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Evening star., 1932-10-02
WOMAN ASKS $4,000
IN SUIT OVER ELECTION
Sue p. Minis, Seeking Legion Aux
iliary Post, Alleges Letter Es-
Aecting on Character.

Sue p. Minis, 1924 Sixteenth street
southeast, has filed suit in the Dis
trict Supreme Court. seeking $4,000
damaged for alleged libel. The defend
ants are Lilly M. Walker, 1901 Hobart
street; May D. Lightfoot. ASH Wiscon-
sin avenue; Minnie A. Butts, BIT ALI
son street; Blanche Stotler, 1920 Ridge
place southeast, and Jennie r. Knight,
l017 G street southwest.
Through Attorney Olive B. Lacy, the
plaintiff said she was a candidate for
the office Of president Of the District
Department Of the American Legion
Auxiliary at the 1881 election. The de-
fendants, she charged, circulated let
ter calling on her to withdraw from the
contest and making charges rejecting
on her character. The letter reached
her on the eve Of the election, she
stated.
Evening star., 1932-10-02

guaranteed price for this seasons wheat
crop. with an increased tariff on i'm
ported oats and tariff on foreign
barley
Evening star., 1932-10-02
Rapid Growth Made.

Initiated in 1924 by the trade body
as an instructive and constructive
movement, the show has progressed
from a meager attendance of 5000 dur
ing its first year, to more than 100 600
visitors last year. More than l25 in
dividual exhibitors took part in the
show in 1881, and it is planned by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
AGRICULTURE BILL
TO Be REPORTED
Salary Cut Question APP.
parentIy Not to Be Re-
vived in House.

