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Evening star., 1933-04-03
KEECH SAYS FACTS
ARE WITHHELD ON
GAS RATE HEARINGS
Peoples Counsel Charges
Valuable Information Is
Denied Him.
EXPERTS FAIL TO AGREE
ON VALUATION FIGURES
Public Utilities Commissions
Counsel Says All Data Have
Been Revealed.

Peoples Counsel Richmond B. Keech
charged today that valuable information
was being withheld from him as engi-
neers and accountants Of the Public
Utilities Commission and Of the Wash
ington Gas Light Co. got together to
reconcile differences in their valuations
Of the properties Of the company. The
charge was made at public hearings
on the valuation, which adjourned in
definitely Immediately afterward. It
was denied by William A. Roberts, at
tcrney for the commission.
The proceedings lasted only about
half an hour. Mr.. Roberts opened them
by stating conferences were proceeding
among the engineers and accountants
for both sides, and that 1t would not
be possible to complete this preliminary
work for at least month. He asked
for an indefinite delay, the hearings to
be resumed by the commission on not
less than 10 days notice.
Promised Exhibits.
Mr.. Keech then said that when the
hearings were previously postponed to
allow the engineers and accountants to
get together, he was assured he would
be furnished with tentative exhibits
from both sides, so that, when the case
was finally called, he would be ready.
He said nothing had been Forthcoming
from either side until last Friday, when
he was given three volumes containing
an inventory of the company,s build
ings and three-page summary of it,
furnished by the company. Saturday.
he said, engineers for the commission
had given him an oral statement of
what had been taking place in the
conferences.
He said the information on the
buildings account was of no value.
as 1t represented something which had
been agreed upon by both sides, and
what he needed was the preliminary
inventories of both sides so he could
Judge for himself Of the merits of the
agreement reached.
Matter Left Unsettled.
stoddard M. Stevens, jr., attorney
Ior the company, said the only other
tning that might be furnished Mr..
Keech was the work sheets of the enoi-
neers, and he could not furnish those
Mr.. Roberts insisted Mr.. Keech had
seen everything that he (Mr. Roberts)
mao. That's all there is" he con-
cluded. There isn't any more"
These statements were repeated manv
times by both sides, and neither would
concede the correctness of the state
ments OF the other. The matter was
finally left unsettled.
The valuation was ordered last July.
and at that time the commission fore
cast the case would be ready for public
hearings January /. It developed to-
Gay. however, that both sides are ready
only on single account. No 312, hav-
Ing to do with buildings.
Inc maryland Public Service Com
mission Is sitting jointly with the local
commission, so valuation of the prop
critics OF the Washington and George
town Gas Light Co.'S, IN MONTGOMERY
county may be considered. No MEM
oers OF the Maryland commission were
present today, however.
Evening star., 1933-04-03
HELD AS CHILD SLAYER
Mother Accused of Killing 5-Year
Old Daughter.

Alleged to have beaten to death her
5-year-old daughter, Ella Holman. COL
ored, %, Of the 1900 block Of Delaware
avenue southwest, was arrested last
night and charged with murder The
woman was named as the child's slayer
at an inquest Saturday.
The body of the girl was found
March l5 stuffed into a sewer trap at
Second and r streets The skull was
fractured. Detective Serpts. ]. e. Kane,
Jacob Wolf and Joseph Sincayitz were
the arresting ofiicers.
Evening star., 1933-04-03
HARRIS RUMORS FALSE
Howard Sutherland States Daugh-
ter and Grandson Are Doing Well.

Because of reports that the five-day-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley r. Har-
ris had died at Garfield Hospital, Alien
Property Custodian Howard Sutherland.
father -in-law of the former manager of
the Nationals, asked The Star today to
publish a denial of these rumors.
Mr.. Sutherland said both the mother
and child were doing extremely we'll"
He added that reports of his grandson s
death had even reached to Texas,
where Bucky Harris is directing the
Detroit Tigers in Spring training.
Evening star., 1933-04-03
DETECTIVES TRAP
SENDER OF NOTES
CoIored Man, Demanding
$4,000 of Colored Bank
er, Pleads Guilty.

