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Evening star., 1932-04-10
DOUBLEDAY SYSTEM
OPPOSED BY CITIZENS
Brightwood Association Against
Ex-Army Officers Holding
D. G. Positions.

Opposition to retired Army officers
holding positions In the District govern
ment and drawing both active and
retired pay was voiced Friday night at a
meeting of the Brightwood Citizens
Association in the Paul Junior High
School, Eighth and Nicholson streets.
The association Endorsed the resolu-
ton providing for the creation of a
joint committee Of the House and
Senate to make study of the laws and
government of the District of Columbia
w. E. Brown, chairman of special
committee appointed last month to in
vestigate the advisability of the block
to-block employment campaign, report
ed adversely on the subject last night.
The removal of the trolley poles on
Kennedy street from the center Of the
roadway will be requested of District
officials by the association.
A resolution was adopted requesting
the director Of traffic to equip the inter-
section Of Georgia avenue, Military road
and Colorado avenue with automatic
traffic lights
Mrs. w. E. Brown was directed by
the association to confer with officials
OF the Washington Public Library on
the subject OF branch library in the
Brightwood section.
A special committee will be appointed
within a few days by President Charles
w. Ray to confer with the various
citizens associations in the vicinity of
BrtghtWood with a view to the selection
Of joint committee to attend the
next hearing Of the Public Utilities
Commission on the application Of the
Washington Gas Light Co. to erect a
gas hangar on Riggs road near the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
At the suggestion Of Vincent P. Russo
the association will start campaign
for new members at an early date, each
member Of the association constituting
a member of the Membership Com
mittee. Arthur c. Aston was elected
to membership.
The District Commissioners will be
urged to extend and straighten Nichol-
son street from Piney Branch road tc
Sixteenth street.
The meeting concluded with an Illus
trated lecture by G. c. Wiseman and
j. P. Hicks, representing the Electric
League Of the District of Columbia, or
Interior and Exterior Home Lighting.
Charles w. Ray presided with c. E
Bogardus as secretary of the meeting
Evening star., 1932-04-10
NEW TAXI HOLD-UPS
KEEP POLICE BUSY
Four More Victims Reported
as Detectives Comb City
for Bandits.

Tsxicab bandits, who have kept the
police on the jump for several days,
continued their activities last night,
despite the diligence Of three squads of
detectives ordered by Police Chief Pei
ham D. GlaSSford to make every effort
to capture them.
A bandit, who held up one taxi driver
and robbed him Of 81, was chased sew
eral blocks by park police. but eluded
them when he abandoned the stolen
cab.
The robber hailed the taxi, driven
by Henry M Hardee, 81, of 1920 Six
teenth street, at Tenth and F streets
shortly after O'Clock and asked to be
driven to WaShingtotn-Ho Hoover airport.
The cab was near Highway Bridge
when the fare" drew a revolver and
ordered Hardee to hand over his money.
Pocketing the 81, the bandit forced
Hardee to drive into Potomac Park.
There he ordered Hardee from the cab
and drove off.
Officer OutdiStanced.
A short time later a park policeman
saw the stolen taxi and pursued it, but
the robber outdistanced him. The taxi
was found at Fourteenth and B streets
southwest. Witnesses said they saw the
bandit speed away in another car.
Raymond F. Nickun %, of 826 Madi-
son street, reported he was held up and
robbed Of SO by two colored men who
asked him to take them to Forty-fifth
street and Sheriff road northeast. They
overlooked SIS in one Of his pockets,
he said.
Edward Thomas, 716 A street north
east, was robbed of $3.50 by three coll
ored men, who lured him to q lonely
road near the Beaver Dam Country
Club. After forcing Thomas to hand
over his money, the bandits drove away
in his taxi Constable Earl Blackwell
Of Capitol Heights Immediately began Q
search for the trio.
Rezzy Exams, 80, colored, was slashed
with knife by one of two colored
bandits who held him up after engag-
ing him to drive them to the 1900 block
Of Meade street northeast.
SIashed With Knife.
Exams, who lives at 1908 Montello
street northeast, said the pair hired
him at Seventh and @ streets. When
the cab neared Forty-ninth and Meade
streets northeast, one of the men drew
a gun and forced him to surrender So.
While he was handing the bandit the
money, he said, the other man slaShed
his face and ear with a knife, and the
two fed. He was treated at Casualty
Hospital.
The activities of bandits during the
last week have kept the police busy, as
many as eight such robberies occurring
in single night. Taxicab bandits have
been especially active, six of the FRI
day nights eight hold-up victims hav-
ing been hackers Another cab driver,
John H. Cole, was shot and seriously
wounded during hold-up earlise ~ the
week.
Evening star., 1932-04-10
GIRL SUES HOWARD u.
FOR $25, 900 DAMAGES