The first of the big appropriation
bills carrying salary funds for Gov
eminent employees will be reported to
the House tomorrow This is the De
partment of Agriculture appropriation
bill.
It has been persistently reported for
many weeks that an effort will be made
sequent appropriation bills by legis-
lative rider to make a 10 per cent
reduction in salaries.
A canvass of leaders in the House and
of parliamentary authorities last night
indicated that if any such effort is to
be made those behind it are keeping
pretty quiet about it, and have not con-
suited parliamentarians regarding the
proper method of procedure or drafting
authorities regarding the writing Of an
amendment that could be sustained
under a point CT order.
In fact the principal effort seems to
be for House leaders to be prepared TO
prevent and such amendment being
offered or allowed to get by a point of
order The big majority of House mem
bers seems extremely DESTROYS of pre-
venting a vote on an amendment to re-
/ duce salaries. Many of them admit that
they would be compelled to vote for
such an amendment If it went to rec
ord vote, even to reduce their own sal
aries, although they would much pre-
fer to have any such proposal rejected.
During the past month practically
every member Of Congress has received
urgent appeals from Government en-
ployes in his home district for him to
oppose any proposal for slashing Of
| salaries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
FOUR INDUSTRIES
TO BE GIVEN STUDY
Social Science Research Program
Involves $4,000 to $4,000
Annually.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 16.-Intensive
research by graduate students into the
problems of four of the leading Ameri-
can industries has been made possible
by the Social Science Research Coun-
Gil. Details of plans, which evolve the
expenditure of from $4,000 to $75, 900
annually, were made public today at
the councils headquarters.
The automobile industry will be
studied at the University of Michi-
gan, the bituminous coal industry at
the University Of Pennsylvania, dis
tribution in the book industry at
Columbia University, and the motion
picture industry at Harvard University
The courses will be offered in connec-
ton with the graduate schools of
business at these four institutions.
The work will be directly under
auspices of the newly created Commit
tee ON Industry and Trade, with DR..
Benjamin M Aquires of the trade
board of Mems Clothing Industry, Chi
cago. as chairman
Other members of the committee are
Prof. Edwin F. Gay of Harvard; Hen
ry S Dennison, DenniSon Manufac-
turing Co., birmingham, Mass; Prof
Clare E. Griffin, University of Michi-
gan; Prof. Alvin H. Hansen, Univer-
sity of Minnesota; DR.. Leverett S.
Lyon, Institute of Economics Brookings
Institution; Prof. Frederick c. Mills,
Columbia University; George Soule, the
New Republic; Prof Leo Wolman,
Columbia University, and Prof Mere
dith B. Givens of the Social Science
Research Council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
KENTUCKY SHERIFF
is SLAIN ON STREET
Mt. Vernon Tragedy Follows Al,
legged Accusation Against
Reformatory Guard.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOUNT VERNON, KY, January 16
N j. Upton, SIS years old, sheriff OF
Rockcsstle County, and shot and killed
tonight by Hunter Burchel guard at
the State Reformatory.
Burchell had brought Floyd Miller,
former cashier Of the Peoples Bank
here, under sentence of IS years i'm
prisonment, from the Frankfort Re-
formatory to testify at the trial of his
brother, p. M. Miller, assistant cashier
. Sheriff Upton had called Bailey P.
Wootton, State attorney general, and
told him Burchell was staying at the
Miller home and permitting the prison.
er to do almost as he pleased. This
morning Burchell went to the sheriff s
Office and complained, he said, and the
sheriff drew a pistol
Tonight Sheriff Upton was stand
ing on a street corner when Burchell
walked up and remarked. $50 you pulled
a gun on me this morning" He then
shot Upton five times, Griffin said.
Burchell was placed in jail.
R. NJ. Miller, already under sentence
of ten years imprisonment for recetv-
ing deposits in an inSolvent bank, was
convicted today of conspiracy to de-
fraud and sentenced to three years.
He then went on trial on charge
of making a false entry. Floyd Miller
had been convicted of the same
charges of which his brother was found
guilty and started serving his term a
month ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
FINNS' LIQUOR VOTE
BLAMED ON PRESSURE
Pickett Cites Four Points to Sup
port Me hodist Temperance
Boards Position.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
The Methodist Board of Temperance,
Prohibition and Public Morals reiterated
last night that Finland's recent rejec-
ton of prohibition had been influenced
by outside pressure"
Despite a denial by the Finnish Min
lister here Deets Pickett, research secre-
tary of the board, cited in a statement
four things to support the boards posi-
ton:
That economic pressure and punitive
trade measures, including embargoes
had been used by European Wine-pro-
ducing countries to break down prohibt-
ton in Northern Europe:
That an international wine Office, "
set up in Paris by France, Spain and
other cOuH,T.cs formally launched in
1927 an attack on prohibition in Fin
land and the United States:
That by rejecting the Helsingfors
Convention of 1925, whisky and wine
exporting countries definitely en-
couraged" smuggling; and
That an interview with former Pre-
mier Tardieu of France describing the
Finnish prohibition law as unreasonable,
was published in Finland a few weeks
before the referendum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
PLOT To STAY HEAD
OF PORTUGAL Barred
Ex-Priest Sought as Leader
as Police Arrest 200
Quietly in Lisbon.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LISBON, Portugal, January 49,
Police searched Lisbon tonight for
former priest sought as ringleader IN
what they declared was plot to as
sassinate President Oscar Carmona anc
Antonio Oliveira Salazar, minister Of
finance.
More than 200 civilians, army Off
GERS, non commissioned officers and prl-
Yates were arrested after the discovery
Of an alleged conspiracy to throw
bomb at the president. Few persons
were aware Of the roundup and the
city, as we'll as the country, was re-
ported quiet.
Deportation Expected.
Those arrested are expected to be de-
ported. They were understood to nave
met at the home of a high government
official, whose identity was unknown
to the police.
The ringleader, police said, was DR.
Suarez. They said he had entered Por-
tugal from Spain by means OF false
passport, and that he formerly was a
priest in Portugal but that he had been
unfrocked.
Army Officers Arrested.
Among those arrested we're 80 ser
geants of an artillery unit several cor
porals of the signal corps, two cap
tains and two lieutenants. The COM
missioned. officers, the police said, had
figured in a revolt last August 26, but
had escaped from prison.
The civilian prisoners included SuiZa
Coupinho, former director of the min
istry OF education, police magistrate
and 20 policemen Of the suburban town
of Arroyas who had been detailed tc
watch the ministry Of finance, and the
chief inspector of the Lisbon Cascais
Electric Railway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
D. c.. Naval Reserve

