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Evening star., 1932-10-23
HYGIENE LEADERS
MEET THURSDAY
American Society Sponsors
Three-Day Conference
Here This Week.

Many nationally known physicians,
social workers and leaders in social
hygiene will gather here Thursday for
"a three-day conference at the Willard
Hotel, sponsored by the American
Social Hygiene Society, DR.. William A
White announced yesterday. DR.. White
is superintendent of st. Elizabeth's Hos
oital and president of the District Social
Hygiene Society.
Among the speakers will be DR.. Ed
ward L. Keyes, president of the Amen-
can Social Hygiene Society and out
standing urologist, who will address a
Joint meeting of hygiene workers and
members of the District Medical So
ciety Thursday night at the latters
auditorium, 1718 NJ street.
At dinner meeting on Friday at the
Willard Hotel, DR.. White will speak on
Social Hygiene Problems as Represent
ing Failures of Community and Family
Ideals"
Opening Meeting at Lunch.
The opening meeting Of the con-
ference will be luncheon at the Wash
ington Hotel on Thursday, at which
Miss Grace Abbott, chief of the Chill
dren's Bureau, will speak on THE Com
munity and Its Youth"
This subject will be continued through
the Thursday afternoon session, at
which Mrs Elwood Street will preside
At this session DR.. William John
Cooper commissioner of education; Miss
Rhoda Milliken, head of the Metropoli-
tan Policewoman's Bureau, and Miss
Aida Bowler of the Children's Bureau,
are expected to speak. A motion pic
ture film "A New World of Adventure, "
will also be shown.
Another feature of the conference
will be talk by Mrs. Elgin Sherk, di-
rector of the Marriage Clinic of the
Old Stone Church in Cleveland. Ohio,
who will tell about her work in this
phase of social hygiene. Mrs. Sherk
will speak at a luncheon at the Willard
Hotel Friday, at which DR.. Loren B. T.
Johnson will preside.
Fowler to Preside.
DR.. William c. Fowler, District health
officer, will preside at general session
to be held at the Willard Hotel Friday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, at which DR.
Walter Clarke, director, Division of
Medical Measures, of the American So
cial Hygiene Association and u H.
Clegg of the Bureau of Investigation,
Department of Justice, will speak
Other speakers on the program in
clude: DR.. William F. Snow, director
American Social Hygiene Association;
Prof Maurice A. Bigelow of the Co
lumbia University Teachers College, DR.
Paul j. Everhardt, director of the
Washington Child Guidance Clinic and
Rev. Russell j. Clnchy of the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church
The committee in charge of the con-
ference include: W. w. Wheeler; chair
man; Mrs r. Thomas West, j. E. Jones,
DR.. Louise Tayler-Jones, Mrs. Maurice
Rosenberg, Mrs. Joseph Sanders, Willard
Smith, DR.. Walter Stokes, Mrs. Elwood
Street, Mr.. Richard Hogue and Miss
Jean Pinney of the American Social
Hygiene Association.
Evening star., 1932-10-23
THREE ARE ARRESTED
ON 'VOODOO' CHARGES
Prince Georges Police Also Order
Four Others to Leave
County.
y a STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

pS d otdu correspondent OF 1ne Otar.
HYATTSVILLE, Md October o.
Having arrested three tourist camp pa
irons on ''voodoo' charges yesterday,
Prince Georges County police today Or
dered four other persons in the camp,
whom they claim to be gypsies, to leave
the county.
The trio held were arrested after
Thomas Parran, colored, of Bladens-
burg, asked his employer for a loan Of
SIS to pay fortune teller" who had
informed him he would surely die if he
did not get some money for her to re-
turn two locks of his hair which, she
claimed, had been stolen from him dur
ing his sleep and buried in grave
yard.
Parran's employer called police, who
gave the colored man a marked bill and
accompanied him into the tourist camp
at Berwyn. They arrested Dinah Weston
on charges of false pretenses and Will
liam Weston and Peter Longstar on
charges of being accessories. Charges
Of possession of liquor were also lodged
against the trio.
The four persons in the tourist camp
were ordered to move under the law
which prohibits gypsies from camping
in Prince Georges.
Evening star., 1932-10-23
K|WAN|S TO HOLD
B|CENTENN|AL FETE
Members From Four States
and D. C. to Hold Rites
Here Thursday.

