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Evening star., 1932-04-09
CAPTURE RECALLED
BY MARINES DEATH
Officer Here Describes Nicaragua
Peril in Which Slain Man
Figured.

Lieut. Col. Robert L. Denig, now at
tached to Marine Corps Headquarters
here, following tour of duty in Mica
ragua, yesterday recalled an account OF
his capture In mutiny, written on a
wall, by Sergt Charles J. Levonski
U S. M. C., lieutenant in the Mica
raguan ConStabulary, killed in another
mutiny few days ago.
The previous mutiny, in which Le-
vonski figured, Lieut.. Col. Denig said
was in october, 1929, at Telpenaca
Nicaragua. Levonsk and a compan-
ion had arrived at Telpeneca to take
over the new command of the native
constabulary forces.
Knowing that 1t was about time for
the Marine Corps aviators from Mana
qua to fly overhead and drop the pay
roll TO the contingent, the native forces
laid out prearranged panel on the
ground to advise the flyers that it was
safe to release the funds from the air.
BY that time, Levonski had been taken
prisoner by the mutineers. On the
walls of his prison he wrote that he
had been captured AS Lieut. Col Denie
recalls 1t, having seen the writing on
| the wall at a later date, the log read:
Ten O'Clock, heard planes overhead
"Ten-thirty, guardia looting town
otherwise orderly.
Eleven, they are surely going to kill
us.
"One, they will take us any time now
"One-fifty, look under corner stone
for my money, watch. etc"
Lieut.. Col. Denig later was advised
| that both Marine Corps corporals
Levonski and his colleague, were taker
up into the hills and turned loose aftel
dusk. At the time of the October, 1929
mutiny, In which Levonski was &
prisoner, there were about 20 men IL
| the command.
Marine Corps headquarters toda,
lacked details concerning the mutin,
In which Levons6 lost his LIE,
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Need of Prompt Action to Be
Discussed at Session
Tomorrow.
TO- 900 UNEMPLOYED
HERE, STATEMENT SAYS
Contributed Funds Declared Insult.
tloient to Take Care of Unpre-
cedented Demands.

Final plans were announced TODAY
Ior a mass meeting tomorrow afternoon
70 consider means Of handling the un-
employment situation in Washington
Inc meeting will be held in the west
room Of the United States Chamber of
Commerce Building at 3 O'Clock.
Walter S. Ufford of the Associated
CHARITIES, DR.. John O'Gradv of the
Catnohc Charities and Mrs. Charles n
Goldsmith of the United Hebrew Relief
society Will discuss the need of prompt
acton. DR.: Frederick w. Perkins,
PRESIDENT OF the Council of Social
Agencies. will preside.
Ihe following statement was issued in
connection with the meeting:
DO you know there are upward OF
zO,OOO people unemployed in Washing
Ton, able and willing to work, most of
Whom nave family responsibilities. and
una pie 10 get steady employment of any
1iI s1in! Many OF these are high-class,
Skllleo clerical workers-workers of
hand and brain.
Needs Exceed Estimates.
Do you know that in spite Of the
TACT that over $4,000 900 was raised bv
the Community Chest in January. the
Heeo mas gone beyond all previous esti-
mates and prospective deficits for fam
lIy welfare and nursing organizations
are in sight before the year is over.
contributed funds are insufficient to
meet the unprecedented needs which
unprecedented unemployment has in
mcted upon the people OF the National
II was because he knew these facts
from those close to the situation in
washington that the President asked
the Commissioners of the District 10
request Congress to transfer 5000 600
from the appropriation for the mu-
nlclpal center to the relief of unem-
ployment. Almost all the relief citi-
zens' organizations in the District have
approved the recommendations of the
president and Commissioners.
Public Funds Proposed.
The proposal is that Congress as
Municipal Council of the District do as
has been done in similar emergencies
IN every large city of equal size in the
Onlteo states = appropriate public
funds to meet the emergency.
In transmitting his request the
President said: In practically every
municipality of any size in the coun-
try it has been found necessary to
supplement- charitable and welfare re-
het work by appropriations of mu-
nicipal funds" "
Evening star., 1932-04-09
Boy Runaway Lives
For 3 Weeks Under
Apartment Steps
Falls Into Hands of Law
When He Takes Police
mans Milk.

