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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-08-31
IN M|DDLEBURG
. ART |NPER|LS
ARTS SAKE
Contretempts May Avoid Court
Through Sporting Spirit
y In Sporting Community

MIDDLEBURG. Va, Aug.
31.-Down here in LOudOun
county, where riding to the
hounds is a pastime of i'm
portance in the daily lives of
the people, where millions are
invested in horse flesh, and
where the sporting instinct is
developed to a high degree of
perfection, the populace is
watching with interest various
phases of little jousting
tournament involving two of
the nations best-knOwn and
most interesting women.
The jousterS are Mrs. John Hay
Whitney, the former Mary Eliza
beth Altemus, social regiSterite
and sportSwoman whose silks are
known wherever thoroughbred
horses race; and Mrs. Jane Wash
ington, the former Jane Steven
son Dunlop, great-niece of Robert
Louis Stevenson, and widow Cf
William Dodge Washington.
Mr.. Hit Impressed
The cause of the Mrs. Whitney
Mrs. Washington joust, which
may ultimately reach the courts,
is, the Middleburg- Hollywood The
alter, movie emporium eXtraordi-
nary and certainly unique among
the theaters of America.
Some time back, according to
historians Of the joust, Mrs.
Washington, with several years of
movie theater experience to her
credit, approached William R.
Hit, owner of a building on the
main street of Middleburg. Mr..
Hit listened attentively and was
impressed with the idea of a
really fine showhouse for Lou
doun county.
Mrs. Washington visualized a
packed house at all times, with
the socially prominent leaving
late dinner tables in their pala-
tial country manseS for a night
at the Middleburg- Hollywood.
He Suggests Farley
Some time prior to Mrs. Wash
lngton's first conference with Mr..
Hit, Mrs. Whitney, whose pencil
ant for accomplishment has made
a deep impression on all who
know her, hal determined on a
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-08-31
ATOMIC THEORY.
CAN 7 EXPLAIN
PHENOMENON
Every Effort to Be Made to
Solve Mystery During
Solar Eclipse Today

This is the second of three
articles on the total eclipse of the
sun 1Dritten specially for The
Washington Times By Miss Annie
Jump Cannon, curator OF GStro-
nomicdI photography at HARVARD
Observatory and knO1Dn as
the worlds greatest tOon1Gn
astronomer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-08-31
Dutch Sailors Fight
Second Wage Slash

THE HAGUE, Aug. 81 GN.SD -.
Dutch sailors were on strike to-
day, following a. clash with ship
owners over a projected second
wage cut. Since many crews we're
signed up in advance in anticipa-
ton of the walk-out, the serious
ness of the strike will not be
known for some time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-08-31
Rear Admiral Cole
Retires Tomorrow

Retirement of Rear Admiral
William Carey Cole, 81, on Sep,
TENDER /, after At years service
in the Navy, was announced yes
terday.
Admiral Cole was awarded the
Distinguished Service Medal for
his service during the world war
in command of the U. S. S. Ne
vada. He was awarded decora.
tions by the Peruvian, Ecuado-
rian and Chilean governments.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-08-31
Fits is REELECTED

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 81 GN.SD
Polling more votes than his
seven opponents combined. Buron
Fits today stood reelected dis
trict attorney of Los Angeles
county, a position he has held
four years.
The Washington times., 1932-05-10
Masonic. Club Delegates
Gather for Session

While Grand Masters of the 40
Masonic jurisdictions of the
United States were in session here
today thousands of delegates be-
gan arriving for the sessions of the
twenty-seventh annual convention
of the National League OF Masonic
Clubs, which will be officially
opened tomorrow.
Delegates to the Clubs conven-
ton are expected to make up the
largest individual group which will
assemble here to take part in the
dedication of the George Wash
ington Masonic Memorial, Sched-
uled for Thursday, at Alexandria.
Will Lay Wreath
The clubs group, led by Maj.
Gen. Amos A. Fries, general chair
man, and other officers, will go
to Arlington Cemetery late today
and lay wreath on the Tomb Of
the Unknown Soldier.
The Grand Masters adjourned
their session at noon and went to
the White House where they were
received by President Hoover.
During the morning session the
Grand Masters discussed plans for
raising an additional $4,000, 900
needed to put the finishing
touches on the Memorial and
The Washington times., 1932-05-10
HO0VER,GARNER
. TEXAS CHOICE