Kiwanians from four States and the
District will gather here Thursday to
commemorate the Bicentennial Of the
birth of George Washington. officers of
the Washington Club announced yester-
day.
Delegations from Virginia, Maryland,
West Virginia and Delaware will take
part in the ceremony, a part Of the
program for the fourteenth annual con-
vention of the Capital Kiwanis District.
The convention will convene at the
Mayflower Hotel Thursday morning and
will run through Saturday.
Navy Program Thursday.
A Navy day program win be carried
out at q luncheon at the Raleigh Hotel
Thursday. As guests of honor two col
lateral descendants Of George Wash
ington, William Fontaine Alexander and
Forrest Augustine Brown, both OF
Charles Town, w. Va, and kiwanlans'
will be present.
A feature OF the entertainment pro-
gram will be a trip to Mount Vernon
friday for all Kiwanians and their
wives. District Gov. Henry A. Con-
verse will place a wreath on the tomb
Of George Washington.
DR.. Luther H. Reichelderfer, presi-
dent of the District of Columbia Board
of Commissioners and honorary MEM
ber of the Washington club, Thursday
night will deliver the address of well
come. Response will be made by C.
Walter Cole past president OF the Tow
son, Md, club.
A sightseeing trip is scheduled Fri
cay for the women. including inspec-
ton of the U. S. Frigate Constitution,
cooked at the Navy Yard.
Subjects on Friday.
AT the convention session Friday
such subjects as "Under-Privileged
Child Work" Boys and Girls Work, y
The Truth About the Portland Con-
vention of the American Legion,
Public Affairs" "Kiwanis Education,
Inter Club Relations" agriculture,
Business Standards" and "Kiwanis
accomplishments" will be discussed by
prominent speakers and time will be
taken to discuss each of them from the
door
A dinner and ball honoring Gov. and
Mrs. Converse will be held Friday
night. Rev. P. Rowland Wagner OF the
Norfolk club will talk on "Debunking
Depression"
Evening star., 1932-10-23
CHARGES Of POLICE
GRAFT ARE PROBED
Allegations of Boot|eggers
Said to Involve Nine
Officers.

An investigation of alleged graft
charges against number of members
of the Police Department was reported
last night to be under way in the Dis
trict attorneys Office and in the spe-
cial intelligence division Of the pro-
hibition unit.
The charges, it was said, were con-
tanned in af1idavits, signed by convicted
bootleggers. 1t was understood that
nine officers were named, and that all
testified against the bootleggers in
court
U. S. Attorney Leo A. Rover said he
is in no position to discuss the matter
at the present time, and added that no
af1idavits have been filed with his office.
The charges are said to have been
brought against the policemen by a
group of bootleggers who operated over
a wide section of the city and partic-
ularly in the Northeast and Southeast
sections. Nearly a score of men and
women were arrested when the author
tiles delved into the activities of the
alleged ring.
Evening star., 1932-10-23
HALLOWEEN FETE
WORK WILL BEGIN
Lighting System and Stands
Will Be Prepared for Oct.
81 Festival.

Work will begin tomorrow on the
lighting system and grandstands to be
erected on Constitution avenue in con-
nection with the Washington Bicenten-
NAL Halloween Celebration to be held
here a week from tomorrow, according
to an announcement made yesterday by
the Greater National Capital Committee
of the Washington Board OF Trade and
the District Bicentennial Commission.
Invitations will be sent this week by
the two organizations to leaders OF va
rious groups participating in the cele-
bration inviting them to sit in the re-
viewing stand at Constitution avenue
and Sixteenth street.
Will Rope Of Streets.
A. K. Shipe, chairman of the Trade
Board Committee, said Pennsylvania
and Constitution avenues will be roped
off to facilitate the handling of the
large crowds of spectators and street
cars will be stopped on Pennsylvania
avenue while the parade is in progress.
1t Is estimated that approximately so
floats and 5000 individual marchers
will make up the Halloween procession
anu Will COIlpctc 1OI lCIlB llSI Va
prizes donated by various local con-
Germs. Artistic effect, appropriateness
and cleverness will be the three points
used in judging the floats, while in
dividual marchers will be judged for
the most attractive costumes.
Streets to Be Lighted.
Leon Brusiloffs Orchestra will fur
nish music for dancing on Constitu-
ton avenue. Both sides of the block
will be lighted with streamer as well as
spot lights and an amplifying system
will be installed. Tickets in the grand
stands will be sold for small sum.
A complete list of first prizes for the
celebration is made up of contributions
given by the following: Palais Royal,
Frank r. Jelleff, George C. Shaffer,
Board of Trade, Guide
Bros, Griffith Consumers Co., The Eve
ming Star, the Daily News, Washington
Times and Washington Post.
A meeting of the Celebration Com
mittee this Friday will complete ar
for the full program.
Evening star., 1932-10-23
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
APPOINTMENTS MADE
President of Takoma-Silver Spring
Group Announces Committees
for Year.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
TAKOMA PARK, Md. october "a
President E. E. Smell of the Takoma-
Silver Spring High School Association
has announced the following committee
appointments for the ensuing year:
Membership, Mrs. ]. G. Kiel; Ways and
Means, Mrs. w. McClennan. chairman;
Mrs. William Fidler, Mrs. r. S. Mason,
Mrs. A. @. Tool; Cafeteria Subcommit-
tee on Ways and Means, Mrs. j. j.
Dolan. chairman; Mrs. H. H. Hewlett,
Mrs. Ralph e. Gould; Program, Mrs. w.
Perry, chairman; Mrs. B. Gross; GYM
nasium and Playground, w. E. Perry,
chairman; c. j. Bride; Library, H. B.
Hendrick; Social Relations; John j. Do
Ian; Curriculum, E. j. Wilson; Public
ity. Ralph E. Gould. Mrs. Walter
Pritchard will be treasurer of the asso-
citation for the ensuing year.
Second prize in the Daughters of the
American Revolution essay contest has
been awarded to Miss Edna Lutes,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L. Lutes.
The essay was on George Washington
as a Boy"
Evening star., 1932-10-23
GEN. BUTLER ASKS GLASSFORD
TO ADDRESS VETERANS RALLY
Ex.Chief Averse, However, to Join in Any Enterprise
"Smacking of Politics.