Twelve-year Henry Bruce Clark,
jr. who is getting to be something of an
expert at running away from home,
doesn't need an island in midocean to
play Robinson CruSoe.
No, sir-not Henry. Just give him
a stairway in an apartment house whose
occupants have quite bit of bread and
milk delivered to their doors-a stair
way under which he can hide in the
daytime and sleep pretty well at night
and he'll get along all right, thank you.
Camps Out Three Weeks.
At any rate. he's been doing pretty
we'll camping" under the staorway of a
downtown apartment house for the last
three weeks. At least he was doing
pretty we'll until last highland then
he happened to take some milk from
the wrong doorway.
The doorway was that of Policeman
F. M. White, first precinct. During his
three weeks under the stairway Henry
had beer living on bread and milk taken
from the doorways of various tenants,
but it wasn't until last night that
Whites milk was missing
And White. being a policeman, de-
cided to investigate the mysterious
thefts. He traced his milk to the stair
way and there he found Henry.
Describes Adventures.
After spending several hours at the
first precinct station, where he told Of
his adventures, Henry was taken to the
Receiving Home to await the arrival of
his parents, who live at 1343 Clifton
street.
Last September Henry started to
hitch hike to Canada. He got only as
far as Laurel. however, and was
brought back home. The following
month, with another boy. he started for
the South, but was halted in nearby
Virginia. He tried three other trips,
but each proved unsuccessful
So his parents perhaps to help cool
of his spirit of wanderlust, has not
called for him at the Receiving Home
this morning.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Rain tonight
and possibly tomorrow morning; not
much change in temperature; minimum
temperature tonight about As degrees;
moderate to fresh east winds.
Maryland-Rain tonight and prob
ably tomorrow morning; not much
change in temperature.
Vrginia-Cloudy with rain tonight
and probably in east and north portions
tomorrow morning; not much change
in temperature.
West Virginia-Cloudy with rain to-
night and possibly in extreme east por-
ton tomorrow morning; slightly cooler
IN northwest portion tonight.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
WILL HEAR VISITORS

The Church of the Brethren will have
two guest speakers tomorrow At the
morning service DR.. c. C. Ellis, presi-
dent Of Juanita College, Huntingdon,
Pa, will be the speaker.
At the evening service DR.. Fred
Wampler Of Richmond, Va, will speak
on India. He will show pictures and
will give an estimation of Mahatma
Gandi and his influence in Indian af-
fairs. DR.. Wampler was a member of a
commission sent under the direction NJ
the Medical College of the University of
Virginia, located in Richmond, to inyes.
tigate health problems In India.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
MIDLE TALES" Is SUBJECT
IN GEORGETOWN CHURCH

Rev Frank s. Niles, minister of the
Georgetown Presbyterian Church, will
preach at the IL o'clock service tomor-
row on Idle Tales" There also will be
an appropriate story-sermon for the
children.
At 7:30 pm. Miss Louise McKirdy will
conduct a discussion Of the topic How
Should I Use Sunday?"
Mrs. Frank E. Edgington will give the
last of a series of five talks Monday
evening on The Rural Billion before
the Evening Guild.
Rev. Mr. Niles will give an address
Thursday evening on John Calvin and
the Reformation In Switzerland"
Evening star., 1932-04-09

r VIGH school orators who will rep
resent Maryland institutions in
county finals competitions of
i i the National Oratorical Contest
were announced today. Upper
left: Devoe Kepler Meade. 16, will again
be the Hyattsville speaker in the Prince
Georges County contest. His grafton is
entitled Webster and the Constitution"
Meade is the son of DR.. and Mrs. Devoe
Meade of College Park, Md. Following
his graduation from high school next
year he will attend the University of
Maryland to study medicine. Upper
right: Lackey High School of Indian
Head, Md, will have as its represent
ative in the Charles County finals
Harry Anderson, IA, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. W. Anderson of that city. His
subject will be The Constitution: A
Guarantee of the Liberty of the Indi-
vidual" Following his graduation from
high school in 1884 Anderson will study
law at Maryland University. Lower:
Sven Duncan, 10, senior in Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School, will be its
speaker in the Montgomery County con-
test with an Grafton on THE First Ten
Amendments: The American Bill of
Rights" Duncan is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. H. Duncan of 6625 East avenue,
Chevy Chase, Md. The Brandywine,
Md, High School has selected Mary
Ruth Boutwell,, 16, as representative in
Evening star., 1932-04-09
FOREIGN.
HIT BY BASE BALL BAT
Playground Director injured When
Youngster Throws Club.

