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Evening star., 1933-05-11
OFFICER IS EXECUTED
IN ITALY AS NAVY SPY

By the Associated Press.
ROME, May ll.-Ugo Travaglia. .
warrant office in the Italian Navy, was
executed by firing squad today for
disclosing naval plans to foreign
power. His accompice, . beautiful
Italo-French woman. was granted stay
of "a hours while the King considers
her application for mercy.
The accomplice, Camilla Aliardi. also
was sentenced to death after the strictly
secret trial, which came to an end last
night. 1t was reported that there was
another accomplice, whose fate WAS not
revealed.
Travaglia was shot in the back at
dawn by a firing squad at Fort Braschi.
He was tied to a chair. This Is the
usual form Of execution for enemies Of
the State in Italy.
He allegedly had been disclosing navy
secrets to France for several years.
Evening star., 1933-05-11
BROTHER OF RUNAWAY YOUTH
UNCOVERS ABDUCTION HOAX
Note Demanding $1,000 and
"CIean Clothes" Found
on Garage.
Older BY Discovers Pad on
Which Missive Was
Written.

From the $40 Edition Of Yesterdays 0tar)
If note demanding $1,000 and some
clean clothes" had not been discovered
simultaneously with the disappearance
last night of 16-year old Richard Hunt
ington Hobbs, Q third-year student at
Western High School, the police prob
ably never would have been called In on
the case.
However, Richards father and moth
er, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hobbs Of 55l8
Sherrier place. became alarmed at the
thought their son might have been
kidnapped. Only Richards older brother
Robert, remained calm. He knew from
experience how the combination Of
Spring fever and the lure Of the open
road beckons q young fellow this time
Of the year.
It was Robert who was instrumen-
tai in alleviating the fears Of the fam
lily after discovery Of the strange note
pinned to the garage door. He rum
Evening star., 1933-05-11
BROADER LAWS ARE URGED
TOFICHT"NUMBERS"CA CAME
Assistant U. S. Attorney Adams Says
Acceptance of Bets Off of Premises
Is Not Now Prohibited.

Under the existing laws, the only
charges we have are setting up gam
ing table and permitting gaming. Mel
ther Of these applies in strict sense
of the word, to the acceptance OF bets
outside OF premises.
Because of the difficulties created
by the present laws, the police have
to use informers Sometimes these in
formers are fakers-they walk into q
numbers establishment, purchase q
package Of cigarettes with the marked
money provided by the police. write a
bet on a piece Of paper. leave 1t on the
counter and walk out with the report
that they have made q play Cases
made in this way are always nolle
pressed, OF course, If We discover any
evidence the informer has acted dis
honestly"
Those convicted Of either setting up
gaming table or permitting gaming
are liable to a fine of from s75 to $3.50,
If they are first offenders. Second con-
victions bring 80 to 80 days in Jail. and
a third or fourth offender might get as
much as a year, in addition to S500
fine. During the four years Adams has
had charge Of gambling prosecutions.
however, he has never appeared against
third or fourth offender.
No Assurance Of Pay-Of.
One of the worst phases Of the
numbers racket-and, incidentally,
one which, because of the illegality OF
the game, cannot be prosecuted-is
the fact that even if one should be
lucky enough to pick winning num-
ber. there would be no assurance OF
pay-off. Small winners usually can be
reasonably certain OF being paid, but
numbers operators have been known
to refuse to pay winners OF large
amounts.
A favorite method of avoiding pay
ment is to lose" the slip on which
the lucky number was written. Another
is to pretend the numbers" headquar-
tiers has been forced out Of business by
a police raid.
Recently, an out-of-town racketeer
set up headquarters in the northeast
section hiring between 20 and 80 stan
writers" and acting as a sort OF clear
ing house for storekeepers, BARRIERS.
bootblacks and other agents In all
parts of the city. BY offering odds OF
Zoo to /, instead of the usual 600 to /,
the operator soon built up such large
clientele that his daily receipts aver
aged more than $4,000.
Headquarters Vacated.
There came a day. however, when
one of the customers won $4,000 on
IS bet. When ne called at the head
quarters to collect his winnings the
next morning, the place was vacant.
Among followers of the game, tall
tales are told of how Tom, Dick or
Harry won huge sums but one rarely
meets any of the reputed winners per-
sonally. The average player has never
won a dime, but he continues to play
day after day, nevertheless. spurred on
by the elusive hope that tomorrow will
bring better fortune. And, 999 times
out of every 1000, tomorrow never
does
Evening star., 1933-05-11

