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Evening star., 1932-01-08
CIVIC CLUB HEADS
GUESTS At DINNER
Will Attend Annual InstaIla-
ton Banquet of Soroptimist
Club Tomorrow Night.

With the presidents of many mems
and women's clubs and visiting Sorop-
timists as guests of honor, the Soropti-
mist Club of Washington will hold its
annual installation banquet tomorrow
night at o'clock at the Carlton Hotel
The principal speaker will be Repre-
sentative Paul John Kvale Of Mime
sofa and Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington, will give the in
vocation. Miss Grace Goodpasture, re-
tiring Soroptimist president, will make
an address of welcome and there will
be responses from Mrs. Anna Schlorer
Smith of Philadelphia, first vice press
dent of the American Federation of
soroptimist Clubs, and DR.. Luther H.
Reichelderfer of the Board Of District
Commissioners. Mrs. Mary Catherine
Lewis, vice president of the Lewis Hotel
Training School, will be toastmistress.
Honor Guests.
The honor guests will include Miss
Pearl Dillingham;, president Of the
Camden, N. j., Soroptimist Club; Mrs.
lola S. Ranck, president of the Phila-
delphia Soroptimists; Mrs. Cora Davis,
president of the New York Soroptimists,
and Miss Elizabeth B. Murray, presi-
dent of the Atlantic City, N. j., Sorop-
timists. Others include Harry King,
president of the Washington Chamber
Of Commerce; Mrs. Kvale, Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Cans, S. Percy Thompson, presi-
dent of the Rotary Club Eugene R.
Woodson. president Of the Kiwanis
Club; Miss Elizabeth M. Haney, presi-
dent of the Business and Professional
Women's Club; DR.. Maurice L. Town
send, president of the Civitan Club:
William L. King, president Of the Co.'S
mopolitan Club; Mrs. William Lee
Corbin, president of the Women's City
Club: Miss Freida Kenyon, president of
the Quota Club, and Mrs. Amelia Guide
Thomas, president Of the Zonta Club.
Rodeheaver to Sing.
Homer Rodeheaver will be the soloist
and will lead the Soroptimists in song.
Miss Esther Goodpasture and Miss
Mary Bourke, in Colonial costumes,
will act as pages. The newly elected
officers who are to be installed are:
Mrs Nell r. Hysong, president; Miss
DaiSey Reed, first vice president; Miss
Jewel Downs second vice president;
Misx Emma Buchle, recording secre-
.ary: Miss Ella c. Werner, correspond
ing secretary, and Mrs. Marie Pierce,
treasurer.
Mrs. Ada Jean Bennett heads the
Banquet Committee in charge Of ar
She is being assisted by
Miss Mary Bourke. Mrs. Betsy A. Fisher,
Mrs. Marie P. Rogers, Mrs. Eva J.
Turner, Mrs. LARA L. Waters and Miss
Mary G. Whiteman.
Evening star., 1932-01-08
BOYS DENY KILLING
EIGHT IN LOG CABIN
Confession Is Repudiated
and Called Hoax by Pair
Charged With Murder.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
GALLIPOLIS, Ohio, January g.
Two youths, Albert Ramer, IS, and
Ellsworth Mowyer, IT, who Tuesday
told Sheriff Charles Swanson they
burned a father and his seven children
to death in log cabin near here, re-
pudiated their confession today.
The two boys previously had de-
scribed in detail how they went to the
log house of James White, SO, during
darkness. and set the building afire
after fastening the doors and windows,
They said they were revengeful against
White, who had beaten Ramer in a
fight.
Arrangement TO Be Called OFF.
Shortly before they were scheduled
to be arraigned this morning the youths
told the sheriff and Prosecutor Harry
M Miller the entire story was a hoax
and denied they had anything to do
with cremating White and seven Of his
eight children.
The prosecutor said the boys probably
would not be arraigned today as a re-
suit of retracting their confessions.
Miller added, however, the charges of
first-degree murder had not been with
drawn against the pair.
Mower and Ramer will be held in
Gallia County Jail until the case either
is dropped or prose ecution is pushed,
Sheriff Swanson said.
The youths were brought here last
night from the Boys Industrial School
at Lancaster, where they were serving
sentences for automobile theft.
The boys said they made the fake
confessions to gain publicity and to
secure their release from the boys re-
formatory.
Evening star., 1932-01-08

