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Evening star., 1932-05-24
BRITAIN REPORTED
READY TO PAY U. S.
WAR OBLIGATIONS
Continued From First Page.)

reached with the cooperation Of the
United States, and Mr.. Borah undoubt-
edly spoke for the great mass OF his
countrymen when he said that the
American taxpayer would refuse to con-
slider any concession over debts until
assured that It would bring about real
improvement in world economic con-
ditions."
Great Britain's resumption Of its war
debt payments to the United States,
whether Germany and the allies de-
faulted or not. would not in the least
mean abandonment Of pressing for COM
plete cancellation, which the British
have been advocating ever since 1922.
It merely means facing the fact that the
Americans will not agree-yet.
Meanwhile, Great Britain turns
toward Ottawa. where in July the men,
bers of the British commonwealth OF
nations will meet for the Imperial Eco
nomic Conference. A determined ef-
fort to form the empire into an eco
nomic self-sufficient unit as/ well as
desire to arrive at common currency
policy with the United States will be
the British policy from now on.
(Copyright, 1932.)
Evening star., 1932-05-24
MRS. MOODY WINS
IN FRENCH DOUBLES
She and Sidney Wood Defeat
Dutch-Austrian Pair at
Roland Garros.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AUTEUIL, France, May 24.-Mrs.
Helen Wills Moody and Sidney B.
Wood. jr., ranking American players
in the French tennis championships,
made their first appearance in mixed
doubles today and defeated Frau Dros
Canters and Franz Marejka, ell,
6-3. 60.
The French audience in Roland Gar
ros Stadium saw Mrs. Mody unnerved
for the first time as she and Wood
made a shaky start against the Dutch
Austrian combination. Wood was wild
and Mrs. Moody could not get her serv-
ice to working. losing it three times in
the long first set.
They got their strokes to working in
the second, however. and were going
at full speed in the last as the attack
Of Matejka, Austrian Davis Cup player,
and his Dutch partner failed.
Mrs. L. A. Godfree, the former Kitty
McKane, and Freda, James. both Of
England, defeated the French combina-
ton Of Doris Metaxa and Nine. Jung
denfotln, 6-J, IS, 7-5, to enter the
quarter-hnals Of women's doubles"
Senorita Ella de Alvarez and Josanne
Sigart defeated Rosie Berthet and Mrs.
Dallas Corbie,re. "a, 60, to enter
the quarter-finals of women's doubles.
They are expected to meet Mrs. Moody
and Elizabeth Ryan in the semi finals
Miss Ryan, American, and her French
partner, Jacques Brugnon. advanced to
the third round of mixed doubles. de-
feating the Anglo French pair of j. s.
Oun and Nine Bella Pons, 60. 6-1.
Miss Ryan and Mrs. Moody won their
way to the quarter-fnals of the women's
doubles yesterday.
The other American entrant, Helen
Jacobs. was eliminated from mixed
doubles yesterday with her American
partner, Gregory Mangin.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band, this evening at the bandstand,
at $50 O'Clock. John S. M. Zimmer-
man, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, as
sistant.
March, 1.-THE American Colors". PAMELA
Overture, Beautiful Galatea". .Suppe
Suite romantic, Ballet of the Flow
ers" .Hadley
"Violet. Lily Of the Valley"
"Daffodils," "Gardenia."
Excerpts from the opera, "The
Gondoliers" ..............S Sullivan
Fox trot, I'm Happy If You're
Happy" .Baer
Waltz suite, Brides and Butter
flies" .................... .Moret
Finale, THE American Trumpeter,"
Lake
"The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1932-05-24
BLOCK CLOSING OF zoo
AS ECONOMY MEASURE
Fishermen Object to Sacrificing
Things That Afford People
Pleasure.