Ruth Downing. West Philadelphia,
Pa, has filed suit in the District Su-
preme Court to recover $25,0o0 dam
ages from Howard University for al
legged personal injuries sustained when
bottle exploded while she was work.
ing in the chemistry class May %, 1929
She charges negligence against the
professor for failing to warn her of the
use of a glass rod in cleaning a bottle
which had contained chemicals
She says the bottle exploded and the
glass entered her hand and caused her
to suffer the loss of her index finger
on the left hand and portions of both
the middle and ring fingers. She is
represented by Attorney Robert o.
Handwerk.
Evening star., 1932-04-10
FIRST SOCIALIST MAYOR
OF RACINE QUITS PARTY
Says He Was Forced to Veto Lo-
cal Measures Against His
Judgment.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RACINE, Wis, April 9.-Mayor
William Swoboda, Socialist, announced
his resignation from that party at a
closed meeting Of the City Council
last night.
He said he was out OF patience with
the dictatorial policies pursued by the
Socialist party in the State.
He resigned, he said, because Mil
waukee Socialists had forced him to
veto local measures over his judgment
and because the party had failed to
offer him full cooperation.
Swoboda, wholesale grocer and a
veteran of the World War became the
city's first Socialist mayor year ago
today.
The resignation came after Socialists
had named two more members to the
City Council at the April 5 primary.
Evening star., 1932-04-10
PRETENDER TO ROYAL
BIRTH DEAD, AGED n
Claim Edward VII of England Was
His Father, Made by John
de Guelph.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, April 9.-John David
de Guelph, II, who wrote book in 1910
entitled The Memories Of Prince John
de Guelph" celebrating nls claim that
he was the son of King Edward VII of
England. is dead here
He claimed royal parentage by a
morganatic marriage, but the claim
never was officially recognized either
by King Edward or any OF the British
royal family.
Guelph was bishop of the Wesleyan
Episcopal Church. He was educated
in India and came to California in 1900.
Several years ago he married Miss
Jennie Wards Hayes, daughter Of a
San Francisco physician. They had
one son, Lionel.
In the early part Of 1910, Guelph
wrote twice to King Edward, pressing
his claims, and informing the monarch
of his intention to publish the book.
No response came from the King.
Evening star., 1932-04-10
MRS. DOYLE is SPEAKER
Western High School Association
Meets Wednesday.

The Western High School Home and
School Association will hold its final
meeting for the term in the school Ii
orary at BIS pm. Wednesday
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle will speak
on The Sense of Security in the Lives
OF Our Children
=, Mr.. Charles v. INLAY president of
tne association, will preside, and DR.
newton, principal of Western, will also
speak.
Selections will be rendered by the
school quartet
Evening star., 1932-04-10
RESTAURANT OWNERS
WAR ON PHARMACIES
Hardware Dealers Urged to Sell
Drugs as Retaliatory
Measure.
By the Associated Press.