This country pays out about s3,o00.-
100000 year in doctor bills, and at
that, the doctors are not overpaid.
Evening star., 1932-01-08

ing additional revenue, not, however, TO
give the District of Columbia more
money to spend, but to enable the Fed
eral Government to cut down its own
contribution. So the practical effect OF
their use Is not SO much for the purpose
Of creating in ideal tax system, but by
creating an opportunity to again shift
the burden of the development of the
great National Capital onto the backs
of the people of the District"
The whole problem involved In these
fiscal relations Is highly technical one.
Cottrell pointed out. 1t rests, he said,
on one simple factor, whether or not
the Federal Government intends to as
sumo its full share in the upkeep and
development of the municipality.
ANY one can realize that 1t Is i'm
possible for a community of 10000
people to carry on the development of
the National Capital in a manner de-
sired by the 100 100000 of the country,
and that the Federal Government must
help"
Scores Lack Of Ballot.
Cottrell declared it must be borne in
mind that when the burden of the peo-
pie Of Washington is discussed, they
have a peculiar situation to face.
1--WE do not elect our city officials, I"
he added, nor do we have a voice in
our local governmental affairs, nor do
we have a voice even in national poll
tics; nor do we have voice as to how
and when the millions of dollars which
we pay in taxation to the municipality
should be expended.
Our job is simply to pay" he said.
I'm paying we purchase Government
improvements and developments on a
scale far more pretentious than other
cities by reason of the fact that every
thing has to be in keeping with the
grandeur of the development of the
Federal city.
Many people are under the impress
sion that special privileges of some sort
are meted out to those who live in
Washington. he said whereas the sit
uation is just the opposite.
we pay not only local taxes but
Federal taxes" he said, explaining that
the people Of the District, in addition
to their municipal taxes, paid out to
the Federal Treasury taxes just slightly
under the total contribution of 10
States"
Evening star., 1932-01-08
First Fishing Class
In L. S. University
Opens at Stanford
Practice in F1y-Casting Is
Prefaced by Talk on
Care of Tackle.
ny the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Calf,
January Equipped with complete
fiShermens outfits, the first fishing class
Instituted at an American university
began its course of instruction here
yesterday.
Charles M. Sprague, associate director
of physical education, prefaced a short
practice in fly-casting with few re-
marks on the care of rods, preservation
of the enamel on lines and making
Of flies.
Sprague told the 10 tyro Izaak Wal
tons that the university would be neutral
on the moot question of whether fish
are color blind. He explained the light
colors in flies are to enable the fisher
man to see his lure in the water and the
dark part Of the fly is chiefly to fool the
fish by its resemblance to live insects.
Evening star., 1932-01-08
CITIZENS CONDEMN
MAPES TAX BILLS
Burroughs Associo "-' Also At
tacks Budget Buv-.. for Slash
ing Proposed School Building.

The Burroughs Citizens Association
adopted last night resolution putting
the organization on record as unani-
mously opposed to all the Mapes tax
bills The action was taken at meet
ing in the John Burroughs School,
Eighteenth and Monroe streets north
east
The association also adopted resolu
tion recommending that all item for
purchase OF a school site at Twenty
fourth and Randolph streets northeast
be reiTmerted in the 1882 budget. Pur-
chase of the site, IL was pointed out,
was recommended BY the Board of
Education and the District Commis
sioners, but was stricken from the bud
get by the Budget Bureau.
The resolution also urged an appro-
priation for erection of q four-room
elementary school building on the site,
or in lieu Of that, four-room addition
to tie Burroughs School
In introducing the resolutions, K. p.
Armstrong, chairman of the organi-
zation's School Committee. criticized
the Budget Bureau for arbitrarily
killing a recommendation Of the Dis
trict authorities, who are better ac-
ouainted with the Districts needs than
Is the Federal bureau"
Evening star., 1932-01-08
Adams Seeks Help
To Keep Mud Hens
From Navy Airport

Mud hens are raising havoc
with the flying field at the Naval
Air Station, Seattle, Wash, and
Secretary Adams wants Secretary
Hyde to do something about 1t.
Rear Admiral william A. Moi
fett, chief of the Navy Bureau OF
Aeronautics, explained that
$4,000 has been spent for grass
seed on the landing field. The
mud hens eat up the grass, and
the field is considerably dam
aged"
The naval airport is on State
game preserve, so now the Navy
wants Secretary Hyde to secure a
waiver so that the peSky mud
hens can be shot.
Evening star., 1932-01-08

noon are: The bill to increase the gen
eral powers Of the Commissioners, to
enable the assessor to testify in con-
demnation proceedings, to authorize
establishment of credit unions in WASH
ington and a bill to protect trade marks
or labels OF unions and associations Of
employees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-08

