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$19,50o SECURITIES
DISAPPEAR IN HOME
Mrs. Henrietta Page Farrar Says
Non-Negotiable Papers Were
Taken From Desk.

Disappearance of s1e,5oo in non-ne-
gotiable securities from the home OF
Mrs. Henrietta Page Farrar, West Un-
derwood street, Chevy Chase. Md,
headed the robbery reports under in
vestigation today by police.
Mrs. Farrar, who acted as a primo
ess" in the 1890 Winchester, Va, apple
blossom festival, said she obtained the
securities from her bank last Tuesday
and, after checking them, placed them
in a drawer Of her desk. When she
looked in the drawer the following day,
she declared, the securities were gone.
A thorough search Of the house failed
to disclose any trace CT the securities,
all of which were registered, and Mrs.
Farrar reported their disappearance to
Washington police. No report was maze
to Montgomery County police, however.
Although convinced the securities
were stolen by somebody who followed
her home from the bank, Mrs. Farrar
was at loss to explain the manner in
which the thief or thieves gained en-
trance to the house.
Two dogs were in or near the house
throughout Tuesday, she pointed out,
and none of the doors. or windows
bore any signs Of having been tam
pered with.
Meyer S. Cohen, proprietor of res
taurant in the 200 block Of Seventh
street southwest, told police he was
robbed of S37 by two armed colored
men, who held him up in his place
of business last night.
Andrew j. Gray. taxicab driver, re-
ported he was held up by two colored
flares" who robbed him Of $6 after
he had driven them to the 1900 block
of Marion street.
Edward McCunnings, manager Of a
filling station at Georgia avenue and
Lamont street, said he was robbed OF
SIPS by two hold-up men.
Yeggmen broke into Western Union
Telegraph Co. Office in the 100 block
of Connecticut avenue early today, but
apparently failed to blow open the
safe. The manager, c. E. Payne, said
a check-up would have to be made,
however, before he could be sure the
robbery attempt was failure.
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Chairman Capper to Call
Committee to Consider
Testimony Assembled.
LANDLORDS AND AGENTS
TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS
Final Hearing Is Devoted to Pre-
senting Answer of Real
Estate Board.

The next step in the rent and housing
inquiry will be the fixing of date by
Chairman Capper for the Senate COM
mittee to meet in executive session to go
over the arguments and testimony as
Sembled during the hearings, which
came to a close yesterday. The COM
mittee has until January 10 to make a
report to the Senate.
Meanwhile, arrangements have been
made for meeting Of landlords and
rental agents at the United States
Chamber of Commerce Building the
evening of January 6, with several
members Of the Senate committee ex-
pected to be present, to discuss rental
problems.
Final Hearing.
The final heari..g yesterday was de-
voted almost entirely to the preSenta-
tion of the answer Of the Washington
Real Estate Board to the charges and
complaints made during the inquiry by
Oscar H. Brinkman, counsel to the In
vestigating Committee.
Roger j. Whiteford. counsel for the
Real Estate Board, told the committee
the boards purpose is to maintain a
good standard of business ethics. He
denied there is any foundation for
charges OF VIOLATION OF Vie feuSTdI dIlIl-
trust law, as contended by Prinkman in
his report.
Whiteford denied that rent black
list is kept, but insisted it is the duty
of an agent to ascertain whether tenants
being placed in a persons property will
pay the rent.
Regulation Opposed.
The boards attorney opposed rent
commission regulation, but told the
committee the Real Estate Board favors
passage of a real estate license law and
has been advocating such bill since
1924. He said such law would regu-
late the individuals engaged In the
real estate business. rather than the
business itself. just as lawyers are regu-
lated. He also disagreed with other leg
islative recommendations made by
Brinkman.
Others who took part in the defense
of the Real Estate Board yesterday were
J. F. M. Bowie, former president OF
the organization, and Charles J. Rush,
its executive secretary.
Brinkman took issue with Whiteforo
a number Of times yesterday, reiterating
contentious set forth in his report to
the committee.
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24,OOO,OOO BALES
LOW COTTON FIGURE
Department Estimates for 1928
Season $500 900 Under Last
Years Crop.
BY the Associated Press.