Arraigned before United States Com
missioner Needham C. Turnage this
morning, Alfred A. Brockenborough
colored, pleaded guilty to a charge OF
attempting to extort $4,000 from John
r. Hawkins, also colored, vice presi-
dent Of the Industrial Savings Bank
financial secretary of the A. M. e
Church and prominent Republican
party worker.
Unable to post $4,000 bond, Broken
borough, who is % and lives in the 700
block Of Gresham place, was committed
to the District Jail to await action of
the grand jury.
Brockenborough was arrested about
1:30 am. yesterday, when, according to
Detective Sergts. Earl P. Hartman and
Harry Britton, he went to a previously
designated hideaway at Sherman ave-
nue. and Irving street to pick up the
money.
Order Received in Letter.
Hawkins had been ordered to place
the cash there, he declared, in a letter
received Friday. About a week ago, he
said, he received a note threatening
him with bodily harm If he did not pay
the writer $4,000. The message stated,
he added, that he would receive an
other letter, advising him where to
secrete the money, five days later.
When the second note came, Hawkins,
who lives at 1541 Fourteenth street,
conferred with United States Attorney
Leo A. Rover. Acting under the
district attorneys direction, the de-
tectives hid at the place appointed in
the second message. 81
Hawkins placed package, containing
scrap paper, at the designated spot
and, few minutes later, Brockenbor-
ough rode up in a taxicab. He got
out, the detectives reported, picked up
the package and was about to get
back into the cab when they stepped
from their hiding place and confronted
him.
Forced to Surrender.
He broke away and made a bolt for
the taxi, the detectives said, but they
covered him with their revolvers and
forced him to surrender. Under uues-
uoning, he Is said to have confessed
writing the letters, adding he also had
planned to send similar epistles to
Garnet c. wilkinson, colored. first
assistant superintendent of schools.
The notes received by Hawkins.
which set l:20 am. yesterday as the
time for delivery of the money, con-
tanned roughly drawn map of the
immediate vicinity Of Sherman avenue
and Irving street.
Evening star., 1933-04-03
Finn Minister Loses Car.

Leonhart Astrom, Minister from Fin
land. yesterday reported to police his
garage was broken into Saturday night
and his automobile stolen. The diplo-
mat said the thieves broke the lock on
the garage doors. The car is gray, with
disc wheels. The legation is at 17os
Massachusetts, avenue.
Evening star., 1933-04-03
Heads Young People.

MOUNT RAINIER, Md, April 8
(Spec.aD IT. Weston Scott, jr., has
been elected president of the Young
Peoples Society of st. Johns Episcopal
Church, with Louise Rocker, vice persi-
dent; Louise Skinner, secretary, and
Edwin Cage. treasurer.
Evening star., 1933-04-03
DENIES REPORTS
Attorney General Has Heard Moth
ing of Blackmer's Return.

Attorney General Cummings said
today he had heard nothing of reports
that new information uncovered in
Washington would permit the return
OF Henry M. Blackmer, missing Teapot
Dome oil trial witness, from France
without fear of arrest.
The Attorney General said the
Blackmer case had not come to his
attention in any way and SO far as he
knew its status was unchanged.
Blackmer has been abroad since the
Teapot Dome trial Warrants are out
for his arrest on charges OF perjury In
connection with income taxes.
Evening star., 1933-04-03
JOB INSURANCE HIT
q. S. Commerce Chamber Opposes
Use of Public Funds.

BY the Associated Press
The Committee on Manufactures of
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States yesterday made public
a report opposing unemployment re-
serves to be paid out of public funds
or to administered unemployment
insurance
Explaining that such legislation had
been introduced in score of State
Legislatures, the committee declared
many bills of that nature would be en-
acted unless business enterprises de-
velop unemployment reserve plans OF
their own.
Evening star., 1933-04-03
l0DGER UNGRATEFUL
DR.. Andrew D. Miller Loses 1910
After Befriending Man.

