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record showed that 9,702 applications
for assistance had been filed. that 4.181
families were receiving assistance, that
3.062 cases had been CLOSED, deferred
or rejected" and that 1,743 cases still
were pending.
The report cites cases of families OF
four being allowed by the Emergency
Committee case worker sl1.20 week,
an amount which subsequently was cut
to $40 every other week. In cne OF
these cases the family found it imposa-
BILE to provide milk for the two babies
and the mother threatened to steal milk
II necessary. This desperate situation
was met, the report showed. by the
addition of q small allowance" for the
babies milk on the $40 week. Another
case cited was that Of member Of the
District Bar. with two small children
and practically no income from his
practice for several months, who ap-
pealed for an opportunity to work Tor
suficient money to pay his rent. Other
families, lacking cooking facilities, had
gone several months without warm food.
While, the report asserts. 1t IS pos
sible and probable that small per-
centage Of the persons who have been
approved for emergency relief may be
unworthy Of public confidence and
support, 1T is the considered Judgment
of the administrative officers, the field
workers and the Special Committee on
Emergency Relief that practically all
cases are bona fide and that investiga-
tions have been sufficiently adequate to
reasonably prevent fraud"
Laying aside the broad question OF
whether public funds should be appro-
priated for so-called outdoor relief in
normal times. regarding which there are
sharp differences Of opinion" the re-
port continues. 1T Is clear that an alb
normal and unprecedented condition OF
unemployment and resulting distress
now exists in the Capital of the Nation.
It Is equally manifest that the emer-
gency relief appropriation of s350,00O
Is entirely inadequate to meet the de-
mands which have been and will be
made upon it before another appro-
priation of Congress can be obtained,
not to say during the coming Winter.
The present conditt2s in many fam
lilies are deplorables critical and des-
perate."'
Evening star., 1932-10-15
THREE ARE HELD
IN K|DNAP PLOT
At Least Ten MiI|ionaires
Believed Proposed Victims
of California Gang.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
REDLANDS, Calf, October 15.-At
least 10 millionaires. Winter residents
of Southern California. were to have
been the victims of kidnapping plot
which so far has resulted in the arrest
of four men, deputy sheriffs and dis
trict attorneys investigators said today
Three Of those under arrest-Charles
w. Lombard, William Snyder and Eddie
Dow-were reported by the officers to
have confessed they planned to Hdnap
and hold for ransom Clarence G. White,
multi millionaire Cleveland, Ohio, phil
anthropist. and DIR. c. L. Lombard
wealthy retired Redlands physician, who
is not related to the arrested man.
Other Names Kept Secret.
The names Of the other intended VIC
TINS OF the plot were not releavel by
the officers.
Lombard. Snyder and Dow were ar
rested yesterday in the vicinity Of DR..
Lombard's home. The automobile in
which they were riding carried several
pieces of rope and sheets. The car was
registered to Ernest Ward of Los An
geleS. He was arrested, although he
denied any part in the plot.
Torn Note Found.
The investigators reported finding
torn note thrown from the automobile.
1t read:
Read this letter very carefully and
keep until you receive orders. The price
OF Docs life and safe return is $4,000.
Make no mistake if you want him back.
If it is true you want him out Of the
way, he will be told before he (not
legible). One alternative is to get the
money and insert the ad in the personal
column of Los Angeles newspaper
Grace. let me know where I can see
you. Elizabeth You will then receive
your instructions, which must be carried
out to the letter.
Formal charges of attempted extor-
ton were to be filed today, the district
attorneys ofdce said. Other arrests
we're forecast.
Evening star., 1932-10-15
RESCUED FROM SEAPLANE

