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Evening star., 1932-03-29
CAPITAL PUBLICITY
FUND PLANS MADE
$4,000 Goal Discussed at
Dinner of Business and
Civic Leaders.

Business and civic leaders of Wash
ington assembled at the first annual
dinner Of the Greater National Capt.
tai Committee of the Washington Board
of Trade last night to map plans for
an intensive two-week drive to raise
funds 4or the continuation of the move
ment to promote and publicize the Cap
ital City.
Aiming at a goal of $4,000 to finance
the work of the Greater National Capt.
tai Committee for another year. the
drive will get under way April 4, with
Robert V. Fleming, president of the
Riggs National Bank, as campaign
manager.
The dinner, which was held in the
Washington Hotel, was attended by
civic and business leaders led by Com
missioners Luther H. Reichelderfer and
Herbert 3. Crosby. George Pitt, for
mer president of the Washington Board
OF Trade, presided.
Years Work Outlined.
The work of the Greater National
Capital Committee for the first year of
its existence was outlined by speakers,
who pointed to its activities in acquiring
new conventions for the city, publicizing
the Capital on Nationwide scale, and
promoting it as tourist center of the
country.
Robert ]. CottreI, secretary of the
Board of Trade, in paying tribute to
Curtis Hodges, director of the COM
mlttees work, said that of the 200 con-
ventions meeting in the Capital this
year, 40 were brought on the initiative
of the committee. All of the. conven-
t1ons are being serviced by the commit
tee and 1900 1888 conventions are be-
Ing contacted, he said
DR.. Reichelderfer, in lauding the work
OF the committee, pointed to what he
described as "a record of positive ac-
complishments" for its initial years
functioning. THE work of the COM
mlttee is growing tribute to its men,
bers," he said.
Other Phases Discussed.
Other speakers, who included Mr.
Fleming, Frank Hogan and E. C. Bran
denburg, attorneys, and Edmund F..
Jewell, publisher, discussed other phases
OF the committees activities.
1t was pointed out that through the
tourist booths, established at four stra-
tegic points leading into the Capital,
more than $4,000 visitors to the city
have been contacted and serviced.
Nearly 1000 hotel reservations have
been made during the last year, and
letters totaling many thousand have
been sent to visitors on their return
home, expressing the appreciation of
the city for including Washington in
their tours and inviting them to come
again
Publicity work of the committee has
reached newspapers all over the coun-
try and abroad, and films have been
created dipicting the beauty spots of
the Capital, which have been circu-
lated in all sections of the United
States. A display of published material
sent out by the committee featured the
dinner meeting last night.
Evening star., 1932-03-29
BOILING FIELD SOGGY
High Water in Anacostia River
Halts Drainage System.

High water in the Anacostia River to-
day made the landing area at Boiling
Field a soggy, puddle-strewn expanse,
due to backing up of river water in the
field tile drainage system. Only few
flights were made during the morning.
The field surface is only little above
normal high water level in the river
bigh, as it is today. the field will not
drain.
Evening star., 1932-03-29
Award Printing Contract.

UPPER MARLBORO. Md, March 30
Especially. - The Marlboro Enquirer
Gazette was awarded the contract for
public printing for 1882 by the Prince
Georges County commissioners yester-
day. The Gazette's bid of $685., the
same as last year. was thspnly one sub
mitted
Evening star., 1932-03-29
GOV. PINCHOT DELAYED
Pennsylvania to Appear Before
Senate Public Lands Group.

Appearance Of Gov. Clifford Pinchot
of Pennsylvania before the Senate Pub
lie Lands Committee today was delayed
for week.
Pinchot was the first chief of the
Forestry Bureau and advised the COM
mittee he wished to speak particularly
Of the forest questions involved In the
administration proposed transfer.
Evening star., 1932-03-29
CLAIMS PLANE RECORD
Pilot Flies From Pittsburgh to

1IOI I1eS IUH fILCsUUIBH IT 20
Washington in l Hour, 8 Minutes.
What is believed to be a new transport
;peed record between Pittsburgh and
Washington was established today when
Trowbridge Sebree, Pennsylvania Air
line pilot, flew the 200 miles in a tri-
motored transport plane, with large
passenger load, in hour and minutes.
Sebree climbed to 10000 feet to catch
brisk tail wind, after taking off from
Pittsburgh's mountain top airport at
9:20 am. He landed at Washington
Hoover Airport at 1923 pm, though he
was not scheduled to reach this city
until 11:l0.
Evening star., 1932-03-29
CONDITION is GRAVE
w. Z. Miller, Fisher Company
Treasurer, Undergoes Operation.