By the Associated Press.
CROWN POINT, Ind, May 23.-The
Crown Point Zoo will not be destroyed,
thanks to the Izaak Walton League.
The county commissioners had decided
to do away with the zoo on the grounds
the money spent in keeping it up could
better be used to feed needy families.
The local chapter Of the Walton League
stepped into the breach and promised
to support the ZOO.
People do not dig up their flower
beds, tear up their roses, kill their
canaries, strangle their parrots, drown
their Angora cats, eat their gold fish,
gas their rabbits or poison their pedi-
greed dogs" said the league in resolu.
ton. 1T Is not necessary to sacrifice
.he things that afford people pleasure"
Evening star., 1932-05-24
AMERICAN BEATEN
BY IRISH GOLFER
Leonard Martin Bows to Lit
tIe-Known Player After
Trimming Title Holder.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MUIRFELD, Scotland Nav 24-M
Crowley, littlo-known Irish gclfer from
Portmarnock. today defeated Leonard
Martin. metropolitan champion Of New
York, in the second round of the Brit
ish amateur golf championship, 2 up.
Martin yesterday defeated Eric Mar
tin Smith Of London, the defending
champion, and was a strong favorite
to defeat Crowley.
Douglas Grant, a former California
champion, also was eliminated in the
second round by Edward r. Tipple, the
well known tournament player from
Kent. 2 and l, reducing the American
contingent to four.
Andrew Jameson, conoueror Of Paul
Azbil! and the man who defeated Bobby
Jones in the 1926 British amateur over
this same course, continued his tri-
umphant way. defeating William SUIT
ten. former English native and Irish
champion, and 3, in the second round.
Martin won after tedious, pains
taking match, which required more
than twice the usual time to play.
The Englishman frequently was in
bunkers and his fine approaching and
putting went for .naught as he wasted
stroke after stroke in the yaWning
traps.
Martin had to sink a seven-yard put.
to beat Crawley on the last hole, how
ever, as the Engiishman lay much
nearer the pin with his approach shot.
Joshua Crane, the Boston veteran,
was upset ip another frst-round match.
postponed from Yesterday because of
darkness, by s. Forsyth Of Edinburgh,
up.
Charles Sweeney. captain of the OK
ford University team. defeated E. B.
Tipping, 4'ard 3, to Join his five fellow
Americans in the second round. He
was the last Of the II Americans en-
tered to play.
Robert Harris defeated j. T. Camp
bell, 4 and 3. Raymond Oppenheimer
defeated DR.. John MacCormack. former
Irish champion, up. T. A. Torrance,
Walker Cup player, defeated G. T.
Ghiene, and 3.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
ELABORATE SUPPER CLUB
TAKEN OVER BY RAIDERS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 24.-The flourish
of ginger ale bottle waved in the air
by a chief Of prohibition agents sig
nailed the Federal raid that left the
fashionable Spa, a West F1fty-sixth
street supper club, comparative wreck
today.
The agent arose from his table last
night, waved the ginger ale bottle
before the startled eyes of several score
diners and announced that he and
seven others (who arose at his signaD
were taking the place over in the name
of the Government.
Diners were permitted to finish their
supper and leave Eleven arrests were
made, and the agents reported seizure
fscation of the elaborate furnishings.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
Timbucktu Honors Scot.

In honor of Alexandria Gordon
Laing, the first European to set foot in
the mysterious city of Timbucktu,
memorial tablet was unveiled there re-
Gently. The ceremony was held in
front Of the house in which Gordon
Laing had lived more than a century
ago. Over the entrance was placed
plaque. which had been presented by
the African Society to commemorate
the exploits Of this native Of Edinburgh,
Scotland.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
TRAIN HELD "a HOURS.
National Guard Troops Called to Illinois
City.


City.
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, May a Op.-
After delaying a refrigerator train for
"a hours and bringing National Guard
troops to the scene, 800 World War vet
erans gained their objective today-an-
other ride on their way to Washington,
where they will plead for bonus legis-
lation.
The men, on their way from Port
land. Greg, to the National Capital.
centered their attentions on a refrig-
orator train of 80 cars, at Caseyville. 8
miles east Of here, when Baltimore g.
Ohio officials refused to give them
transportation.
Clambering aboard the train, un-
coupling cars, and using other means
they succeeded in delaying the train
more than a day-until Sheriff jerome
Munie OF ST. Clair County promised
them transportation to Washington,
Ind, on motor trucks.
Await Trucks.
With that promise the Doughboys
released the train and peacefully
pitched camp to await the arrival of
the trucks. Meanwhile National Guard
troops from six cities arrived here to-
day and prepared to go to Caseyville
II necessary, to preserve order
When the troops arrived, however.
the need for them apparently had
passed. as the veterans at Caseyville, 8
miles from here. had released the train
and were peacefully camped IN a rail-
road yard. Col. Davis said he under
stood his men would not 60 to Casey
vile unless new trouble arose.
w. L. Moody. chief Of the State high
way police, said he was advising COL
Davis not to bring his troops to Casey
vile, and 1t was understood q similar
recommendation was made to Adjt.
Gen. Carlos Black at Springfield.
Troops Not Needed.
"The veterans will leave today, per-
haps by noon," Sheriff Munie announced
at Belleville, the county seat. There
will be five trucks and q number Of
service cars to haul them. The East
st. Louis Chamber Of Commerce IS pay
ing for it all.
"Also I expect to ask Adjt. Gen.
Carlos E. Black to call In his National
Guards They aren't needed. There's
no trouble with these veterans and no
demonstrations. When it looked a little
like trouble at Caseyville yesterday, it
wasn't the veterans I was concerned
about, but the sympathizers. There was
a crowd Of several thousand along the
B. & o. tracks. and they were all yelling
and cheering for the former soldiers"
w. L. Moody. superintendent Of the
Illinois Highway Police, arrived at Casey
Vile early today with 40 troopers. He
was there. he said, to escort the men
across the State line and to preserve
order on the way.
Evening star., 1932-05-24