CHERBOURG, France. October 10
R,.-Mrs. Priscilla Schweller Games OF
Greenwich, Conn, who was among the
passengers on a seaplane which was
forced down in the English Channel
Thursday night, on the way from Eng
land to Egypt, was resting here today.
She was slightly i'll from spending the
night adrift on the water.
A rescue vessel picked up the occu-
pants of the plane after the pilot had
sent up flares.
Evening star., 1932-10-15
ROUsING WELCOME PLANNED.
Three Halls to Be Used to Seat 2S,0O0
for Address in Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, October IS R.-A
rousing welcome will be extended Pres
ident Hoover when he arrives here to-
night for one of the principal addresses
in his campaign for reelection.
elaborate preparations were completed
today for the reception, and Republican
worker said $4,000 persons will be pres
ent when his speech is delivered at 6: 80
pm. Eastern standard time) in the
Cleveland Public Hall.
John D. Marshall, chairman of the
Committee on Arrangements, said seat
ing reservations had been requested for
$4,000 persons, the largest demand for
Republican gathering since the 1894
national convention
To Open Three Halls.
Only the $4,000 can be accommodated,
however, and that only by opening three
annexes to the main auditorium. The
ms:n hall will seat 10000, with $50
party leaders and band on the speak
ers' platform.
Marshall planned to put 10000 of the
crowd in the main annex, 5000 in the
basement and 5000 in the music hall.
The Presidents speech will be carried
to them through ampliflers, and after
ward he will visit each Of the three
extra audiences to address them briefly
in person.
If the crowd should exceed the $4,000
capacity one of the streets outside the
auditorium will be roped off and more
ampIfyers installed. The address also
will be broadcast by national radio
chains.
The Presidents speech will be made
in the most heavily populated area Of
Ohio, a State hotly contested by Dem
ocratic campaigners. Normally Repub-
lican, Ohio two years ago elected a
Democratic Governor, United States
Senator and numerous Representatives
Of the same party.
Republican leaders, however, have
expressed belief they will again have
Ohio's support, with its 26 electoral
votes, on November and that Mr.
Hoover's speech tonight may be the
deciding stroke in their effort.
The President planned to arrive by
special train from Washington at 8
pm. after stops in several cities en-
route.
In Cleveland he will be introduced
to the crowd in Public Hall by David
S. ingalls,, formerly Assistant Secretary
of the Navy in charge of aeronautics,
now( Republican candidate n Gov
END. Col Carmi A. ThomEked. local
= Republican chairman, viii preside.
Evening star., 1932-10-15
DESCENDANT OF ADAMS
DIES IN HUMBLE ROOM
AT AGE OF 90 YEARS
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he had married another woman, that
she had made a mistake. Relatives
said the pain of 1t fingered with her.
A school teacher, she went from place
to place, teaching in Old Harlem. in
Jamaica, in Huron County, Ohio; in
Croton Falls, N. Y: Bedford Station,
N. Y, and elsewhere.
She became an old woman, doddering
about in rusty black gown and straw
bonnet. But always she refused to live
with her kin in Westchester, which
was a place Of memories for her. For
20 years she dwelt among the poor OF
the East Side.
Once every II months, though, she
would 60 to Dobbs Ferry, In Westches-
ter County.
IT must see about the interest on my
bank account" she would tell her kin.
but they were not deceived. They no
ticed she always came in apple blossom
time.
Mrs Joseph Nickerson and Mrs. Hama
D. Barrett of Dobbs Ferry, relatives,
say that her body and the old-fash-
ioned trunk in which the cuff link
was found will be taken to Peekskin,
Westchester County, and that she will
be buried there In the land Of her apple
blossoms.
Evening star., 1932-10-15
YSFRANCE BARS
DISARMAMENT CUT
Rev. DR.. John A. Ryan of
Catholic U. Expresses View
in Radio Broadcast.

France sets up the chief obstacle to
international disarmament with her in
sistence on security guaranteed by
treaty, Rev. Dr. John A. Ryan. rector
of Catholic University, declared today
in a radio address sponsored by the
Conference on Disarmament, called by
the Emergency Peace Committee, of
which Tucker Smith is chairman.
Puts Security First.
I'm other words" DR.. Ryan declared,
France puts security first and dis
armament second Many of us believe
that if she gave the priority to dis
armament and all the nations dis
armed or greatly reduced their way
equipment. security for all the nations
would automatically follow"
Rev. Russell j. Clinchy. representing
the Protestant churches, urged the in
fuence of religion as great force for
disarmament and peace DR.. Sidney E.
Goldstein of the Conference of Ameri-
can Rabbis. also spoke for limitation Of
war equipment.
The conference opened this morning
with an address by Chester H. Gray,
Washington representative of the
American Farm Bureau Federation
viewed wholly from an economic stand
point, he declared. wars are disastrous
to farming populations since the prices
Of farm products are controlled, but
other prices soar.
Other Addresses
Addresses also were made by j. Nevin
Sayre of New York, executive secretary
of the Fellowship of Reconciliation,
who urged recognition Of Russia; Ben
jamin c. Marsh, executive secretary Of
the Peoples Lobby, who said "muni-
tions manufacturers trust" controlled
the Geneva Disarmament Conference,
and William T. Stone, Washington rep
resentative of the Foreign Policy Asso-
citation, who spoke on Germany and
the Versailles Treaty"
The conference is sponsored by a
dozen organizations including the
Committee on Militarism in Education,
Conference for Progressive Labor Ac-
tion, Fellowship of Reconciliation,
League for Independent Political Action
League for Industrial Democracy, New
History Society, Paciflst Action Com
mittee, Peoples Lobby. Womens Inter
national League for Peace and Free
dom, and World Peace Posters.
Evening star., 1932-10-15
EN|BR|GHTW00D GROUP
OFF REFLECTS c. v. RAY
Question Of U. S. Supervision
of Banks to Be Taken Up
With Controller.

