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The Washington times., 1932-12-20
OLD CURSE HELD 10 BLAME

CUMBERLAND, Nd, Dec. 20.
There is an old belief among the
hill folk in Western Maryland
that the cedar is a lucky tree,
and woe betide him who cuts one
down.
Such a tree grew in the yard
of Isaac Parsons, 55, well-to-do
farmer and descendant Of a Co
lonial family. Parsons father
planted it there rs years ago.
It was one of the finest speci-
mems in Allegany county. When
City Commissioner Heller went
out to find a tree suitable for
Cumberland's municipal Christ
The Washington times., 1932-12-20

mas fete the one In Parsons
yard caught his eye.
He offered the farmer a good
price and Parsons accepted. There
were plenty Of other trees around
the farmhouse, and besides he
needed the money. Parsons care
fully tied up the branches and
cut it down. 1t was, carried away
and set up in the public plaza
here.
The day it was erected Parsons
was found dead in his car on
the road near Romney, a victim
of heart disease. He was buried
yesterday in Indian Mound Gene
terry, Romney.~
The Washington times., 1932-12-20
FIREMEM TO GROUP.

The Sandy Spring Volunteer
Fire Department will hold its
regular meeting tomorrow eve
ming, in the fire hall, to con-
slider the budget of December
and next January. Maurice j.
Stabler is president.
The Washington times., 1932-12-20
MARLBORO LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued
at Upper Marlboro yesterday to
Ernest Ziggler, 3S, 1900 block
Potomac Ave. s. E., and Virginia
Kite, 20, TOO block Ninth st. S. E.,
and to Harry Arnold, A, and
Stella Calton, 18, both of Upper
Marlboro.
The Washington times., 1932-12-20
Confessed Slayer
Held in Alexandria

Warren Jones, colore'd, con-
fessed slayer of George Chris
tian, colored, was held for the
grand jury without bond in the
Alexandria police court yesterday.
Christian died at the Alexandria
Hospital Saturday morning from
a bullet wound in the stomach
which, police say, Jones admitted
inflicting.
The Washington times., 1932-12-20
Chain Gang Assists
In Clearing Streets

Fifteen Alexandria city en-
ployes and three trucks were en-
gagged in clearing the snow from
the city streets today. The city
force is supplemented by a score
of members of the chain gang.
The Washington times., 1932-12-20
REC. GiUes Virginia
S8,I54 for Emergency

The Reconstruction Finance
Corporation yesterday advanced
$8,154 to Virginia, for emergency
relief needs in the city Of Ports
mouth. Previous loans to Vir-
ginia total S1,482,733.
Evening star., 1932-07-18
MRS. EDITH R. SCOTT
DIES AT HOME HERE
Daughter Of Late Chief Judge
Ritchie of Frederick Was Cousin
of Maryland Governor.

Mrs. Edith Ritchie Scott, wife of
Edgar B. Scott of the Public Health
Service. died this morning at her home,
1910 Kalorama road, after short ILL
ness.
Mrs. Scott was born at Frederick,
Md, and was the daughter OF the late
Chief Judge and Betty Maulsby Ritchle:
She is survived by a large number OF
relatives, among whom are sister and
a brother. Mrs. Allen r. Boyd and
John Ritchie, jr., Of Washington.
Mrs. David c. Winebrenner Of Fred
erick. wife OF the Maryland Secretary
of State. is also q sister, and Gov.
Ritchie is q first cousin.
Funeral services will be held at All
Saints Protestant Episcopal Church at
Frederick Wednesday noon. and burial
will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery
Frederick.
Evening star., 1932-07-18
Text of Hoover Statement
Relief Measure to Be Signed Tomorrow Is Declared
Shorn of ''Obnoxious" Features Injected by
Some Members of Lower House.