World cotton production for the 1882
SO season was estimated today by the
Agriculture Department at $4,000 900
bales, the smallest in five years. This
Is 100000 below the December 8 esti-
mate and $500. 900 under last years
CROP
Foreign production was estimated at
II 800, 900 bales, which is 900 900 above
last season and 600, 900 below l930-3l
Cotton textile mill activity in the
United States and most of the import
ant foreign countries was said to have
been apparently maintained during No.
vember at the improved levels reached
few months earlier. Many companies,
however, have had some difficulty in
disposing Of their output or in main
tanning their untitled orders.
Cotton textile mills in the United
States, the department said. continued
to operate at high levels during No.
vember with total cotton consumption
the largest for any month since April,
1881, although sales Of the manufac-
tured products were less than output.
The high rate Of activity was said
to have been maintained on the basis
of large orders received early in the
Fall.
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will Be Deprived of Autos
Over New Year Holiday.
Extension Denied. !
100000 LICENSES ISSUED
AS BUREAU is CLOSED
Won't Reopen Till Tuesday-300
Taxis Await Inspection for
Safety and Appearance.

A belated rush for license tags on the
Bureau of Vehicles and Traffic today
came too late to spare 1000 residents
the inconvenience of being deprived
OF their automobiles over the New Year
holiday.
There will be no extension of the
time limit this year, Traffic Director
William A. Van Duzer said, and motor
lists who drive with 1882 tags after
midnight tomorrow are at least In
technical violation of the law.
Approximately 100000 tags had been
issued this afternoon as workers pre-
pared to close the bureau to further
applications at 4:30 o'clock. The bu-
and will not reopen until Tuesday
morning.
1000 Under Last Year.
Mr.. Van Duzer estimated that the
l0l ,0OOth tag will go out before today's
closing hour. The total is 1000 under
last years registry of 100000, figured
OH February /, after 80 days OF grace
had been allowed because OF the new
title regulations.
Present indications point to only
small falling off this year IN the num-
Der of licensed automobiles in the DIS
trict, although decreases OF from ~ 70
20 per cent are being reported from
other States.
A total Of e4,6oO licenses had been
issued at the closing hour yesterday
and Mr.. Van Duzer's organization To-Day
was getting out almost 1000 an hour
as the crowds increased.
throughout the business day, two
long lines converged upon the bureau,
each several blocks long. One extended
from Sixth street east on Pennsylvania
avenue to the bureau, at 4S1 Pennsyi-
vania avenue, and the other from Z
street south on John Marshall place
and thence on the Avenue 10 tne
bureau.
800 Taxis Await Inspection.
Several hundred taxicabs also were
IN line about the block bounded by
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, John Marsnali
place, c and Sixth streets, Tor exam
ination by Public Utilities Commission
inspectors.
About 300 cabs in all were collecting
building to be inspected for mechanical
safety and appearance. Something over
200 of the approximately 3,700 CABS
in the District already have been ap-
pfSsro' Mr Van Duzer pointed out that it
has been possible to obtain tags since
November %, although only about
10000 were issued during the first week.
Ofncials in charge, he said, felt that
an extension OF the time limit wouio
only delay the last-minute rush 10
some future date.
Under a reciprocity agreement, how
ever 1882 Virginia tags will be recog-
n,zed in the District until April l. IN
conformity with. Virginia regulations;
MARYLAND tags will not be recognized
after ate midnight on december 81, because
that time limit has been set by the
state. Similarly, the regulations OF
other States will be observed by wash
tngton police.
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STAB WOUND SERIOUS