Charles w. Ray was reelected presi-
dent Of the Brightwood Citizens Asso-
citation for the fifteenth year at the
annual meeting last night in the Paul
Junior High School. Eighth and Pea
body streets.
Other officers elected were: First vice
president. John Clagett Proctor: second
vice president, L. F. Randolph; third
vice president, c. j. Cantrell; fourth
vice president. A. w. Foster; recording
secretary, C. E. Bogardus; correspond
ing secretary David S. Dawson; finan-
cial secretary. Elmer Johnson, and
treasurer, Vincent p Russo The dele
gates to the Federation of Citizens As
sociations are William NICK. Clayton
and John A. Saul.
The question Of Government super
vision" in regard to banks Is to be
taken up with the controller of the
Treasury by committee appointed last
night. following a discussion Of the
closing Of the Bank OF Brightwood a
few months ago. In resolution adept
ed, the committee was directed to ascer-
tain lust what supervision was eXer-
cised; how far it extended and what
II any recommendations were made by
the controllers Office" The committee
includes Mr.. Clayton, Mr.. Proctor and
Randolph Cazenova.
The opening Of Nicholson street from
No. 6 police station to Sixteenth street
was urged in the interest of traffic and
children attending the Brightwood
School, adjoining the police station.
The association went on record as
opposing the locating Of oil storage on
Sligo Mill road, Third and Peabody
streets. opposite the Masonic and East
ern Star Home. contending they would
constitute a fire hazard.
Extension of the bus service from
Petworth through the Brightwood sec
tion to Takoma Park was advocated in
resolution adopted. and the Public
Utilities Committee of the association
was directed to confer with the bus Off
cials on the subject.
A committee will confer with officials
Of the Capital Traction Co. relative to
removal of the few remaining centIr
trolley poles on Kennedy street east Of
Fifth street.
Establishment of headquarters for
the Federation of Citizens Associations
was sponsored by the association and
the sum of Sl00 was authorized as q
working basis to secure a building
where conferences and committee
meetings may be held. The federation
will be advised Of the adoption of the
resolution on the subject.
Evening star., 1932-10-15
MRS. HOOVER GIVEN
AERIAL SEND-OFF.
"FIying Grandmothers" Ac-
company Presidential Train
Into West Virginia.
BY the Associated Press.
PRESIDENTIAL