Being a good Samaritan cost DR.. An
drew D. Miller, 3406 Thirteenth street.
$3.50 yesterday.
colored man came to DR.. MilIer's
nome Saturday night and begged for a
place to sleep. He was given permission
to spend the night in the basement.
When DR.. Milled looked for his pocket
book yesterday morning, it was missing
and so was his colored lodger.
Evening star., 1933-09-28
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

NationaL"Crimina at Large" al
$50 pm.
Palace-"Pilgrimage, at 12:15, 2:35
ass, 7:l5 and 9:35 pm.
Tivoli-"Turn Back the Clock" al
2:30, AIS, 6, 750 and $40 pm.
Ambassador-"S of Songs" at
6:l5, 8 and 9:15 pm.
Gayety-"Betty Boop Girls" at 2:ls
and BIS pm.
Loew's Fox-"This Day and Age" al
1890 am. 1:10, 3:55, GAS and 9:5s
pm. Stage shows at 1915, 2:55, 5:4s
and 8:55 pm.
Columbia-"Shang Madness" al
1l:45 am. 1870, $40. 4:50, 635, BIS
and 10 pm.
Metropolitan-"I Loved a Woman. >
at 1875 am, l:3o. $3.50. 5:25. 7:2s
and 9:20 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"Lady for Day" a
II am, los. 800. $40, 7:30 and 9:4C
pm. Stage presentations at l240
2:55, 7:05 and 9:15 pm.
Earie-"Torch Singer" at 11:1O am
lao. 435, 7:25 and 10 pm. Stag,
shows at 1910, $50, 6:25 and 9 pm.
Evening star., 1933-09-28

Thousands Of authors talk daily
In Hollywood about their stories for
the screen. It reminds me that
enemy airplanes flying over big cities
could carry tons of bombs containing
poisonous gases. There are two kinds
Of gas-and both are deadly.
Human civilization has progressed
far from the days of the cave man
but many old superstitions still linger
on. Claudette Colbert will leave G
building only by the same door
through which she entered This MAJ
be traced directly to the cave-man
days when people lived in caves which
had only one entrance Miss Colbert
Is not cave woman, but it would be
interesting to see her trying to re-
member which section of a revolving
door she walked through.
Paramount Studio plans to make a
picture called Republicans and Sim
ners." Many Democrats will object to
that title. They may even stay away
from the box office 1t has been sug
gested that Louis B. Mayer play oi:e
Of the title roles and Mae West the
other. You won't have any dificulty
placing either of them.
There are possibly one thousand
good, regularly-employed actors and
actresses in Hollywood Almost Ole
thousand writer's make their living
chronicling the daily activities of ths
stars. They write life stories. inter
views, feature stories, news events and
gossip of the players Hard-working
citizens Of Keokuk. in Kokomo and i1'
Kalamazoo read these interesting items
They know more about the life ana
daily activities of Greta Garbo. Mar
lene Dietrich. Gary Cooper, and CLARK
Gable than they do about their next
Evening star., 1933-09-28
ASKS WHY GOVERNMENT
HAS NOT AIDED FARMER
Head of Holiday Association Writes
Roosevelt Concerning Pro-
lection of Assets.

By the Associated Press.
DES MONIES, Iowa, September 28-
Milo Reno, president of the Farmers
Holiday Association, in letter sent
yesterday to President Roosevelt, asked
why the farmer was not given equal
consideration with other groups in pro-
tecting their assets.
If you have any reasons why the
farmer should not be given the same
consideration as banks and insurance
companies. which by Government edict
have been protected in possession of
their property in order that they may
be able to function and serve society,
would be interested in having such
reasons" Reno wrote.
If the farmer must wait another 90
days or six months for better prices.
we demand that a governmental decree
be issued declaring moratorium on
executions on real property and chat
tells"
Evening star., 1933-09-28
VETERANS AS GUESTS.