space available in the basement OF the
arnory which could be fitted out as an
isolated radio station.
THE new radio transnitter was set
in operation at the arnory and found
To function well 1t was formally inau-
q,lrated by participating in the radio
drill on the air last Thursday night.
The following units were organized to
take turns in operating the transmttter
az the Thursday night drills, the man
whose name heads each group being in
charge. The groups follow: First, Chief
Radioman Stahl, Yost, Laxton, Dunno,
Fleidner; second, Chlef Radioman
eeth. Lester. May, Goodwin, Simmons;
third Chief Radioman Shuerger, Nc
Connell, Bowers, Splitter, Bremen;
| fourth. Radioman FIRST class Swenson,
williams. Gates, Murtberg, Darcy.
Ieeth's group was in charge last week,
while Shuerger's group will be in charge
next Thursday night.
II was announced that the drill night
at the armory will be changed to Thurs
CAV night as soon as the control radio
transmitter has been given thorough
test on the air.
Under the direction Of Chief Radio
man B. E. Stahl last Tuesday night IL
KEYS and 2 buzzers were installed on a
large table in the drill hall. This
equipment is expected to be in working
order by the time the next classes meet
for instruction in procedure. This will
permit the classes in CODE instruction
and naval procedure to be carried out
at separate places ana hoI AIerlere
with each other.
The naval communication forces Wis
tied the destroyer Hamilton last week
and inspected the radio room, as well
as other parts of the ship.
Naval Reserve communication per-
sonnet who do not have radio receiving
sets reported to Chief Radioman w. H.
Ieeth last Sunday where tools and shop
equipment for constructing short-wave
receivers for use in receiving Naval Re-
serve drills and amateur signals were
placed at their disposal. Those who did
not have parts for sets had them fur
nished Parts for receivers were con-
tributed by officers and members of the
Reserve.
Leeth and Chief Radioman Stahl in
structed the young Reservists in the
methods of building the sets.
The commanding officer and the Of
fcers of the 1st Battalion of the local
Naval Reserve have invited the enlisted
personnel and their friends to attend a
dance to be given at the armory, be-
ginning at 9 o'clock January 25. The
dance will be held following formal
inspection of the battalion by Rear Ad-
miral Henry V. Butler, commandant Of
the Washington Navy Yard.
The watch for tomorrow has been
fixed as follows: Ensign Bertman H.
Lindman, officer of the deck; Boats
wain's Mate First Glass; F. c. Berry
hill, petty officer of the watch; Seamon
Second Glass; P. o. Bogikies, quarter
master of the watch; Seaman First
Glass; C. S. Kennedy, commander S
orderly. and Fireman Second Glass;
c. NJ King, sentry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
REASONING SYSTEM
HELPS AT PRINCETON
Hibben, Retiring as President,
Says "Preceptorial' Plan Has
Given Stimulus to Students.
Hy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
PRINCETON, N. j., January 10
Citing the preceptorial system as the
principal contribution toward the de-
velopment of the intellectual life Of
Princeton" DR.. John Grier Hibben to-
day presented his last annual report
before retiring as president next June.
The preceptorial system, he said,
"haS given an intellectual stimulus
throughout the whole of our under
graduate body" 1t was designed, he
explained, to bring into play the func-
ton Of reasoning, rather than mem
DRY.
His report showed that in 20 years,
since he succeeded the late President
Woodrow Wilson endOwments had in
creased from S5,194,8 61 to S24679, 436.
Expenditures increased from 1881 ,538
to S26zO,4l5, which amount represents
a yearly increase Of $l,l56,529 for
faculty salaries and the conduct Of
departments of instruction.
The enrolment, upon which lin
itation was placed in 1922, increased
from 543 to 1854.
D.. Hibben said that despite the in
crease in endowment, several buildings
still were badly needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
G. @. P. WOULD ACCEPT
SHOALS SOLUTION
House Leaders Discuss Project,
Smell Favors Giving Prop
erty to States.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Republican House leaders are anxious
to see the 12-year- old Muscle Shoals
controversy settled this session.
1t was discussed yesterday at a meet
ing of that party's unofficial steering
committee, but no conclusions were
reached
However. Representative Smell, the
Republican leader, said he was eager
to dispose Of the Governments $780,
100000 plant on the Tennessee River
and personally favored "a good, liberal
leasing bill"
A leasing measure was recommended
by President Hoovers commission, but
such industrial leaders as Edsel Ford
and w. B. Bell, president of the Amer
lean Cynamid Co., doubt that lessee
can be found during present business
conditions,
Smell agreed that ''for six or eight
months it will be very difficult to get
any reputable concern to take over
Muscle Shoals because of business con-
ditions."
80 far as I'm personally concerned"
he said, Il would just as soon give the
property to Alabama and Tennessee and
let them handle it."
The New Yorker expressed the hope
1T would not be necessary to resort tC
Government operation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
$4,000 BANK SHORTAGE
SENDS FOUR TO PRISON
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SALT LAKE CITY, January 10
Four former employees of the Utah
State National Bank of this city were
sentenced to prison terms of two to
four years in Federal Court today in
connection with a $4,000 shortage In
the funds of the institution.
Gordon J. Cardwslls and Edwin w.
Burton, convicted on conspiracy
charges. we're sentenced to four years
in Mcneil Island Penitentiary. Louis
f. johnson, who pleaded guilty to the
charge, was sentenced to two years in
LeavenWorth, Kans., Federal prison, and
Arthur L. Eldredge, who was convicted,
was sentenced to two years at Mcneil
Island.
Authorities said tine stolen funds
Eere lost betting On base ball gaines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
DISTRIBUTORS HIT
OIL TAX EVASION
Major Companies Map Drive
Here and in Maryland to
Stop Practice.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, January 16.-Aroused
by widespread gasoline tax evasions
throughout the country, officials Of
leading oil distributing companies met
here today and launched a campaign
against the evasions in Maryland and
the District of Columbia.
A committee of II representatives Of
the companies was appointed to CO.
operate with officials Of Maryland and
the District in investigating suspicious
gasoline shipments and devising regu-
lations to prevent the tax evaSions.
Cooperation is Planned.
William S. Gordy,, jr., State con-
troller, will be urged to exchange in
formation with tax collectors in adj
joining States relative to shipments of
border line operators. Other officials
will be asked to audit all gasoline tax
records and establish systems making
it impossible to evase the payments.
The newly appointed committee
planned to have its own Investigators
assist the Maryland controller and the
tax collector in the District in gath
ering evidence against tax evaders.
The support of Federal officials will
be sought and conferences will be ar
ranged with mayors OF various cities to
enlist their aid. A number of civic
organizations will be asked to assist
in the work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
R. WALTON MOORE VOTED
TO SMITHSONIAN BOARD
Senate Passes Resolution to Make
Fairfax Man Regent.
House Must Act.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
The Senate yesterday approved a
Joint resolution designating r. Walton
Moore OF Fairfax, Va, a regent of the
Smithsonian Institution "of the class
other than members of Congress"
Moore served as regent several years
while a member of Congress. He did
not seek reelection in 1880 and Rep
resentative Montague of Richmond was
appointed early in this session of Con-
gress to fill Moore's place.
The Moore resolution now goes te
the House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
M'KELLAR WOULD PROBE
TENNESSEE CHARGES
Resolution Calling for Investiga-
ton Postal CoLUri buttons
Passed by Committee.