AUSTIN, Tex, May 10 UN.S0
Gathering up the threads Of
sentiment voiced at precinct meet.
ingS held Saturday, county Demo.
cratic and Republican conventions
were under way today to acclaim
John N. Garner and Herbert
Hoover as the choice of the re-
spective parties for President.
The Republican conventions
were regarded as a mere formal
ity. No opposition to delegates
being pledged to Hoover was ex-
pected.
The Democratic conventions,
on the whole, were to be equally
unanimous for Garner, but riffs
were anticipated on two points:
Whether the "ultra-dry" or
the "moderates" would hold
sway over the conventions.
Whether the Texas delega-
ton should support Garner to
the last ditch or vote for Roose-
velt or another candidate as
second choice.
The Washington times., 1932-05-10
LEBRUN CALLED
T|LLER Of SOIL

PARIS, May 10 GN.S0.-Al.
bert LeBrun, newly-elected Presi.
dent of France, is a man Of the
soil.
He was born 81 years ago in
the town of Mercy Le-Haut,
where the population now is 365,
Every year he drops his public
duties to return to the commu.
nifty, spending his annual vaca-
ton in tilling the soil along with
the peasants of the countryside.
His brother, who is still a farmer,
and his neighbors conceded that
Albert is one of the best plough
men of us ALL"
His youth was spent in tilling
the soil, but his desire for study
and his parents realization that
he was cut out for higher things
led him into the university.
He was graduated as a mining
engineer, and at an early age
obtained a college post as pro
feSsor. His political career began
with election to the Chamber of
Deputies, and for many years he
sat in the Senate.
A man of conservative political
tendencies, he has leaned toward
the right during his parlia-
mentary career, but has not been
considered an active partisan.
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ADMITS
. BEING 'SHE|K'

NEW. YO-K. May 10 G,N.S).
r2ul Berlenbach admitted things
today. He was Claire Feidner's
''honeywackle" and her "hotsy-
totsy" and her "sheik," and he
had ii: ended to marry her, he
testified, "as soon as things
cleared up
The trouble was, according to
Clairc's IT, timony in her $4,000
beach-of-promise suit against the
former light heavyweight cham
pion, that things never cleared
up, not once during the four years
before she went to court. He
said:
81 loved Claire. 1 would
never hurt her. 1 was always
kind and cOnSiderate.
On May 10, 1929, Berlenbach
testified, Claire insisted they be
married Immediately. He wanted
to wait a little longer until his
financial condition was better, he
said, and Claire retorted:
"Suffer the consequences,
then" .>
Then, the next day she filed
suit. Berlenbach' married his Sec
ond wife that July.
The Washington times., 1932-05-10
AKRON SHIFTS
/. COURSE IN
STORMS
Giant 6irigibIe Expects to
Cross Texas Mountains
Late in Afternoon