Maria Verdi. first Washington lady
impresario. will play host Sunday eve
ming at the Washington Auditorium TO
over 200 disabled war veterans, invited
as her guests to the performance of
the opera La Fora del Destino." The
invitation has been extended through
the recreational department of the
Red Cross at the Walter Reed, Naval
and Mount Alto Hospitals.
Armando JanuZzi, director of Wash :
ington opera series, has decided against
using local talent even in the chorus.
In full accord with Miss Verdi, he i'll
tends to give to the performance of La
Forza del Destino" and to the follow
ing performances a purely professional
character and will recruit the person.
mel only among well known singers.
Evening star., 1933-09-28
CHICAGO SOCIETY WOMAN
GETS EXTORTION LETTER
Widow of Wealthy Manufacturer
Leaves for New York to Take
Up Residence.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 28.-Mrs. Jo-
seph B. Long, social leader, left for
New York City yesterday, few hours
after authorities learned she had re-
ceived a threatening letter demanding
$4,000.
Police Sergt J. J. Tierney, who, with
two fellow officers. followed the Long
automobile carrying Mrs. Long and her
maid to the depot, said her departure
was in accordance with arrangements
she had made a month ago to nave to
New York That was before the extor-
ton letter had been sent, he said.
The letter, shown Sergt. Tierney by
its recipient. was two pages long, writ
ten in a childish manner, and warned
Mrs. Long she would be killed if she
did not obey its instructions.
Tuesday night the society woman
cancelled a dinner engagement and re-
mained in seclusion. A friend informed
police of the extortion threat. She is
the widow of a wealthy Chicago manu-
facturer.
Evening star., 1933-09-28

Stanwyck can have private screening
of it whi she is at the Earle. This is
the film We saw Miss Stanwyck filming
in Hollywood AMI which has real mud
real soldiers. and Frenchmen who speak
French. We heard them.
A T last, Night Flight" Washington
1 \ will get the film next week at the
Palace. Helen Hayes Is in it-which
ought to be enough. But just so as to
make sure MG-M added Robert Mont
gomery, Clark Gable, John Barrymore
and Lionel Barrymore.
X X X
A NICE letter from Actress Reviewer
\ Playwright Dorcthea Lewis, who
says that the Columbia Players are in
hot water because a certain hotels
theater has lacked up its rental price
way out of sigh. and hence they cannot
perform there as they have heretofore.
Won't some one come along and give
the Columbisns theater? They de-
serve one.
A MOTHER group is in search Of a
theater. This is the young Fer
eign Cinema Guild which wants to
give weekly presentations of foreign
films and which literally has no place
to lay its head. A visit from w. Ray
Gingell. president of the guild. yester-
day indicated, however. that plans
are very much afoot. and that If Ninth
street won't give him a break he will
try hall which is up on Sixteenth
and Harvard street The first film
will either be the popular German
musical. Two Hearts in Waltz Time
or the French Three Musketeers"
X X X
A CARD from Pete Macias asking Us
to the pre-opening of the He.gh-
Ho Club Monday evening After Le-
more Uric in Her Man of Wax" which
is doing something of an opening that
night too, what could be better?
Evening star., 1933-09-28
DECLARES JAPAN'S NAVY
WILL KEEP PACE WITH US
Former Chairman of Budget Com
mittee Says if America Builds
Japan Will Be Forced to Follow.

BY the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO. September % (P).
Count Y. Yanagishawa, former chair
man of the Budget Committee of the
japanese House of Peers. declared yes
terday that if the United States in
creases her navy Japan will be forced
to do likewise. to maintain the equili-
brium of maritime power in the
Pacific"
Arriving here on the Asama Maru
from Yokohama, the count is on his
way to Mexico. D. F.. to attend the
tWenty-fourth session of the Interna-
tional Conference on Statistics.
Japan faces the largest budget in
her history he told interviewers
through an interpreter. I'm afraid
I shall have to support passage of it."
Evening star., 1933-09-28
JOKESTER is SLAIN
Policeman Shoots Man Who Tells

Policeman Shoots Man Who Tells
Friends to "St:ck EN- Up"
NEW YORK. September 2S (P.-
Fred Conrad's little joke caused his
death today.
In spirit of fun he approached an
automobile in which friends were sit
ting. stick 'em up!" he commanded.
A passing patrolman neard. He saw
that Conrad was carrying topcoat
draped over his right wrist as II he
had gun.
Drop that gun!" the policeman
shouted.
Conrad couldn't obey because he had
no gun. Speeches. with fright. he
backed away. The policeman fired and
killed him. Conrad was 20.
Evening star., 1933-09-28
Improvement Recorded.