time to time by members Of the House
of Representatives and had so long de-
layed action nave been eliminated. The
SlO0,0 100000 charity feature has been
abandoned. The pork barrel infection
that the loans to the States for relief
of distress should be based upon popula-
ton instead of need has been eliminated
and also the sum of 81 300 900 900 non
productive public works ultimately pay
able by the taxpayer has been reduced
to 1922, ,COO,000, of which about $780,
100000 are advances to the States Tor
highways and most Of the balance IS
not to be expended if the necessities OF
the Federal Treasury prevent 1t.
"The provisions for the establishment
of a gigantic centralized banking busi-
ness have been removed.
The possible destructive effect upon
credit institutions by the so-called pub
licity clause has been neutralized by the
declaration of the Senate leaders OF al
parties that this provision Is not to be
retroactive and that the required
monthly reports Of future transactions
are of confidential nature and must be
so held by the clerks of the Senate ard
House of Representatives unless other
wise ordered by the Congress when IN
session..
while there are some secondary
features of the measure to which have
objection, they are not SO great as TO
warrant refusal to approve the measure
in the face of the great service that
the major provisions will be to the
Nation. 1t Is a strong step toward re-
covery"
Evening star., 1932-07-18

Full text Of President Hoover's state
ment announcing he would sign the re-
lief bill tomorrow follows:
"I expect to sign the relief bill on
Tuesday. I do wish to express the ap-
probation which I have and I know
that the country has to those leaders OF
both political parties who have coop
Grated to put the bill into effective
shape and to eliminate the destructive
proposals which were from time to
time injected into 1t.
Its three major features are:
"First-Through provision OF $780,
900 900 of temporary loans by the Re-
as are absolutely unable to finance the
relief of distress, we have solid back
log of assurance that there need be no
hunger and cold in the United States.
These loans are to be based upon abso-
lutte need and evidence of financial ex-
haustion. I do not expect any State TO
resort to it except as a last extremity.
"Second-Through the provision for
81 500 900 900 of loans by the Recon-
struction Corporation for reproductive
construction work Of public character
on terms which will be repaid we should
ultimately be able to find employment
for hundreds Of thousands Of people
without drain on the taxpayer.
"Third-Through the broadening OF
the powers of the corporation IN the
character Of loans 1t can make to assist
agriculture, we should materially i'm
prove the position Of the farmer.
THE obnoxious features which had
been injected into the legislation from
Evening star., 1932-07-18
THREAT TO WRECK TOWN LAID
TO DRY AGENT IN RAIDING FEUD
New Charge at Alexandria Bay to be Forwarded to
Woodcocl in Midst of Inquiry.

yersatton in which a dry agent said.
.WeTI corse back and wreck the town I"
SavaeV Rfd other statements by
prominent citizens would be sent to
Washington, among them that Of a
former mayor, Fuller Cornwall.
Cornwall, Savage said, related that an
agent raised a gun In his direction when
he protested the raiders acts. The
agents have been charged with needless
destruction of property.
Woodcock's representative. German S.
Ellsworth, meanwhile continued to
question villagers about the raid which
resulted in LIe attack Oh tine agems
last Tuesday night, and the rail- Thurs
day night, after which two persons
were injured when the agents drove
away. A boy was injured by stone
flung toward the raiders.
Today United States District Attor-
ney Oliver D. Burden proposed to apply
in Federal Court at Malone for writ
removing the trial of Agent Bourke
Bornemann of Syracuse out of the
State courts and into United States
court. Bornemann was charged with
reckless driving after the two villagers
were hurt.
Evening star., 1932-07-18
KAYE DON SETS NEW BOAT RECORD
AS WOOD TRIES OUT LATEST CRAFT
American Refuses Estimate Maximum Speed of Miss
America X, Which Has 6,4OO Horsepower.

revolutions per minute when the esti-
mated speed of 100 miles an hour was
reached. The engines deliver their
maximum power at 2,700 revolutions,
he added.
Small boats which cluttered the st.
Clair River course at Algonac Bay made
any serious attempts at sustained speed
out of the question.
It was with Miss America TX. last
years Harmsworth defender, that Wood
set the accepted record of 111.726 miles
an hour in Florida waters last Winter.
Miss America x is longer, heavier. more
powerful and, Wood believes. faster.
She will be his only defender against
Don's challenge in the years Harms
worth races, September 2. 8 and S. on
Lake ST. Clair. In past years, Wood has
had two boats In the race and last
year, q much slower craft won after
both Wood and Don had been disquali-
fed for a premature start, and Don's
craft had sunk.
Il think we will wait until after the
Harmsworth race Is over shefore making
the straightaway rum" wood said.
Evening star., 1932-07-18