The questionable distinction of being
the first casualty of the new base ball
season belongs to Mrs. Ruth Britt, 80,
OF the Alabama Apartments, director OF
the Rosedale Fairgrounds.
A bat hurled by youngster during
the heat of an impromptu diamond
battle at the Fairgrounds fractured
Mrs. Britt's nose and cut her about the
face late yesterday afternoon. She was
treated at Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
SIBERIAN ELMS PLANTED

In a Bicentennial tree ceremony at
Rosedale playground Friday afternoon
two Siberian elms were planted by
Miss Marie A. Turner, administrative
principal Of the Blow-Webb Schools,
and Mrs. E, H. Griffith, president of
the Pierce Parent Teacher Association.
Included on the program were q
number OF Colonial dances by Webb
School children and songs by the play
ground groups.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
RELIEF PLEA MADE PUBLIC.
Commissioners Urge 100000 Item in
Appropriation Bill

The District Commissioners today
made public the text of their letter
written last month to the Bureau of
the Budget urging appropriation of
public funds for emergency relief plr-
poses. Under the regular practice such
letters are secret, but the Budget
Bureau allowed the text of the present
letter to be made public at the request
OF DR.. Luther H. Reichelderfer, chair
man of the Board of Commissioners.
Ihe letter will be read at a mass meet
ing tomorrow in the United States
chamber of Commerce Building in the
interests OF including a 100000 item
1or emergency relief in the Districts
1888 appropriation bill.
Larger Charity Demands.
The letter, after asking for the ap-
preparation, to come from the amount
previously asked for the Municipal
Center, goes on
The Commissioners have been ad-
v1Sed by representatives of Charitable
and welfare organizations in the Dis
trlct Of Columbia that this year finds
materially larger number of persons
IN need of relief, and that it is not
possible to provide this relief from
funds Of those organizations operating
1AhOuSA Tie community CneSt.
The District of Columbia Emplov-
ment Committee, appointed by the
commissioners to afford relief through
employment, adopted a resolution re-
questing the Commissioners to ask an
appropriation of public funds to supple
ment the private funds which have been
made available to them, which will he
practically exhausted by April /. The
commissioners, after giving very care
ful consideration to this general uues-
ton of emergency relief, have decided
that there is urgent and pressing need
in justification of the necessity of an
appropriation of public funds to meet
existing conditions and to supplement
the efforts and work of privately d.
rected relief.
Aid by Other Cities.
THE Commissioners have been ad-
viSed that in most of the large cities of
the country it has been found necessary
for the city to assist in private relie:
work by provision of municipal funds
for this purpose. AS the Commission
ers have been furnished with evidence
to show the necessity of similar pro-
vision in the District of Columbia. thew
earnestly urge upon you the approval
Of the estimate of 100000 for the
emergency relief in the District of CO.
lumbia and ask that this estimate be
forwarded to Congress with the recon-
mendation that the appropriation be
made as early as possible"
Evening star., 1932-04-09
HOLD JOINT MEETING

Business conditions were discussed
last night by George w. Offutt, jr.,
president of the Board Of Trade. at a
joint dinner-dance of the Brookland
and Woodbridge Business Associations in
the Masonic Temple, Mills road and
Rhode Island avenue northeast A spe-
aal program Of tap dancing was offered.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
CAPITAL CITY SPELLERS
DEFEAT BALTIMORE
George I. Kelly of Washington
Club Adjudged Individual
Champion and Presented Gun.

The Capital City Spelling Club de-
feated the Waverly Spelling Club of
Baltimore in a contest in the latter CITY
last night. George I. Kelly of the
Washington club was adjudged irdi-
vidual champion and was presented
with a loving cup, the gift of the Bal
timore Sun. Carroll A. Roger and
Samuel T. Walker, both of the Balti-
more club, won second and third prizes,
respectively.
The victory gave the Capital City
Club an edge of one win in seven con-
tests, each team having won three Of
six previous contests. The Waverly
Club will visit Washington for match
in October.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
RUM-LADEN AUTO SEIZED
Two Men Escape From Overturned
Machine.

