held quite reception before the luncheon,
old friends gathering her reception to greet
and congratulate her. and she made very charming pic
ture in a gown of black velvet made on severely simple
lines with short pointed train Scarlke draperes OF the
velvet fell from the ebowength sleeves. She tiny
velvet hat and her Jewels consisted of diamond
ornament long drop earrings and several exquisite bracelets
Mrs. Townsend, who usual held little court OF her
own wore particularly charming costume yesterday her
gown being of black velvet with loose sleeves OF silver
gray chiffon covered with silver spangles and her black
velvet hat had cluster of silver at the lett sde
She wore a cluster of pink orchids
Smart Gowns Worn at Musicale
Among others present the Minister of Bolivia and
Sonora de Abe the latter giving forecast OF spring
fashions her costume Of dovegray tweed with scarf
collar Of SQUIRREL her small felt hat Of the shade
worn at becoming angle, also trimmed with this tur
Mrs John Allan Dougherty modlsh suit OF tile req
cloth with collar and her hat which had short,
faring brim, enclrced with band OF narro" silver
ribbon, tied in 'front.' .
Mrs Campbell Pritchett who remarkable Tor her chc
wore tightfng coat of famecolored CLOTH made with
cape reaching the elbow Her tiny hat was OF
black broadtal, her little round mut MISS Louise
Harrison Gwynn of the most popular debutantes OF
the season. also chose silver gray her long coat of squirrel
having collar of silver fox and her hat was small mode
too in felt of the shade.
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Dinner Hosts

The Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral and Mrs. Charles B. Rugg
entertained at dinner last even
ing in honor of Justice and
Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone. The
guests included the Assistant
Secretary of State and Mrs.
James Grafton Rogers, the
Assistant Attorney General and
Mrs. Charles P. Sisson. and the
Assistant Attorney General and
Mrs. G. Aaron YoungquiSt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rugg have as
their house guests. Mr.. and
Mrs. F.. Marsena Butts, who
arrived this morning from their
home in Boston. Mr.. and Mrs.
Butts will attend the white
House reception this evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Rugg.
The Assistant Secretary of
Commerce, DR.. Julius Klein, will
leave the Capital this evening
to go to Columbus, Ohio, where
he will speak tomorrow after
noon. DR.. Klein will return to
Washington Saturday.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur,
chief of STAFF, U. S. A.. enter
tained at dinner last night m
his quarters at Fort Myer.
Covers were laid for "A.
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Executive
and First Lady
to Entertain

The President and Mrs.
Hoover will entertain at the
fifth of the series of state re-
ceptions tonight at the White
House, when the officials OF
the Treasury, Post office, In
terror. Agriculture, Commerce
and Labor departments will be
the guests of honor. This will
be a very large reception and
many guests from out of town
will be among those present.
Invitations have been issued
by the President and Mrs.
Hoover for a reception Monday
evening, February 8, in honor of
the officers of the Army and
Navy and their families.
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Tea

Mrs. Joseph Robinson, wife
of Senator Robinson, will be
the guest of honor at the
weekly hospitality tea which the
Woman's National Democratic
Club will give next Saturday.
Mrs. Samuel Herrick, presi-
dent of the club will receive
and she will be assisted by
Mrs. George M. Eckels, Mrs.
Mason Patrick, Mrs. Charles
Hook Tompkins, Mrs. Charles
j. Brand, Mrs. Percy E. Quin,
and Mrs. John Walker Holcomb.
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Mrs. Dwight Clark will be
hostess at a luncheon today in
her apartment at the Connecti'
cut.
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At Home Tomorrow

Nine. Debuchi, wife of the
japanese Ambassador, will be
"at home" tomorrow afternoon
at the new embassy in Massa-
ChusettS Avenue from 4 to 6.
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Nine. May, wife of the Belgian
ambassador, will be "at home"
tomorrow afternoon at the en-
baSSy in Massachusetts, Avenue.
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Nine. Peter. wife of the min
lister of Switzerland. will be at
home tomorrow afternoon at the
legation in Q Street.
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The Assistant Secretary of
War for Aviation and Mrs. r.
Trubee Dawson, who went by
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Going to West Point

Miss Elizabeth Anne Henning,
Miss Jean WoodSon, and Miss
May Harris Clarke will leave
tomorrow for West Point, where
they will spend the weekend.
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Mrs. Delos o. Kinsman, OF
Wesley Heights, entertained at
luncheon followed by bridge
yesterday when her guests were
invited to meet Mrs. Arthur
Seitz and her daughter. Mrs.
Alexander W. Yereance who are
leaving shortly for East Orange,
N. j., where Mr.. Yereance has
been called on business. The
guests included Mrs. Frank W,
Ballou, Mrs. Christopher Brown
Garnett, Mrs. Arthur c. Chris
tie, Mrs. Isaac Shoemaker, Mrs.
George B. Woods, Mrs. Homer
F. Dawson, Mrs. Gregor Mac
pherson, Mrs. Wesley M. Ge-
wehr, Mrs. J. C. Freeland, Mrs.
Byers M. Bachman, Mrs. Max
j. Proffitt, Mrs. Charles B.
Heinemann, Mrs. Charles C.
eager, Mrs. Hiram K. Green,
Mrs. Robert o. Saunders, and
Mrs. Walter Davidson.
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Envoy Presents Gift