Glenn Cravens, %. and Harrison
Brown, 43, both colored, and living in
the 1900 block of w street, we're treated
at Freedman's Hospital last night for
stab wounds received during fight in
front of their home. Craven's condi-
ton was said to be serious.
Brown, who received cuts about the
head, later was arrested and held pend
ing the outcome Of Craven's condition.
Cravens is suffering from wound near
the heart.
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50 ARE INDICTED,
14OTHERS FREED
BY GRAND JURORS
Assaults With Dangerous
Weapons Were Laid to Six
Men in Report.
PROHIBITION VIOLATIONS
Arson, Larceny and EN-.
bezzlement Cases Are Ignored
by Probers.

its hnal report to Justice James M.
Proctor In Criminal Division l and was
discharged.
A new grand jury will be impaneled
next week.
The grand jurors returned 80 indict-
ments and declined to act In IA other
cases presented to them
Assaults with dangerous weapons
were reported against Harry A. Collins,
Irving Harris, Alexander Smart, Rob-
ert Lee Burton, Frederick l.. Brown and
Joseph Byrd.
Violations Of the national prohibition
law were charged against Daniel E.
James Hawkins, James Thomas Cole,
Raymond F. Hart. Guy Thomas Thorn
ton and Belford r. Longenecker
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny are al
legged against Wilbert Scott, William
Brown 1.-TWO cases., George Garfield
1.-TWO cases., Lester Stokes two cases.
and Emmet Galley, alias James Rogers.
Other indictments include Louis An
derson and Ralph c. Garbo charg-
ed with joy-riding; William B.
Broadway (two cases., William
Saunders and Grant NJ Richard
son. grand larceny; Samuel NARROW,
housebreaking; Helbert H. Boyd and
Charles Watkins, robbery; Charles
Watkins, assault with intent to rob !;
John T. Phillips, rape and robbery;
Edward Mopp, carnal knowledge; Le-
row r. Klock, false pretenses, and Cliff
ton E. Reed, violating white slave traf-
flc act.
The grand jurors ignored the follow
ing case; Clifton Simpson. Ellen Scott,
George H. Smith. Jason Thomas, Will
liam Lawson, Chloe NJ. Davis, Ruth
Hendricks and Henry Grover. assault
with dangerous weapon; George Rob-
inson, assault to rape; Irene Flood,
arson; Mary J. Walker and Arthur G.
E. Hughes, larceny after trust, and Leo
F. Dornisch and James A. Barnett, en-
bezzlement.
Evening star., 1932-12-30
GAS ENGINE EXPLOSION
BURNS COAL WORKER
Cleveland Little Injured-Woman
Hurt by Blast of Gaso-

Cleveland Little, 48, was burned about
the hands and face today when a gaso-
line engine exploded in the L. p Stewart
& Bro. coal yard, 1900 block of L street
southeast.
A fellow employe took him to Provi-
dence Hospital, where he was treated
and sent home. He lives at 1909 L
street southeast.
Lillian HamsberTy, 10, colored, 1900
block Of New Jersey avenue, was burned
about the body, hands and arm late
yesterday when gasoline she was using
exploded. She was treated at Freed
mems Hospital.
Fire apparatus was summoned to ex-
tinguish the fire resulting from the ex-
plosion. Damage was estimated at 5000.
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Coal Stealers Jailed.

Four colored men convicted of steal
ing coal from the yard Of the Standard
Coal Co., North Capitol and B streets,
were each sentenced to IS days in jail
In Police Court today. They are Jo-
seph Nelson, IS. and Walter Bennett,
"a, both Of the 100 block OF K street
southwest; Earl Thompson, "a, and
Herbert Beck, IS, of Cullinane court
southwest. Mach man was carrying q
sack ct tl1e time Of the arrest. police
said.
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Finally Apprehended.

