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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-08
Army andNavy News

allowance provided by Section Z of the
pay law of June TO- 1922, and Section
104 Of the economy law. not TO exceed
the limitations provided in the pay law.
It is proposed to take this question
to the Court of Claims. according to
the views of certain officers, particularly
as it is now evident that the economy
law will be continued during the fiscal
year ending June.30, 1894.
Navy.
A board of officers, of which Rear
Admiral Harris Laning is president.
convened at the Navy Department last
week for the purpose of recommending
~ officers of the line in the grade of
lieutenant commander for promotion to
commander. Before making its selec-
tons and rendering its report, it will be
necessary for the board to consider the
records of about 450 lieutenant COM
msnders. In addition to Rear Admiral
Laning, the board will be composed of
the following officers: Rear Admirals
James J. Raby. Arthur ST. c. Smith. Clar-
ence S. Kempff, George T. Pettengill.
Cyrus w. Cole, Adolphus E. Watson.
Harry l.. Brinser and Edgar B. Larimer
Comdr. Robert H. Shelton is recorder of
the board.
The transferal to the retired list of
the Navy on January l of nine officers
has resulted in the following officers
becoming due for promotion on that
date Comdr. Damon E. Cummings,
Lieut.. Comdrs. Walter S. DeLany and
Emory P. Eldredge, Lieuts. Cuthbert A.
Griffiths and Franz o. Willenbucher,
and LieutS. Junior Grade) William j.
Mitchell, John R. Ruhsenberger, Homer
B. Wheeler, John F. Adams, Gordon M.
Stoddard, Harold H. Tiemroth and
Marcel E. A. Goufn.
The Navy recently lost one of its best
communication officers when Capt. E. B.
Woodwork passed away Capt. Wood
worth, it will be recalled. was the first
officer in charge of the naval radio sta
ton at Arlington. Va, performing this
duty in 1912 and 1918, during which
time the station was built and COM
missioned. Arlington was the first large
radio station in the United States with
self supporting towers. and the work
was of a pioneer nature. From 1919 to
1920 he was assistant director of naval
and Atlantic Coast
communication superintendent From
trict communication officer of the 18th
naval district. At the time of his death
he was on duty at San Francisco, pre-
paratory to taking over the duties of
Pacific communication officer.
A selection board convened at the
Navy Department last Tuesday for the
purpose of recommending a captain of
the Civil Engineer Corps for promotion
to the rank of rear admiral in that
corps to fill the vacancy created by the
death of Rear Admiral Frank Taylor
&C. E. c., who died on November 10
last. The board is composed of the fol-
lowing rear admirals: Jehu v. Chase,
chairman of the Navy General Board;
George r. MARVEL and Frank H. Scho-
field, both members Of the General
Board. Lieut.. Comdr Carl H Cotter
&C. E. CO, on duty at the Navy Depart
ment in the Bureau of Yards and
Docks, is recorder of the board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-08

Artillery Corps, and Maj L. Med. Sill
vester have been named assistant as
sociate chairmen for the District of
Columbia and vicinity for the procure
ment campaign for the 1888 Citizens
Military Training Corps.
The letter announcing the appoint
mentS says the officers of the Regular
Army on duty with the Organized Re-
serves, National Guard and r. o. T. c.
units will cooperate in the c. M. T. G.
recruiting in addition to their other
duties. Such officers as are on duty
with the National Guard or r. o. T. C.
units and are designated for this duty
in any capacity will not leave their
regular stations in connection there
with, and will perform no C. M. T. C..
duty which will interfere with their
regular duty.
The following enlisted men of the
Headquarters and Service Company.
121st Engineers, have been ordered
transferred to the Reserve list of that
unit on account of business interior
ence with the performance of military
duty: Pvts. Richard j. King, Donald
M. Barnes and Owen N Drummond.
In the place of the weekly drill the
121st Engineers viewed a moving pic
ture of cadet life at West Point and
other films which demonstrated the
operation Of the automatic rife. It
was announced that IL is planned to
show other pictures of an instructive
nature during the Winter The films
will be loaned by the Army Signal
Corps.
Pvt. Ernest w. Alsop, Battery E,
260th Coast Artillery, has been ordered
dropped as a deserter as of September
%, 1882, he having failed to report for
duty on or after that date and all
efforts to locate him having failed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-08
Parliament Meets at Night.