NSOHtilucQ FTOm FlTSt HaRe.D
Marines. Reduce activities to minimum
required for present needs.
Naval Hospital. Paris Island, S. c.
Reduce to bare maintenance status.
Naval Prison, Paris Island, s. c.
Reduce to bare maintenance status.
headquarters, Eighth Naval District
Transfer and combine with head
quarters Sixth and Seventh Naval Dis
trict at Charleston, S. C.
Naval Station, New Orleans-After
transfer Of district headquarters to
Charleston. reduce personnel to bare
maintenance status.
District headquarters, Ninth Naval
District-Move to city of Chicago as
soon as necessary Office space can be
made available
Naval training station Great Lakes,
Iu:-Reouce to bare maintenance status.
Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill
Reduce to bare maintenance status.
Naval Reserve Aviation Base. Great
Lakes-Close and discontinue.
Reserve Bases Reduced.
ONCE Of naval attache, Tegucigalpa,
Santiago. and The Hague, close.
"3 Naval Reserve Aviation bases at
the following places will be maintained
in reduced status for voluntary training:
Brooklyn. N. Y; Detroit, Mich: Long
Beach. Calf; Minneapolis, Mimi: Oak
land, Calf; Miami. Fla: Seattle, Wash;
Squantum. Mass. and st. Louis, Mo.
=. The following naval radio sta
tions will be closed: Detailed instruc-
tions will be issued as to disposition of
personnel and equipment in each case.
Portsmouth, N; H; Newport, R. L.
Lakehurst, N. ]. (when decommission-
ed; Cayey, Porto Rico; Brownsville,
Tex: Paris Island S. c.; st. Thomas,
Virgin Islands; Port au Prince, Haiti:
New Orleans; La; Cordova, Alaska;
Hilo, T. H.; Great Lakes, Ill. (when dis
trict headquarters are moved to Chi
cago): Puerto Obaldia, Panama, and
La Palma. Panama.
IS. The following radio direction
finder stations will be closed: Detailed
instructions will be issued as to DISPOSE
lion Of personnel and equipment in each
case. Cape Elizabeth, Portland, Me-;
Thatchers Island. Mass; Deer Island,
Mass; Fourth Cliff, Mass; North Truro,
Mass; Prices Neck. r. l.. An1agansett,
Long Island, NJ Y: Fire Island, N. Y;
ManaSquan, N. j.; Cape May. N. j.;
Bethany Beach. Del; Cape Henlopen,
DEL: Poyners Hill, N. c.; Cape Hatteras,
N. c.; Cape Lookout, N. c.; Point Hue
meme, Calf: Point Reyes, Calf; Point
st. George, Calf; Empire. Greg; Fort
Stevens, Oreg.; Klipsan Beach, Wash;
New Dungeness, Wash, and Soapstone
Point. Alaska.
"6. The bureau and offices Of the
Navy Department will issue the neces-
sary instructions to effect the above
specific changes and to effect additional
reductions In accordance with the gen.
eral principles enunciated in paragraph
one. II Is desired that these changes
be affected as soon as practicable and
prior to July /, 1888. Copies Of these
instructions will be furnished to all
Material and Operations Communica-
tions. CLAUDE A. SWANSON"
Evening star., 1933-05-11

undertake through the press to attacn
blame to the Governor OF Virginia pe-
cause YOU did not have an opportunity
10 voice your vigorous protest before the
decision of the Federal authorities be-
came final.
IF there is any blame to be attached
it should be placed on you because you
were in washington, where the decision
was made, and you live in the vicinity
of the site selected and had much oct
ter facilities than I had for being m
formed as to the purposes OF the Pres
ident.
"The President had&presented to him
a difficult problem when 1t became
known of the desire Of the veterans to
assemble at Washington. He has de-
cided that problem, and the Governor
of Virginia will cooperate with him re-
eardless Of your criticism.
AT the same time I can fully under
stand the feeling Of unrest among the
citizens in the community affected and
every particle of power vested in me by
law will be exercised to protect the pio-
lie interest"
Evening star., 1933-05-11
/ \.