and it means great deal to the District
Of Columbia"
Again Mr. Blanton demanded a quo
rum and Mrs. Norton renewed her mo-
ton to adjourn
Not one of the "a pending District
upon.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
DENIES BELIEF BABY ALIVE.
Curtis Attorney Terms Statement
Attributed to Hoaxer Untrue.

NORFOLK. Va. May "a (R).-W c.
Pender. counsel for John Hughes Cur
tbs, denied today a report that the
self-confessed hoaxer in the Lindbergh
kidnapping case still believed that the
baby was alive.
That statement is absolutely un-
true" Mr.. Pender said. upon his return
to Norfolk from a three-day visit to
Curtis at Remington, N. j., where his
client Is held in Jail.
The attorney refused to discuss the
case.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
FLYER TO BE QUIZZED.
Norfolk to Examine Lieut.. Richard,
Curtis Pilot.

NORFOLK, Va. May "a LP).-There
was only one more witness to be oues-
toned today before an official fms"
can be written to the Norfolk investiga-
ton of the John Hughes Curtis hoax
Commemorative Attorney John M
Arnold said that Lieut. George L. Rich
ard. the naval officer who served as
pilot for the three INTERMEDIATES"
would be questioned
No evidence has been found thus far,
he added, upon which a charge would
be lodged against Curtis for his part in
the Lindbergh case
Evening star., 1932-05-24
sls,3oo SPENT IN HUNT.
New Jersey State Police Make Second
Request for Funds.

TRENTON. N. j.. May "a [P).-The
State police have spent $4,000 so far
in their investigation of the kidnapping
and murder of the Lindbergh baby.
The police applied to the State House
Commission today for $4,000 to meet
expenses incurred since their last appli-
cation, which was for $4,000.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
Family Long in Commons.

With the retirement of j. G. Hart,
superintendent of the members cloak
rooms in the English House Of Com
mons, recently, he completed nearly 80
years service there. His grandfather,
grandmother, mother and aunt also
served in various positions in Commons
Evening star., 1932-05-24
SEVEN REPRESENTATIVES
REPORTED ON SICK LIST
Abernethy, Boylan, Chapman, Lea,
Tucker, Murphy and Seiber-
ling Recovering.

Seven House members were reported
on the sick list today at the Capitol
They were Representatives 'Abernethy
Of North Carolina, Boylan of New
York, Chapman of Kentucky, Lea Of
California. and Tucker of Virginia,
Democrats, and Murphy and Seiber-
ling. both Ohio Republicans
All were reported by DR.. George w.
Calver, Capitol physician, to be recov-
ering.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
Rabelais Letter Sold.

A letter signed by Rabelais In 1852
was auctioned in France for $2,644.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
VETERANS USE TRUCKS
IN CROSSING STATE
ON BONUS MARCH
Continued From First Page. }

VOUIICIlUtO FrOln FIrSI Page.
dividually. This campaign Is not bro
ken up by long shot.
The men may have to go through
Illinois in groups. but they will get to-
gether further eastward and continue
their march to Washington.
Evening star., 1932-05-24

1920, and because they still have his
wartime record on hand he continued
to add three years to his age.
In 1929. however. when asked to pro-
duce birth certificate, his deception
was finally brought out, but he was old
enough then to be a marine anyway.
He was in the Philippines at the time,
and the records were straightened out
from there. Chandler came to WASH
ington for duty at the Marine Bar
racks last year.
He lives with his wife at 529 @ street
southeast
Evening star., 1932-05-24