William L. Miller, treasurer Of the
Thomas j. Fisher Co., Inc was said
to be in a very serious condition today
at Emergency Hospital, after an opera
ton last night.
The operation was for an intestinal
trouble, and was performed by Dr.
Paul Putzki, surgeon. The patients
condition became grave late yesterday,
and the operation was said to have been
resorted to as an emergency measure
Mr.. Miller is so years or age and re-
sides at $3.50 Reno road.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
PAIR RELEASED
IN LASH|NG
Of NURSE
Victim and Girl Acquaintance
Detained Until Mystery
of Beating Is Cleared
picture on Page ~

The severe lashing which
Mrs. Lucille Leslie Silver, 25-
year-old nurse, of the 2400
block North Capitol Street, was
subjected to Thursday night
remained a mystery today as
District and Montgomery
county police decided no OBJ
jective could be gained through
prosecution.
AS a result Of this decision
police released Arthur Turgeon,
"a, of the 37O0 block of Thirty
fourth st. N. E. and John Tucker,
20, of the 1400 block of G st.
S. E.
Mrs. Silver and Miss Esther
Mae Dodson, IA, of the 1900 block
of K st. N. w., are to be held
pending an investigation of the
Women's Bureau, according to In
spector F. S. w. Burke.
Victim Under Guard
Mrs. Silver, although semi
conscious at Georgetown Hospital,
will be held under guard until
able to leave there. Inspector
Burke said.
Police we're confident that the
beating, which the nurse says was
administered, was staged in Mont
gomery county, but Maryland
officials were equally determined
that the act was committed in
the District.
Mrs. Silver says she was beaten
in a house on Conduit Road, but
according to Miss Dodson and the
two men, the party, which pre-
ceded the beating, was staged in
Maryland.
Mrs. Silver was found at I p. m.
yesterday, lying on the side of a
road near Glen Echo. Md.
Body Badly Marked
Physicians at the hospital said
the woman had been beaten with
lash Is or 20 times and had
a bruise on her neck and several
scratches, apparently caused by
the underbruSh.
Soon after Mrs. Silver was re.
moved to the hospital she re,
gained consciousness for a few
minutes. She moaned:
"They will kill NEEDN'T
beat me. I'll do anything you
say"
Mrs. Silver said she did not
know the motive of the attack
but added that a woman had
told her she would "get me-" She
said it all started over a baby.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
REDS DISCOVER
ISLAND GROUP

MOSCOW, Aug. 20 GN.s).
The Soviet ice-breaker Rusanoff
reported by wireless today the
discovery of a group of islands
of Understandable length lying in
the Arctic Ocean off the northern
shores of Siberia.
The position of the islands was
given as IS 48" north latitude
and 81 20" east longitude, plac-
ing them about 10 degrees west
of the Nordenskiold Archipelago
and a few degrees off the Main
land.
Captain Samoilovitch, of the
ice-breaker, reported the islands
rose into cliffs more than 60
feet above the water and were
surrounded by treacherous reefs.
The main island runs northeast
and southwest.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
AMY Bees FL|ER
To SPEED HOME

Continued from Page -
Pennfield to supervise the over
hauling of his little PuSS Moth
plane.
Amy to Join Him
Mollison went to bed tired
after a formal dinner in his
honor, although during the late
afternoon he recovered from the
exhaustion which he felt at the
end of his trip.
When ordered immediately to
bed" over transatlantic telephone
from London by his wife, the
former Amy Johnson, MolliSon
replied:
GO to bed! Why, I'm going
to clean up and start living
again."
Mollison, undaunted by the
dangers he encountered in his
little ship, planned to fly back
to the British Isles lin about a
week" He abandoned his plan
of completing a round-trip flight
within three days.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
EMPIRE PARLEY.
ENDS AS PACTS
ARE SIGNED
Bi-LateraI Treaties Completed
With Britain and Ireland
Still Unattached

OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. 20
ON.S. 1.-The British imperial
economic conference of 1882
ended today as chief delegates
from nine countries within
the British Commonwealth put
their signatures to a trade
agreement formulated during
four weeks of debate.
The final ceremony was held
in the House of Commons, where
the conference started July 81.
General agreements were signed
in public today by Great Britain
with Canada, Australia, South
Africa, Southern Rhodesia, India,
and Newfoundland
At the same time bi-lateral
treaties were completed between
several of the empire states. Great
Britain made no agreement with
the Irish Free State.
Autonomy UnyieIded
Canada conceded certain amend
ments to existing treaties between
the Canadian government and
Australia and New Zealand.
Committee reports brought to
the conference yesterday were for
the most part non-committal. A
generally accepted standard for
empire content was recommended.
but it was emphasized that the
standard must be elastic and that
every separate state IN the British
commonwealth must hold to it's
autonomy.
In another committee report,
the recommendation was made
that special bonuses and anti
dumping duties, now imposed to
correct exceptional trade condi-
tlons due to the depression, be
abolished as soon as practicable.
Canada's Privileges
Mutual preferences between all
the British states are provided in
the agreements signed this morn
ing. Canada gets special privi-
leges in the British market for
her wheat. dairy products, apples,
and bacon.
The existing embargo on Ca
madam cattle and New Brunswick
potatoes entering England is to
be lifted by the end of the year
with the proviso, in regard to
potatoes. that United Kingd dom
experts must be satisfied that no
danger still exists of infection of
British farms by the potato
beetle, which, in the past. has
been Britain's strongest argument
against the free entry of the
Canadian potato.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
REBEL MINERS
FACE ARREST

TAYLORVILLE, ILL.,, Aug. 20
GNSD Ten thousand striking
miners were breaking camp to-
day, preparing to dlsperse to
their homes, after having "per-
suaded" 2,1OO coal shaft workers
of this area to join their insur-
rection against the $5-a-day wage
scale.
Despite their victory, however,
tension continued to hang over
the strikers ranks. Sheriff
Charles Wieneke held 103 war
rants, accusing that number of
rebels" of melting to riot. These
charges were the outgrowth OF
the dynamiting of one company
shack, the burning of two others
and the forcible disarming OF two
mine guards.
The warrants were sworn out
by officers of the Peabody Coal
Company. Leaders of the strlk-
ing miners deny any of their
men had any connection with the
fires and dynamiting.
Having forced the mines OF four
counties to cease operations, the
insurgents were ordered to dis
perse by Armand D. RosSi, chair
man of their policy committee.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
R.F.C. Makes Ready
8 Farm Credit Units

Plans for the setting up OF
eight regional agricultural credit
corporations in as many land
bank districts we're perfected to-
day by the Reconstruction Fl
nance Corporation board. The
board announced:
"The immediate work which
calls for the creating of these
corporations is to inaugurate
a program of feeder livestock
loans. 1t is our hope that the
corporations will move promptly,
energetically, and sympathetic
ally for the benefit of agricul-
ture."
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
S5,979,655 Expended
On MunicipaL Center

A total of $5,979,655 has been
expended by the District Gov
ernment for the new municipal
center site. it has been reported
to the District Commissioners by
Auditor Daniel j. Donovan. There
is no estimate in the 1884 budget
for continuation of the center's
construction.
The report declared that S.
976,433 was spent for land, the
assessed value of which was
$4,362,417. Certificates of title
cost $1,000, while recording fees
amounted to 1882.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
Legion Questionnaire
On National Defense

Here tsrt Of the qusstionnars nottona1 tic al defense
being sent to all Senators and Representatives oy the Amer
LEGION
NATIONAL DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
THE AMERICAN LEGION
DEPARTMENT ILLINOIS
............ 1882
hereby present to views the several items of
the Amerean Legion program m Tor the Noha m 6
$4,000 provided in the National Defense act Of 1920
For the above .......; against .......
2 The National increased to strength of
100000 by yearly ncements of 5000 as provided now in the
National Defense act of 1920:
the above against
Officers Corps shall be increased to 10000
ing provided for $4,000 annually:
For the above ........; against
a. R. o. T. units shall be maintained at every educa
tional institution which desires such unit and which
meets the necessary requirements:
For the above ........; against
S. The Citizens Military Training Camps shall be
tinued at their present strength annually:
For the above ........; against
g. Appropriations of suitable size shall be made for:
(a Antiaircraft defense.
(b Development of mechanzation.
Co System Of munitions supply - ,-oou nno.ou+
(e> Manuacture Of munitions in small quantities in pri
plants to keep them available for military pur-
10 Ppomotion Of rifle practice through Legion and other
teams
For the above ..-....; against
Corps shall be amended to provide for suffi
cient equipment for the Air Corps;
g. The the nation shall be increased
to forces of other
For the above ........; against
g. The training Air Corps personnel provided
for so as not training other of
the service:
above against
In cases indicated that for the pro-
posal above will support them in committee and in the
sessions of Congress.
10. General remarks
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
Censor the CensOrs,'
Is Villages Plea