LOS ANGELES, May 10
(I.N.S.).-Apparently seeking
to avoid stormy areas in the
Guadalupe Mountains, the
dirigible Akron retraced it's
route eastward to Langry,
Tex, and then headed north
ward up the Pecos River for
El Paso, according to a dis
patch received here at the
Southern Pacific Railway Of
fees at 9 a. m. P. S. T. (noOn,
E. s. T.).
The report of the Akron's
change in course came from the
Southern Pacific train dispatcher
at Langtry. rr-sse.
The weather at Langtry was
said to be clearing.
BY Lieut.. cOmdr. 9. Z. RosendahI
As reported by radio to the Navy De-
partment In Washington and given
ON BOARD U. s. AKRON. EN-
ROUTE WEST, May 10 $3.50,
Eastern standard time) Shortly
after leaving Langtry, Tex, visi-
bility decreased to zero from
practically surface Of the earth
over 5000 feet altitude, due to
low-lying clouds, forcing me to re-
verse the course previously set
for Ell Paso.
Upon receipt of information
relative to other routes we will
resume our Western progress.
Ran Into Storms
At 11:40 (E.S!T) crossing Of
the mountains was still impeded
by the inpenetrable line Of thun-
derStorms of last night and by
the zero visibility existing so far
today.
We expect to cross the noun
tains at Ell PaSo this afternoon
via the Fort Worth-El Paso air
way.
Fort Worth Radio station is
complying with our requests for
weather conditions. We are ex.
periencing radio difficulties due
to high static and the low power
Of the Fort Worth transmitter.
DALLAS, Tex, May 10 0.N.S0
Contracting the airShip Akron at
9:35 a. m, today, Radio Station
KGUF, of An. .srican Anyways at
Dallas, urged the Navy dirigible to
retrace it's flight to the vicinity Of
Big Springs, as weather data in
dicated it would be impossible for
the big ship to proceed across the
mountains to Ell PaSo.
The contact was made after the
Akron asked for complete weather
data between Fort Worth and Ell
PaSo.
The Dallas station was advised
by American Airways station at
Wink, Texas, at the eastern end
Of the pass across the mountains
that the weather had been grow
ing rapidly worse for the last few
hours. ...
. The ceiling was said to be
$500 feet at the eastern end of
the pass, with a visibility Of only
IL miles, leaving only a narrow
margin between the floor of the
pass and the ceiling.
Mountains on each side of the
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
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New Assault On Federal Salaries Urged
EngqgedRair
Plan Ocean
Flight

LONDON, May 10 Q.N.S0-
Amy johnson and James A. Molli-
son, whose engagement announce
ment today stirred aviation cir
cles throughout England, revealed
this afternoon that they are
considering a joint transatlantic
flight.
The two famous fliers plan to
cross the Atlantic and return in
two and a half days.
Mollison previously had been
reported engaged to Lady Diana
Wellesley, 18-year-old half-sister
Of Earl Crowley and regarded as
one of England's most beautiful
women.
Miss Johnson, who gained
world fame when she became the
first woman to fly solo from
England to Australia, was at
Capetown, South Africa, recently
when MolliSon arrived there to
establish a new record for the
flight from England.
She returned to London two
weeks after Mollison, arriving
May 2.
The Washington times., 1932-05-10
PAY CUT seen
! IN SEPARATE
. HOUSE BILL
"BaCk Home" Pressure Stirs
Congress to Speed Way Out
of Economy Chaos

The congressional campaign
for reduction Of Federal ex-
penditures increased in inten-
sity in both Senate and House
today as members were
deluged with letters from
shack home" demanding
economy.
Although House leaders say
Congress has already made a
commendable record with prospec.
tive expenditures reduced $780,
100000 under last year, further
activity marked efforts to raise
the total Of savings.
Cooperation Promised
Partisan outbursts still contin.
ued as an aftermath of President
Hoover's message criticizing the
Democratic House, but promises
Of cooperation came from both
sides.
Developments included:
House Economy Committee
may decide to resubmit separ.
ate bills for sharp reduction on
salaries of Government workers
and reduction of veterans bene-
fits.
Conference committee meets
on State, Justice, Labor confer
ence bill, with Senate's 10 per
cent reductions, including ST.
100000 prohibition enforcement
cut, likely to be accepted.
Republican Senate leaders
agree to create economy COM
mittee out of appropriations
subcommittee.
Senator Copeland CD of
New York pushes resolution for
10 per cent cut on all appro-
priation bills, but not on each
item.
Members of the joint Senate
Appropriations subcommittee, au.
thorized to draft governmental
economy measures, were named
today. They are, Republicans
Jones, Bingham, and Dickinson: !:
Democrats, Mcclellan, Bratton,
and Byrnes.
House Group Meets
While the economy program in
its entirety faced delay in the
Senate because of the tax bill,
the House Economy Committee
was called into session again to
consider a future program.
Although its 5000, ,00O,O 900 pro-
gram was reduced to about $42,-
100000 by the House, some mem
berS Of the committee believe
they can obtain a reversal if they
viii present separate bills on
salary reduction, veterans bene-
fits and other provisions of the
bill.
Chairman McDuffie (D.) of
Alabama. who opposed an omni-
bus bill because it gave special
interests the chance to combine,
said any new proposals would be
in separate bills. .
The Washington times., 1932-05-10
Reserve Army Filler
SUccUn1bS to Hurts

