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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-10

refuge, before she had even seen
Rocky's picture. She took 1t up now
and studied 1t thoughtfully for the
twentieth time.
Her husband Where had she met
him? How long had she known him?
Not long, apparently. She had gath
cred this from her welcome.
And yet Mrs. Du Val had met her
before. Mrs. Du Val had recognized
her In the BIltmore! Or had she?
Doris shut her eyes again, and tried to
imagine the scene. Mrs. Du Walls
greeting had been something about how
beautiful she was. Could 1t be posi-
BILE that Mrs. Du Val as well as her
husband had never seen Rocky's wife
before?
1t was too confusing. Today her
memory would return. 1t must 1t
would 1t had tol
But 1t just didn't. The more she
wllled to know, the more the curtain
OF the past seemed to shut down on
her, banker than the unknown future
on which she could at least make
few tentative plans of her own. AS
spring passed 1t seemed strange to be
married to photograph, married to
someone who was topic of CONVERSE
ton at every breakfast, luncheon and
dinner, and yet whom she had never
seen.
The days were always the same.
Doris could understand why Rocky
didn't come home much IL he were at
all the type that liked gaiety. For at
nine o'clock promptly every night the
family went to bed. And at six o'clock
the next morning 1t was time to get up.
From six-thirty until noon Mr.. Du Val
worked In his studio.
After lunch he worked again. Mean
while his wife occupied herself with
the house, experimenting the garden
Ing, the dairies, the farm. Aside from
her work In running the huge place,
Mrs Du Val spent much OF her time
In acting as a. guard to her husband
against the outside world. Hardly a
day passed that did not bring a group
of tourists eager to see the sculptor at
his work. His wife kept them away
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-10
SYNOPSIS

"A pretty young woman finds her
self in taxicab in New York with a
strange man who addresses her en-
dearingly and speaks OF IAN awful
shock" When he leaves her for mo-
ment at drug store she drives on,
for she fears him. She stops at the
Biltmore. still wondering who she u.s..
Her memory Is gone. From her ex-
pensive clothing she concludes she is
married to a wealthy man. She meets
a young woman who speaks of her
desire to go to Reno for divorce.
IL she can get the money. The wom-
an vanishes with the nameless girls
purse and 5000. An elderly woman.
Mrs. Oscar Du VAL cordially greets
the nameleHs girl, addressing her as
Doris" wife OF Mrs. Du Val's son,
Rocky. Rocky Is abroad, and Doris
bewildered. Is taken to the home Of
Mrs. Du Val and her sculptor hus-
bSxd. Oscar.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-10

DR.. Frederic G. Howe, scholar and
banker. has been appointed "consum-
ers counsel OF the Department OF Az
ricnlture. Els Job will be to wage 4
nationwide war on unfair food prices.
He comes from Cleveland and received
his academic degrees from Allegheny
college and Phi. D. from Johns Hop
kins university, later studying at OK
ford and In Germany and In law
schools Of Maryland and New York
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-10
Rat. Wreck Whole Town

whole town In Tanganyika was
destroyed by rats, which first de-
stroyed the cotton crop and then In
vaded the town In such numbers that
the inhabitants had 10 yacate 1t.
Evening star., 1933-06-12
COMPLETION Of KIT
PURCHASES 0. KID
by SENATE GROUP
Military Committee Chairman
Directs C. C. C. Director to
Acquire 100000 Sets.
ARMY OFFICIALS ARE
SENT COPY OF LETTER
Big Meadows and Skyland Camps
Are Inspected by Fech-
ner and McEntee.