BY the Associated Press.
ALEXANDRIA BAY, N. Y, July 18.
Relations between the residents OF
this Summer resort and Federal pro-
hibition agents were not improved to-
day by the statement of an Alexandria
Bay resident that he overheard a dry
agent threaten to come back and wreck
the town.
As a special representative Of Amos
Woodcock, commissioner in charge of
prohibition enforcement, continued his
investigation into the feud between
natives and the enforcement officers
which has caused five injuries, G. H.
Savage, secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce, said he would send a re-
port Of the threat" direct to Wood
cock.
Robert Gibson, stockbroker, claimed
he overheard the dry agents comment
few hours after raid and mob scene
in which two agents were beaten by
an angry crowd.
Gibson was in Watertown after
ward" Savage said. He heard a con-
Evening star., 1932-07-18

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, July l8.-Within q few
hours after Gar Wood had given his
newest and most powerful creation,
Miss America x, its first public trial,
developing a speed estimated unoffi-
cially at 100 miles an hour under
wraps" he found himself faced today
with the most serious threat yet to his
title Of speedboat king. Kaye Don this
morning drove his boat l20 miles an
hour.
Wood has refused consistently to es-
innate the maximum speed of his cur
rent Harmsworth Trophy defender. with
its four engines delivering 6,400 horse
power. Nor has he set any date for
trying to better the new record which
dispatches from London said Don set
this morning on Loeb Lomond, Scot
land
Wood said yesterday the newest Miss
Americas engines were turning 1900
Evening star., 1932-07-18
HURT
NDOUBLE CRASH
Six Others Injured When Car
Strikes Two Identifying
Selves After First Bump.

Policeman John v. Gladmon, elev-
enth precinct, was in a serious condition
in Gallinger Hospital today, suffering
from injuries received early yesterday
when an automobile crashed into his
car and another a few minutes after
the two had collided, near Pennsylvania
avenue and Thirtieth street southeast
Six other persons also were hurt in the
smash-up.
Gladnon's machine was in collision
with one driven by Francis Wilson. 23
colored, HOO block Of Half street. While
Wilson and the officer, who was off
duty, were making their identities
known to each other, the second crash
occurred.
The automobile that struck Gladmon's
and Wilson's cars, according to police,
was operated by Norman L. Hoist. 27, of
the TOO block of Rock Greek Church
Evening star., 1932-07-18

road. He was released on 500 cols
lateral on reckless driving charge.
Besides Gladmon, those injured were:
Avula Radice, 26, Lyon Village, Va,
treated for shock at Casualty Hospital;
Martha Well, 2S, Lindbergh Apart
ments, Massachusetts avenue and Third
street, cuts, Emergency Hospital
Leona Jackson, 81, colored, 420 Second
street northeast, body injuries. Gas
ua1ty, and Mary Bell, colored. Fenton
street northeast, hip injury, Casualty.
The colored women were with Wilson,
who also was slightly hurt, while the
others were riding in Holst's car. Hoist
also suffered minor injuries.
Gladmon, who is 46. lives at 1435
Good Hope road southeast.
Evening star., 1932-07-18
PRESIDENT AIDS VICTIM.
Stops to Let His Physician Minister to
Man In Accident.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
MARTINSBURG. w. Va. July 18.-
Arthur F. Platt, sales manager for a
manufacturing establishment here. was
recovering at his home here today as
result of fortunate ministration by
Lieut.. Comdr. Joel T. Boone, White
House physician, who happened along
with the Presidents encourage Sunday
near Fairfax, Va, just after Mr.. Platt
had been injured in an automobile
wreck. The presidential party stopped
to see that help was given and then
continued to the Rapidan camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Platt were in an auto
mobile driven by Mrs. Charles Perry.
wife of a salesman under Platt, en-
route back here from Mount Solon,
Va. In passing truck she hit an on
coming car, ditching the Perry auto
mobile and wrecking the other car,
driven by James Walter of Arlington,
Va. Mrs. Walter, with her husband,
was taken to a hospital. Platt sus-
tanned a fractured wrist and cuts about
the head. The others in his car were
not injured.
Evening star., 1932-07-18
SNOWSTORMS HANDICAP
SEARCH FOR LOST PLANE
Nine Were Aboard Craft Which
Disappeared in Andes Satur-
daY Morning.