BY the Associated Press.
ABOARD THE PRESIDENTIAL
TRAIN, en- route to Cleveland, Octo-
ber 15.-With two flying grandmothers
in an airplane above to wave her mod
ernistic happy hunting" far into West
Virginia. Mrs. Herbert Hoover sped
westward this morning on the second
campaign trip, having as its object the
re reelection of her husband as President
Sunrise was still reddening the sky
behind the Capitol dome when Mrs
Hoover was being whisked from the
White House to the train.
The flying grandnothers, Mrs. Samuel
H. Dolbear, passenger, and Mrs. H. F'os-
ter Balm, pilot. both Of New York, had
been out at an airport at the crack OF
dawn warming up their motor.
Hoover" Printed on Plane.
Guests with Mrs. Hoover at a garden
had informed Mrs. Hoover Of their plan
to give her and her husband an aerial
send-off.
I'm going to fly low enough alongside
that train that the President and Mrs
Hoover can read the word Hoover,
printed on its side, If l can find the
train" said Mrs. Balm.
And she found it. As though to
symbolic the active part women play
days in the national scene, Mrs
Balm. who became a pilot at the age of
81. trailed the train across the land
scape until it started to climb the
mountains toward Harper's Ferry.
Years OF the comraderie enjoyed by
mining engineers wives were in her
gesture. With her husband. she had
seen many Of the same far places that
Mrs Hoover, as young woman, had
ventured into with her engineering
husband.
Balm With Hoover in Belgium.
Her husband had worked with Hoover
in Belgium relief during the World
War. And during the time that Hoover
was Secretary of Commerce, Balm was
chief of the Bureau of Mines.
Mrs. Balm was one Of the pioneer
members OF mining engineers wives
club, OF which Mrs. Hoover is also an
honored member. and frequent at
tendant. They talked about their chill
dren before the passing years turned
the converation to grandchildren.
Mrs. Balm has 2i2-year-old grand
son. Allen Baine Tanner. Her equally
adventurous partner, Mrs. Dolbear, has
two grandchildren. Barbara Lee Dol
bear. aged 8. and Stephen Dolbear
Palmer aged 5.
Mrs Hoover today was gowned in
tan travelling suit with brown acces-
sories
Had Rented Her Plane.
Before leaving Washington Mrs. Balm
had humorously confded that to earn
little more money to finance her fiy
ing trips in Hoover's behalf she had
rented her plane so that a commercial
pilot might fly Gov. Roosevelt's son
from New York to Albany
But it didn't have the Hoover
painted ON then. she said
The dining car OF the presidential
special had as its outstanding decora-
ton an autograph photograph Of the
former Queen Marie of Rumania, me-
mento of her transcontinental tour Of
1926 on which the car was used
In the West Virginia mountain town
of Martinsburg. brilliant in Autumn
foliage that glinted in the morning sun,
Mrs. Hoover made her first rear plat
form appearance.
Smilingly she greeted the townfolk
and received her first bouquet.
Evening star., 1932-10-15
CENTER PLANS DANCE
East Washington Community Also
to Present Movies.

The East Washington Community
Center, with headquarters at Eastern
High School, Seventeenth and East Cap
itol streets, will hold a dance tonight in
the cadet armory from 9 to IL o'clock.
Motion pictures will precede the dance,
beginning at o'clock.
The center, under supervision Of Mrs.
l.. w. Hardy, is open Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Saturday evenings, when a
complete schedule of recreational. voca-
tional and educational activities are
conducted.
Evening star., 1932-10-15
BRlTON SENT HOME

BELFAST. Northern ireland. October
Is (P,.-Tom Mann, British Left Wing
labor leader, who came here yesterday
to organize a general strike in connec-
ton with the riots of unemployed, which
occurred earlier in the week, has been
sent back to England by the police.
He served as a pallbearer at the 1u-
neral of one of the riot victims yester-
jay and later was arrested and deported.
Evening star., 1932-10-15
CONNIE TURNS THE TRICK

Connie Turns the Trick" three
act play, was presented at the Beth
any Baptist Church, Second street and
Rhode Island avenue, last night.
Included in the cast were Janet Lohr
Glynn Little, Evelyn Purdum, Earline
Brite, Ruth Markley, Virginia Shipp,
Rose Grissett and Margaret Barringer
Evening star., 1932-10-15
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band, this evening, at Stanley Hall at
$50 O'Clock. John S. M thinner
mann, conductor; Anton Pointner, as
sistant
March, Anchors Aweigh"
Zimmerman &C. Al
Overture, Bohemian Life"
Bergenholtz
Entr 'acte-
by the Waters of Minnetonka,"
Lieurance
"Whippoorwill" ............. Kay
Gems from musical comedy, The
Desert Song" ....... Romberg
Fox trot, If Could Be With You
Creamer
Waltz suite, Children of Spring"
Violets) ............... Waldteufel
Loving You ............ Shapiro
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1932-10-15

A curious story is told Of the passing
of the habeas corpus act in England.
When this celebrated act was being
voted on in the House of Lords one Of
the two tellers, in great humor counted
a very large peer as 10 and noting that
this passed unnoticed. continued count
ing with this misreckoning of 10.
Evening star., 1932-10-15
BYRNS TO TALK TO CLUB
Tennessee Representative to Ad-
dress Women Democrats.

Representative Byrns of Tennessee,
chairman of the House Appropriations
Committee, will address the Woman's
National Democratic Club at its weekly
forum luncheon Monday on How Dixie
Came Back"
Byrns, who also is chairman of the
Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee, has served 25 years in the
House.
Evening star., 1932-10-15
Twelve REGIONAL
HOME BANKS OPEN
Institutions to Liquify Millions
of Dollars in Frozen
Mortgages.