WILMETTE, ILL.,, Aug. 20
QN.SD Censor the censors!"
was the cry of Wilmette's movie
fans today as they launched a
rebellion against an unofficial
board of public morals guardians.
Carbon Petroleum Dubbs, presi-
dent of the village board, said
today a petition had been filed
requesting a ruling on the au-
thority of the cenSors to act as
custodians of morals. The ruling
will be made August 80, Dubbs
announced.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
Dog OWned Here
Wins at Rockville

General Maiden White" owned
by Mrs. H. w. Thomas, wife
of Sergt. H. w. Thomas, OF
the Traffic Bureau, yesterday
triumphed over more than 800
competing dogs, to win first prize
at the Rockville Kennel Clubs
dog show. The show was the
highlight of the Rockville Fair.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
Germany Trying
To Reduce BUdget

BERLIN, Aug. 20 GN.SD "A
government economy measure to
cut 11O,OOO,OOO marks ($26,OSO.-
OOO) from the national budget by
slashing costs in all departments
was being rushed through its
final stages today after being ap-
proved by the cabinet.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
Baltimore Pastor
Receives TUO Calls

BALTIMORE, Aug. 20. - The
Rev. DR.. Oscar Thomas Olson,
pastor of Mount Vernon Method
ist Episcopal Church for II years,
has received two calls to other
churches, he admitted today. One
is from the Wilmette Parish M.
E. Church, North Shore, Chicago;
the other from a church in Cen
tral New York.
In 1925, DR.. Olson received two
calls, from Ohio and Indiana, and
declined both. In 1928 he was
invited to a Boston ChuCh.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
Fisherman Falls
From Boat, DrOUnS

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug. 20.
Two persons, one of them e.
year-old boy, were drowned in
waters near here. The boy, Will
liam Fuqua, of Herald Harbor,
was drowned yesterday when he
fell from a boat.
Frank Smith, 40, of Eastport.
was drowned early this morning
when he fell from his fishing
boat near Eastport.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
Assassin of DOlLnler
Has AppeaL Rejected

PARIS, Aug. 20 qNSD.-Th
appeal of DR.. Paul Gorguloff
from his death sentence for the
assassination of President Paul
Doumer was rejected today by
the court of cessation, the final
court of appeal in France, and
he must die under the guillotine.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
Employment Data
ShOU Drop in Jobs

Based on reports from 63,417
establishments in 16 major indus
trial groups, having in July f.
100,425 employees whose combined
earnings in one week were $79,-
1,481, the Bureau of Labor Sta
tiStics today found there was a
decrease of 3 per cent in employ
ment and 81 per cent in pay
rolls, as compared with June.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
Truck Hits Pole,
Killing Youth, 10

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Aug. 20.
Charles R. Wolfe. 10, of Smiths
burg, was fatally injured today
when a truck he was driving to
Washington with a load of pro-
duce struck telephone pole.
He was the only son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Wolfe. Gus Reyn-
oldS and Robert Ross, who accom-
panied Wolfe, escaped injury.
They reported much of the pro-
duce was stolen while they were
away from the scene.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
Piccard and Wife
Visit Lake Country

DESENZANO, Italy, Aug. 20
G.N.SO Joined by his wife, Pro
fessor Auguste Picard, Swiss
scientist, today availed himself
of a holiday in Italy's northern
lake country.
Professor Piccard's instruments
have been sent to Brussels, where
the results of his stratosphere
experiments will be studied in de-
tail.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
Arrest of Bullock
Expected Shortly

Arrest of William Bullock, col
ored, alleged slayer of Policeman
George w. Shinault, is expected
in the next few days, the homi-
eide squad said today.
Evan Stark, 30, colored, of the
first block G st. N. W.. loaned
Bullock the gun that killed the
policeman. detectives said. -..
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
Freight LOadings
Increase in Week

Loading of revenue freight for
the week ended on August 13
totaled 512,431 cars, according to
reports filed by the railroads
with the American Railway Asso-
citation. This was an increase
of 1898 cars above the pre-
vious week, but a reduction Of
231,195 cars under the same
week in 1881,
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
$3I,625, 900 Loan
For B. and D. o. KID

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission today approved the appli-
cation of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad for a loan of $3l ,625, 900
from the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation. The loan is to be
used to finance maturity of $63.-
25O,O00 of bonds. The term OF
the loan is for three years.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
ILLUSTRATED TALK

Many neighboring churches will
participate in the showing of an
illustrated lecture on The Old
Book Finding New Friends" to be
given at the Washington Grove
Tabernacle September 4
The Washington times., 1932-08-20

sort speak of the lonely figure,
the man whom no one knows,
walking alone, sadly, with head
bent.
Recently he won a legal ac-
ton which established his right
to the vast fortune left by his
dancer-wife, but money means
nothing to him. Money can
not make up to him for the
loss of the woman he loved so
much.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
Woman
Freed in N. Y. Case

