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Evening star., 1932-08-06
MAURICE D. ROSENBERG, RUFUS w.
PEARSON, Attorneys, Commerce & Saw
ings Bldg.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
Columbia, Holding Probate Court-No.
1867. Admnlstration.-This is to give no.
tice that the subscriber, of the State Of
Tennessee. has obtained from the Probate
Court OF the District OF Columbia ancillary
letters OF administration {. t. a. on the es-
tate Of Antonio De Franceschi late of the
State Of Tennessee, deceased. All persons
having claims against the deceased are here
by warned to exhibit the same. with the
vouchers thereof, legally authenticated TO
the subscriber on or before the 25th day
Of July. AID. 1933 otherwise they may by
law be excluded from all beneflt of said
estate Given under my hand this 25th day
OF July; 1882. PIETRO DE FRANCESCHI.
5l3 Malcomb St Memphis. Tenn. tSeal)
Attest: VICTOR S. MERsCH. Deputy. Regis
ter of Wills for the District OF Columbia,
Clerk OF the Probate Court. jy30.au6,l3
Evening star., 1932-08-06
JOSEPH A. CANTREL, Attorney.

SUPREME COURT. OF THE DISTRICT
Of Columbia, holding Probate Court
No 42874. Administration is to give
notice that the subscriber, of the City OF
Baltimore, Maryland. has obtained from the
Probate Court OF the District Of Columbia
letters of administration on the estate OF
Alexander M; Harvey, late of the District Of
claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same. with the vouch-
subscriber on or before the lst day of Febru-
ary, AID. 1888; otherwise they may by Law
be excluded from all benefit Of said estate
1882 AMELIA M. HARVEY. (Sesl) Attest
VICTOR S. MERSCH. Deputy Register Of
Wills for the District Of Columbia. Clerk oi
the Probate Court iySO.au6.I3
Evening star., 1932-04-04
BOASTS OF WEALTH
BLAMED IN Staying
Bandits, Who Killed Seven,
Believed Led by Ficti-
tiouS Stories.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Ell PASO, Tex, April 4-Officers
considered theory that boasts of
imaginary wealth caused the massacre
of seven members of the family of
Malquadio Espinosa as they pressed a
search for the killers over the border
country today.
The 60-year-old Berino, N. Mex,
dairyman and members of his house
hold who survived the slaughter Friday
night said his wife and six children
were shot down when they were unable
to comply with a demand of three
robbers for $4,000.
Tells of Imaginary Stories.
Mrs. Luis Espinosa, widow of one of
the victims, said that the father, al
though he seldom drank, always
imagined himself fabulously rich when
intoxicated.
She expressed the opinion he might
have claimed to have money concealed
in his home and that the trio had heard
of it.
The inquiry shifted to Mexico as
authorities investigated a ranch deal in
which Espinosa and three men living
south of juarez, Mexico, were reported
to have been involved. They said the
men were attempting to sell the dairy
man the ranch.
Espinosa, his mother, Mrs. Juanita
EspinoSa, 83, his sister-in-law, Mrs.
Josefa Chabiri, and Mexican whose
identity was not revealed were ques-
toned by officers at Las Cruces, N. Mex.
They were released last night.
Vigilance COMMITTEES Proposed.
Residents of the border country near
the scene of the Staying contemplated
formation of citizens vigilance COM
mittee as a result of bandit outrages.
Fatalities have resulted from two other
raids in that vicinity within year
Officers revealed that the three rob-
bers fired a "tiro de gracia" (mercy
shot) into the bodies of each of the
seven ESpinosas slain. The ''tiro de
gracia" is a wound in vital spot to
end suffering of victims.
All were buried yesterday in single
grave.
Evening star., 1932-04-04
MAI. WILLIAM CAMP,
VETERAN OF 81, DIES
Full Military Honors Will Mark
Burial Tomorrow in
Arlington.

Mai. William Camp, 81, Civil War vet
eran and member of Burnside Post
Grand Army of the Republic, died Sat
urday at his home, 1011 Twenty-frst
street, after short illness. He will
be buried with full military honors in
Arlington National Cemetery tomorrow
morning. Funeral services will be held
at IL o'clock at the home Of his niece,
Mrs. Rosaie Mckee Shelton, 1886
Porter street.
Maj. Camp, a native of New York
City, enlisted in the Union Army at
the outbreak of the war and was ap-
pointed a paymaSter with the rank of
major. He saw active service in a
number of engagements and was
wounded in action short time before
the close of the war.
After the war he served for some
time as superintendent of yards and
docks at New York City and later went
to Jackson, Miss in the service of the
United States Land Office. He had
been IN Washington about % years.
Evening star., 1932-04-04
5,61,OO CHILDREN
NEED HEALTH AID
Only 100000 in Nation
Found by Survey to Be
Specially Gifted.