BY the Associated Press.
A resolution by Senator McKellar,
Democrat, Tennessee, calling for a Sen
ate investigation of charges of enforced
contributions and political activity
among Tennessee postal employees was
reported favorably yesterday by the
Senate Post Office Committee.
The resolution would direct the Post
Office Committee to make an investi-
cation of postal conditions, postal ap-
pointments and postal employees In
Tennessee and ascertain whether
charges of political activity or of en-
forced contributions from postal en-
ployees or other practices hurtful to the
service have been carried on in said
State"
1t went to the con- nittee on audit
and control for its action on provision
calling for $1,000 for the expenses of
the investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
ADMIRAL BYRD HONORED
AS JEFFERSON GUEST"
Explorer Given Scroll in Recogni-
ton of "Inspirational and Heroic
Service to His Country"
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 16-Rear
Admiral Richard E Byrd today was
presented with a scroll of honor as a
Thomas Jefferson guest" in recogni-
ton of his "inspirational and heroic
service to his country" and as leader
in the fields of science and discovery.
The presentation was made by Jo-
seph Miller, jr. chairman of the Ma
tlonal Education Committee, a group
formed by the Thomas jefferson Me
mortal Foundation to direct the work
of patriotic education. The committee
annually selects as Thomas jefferson
guests at Monticello" leaders in the
fields Of government, science, discovery,
literature and the arts
The presentation of the scroll, which
took place in the Office of DR.. George
j. Ryan, president of the Board of Ed
ucation, follows official recognition of
Admiral Byrd at Monticello on August
9, 1880. The scroll, the work of Joseph
King, high school student of Winston
Salem, N. c., was selected from hun
dreds submittde from every State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
SIX PRISONERS HURT
IN FIGHT WITH KNIVES
Two Men Seriously Wounded at
New Jersey Prison as 10
Attack Convict.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TRENTON, N. j., January l6.-Two
convicts were in the State Prison hos
pital today suffering from wounds re-
ceived in a riotous fight with knives
in the prison yard yesterday.
The prisoners were Charles Griffin
80, stabbed in the abdomen and neck
and julius Caille, 90, stabbed twice in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
HITS POSTAL RATE RISE
Senate Committee Reports Favor
ably on Law Amendment

