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Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-29
TOMORROW

TOMORROW
Junior Chamber of Commerce
breakfast, Barbara Worth hotel.
Chamber of Commerce lunch
con, Barbara Worth hotel.
Ladies' day, Barbara Worth
country club.
Mt. Signal home department.,
Lula Springer home.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-29
lllLL
~ ROGERS
w ',s0ys: .

BEVERLY HILLS, MaHh 90.
(SpeciaD-That baby news from
down in Virginis sounds the
most encouraging there has
been. OF course, this is case
where everybody wants to get
in on it and claim they know
something.
But if we can trust those
prominent men like that to
know what they are doing,
look what it would mean to
give out all this hope falsely.
Why, it would just show you
how some folks could be either
misled, or to what means they
would go to get publicity.
But l believe they know
something and we will get some
good news and the world will
look brighter to everybody.
Yours,
Evening star., 1932-12-16
Staying CONFESSION
REPUDIATED ON STAND
Man Accused of Killing Brother
and Young Woman Denies
He Took Their Lives.

BY the Associated Press.
LIMA. Ohio, December 16-Loren
Truesdale. on trial for the slayings OF
his brother Earl and Miss Ttlelr1la
Woods. declared from the witness stand
yesterday that on the night OF the kill
ing he was in a stalled automobile on
country road near Spencerville, miles
from the scene of the killings.
His statement repudiated a purported
confession the State charges he made
to police shortly after his arrest.
Truesdale declared that on the night
his brother and the girl were killed,
May 80, 1881. he met Don Mohler.
resident of Spencerville, after talking
briefly with Earl and Miss Woods. He
and Mohler went to DelphoS, returned
to Lima, drove around with two girls
ID then returned to Mohler's home
1T midnight. he said. Starting home
alone his motor stalled. and he slept in
the automobile until daylight, Truesdale
declared.
Meanwhile. LLOYD Zeigler, inmate of
the Mansfield Reformatory, who twice
confessed and denied he killed the
couple. waited outside the court room
as defense witness and told newspaper
men he would tell new story" of the
killings.
Evening star., 1932-12-16
Taxation Without Representation
in the District Of Columbia
15oh Anniversary of Boston Tea Party Recalled.

He would never for one minute suspect
that Uncle Sam was only putting up
less than S8,000,0 900 and that the other
S29 900 ,000 comes direct from the vote
less and unrepresented residents Of the
District.
Not Tolerated in Business.
Such Misrepresentation by any pri
vate concern in published statement
would not be tolerated. Congressional
investigation, action by Department Of
Justice, the Federal Trade Commission
or the Better Business Bureau would
surely ard promptly follow the promul-
CATION OF such a plain humbug state
ment by any business concern. We
wonder what our Boston brethren of
159 years ago would have done if con-
fronted by such condition But what
is the solution? What are the voteless
and unrepresented residents of the Ma
tional Capital community to do about
it? Closest students of District affairs
have long been convinced that the only
solution and the only hope Of better
day lies in the application to the Dis
trict of Columbia of those fundamental
American principles and giving the Dis
trict voting representation in both of
the houses of the Congress. which exer-
cises exclusive legislation Gncluding
taxation) over the Capital community
and granting the right to vote for
President and Vice President
This remedy can be applied only
through the adoption Of an amendment
to the Constitution of the United States
giving the requisite power to Congress
to bring it about. Such a proposed
amendment has been introduced in each
Congress for number of years, and
has the united support of most of the
civic. trade and labor organizations Of
the District Twice has the Senate
Committee on the District Of Columbia
reported the resolution favorably, but
it has never been voted on by either
house. At present this resolution is
pending before the committees on the
judiciary Of the respective houses
The Citizens Joint Committee on
National Representation for the District
of Columbia has this matter in charge
for the organizations Of Washington,
directing the work from its headquar-
tiers in The Evening Star Building.
The movement for national repre-
sentation in no way involves the local
form Of government. When the Dis
trict is given the voting representation
in the Congress, the Congress will con-
tinue to exercise the same power of
exclusive legislation in all cases what
soever. The only difference will be that
the District representatives will have a
small fractional part in the bodies
which govern it and the Nation.
Evening star., 1932-12-16
MISSOURIAN DENOUNCES
OCEAN MAIL CONTRACTS
Representative Lozier Declares
Agreements Are Not Far Re-
moved From Legalized Graft"