Only l,soo, 900 of Americas 45.000,00(
children are specially gifted as against
$3.50, 900 who are handicapped to ar
extent requiring special attention anc
education, according to statistics COM
piled by the White House Conference
on Child Health and Protection, OF
which Secretary of the Interior Wilbur
Is chairman.
The survey. made by the Committee
ON Special Glasses of the Conference
showed 35 900 900, or about Seven-ninths
of the Nations children, are reasonably
normal.
The committees report advised
specialized training for deficient chill
dren as an economical as well as
humanitarian measure. It was stated
that these children later may become
public charges, criminals or institutional
inmates.
Policy Called Sound.
'sIt is unquestionably better policy
to spend more money today in helping
the handicapped child to help himself
than it is to spend many times as much
tomorrow in supporting him at public
expense" the committee reported. IL
Is sound public policy, not charity, to
provide special treatment and training
for all types of exceptional children.
The education of the crippled child is
not philanthropy; it is enlightened self
interest"
The survey indicated that in the
United States there are 5000, 600 chill
ciren with impaired hearing, $4,000 are
speech, 100000 have weak or dam
aged hearts $4,000 are mentally re-
tarded, 100000 are crippled, $4,000
wholly blind and $4,000 partially blind.
The committee found comparatively
few handicapped children have advan-
tages of early discovery, treatment and
training, and that special education OF
all types of handicapped children is al
most wholly confined to cities.
State Aid Necessary.
In many cities of 10000 population
or more, no provision is made for the
special education of any type of handi-
capped child and no large city in the
country is providing special education
for all of its handicapped children who
need it.
From the standpoint of providing
snecial education for all who require
it." the committee reported, there Is
no problem of greater importance than
that of determining how satisfactory
results may be secured at minimum
cost
s'The great cost of special education
is one reason handicapped children are
SO generally neglected in the smaller
communities and rural districts. There
seems to be little hope of making ade-
uuate provision for the education OF
Handicapped children in these poorer
districts without State aid"
Evening star., 1932-04-04
MILLS AND HURLEY
FIGHT HARBORS BILL
Letters Reveal Administration 0p,
position as Senate Committee
Opens Hearings.
Nv the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
Strong administration opposition
marked the opening Of hearings today
before 6. Senate committee on the Ship
stead bill to issue S500,000,00 of bonds
for river and harbor Improvements.
AS Middle Western Spokesmen ap-
peared to urge enactment of the meas
ure, Secretaries Mills and Hurley vigor-
ously opposed the bill in letters to the
committee.
The Treasury head said "it is essen
tial if we are to maintain unimpaired
the credit of the United States Govern
ment that the increase in our public
debt be brought to halt
Secretary of War Hurley said that
while he was in hearty sympathy
with the motives of the BILL it would
be better TO continue such improve
ments out of current revenues at a rate
the country could afford.
Mills said the Treasury already had
authority to issue bonds to meet neces-
sary expenses and expressed doubt that
20-year bonds could be issued at PEI
cent as proposed in the bill.
Evening star., 1932-04-04
BINDING HEADLIGHTS
BLAMED FOR SIX DEATHS
Occupants of Auto Burned to
Death When Machine Crashes
Into Truck.
BY the Associated Press. o

BY the Associated Press.
TOLEDO, Ohio, April 4-Coroner
James E. Bennett of Wauseon. Ohio. said
yesterday that binding headlights were
responsible for an automobile tragedy
late Saturday night in which six per-
sons were burned to death II miles west
of here
The six persons, all relatives, were on
their way to Toledo to attend party
when their sedan SWerved off the road
and struck the rear end of a parked
truck, which had stopped to repair a
tire.
Fire enveloped the automobile. as the
impact caused the gasoline tank to ex-
plode. The dead were Reinhart Lieska,
"a; his wife Jessie, %, and only child,
Lois Ann, 8. who lived near Lyons.
Ohio, and Mrs Lieska's three brothers,
Howard Tompkins. 81; Gordon Tomp-
kinS. 10, and Donald Tompkins, II. who
lived with their parents, south of Delta,
Ohio.
Evening star., 1932-04-04
REPRESENTATIVE LARSEN WEDS
AT BRIDES HOME IN GEORGIA
Second Wife of Legislator Is
Daughter of Late Resident
of Fairfax. Va.
Couple Leave JefferS0nville
for Washington After
Ceremony.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ga, April A.
Representative w. w. Larsen of the
twelfth Georgia congressional district
and Miss Margaret Van Dyke of Jeffer-
sonville were married today at the
brides residence
Mrs Larsen is the daughter of the
late Frank and Nellie Van Dyke of
Fairfax, Va. She was graduated from
Wesleyan College, Macon, Ga. in 1911
and since that time has resided in
South Georgia.
Mr.. Larsens first wife died four years
ago
Evening star., 1932-04-04
ITALIAN LINES CUT RATE
First and Second Glass Fares to Be
Reduced 30 Per Cent.