Wnen Q0ally apprehenOeQ Dy pOuce-
precinct. the fugitive Albert Davis,
was completely exhausted from the
chase and chilled from his plunge. He
arrival of authorities from the Indus
trial Home School, on Wisconsin ave-
nue..
A motorist had picked Davis up in
Massachusetts Park where he was wan
dering around in only his nightshirt
and shoes. He later discarded the
latter in his swim across the creek.
The motorist drove around in search of
policeman, but Davis jumped out
when he sighted a scout car near
Twenty-second and @ streets.
He dashed through an alley, into the
rear yard Of a @ street home, through
the house and out on to @ street, with
Officer Lord right behind him. Davis
turned in the direction of the @ Street
Bridge, and fell down the steep bank
adjoining it to the roadway f1ankirg
the creek underneath the bridge.
Policeman Taft drove the scout car
around the block and onto the creek
road, while Lord followed the boy.
Virtually trapped. Davis kicked of his
shoes and dived into the water, emerg-
ing on the other side.
His pursuers then divided and with
the aid Of a number Of bystanders
Davis was captured on the hilly bank
on the west side Of the creek. His
hands and feet were scratched by
thorns as he fled through the brush.
To ely the Coop"
'It's no use taking me back to that
school, because as soon as I get a
chance I'll fly the COOP" he told the
officers.
The youth was first placed in the
home in 1923 for incorrigibility. He was
confined again in 1880 and at present
is serving cne-year sentence, which
began last February. Officials at the
home said his weakness was running
away On one occasion the boy says
he got as far as Baltimore. He formerly
lived in the 900 block Of Seventh street
southeast.
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u. S. employees MEET

The report Of the Committee on Re-
vision of Bylaws of Agriculture De-
partment Branch, Federal Employees
Union No. 2, National Federation Of
Federal Employees, will be voted on at
the next meeting. The report was sub
mitted by Arthur H. Howell, the chair
man, at q meeting Wednesday night.
A proposal to appoint nominating
committee to designate officers for the
next year is included.
Evening star., 1932-12-30
HINES PAID TRIBUTE

Greetings From Hospital Named
for Him Signed by Thousands.
A New Years greeting signed with
a thousand names came to Frank T..
Hines, the Veterans administrator, from
the staff and patients of the Edward
Hines, jr., Veterans Hospital at Chi
cago.
The holiday message assured the gen.
eral his difficult task has appreciated
and paid him tribute as an administra-
tor.
Above all you have displayed spirit
Of comradeship very dear to u.s." the
greeting said.
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RAIMEY TO SPEAK

Representative Rainey Of Illinois, ma
lority leader Of the House, will dis
cuss "Public Health and the Fight
Against tuberculosis" in an address
over station WRC at am. tomorrow.
Representative Rainey will be intro
duced by Mrs. Ernest H. Grant, presi-
dent Of the District tuberculosis Asso-
riation. which arranged the talk.
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u. S. WORKER ENDS LIFE
BECAUSE OF ILL HEALTH
Mrs. Aretta Anne Dennen, Stenog-
rapher in Veterans Admins
tration Found With Slashed Wrist.


Despondent because of i'll health, Mrs.
Aretta Anne Dennen, 46, ended her life
yesterday by slashing her left wrist
with a razor blade in q bed room Of
her home, 1900 Park road.
She was found lying on the floor by
her daughter, Miss Elaine Dennen. who
summoned an ambulance. DR.. D. C..
Grain accompanied an Emergency Hos
pital ambulance to the residence and
pronounced Mrs. Dennen dead. He
said she apparently had been dead sew
eral hours
Mrs. Dennen, a stenographer in the
Veterans Administration, had been in
Ill health for some time, according to
Detective Sergt. John c. Dalglish, who
the case.
Deputy Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald issued a certificate of suicide.
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DAILY PRAYER SERVICES
Noon Worship Will Be Held in
Methodist Building.