The minister of Austria, Mr..
Edgar L. Prochnik, called on
the President today at the White
House to present a gift from
the Austrian government to the
government of = e United States
on the occasion of the 200th
birthday anniversary of George
Washington. The gift took the
form of an equestrian statue
in porcelain of President Wash
ington, the work of the great
Austrian sculptor. Doebrich, re-
produced in porcelain by the
Vienna porcelain manufacturer,
Augarten, who has revived this
art in that country.
The statue, which is about
two feet high, is mounted on an
ebony base, which bears a sill
yer plate with the inscription,
"1732-Austria to the United
States of America, with Friend
ship, Esteem and Admiration
1882" 1t also has the coat of
arms of the nine states of the
Republic of Austria.
The President also received
Mrs. Henry Breckenridge, of
New York, this morning at
1l:15 o'clock.
Nine. Ferrara, wife of the
Cuban ambassador, will not OBJ
serve her, day at home tomor-
row. She will receive again on
Friday, February IL.
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The Turkish ambassador, Mr..
Ahmet Muhtar, entertained in
formally at luncheon yesterday
at the Carlton.
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The Minister of Rumania,
Mr.. Charles A. Davila, who ar
rived in New York on Monday
aboard the Bremen from Ru-
mania. where he has been
since the late summer, has re-
turned to the Capital.
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All IaShlOnbDIe washington was OH
hand for this delightful musical treat,
when Miss Ponselle sang a varied pro-
gram with great brilliancy and charm.
and Mr.. Basiola, who not only has
personality as WELL received many en-
cores. The last number. the duet from
"Aida" (Act I1D, which the two
artists sang together, was given with
charming effect, and formed fitting
climax to the well-choscn program.
The music-lovers of Washington are
unanimous in their praise of Mrs.
Townsend, who each winter arranges
this delightful series, bringing some
of the finest singers in the world to
the Capital; and the list of her sub
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Dinner Give n
For Secretary

The Secretary of State and
Mrs. Henry L. Stimson we're
the guests in whose honor the
Minister of Denmark and Nine.
Wadsted entertained at din
ner last evening at the May
flower. Covers we're laid for "a.
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Dinner Dance Host

Mr.. G. Gayle Sewers enter
tanned at the dinner dance at
the Shoreham last night in
honor of Miss Kathleen Kelley,
Queen of the Florida Orange
Festival. His other guests we're
Mr.. and Mrs William Henry
Davies, Miss Effie Lee Moore,
Miss Alice c. Mangum, Mr..
James B. Pruitt and Mr.. H. o.
Hart.
The former Secretary of the
Interior, DR.. Hubert Work, of
Denver, Colo, and his daughter,
Mrs. A. w. BiSsell, of Chicago,
are now in Washington at the
Mayflower for a short visit.
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Back From Florida

The special assistant to the
Secretary of the Treasury, Mr..
David E. Finley, and Mrs. Finley,
who spent a week in Boca
Grande, Fla, have returned to
their home in Georgetown.
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Mrs. John Cross, of Boston,
who, before her marriage in
December, was Miss Barbara
Ballantine, is the guest of her
parents, the Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury and Mrs. Ar
thur A. Ballantine, at their
home in Massachusetts, Avenue.
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The Assistant Postmaster
General and Mrs. Frederic A.
Tilton will entertain at dinner
Friday, February 26, preceding
the Dancing Class at the Will
lard. They will have 18 guests.
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In New York

Mrs. Ogden L. Mills, wife of
the Undersecretary of the Treas
ury, left the Capital yesterday
to go to New York where she
will remain until early next
week.
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In Washington
with
QtQqGuuck

Mrs Hoover with distinguished party of guests at
tended of the series of morning muscaes arranged
by Mrs Lawrence Townsend at the Mayfower yesterday,
when Miss Rosa Ponsee soprano and Mr. Mario Basioa,
baritone both of the Metropolitan Opera the artists
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mignonette and roses being
placed about the room with
charming effect. The out-of.
town guests present included
Miss Sue Munford, of Annapolis.
and Miss Annie Calhoun, of
Allegheny Springs.
The bride was educated here
at the National Cathedral
School and she also studied in
France, while her brother. Mr..
Randolph Harrison, jr,, who is
in the foreign service, was vice
consul in Paris. She is a char.
ter member and former preSi.
dent of the Junior League of
Lynchburg, and is member
of the Lynchburg committee of
the Colonial Danes of America
Her father, the late Mr.. Ran.
dolph Harrison, who was a dis
tinguished member of the Vir-
ginia bar was counsel for Vir,
ginia in the famous Virginia.
West Virginia debt case.
Lieutenant Ryan was edu.
Gated at the Webb School in
Tennessee and was graduated
from the United States Naval
Academy in 1923. Since then
he has secured his master of
arts degree at Columbia Uni
versity. He is now attached
to the U. S. S. Memphis, flag
ship of the special service
squadron in the Canal Zone.
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Bridge Luncheon