SNeS employment Nce0.
"Mr. Speaker, I am going to ask the
lady from New Jersey not to insist on
her motion to adjourn, because we have
two bills from the District Committee
which are vitally important to the Dis
trict and vitally important in the way
Of employment. We havotwo bills which
permit the closing of streets and the
extension Of a railroad spur at Buzzards
Point foc the purpose Of the erection
Of new power plant. 1t is estimated
that about $4.o00,00o will be spent in
the District by the erection of this
plant. If these bills are passed, they
must be passed today If they are to
serve their purpose. understand we
will not have another District day in
the House. hope therefore this House
will not adjourn without giving this
opportunity Of relief through the ex-
penditure Of money for construction
work This Is the first light have seen
n taf way Of relieving unembbReymens bbRy
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HurIs vanity" Charge.


II think everybody in this House un-
derstands the motive behind the no
quorum calls. It has been done con-
tinually, and we know why do not
ask for any favors because am a
woman, as the gentleman from Texas
always intimates. I am a member of
this House and have every privilege that
any other member has, and I intend to
exercise that privilege. I want to say
further that regret very much that it
was necessary to take the floor to make
this explanation. Since I have been
chairman Of this committee this Is the
fourth day we have been on the floor,
and we could have finished our business
and made way for other members who
had important legislation to bring up
for action. We do not want to take any
undue portion Of the time Of the House
in the consideration Of District business,
but it does seem that much of the time
of the House is taken to appease the
vanity Of one particular man."
Representative Palmisano of Mary
land, joined Mrs. Norton in emphasiz-
ing how Representative Blanton by OBJ
6tructive tactics has been blocking the
District Committee.
When Representative Blanton had
made another point Of no quorum and
Mrs. Norton had moved to adjourn,
Representative Black made his appeal
% the House to afford unemployment
relief by passing the two Buzzards Point
bills. He said:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-03
The Smith Plan.

Alfred e. Smith, with the thorough
ness for which he made a reputation
while he was Governor of New York,
has proposed q new charter for the City
Of New York. Appearing before the
legislative investigating committee which
caused the elimination OF former Mayor
Walker. Mr.. Smith discussed his plan
for improving the government of the
greatest city in America, and, indeed,
the greatest city in the world. He at
tackled the antiquated form Of city gov
eminent now in eject. pointed to the
manner In which the hands oe its chief
executive, the mayor, are frequently
tied when there Is need for centralized
authority, and pointed, too. TO : the
duplication Of jobs IN the I'VE boroughs;
all Of which u extremely costly to the
people OF New YORK City.
When New York State was struggling
to adopt new constitution Mr.. smith
proved himself Of great aid. ~ tsstthet
BY Chief. yNstiee Charles Evans hughes
vhe haAsx4ch - - aase With IL ~
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High Lights onthe Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

stitious witnesses reached him. And BY
that time the former soldier had fed.
n *S*
Official Hotel Guide
Prepared In Italy.
Corriere Della Sera, Milan.-n Duce
has directed that an official guide %
compiled, listing all the hotels In Italy,
giving full information regarding tnese
hosteiries for the benefit and conventr
ence of tourists, who, in larger mum.
bers, have been visiting our beauttfW
country each year. This catalog win
cite the capacity and nature Of the
accommodations to be expected, ths
rates for rooms and meals, and, spes
officially, any extra or optional expense
to which the traveller may be subject.
There has, as most OF us know, been
much complaint In the past regarding
Determinations in charges assessed TO
those familiar with the country ana
those who have no knowledge what the
proper amounts of their bills should be.
The foreign Sojourner, unless he has an
experienced person to act for him, has
too frequently been exploited for the
financial advantage of the landlord.
Signor Mussolini has officially urged
the means which will obviate such in
justices. Supplements to the tourists
guide will be published at frequent in
tervals, showing the exact equivalents
of Italian rates and money compared
with the foreign currency of all i'm
portant countries. In this way any
stranger can easily compute the ex-
pense Of his vacation by little ex.
ercise OF rudimentary arithmetic and
know that he is paying the proper
amount Of his bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-03
0x-Age Thinking.