Authorization for Robert Fechner.
director of the Civilian Conservation
Corps, to complete the purchase of
100000 toilet kits for reforestation
camp workers, suspended during the
progress of Congressional Investigation
OF the purchase, was given in a letter
received by Mr. Fechner today from
Senator Sheppard, chairman of the
Senate Military Committee, which
made the probe
Approximately 100000 of the kits
had been delivered when further de-
iiveries were ordered held up pending
the investigation by the Senate Com
mittee. Todays authorization to com.
plete the order followed findings by
the committee that there had been no
evidence of corruption in connection
with the purchase.
The full order for 200, 1000 kits will be
f1lled by BeVier & Co. of New York
at the price originally stipulated of
$1.40 per kit, despite the belief of mem
bers of the Senate committee that
cheaper kits should have been supplied
A copy of Senator Sheppards letter
notifying Mr.. Fechner to 60 ahead with
the purchase of the remaining kits was
sent to Army officials whose protests
that the purchases were made without
calling for bids and that the prices
paid were extravagant led to the in
vestigation, Mr.. Fechner was informed.
Mr.. Fechner and his executive assist
ant, j. McEntee, yesterday made a trip
OF inspection to Camps No. l and 2. at
Big Meadow and Skyland, Va. They
reported that operation of the camps
was proceeding even more satisfactorily
than at the time of the last inspection
two weeks ago; that the men were ap-
parently satisfied and in good condi-
tion and that the work was going ahead
in good shape.
Evening star., 1933-06-12
HUCKSTER SALE BAN
PROTESTS MADE
District Commissioners Take Mat
ter Under Ad-
visement.

Two protests against the new District
regulation which bans sales by husksters
on public highways on Sundays have
been received by the District Comn1is-
sioners, who have taken the matter
under advisement.
One came from Senator Tydlngs OF
Maryland, who wrote on behalf OF a
Baltimore resident engaged in vending
of ice cream here, pointing out that
Sunday was one of the best business
DAYS for his enterprise. The other let
ter came from the MathieSon Alkall
Works, Inc, manufacturers and dis
tributors of a patent ice, which asked
that the regulations be amended so they
could operate here on Sundays.
The ban against Sunday hucksterine
was adopted February 10 by the Com
missioners on recommendation by Maj
Ernest w. Brown, superintendent oil
police, who reported there had been
many complaints against such Sunday
business. Many of these came from
local merchants who protested the
itinerant vendors, not having to pay
realty taxes or rents, set up unfair
competition.
The Commissioners are not expected
TO take any action, leaving any new
decision to the new Board of Com
missioners, to be named shortly.
A protest has been received by the
Commissioners against operation Of
hucksters IN residential sections, where
stores are prohibited, it also was re-
vealed today. This was filed by Free
A. Berlin, secretary Of the Natlona
Board of Trade.
Evening star., 1933-06-12
PLAN To RESUME
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Gas Companies Ordered to
Hold Valuation Meet
ing July 10.

Resumption of public hearings on the
valuation of the Washington and
Georgetown Gas companies on July 10
was ordered today by the Public Utili-
ties Commission.
The date for the hearing Of evidence
and arguments on the values of the two
companies was fixed after the COM
panies reported preparation of its case
would be ready by that time. The
commission previously had planned to
resume the hearings between June 90
and July l, but the date was postponed
at the request of gas counsel, who said
he would be engaged in other work IN
the meantime.
The hearing was started in March
and after short session was postponed
to allow time for accountants and en-
gineers of the companies and the COM
mission to make factual check Of their
separate estimates.
At the March session the companies
stated they would claim a joint valua-
ton of approximately $30,000,000, on
which gas rates are to be fixed in the
future.
At the time their value as carried on
the books of the commission was ap-
proximately $4,000, 900, based on valu-
ations made in 1914 plus net additions
since then.
The commission today postponed
plans for starting study of rental
conditions in Washington, ordered by
the Senate, to await action by Congress
on a proposed appropriation of $4,000
to cover costs OF the work,
Evening star., 1933-06-12
TWO MEN ARE HELD
AFTER GUN BATTLE
One Wounded in Fight in Dark
Room-Police Say Woman
Was Involved.