Daily noon prayer services at the
Methodist Building. 100 Maryland ave-
nue. northeast, have been arranged by
the Women's National Committee for
Law Enforcement and the National
United Committee for Law Enforce
ment, beginning Tuesday. January 3,
and continuing through January Z.
The meetings will be held in connec-
ton with the week Of prayer"
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Vice president of Brown University. who
will address the Washington Brown
Club tonight at is Christmas smoker,
at the University Club. He will dis
cuss the educational trends of the last
few years and the effects Of the depres-
sion on privately endowed universities
of the East. De Ormond "Tuss" Nc
Laughry, Brown foot ball coach, also
will speak.
DR.. Edwin Dexter is president Of the
Brown Club. Other officers are Elijah
Anthony, vice president; ]. G. Weldon,
secretary; E. r. Cleveland, Ismar
Baruch and A. z. Eastburn, directors.
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Named Pilots Examiner,

DANVILLE, Va, December 80 (Spe-
ciaD.-D T. w. Edmunds has been
commissioned by the Aeronautics branch
Of the Department Of Commerce In
Washington as examiner of all appli-
cants for airplane pilot licenses here.
Evening star., 1932-12-30
"IT'S THE VALET"

Play Selected Wednesday by
Princeton Triangle Club.
The Princeton Triangle Club will
present Its the Valet" at the WASH
ington Auditorium next Wednesday at
$50 pm. Tickets are ON sale at
Droops, 1900 6 street; 1.-The Junior
League Office. 1908 Connecticut avenue,
or call Warren s. Stone, National o624.
Evening star., 1932-12-30
PROCTOR TO GIVE TALK
"Epitaphs and Epitaffy" Subject
of Writer Monday.

"Epitaphs and Epitaffy" will be the
subject OF an address by John Clagett
Proctor, chronicler Of the Association
of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of
Columbia, at the New Year meeting
Of the association to be held on Mon
day at 1890 am. at the old Union
engine house.
Mr.. Proctor's address VIII follow his
reading of the chronicles for 1882.
Evening star., 1932-12-30

Library Closed Tomorrow.
The Library of Congress will be closed
all day tomorrow. It will be open Sum-
day and Monday from 2 to 10 pm.
Evening star., 1932-12-30
SW|MS ROCK CREEK
CLAD IN N|GHTSH|RT
Escaped Inmate of Industrial
School Captured After
Chase.

Attired only in a white nightshirt,
l7-year -old escaped inmate Of the In
dustriai Home School led police lively
chase through Rock Greek Park near
the @ Street Bridge this morning. at one
time plunging into the icy waters of
the creek in a vain effort to elude cap
ture.
On another occasion the occupants of
a private residence on Q street fed in
terror as the hite-clad figure dashed
in the back door, ran through the
house and out the front door, with a
police officer in hot pursuit
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THE INDIANAPOLIS Times

the $3.50 law. control of the school
budget has been taken from the
nonpartisan school board and
placed in hands OF a partisan county
board. which has no responsibility
for operating the schools.
The political board. with no
knowledge or study Of needs of the
schools" he said, is given the power
to cut SS71, 500 from our budget, as
it did, after the board voluntarily
had cut out 1851, 500, every cent of
which was needed.
mo economy is wise when it is
effected at expense of the school
child. The school administrators
find themselves between two fires, a
demand for more service because of
more children in school, and de-
mand for reduced operating cost.
"A study of the figures will reveal
that as a business concern, the In
dianapolis schools account well for
every dollar expended"
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.LANDON HOME SOLD
TO ]. K. LILLY JR.
Proceeds Are Dedicated to
Hospital Fund.

Sale of the Hugh NICK. Landon
home on Woodstock drive, Oldfields
to j. K. Lilly Jr, vice-president of
Eli Lilly & Co., has been an
nounced.
Financial outlay of the transac-
ton was not made public. Landon
who is vice-president and chairman
of the executive committee of the
Fletcher Trust Company, said the
proceeds have been dedicated to a
trust fund for use by the James
Whitcomb Riley Memorial Associa-
ton supporting the Riley Hospital
for children.
The home is on an estate of about
thirty acres between Michigan road
and White river. Lilly will take
possession about the middle of April
it was said.
The sale was negotiated by Greg
DRY q Appel.
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FRIEND is SLAIN IN
QUARREL over RENT
Lifelong Acquaintance Ad-
mitS Shooting Man.