NEW YORK. September % R-An
increase of 8.6 per cent in the number
of persons employed and gain of 80
per cent in average hourly earnings
accompanied by a decline of 80 per
cent in average hours of work week
in August, were reported yesterday by
the National Industrial Conference
POar6
Evening star., 1933-09-28

Herewith the film list:
The Ria,to.
IS O. S. Iceberg" will reopen
the theater tomorrow night. This is
the picture that was put together in
Greenland. and which is guaranteed
not to have so much as drop of Holly
wood in it. The only member of the
cast you are likely to know is Rod La
ROGUE. But others you will undoubtedly
become acquainted with include Leni
Rierefenstahl, Gibson Rowland, Ernst
Udet, German flyer, and Knud Ras-
mussen. Arctic explorer. Tomorrow
evenings screening is being sponsored
by the Danish legation.
Loew's Fox.
Arthur Tracy in place of Aimee
Sennple Mcpherson and a film called
Big Executive" are the features this
week at F streets largest theater
Other stage acts will include Mills,
Gold and Raye. the Carrie and Eddie
the film is headed by Ricardo Cortez,
who is becoming more and more in
demand these days. and others are
Elizabeth Young, Richard Bennett and
Sharon Lynne.
Barbara Stanwyck in persons, the
screen and stage star, whom a local
writer flew hundreds of miles to see,
an dother stage features, including
Johnnie Woods, Stone and Vernon, and
Oracle Barrie, who is still doing the
Maxine Doyle job gracefully, plus her
own nice singing. The film is something
called Secret of the Blue Room" which
is a mystery picture with Paul Lukas.
Lionel Atwill, Gloria Stuart zone of
the most beautiful girls in Hollywood
and Onslow Stevens heading the cast.
Columbia.
Return of the popular Will Rogers
film, DIR. Bull"
R-K-O Keith's.
Lady for a Day for a second week
One of the best pictures of the year.
Call it ''hokum" if you will-but its
good hokum. May Rcbson'S Apple
Annie" is a triumph.
Metropolitan.
Too Much Harmony" in which the
harmony is supplied by Bing Crosby
and to a lesser extent by Jack Oakie,
Skeets Gallagher, Judith Allen. Lilyan
Tashman, Harry Green and Ned Sparks.
Judith Allen, incidentally, is a partic-
ularly sprightly young lady, eX-Wife of
Fighter Sonnenberg, and now so firmly
launched at Paramount that next to
Frances Fuller she is the most envied
lady on the lot.
Alice Brady in Stage Mother" The
film, besides featuring the extremely
capable Miss Brady, has in its cast
Franchot Tone, Maureene OSullivan,
Russell Hardie. Phillips Holmes Ctake
off that mustache) and c. Henry
Gordon.
DONALD WOODS is lost to Wash
~ ington. His new film contract
stioulates that he shall have three
months off IN the Summer to return
to Elitch Gardens, Denver, where he
was something more than sensation
this Summer. Not only will he return,
but he will get a Sl50-a-week raise.
Mr.. Woods first screen assignment is
to play opposite Ruth Chatterton.
X
ST TITLE WHITE MICE" which the
IL San Francisco Chronicle said was
q curious title for play inasmuch ''as
Mr.. Coward has been anything but a
little white mouse" will be done shortly
at Lehigh University. Thought the
Pierce Hall Players might like to know
that.
UEVER IN MY HEART" Barbara
II Slanwyck's new picture, will be
shipped here by plane SO that MISS
Evening star., 1933-09-28
Show Folk Honor Dead.