Two men, one Of them in Gallinger
Hospital with a bullet wound in his
arm, are being held for investigation
following a gun battle in a darkened
room at TAO Ninth street last night.
Joseph T. MCGOWAN. alias John Nc
Donnald, AZ, no fixed address, is said to
have climbed the fire escape to enter
the room of Norman j. Pryor at the
Ninth street address, after the latter
denied him admission MCGOWAN was
wounded and taken to the hospital;
Pryor is at the first precinct station.
The battle, police said, arose from a
grudge growing out of affections OF the
two for the same young woman.
MCGOWAN is said to have gone to the
Ninth street address, but when he could
not get in, went around to the rear, and
waiting until Pryor appeared in the
window, opened fire. Pryor darkened
the room, but MCGOWAN entered by way
of window opening on the fire escape,
and continued to shoot, police said, as
Pryor returned the fire. wounding Nc
coWan.
Evening star., 1933-06-12
BONUS MARCHERS
TO GO TO VERMONT
$500 Men Who Enrolled for For
estry Work to Be Sent to
Northern Area.

The $500 bonus marchers who en-
rolled for the forestry camps at Fort
Hunt, Va, after their convention there,
will be sent to work projects along the
Winoosh River in Vermont, it was an
nounced today by the Sd Corps head
quarters of the War Department. The
veterans are being conditioned at Fort
Humphries and Langley Field, Va. The
present organization of IL white and 2
colored companies will be retained In
Vermont the veterans will be under the
Jurisdiction of the 1st Corps Area.
The quota of 100 ex-service men to be
recruited from the District for addi-
tional forest jobs will be handled at the
recruiting Office at 800 Tenth street.
This office also will handle enrollments
for the quotas from Prince Georges,
Montgomery, Calvert, Charles and st.
Marys Counties in Maryland. Mary
lands quota is 325 men. The enroll
ment will start June 26 and is expected
to be completed by June 30. Prompt
forwarding of applications in duplicate
is urged by the War Department so the
enrolment may proceed smoothly.
Evening star., 1933-06-12
CHEST COLLECTION
OF PLEDGES SLOW
Receipts Below Correspond
ing 1882 Period-PIea
Made for Payment.

Washingtonians this year are not be-
ing as prompt as they were last year
in paying their Community Chest
pledges, according to figures made pub
ic by William ]. F1ather, jr., chest
treasurer.
The amount of money collected ur
to May 81 is still further behind the
1882 figure, but this was explained by
MIR. Flather, who pointed out that less
was pledged for the current year than
for the preceding IL months.
Mr.. Fathers report showed that up
to May 81 a total of $1,247,538.38 was
paid on current pledges, equaling about
pledged. During the same period OF
1892 there was paid $1,64s, $500, OF
68.18 per cent of the total pledged
Campaign pledges for 1882 amounted
to approximately $2,417,000, while for
1888 they totaled only approximately
Sl,915,000
There is a great necessity for in
creased payments on current pledges
If the chest is to fulfill its obligations
to its 63 member organizations, Mr..
Flather said. I'VE have outstanding as
pledges receivable for 1888 at the pres
ent time $738,397.58. We hope that
every person who pledged to the chest
and whose account is not yet paid in
full will recognize the solemn obliga-
tion implied in this pledge and will
make every effort to clear it up as soon
as possible, as the Chest budgets to its
member agencies were based on these
pledges"
The report also showed that the
Chests operating expenses, exclusive of
campaign costs, for the five months
ending May 81, were only 1.57 per cent
Of the amount pledged.
Evening star., 1933-06-12
FORMER D. C. GIRL
LEAPS To DEATH
Miss Catherine M. Dietz Commits
Suicide From New
York Hotel.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 12.-Miss Gather
Inc M. Dietz, "a, jumped to her death
from a hotel in the theatrical district
yesterday 10 minutes after she tele-
phoned newspaper Office and asked:
do you want story about a sui
cide?"
Then she calmly dictated:
Mrs. Arthur F. Roy committed sui
eide today after taking So tablets Of
poison and then she leaped to her death
Without waiting for any comment
she hung up.
The body fell II stories and landed
on second-floor extension in a court
Guests who saw Miss Dietz falling
notified the management.
She was registered as Mrs. Arthur
F. Roy, 1920 201st street, Bayside
Queens" but at that address police were
told Miss Dietz had not been married
to Roy.
She had been telephone operator at
a fraternity club for several years, and
previously had done similar work at the
Hampton Roads, Va, Naval Station.
Miss Catherine w. Dietz, until re-
Gently, was a resident of Washington,
where she made her home with her
mother, Mrs. A. l.. Dietz, at 1922
Twenty third street southeast.
It was said that the body will be
brought back to Washington for burial
in Arlington National Cemetery. Miss
Dietz served as an Army nurse during
the World War She had been in New
York for several months.
Besides her mother, Miss Dietz is
survived by five brothers and q sister,,
Evening star., 1933-06-12
OFFICERS TRAINING
CAMPS TO Be HELD
C. NJ. T. C. Groups to See
Service Also This Sum-
mer; Dern Announces.