speaking. Maj Gen. Smedley D. Butler
came to see me at my residence this
morning urging that participate as
one Of the speakers in veterans rally.
have not committed myself to this
venture nor to any other offer that has
been made. So far as the coming ma
tional election Is concerned, 1t Is my
desire to remain non-partisan.
my recent experience in police work
has given me an intense interest in
crime and social conditions. It Is my
intention to continue study Of these
subjects with view to possible con-
tribution toward impeding the crime
wave which has been gathering force
in this country, and toward ameliorating
the social conditions which foster the
growth of crime.
ut is my intention to make my head
quarters In Washington for the present.
Late in December hope to spend q
short vacation in Mexico and Central
America in accordance with tentative
plan formulated several weeks ago"
Evening star., 1932-10-23
ANNE ARUNDEL CHEST
DRIVE TO BE PLANNED
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, october 22.-Plans
for the countrywide Community Chest
drive will be completed Monday night
when a group Of representative citi0ens
will meet at Carvel Hall Hotel.
S. w. Labrot heads the committee
which will seek to raise $4,000 for the
benefit of the needy of Anne Arundel
County. The Guiding Committee OF
seven persons, headed by DR.. j. H. jan
ney, county health officer. has called Tor
Monday nights meeting to make closer
contact with the persons who will assist
in the drive.
The drive will get under way on Oc-
tober 81. The county will be divided
into sections with supervisors commit
tees and subcommittee so that every
resident will be asked to do his or her
share.
All organizations in the county are
expected to join in the drive.
Evening star., 1932-10-23

Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford has
been asked by Maj. Gen. Smedley d.
Butler, fiery retired Marine officer, to
address a mammoth veterans rally in
New York, but has not committed him
self because of an aversion to engaging
in any enterprise snlacking OF politics,
he announced last night.
In a statement, which he said he was
issuing ito clear up rumors concerning
my plans for the future" the former
police superintendent declared:
" do not intend to enter politics,
nor am I seeking job merely for the
sake Of a job. It is my present inten..
ticn that should / accept any form Of
employment in the future it will be
from an altruistic motive something
worth while to accomplish for which I
am qualified by training and expert
ence.
Several offers have been made to me
during the past few days involving bus
iness opportunities writing, articles And
Evening star., 1932-10-23

from SIT to ISL in spite Of an increase
in traffic deaths from 81 to 104. On the
traffic problem, the report says:
"The inordinate and unrestricted IN
crease of taxicabs, the inflow from sub
urban areas of thousands OF automo-
biles for the opening of all Government
offices at the same hour, totally made
uuate parking facilities in the business
district, the privilege of all-night park
ing and other difficulties characteristic
to washington makes the present trafhc
force Of 159 totally inadequate to cope
with the unusual situation. The in
crease in trafic deaths and a 81 per
cent increase in accidents resulting IN
injuries or property damage, indicate
extraordinary increase in responsibility
and work for the Traffic Bureau"
Liquor Law Arrests Gain.
There is a large increase reported In
arrests for minor traffic violations
81 ,104 in 1881 and 39,134 In 1882. but
the arrests for the serious offenses were
fairly static.
Arrests for violating the Volstead act
went up from 1857 in 1881 to 4,104 in
1892. while those for intoxicatioh
dropped from 1882 to 1892, and
seizures of alcoholic beverages dropped
from 23,082 to 81 ,029 gallons. The 1882
seizures included 17,480 gallons Of
whisky and smaller quantities Of other
drinks. including Z gallons OF cham
payne. ...----.-
Evening star., 1932-10-23
NORTH WOODSIDE GARDEN
WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED
Special Dispatch to. The Star.