An automobile loaded with IA half
gallon jars of whisky was seized by Po-
licemen w. S. Smoot and H. G. Renner
OF the tenth precinct station, after it
overturned at Eighth and Varnum
streets yesterday afternoon. Two men
in the automobile fed from the scene
and escaped before police arrived.
Smoot and Renner had given chase
along Eighth street short time before
the car overturned, but were outdis-
tanced. They were on their way to No.
10 station to send lookout for the
auto when radio call sent them to the
wrecked machine.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
PRAYER SERMON THEME.
DR.. Perkins to Preach at Univer.
salist Memorial Church.

"The Inevitableness of Prayer" is the
sermon theme of DR.. F. w. Perkins at
the Universalist National Memorial
Church tomorrow at IL o'clock. The
church school will meet at 1915 O'Clock,
except the adult class, which follows
the church service. On Tuesday there
will be a meeting of the Ladies Aid
Association, with luncheon in Perkins
Hall at noon followed by the business
session at 80 o'clock
The annual Spring bazaar will start
Thursday at o'clock in the parish
house. From S to o'clock dinner will
be served in Perkins Hall. At 7 o'clock
the w. E. D. o. Circle will hold a bust
ness meeting followed by its annual
meeting.
The Boy Scout Troop will meet FRI
day evening under the leadership Of
Edwin Smallman.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
FIREMEN PROMOTED

The District Commissioners yesterday
ordered four promotions In the Fire De-
partment. Sergts. r. D. White and w.
c. Rees were promoted to heutenants
and PvtS. M. J. Fannina and p. B.
GrisSo were made sergeantA
Evening star., 1932-04-09

boards.
In the photograph he is attaching a
marker to a small board at Ninth and
H streets.
The metal markers, 4 by 6 inches,
were made at the District Work House.
They are of aluminium on black back
ground. Each bears the official number
and permit date of the sign for which
it is intended If billboard does not
have one of these markers attached to
it, it is simply out of luck.
The work house furnished more than
900 of these metal markers, the regu-
Evening star., 1932-04-09
Report for Last "a Hours.

Highest, 81, 1880 pm. yesterday. Year
ago, 81.
Lowest, IS. TOO am. today. Year
ago, AZ.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
Star Staff Photo

lations requiring each authorized bill
board to show one. In the case of wall
signs, the permit numbers will be
painted In corner in letters easily dis
cernible.
The work Mr.. Roche is now engaged
in doing marks the end of the Districts
long fight to Danish unauthorized bill
boards and wall signs in the city. Only
those signs whose locations are printed
in the sign regulation booklet for the
guidance of police can show a marker.
The General Outdoor Advertising Co.,
which operates all the large billboards
in the city, has about cleaned up all its
unauthorized units If there are any
remaining. they will be detected by Mr..
Roche on his present rounds of the bill
board locations.
Evening star., 1932-04-09

FURNISHED by United States Coast anC
Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1932-04-09
The Sun and Moon.

Rises. Sets.
gun, tooay... 5:4l 6:39
pun, tomorrow 5:4O $40
nooil' tooay'. 7;O8 am. 1924 pm
"a aItomoolie iE hgnts must be turned or
Rainfall.
Monthly rainfall in inches In tbs
Capital (current month tn date,
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said that most comedians labor under great strain while they stage
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VALLEY OF GOLD OE ALASKA PENINSULA
 |S STILL MYSTERY
(Continued from Page Onel