The House yesterday heard declara-
ton from Representative. Lozier, Demo-
crat, of Missouri, that many ocean
mail contracts are not far removed from
legalized graft"
The compensation on ocean mail
contracts is grossly excessive" Lozier
said. The subventions have been car
ried to unreasonable limits.
In the fiscal year 1881 Government
payments on ocean mail were S18.T90.-
600. This equaled bounty to a Ger
tain favored steamship company Of
Sl5.865 900 over the cost of carrying
that mail under the general statute.
I'VE can't develop a great merchant
marine by hothouse methods. The mer-
chant marine act Of 1928 is being ad-
ministered unwisely and extraVagantly."
Evening star., 1932-12-16
FORMER GOVERNOR
OF VERMONT DIES
W. W. Stickney Was Executor Of
Estate of Calvin Coolidges
Father.

BY the Associated Press.
SARASOTA, Fla, December 10
Former Gov. William W. Stickney Of
Vermont, died suddenly at his Winter
home here yesterday
He was 70 years old and was Gov
ernor from 1900 to 1902 From 1892 to
1896 he served as speaker of the Yer
mont House of Representatives.
Mr.. Stickney was executor of the es-
tate of John Coolidge, father Of the
former President. He also was a law
partner Of former United States Attor-
ney General j. G. Sargent, before he
retired from active practice some time
ago.
Evening star., 1932-12-16
c DEAD, 90 INJURED
IN BIC TOXIC FIRE
Flames Trap Scores in Upper
Floors of Department
Store.

| By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, Friday, December 16-Six
persons are known to have been killed
and approximately 80 injured today in
fire at the Shirokiya Department
Store. one of the largest i'll Toxic,
which trapped scores of customers and
building. Loss was estimated at 2o,-
600 900 yen tabout S4000,000(.
All stories above the second in the
seven-story structure were burned. A
| battalion of troops was called out to
keep back crowds
Hundreds of Christmas and New
Year shoppers, most of them women,
were carried down ladders by firemen.
The store vas festively decked. AL
though officially Japan does not OBJ
serve Christmas, it has become pop
ular gift-giving holiday. while the New
Year continues to be the principal fes-
tival OF this nature.
Fire Spreads Rapidly.
The fire originated in Christmas tree
lights and spread rapidly through
large stocks of celluloid toys. When the
blaze had been eXtinguiShed the upper
five stories of the building were Quilted.
The fire broke out before many Gus
lpl4lSlS 1lsI ai1lNeS, Dul II WAS tSlAilSiL-
cd 1000 persons were IN the building,
OF which 600 or 700-mostly saleSgirls
were trapped on upper floors at first.
In the panic. a few jumped from the
building and were killed. Others were
sufIocated before firemen began a series
OF spectacular reScues. Hundreds were
taken off the balcony of the fifth floor
by ladders, ropes and canvas chutes.
Two hundred we're huddled in the
roof garden while smoke billowed
around them when firemen finally ar
rived and rescued them.
Troops Keep Throng Back.
Five army airplanes assisted by drop
A battalion of troops. with fixed
bayOnetS, held back thrOnes pressing
fire lines and blocking traffic in the
heart of the city fer three hours.
The blaze was subdued shortly after
noon. The Seven-story building was
left a shell.
In menagerie on the roof garden,
two lions, two bears and several mon
keys were rearing and screaming, add
ing to the panic. All Of them survived
since the fire did not penetrate the
roof.
Evening star., 1932-12-16
FORESTERS TOLD NEED
OF REASONABLE POLICY

By the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO. December 16.-A
reasonable national forest policy"
which he declared would preserve the
country's timber supply and provide
employment, was advocated here yes
tcrday by Edward c. NJ Richards, con-
sulting forester Of Philadelphia.
This" he said in an address before
the tnirtv-second annual convention Of
the Society of American Foresters,
would include undertaking such con-
structiye work as roads, trail building,
fire protection and reforestation.
Richards urged public ownership and
management of forests. He charged
private industry with wasting timber
and failing to aid in protection of the
forests from fires and other sources Of
loss
Evening star., 1932-12-16
MOTHER KILLS HER SON
AND TAKES OWN LIFE
Believed to Have Grieved Over In
valid Condition of Boy and
Illness of Parents.
" the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, December 10
Motorists found the body of Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Boyett, q, and her fatally
wounded invalid son in their parked
automobile on the outskirts of Memphis
yesterday.
County officers expressed the belief
that Mrs. Boyett, who had worried over
her sons condition and the illness OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Wal
tiers, drove to the lonely church yard in
which the car was found. Taking her
automatic, she shot 4year-old La
grande Boyett, jr, in the head, and
then turned the weapon on herself
officers said. The boy died in hos
pital.
Lagrande j. Boyett collapsed after
reading note left by his wife, in which
she asked that she and the boy be
buried together Il have worried toe
much over mamma and daddy" the
note said.
Evening star., 1932-12-16
S91,042,392 ALLOTTED
FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION
Major Portion of Emergency Fund
Under Relief Act Has Been
Expended.