NEW YORK, May 10 QN.SJ.
Lieut.. j. D. Allen, Army Reserve
officer, was dead today from in
juries received when his plane
crashed last week at Wantagh,
N Y
The Washington times., 1932-05-10
BABY HUNTERS
PONDENT

NORFOLK, Va, May 10 Q4NSO
John Hughes Curtis was expected
back in Norfolk today, bearing
whatever hope there was for sue
cess of negotiations for the kid.
naped Lindbergh baby.
Missing three days.. Curtis was
understood to be stalking every
thing on his ability to persuade
the purported kidnapers with
whom he is negotiating that they
may return the baby. if they
have it, in safety. ..-.-~..
So serious was the fright OF
the men who have been prom
ising to return the baby that
they would not give Curtis the
usual signal to cruise in a desig-
mated area in the yacht Maroon.
Curtis left Norfolk on Saturday
to reaSsure them. Today his
associates had heard from him.
They admitted the breach might
be critical.
The presence of destroyers in
the vicinity of the area last
designated for the Marcon's
cruises was said by Curtis as
SociateS to be the deciding one
of a series of factors that led to
the frightening of the purported
kidnaperS..
The Washington times., 1932-05-10
LEBRUN WINS
AS RADICAL
F|STSFLY
Tardieu Embraces Doumer'S
Successor, Then Hands In
Resignation As Premier

VERSAILLES, France, May
10 (I.N.S.).-Albert LeBrun, a
farmer who rose to the presi-
dency of the French Senate,
was elected fourteenth Presi-
dent of France by the National
Assembly this afternoon.
The official announcement said
LeBrun received 633 votes of 826
cast by members of the Senate
and the retiring Chamber Of
Deputies assembled in the ancient
palace here to choose a successor
to the late President Paul Dou-
mer, victim of an assassin.
The Vote
The vote follows:
For LeBrun-633.
For Paul Faure (Socialist)--
,1l4.
For Paul Painleve Republican
SocialiSt)-12. --.--
For Marcel Cachin (Commun.
iSt)-8. 5-..
A total of 826 ballots were cast,
including 10 for scattering candi-
dates and 49 blanks.
Precedent Followed
The election of LeBrun, who is
81 years of age, follows the pre-
cedent existing during the last
three presidential terms. Both
the late M. Doumer and his i'm
mediate predecessor, CASTOR Dou-
mergue, held the post of president
of the Senate before election to
presidency of the republic.
LeBrun went at once to pri-
vate salon Of the palace, where
he donned a dress suit and top
hat and then emerged to receive
congratulations.
Premier Andre Tardieu was the
first to embrace the new Presi-
dent.
0A ulCu 1OCSASL LAS
Tardieu handed LeBrun his
resignation, owing to the defeat
of his party in the parliamentary
elections, but the formal resigna-
tion of the Tardieu cabinet will
take place later in the day when
the retiring premier presents him
self at the Elysee Palace with all
his ministers.
While it had been generally ex-
pected LeBrun would be elected
virtually without opposition, fist
fights between political opponents
on the floor of the assembly cham
ber and in the corridors of the
palace threw the meeting into tur-
MOL.
Tardieu "Scandalized"
Emile Boret, radical deputy,
struck M. Vetera, a disabled war
veteran, in a dispute over with
drawal of former Premier Pain
leve from the presidential lists.
Premier Andre Tardieu, who
announced the incident to the
press, declared:
81 announce to you myself
that / am scandalized."
Vetera was mutilated in both
legs during the World War.
The Washington times., 1932-05-10
. CHARGES
MADE IN
FINDINGS
Of JURY .
SIeuth Remains in Jail While
InquiSitors Report Case; No
Trace of Cash Found