By the Associated Press.
MENDOZA, Argentine, July 18.-Vio-
lent snowstorms in the Andes today
slowed up the search for nine passen-
gers on a transandean plane which dis
appeared somewhere between here and
Sanitgo, Chile, last Saturday morning.
The plane was last sighted over Las
Cuevas, 10 miles from the Chilean bor-
der
The pilot, Charles j. Robinson, an
American, was substituting for the regu-
lar pilot Two other members of the
crew, c. w. Myers. radio operator, and
A. Woods, the steward, also are Amer
leans.
Evening star., 1932-07-18
Aviator to Attempt
Rocket Plane Test
From Stratosphere
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AURORA, ILL.,, July 18.-An ex-
pertinent to determine whether q
rocket plane might be launched
on extended journeys from strato-
spheric heights was made here
yesterday by William E. Swan,
Atlantic City aviator.
His rocket-equipped glider at
tached to a balloon, Swan was
taken up 300 feet and cut loose.
He remained aloft four minutes.
Pronouncing the test success
full, Swan said he based hopes
for the feasibility Of his plan on
the theory that carried to the
stratosphere, lessened air resist
ance would enable the rockets to
propel his glider great distances.
Nor would valuable energy be
consumed In taking of, he said.
Swan intimated he would even
tually attempt . long trip In .
larger plane.
Evening star., 1932-07-18
Americans See Pope.

VATICAN CITY, July 18 (P.-Mon-
signor Francis j. L. Beckman, arch
bishop of Dubuque, Iowa, was received
in private audience today by Pope
Plus.
Later the archbishop presented 116
pilgrims, including number Of clergy
men, among whom was Monsignor
Eugene ]. McGuinness, vice president
of the Catholic Church Extension
Society of Chicago.
Evening star., 1932-07-18
Irish Nominees Arrive.

NEW YORK. July 18 (P)-The Irish
Olympic hammer throw champion, Dr.
Patrick O'Callaghan, and saveral other
of Ireland's Olympic nominees arrived
today on the liner Baltic en- route to
the games at Los Angeles.
The delegation was headed by Gen.
Owen ODuffy, commissioner of the
Irish Free State police, who will visit
police chiefs and commissioners in
various cities during his stay, combining
police and Olympic duties.
Gen. O'Duffy predicted O'Callaghan
would retain his hammer throw title
and said Ireland stood a good chance
also in the 400-meter hurdles and the
steeplechase. AS for the boxers, lie
said:
Whoever beats them will be the
winners at the Olympics.'
The group was to be received at City
Hall by Mayer Walker and then leave
tonight by train for the West Coast.
Evening star., 1932-07-18
. SIooD Anpelita Wins

SAN PEDRO. Calf. July 10 (FS.-
The 8-meter sloop Angelita, formerly
the Babe, which represented the United
States in 1928, at Amsterdam, will again
carry the Stars and Stripes into the
Skippered by Owen Churchill, the
Angelita became the American entrant
in this class by defeating the Santa
Maria of the Santa Barbara Yacht
Club yesterday in a 12-mile race. The
winner is from the California Yacht
Club. Los Angeles.
Don Douglas Gallant of the Los An
geles Yacht Club. skippered by Ted
Conant, won the first race of four with
Cyril Tobins Naiad Of San Francisco
in the 6-meter finals. The victory
was protested by Tobin on the ground
the Gallant had fouled the Naiad.
At Long Beach, the star sloop elimi-
nations got under way. Gilbert Gray
OF New orleans won the first race.
Three more races are on the program.
Eddie Fink, Long Beach, was second;
Edwin Thorne. New York, third; Ralph
Bradley, Peoria, Ill, fourth, and c. H.
Damon, Honolulu, fifth.
Evening star., 1932-07-18
PANAMANS PROTEST U. S.
CONTROLLING HIGHWAY
5000 March on Presidential Pal
ace Opposing 1928 Decree as
Concluded in Sec