A total of s91,042,392 of the $780,
100000 emergency fund for highway
construction projects provided under
the relief act, has been allotted up to
November 80. according to a report
made by the Bureau of Public Roads
The sum remaining is available for
new projects. Emergency funds are
available for expenditure only during
the present fiscal year, which ends June
80. 1888
The largest apportionments were
s7,664,621 to Texas, $6.059,238 to New
York and S5,267,O60 to Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1932-12-16
ONE SHOT; TWO STABBED
Police Report Three Casualties in
Fights Early Today.

Early morning fights resulted in the
Wounding of two colored women, police
reported, while colored man was
treated at Freedmen's Hospital for
bullet wounds in the left arm and leg.
Police were searching for the man
who shot Howard Cooper, 80, during
an alteration in the 1900 block Of Co.
lunbia road. The other casualties were
Maggie Richardson, 20, $500 block of
Sheridan road southeast, suffering from
knife wound in the shoulder, and
Chauncey Thomas, 18, who was stabbed
in his left arm.
Evening star., 1932-12-16

at an early hour and called officers. A
physician was summoned. but the man
bled to death.
Wood left a note which read. Those
that know me will do others a favor by
not identifying me. Let Lincoln Coun-
ty lay my body to rest, Sheriff Apple
white, good-by to ALL
Evening star., 1932-12-16
Man Stricken on Street.

An unidentified colored man was
taken suddenly i'll near Ninth and H
streets about o'clock last night and
died shortly after being taken to hos
pital. Models of small wooden houses
that he had been displaying them as
samples or w2s employed by a repre-
sentative of a firm dealing in them
Evening star., 1932-12-16
PRISONER ENDS LIFE
ON BEING "IDENTIFlEDv
Mississippi Authorities Say

Mississippi Authorities Say
George Evans" Was Really
John Wood, Escaped LITER.
BY the Associated Press
BROOKHAVEN. Miss, December l6.
"A county Jail prisoner identified by
officers as John Wood. an escaped life
termer from the Colorado State Peni-
tentiary, committed suicide in Jail here
early yesterday by slashing his throat and
wrists with razor blade. He con-
tended that his Identification was in
error and said he was George Evans =
Wood was held here on charge OF
robbing gasoline service station with
revolver, crime now punishable by
death in Mississippi. The filling sta
ton employees identified him as the
robber.
Several Lincoln County Mississippi
citizens identified the man as Wood
and said he was native of the Auburn
community.
Other prisoners heard Woods groanS
Evening star., 1932-12-16

Radio and telephone communication
between planes is being considered in
Africa.
Evening star., 1932-12-16
PLANS EPISCOPAL BUDGET
Church Council Makes Preliminary
Cut of S420,OOO.

NEW YORK, December 16 R.-
The National Council Of the Episcopal
Church yesterday adopted a tentative
budget Of S3O50,C00 Tor 1888 and di-
rected complete survey of missionary
work with view to balancing the
budget at the February meeting.
The preliminary budget represents a
decrease of $4,000 from the 1892
figure The largest reduction. S215 27O
was made in the allotment for foreign
missions.
Evening star., 1932-12-16

Textile factories in Canada report
that the gain in employment in october
was the second largest In IL years.
Evening star., 1932-12-16

THE FOLLOWING CARS TO BE SOLD AT
Weschlers public auction on Saturday, De-
cember II, for Charges.
Dodge coach tags P-5550, left under the
name OF Mr. VIM. II Byrd Marmon sedan,
tags V-a067, left under the name Of Mr..
r. Dorsey. Cadillac sedan. TAGS U-1nol,
left under the name OF Rubin Gru5ere.
Minerva convert sedan tags 1863, kit
under the name of Mr.. c. Gross.
CALI, CARL. INC
GA II ST n NJ WaShinPton. d c.
Evening star., 1932-12-16