NORTH WOODSIDE, Md, October
22.-Winners in the annual home and
garden contest, sponsored by the North
Woodside Citizens Association, were
announced at a meeting of that organ
ization held last night at Grace Parish
Hall.
The winners in class 1. which Is for
two-story houses, are as follows: First
prize, Walter A. Crist, 9503 Columbia
Boulevard; second, Wesley M. Morris,
9501 Columbia Boulevard; third, George
H. Milne, GAIL Columbia boulevard;
fourth, w. Braden Appleby, 1908 Glen
Ross road.
Prizes in class 2, which were award
ed to homes Of the bungalow type, are
as follows: First prize, H. K. Hickman,
9413 Second avenue; Herold Haynes
1106 Glen Ross road; William L. Cam,
lila Glen Ross road, and Henry p. Hill,
1920 Glen Ridge avenue.
The final judging was held the latter
part of September, with Prof. w. r.
Ballard and Prof Mark M. Shoemaker,
both of the University of Maryland,
acting as judges Earl A. Brown was
chairman Of the committee In charge
Of the contest.
Evening star., 1932-10-23

again Thursday afternoon" he said.
After dinner 1 went to Dr.. Scully'5
Office and was about TO return home
when I suddenly remembered that my
parents might be notified that 1 had
played 'hookie,' so 1 decided to run
away. went into the Masonic Temple
and slept there Thursday night, while
yesterday morning I bought a couple OF
apples with some change left from so
cents Dad had given me for bus fare
when went to school Thursday morn
ing.
After walking around town yester-
day went down to a shack some boys
and myself had built on one of Dads
lots near our home and stayed there
last night until everybody had gone to
bed at my house and then crept into
the garage and went to sleep. I was
tired and hungry when I awoke this
morning. so I came home. The apples
were all that had to eat"
The boy was cnly scantily clad when
he left home for the physicians Office
and his cold became worse as result
of exposure, but his mother declared
today that with a good rest" he would
soon be up and about
Evening star., 1932-10-23
HOLD-UP FRUSTRATED
WHEN VICTIM FLEES
Armed Bandit Frightened Away
From Filling Station,
Leaving $40.

An armed bandit attempted to hold
up a filling station at Thirteenth and
N streets shortly before midnight. but
was frightened away when one of his
victims fled.
Ernest Emerson, 1914 N street assist
ant manager of the station. was con-
versing with a friend. Alfred Beese.
same address, when the bandit entered
through a rear door and ordered the
pair to "Stick 'em up!"
Emerson complied, and at the hold
up mans request. removed the con-
tents of the cash register-approxi-
mately So He proffered it to the
bandit, but before the latter could ac-
cept it, Beese ran from the station and
telephoned police.
The hold-up man turned, ran through
the rear door, leaped into q waiting
automobile and sped away.
Evening star., 1932-10-23
LIGHTNING RODS FOR TREE

The magnolia tree which Federal au-
.horities contracted to pay almost $4,000
for moving to its new position just
east of Fourteenth street and north of
Constitution avenue, provided 1t lives
for two years. is being equipped with
lightning rods to safeguard it from elec-
trical storms. Fifteen prongs will be
placed along the tree limbs, connecting
with a ground circuit, extending 40 feet
from the tree and down to mineral soil,
said on1cisls of the Office of Public
Buildings and Public Parks yesterday
Evening star., 1932-10-23
Commission PLANS
':W TARIFF STUDY
President Asks Effects of Foreign
Currencies Depreciation Be
Learned.
81 the Associated Press.

81 the Associated Press.
In response to request by President
Hoover the Tariff Commission viii be-
gin q study next week on the effect
deprecated currencies Of foreign ma
tions have had upon the American
tariff wall.
The contemplated action was dis
closed by Chairman O'Brien after
President Hoover spoke Of it at Charles
ton, w. Va.
Senator Reed, Republican, Of Penn
sylvania, has advocated temporary re-
adjustment of schedules to meet what
he contends is a "vitiation" of the
present tariff rates because of cheaper
money and cheaper cost Of proxuc-
ton in other countries.
However, Senator Reed has advo-
Gated, instead, that this problem be
met by a new system Of calculation of
costs, basing the cost estimates Of for
eign goods on the par value Of q ma
tion's currency rather than on the pres
ent value. SD
Senate Democrats IN debating the
Reed motion last April contended the
administration was seeking the action
as q means of jumping up all tariff
rates to Q new high level.
Evening star., 1932-10-23

This is the first OF series OF
articles en- operation OF the drdS-
ticdlly cut budget in the Government
departments.
Evening star., 1932-10-23

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
ROOSEVELT To
STAND AGAINST
SALES TAX PLAN
Never viii Sponsor Levy,
Confidential Word to
Leaders Advises.