by Tic AoSOCiabco
NEW YORK, April 9-The PROPOSE
ton was advanced yesterday to sell
drugs in hardware stores. The purpose
would be to make pharmacies quit SELL
ing sandwiches. Restaurateurs sponsor
the idea
Samuel Rotherberg, president Of the
Allied Restaurant Owners Guild, which
was organized yesterday, said the guild
was formed to war on chain drug stores
operating lunch counters.
He said many drug stores were not
only selling food, but also had hardware
departments. The guild plans to cam
paign among hardware dealers, urging
them as retaliatory measure to put in
line of drugs with their lawn mowers
and l0-penny nails.
Evening star., 1932-04-10
POLITICAL PARTIES
TO Be ORGAN LIED
Convention Hall VIII Resound
to Stirring Theme of
"HooVer There"
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 9.-The organ"
ization of the Democratic and Repub-
lican conventions at Chicago this year
Is already in the bag.
Just why the builders of the Chicago
Stadium, where the conventions will be
held, installed pipe organ was never
made entirely clear. The stadium was
built primarily for boxing, not Bee
thoven; for hockey, not Hayden, and
for basket ball, not Boccherini
An organ opus, explained some Of
New York's caulifiower students TODAY,
Is poor fare for box fighters. A heavy-
weight who has just been Dashed on the
beak by a blow is in no mood for
Mendelssohn. Box fight customers, too
balk at Bach. The only music they well
come is that raucous voice from the
gallery screaming: Sock i'm wild the
right"
Musicianship Scarce.
There was little doubt in New York
political circles today, however. but
that both parties would take full ad-
vantage of the organ. What worried
some Of the master minds, however, was
the scarcity of musicianship among the
political leaders.
Outstanding among political figures
from a musical standpoint is Charles G
Dawes, whose composition, Melody" is
widely heard. Republicans made no eff
fort to conceal their delight in the ad-
vantage this seemed to give them
musically
New York Democrats, however. de.
clined to surrender any honors. They
pointed out the popularity Of the aria
THE Sidewalks of New York" in con.
nection with the presidential candidacy
of Alfred E. Smith in 1923. Nor die
they overlook the fact that the Demo.
cratic Mayor Walker once wrote a sons
which asked the pathetic question
will You Love Me in December a.
You Do in May?"
Theme Songs Suggested.
1t was felt by some politicians Of thu
ton should adopt an official theme song
One of the more fertile minds suggested
that much of the convention bushes.
would be carried on by music cues Fol
instance. the roll call. When 1t go
time for Alabama to cast its votes fol
something or somebody, the organ coulc
break into the tune:
when That Midnight Choo-C ChoC
Leaves for Alabam" (Alabam', Ala
bamD" The other States would have
their musical Maryland, My
Maryland" d" Il Was Born in Michigan,
MY Old Kentucky Home" and fol
Texas they could use the Rangers
Song" by Romberg, with, of course, dut
credit to the copyright owners.
The idea, some thought, might ever
be carried to the point where the actua
nominations could be announced musi-
cally In the event President Hoover
were nominated, the organ would breal
into:
Hoover there, Hoover there,
Send the word, send the word
Hoover there"
The possibilities, the political OBJ
servers confessed, are boundless. Anc
after all, they pointed out, the organ
is there.
Evening star., 1932-04-10
RESTAURANT PATRONS
BLOCK LIQUOR RAID
Delegates to Legion Convention
Reported to Have Barricaded
Agents.
BY the Associated Press.

oS tiS AShOC4aLcu FteSS.
MIAMI, Fla. April 9.-The Miami
Dslly News today said five Federal pro-
hinition agents raided a cafe at Miami
Beach Thursday night, but met display
OF hostility by several score attending the
American Legion Convention of Florida
aT1r barricaded themselves in the res
tahrant until retnforcements came.
The papers account described inter-
fefence given by patrons when the
agents tried TO make thier way from the
restaurant
One pistol shot was fired, put it went
through a window and did no damage.
The News said that when the agents
cav they could not reach the street,
they locked themselves In the restau-
rant and telephoned Miami police head
quarters for hlep. A truck load Of
agents arrived soon thereafter and
evacuated the besieged officers and five
prisoners, the latter employees of the
cafe.
Evening star., 1932-04-10
PRINCE NICHOLAS BACK
TO CONFER WITH CAROL
Decides Today Whether to Re-
nounce Marriage or Royal
Rights.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BUCHAREST, April 9.-Prince Mich
olas, who aroused the displeasure of his
brother, King Carol, by marrying COM
today and was greeted at the airnnrt hu
a representative of the King. They mo
tored Immediately to the palace.
The return Of the prince was a conn.,
plete surprise except in court circles
Where 1t was revealed that a council Of
ministers Is to be held in the morning
at which Nicholas will decide either to
renounce his marriage to Mime. Jana
Deletj or formally to relinquish all his
royal rights. There was no hint TO-DAY
about which course he will select and
Bucharest awaited developments with
intense interest
Recently the King sent Gen. Con-
oeScu to Paris to talk with Nicholas
apparently with the object, of effectine
a reconciliation.
Evening star., 1932-04-10
BUILDER DIES IN PLANE

ROCHESTER, England, April 9 (P).-
Eustace Short, famous aviator and a
partner in the firm of Short Brothers,
airplane manufacturers was found dead
in the cockpit of seaplane he was
plotting here yesterday.
The ship had descended after a
normal flight. Occupants of a launch
which came alongside found Short had
collapsed and died in his seat at the
controls.
The airman, who was 81 years old,
learned to fly in 1929 Previously he
had made hundreds of balloon ascents.
Evening star., 1932-04-10
BY the Associated Press.