With the police and the United States
attorneys office working hand in hand
in an intensive drive against the num-
bers" racket, almost as many gamblers
have been jailed or fined thus far this
year as were sentenced during all Of
Despite what prosecuting ofncials de-
scribe as the ''palpable weakness" Of
the existing gaming laws, 81 Of the l09
gambling cases disposed of in Police
Court between January l and April l
resulted in convictions, according to the
records of the district attorneys office.
OF the 174 gaming cases which passed
through the court last year, the records
show. only 38 ended in convictions.
Although the records make no dis
tinction between the various types Of
gambling cases, it was pointed out by
Assistant United States Attorney
Frank w. Adams, numbers" cases out
number all other gaming cases by at
least 10 to l.
One reason for this" he explained,
lis that the numbers game has be-
come immensely more popular than any
Of the other forms of gambling. An
other is that the police, apparently, are
better able to cope with it,
S6 Cases Are Tried.
Altogether. 1877 gaming cases were
referred to Adams. who Is in charge OF
Police Court prosecution of all such
cases. during the first three months OF
the year Trial Of 96 OF these cases.
his records show. resulted in cnly flve
acquittals He refused to draw charges
in 10 cases, however, and the charges
IN l3 of the other cases were nolle
pressed for one reason or another,
after the papers had been issued.
THE increase in the number OF cases
made by the police is due. think, to
the fact we have had a gambling squad
since shortly after the first of the year.
said Adams
When Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glass
ford was superintendent Of police, the
assistant district attorney pointed out,
he organized such squad. but 1t was
disbanded after short time. Both be-
fore and after the period during which
this squad operated. Adams said. inves-
tigation of gaming cases was left either
to precinct detectives or to headquar-
ters squad which specialized in prohibi-
ton enforcement. One of Maj. Ernest
w Browns first official acts. after be-
ing made chief Of police. was to revive
the gambling squad under the leader
ship Of Lieut.. Nelson M. Holmes. the
assistant United States attorney added.
Since then" Adams continued. the
police have been getting good results
with numbers cases. although they
still are not batting thousand per cent
against other forms Of gambling.
Need Broader Laws"
"Thev undoubtedly could do much
better. however. If the gaming laws were
broadened At present. no section OF
the District Code adequately covers the
acceptance Of numbers bets on the
street, for instance. We have tried
charges of setting up gaming table In
several such cases but as q rule. they
do not stand up in court.
Evening star., 1933-05-11
.CHAC0 WAR FACED
BY LEAGUE COUNCIL
81 eciaI Session Weighing
First Declaration in
Its History.
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA. Switzerland. May 1.-THE
League OF Nations convoked special
session of its council today to consider
Paraguay's declaration Of war against
Bolivia. the first formal declaration
since the birth OF the League
This action was taken after a meeting
of the Councils Committee on the dis
pute had been convoked as q result Of
Official notification of the Paraguan
declaration. Sean Lester of the Irish
Free State presided over this commit
tee meeting. at which there were repre-
sentatives of Spain and Guatemala.
The League Council probably will meet
Monday, with Baron Pompeo Aloisi Of
Italy presiding.
Bolivia informed the League Of the
declaration of war and asked that
action be taken concerning it. Pend
ing action by the Council the League
is addressing appeals to Paraguay and
Bolivia to exercise moderation and to
refrain from acts of war.
Evening star., 1933-05-11

ton of our recent banking experience" Z"
the Ohio Senator said. Our social
values as well as our soundness de-
pend upon a restoration Of complete
confidence that the deposits Of life
times savings as well as the deposit
of a necessary business working ac-
count is safe beyond the peradventure
of a doubt. Our existing system has
ure Of safety will not come without
definite and decisive governmental
action"
Evening star., 1933-05-11
Cotton Cheers South.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May II R.-A
heartened South today watched the
continued rise in cotton prices as plant
ers and brokers joined with Memphis In
annual obeisance to the fleecy staple
As merriment held sway at the third
annual cotton carnival, cotton Dealers
basing their estimate on an average
crop of 100000 bales, said recent
gains in cotton prices have increased
the value of the South's supreme crop
by more than $l35, 100000 within the
last month.
"The rise" said c. G. Henry, general
manager of the Midsouth Cotton Grow
ers Association, "is due to the possibil-
ties Of imitation and general better
feeling"
Weather conditions, indicating a late
crop this year, pointed out Douglas w.
Brooks, widely known cotton man. "also
have tended to increase cation prices."
Evening star., 1933-05-11
Firemen to Get Pumper.

BOULEVARD HEIGHTS, Nd, May
IL (SpeciaD.-A new pumper will be
delivered to the Boulevard Heights
Volunteer Fire Department by the end
Of this week, Chief william Smith an
nounced LAST night.
Evening star., 1933-05-11
UPSWING IN STOCK
MARKET RESUMES;
DOLLAR is WEAKER

Continued From First Page)
Power and International Telephone,
which have large investments in many
parts of the world Natioal Distillers
was strong in response to the relaxa-
tion of restrictions governing the sale
Of medicinal liquor.
Commodity Price Rise.
While some fears had been expressed
that the length of time taken to enact
the farm relief bill would prevent crop
restrictions this year. it was pointed
out that adverse weather evidently had
accomplished that already in such
staples as wheat and cotton, which
provided good setting for the inaugu-
ration Of the new Government program
to raise prices.
Evening star., 1933-05-11
NEUTRALITY MOVE DUE
Chile Expected 70 Join Argentina,
Brazil and Peru.