GENOA, Italy April 4 CP).-The
Italian lines today followed those of the
North Atlantic shipping lane in an
nouncing passenger rate reductions. 1t
will cut fares 20 per cent for first and
second class passengers and 10 per cent
for third class on vessels in North At
lantic service South American rates
will be unchanged.
Evening star., 1932-04-04
BOY BUILDER BROWNS

Chum Tries Vainly to Save Him,
Barely Reaching Shore Himself.
EVANSTON, H., April 4 P).-Ar-
thur Lencioni, IL, and Jimmy Gillen
IA, spent most Of the Winter construct
ing a rowboat.
They launched it on rough Lake
Michigan Saturday with much pride OF
creation. 1t capSized SO yards from
shore. Jimmy made a gallant effort
to save his friend but barely made
shore himself
Yesterday Arthur's body was recov-
cred.
Evening star., 1932-04-04
G. 0. P. Women to Meet.

CLARENDON, Va, April (Spe-
ciaD The League of Republican Won.
en- of Arlington County will hold its
annual meeting tonight in the Ruckel
Building, on Wilson Boulevard.
Public highways in Great Britain TO-
fa1 rnoorlu On nnn ,,,iIon
Evening star., 1932-12-13
Capital Is Ruined by
Cars Parked in Streets

To the Editor Of The Star:
cannots help but agree with DR..
Ledendecker about the use of our public
streets as a public garage. That was
the first thing that hit nv eyes when
l came here from Richmond, Va. two
years ago-the parked cars all over the
streets. I call the Capital one huge
public garage. 1t Is the most beautiful
city IN America, but these old wrecks
parked all over the streets ruin it, When
called the matter to the attention of
a friend up on Capitol Hill he informed
me that there were over 10000 people
in Washington who had cars and were
nearly starving and could not afford
garages: Starving people have no busi-
ness with cars. But that is not the
case. You will find through the records
at the District Building that nearly ali
these 10000 starving people" buy new
cars every year or two. I own a car
and have had that same car for five
years and expect to keep it several years
longer, and keep it in a garage. The
war is over. People cannot afford to
buy new cars every year. Why not take
care OF your car and put it in garage
and give us taxpayers chance to park
our cars in front of our homes for an
hour or two once in awhile?
JACK D. CAMPBELL.
Evening star., 1932-12-13
Good Coffee.

1t has been said that the man, who
ever he was, who invented coffee was
greater benefactor Of the human
race than the man who discovered
America. But that very probably is
an exaggeration. Nevertheless, there
are enthusiasts who believe that good
coffee is one Of the authentic joys Of
life. These devotees, of course, mean
what they say when they specify good
coffee, as opposed to all other kinds.
And good coffee is not easily found.
Americans who have been abroad
know from bitter experience that there
is no such thing as proper coffee in
Europe. In Amsterdam, Vienna and
Berlin it is strong and clear, bit even
in those cities it is not quite rig t. In
Spain it is used merely to color hot
milk. In France it is mostly chicory.
In Italy it Is terrible" And as for
England, there is so-called coffee
tavern" in that land which advertises,
stop here for good cup Of tea"
All these countries buy the elemental
Evening star., 1932-12-13
Largest in the World.