Secretary Of War Dern has sent In
structions to the commanders of the
nine corps areas that training camps
of the Reserve Officers Training Corps
and the Citizens Military Training
Camps will be held as usual this Sum-
mer.
With respect to the r. o. T. c., the
order of Secretary Dern comes as a
general surprise, especially in the Third
Corps Area, which embraces the Dis
trict of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia
and Pennsylvania. University officials
where r. o. T. c. units are maintained
in this area had been notified it would
be impossible to conduct the training
camps on account of the lack of facil-
tiles at the various Army posts. This
was due to the drain made on Army
resources by the Civilian Conservation
Corps.
Only Four Weeks.
The r. o. T. c. camps will be held
for only four weeks, however, instead
Of the usual six weeks period, and the
men to be admitted to the Citizens
training contingents will be limited to
those who have completed at least the
basic course.
Corps Area commanders were auth
may be necessary under conditions of
the prevailing emergency, due to work
in connection with the Civilian Con-
servation Corps, in which the Regular
Army is participating.
Full authorization was given to the
nine Corps Area commanders Of the
Army to fix dates and make other de.
cisions concerning the camps.
$500 VIII Participate.
It is estimated that approximately
1880 will participate In the Citizens
Military Training Camps scattered
throughout the country. While the War
Department had made no decision to
cancel these camps, uncertainty con-
cerning appropriations had delayed the
issuance of orders.
Among the local universities affected
by the r. O. T. C. orders are George
town, Maryland and George Washing
ton.
Evening star., 1933-06-12
FIVE ROBBERIES IN CITY
BRING $595 IN LOOT

Hold-up men, burglars and other
thieves obtained total of $595 In five
week end robberies.
Maccario Obano, first block of M
street, reported $3.50 was snatched from
his hand by one Of three Filipinos, with
whom he had taken an automobile ride
to Deanwood. He said they were In an
automobile bearing California license
plates.
Isabel Sulzer reported $50 was stolen
from a clothes closet in her apartment
at 1920 Seventeenth street.
Hulst Glenn said So was stolen from
his apartment at 1414 v street by a
colored man, who fed when his wife
screamed.
william II. Coursen, 6700 block Of
Sandy Spring road, reported three men,
who hired his taxicab, robbed him Of 81
and drove away In his cab.
Evening star., 1933-06-12
HOUSE POSTPONES BILL
OF LEA LEGALIZING WINE
Ways and Means Committee Votes
IL to 8 to Delay Action
Until Next Session.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The House Ways and Means Com
mittee voted, II to 8, today to post
pone until the next session Of Congress
consideration of the Lea bill legalizing
naturally fermented wines.
Chairman Doughton said that I'VE
knew there wasn't any chance Of get
ting the bill through this session, and
besides that there were some differ
ences about what the bill should con-
tain"
when Congress reconvenes-if the
eighteenth amendment hasn't been re-
pealed-we might have to hold some
additional hearings" Doughton said.
I'VE didn't hear anybody this time but
those favoring the bill"
Among those the committee did hear
was Maj. A. v. Dalrymple, Federal pro-
hibition administrator, who said enact
ment of the Lea bill would increase re-
spect for law and bring in $4,000, 900 to
500 ,000, 900 year in taxes.
Evening star., 1933-06-12
HEART ATTACK FATAL
TO FEDERAL WORKER
John James Kiley, 60, Employe
of War Department, Found
Dead in Chair.