CASTOR B. Means, who has
been on both sides of the law
in his checkered career as a
detective was indicted today
for larceny and embezzlement
after trust-an outgrowth Of
his having obtained 100000
from Mrs. Evelyn Walsh Nc
Lean, wife of Edward B. Nc
Lean, Washington publisher,
with which to "ransom the
Lindbergh baby
Two indictments were returned
against him, each containing two
counts. The first charged him
with embezzling 100000 and
embezzling $4,000, the latter given
him as expenses. The second
indictment charged him with lar.
ceny after trust Of 100000 and
larceny after trust of $4,000.
Still in Jail
Means, a former Department
of Justice operative, who served
a term in the penitentiary at
Atlanta, is in District Jail In
lieu of 100000 bond, demanded
by District Attorney Leo A. Rover.
It was not known whether he
would try to raise the large bond:
The indictments were returned
several hours before the scheduled
appearance of the super in
vestigator" before U. S. Commis'
sion Needham C. Turnage for q
preliminary hearing on the charge
of larceny after the trust,
Hearing Cancelled
AS the Grand Jury acted, it was
understood that the preliminary
hearing would be cancelled. This
will make it unnecessary for the
Government to reveal any Of its
evidence before the trial.
1t is alleged that Mrs. Mclean,
deeply moved by the kidnapping
of the son of Col. and Mrs. Lind
bergh, conferred with Means a
few days after the disappear
ance of the child.
Upon alleged assurance by
Means that he thought he could
locate the baby, the 100000 was
turned over to him, along with
$4,000 to cover his expenses.
Told Many Stories
Since that time, Means is said
to have told various stories con;
corning his alleged negotiations
for return of the baby, one Of
which was reported to have been
that he actually had held the
baby in his arms since the kid
naping.
Mrs. Mclean eventually lost
faith in Means, however, and de-
manded return of the money.
Means, who had assigned a num-
ber to Mrs. Mclean and others
connected with his "investiga-
tion," said the money was in
North Carolina, and that he
would go there and get it.
On his way back to Washing
ton, according to the story, Means
allegedly told, a man stopped him
in Alexandria and whispered Ill"
to him.
That was the number he had
assigned to Mrs. Mclean. Ac-
Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1932-05-10
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as of May Z,
$648,712,604.68; exp nditureS,
$16,634, ,727.04; customs receipts,
$4,161 ,590.18.
The Washington times., 1932-05-10

FATHER COUGHLIN WITH HIS PARENTS
Shrine of the Little Flower at Royal Oak, Mch and
known as the Shepherd of the Air. has arrived in
Coughlin following a vacation the west coast dur
ing which they spent some time the guest of Will
liam Randolph Hearst his California ranch. Photo
by International News Photographic Service.
The Washington times., 1932-05-10
mrs. MASS|E'S
/. HEALTH BACK

ABOARD THE S. S. MALOLO,
EN- ROUTE TO SAN FRAN
CISCO FROM HONOLULU, May
10 GN.S0 Thalia Massie
emerged from the retirement Of
her cabin today for the first time
since she boarded the Malolo at
Honolulu.
Pale, but with spirits becoming
more buoyant hourly as the dis
tance between her and Hawaii
grew greater, Mrs. MaSSie, at the
suggestion of her husband, Lieut..
Thomas H. Massie, left her cabin,
and ate in the ships dining room.
1t was the first time she was
seen in public aboard the Malolo
since she got aboard Sunday be-
hind the interference of a naval
officer who blocked out" three
policemen who attempted to serve
her with subpoenaS t oappear as
star witness at the retrial of four
of the five half castles accused
of brutally assaulting her in one
of the worst crimes of its kind
in the history of the Hawaiian
Islands. 81
HONOLULU, T. H., May 10
U.NS0 Prosecutor John c.
Kelley, in going ahead with
plans for the retrial of the four
Surviving defendants in the Mas
sic attack case, announced to-
day that no action was being
contemplated "at this time" to
return Mrs. Thalia Masse to
Honolulu to take the stand as
the prosecutions STAG witness.
The Washington times., 1932-05-10