Concluded In secret.
BY the Associated Press.
PANAMA CITY, July 18.-Three
thousand citizens Of Panama marched
to the presidential palace yesterday as
demonstration in protest against Presi-
dents Hoover executive order incorpo-
rating Az miles of the Madden road
into the Canal Zone.
Their representatives told President
Alfaro that a presidential decree issued
in 1923 granting the United States
Jurisdiction over the territory during
construction of the Madden Dam re,
suited from negotiations conducted
without the knowledge of the people.
They demanded its annulment.
President Alfara promised that the
interests of the people would be pro-
tected and the crowd dispersed.
Evening star., 1932-07-18

0GCLlOll, hliiAy IA
tillery, 1st Army,
American Expedi-
tionary Force. He
exhibited a high
order of ability
and judgment. BY
his clear, tactical
conception Of COM
plex situations, by
his exercise Of in
itiative, by his un-
tiring energy, by
his self-sacrifcing
devotion to duty
and by his per-
sonal example OF
f e a r / e S S n e S s
in times of extreme
danger to his life
i.
Evening star., 1932-07-18
RK0.Fox Pact Signed.

NEW YORK. July 10 CP.-A five
year contract announced yesterday be-
tween the RKO Theaters and Fox Film
Corporations provides that the 48 RKO
Theaters in the Greater New York area
will receive the entire output of Fox
production. The agreement is effective
September /,
Evening star., 1932-07-18
SYSTEM TO BE EXTENDED
Other Countries to Get Interna-
tional Radiotelephone.

The international radiotelephone,
which enables American and Canadian
telephone subscribers to pick up their
receivers and call parties in most OF the
countries of Europe and many countries
in South America, will be extended to
a half dozen Central and South Amer
ican republic bordering on the Carib-
bean before the end of this year.
At the same time 1t Is building q
station on the Pacific Coast for extend
ine the service to Hawaii, the Philip
pines, Japan and Australia. the Ameri-
can Telephone & Telegraph Co: Is in
stalling a new station at Hialeah, Fla
to connect with Panama, Honduras,
Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Colombia and
Venezuela.
Evening star., 1932-07-18
MAY GET MELODRAMAS
Radio Expected to Return to Some
of Old Timers.

Those old-time melodramas that
proved so popular in past seasons may
come back on the radio.
Called Hank Simmons Showboat In
the long run it had on Columbia's net
work, this feature, which revived plays
of the 10000 type, has had an
N. B. c. addition under the new title
of 1.-The floating theater.' Its guiding
light is Phil Maher, a stage veteran
of the old opera house days, who fits
plays like "The Midnight Express" into
a modern radio setting.
Evening star., 1932-07-18

1lt COllCI IUuICU III
q marked degree to the successful en-
ployment Of all the Artillery of the
1st Army Residence at appointment,
Washington, D. c.
He Is now on recruiting service at
Syracuse, N. Y, and holds the rank Of
lieutenant colonel, Field Artillery
Copyright. 1922
Evening star., 1932-07-18
Radio "Chamber of Horrors. "

A radio chamber of horrors" in
which visitors are shown apparatus
causing interference with broadcast
reception together with corrective de-
vices, has been opened in the Haus de
Rundfunks or Radio Palace at Berlin.
Evening star., 1932-07-18
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TOMORROW.