BUDAPEST R.-Nothing must dis
turb the daily work of cabinet mem
bers and other governmental officials
not even sessions of the Hungarian Par
hamet. So, beginning Jauary /, Con-
gresS will start its daily meetings at
5 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-08
WEEKLY RADIO TALKS
ON ART ARE EXTENDED
Mrs. Emily Stowe Discusses Mod
ern Art of World in Series
on WMAL.

Popularity Of the talks on modern
art, broadcast over wMAL by Mrs.
Emily Stowe, has resulted in an ex-
tension of her weekly series.
Mrs. Stowe has been on the air regu-
larly since November, describing the
modern art of all countries, with which
she familiarized herself during extern
sive travels in the United States and
foreign nations. She gives her talks in
the form of travelogues, visiting the
most interesting art gallery in each
country and explaining the works of
artists whose work has been most con-
spicuous.
Mrs. Stowe is a member of the Dis
trict League CT American Pen Women.
Her talks are broadcast on Wednesday
afternoon at AS o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-08
Factions Split Swedish Nazis.

STOCKHOLM LP).-Opposition with
in the Swedish National Socialist party
to the leadership of DR.. B. Fururgard
has developed formation of group uni
formed in blue shirts and belts. The
blue shirts" complain that the parent
organization is not aggressive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-08
Check Alien "Sponging" in Chile.

SANTIAGO, Chile (P).-Foreign So
cieties along the West Coast are CO.
operating on charity programs to pre-
vent habitual "sponging" by itinerant
fellow countrymen In these times,
when many genuinely needy cases have
to be handled, it was found that some
persons travel comfortably on "loans."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-08
INFANT FOUND STROLLING
16-Month-old Girl Is Picked Up by
Milkman at & AM.

Brockton. Mass, miIlzmen saw q
lightly clad infant toddling along the
street at am
The wanderer proved to be the 1S-
month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Randall on an unscheduled morn
ing stroll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-08
RADIO RIVALRY ENDED

TUTt WortH and Dallas, Tex, Pa
pers to Use Same Station.
The long-standing rivalry between
two inexperienced radio stations in
Texas, both sharing the same clear
channel, which one used with so 600
watts and the other with 10000, from
two separate transmitters, has been
ended by agreement, whereby WFAA of
the Dallas News and WBAP of the Fort
Worth Star-Telegram will hereafter
both use the same 50,000-watt trans
mitter under their combined call let
ters
The station is located equidistant
from both cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-08
HAD PATROL MANS GUN
Hold-up Man Admits Theft of Fire
arm From Policeman.

While Patrolman Michael Michaelson
of Minneapolis, Mimi, was on tempo
rary duty as dispatcher the phone rang.
A 20-year-old friend of his was in a
stalled automobile and asked assistance.
The phone rang again. 1t was a re-
port of hold-up. The description was
of youth who had driven off in car.
Michaelson instructed a gun squad by
radio not only to help the stalled youth,
but to bring him in. At headquarters
the youth admitted the crime Asked
where he got the pistol, he replied: IT
took it from your home. It's your
gun"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-08
British Navy Relic in Canaries.

SANTA CRUZ, Canary Islands (P)-
Sailors recently fished from the harbor
a cannon which experts say was lost by
the British ship Fox when Lord Mel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-08
HOLIDAY FAMILY

All Born on Fete Days.
Mrs. Helen Jasowska of Lynn, Mass.
IS the mother of IL children, all Of
whom were born on holidays. Heg
latest is O boy. born on Christmas
He has brothers and sisters who were
born on the Fourth of July, Thanks
giving day, All Fools day, Patriots day,
Halloween, Armistice day, Columbus
day Labor day, Easter Sunday and
July 10, Polish national holiday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-08
FATHER OF %
Carl Parrish, Minneapolis Deputy
Sheriff, Celebrates Again.

Carl Parrish, champion father at the
Minneapolis, MINI. court house, has
passed cigars again in celebration of
the arrival of his twenty-third child,
daughter.
Parrish is a deputy sheriff. He has
been married twice. Ten children were
born to his first wife Nineteen of the
% children are living
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-08

ANSWER TO YESTERDAYS PUZZLE
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
SHIRTS DELAY.
MARCH ON D, c.