OKLAHOMA CITY CP).-The show
goes on at the State Fair today, but be-
hind the scenes hearts are heavy. It's
funeral day" for Willie Kruck, the
human cannon ball. Two years ago
Willie. shot from a big cannon, missed
the net and was killed Today. as last
year, the show folk will visit his grave
attired in the costumes of their acts.
Evening star., 1933-09-28

door ne.ghbors. The neighbors are
probably thankful.
II Richard Arlen were suddenly to,
adopt red flannel underwear it would
be news item for every column writ
er. Comment would be universal and
many arguments would be started
Movie-struck youths all over the
country, admiring Arlen, would stai G
wearing red fiannels. There would be
more red fannels in America than
there are brown shirts in Germany.
But underwear is not important
always remember you cannot sell
Americas shorts!
Copyright, 1893. bv North American News
paper Alliance, Inc
Evening star., 1933-09-28
Lord Tennyson Recovering.

SAN MATEO. Calf. September %
P.-Lord Lionel Hallam Tennyson,
grandson of Alfred Lord Tennyson. was
patient in hospital here yesterday
convalescing from a minor operation.
Evening star., 1933-09-28
Lenore Ulric's New Play
Tops List for the Week
Unusual Attractions on Stage and Screen.
Riato Opens for the Season.
By E. de 6. Melcher.

HE coming weeks attractions aupicious group spite
the sudden cancellation OF Aimee Semple
of Wax; at the Gayety THE Pennant Winners" which
Manager Jimmie Lake says that every artist diamond in ITSELF
motion interesting
popular boe
boz croonngs.
Evening star., 1933-09-28

In Hollywood 3nch lens photographs 6foot people
meter piece OF film In thousands projection
world more nch lenses transform the figures
meter hm to 2foo figures huge
ago would laughed had been
gest Such thing Many people still laugh
human nature any more than force
Evening star., 1933-09-28
BAND CONCERT

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band this evening at the bandstand at
$50 o'clock; John S. M. Zimmerman.
bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant.
March, illinois State. ..........L Lake
Overture, Eighteen Twelve" 1812),
TschaikowskI
Descriptive, "A Hunting Scene"
Bucalo
Potpourri. Nautical Fantasia" Toba
Characteristic. The Clock and tl
Dresden China Figures. .Kettelbt
Popular waltz song, Held Your Man
Brow
Finale, Come Out of the Kitche
Mary Ann" n"...........B Bayh1
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1933-09-28
RUSSIA TO SEE MARX

Harpo, Silent Brother of Comic
Quartet, to Appear in Moscow.
HOLLYWOOD. September % (P).-
Russia is to be introduced to Marx
pantomime.
Harpo, the silent brother Of the
theatrical quartet. announced today he
would leave shortly for Russia to ap-
pear in the Art Theater at Moscow
He expects to remain in Russia a
month.
Evening star., 1933-09-28

OLYWOOD, Calf, September 28-In Hollywood unou
sings to another That is lit
mouse chirps to another little
nuisance.
Evening star., 1933-09-28

Sweden's Imports.
Great Britain and Germany are the
principal suppliers Of Sweden's imports.
Evening star., 1933-09-28
Colds Are Costly.

Colds Are Costly.
Nearly half the time lost to industry
in Great Britain through illness is due
to influenza and the common cold
Evening star., 1933-09-28

ADJUSTMENTS. A
Evening star., 1933-09-28

JEO0E lHEAlEN Sts. NE.
r. C. A. Photophone
JENNIE GERHARDT." SYLVIA SID
NEY: DONALD COOK. Comedy.
Evening star., 1933-09-28

ADJUSTMENTS.
Evening star., 1933-09-28

SILVAN STRICTLY PERSONAL, )"
DOROTHY JORDAN. EDDIE QUILL
Lam. Ruth Etting Variety.
Evening star., 1933-09-28

cEr0 8244 Georgia Ave.
OA\O Silver Spring, Md.
PEG O. MY HEART MARION DA-
Evening star., 1933-09-28

"EvER IN MY HEART" Barbara
IL Slanwyck's new picture, will be
shipped here by plane SO that Miss