Mrs. Stephen C. Hopkins, of
Wesley Heights, entertained
yesterday at an attractive bridge
luncheon at the Westchester,
when her guests numbered 16.
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plane to Thomasville, Ga, for a
weeks stay, have returned to
their residence in Georgetown.
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Luncheon Today

Mrs. William Walter Husband
and members of the Twentieth
Century Club entertained at
luncheon today at the Y. w. c.
A. following the club meeting.
Among their guests were Mrs.
Sol Bloom, Miss Bloom and Mr..
Stringfellow Barr, editor of the
Virginia Quarterly Review and
professor of history at the Uni.
versity of Virginia. who ad-
dressed the club on George
Washington: Symbol"
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Mrs. Joseph L. Hooper had a
few friends lunching informally
with her yesterday at the
Carlton.
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JIMMY 8 PLACE
STILL OPEN

Jimmy LaFontaine's gambling
house on Bladensburg Road
again has become the target Of
irate citizens of Colmar Manor,
Md.
In a letter from a resident of
Colmar Manor to the Prince
Georges county commissioners
yesterday, it was said:
"Tn common with the ma
jOrity of citizens of COlmar
Manor, indignant because Of
the continued operation of La
FOntaine's gambling establish
ment in defiance to the Grand
Jury order, 1 call upon the
Board of Commissioners to
exercise its authority to have
the place closed"
The letter was turned over to
Chief of Police jeremiah J.
Crowley without comment.
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JA|LS REFLECT
CRIME JUMP

The steadily mounting wave of
lawlessness in the United States
was emphasized in prison popu.
lation figures for 1881, announced
by the Census Bureau yesterday.
Commitments to State and Fed
eral institutions in that year to-
tailed 7O,s66, an increase of rs
per cent over the 66,013 commit
ments in 1880, and of 20 per cent
over the 58,9O6 in 1929.
Thus, the number of prisoners
increased from 51.2 per 100000
of general population in 1929, to
sos in 1881.
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Ne1U Mayor of Takoma
Stresses Harmony

Partisanship in conducting the
municipal government of Takoma
Park will be reIegated to "a back
seat" if the aims OF the towns
newly elected mayor. Frederick L.
Lewton, can be achievede.
An avowed defender Of home
rule" for Takoma Park. DR.. Lew
ton, Smithsonian curator. will also
preach the necessity of keeping
twoparty movements out of the
city.
DR.. LeWton likewise deplored
the effects of "noisemakerS on the
fringe of politics" to exaggerate
the differences between the ma
chine Democrats following j. Bond
Smith and Mayor Ben. G. Davis,
and the "antis" who united with
Lewton to overthrow Davis follow.
ers at the mayoralty election,
May 2.
The new regime will be charac-
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SMITH ASSA|LS
HOOVER STAND
ONBOND|SSUE

NEW YORK, May 25 0.N.S).
Former Gov. Alfred E. Smith, in
a statement made public today.
challenged President Hoover's as.
sertion that a Federal bond issue
for a large-scale public works pro
gram to relieve unemployment
would unsettle the bond market.
He took issue with the PreSl-
dents policy in seeking Federal
unemployment relief by financing
only revenue producing public
works, as the President proposed
in a recent letter to the preSi-
dent of the American Society of
Civil Engineers.
A sales tax or a beer tax, Smith
said, should be authorized by
Congress. Emphasizing the mag
nitude of the unemployment
crisis, Smith warned:
eff we don't tackle this prob
lem in q big way, we shall be
driven to much more drastic
measures a few months from
now, when the millions of un-
employed will not be so patient
with quibbling over words"
Smith declared the Presidents
distinction between revenue.pro-
ducing and non-revenue-producing
projects was without validity, and
that Hoover'S argument for using
credit through the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation rather than
issuing a Federal bond issue cid
not bear analysis from the point
OF view OF unsettling the bond
market.
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KensingtOn Parents
VieD School Work

Inspection Of the children's &C.
tivities for the past year was
made by members of the KenSing-
ton Parent.Teachers Association
at their meeting today in the
school auditorium.
Community Day was also held,
the school to remain open until
nine o'clock this evening. The
principal, Mrs. Grace L. Ryan,
and the teachers received. A
luncheon was served. Mrs. Adolph
E. MoebS is president.