With eligible institutions in the Dis
trict reported to have oversubscribed
their quota in the stock subscription
campaign, the Federal Home Loan
Board opened its II regional banks for
business today
The banks are designed to liquify mif-
lions Of dollars of frozen small home
mortgages and bring relief to the har-
assed home owner. The board said in
the announcement the u banks were
opened with an initial capitalization of
S134 900 900, the system will tap a res
ervoir of more than sl,5OO,OO0, 900 Of
potential home financing credit
Foreclosure of sound home mort
cages should cease" the board asserted
Pressure on the building and loan as
sociations, savings banks, insurance
companies and other types of home
financing institutions handling long
term mortgages should let up and thus
easement of the general home mort
gage situation, should benefit.
Indirect Benefits Hopeful.
Indirect benefits of the system may
even SurpaSS the direct benefits. Institu-
tons eligible to membership under the
Federal Home Loan Bank act have a
potential borrowing capacity of IL times
the amount of their stock subscription
which the law placed at a minimum
of per cent of the unpaid principle Of
the mortgages they hold.
Institutions eligible to obtain ad-
vances from the regional banks will be
in position to conduct their business
tanning large reserves Of idle money for
the protection Of their stock holders
and depositors."
Last midnight closed a months sale
Of stock in the IL regional banks.
Offcials said early today they were
without data on how much of the
sl34,O0o.0o0 capitalization had been
subscribed.
Washington Quota 100000.
Washingtons quota in the fourth
district. which has its regional bank
headquarters at Winston Salem, N. c.,
was 100000, and Edward c. Baltz,
vice chairman of the directorate for
this district, predicted that the quota
had been oversubscribed.
He said he expected the oversubScrip-
ton Of of the 18 eligible institutions
in the District would amount to ap-
proximately 100000.
He had definite information that all
the l8 institutions would become men,
bers of the new system at an early
date. He pointed out that on the basis
of the 100000 or more already SUBJ
scribed District mortgage bankers would
be in a position to- borrow $4,800,000
from the regional bank to lend to home
owners in the city.
Besides the Winston-Salem Bank
other institutions of the new mortgage
system are located at Cambridge, Mass;
Newark, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Indi-
annapolis, Evanston. Des Moines, Little
Rock, Topeka, Portland, Greg, and Los
Angeles.
Evening star., 1932-10-15
Stott Slightly Better.

Acting Police Inspector William G..
Stott was slightly improved today in
Naval Hospital. where he underwent an
operation for appendicitis two days ago.
He Is attached to poisce headquarters,
where he has supervision OF police
equipment.
Evening star., 1932-10-15
10000 Miles on Elevator.

SUPERIOR, Wis P)-Fred w.
Davis, for Is years an elevator operator
in the Superior City Hall, estimates he
has travelled about $4,000 miles in his
work
Evening star., 1932-09-08
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.
WASHINGTON defeated Boston,

WASHINGTON defeated Boston,
w league leader, to /. Bob
Groom's four-hit pitching and
Eddie Fosters triple with the bases
full helped the Nationals materially
Bedient pitched for the Red Sox.
The crowd was 10000. Philadelphia,
in second place, also won and main
tanned its one-game lead over the
third-place Nationals.
Ty Cobb, 1t is reported, will de-
mand q salary next season of be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000, the
largest ever paid a base ball player
or manager. Cobb now gets $4,000.
Pepco, District of Columbia anna
teur base ball champion, defeated the
Richmond champions yesterday in
two games, IL to 5 and 8 to 3, at Amer
lean League Park. Barton and Sulli-
van were the winning pitchers.
Murphy, Morris, Litz, MUNICH Bar
ton and Fury led the winners at bat.
The teams will meet in another
double-h next Saturday at
Richmond.
Columbia Country Club golfers de-
feated Bannockburn Club linkSmen,
3 to 2. Representing Columbia were
Edward B. Eynon, John c. Davidson,
A. S. Mattingly, A. B. Leet and DR..
Lee L. Harlan. Banlockburn'S play
ers were John w. Brawner, z. B.
Brooke, DR.. T. j. w. Brown, o. H.
Wood and DR.. j, H. London.
G. M. Church, Princeton, won the
intercollegiate tennis singles title.
For the third time Jerome Travers
captured the United States amateur
golf crown, defeating Charles
(Chick) Evans, jr, In the final, 2 UP
and 6, at Wheaton, Ill.