He feels that the people can have q
referendum every two years by voting
for or against members Of Congress
committed to the wet or dry side as
the case may be and that this method
gives an opportunity to test specific
alternatives designed to solve the LIQUOR
distribution problem.
Mr.. Hoover Is being importuned BY
influential members OF the Republican
party to take a definite position through
the national convention itself. But
even If the platform plank is vague,
the leaders are beginning to realize
that Mr. Hoover will not be able to re-
main silent throughout the campaign
under the constant hammering that his
opponent probably will resort to In Or
be an extreme dry position on the part
of the President.
Can Dictate Platform.
For this reason some Of the friends
of Mr.. Hoover are urging that he let
the convention alone, so that 1t may
adopt whatever platform plank 1t
chooses, and then the President can
gracefully accept the party decision as
expressed in the platform. The difn-
Guilty with this Is that Mr.. Hoover
knows that everybody else knows that
as the forthcoming nominee he can die
tate to the convention and that it will
be viewed merely as evasion Of respon-
sibility on his part II he endeavors to
hide, so to speak, behind the authority
OF the convention.
What may develop. Of course, Is a
revolt against any dictation from the
nominee at all and an actual expression
of opinion that is plainly at variance
with Mr.. Hoover's expressed desires and
views heretofore. Under such circum-
stances, the President by making a
fight against the plank could hardly
be accused Of avoidance. But q defeat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-08
WILL DEMAND DRY FLANKS.
Mrs. Boole Wants Both Parties u
Adopt Strict Enforcement Stands.

MONTREAL, Quebec, June 8 (P).-
Organized proponents OF the eighteenth
amendment will oppose its repeal in any
form and will demand that both parties
adopt strict enforcement planks. Mrs.
Ella A. Boole said here last night.
Addressing the Canadian w. c. T. u,
the New York dry leader and president
Of the World Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union said she did not deny
the right of those opposed to the
amendment to work for its repeal. She
warned, however, that drys must not
fall in with wet strategy"
Mrs. Boole said drys also would de-
mand a President and Vice President
who can conscientiously take the oath
to support the Constitution"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-08
ATTACKERS OPEN
DRIVE FOR SMITH.
Luncheon Brings Announce.
ment Gov. Ely Will Offer
New Workers. Name.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 8-Fourteen men.
forming an organization which they
assert will end with the nomination of
Alfred E. Smith for President, went to
work today on an intensified campaign
to accomplish that purpose.
They were the former Governors
guests yesterday at luncheon, after
which it was announced that Gov.
Joseph B. Ely of Massachusetts, will
place Smiths name before the Demo-
cratic national convention in Chicago.
and that Smiths supporters will back
the selection of Jouett Shouse for con-
vention chairman.
Five Eastern States.
Five Eastern States in which former
Gov. Smith has shown strength in pre-
convention campaigns were represented
at the luncheon. Smith himself. how
ever, was the only New Yorker present,
although his friends believe he Will
carry considerable support from this
State with him into the convention.
The States represented were Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut. Rhode Island,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Charles Ely, brother of the MasSa-
chusetts Governor, was guest at the
luncheon. The other Massachusetts,
representatives were Francis x. Hurley,
State auQitor: Gen. Charles H. Cole and
Daniel Coakley.
Frank Hague, mayor of Jersey City.
headed the New Jersey delegation. He
was accompanied by Harry Hehre, DEM
ocratic State chairman. and William j.
Egan, Newark director Of public safety.
Guests From Connecticut.
From Connecticut came Thomas F.
Spellacy, former national committee
man, who acted as spokesman after the
luncheon; Alfred N. Phillips, former
mayor of Stamford: David e. Fltzger.
aid, former mayor Of New Haven, and
Frank Hayes, mayor of Waterbury.
Pennsylvania was represented by
Sedgewick Kistler, national committee
man, and John R. Collins, former State
chairman, and Rhode Island by Howard
McGrath, State chairman.
Spellacy said the Smith supporters
would support Shouse for permanent
convention chairman, and Senator Al
ben w. Barley of Kentucky. Roose-
welt man. for temporary chairman.
A spokesman for Roosevelt announced
several days ago that Senator Thomas
J. Walsh of Montana was the choice
of the Roosevelt people for chairman
of the convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-08