By United Press
ROCKFORD, Ill, Dec. 2S.-An
argument over rent money today
had brought death to Bertrand
Cole, Sc, and placed his lifelong
friend, Frank Ramsby, So, in jail.
RamSby surrendered to police. He
told them he shot and killed Cole
in Self-defenSe.
The men had quarreled recently
when Cole demanded that Ramsby
pay up his rent.
Witnesses said Ramsby went to
Coles home Tuesday night with a
revolver. Mrs. Cole answered the
door and, seeing the gun, refused
Ramsby admittance. Ramsby fired
a shot through the door which struck
Cole in the chest, killing him in
stantly.
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This IN no wise indicates, how
ever, that Stain is in danger of be-
ing overthrown, or his prerogatives
! limited.
Stain is too clever a statesman
not to recognize this feeling against
him and to make concessions to the
forces which object to hispolicies.
These concessions mostly will be
in favor of the peasants, whose OPP
position to the governments method
of grain collection is expected to
force abandonment of the system,
and the creation Of a plan of taxa
ton in place Of direct collections.
Silence Will Be Broken
The peasant opposition threw the
collections far behind schedule and
contributed greatly to the shortage
of bread and food generally, which
caused drastic curtailment of ra-
tons.
When the central Communist
committee. most important body in
the Soviet government, holds a
special session beginning Jan. 5,
Stain will break an eighteen-month
silence to discuss the change in the
collection system, and the conces-
sionS to be granted peasants aimed
to encourage them to intensity their
efforts for a good crop in 1888.
BolShevik leaders were convinced
of the necessity Of an abrupt about
face after peasant opposition of the
last three months, sometimes
through passive resistance and some
times by active sabotage, had Sc
riously retarded grain collections.
1t became apparent that unless
there was a change of policy, the
peasants might not plant sufficient
acreage next spring to feed the ma
ton during 1888 and 1884.
Seek to Build Up Surplus
After "cleansings," few execu-
lions, and occasional requisition of
grain failed to improve the situa-
ton, the government decided on a
tax in kind, based on grain acreage,
size of farms, and number of cattle
kept by peasants. The new acreage
tax is victory for the peasants, and
represents the first of the govern
ment concessions to them on the
grain question.
Under the new tax, peasants will
be told before their paintings the
exact amount of tax to be demanded
of them.
If the government can stimulate
production of grain sufficiently,
Stain and his colleagues hope not
only to re re the food shortage,
but to build a grain surplus that
may be sold o. >he open market at
uncontrolled prices.
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university or not. Two may regis
ter more cheaply than one with the
fee at SIS for single persons and
$3.50 for married couples. The
course is believed the first opened
by an American university for gen.
eral registration.
Charles r. Metzger, attorney, with
a varied experience in divorce work,
viii be chief instructor. He will be
assisted by DR.. Thurman B. Rice
of Indiana school of medicine; DR..
Mary H. Young. Indiana university
extension psychology instructor;
J. L. RosenStein, Butler psychology
instructor, and DR.. Frank S. c.
Wicks, pastor Of the All Souls Uni
tartan church.
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SCHOOL CRISIS
LAID TO POLITICS
Sidener ASSaiIS Demands
for 'RetrenChment at
ANY Cost

Indianapolis today faces an edu-
cational crisis as a result of an I'M
reasoning demand for retrenchment
at any cost and intrusion of politi-
cal interference through the s1.50
maximum levy law, Merle Sidener,
school commissioner, told Indian
apolis RotarianS, Tuesday.
Sidener pointed out that under