PHILADEL PHIA, Oct. ii
G.N.SO.-Threatened march of
100000 members of the Khaki
Shirts of America on Washing
ton was delayed today when only
IS plumed recruits turned up at
the starting place in answer to
General Mobilization Order No.
80 from Capt. Art j. Smith, head
of the organization.
Smith, whose organization has
been branded a shirt selling
racket" by Secret Service agents,
had planned to march his men to
Washington today to proclaim
President Roosevelt dictator"
and place his shock troops at the
disposal of the Chief Executive.
He announced the march would
begin as soon as a more impress
sive showing was on the scene and
a score of generals, sergeants and
lieutenants was dispatched to
round up the troops.
Smith at one time issued an
ultimatum demanding the resig-
nation of the President, both
houses of Congress and the i'm
prisonment of some of the ma
tlon'S most noted financiers.
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
MAdoo Helped Dillon Float Bond Issue
Reich Loses
Arms Plea
AtGeneua

GENEVA, Oct. II GNS0.-
Germany's demand for arms for
bidden her under the Versailles
Treaty was rejected this after
noon by representatives of the
United States, Great Britain, and
France.
At the end of a three-hour
conference, participated in by
Norman H. Davis, American en-
voy; Sir John Simon, British
foreign secretary, and Joseph
Paul-Boncour, foreign minister of
France, it was announced on
behalf of these powers that they
had agreed upon one fixed prin-
ciple to be followed at the Geneva
disarmament conference-that no
nation should increase its arma-
ments.
Blow to Sample" Plea
This decision deals a death
blow to Germany's demand for
samples" of arms possessed by
the other powers. But it does
not deny the right of Germany
eventually to possess the same
arms as other European powers
after an agreement has been
reached for reformation of land
armies on the basis of Short-term
conScriptive service.
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
BY HARRY X. REYNOLDS
Copyright, 1888. by International
News SerYiCel

LONDON, Oct. II GN.S).
Warned by the United States
Navy Department that he is risk
ing his life, a 28-year-old Amer
ican today declared his determine
ton to prove he can ascend into
the stratosphere, 13 miles above
the earth, in an open basket
attached to a balloon.
He is Mark E. Ridge, of
Dorchester, Mass, who was for
merly associated with Capt.
Hawthorne Gray, famous Amer
ican Army balloonist, who met
death in 1927 while attempting
to establish an altitude record.
Backed by Scientists
Ridge has received encourage
ment from a number of Amer
ican scientists, including Philip
Drinker, inventor of the Drinker
respirator; Professors Arthur H.
Compton, of the University Of
Chicago, and Robert A. Milliken,
of the California Institute of
Technology.
He has been unable, however,
to obtain permission of the
United States Navy Department
to test his ability to live in the
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
EVERY FLORIDA
COUNTY WET

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Oct. II
(IN.S0.-The repeal juggernaut
had rolled over Florida today as
voters, by a AZ to / majority. de-
clared themselves in favor of an
end to national prohibition.
The Peninsula State became the
33rd successive State to vote to
strike the Eighteenth amendment
from the Constitution.
With the vote tabulated
from more than half the States
precincts, the count gave: For re-
peal, 1888; against repeal, 1882.
Not a single county voted dry.
Only five gave a close race.
The cities ran up huge majori-
ties, Jacksonville and Tampa and
their counties balloting 10 to / for
repeal. Miami and Dade county
voted 5 to / against prohibition.
In the home precinct of w. K.
Whitfield, chief of the united pro-
hibition forces Of Florida, the
vote was: For repeal, 1911; against,
So,
First returns ran UP an to |
majority for repeal. Rural counties
later cut the lead to AZ to /.
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
Balloonist Would Risk Life
By Open-Air ''Strato" Hop

low air pressure which he would
encounter in the stratosphere. At
an altitude of $1,000 feet, this
would be a virtual vacuum.
The American Navy refused
to let Ridge make a test in a
decomposition chamber in the
Washington Navy Yard on
grounds that abnormal pressure
is considered a distinct hazard"
to life.
In the face of repeated re-
buffs, Ridge has aroused the in
terest of j. S. Haldane, noted
British physicist, who believes
man is able to exist under con-
ditions of low air pressure.
To Get Laboratory Test
Haldane has made arrange
ments whereby Ridge will receive
a test in a London laboratory
maintained by Siebe, German &
Company, which manufactures
deep sea diving and high flying
equipment for the British govern
ment.
Within few days in an air
less tank, Ridge, wearing equip
ment similar to diving suit,
will receive pure oxygen from a
cylinder. If he survives the test,
he will return TO America immed-
lately for the projected stratos-
phere ascension.
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
Sally's Dance Immoral, "
Gotham Official Bans It