The annual report of DR.. Herbert
that the book collection of which he
is guardian is the largest in the world.
Its only rival is the public library in
Leningrad, Russia, where total OF
1882 ,e4S separate items are recorded,
but where the system of cataloguing
Includes titles which elsewhere are
grouped under corporate headings. The
National Library of France and the
British Museum Library have been
passed
But Or. Putnam knows that mere
length of stacks is not enough. The
largest collection is not necessarily the
best. Not for one moment will he abate
his effort to add to the treasures in his
care. Under the law. copies OF every
work registered for copyright are re-
ceived into the Library shelves, and an
automatic growth approximating five
hundred volumes day occurs. But not
oil books thus acquired are worth per-
manent preservation. Many are re-
prints; many are translations; many
are the work of cranks and incompe-
tents who have no real contribution to
make to the progress Of culture. The
expansion DR.. Putnam desires is of a
more purposeful and rational kind, and
toward that development he appeals for
the cooperation of the public.
No other portion Of his yearly report
gives hip greater pleasure than that
, in which &e records gifts received bt She
Library nom discriminating friends who
Evening star., 1932-12-13
The Bonus March Investigation.

A resolution has been introduced in
the Senate providing for the appoint
ment OF a Special Committee Of five to
investigate the circumstances of the
eviction of the bonus marchers from
this city in July. 1t is now lying on
the table=awaiting action, which cannot
be had until after the first adjourn
ment of the Senate, which is now in
recess from day to day. 1t may then
be referred to committee for report as
to the advisability of this inquiry and
as to the expense involved, which is
stated in the resolution at $4,000.
TWenty-one specific questions are
formulated in the resolution which the
committee of investigation is asked to
answer. They relate to every phase Of
the bonus march and to the final dis
persal OF the army" They touch upon
the matter Of the right of the ex-serv-
ice men to assemble in WASHINGTON.
their conduct while here, the authority
Tor the use Of troops for their eviction.
the circumstances Of their occupation
OF public and private property, the re-
sponslbility for the destruction of their
shelters and their relations with radi-
Gals. In short. the whole story Of the
bonus occupation of Washington is
covered by the queries put to the spe-
clal committee, which the resolution
authorizes to hold sessions here or else
where as it deems necessary or proper.
The purpose Of this inquiry is def
n1tely stated to be to ascertain the cir
cumstanceS of the visitation and the
eviction OF the bonus marchers, ito the
end that the American people may
know the full facts and that the Congress
may have full and exact information
and q true and official record be made
Of the entire affair" There is no reason
why such true and official record"
should not be made, and if the Senate
wishes to spend the time Of five Of its
members for probably the greater part
Of the period of this present session and
$4,000 Of the public money it should
authorize this investigation. There has
been much misunderstanding Of the
circumstances and there has been much
miSchievous Misrepresentation It will
be well to have the story told fully and
truthfully.
Evening star., 1932-12-13
Time for the District to
Give TAXPAYERS a Break

To the Editor OF The Star:
I have had q number of telephone
calls from people telling me that they
think must be very cruel to object to
their all-night parking, and that there
were q great many car owners that
could not afford garages. I wonder If
these people realize that there are also
thousands of poor people in this city
who have to pay huge taxes for the
we get no sympathy. And it is high
time that the District of Columbia Is
giving to the taxpayer of this city a
little break. The garage owners of the
city, am told, pay huge amount Of
taxes to keep up the streets, and do not
make living. We must give and take.
This city has been kind enough to let
US use the streets for q garage for years,
and as have said before. it is not .
country town; 1t Is now Q real grownrup
city = LEOEDECKER,
Evening star., 1932-12-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