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Postoffice Committee
Yesterday reported favorably measure
by Senator Mcclellan, Democrat, Ten
nessee, to repeal a section of the postal
law under which he claims the Post
master General intends to increase
parcel pest rates by $7Ooo,OoO. -,
In report on the measure, the
Committee said the rate revision i'm
Dosed an additional tax on class OF
people not now able to bear it.
Passage of the bill would make 1t
necessary for the Postmaster General
to come to Congress for authority tc
revise rates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17

the shoulder Both were sentenced
from Passaic County.
The appearance of Griffin in the yard
for the first time after being denied
that privilege for more than a year was
the signal for the fight, prison officials
said. He was attacked by some 10 con-
victS. When the clash was stopped 1t
was found that six were wounded, but
only two, Griffin and Callie, whom
prison officials said were unarmed, were
in a serious condition.
Two knives were found. one taken
from the dining room and the other
fashioned from a piece Of steel.
Griffin was locked in his cell and
denied all privileges in April, 1890, for
assaulting a guard. Several weeks ago
he was allowed out of the locked cell
for 81 hours. but was returned when
rumors spread that an attack similar
to that Of yesterday was planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
HOSPITAL HEARING SET
Federal Board to Consider Virginia
Site January 27.

Hearings on establishment Of yeter-
ans hospital in Virginia VIII be held
here January 81
Senator Glass was so advised yes.eT-
day by Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, al
miniStrator Of veterans affslFs ano
chairman Of the Federal Hosplts llzatioal
Board, which will conduct the heaF, pgs
The board will be concerned chiefly
with selection of site, since both SEN
stors Glass and Swanson have ssea ssy
sure6 hospital win be built Ia rsas
E&ats-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
FREED IN SHOW Staying
Carnival Emp1oye Known as "Pis-
tol Pete" Acquitted at Raleigh, N. c.

RALEIGH, n. c.. January 16 (Fl.-
Joe Truitt carnival employe, was &C
quilted late today of the murder OF
Clifford Brown Of Coming N Y, an
other Snowman, whose body was found
here December 5.
1t took Wake County jury IS min
uteS to decide that the State had failed
sometimes described as Pistol Pete
from Memphis"
The case went TO the jury with the
defense offering no testimony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
94-Year.Old Woman
Is Recovering From
Appendix Operation
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LEXINGTON, Va, January Is.
Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Kirk
patrick. ga, oldest resident OF
Lexington, is recovering here
from an appendicitis operation.
Hospital attendants reported
that her condition was fine"
The operation took place Tues
day night.
Mrs. kirkpatrick Jokes with
the doctors and nurses and has
maintained q lively interest in
every day affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
Make Monthly Report,

According to the gasoline tax regu-
lationz here, the various distributing
companies make monthly sworn state
nents to the collector Of taxes as to
the amounts of gasoline sold, and on
the basis Of these statements, the Dis
trict collects a tax of 2 cents per gal
lon. AS far as is known, there is no
dissatisfaction with the returns in
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
Favorable Report on Talley.

The nomination of Robert H. Talley
OF Virginia to be United States attor-
ney. Tor the eastern district of that
Stats was reported favorably yesterday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
U. S. LOAN PLAN OFFERED
Walsh Proposes Billion Increase In
Currency Circulation

A method by which It's author claims
the Government could borrow 81, 000x
100000 and at the same time extend
circulating currency by that much. has
been recommended to Secretary Mellon
by Senator Walsh, Democrat, of Mas
sachusetts.
Walsh proposed In letter to she
Treasury Secretary yesterday that O.
81 900 900, 600 issue of circulation bonds
with a coupon rate of not more than
"a per cent could be absorbed by ma
tional banks, and allow them to issue
that amount of national bank notes.
1T Is being suggested in many quar-
ters that further increases in currency
circulation will contribute to the relief
Walsh wrote