AUSTIN, Mimi, April "a general
application of Christian principles
should benefit a government, in the
opinion of Austin's preacher mayor
elect. Rev. Harry Poll.
While Rev. Mr.. Poll planed no radical
changes in city affairs and believed
that church and government should re-
main separate, he said today he held
that opinion with a slight qualification.
Il do not see why the application
of general Christian principles should
not be a benefit in government said
Mr.. Poll. IF they are Of no value,
either there is something wrong with
government or with the church.
But Mr. Poll, pastor of Christ Church.
won't preach" to the city councilmen
during his two-Xear term which starts
April 10.
Evening star., 1932-04-10
go NN Oeaczpe eos

ment presaged the end of the dictator
ship which the King established in
January, 1929.
A new Parliament was assembled and
since opposition parties declined to take
part in the voting the legislature was
100 per cent pro-gcvernment
Students Hold Demonstrations.
Recently there have been student
demonstrations in Jugloslavia led by
Serbs. Montenegrins and Bosnians,
formerly among the Kings most loyal
subjects.
Some of the people were aroused by
the speech from the throne which was
read at the opening of the new Parlia-
ment. It omitted any mention of re-
turn of liberty, free speech and a free
press, summing up the dictatorship by
remarking that the King was sure
everybody had been glad to live under
his regime during the last three years.
Evening star., 1932-04-10
WILL ADDRESS STUDENTS

What a Tourist Sees in Eight Days
Travel Through Mexico" will be the
subject Of an address by DR.. Enrique
Jimenez, secretary of the Mexican en-
baSsy, before El Club Espanol of George
Washington University, in Corcoran
Hall, Thursday night at o'clock. The
lecture will be illustrated with motion
pictures taken in Mexico.
Evening star., 1932-04-10
De VALERA DENIES OATH
is CAUSE FOR QUARREL
Replies to New Zealand Note
Pleading for Free State Peace
With England.
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated Press.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, April
9.-President Eamon de Valera of the
Irish Free State informed the New
Zealand government today that his ad-
min1stration does not consider Great
Britain has the right to regard the
proposed abolition of the oath of al
legiance to the crown "as a cause for
quarrel"
The Irish Presidents note was in re-
Sponse to a communication from the
new Zealand government expressing
the hope the Irish Free State would
take no steps prejudicial to the con-
tlnued association of the Dublin gov
ernment as an equal partner In the
commonwealth"
Similar communications concerning
the oath of allegiance have been ade
dressed recently to the Free State gov
wealth and by the Union of South
Africa. N''1
Evening star., 1932-04-10
MUSIC HOUR ENDS
Friendship House Will Give Last
Program Today.

The O'Clock hour of music at the
Friendship House, 326 Virginia avenue
southeast today will mark the last of
the children's programs which have
featured these musicales recently.
Taking part in the program will be
the Lucky Friday Boys Glee Club, the
Sing Song Girls Glee Club, the Baden
Children, Miss Esther Morton Smith
and Miss Marion King
Evening star., 1932-04-10
80 Degrees in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, April 8 (P).-A tenn
perature of 80 degrees was recorded here
today. The pre-seasonal heat was at
tributed to winds sweeping coastward
from the desert.
Evening star., 1932-04-10

Scotland now has nearly $4,000 miles
of public highways.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-03-01
HUSBAND SOUGHT
IN Staying CASE
Police Looking For Bevans Aft
er Wife Is Found on Rub.
Dish Heap

Minneapolis. March 1.-(R)-Jack
Eevans was the object Of a police
search Tuesday, authorities believing
he could throw some light on the
Staying of his wife, found dead on a
rubbish heap in gravel pit near
Superior boulevard.
Mrs. BevanS, AZ, had been shot
twice with a revolver and struck four
times on the head. The body was
found early Monday afternoon by
George Bruels, Mounds, Mimi, when
he went to the pit for some gravel.
The slain woman was seen alive
at 4 a. m. Monday when she got
into coupe with her husband. a for
mer co-publisher Of the now extinct
weekly publication, Twin City Re-
porter.
They left a party at a rooming
house operated by Mrs. Bevans. Po-
lice pressed their investigation on the
theory Mrs. Bevans was killed some
where else and her body taken to the
gravel pit and abandoned.
Bevans has not been seen since he
and Mrs. Bevans left the party. He
has served time in Wisconsin and
Minnesota penal institutions for yio-
lation Of the prohibition laws and
once was indicted by a Hennepin
county grand jury for suspected
ownership of gambling house.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-03-01
ALFALFA BILL HAS
LEFT FOR n. D. TO
LAUNCH CANT Align
To Visit Fargo, Valley City,
Jamestown, Bismarck,
Minot, and Others