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
Rosslyn Steel AMI Cement Company hrSt
mortgage bonds Nos Is; AZ, ~; s.; r. ., lnt
2l9. o22, 2.4. $40. 3lG and 324 will be
redeemed at 1o5 at the Federal Americ@n
National Bank and Trust COMPANY, wash
ington D c.. on February /. 1872. from
which time interest on said bonds Will cease
NOT IN BUSINESS FOR MY HEALTH. BUT
for the health of your business. Mail ad.
yertising and duplicating of all kinds. ACE
LETTER SERVICE. l406 G st. -
HoNEY-A JAR OF IMPORTED OR DO
nestle makes very nice Christmas present
Call HONEY POT. West 0634 by ~ m.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A SPE-
Cial meeting of the stockholders OF Inter
state Building Association will be held at
the office OF the association IN the wash
ington Building. Washinfton, D. G.. on the
:,Oth day OF December 1a32, at 5:l5 O'Clock
pm the object of said meeting TO be 70
consider an amendment to the charter OF
the associa tion increasing the capital stock
thereof to :}0n.a0u shares OF the par value
ofsS 90 90 per share providing for different
classes of stock and defining the rlehts. re-
strict.ons. qualifications and voting powers
pertaining to said different classes OF stock.
and to consider amendments 10 the bylaws
of the association ana to transact Shcn otner
business in connection thereWlth as may pc
necessary or sdvisaDle
CLARENCE DODGE.
EARL NJ MACINTOSH.
MARTIN r. WEST
EDWARD K JONES.
Directors.
Evening star., 1932-12-16

WANTED-LOAD OF HOUSEHOLD FURNl-
ture to New York. Dec -: to Boston Dec
II: from New York. Dec. 10. SMITH S
Evening star., 1932-12-16

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
Annual Meeting OF the Shareholders Of the
Riggs National Bank OF Washington. D c.
for the election Of directors and the trans
action Of such other business as may come
before the meet3ne... viii be held at 4 the
Northwest. on Tuesday. January 10, 1885.
The polls Will remain open from IL O'Clock
a IN until IL O'Clock noon.
CEQRGE O NASS. Cashier.
Evening star., 1932-12-16
TREASnRY DEPARTMENT.

once Of the Comptroller OF the CurFency
Washington. D c.
September 80, 1862.
Notice is hereby given 70 all persons VINO
may have claims aralnS The, DEPARTMENT.!
Bank" WASHINGTON, p. g, that the same
must be presented 10 W, B. Altman, Re
ceiver, with the legal proof thereof. within
three months from this date or they may
be diSaIloHed.
Acting ConptrolLer Of the Currency.
Evening star., 1932-12-16
SPECIAL NOTICES.

AFTER THIS DATE WILL NOT BE RE
sponsible for debts contracted BY any one
other than myself ARTHUR F. STEIN
BERG. 1886 Columbia road nv lSt
SPECIAL, RETURN-LOAD RATES ON FULL
and part loads to all points within Loco
miles: padded vans: guaranteed service.
Phone Nat. 1860. NAT. DEL. ASSOC. INC.
1877 N. Y. ave -
WHIPPFrT 20 SEDAN and Buick 90 Sedan
Be sold for storage charges. s. Z. EAGLE,
1907 Corc0Tan st nv. ~
Evening star., 1932-12-16
MAKE THIS A REAL XMAS.