Of q presidential demand in the face
Of the fact that the President IS to be
the nominee Of the party disagreeing
with him would be unprecedented and
might hurt the candidates prestige.
Truly the President is having his
worries about the whole matter. He
could, Of course, favor the referendum
and announce that while in such a
referendum he would vote dry, he would
accept the mandate indicated in the
referendum.
The agitation for a repeal or rnodifi-
cation Of the existing amendment Is
growing so strongly among the Repub-
licans Of the East that the national
dramatic debate on prohibition. The
leaders who want harmony at any cost
may strive to prevent, 1t but it Is really
unavoidable.
(CopyF!ght, l992)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-08
VETS PLAN TO ASK
R0CKEFELLER'S AID
United Repeal Council Formed
at New York by Foes
of Prohibition.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June "a co-ordinated
fight for prohibition repeal was out
lined yesterday when representatives
of anti-prohibition organizations claim
ing 100000 members banded together
in the United Repeal Council"
Support for their efforts to obtain in
corporation of repeal planks in the
platforms Of both major political
parties will be sought they indicated,
from Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Rookie
Teller, jr.
While the council made no official
announcement regarding an invitation
to the Rockefellers. William H. Stayton
of Baltimore, founder Of the Associa-
ton Against the Prohibition Amend
ment, said if it does not vote to invite
him in I will myself Mrs. Charles
H. Sabin, head of the Women's Or
Eanization for National Prohibition Re
form. responded that L certainly shall
ask Mrs. Rockefeller"
Mass Meeting Planned.
Stayton said Rockefeller some time
ago took under Amusement an invita-
ton to take an active part in the cam
paign against prohibition.
Members of the council. which, IN
addition to the organizations repre-
scented by Mrs. Sabin and Stayton IN
clude the Republican Citizens Com.
mittee. the Voluntary Committee OF
LAWYERS and the Crusaders. Will al
tend a mass meeting in Chlcago on
June 10, the day before the opening
of the Republican National Convention.
Pierre S. du Pont OF the ASsociatlon
Against the Prohibition Amenoment
Was elected chairman and Mrs. Sabln
vice chairman.
Meanwhile Dr. Daniel A. Polling, chair
man for the Allied Forces for Prohibi-
ton. said Rockefeller has been serl-
ously misled in arriving at the con-
c,usion the eighteenth amendment
should be repealed.
DR.. Polling declared prohibition could
not be done away with unless some SUD-
stitute took its place.
Says Assertion Naive.
He characterized Rockefeller's asser-
ton that repeal should not be coupled
with an alternative measure because IL
would be difficult to agree upon one III
advance. as naive.
To me" he said, cit seems to be con-
fession of the fatal weakness OF our OPP
ponents program. Without the SUD
sritute, repeal would invite greater law
lessnesS and threaten the very existence
Of representative government:
Rockefeller's stand was hailed py
Burgoyne Hamilton, president OF the
Blue Cockade. national anti-prohibl-
ton organization, as "a fearless and
unselhsh announcement born OF true
patriotism
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-08
LIQUOR PROBLEM
TOPS c. 0. P. ISSUES
Discussion on Convention
Floor to Bring Rising Tide
of Opinion to Head.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Prohibition, repeal, referendum and
the liquor problem generally will be the
dominating feature Of the Republican
National Convention.
Irrespective Of the wishes OF platform
makers, the discussion on the moor Will
bring to a head the rising tide OF
opinion that political parties can no
longer evade the issue involved ana
that there is hardly middle ground
between those who want absolute re-
peal and those who want to keep the
eighteenth amendment untouched I'M
til an agreement of public opinion on
a substitute can be reached.
President Hoover's position has not
yet been publicly revealed as any dill
ferent from what it was when. In trans
hitting the Wickersham report, ne
came out in uncompromising loyalty 10
the eighteenth amendment. There are
signs now that If he veers at all 1t Will
be toward the general proposition that
repeal without substitute would mean
chaos and a loss of such gains as pro-
hibition has made.
Basis of Whole Discussion.
The argument CT John D. Rockefeller,
ir., that there can be no agreement pc
on a substitute at this time ana tnat
repeal is a prerequisite furnishes the
basis really for the whole discussion
The Democrats, for example. have not
rallied behind Gov. Roosevelts alterna-
tive, which Is State government con-
troll Of all liquor distribution. as there
are large elements which want the
States to have absolute power to pass
such laws as they desire from time TO
time and not be limited to one form OF
distribution, namely. through State
agencies.
While MI. Roosevelt is for repeal
with a substitute-and every other I'M
portant Democratic aspirant at least
wants repeal-President Hoover and
Vice President Curtis have never so
much as smiled upon the repeal idea
in principle. Senator Borah OF Idaho
has endeavored to keep the question
from really being passed upon at the
Republican National Convention. argu-
ing that even a referendum should be
decided upon by the people through
Congress and that the national con-
ventions should not attempt to commit
members of the national parties to a
pro or con position on the referendum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-08