Oklahoma City, March 1.-(P-
Beckcning to the rank and file
votes" Of North Dakota. Governor
William Henry alfalfa Bill Muir
ray headed out of Oklahoma again
Tuesday with his home-spun cam
paign for the Democratic presidential
nomination.
Before he hoisted himself on q
north-bound train Tuesday morning
he told newspapermen he hasn't
enough money" for national man
ager.
In three days Alfalfa Bill" aim
ing particularly at the independent
farm vote, will make seven speeches
in North Dakota.
He hopes to wrest the states
Democratic national convention del
egation from Governor Franklin D.
Roosevelt in the March Is preferen-
tial primary. After that, he doesn't
know where he'll campaign. He in
dicated Monday he would not try out
in Georgia.
There is nothing I can do to get
on the ballot in Georgia." said Muir
ray. whose application for filing ar
rived too late to allow him to qualify
for the preferential primary there.
They might go to the polls and write
in my name. That wouldn't get any,
where. I think I'll just let it CO."
In North Dakota Murray will visit
Fargo. Valley City, jamestown. Bis
marck. Minot. Rugby and Devils
Lake.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-03-01
FINLAND REVOLT
DECLARED FIASCO
Withdrawals From Banks One
OF Notable Developments
Following Movement

Helsingfors, Finland, March 1.-(R
Withdrawals from banks and con-
siderable difficulty in securing for
eign currency were among the most
notable results Tuesday Of the Fas-
cist revolt which led to an encounter
with government troops Is miles
from Helsingfors Monday.
The Fascist bands, congregating
threateningly In the vicinity Of the
capital, served q demand on Presi-
dent Pehr Edwin Svinhufyud to Dust
communists and socialist members
from the cabinet or suffer the con-
sequences Of civil war. The presi-
dent replied by decreeing q new safe
ty law giving himself extreme mill
tary powers to meet the rebellion.
The decree permitted suppression
Of newspapers found guilty Of agtta-
fion, dtssolving Of all demonstrations,
search Of homes, examination Of ali
persons out Of doors and hindrance
Of armed individuals moving from
place to place. with other steps con-
Sldered necessary to preserve order
The government decided to arrest
all leaders Of the LaPua (Fascist)
party, informed quarters said.
II was said In official quarters that
the whole Lapua movement waa
proving tiasco."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-03-01
Denies Connection
With Removal Club
Montpelier Man Says He Is Not
incorporation Of Jamestown.
For-CapitaI Body
DID NOT ATTEND Meeting
Says Sewage Disposal Problem
Should Have Taught
jamestown a Lesson

Fargo. N. D., March 1-(P)-Named
as one of 10 additional incorporators
for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS club
at the Friday night session in James
town, M. M. Cone. manager of the
Mary Gray Lee Farms at Mont
pelier. wants the world to know, II
have not been, am not and do not in
tend to become involved in this con-
troversy over the location of the
capital"
II do not pretend to Judge the
merits or dement's of the propos-
ition," Cone wrote to the Fargo
Forum. Had I been present at the
meeting, I would most certainly have
refused the nomination.
His letter follows:
II was greatly surprised to read
in your issue of the 9th that was
elected a director of the Jamestown
For-Capital club.
IF I had been present at that
meeting would, most certainly, have
refused the nomination as have not
been, am not, and do not intend to
become involved in this controversy
over the location of the capital.
II do not pretend to Judge the
merits or dement's of the proposition.
It might be more convenient to have
the capital nearer the insane asylum
than the penitentiary. That would
depend entirely upon the personnel
of the capitol.
III having the capital in Bismarck
is responsible for the condition de-
scribed in an unsigned letter pub
lished in the jamestown Sun, Feb
26th, from which I quote Bismarck
IS so rotten with corrupt politicians
that it stinks,' then I would say
jamestown would be better without
the capital as it already has all the
stink it can absorb from their sew
age disposal plant without further
communicating the atmosphere with
unpleasant odors from rotten po-
liticians.'
Speaking of politicians, it Is to
laugh to hear the pot call the kettle
black.
I'm order to keep the records
straight would appreciate it If you
would give this letter the same pub
licity that you gave to the above re-
ferred to article.
yours very truly,
m. M. Cone"