SANTIAGO. Chile, May IL R).-
Chile was expected today to declare
neutrality in the war between Para
quay and Bolivia, in cooperation with
Argentina, Brazil and Peru.
Indications we're that Foreign Min
lister Miguel Cruchaga's announcement
would specify the closing of interna-
tional railroads for war supplies.
Chilean railroads are the main means
Of prompt communication that Bolivia
enjoys with the outside world.
Evening star., 1933-05-11
ROBBINS TAKES POST
Canadian Government Will Get
Credentials Tuesday.

OTTAWA, May IL R.-Warren De-
lane Robbins. who succeeds Col. Han
ford MacNider as United States Minis
ter to Canada, will arrive here Sunday
and will present his credentials to the
governor general Tuesday.
Mr.. Robbins is cousin Of President
Roosevelt and was formerly chief Of the
Protocol Division Of the State Depart
ment in Washington.
Evening star., 1933-05-11

maged around and found the tablet of
paper from which Richard tore the
sheet used for the note
But, though they no longer fear
Richard is in the hands of kidnapers,
his parents hope he will return home
soon. There Is that little matter of
school attendance they want to ask him
about.
Evening star., 1933-05-11
VIRGINIA GOVERNOR
AND SMITH AT ODDS
ON HOUSING VETERANS

Continued From First Page.l
Evening star., 1933-05-11
SWANSON SLASHES
SHORE ACTIVITIES
OF NAVY SHARPLY

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Evening star., 1933-05-11


1.-THE plan has been so devised" Sen
ator Bulkley said, "as to afford COM
plete insurance to the mass OF small
depositors and a substantial measure OF
insurance to all depositors and yet so
as never to require the actual paying
out of all deposit liabilities OF any In
stitution at any time"
Replying to the statement that all
attempts at State guarantee of bank
deposits and other experiments have
proved impractical or disastrous, Sen
ator Bulkley pointed out that no at
tempt has ever been made on so large
a scale and with so satisfactory dl-
versification of risk as is now proposed.
With the restrictions placed upon mem
Der banks, the mutual liability and
mutual responsibility that will be felt
by all bankers to make the system a
success. and with the creation OF "a
definite selfish motive on the part of
each banker to prevent unsound bank
ing practices by neighboring banks. "
he believes that success will be insured.
we cannot afford to permit repeti-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-09-14
NURSES MAY JOIN
N. R. A. MOVEMENT
District Association Advised by
National Group It Has Right
to Cooperate.

Nurses in the District, as well as
throughout the country, have been ad-
vised that they may cooperate with
the principle of the N. r. A.
Members of the Graduate Nurses As
ISOLATION of the District received the
news following a meeting Tuesday OF
the board of directors, presided over by
Miss ]. Beatrice Bowman. superinten-
dent of the Navy Nurse Corps
A part of the statement issued by the
national group after board meeting
in New York follows:
The registered nurse as member
of profession is not covered by CODE.
The needs of the sick patient are the
first consideration of the nurse and the
ideal upon which nursing as profess
sion is built However, the entire citi-
zenship of the country has been urged
to cooperate in policy which in gen.
eral is applicable to professions, par
ticularly that of nursing, since, quoting
President Roosevelt. the essence of
the plan is a universal limitation OF
hours of work per week for the indl-
vidual by common consent
Because the hours of duty have been
long from the inception of skilled nurs-
ing. as relates both to the welfare Of
the patient and to the individual nurse,
the officers of the American Nurses
Association recommend that in the in
terest of good nursing We believe that
nurses in caring for acutely Ill patients
should not be expected to work more
than eight hours out of "a. This service
is to be arranged wherever and When
ever possible without added expense to
the patient
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-09-14
THREATENS TROOP
CALL AGAINST DAM
Gov. Murray Says Red River
Proposition Is Dream of
t Diseased Mind.