BIZ Scripps-Hoi0ard Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-Demo-
cratic congressional leaders never
will sponsor general sales tax
with President-E Franklin d.
Rooseyelts consent, according to
confidential word received by them
the last few days.
Instead of Mr. Roosevelt is
friends" being merely mortified"
momentarily at recent sales tax sug-
gestions, the information from Al
bany describes the President-elect
as "unalterabiy opposed" to the
proposal, in future sessions as well
as the present one.
His opposition is regarded as
definitely discarding a general sales
tax law as a means of balancing the
budget, not only during the re-
mainder of the short session Of con-
gress but during the extra session
which likely is to follow.
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born near Penn
vile, in Jay coun-
ty, and moved TO
Bloc mington in
1896. His son,
James r. Reyes
ter, is associated
with him IN the
firm of REGISTER
81 REGISTER, attor-
neyS.
The elder Reg
ester was gradu-
ated after a three
year law course at
Indiana uni YER
sity in 1905. He
was treasurer Of
Monroe coIlnt.v in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
NetO Legislators -
KiwaniS Leader
to Make Debut
in Legislature

John F. REGISTER, native Hoo
sier and resident of Monroe coun-
ty thirty-six years, will represent
that county in the 1888 house of
representatives.
Register, 2, and married, was
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31

A Pittsburgh school Of nursing
gives its seniors a course in English
literature, believing that nurse
who prefers good reading to cheap
reading in her spare time thereby
will gain professional asset as
well as personal enrichment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31

10000; deputy prosecutor in 1910;
city attorney in 1926 and county
attorney in 1928-29.
REGISTER has been active in law
practice since 1909, and is a mem
Der of the Baptist church and
president NJ Bloomington Kiwanis
Club this year. He is a Democrat.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
GRANDMA OWNS PLANE
Age No Barrier to Flying, Thinks
New York Woman.

New York Woman.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31-Mrs. Foster
Balm believes that age is no handi-
cap to flying an airplane. This So
year-old grandmother has plane of
her own and, moreover, operates it
herself.
She is said to have more than 200
hours Of solo flying to her credit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
Beware of Colds
NOW!
With Flu in the Air
Colds Are Doubly Dangerous

AOIOS ARE LOUDLY dangerous
Colds-always treacherous- doubly dan
gerous now, with flu reported in many Sec
tons. They lower body strength and pave
the way for flu and all its serious complca-
lions. Heed even the slightest sniffle as a
danger signal. It's no time to take chances.
The safest course to follow is that outlined in
Vicks Plan for better Contro-of- Colds In
clinical tests last winter Vicks Plan reduced
the number and spread of colds by half! cut
their dangers and costs more than half Full
details of the plan are in each Vicks package.
Briefly, it is this:
TO PREVENT MANY COLDS: At that first -
feeling of STIFFNESS nasal irritation
sniffle or sneeze-Nature's usual warn
ing that cold is coming on-use Vicks
Nose & Throat Drops, the new aid in
preventing colds Vicks Drops aid Ma
ture in throwing off the infection that
treatens. They prevent development
of many colds.
TO END A COLD SOONER: If a cold has
developed strikes without warning
vigorous measures are necessary. At
bedtime, apply Vicks VapoRub. It's direct
double action continuing through the
night-brngs quicker relief During the
day, the convenient Vicks Nose Drops
every few hours needed. They add to
comfort-help shorten the cold.
Follow VickS Plan for Better CONTROL of Cold
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
GIRL : CHARGES
HOLD HE|DT

Arrested on statutory charges in
volving an 11-year-old girl, Charles
A. Heidi, 26, of 2O7 Third st. N.
E., today was held for the Grand
Jury on $4,000 bonds after he
had pleaded not guilty before
Police Court Judge Gus A. Schuldt
Heidi was arrested by police
who were investigating the dis.
appearance Saturday of Isabelle
Irene Wolfe from her home, 1929
Fourth st. N. w. The girl, found
in Baltimore after being absent
for two days, told a story which
resulted in Heidt's arrest.
Heidi is said by police to have
admitted taking the girl for a
ride in his car, but he denied her
charges, He waived preliminary
hearing.