Luncheon, Credit Mems Association,
Raleigh Hotel, 1890 pm.
Lawn fete, Woman's Missionary So
ciety Fifteenth Street Christian Church,
Fifteenth street and Kentucky avenue,
2 pm.
Evening star., 1932-07-18
Districts Heroes
in the
World War
Compiled by Sergt. L. E. Jaeckel.

I A S recorded In the official cita-
/ n ton, Conrad H. Lama, colonel,
II Field Artillery, United States
1 \ Army, was awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Medal for
exceptionally meritorious and distin-
puished service in q position Of great
responsibility as chief Of the Operations
Evening star., 1932-07-18
HOOVER SEES STEP
To j. 5. RECOVERY
Will Sign s2,122,000,000 Bill
Tomorrow on Return From
Rapidan Camp.
Continued From First Page.)

United States" He gave the reminder,
however, that these loans are to be
based on absolute need and evidence OF
financial exhaustion and that he does
not expect any State to resort to these
loans except as last extremity.
Mr.. Hoover mentioned the removal
from the relief bill of what he called
"the provisions for the establishment
of gigantic centralized banking busi-
ness" However, other than to call at
tention to the elimination Of this, he
made no comment. While Mr.. Hoover
was bitterly opposed to the publicity
clause in the bill and fought its adop-
ton. he disposed Of the subject in this
statement by saying the possible de-
structive effect upon credit institutions
by this publicity clause has been neu-
tralized by the declaration Of the Sen
ate leaders Of all parties that this pro-
vision Is not to be retroactive, and that
the required monthly reports of future
transactions of the r. F.. G. are to be
Of confidential nature, and must be
so held by the clerks OF the House and
Senate unless otherwise ordered by Con-
gresS.
Some Features Opposed.
In conclusion, the President said that,
while the bill contains some secondary
features to which he has objection. they
are not sufficiently great to warrant
refusal to approve the measure, "in the
face of the great service that the major
provisions will be to the Nation"
1t was at this point that he de-
clared: 1T Is a strong step toward
recovery"
The President believes that with the
economies effected by Congress and its
reduction of the budget estimates the
affairs of the Government have been
adjusted to a more satisfactory state.
In this connection he has directed Col.
J. c. Roop, director of the budget, to
prepare a statement OF economies
brought about by Congress In addition
to the $3.50 900, 900 cut made by the ad-
ministration in the original budget es-
Inmates.
Evening star., 1932-07-18
Four Cyclists Qualify.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 18 tP.-
Three Eastern and one Far Western
wheelman carried the United States
Olympic road cycling hopes today as
result of final tryouts yesterday.
The Westerner Henry O'Brien, San
Jose, California State champion, led the
field in the 1O0-kilometer (6212 miles,
trycut over a highway course from
Golden Gate Park south to Redwood
City and return. His time was 2:39 so.
Frank Connell, Jersey City. N. j.. was
less than 2 minutes behind the winner,
in 2:41:44. In third and fourth places
to complete the United States team
were Otto Luedeke, Union City. n. j.,
time, 2:42:O6 and John S1naboldl,
Union City, time. 2:42:51.
Seventeen cyclists participated.
Far Western cyclists qualified in track
events They were Red Berti. San
jose: Harry Saunders, Oakland; George
Parker. Los Angeles. and Jack Mccoy.
San Francisco. Frank Testa and Buck
Ingham, Los Angeles, won the 1000
meter tandem race, and Jim Doran
San Francisco, took the 1,0oo-meter
class B sprint.
Evening star., 1932-07-18

G. v. Fesperman, 80, Of Mooresville,
N C., wears a pair of pants purchased
in 1874.
Evening star., 1932-07-18
JUSTICE LUHRING ALONE
Will Preside Over Supreme Court
for Rest of July.

Justice Oscar r. Luhring today took
over the various branches of the District
Supreme Court and will preside alone
for the remainder of July. He will be
succeeded by Justice Daniel w. ODon-
oghue, who will preside for the first
half of August.
Justice F. D. Let's and Justice Joseph
w. Cox concluded their vacation"
terms on the bench Saturday, and will
be freed from judicial duties until re-
convening of the court in october.