Edward A. Filene. Boston merchant
and economist, Is a modern Benjamin
Franklin, q business philosopher, who,
like his eminent fellow-townsman OF
thes eighteenth century. finds in indus
try and trade material for Q practical
doctrine Of life. Recently he has been
discussing the futile and foolish
depression. .,
The basic dificulty. he believes, Is
"ox-age thinking" In an era OF motor
cars. We put up with the idleness
and poverty and staggering waste Of
human hfe." he says. because, while
we have the automobile, We haven't
Done any extensive automobile-age
thanking yet" Humanity has knowl-
edge tnough. and the slump could
have been prevented and would have
BEEN spresented II the knowledge which
twel already have achieved had been
appiled.~ Coordination u what u
wanted. Bridge builders on either
side. of q river: would not work without
coordination. and yet that Is what
our bustness leaders have been dotnl
lately,, They built up . wonderful
sy56lm 1t production and they hguse<
khat somsbods SoulA prcbahly' y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-03

INSPIRED to build up system OF dis
tribution. And when it did dawn upon
these leaders that the two systems were
really parts of the whole system 1t was
only to discover that there was a third
system, without which neither produc-
ton nor distribution could be carried
on" The third system, obviously, he
thinks. Is the financial system. 1T was
in the hands Of financiers, expert
financiers, only they did not know what
finance was for"
Mr.. Filene has no panacea to offer.
He Is concerned solely with suggesting
a method. a technioue-an automobile
age system OF thinking. He sees that
when transportation and communica-.
ton have been speeded up, when the
peoples OF the earth move and speak
rapidly, quickened. broadened, more
eficient intelligence Is imperatively re-
quired. Too many morons at the wheel,
and perhaps too many morons In back
seats, ambitious to instruct drivers less
noronic than themselves, caused the
wreck.
But the crash, inevitable as 1t may
have been. conditions being as they
were. Is neither general nor fatal
smash-up. There has been enough
automobile age thinking to prevent
utter catastrophe Mr.. Filene Is not
discouraged. He knows that the schools
and colleges have not labored in vain,
He knows that business itself is an
academy. and experience the best OF
teachers He simply wishes to stimulate
the quest for the new ideal Of construc-.
tive cerebration. Out Of the depression
one thing at least should energe-a
rational caution in business policy. For
not only speed in thinking, but care
fulness is needed. Unwise speculation
was phase of the ox-age psychology
which he rightly condemns. Slower
progress may result, but saner growth
and sounder gains are what is wanted
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enactment. Mr.. Smith knows his
State, knows It's laws and Ia both
courageous and honest, with q vast fund
of common sense-which too often Is
most uncommon. If he knows his
State, there is not the slightest doubt
that he knows his city. His Pdvice
therefore to the Legislative Committee
which was appointed to learn II possible
what is wrong with the city govern
men Is most valuable. Judge Samuel
seabury, chief counsel for the commit
tee, expressed his admiration for the
ideas presented In concrete form by
Mr.. Smith when at the conclusion OF
his testimony Judge Seabury said:
II wouldn't like to mar what the
Governor has said by putting one single
question
That may be the reaction OF Judge
Seabury, who like Mr.. Smith Is seeking
for what is best in the interests Oh
New York City's millions, but the reac-
ton of the organization politicians Is
apparently otherwise. They are today
weighing the cost to the organization
to Tammany, indeed-of the proposals
of the former Governor Of New YORK.
They are weighing also what may be
behind the advocacy of the plan by
Mr.. Smith, one of the most powerful
figures politically In New York. They
are wondering. perhaps, If the former
Governor is to give his aid to the
fusionists who are lining up for the
battle next year against Tammany at
the time of the mayoralty election.
There is fear, perhaps, that MI
Smith himself might be prevailed upon
to lead the fight and to become q can
didate for mayor on platform prom
ising lust such reforms in city govern
ment as he outlined to the committee.
1t would pe great thing for New YORK
CITY. but not so great for the Demo-
cratic organization OF New York
County.
Mr.. Smith, while a candidate FOR
President in 1928, dreamed OF new
Tammany," an organization with as
! pirations beyond contracts anu JooS
Had he been elected President some
thing might have been done along that
line. After his defeat, however, Tam
many went back to the ''old Tammany.
His advice in selecting new Tammany
leader was not followed when Judge
George Washington Olvany resigned
There was fight among the Tammany
district leaders for the plum, and In
sistence that the leadership 60 to one
of them. 1t ended with John r. Curry
on top. Mr.. Curry has had q rough
time of it in recent months. He has
been defeated first by Gov. Roosevelt
and then by q combination Of Gov
Roosevelt and Mr.. Smith. The present
Smith proposal does not augur well fol
him next year.