States during the World War because
alcoholic diseases have been greatly re-
duced, and that the ban on liquor has
decreased drinking. Reduce poverty
improved the lot of school children and
helped industry by giving it "a sober
army Of producers"
Mr. Rockefeller should realize" the
statement said, that when the eight
centh amendment was ratified tho
liquor interests threatened to organize
a Nationwide disobedience of the pro-
hibitory laws. Much of the present lax
observance and notification is the
result OF that threat"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-08
Wet j. D|SAGREES.
WITH ROCKEFELLER
Union Leaders DscIare Re-
peal "W0uId Be National
Stupidity"
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
EVANSTON, Ill, June 8.-The ma
tional headquarters Of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union. taking
issue with John D. Rockefeller. 1r., on
his prohibition repeal announcement.
declared today return to liquor would
be national stupidity"
In statement sent to W. c. T. U.
leaders in every State, the heads Of the
union declared both political parties
have had experiences with the domina-
ton Of distillers, brewers and retail
liquor dealers"
The history Of the past justif1es us
in saying that the political party is
doomed which for the sake of political
expediency- opens the door through
which liquor may return to legal
status.
Mr.. Rockefeller's statement that
drinking has increased under prohibit
ton Is without foundation" the unions
statement said.
It declared prohibition ~ saved
more lives than were lost by q United
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-08
SCHOOL REPORT MADE
Commissioners Favor Bill for Status
of Colleges.

The District Commissioners forwarded
to Congress yesterday a favorable re-
port on the bill to establish the status
of colleges at Wilson and Miner
Teachers Colleges and to raise trade
and vocational schools in the public
school systems to the rank OF junior
high schools.
The change would cause an immediate
increase in salaries of about $4,000, the
city heads reported, with future in
creases for 10 assistant supervisors and
a clerk amounting, with other increases,
to an additional $1,000 'for the years
Immediately ahead"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-08
Committee APPROVES
BACHARACH MEASURE

BY the Associated Press.
The Bacharach bill to reduce to 4 per
cent the interest charge on loans against
veterans compensation certificates was
approved today by the House Ways and
Means Committee.
Chairman Collier told newspaper men
the vote was 10 to 9, and that the COM
mittee had authorized Representative
Bacharach, Republican, OF New Jersey,
author of the bill. ito use all possible
means to bring the bill up as soon as
possible"
The veterans administration estimat-
ed this change in law would cost s140,-
100000 before the certificates mature
in 1945.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-08
NAMED PIT. A. HEAD
Fred F. Henshaw Elected by Wood
side Elementary Group.

SINt IItIIItHldIy OIUUp.
Special Dispatch to The Star
SILVER SPRING, Md, June g.
Fred F. Henshaw was elected president
Of the Parent Teacher Association Of
the Woocside Elementary School at the
annual meeting, held at the school last
night.
Other officers elected are Miss Dor
o-thy Nichols, principal Of the school,
vice president; Mrs Robert p McCand-
lish, secretary and Mrs. Frank Burch,
treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-08
Britain Names Consul General.

LONDON. June 8 (4').-E. I. E Bernays,
British consul general at Liege. Belgium,
has been appointed consul general at
Chicago He succeeds G. D. N. Haggard,
who becomes consul general at Paris,
replacing Sir Arthur RoWley, who is
retiring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-08
OHIO DRY CHANGES STAND.
G. o. P. Delegate From Cincinnati
Saws He Fayors State Control.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. June P).-
E. w. Edwards, Cincinnati banker and
Ohio delegate at large to the Republican
National Convention, yesterday formal
" announced change in his stand from
support of the prohibition laws to ad-
vocacy of their repeal.
II once felt that the eighteenth
amendment would prove boon to the
American people. giving them q strong
er backbone of economic stability" he
said. L believe prohibition has proved
a failure and an amendment allowing
State option on the liquor issue should
be enacted as soon as possible
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-08
Glass Jewelry Exported.

OIuoS UCWC1fJ 1nP0f eOO'
Ninety-five per cent of the exports
of glass and pottery products from
Czechoslovakia in 1881 consisted of
glass jewerly.