heard reports from Robert B. Gay
lord, grand master of California;
Charles S. Percival, grand master
of Iowa; William r. Graves, grand
master of Wisconsin; Alva Bryan,
grand master of Texas; Floyd j.
Fitzpatrick, grand master of New
Jersey, and G. Haven StephanS,
grand master of Illinois.
Dinner at willard
Other events on today's program
are:
Dinner of grand masters, Z
p. m, Willard Hotel.
Registration of delegates to
twenty-seventh annual conven-
ton of the National League OF
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1932-05-10
Bank AffiLiGtes
Called ILLEGAL

Senators of both parties today
predicted all National Bank af-
filiates would be dissolved within
three years. This prediction fol-
lowed the action of Senator Glass
CD of Virginia, in making public
for the first time the suppressed
opinion of former Solicitor Gen
eral Lehman, that National Bank
affiliateS are illegal. Dissolution
of these affiliates within three
years is provided for in GLASS;
Bank Reform bill, now before the
Senate,
The Washington times., 1932-05-10
London Night Club
Queen Found Guilty

LONDON, May 10 QNS).
Mrs. Kate Meyrick, London's
Might Club Queen" was found
guilty again today of selling liquor
without a license at her Bunch
of Keys Club. Sentence was post
poned.
Evening star., 1932-03-27

A view looking west from the Monument
in 1885. when "Foggy Bottom" was a reality
of unimproved and largely useless land. Over
toward the river is the Naval Observatory,
since removed from the site now occupied by
the Naval Hospital. In the lower right hand
corner appears the old Van Ness Mansion on
the site of the Pan-American Union Building
Visible on the left is workmen's guard rail
at the top of the Monument. Minor
Evening star., 1932-03-27

Viewing Washington from the Washington Monument
nearly so ago. When the Monument completed
nearly in 1885, photographers eagerly mounted get
air views like this Of Washington Channel and the
front The long curved mud bank bounding the channel
then in of being reclaimed
Park The spectator looks down old Long Bridge many
sailing vessels and sparsey inhabited Southwest section with
Greeneaf Point and the old the distance.
Evening star., 1932-03-27

This photograph of the
Monument was made in 1885.
Just before its completion and
about the time the accompany
ing photographs were taken
from it. 1t shows the rigging
and scafolding erected at the
top preliminary to the finishing
work there. The view is south
west and shows the Monument
reflected in old Babcock Lake.
q Minor.
Evening star., 1932-10-23
y. c.. Naval Reserve

mate. second class. Second Division. has
BEEN Crde e1 transferred to the Volun-
tce- Eoeerve on account of night en-
rloy mcnt. ami for the same re- sons
Geo &c A. Pr9tAe". hospital appr-n.ice.
s-co-d cla:s. has Teen transferred from
the Second Fleet Division to the VOL
un.eers.
David L. Townsend. seaman. second
class. Second Fleet Division, has been
ordered transferred from the VoiuTteer
to the Fleet branch. while Clyd. F Will
loughly. machinist's mate. second class,
he's been ordered transferred from the
Fleet to the Volunteers on account OF
night work.
Richard T. Zoch, boatswain's mate,
second class. has extended his enlist.
ment for period Of fcu- years.
John P. Stone. bandmaGter. mas been
ordered transferred to the retired list,
rpon completion of 26 years service.
Lieut. Gunior Grade) E. N. Dingley,
jr., fas BEEN designated as executive Of
hce- CT the naval communication re-
serve here, Uilila Ensign B. z. Stahl
his been DESIGNATED as section COM
r ant-r. Lieut.. (Junor Grade Morris
Weinstock is to continue as instructor
and property officer.