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 GN.SD.
Laura Wadsworth MatsaniS, of
Atlanta, had been cleared today
of charges of impersonating
Federal immigration inspector in
attempts to extort money. A jury
acquitted her last night.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20

Over-capacity of machinery,
five-day week schedule applied
to everybody the executive,
clerk, secretary, bOOkkeeper, fac
tory worker, rail emplOye, and
governmental Offices-w OuId
provide our people a consider
ably wider spread of employ
ment ant thus prevent to a
great extent a recurrence of con.
ditiOnS such as exist today"
The Washington times., 1932-08-20

and business
generally to
a d op t t h e
five-day week
plan, accord
ing to a state
ment issued
by John N.
WHY'S, chair
man of the
WHY'S Over
land G o m
pany and for
mer ambaSSa.
dor to Poland,
He said:
with the
Pn M andnnc
The Washington times., 1932-08-20

disturbed by
r e p ortS of
him W h i C h
have reached
1 ere fro m
t h e Czecho-
S l o v a k i a n
health resort,
W h ere h e
lives.
M. Andre
Dandre is a
man who can
not forg e t.
Gay pleasure
S e e k erS re-
turning from
the health re-
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
GUEST PASTOR SPEAKS

The Rev. w. w. Todd will
preach at the Peoples Congrega-
tional Church tomorrow. The
pastor, the Rev. A. F. Elmes, is
away on vacation.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
SPOILED MEAT POIsONs 30

STRASBOURG, France, Aug.
20 I.N.SD.-Meat spoiled by the
unusually hot weather was
blamed today for the death Of
one person and the poisoning of
% others.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
HOMECOMING RITES

PER, Va, Aug. 20.
Homecoming day will be cele-
brated tomorrow at the Jeffer-
sonton Baptist Church, Culpeper
county. -.--.--.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
PEOPLE
Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
WHY'S Sees 5-Day Week l. ]
Employment Aid F4

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-From
a purely economic viewpoint, II
for no other reason, it is i'm
portant for American industry
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
PaVloWa's WidoWer
Can't Forget Her

LONDON, Aug. 20 G.N.SO.
Friends of M. Andre Dandre,
widoWer of Anna PavloWa, are
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as of August
18: $407. ASS, ,04499; expenditures:
1884 ,088.86; custom receipts:
$14,466, ,663.78.
Evening star., 1932-02-10

render Of individual liberty Of action.
As conditions become complex central
ization of policy becomes increasingly
necessary and inevitable.
I'VE believe with the father Of our
country that those men who oppose a
strong and energetic Federal Govern
ment are narrow-minded politicians
I'VE also believe with you that tradi-
tions are too much a part of present
governmental structure-geographically
speaking-to meet the conditions OF
modern society and that constitutional
revision and international government
are therefore urgently needed"
William Tyler Page will preside at
the meeting Musical features will be
rendered by THE Mohicans," a male
sextet, composed of Alden Potter, W..
M. Gamble, Edward Stock, jr.; Stephen
Evening star., 1932-02-10
DELINQUENT TAX
J REPEAL APPROVED
Virginia Senate Committee
: Acts on Bill to Eliminate
. June Penalty.
BY a Stat, CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

By Staff Correspondent of The Star.
: RICHMOND, Va February 10.-The
bill of Senator John W. Rust of Fair
fax County to repeal the June IS de-
by the senae R
nance Committee.
This bill Is considered by many legis-
lators to be one OF the most important
tax relief measures introduced at the
present session. 1t was described in
The committee meeting by Senator
Samuel Ferguson as being of vast bene-
fit to the taxpayers, particularly at
this time. when so many have had diff
Guilty in paying their taxes on time.
Under the present law there are two
B per cent penalties assessed for fail
ure to promptly pay taxes. One OF
these goes into effect on December 6
and the other on the following June
is. after which interest of per cent
per annum IS added. Senator Rust's
bill is designed to eliminate the sec
ond penalty. but would permit the as
sessment of the first penalty and the
Regular interest rate after June Is.
Hearing on Teachers Bill.
I. The committee set next Tuesday
morning for a public hearing on the
teachers salary cut bill. At that time
all objections to the administration bill
providing for a general 10 per cent cut
IN the salaries of State and county
teachers will be heard.
State fire insurance on all public
buildings. both State and local. would
be provided under the terms of a bill
introduced in the Senate yesterday by
Senator Aubrey G. Weaver of Front
Royal.
: The bill would provide. Senator