NEW YORK, Oct. II G.N.sO.
The first bombshell in a cam
paign to "clean up the New York
amusement stage was tossed to-
day when Commissioner Sidney
S. Levine threatened to revoke
the license of the Paramount
Theater if Sally Rand, nude fan
dancer, does not Immediately don
clothes.
In a written warning to the
theater, Levine, newly appointed
commissioner of the department
of licenses, called Sally's exhibi-
ton Immoral ana repulsive to
common decency." He said:
1--WE cannot permit our city
to be the receptacle for the
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
Roosevelt 7.
To RETAIN
R. F.C.
Expects No Opposition From
Congress; New Bank
Program Nearing
By International News Service

Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration, giant credit agency
Of the Federal Government,
will be given a new lease Of
life by the Congress that as
sembles on January 3.
President Roosevelt announced
today he proposed to ask Congress
to extend the r. F. c. after Feb
ruary 20, the date on which it
wauld expire under the original
act. He anticipated no difficulty
in obtaining Congressional ap-
proval.
The President has virtually
completed the giant credit and
finance expansion progra
through which he hopes to pay off
depositors in closed banks and in
sure operation Of open banks
under the deposit insurance
phases of the new banking legis-
lation.
Few Details Remain
A few details of the plan re-
main undetermined, the EXecu-
tive said today, but these are
mostly matters Of policy. AS soon
as they are worked out the plan
will be publicly announced.
Mr.. Roosevelt revealed that the
r. F. c. would form an integral
part Of the new program.
The few major details still un-
decided revolve around creation
of a Federal agency to take over
frozen assets of finance houses.
Mr.. Roosevelt has not yet decided
whether this should be bank
proper or corporation. Neither
has he decided whether its funds
would come directly from the
Treasury or through the F. r. c.
Has Two Objectives
Mr.. Roosevelt declared that
every step that has been taken in
the banking move has been with
the two major objectives in view
paying off closed bank deposit
ors and providing liquid funds so
that banks can qualify beyond all
doubt for the deposit insurance.
Legal phases of the program
remained as the last technicalities
to be determined. When the plan
is in operation the President
hopes to unleash the billions of
dollars tied up in closed banks.
He hopes the buying impetus pro-
vided will supply a new stimulant
to the prosperity drive motivated
by the power of the NRA.
There will be apparently two
distinct divisions of the program:
One, handling State banks; the
other, under Comptroller of the
Currency j. F. T. O'Connor, and
already under way, caring for ma
tional banks.
O'Connor conferred with the
President for nearly two hours
yesterday and emerged from the
White House with the distinct
cleavage between State and ma
tional banks uppermost in his
mind.
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
KELLY'S WIFE
LAYSBLAME
ON MATE
Red Head Tries Charms on
Jury Hearing UrscheI
KIDNAPPING Case

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla,
Oct. II (I.N.S.).-Garbed in
black and her face pale and
drawn, Kathryn Kelly, the
slim, red-haired wife Of
George ("Machine Gun')
Kelly, took the witness stand
in Federal court today and
put the blame of the 100000
k d dnaping Of Charles F.
Urschel on her gangster hus-
band.
Kathryn was subjected to cross
examination by Joseph B. keenan,,
assistant United States Attorney
General, here from Washington,
D. c., to prosecute the Urschel
kidnap ring. She had testified
she. was innocent" OF conspiracy
in connection with the abduction
of the Oklahoma City oil million
aire who was "snatched" from his
home on the night of July %
last and held for 100000
ransom.
Turning her bright blue eyes on
the jury and occasionally flash
ing a smile, she told them she
implored Kelly to release Mr..
Urschel," but. he told her to
mind her own business"
Women Crowd Court
The slender young woman was
the cynosure of all eyes as she
was in the witness chair, attired
in black satin, black pumps, tricky
black hat and sheer stockings.
The court room was crowded,
many spectators standing. Most
of them were women.
keenan, opened the Govern
ment's guns on Kathryn on cross
examination. She surveyed the
Government prosecutor through
narrowed eyes. She had denied
she had sent death threats" to
keenan,, or to Urschel, or to any,
one else connected with the kid
naping prosecution.
Relentlessly, keenan, brought out
that Kathryn was once tried for
robbery in Oklahoma City "about
six or seven years ago." She said:
"The verdict was appealed
and reversed"
Kathryn was the second defense
witness. Her 14-year-old daughter
by former marriage, Pauline
Frye, had preceded her for few
moments of testimony in her
mothers defense. The Govern
ment had rested its case a few
minutes before.
Saw Victim
Kathryn told of being at the
home of her grandfather, T. M.
Coleman, at Stratford, Okla,
when Kelly brought a kidnapped
man to the place.
Kelly and Albert Bates, con-
victed kidnaper, left in a car with
the abducted man and took him
to the ranch of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
Missing Pilot Says
Cana Kid1aDed Him