soldier who remarries viii cease at her
remarriage.
@. why Is . loophole 30 called?-
A. M
A. The first part Of the word is de-
rived from the Old English "loup,"
meaning a narrow window as used In
medieval castles for observing the
enemy.
q. How many people are Ill with
tuberculosis at any given tine IN the
United States-C. O. H.
A.. The average. sick roll is estimated
at about 650,0
@. Does the Federal Government tax
any real estate?-V. E. C.
A. 1t collects no taxes on real estate
@. What caused Maryland to pro-
claim religious tolerance?-J. D. p.
A. Lord Baltimore, the early pro-
prietor of the Maryland Plantation.
witnessed the growth of the Puritan
party in the province and in adjacent
territories and, fearing the loss Of con-
troll. proposed to the Assembly the act
concerning religion known as the toler-
alton act passed in 1649. This act,
however, favored only such bodies as
professed trinitarian Christianity.
G. Is the Roman historian Caius
Cornelius TacituS reliable?-M. C. F.
A. Tacitus is undoubtedly the most
reliable Of the early historians. He has
been compared with Carlyle, having the
same satiric brilliance and, at times,
bitter philosophy.
O. Is there any record of the age
attained by grapevines?-F. w.
A. One Of the royal grapevines at
Hampton Court, near London, was
planted in 1768, during the reign Of
George III, and is still yielding fine
crop each year. The girth Of this
ancient vine at ground level IS 81
inches, the largest of any vine ever
known. Its main branch is ia feet
long This sturdy old vine is located
near the Thames River and its roots
are believed to have descended into the
bed of that stream. The celebrated
vine at the San Gabriel Mission In
California is but three years younger
and has circumference of 70 inches.
@. In stating the weight Of golf
club, is only the head weighed or Is 1t
the entire club?-L. G.
A. The total weight Is used.
@. Is Christmas celebrated in France
as it is in America?-E. L.
A. Christmas in France is observed
as a religious festival The emphasis Is
on the religious side Of the anniversary
much more than 1t is in English
speaking countries.
Q. What is meant by the torture
called the ouestion"?-L. D. T.
A. THE question was one OF the
most dreaded forms Of torture. A hard
leather funnel was forced down the
victims throat by callous assistant
and bucket after bucket Of water was
poured into it. The simple question"
usually given to women, was limited to
six quarts of water.
O. What is the origin of LADY Astor's
title?-A W.
A. In January 1916. William Waldorf
Astcr. an American who had become
British subject. was offered and &C
cepted a peerage of the United Kingdom
under the title of Baron Astor" On
June 8. 1917, he was elevated to the
rank of viscount. The husband OF Lady
Astor is his son.
Q. Is the jewelry trade heavier at
any particular time OF year?-P. c.
A. About 31.2 per cent of the jewelry
sales are made in December. The two
months having the next largest sale are
June, 7.9 per cent, and NoTemb-r, with
IA Der cent
Evening star., 1932-12-13

basis of coffee worth drinking. IT'S
what they do to that basis which cS-
stitutes the difficulty. They mutile
and mangle 1t, they degrade and hunr
late it, they commit all manner <
wicked treason against 1t, and they cof
fer upon 1t the final insult Of thinki}
it is real coffee. Their processes II
distillation are simply heathenish. Az
they perversely refuse to confess thu
faults and mend their ways. In ont
one place east Of Sandy Hook is 1t pos
sible to find the beverage as it ougit
to be, and that Is a restaurant in Liver,
pool which Americans rarely discove
until they are on the eve Of returnint
home.
But even in the United States good
coffee nowadays is not universal
phenomenon. There are private home;
where the art Of preparing 1t has sufi
fered decline, and restaurants and
lunch rooms are numerous where it Y
concocted of ingredients almost Borgiar
in effect and as unpleasant to the taste
as those murderous drinks must have
been. A synthetic abomination known
as coffee cream" is introduced in the
interests of economy. and the mixture
IS hideous.
A good cup of coffee is work Of art
1t cannot be achieved without taking
pains in the making. The technique
must be studied, and developed by
practice. The ingredients must be pure
If, as and when all the conditions
necessary to perfection have been ar
ranged, the net result is Olympian am
brosia worthy of unstinted admiration
At least that is the opinion Of a Glen
tele OF coffee drinkers who are not q
bit worried about what Congress does
about beer.
Evening star., 1932-12-13

are moved to present books, pictures,
maps and manuscripts Of high authen-
ticity and value. The Library belongs
to the people, and when individual
citizens feel that 1t is the proper insti-
tuition In which to deposit precious lit
erary and artistic relics Of the past he
responds to their patriotism with an
enthusiasm coed to see. He knows that
scattered over the country there are
literally thousands of treasures which
deserve the protection which the Library
Is prepared to give. To secure the best
Of these Is phase Of his labors in
which he takes commendable delight.
DR.. Putnam'S e.deavor to aid scholars
coming to the library from all parts Of
the land also merits mention He
realizes that he is in a position to par
ticipate in the uplifting of American
cultural ideals. Knowing books as few
other men do. and with the co-opera-
ton of faculty of specialists in various
fields of research in which he himself
does not pretend to be acquainted, he
can be mentor and guide to thou
sands Of students by making available
to them the works of others who have
essayed the same CT closely related
themes. Modest and reticent, he never
intrudes, but neither does he ever fail
to respond when his assistance is in
vited. Since his appointment in 1899,
he has had the privilege of serving
whole generation of scholars, and he
has their grateful affection.
The library, Of course, Is not solely
a reflection of DR.. Putnam's personal
genius. He calls attention to the devo-
ton and loyalty Of his staff, and they
richly deserve his praise. Together, as
a group, they are entitled to the ap-
probation of the Nation for the work
they have done and the work they are
doing The library itself is their mon
ument, and the cultural and spiritual
growth of the whole people is all the
homage they desire.