BY the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, September IA
Gov. William H. ("Alfalfa BillD Muir
raw of Oklahoma, who once used Ma
tional Guardsmen to stop travel across
a Red River bridge, threatens to call
troops out again if an attempt is made
to erect the proposed $36,000,O00 dam
across the Red River.
Despite the Governors determined
opposition, Congressman from Texas,
Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana who
favor the plan are pressing for approval
of the project by Secretary Ickes and
its construction as part OF the $3,30O,-
100000 public works program.
The proposed dam would be more
than two miles long and ITO feet high.
forming a lake 275 square miles In
area-l60 miles long and % miles wide
at the widest point, with an average
depth of SO feet.
Assailed by Governor.
cts the dream of a diseased mind"
Gov Murray is said to have snorted
when informed that the Texas dele
cation in Congress had recommended
the project to Secretary Ickes.
That dam would ruin 100 miles OF
good farm land. I'll call out the troops
before I'll let them build it,"
Proponents of the plan contend it
would % go far toward solving the
Mississippi Valley flood problem, which
severa! times has been aggravated by
the Red River; (2) make the Red River
navigable to Denison. Tex, beneflting
shippers; 90 provide irrigation for
hundreds of thousands of acres OF land
that could be made to grow good crops,
and a. pay for itself over a period OF
so years through sale Of electric power,
while providing cheap electric rates for
large area.
They deny the Governors charge
that much valuable land would be sub
merged. Little except the river bot
toms and adjoining rocky foothills
would be inundated, they contend, and
land owners would be well paid for
their loss.
Heavy Cost Is Seen.
Opponents of the scheme, who in
clude, in addition to the fiery Oklahoma
Governor, President j. F. Owens of the
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce;
power interests, railroad and several
Congressman from Oklahoma assert
that the project would cost far more
than it ever would benefit the adjoining
States
They point to the large area to be
flooded in creating the new lake, and
contend that opening the river to navi-
CATION would be at the expense of the
already hard-pressed railroads. In
crease in productivity of the Red River
Valley they say, is not to be desired
in view Of the farm surplus problem.
In the survey submitted to Secretary
1ckes, champions of the dam stressed
the flood control benefits, citing Coy
eminent figures to show the extent to
which flood water of the lower Mis-
sissippi bearing down on Louisiana
and New Orleans. are increased by the
Red River at times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-09-14
DAHLIA GROUP TO MEET
Plans for Show September 1920 to
Be Arranged Tomorrow.

Final plans for the annual Washing
ton dahlia show to be held at the Carl
ton Hotel September % and 20. will
be made at a meeting of the National
Capital Dahlia and Iris Society to-
morrow night at the Carlton. The
meeting will begin at 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-09-14

Fruits for canning, preserving, and
jellying, are maturing from two to three
weeks ahead of former years. Commodi-
ties we are offering this week generally
mature late in September or the first week
in October. For years, thousands of WASH
ington housewives have depended on our
stores for their canning supplies, and have
awaited our advice as to the most ideal
time to begin. We feel that now is the
best time to preserve Concord Grapes,
Damsons, and Pears; and we are respond
ing with prices as low as we have ever
offered them. Our advice is to buy now
before supplies are exhausted.
The Washington times., 1933-11-14
2-Diamond WaItham

Elegance in ma
tionally known wrist
watch at this price;
two genuine diamonds ~
and q guaranteed ~
Waltham movement.
DC DOwn-12 Months to ,Ps
The Washington times., 1933-01-23
General Tire COUers
Preferred Dividend

The General Tire and Rubber
Company in 1882 earned an oper-
ating profit Of SLOTS, SAG, after
depreciation and interest. William
ONeil. president, told stockhold-
ers at their annual meeting,
Reduction Of the company's
commitments in raw materials to
market prices at the years end,
however, cut down the company's
net profit for the year, after all
charges. to $202.35S.: This does
little more than cover annual 6
per cent dividend requirements
on outstanding preferred stock.
At the end Of 1882, the COM
pany's earned surplus stood at
$S,329,4l0. as compared with $3,-
228,246 at the end Of 1881. Sales
for the past year amounted to
$16,679. 900, which was a reduc-
tion Of less than 40 per cent in
dollar volume from 1891, .
The Washington times., 1933-01-23
Syracuse Offering
$4,NO,OOO in Bonds

Formal offering Is being made
today by Lehman Brothers and
associates Of $4,040,00O city Of
Syracuse. N. Y. $40 per cent.
bonds, at prices to yield from It's
per cent to 3.4S per cent for
maturities ranging from 1884 to
1858.
The city Of Syracuse reported
Tor 1882 assessed valuation Of
$389 ,245, ,066. Its net. funded debt,
including this issue, is $32, ,249 500.
The bonds, which are issued for
various purposes, are a legal In
veStment for savings banks and
trust funds IN New York State.