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. IL (I.N.
SO-Harold V. Westphal, miss
ing Philadelphia navy yard pilot
and radio operator, has been TO-
Gated in Chicago, navy yard au-
thorities reported today. They
announced receipt of telegram
from him over the Governments
wires in which he asserted he had
been kidnapped Friday night and
released Monday night. The tele-
gram said he was pennileSs.
The Washington times., 1933-10-11

cast-Off filth of other cities,
and we are going to clean
them Out-alI of them"
Commissioner Levine passed his
own Judgment on the perform
ance of Miss Rand, who trips and
whirls about the stage with only
two large ostrich fans which she
waves.
Not only must the dancer, who
is under sentence of year in
jail as a result of her perform
anceS at the Worlds Fair, see
that parts of her anatonmy are
properly clad"-She must see that
they are clad in "opeque raiment"
not flimsy. transparent yelling,
according to the outraged edict
of Commissioner Levine,
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
BREAKS RECORD
To AUSTRALIA

WYNDHAM. Northern Australia,
Oct. II G.N.SO.-Sir Charles
Kingsford S mith. famous
Australian aviator, landed here
today, breaking the England
Australia flight record by COM
pleting the journey in seven
days, four hours, and IS minutes.
The new record eclipsed the
previous mark set by c. w. A.
Scott, of Great Britain, in 1882,
by one day, 16 hours and two
minutes.
Sir Charles made the flight by
stages in a single-engine
monoplane.
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
HEAD Of FIRM
.. ADMITS TAX
DODG|NG'
Year End Sales Customary
Practice, Dillon Tells Pecora
At Senate Inquiry
By international News Service

By International News Service
Senator William Gibbs Nc
AdOO (D.), Of California, helped
the firm Of Dillon Read and
Company overcome legal diff
,culties in the floating of $12,-
OOO, 900 bond issue for the city
of Rio de JaneirO in 1921, Col.
Robert o. Hayward, vice preSi-
dent of the firm, testified today
ut the Senate market inquiry.
General practice has devel-
oped in Wall Street to sell
losing stocks at the end of
The year in order to reduce
Federal income taxes, Clar-
ence Dillon, head Of the bank
ing firm of Dillon, Read & Co.,
testified today at the Senate
Stock Market inquiry.
Dillon admitted that one of his
firms investment trusts had made
such sales to reduce income taxes.
He was asked:
care there large transfers of
stocks at the end of the year
for the purpose of reducing the
taxable profits of corporations
and Individuals"
He replied:
From my general knowledge,
that is the case. At the end Of
the year, companies do sell the
stocks in which they have taken
q loss in order to reduce their
profits on their income tax re-
turns"
Dillon defended the purchase of
railroad securities for the two in
vestment trusts, controlled by his
firm. He told of creating a joint
trading account to purchase the
railroad stocks in the summer of
1929.
Details Purchases
The list purchased included So,
100000 of Rock Island, $4,1O0,0O0
Of the Frisco, $1,000, 900 of the
Pennsylvania, $1,5O0,000 of the
Southern Pacific. $1,0O0,OOO Of
the Seaboard Airline and $2,500,
600 of the Southern Railroad
Half of these stocks were &C
quired by Dillon, Read & Co.,
while one investment trust took
the remainder.
Ferdinand Pecora, Senate coun.
sci, previously revealed that
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1933-10-11
EXCHANGEK|C
STETSONOUT

NEW YORK, Oct. II G.N.sO.
John B. Stetson, former U. S.
minister to Poland, today was ex-
PEELED from the New York Stock
Exchange.
His firm, Stetson g. Blackman,
was suspended by the exchange
for insolvency on September 13.
Stetson is the son of the foun-
der of John B. Stetson & Co., hat
makers. He purchased his seat
on the exchange on october 81,
1880, and organized his firm at
the same time.
He was minister to Poland from
1925 to 1880, and during the war
served in the aviation corpora
ton. He was also associated at
onetime with the hat firm.