GIVE
The Howard Model. Ba'dwln-Made. BABY
Grand Piano. only SB95. terms Sla and
sis per month Or small studio Size up
right. only 500; terms, Sl5 down, - per
o. J. DE MoIL & CO.
Evening star., 1932-01-25
BONDS co HIGHER
IN STEADY MARKET
Rail List Resists Selling
Pressure and Scores
Some Advances.
BY F. H. RICHARDSON.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 25.-With the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
preparing to begin operations, today S
bond market had a hopeful tone and
prices in the general list moved narrow
ly higher. But owing to the probability
OF heavy Government financing, both in
connection with the Reconstruction
Corporation and the Treasury's own
needs, money rates had a tendency to
tighten and United States Government
Bonds were about 4 point lower
The market opened little changed
from Saturdays closing levels. Railroad
bonds resisted bearish interpretations of
the stand Of the railway unions at the
wage reduction conference in Chicago.
Obligations of railroads and related in
duStrieS advanced from fractions to 2
points. Chesapeake Corporation SIS were
2 points higher. So were Missouri Pa
cific 512s. There were smaller advances
in Chesapeake & Ohio B az, Rock Is =
land Az, Erie SIS, Nickel Plate IS, Nor
thern Pacific IS. Southern Pacific 4l2s
and in number of induStrialS, lnClud-
ing Texas Corporation S. United States
Rubber SIS, youngstown Sheet e. Tube
IS and Dodge Bros. 6S.
y
6 and II month certificates at 3l4 ana
334 per cent, respectively. These are to
meet 100000 of note maturitieS and
provide $500 100000 for current Govern
ment expenses. The rates were regarded
as exactly in line with the market and
occasioned no pressure on outstanding
Government securities, but the increase
of $125 100000 in the capital of the
Federal land banks and the nearnesS
of a large issue of bonds by the Recon-
struction Corporation served to stiffen
money rates. The Street calculates that
the Reconstruction Corporation will sell
about S5OO,00O00O of f1Ve-year 5 per
cent bonds, guaranteed by the Govern
ment, within the next 30 days.
High-grade utility and railroad is
sues which have not been unduly de-
pressed in recent weeks, and cOnSe-
quently are still in line with money
rates, sold off narrowly. This trend
affected such descriptions as American
Telephone SIS, Atchison general 4s, Nor
folk & Western first As and Consoli-
dated Gas 4l2s.
Bonds were firm at the opening In
some cases there were small advances.
Trading was in moderate volume.
The best gains were in railroad de-
scriptions, in spite Of Wall Streets
bearish construction of the unions re-
ply to the executives at the Chicago
wage conference. Chesapeake g. Ohio
B 412s rose a point. Gains occurred in
Northern Pacifics 6s and Southern Pa
Cific 4l2s Industrials like United States
Rubber IS and American L G. Chemf-
cal sips we're firm United States Gov
ernment issues were narrowly higher
In the foreign department most Ger
man descriptions had firm tone South
American bonds, notably these of the
Argentine we're slightly better.
Evening star., 1932-01-25
Business Notes

NEW YORK, January 25.-Dealers in
canned foods report that the market is
showing the improvement predicted for
it at the end of the year. 1t is said
that such items as tomatoes. peas,
string beans and fruits can be cleaned
up easily before the new packs. Stocks
in the hands of Gamers are moderate
and prices are firmer, according to the
trade.
The kerosene trade hears reports of
price shading, and the market appears
unsettled, One refiner was said to be
marketing at 514 cents a gallon tank
cars, refinery, though most of the large
reflnerS are asking cents a gallon for
4l-43 water white.
Raisins continue the featured spot in
thc dried fruit market, due to their re-
cent strength. Other lines are attract
ing relatively little attention and prices
are reported easy.
A London authority places the world
supply Of rubber at the close of 1881 at
the record figure Of $4,000 tons, ap-
proximately equivalent to a years
supply.
Evening star., 1932-01-25
SALES OF PASSENGER
AUTOS ARE ESTIMATED
New Car Purchases for 1881 De-
clared to Have Exceeded
100000 Units.
Ry the Assnriated Prass

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, January 25.-R. L. Polk
& Co., which complies automobile
registration figures throughout the
United States, says today that new
passenger car sales in 1881 exceeded
100000 units. The ejaculation is
based upon complete registration fig
ures for II months and reports from
38 States for December.
Sales of new passenger cars for De-
cember totaled approximately 79,100
units, which would bring the year S
total to 100000. The figures for De-
cember are described as presenting a
cheerful showing" and marking ''the
first break in the persistent decline in
new car sales which had set in last
Spring"
The same authority previously has
estimated that sales OF new trucks for
1881 would exceed 311, 900 units.
The Polk figures deal only with sales
OF passengers cars and trucks in the
United States Figures prepared by
the National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce place production in the
United States and Canada during 1881
at 2,465,000, which, with accessories.
service equipment and replacements of
parts and tires. had a wholesale value
of $2,l0l 100000.
Evening star., 1932-01-25
Stock Change Explained.

NEW YORK, January 25 (R).-In a
statement issued today che Sinclair
Consolidated Oil Corporation said the
proposed reduction to IS a share in as
signed value of the common stock of
the Sinclair-Prairie Consolidated Co.
has no relation to the value of the
shares, but is purely an arbitrary figure.
Under the proposed readjustment of
capital account, the book value per
share of the common stock will be many
times SIS, the statement said. 1t was
added that no actual or existing value
will be lost by reason of the bookkeep-
ing adjustment and that no change
would be made in the shareholders pro-
portionate share Of the assets.