With Mike and his family on board, we again went to Chignik Bay. Leading the way, Mike took us to the spot he had pointed out years ago. With a camp outfit, picks, shoVels and gold pans, we secured the creeks and benches anew, with results as before.
 Finally, deposited Mike at Sel- doVia. had put him down as only desirous of showing his apprecia- tion for my having rescued him.
 Now comes word that Mike showed Up in Seldovia with poke .of gold. George Hogg offered him three $20 gold pieces for it. He refused and declined to give any information as to whence the gold came.
 lit will be recalled that Mount Katmai blew it's head off ill 1912. Many things could have happened III CIlaC DlOWup. 1 am not prepared to say just what the answer to the legend is. Anyone may make their guess"
 Mel Horner, one of the best and most intrepid guides of the Alaska Peninsula, and the first to lead a party into the Valley of Ten Thous- and Smokes after the eruption of Katmai, and the only man who has scaled Martin volcano, reports that, on his way down Martin Creek after his trip, he found evidences of placer gold.
 II was more interested in beans than gold" says Mel, "and did not stop to determine if there was gold in paying quantities"
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PRIVILEGE TO USE
 GASBOATS BRISTOL
 BAY |S DIRE NEED
tContinued from Fag< Uhe>

At Nushagak and at Kogguing regulations permit some set net ting. There, the older residents who are not able to go out in fish ing boats, may make Some money fishing on the shore. But at Nak- nek, no such fishing is allowed This works a real hardship on many of the older residents and their families. There is nothing else by which they can make a live lihoOd.
 Another important matter out there is the subject of naturaliza- tion. Many residents are not cit izens but all want to be and have been trying to become citizens for years. The rulings are so strict, in this regard, that there is generally something wrong with the applica- tions - some important date, or subject mlsSing-but it is thought if an immigration inspector could accompany the floating court he could examine and pass on appli- cantS on the ground.
 Trapping is. not so good this winter, excepting around reindeer herds where red and cross fox seem to follow. There are few rabbits in the country but millions of ptar- migan.
 "The weather, in general, has been excellent; not too cold nor too much snow
 "The airplane service is eXcep tionally good" MT. Wanlser said, he having flown to Anchorage last Saturday with Pilot Matt Niemin- en, of the Alaskan Airways, buck ing heavy winds all the way The actual flying time was eight hours Wamser paid Nieminen quite a compliment when he said T would fly to H. and back with him"
 With reference to the volcano disturbances in the Westward area, MT Wamser said last falls outburst of ShiShaldin distributed ashes one-quarter of a inch in depth over large area but did not reach Nak- nek; a few weeks ago there was one-half inch of ashes at UgaShik thickening towards Port Haiden and getting less about 30 miles from Moses" {Shishaldin, on Un- imak ISland). @ ! Mrs. Wamser, at the present time, is at Kodiak but they may re- turn home via plane. If not, MT. Wanser proposes to leave the SS Starr at Kanatak. thence overland 1 by dogteam. Mrs. Wamser has re- gently been in the States for a year, returning North in January. Previously she taught school at Naknek for three years.
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Formerly duckng stool Now the! and sometimes Congress
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A BANKERS SONG

A Wall Street banker whose sense of humor has not been frog en with his foreign loans made this contribution in song to the gravity of a dinner at which he was a guest few evenings ago: My money lies over the ocean;
 My money lies over the sea: My money lies over the ocean:
 Oh, bring back by money to me. '
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luck Alaskan killed her tempt poison her Sourdough mate
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international cloud the horizon The Pre dropped feels Mussoni tells Ital | food up and reducing s business
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enters the Kidnapping of the ndbergh baby publicity broadcast which fghten abducto they may child with
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A QUESTION OF GUILT

publication alleges that Japanese inspired attack upon Chinese hundred children butcheed by Koreans police Japanese soldiers with the city.
 In Tanaka presented to the Emperor 1925 he said
 future want to control China We must first crush the just had to fight in the Russian Japanese China must first arhuria and Mongolia conquerng rest of the Asiatic countries the world must first
 They those naturaized South They naturalized Chinese y temporary numbers reach two million and they nstgated military activities when necessity the the natuazed be able tell whether it the Chinese Kor cans or Japanese sell dog with a sheeps head sign-board"
 actually started the present trouble in China seems to carrying of this suggestion of Premier Tanaka
 grave the Kidnapping of the Lndbergh baby publicity which fghten they the child and do 
 appears horizon The Pres dropped pounds Mussol tells Italy to food that reducing is bad business
 Formerly they called reormers sometimes sent to Congress
 great they are on the stage And So do their audiences
 story An pet dog
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Complete line of U. s. Geodetic Survey charts, tide tables and date books for 1882. Alaska Shop.
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KOdaks and Kodak Supplies-de- veloping, printing, enIarging and picture framing. Alaska Shop.