John James Kiley. 81, who was in
the Office of the adjutant general at the
War Department for 80 years, was
found dead, seated in a chair in his
apartment at 201 Second street north
east. about o'clock this morning
Death resulted from heart attack.
Mr.. Kiley, a native Of Ireland, was a
bachelor. He had been in the War
Department since August 81, 1898, fol-
lowing the Spanish war, in which he
served as a member of Battery B, Fifth
Field Artillery. In recent years he had
been in charge of section Of the ad-
jutant generals Office.
His death was surprise to office en-
ployes, who said that Mr.. Kiley had
not missed day of work in 81 years.
He came to this country as a boy
and has a brother, George Kiley, re-
siding at Chatfield. Mass, who Is COM
ing here to arrange for the funeral
Burial probably will be In Arlington
National Cemetery.
Mr.. Kiley was a Knight Of Columbus
and member of Harding Post, Spanish
War Veterans. He had served as COM
mander of the post. He was also a
member Of st. Joseph's Catholic
Church
Evening star., 1933-06-12
HEWES TAKES OATH
AS AIDE TO WOODIN
Treasury Secretary Accords Tribute
to Ballantine and
James Douglas.

Thomas Hewes of Hartford, Conn,
today was sworn in as Assistant Secre-
tary OF the Treasury to succeed James
H. Douglas.
In presenting his commission to Mr..
HeWes, Secretary Of the Treasury Woo
din took occasion to pay tribute to both
Mr. Hewes' predecessor and to Arthur
A. Ballantine, Undersecretary of the
Treasury, Republican assistants, who
had held over during the bank crisis.
Secretary Woodin warmly welcomed
MIR: Hewes to the Treasury Department
and explained that he wished to SAY
something about Jim Douglas and Ar
thur Ballantine, who stood by the ship. "
They worked day and night" said
Secretary Woodin, land a great deal
OF credit, a tremendous amount of
credit, is due to them. I am sure you
Will be just as loyal and as patriotic as
they who stood by us through success
sion OF black Fridays"
The oath Of Office was administered
by Chief Clerk of the Treasury Frank
A. Birgfeld.
The ceremony took place in the Office
OF the Secretary Of the Treasury and
was witnessed by a large group of
Treasury officials and friends of Mr..
Hewes.
Evening star., 1933-06-12
DRYS ARE NOT DISMAYED
SAYS MRS. NICHOLS SON
Predicts Wet Forces Will Lose
Fight for Repeal, Despite Their
Early Successes.

Despite the vote for repeal of the
prohibition amendment in all of the
first 10 States to vote on the question.
the 'drys' are not the least dismayed
or discouraged" Mrs. Jesse w. Nichol-
son, president Of the National Woman's
Democratic Law Enforcement League.
said in statement issued today.
She censured administration spokes-
men" who find it necessary to broad
cast over Nationwide radio hook-ups
threats Of more and higher taxes" In
spite of their efforts, she said, the drys
have every encouragement and hope
for ultimate success"
I'VE admit" Mrs. Nicholson said. "it
Is one-sided fight and that our backs
are against the wall because we have
no millionaires to help us finance our
campaign, but we believe because we
have right on our side we will win
for right Is might.
1T takes only 13 States to hold the
eighteenth amendment and prohibition
and we are sure of "A States. And
until the solid South Is broken our op-
ponents will have nothing to be en-
couraged or tubilant about"
Evening star., 1933-06-12
HAMILTON BANKS
ORGANIZING BOARD
CALLED IN SESSION
First Meeting of Newly
Formed Group Held at
Federal American.
GRAHAM WILL REPORT
SALE OF MERGER STOCK
Location of Branches Also Is
Among Problems Slated
for Consideration.

The first meeting Of the newly formed
Organizing Board of the proposed Ham
ilton National Bank was called into
session this afternoon at the Federal
American National Bank & Trust Co
by Edwin C. Graham, president of the
Hamilton.
This group of leaders, representing
not only the seven member banks in
the Hamilton merger, but also a wide
variety of important business through
out the Capital, planned to take up the
preliminary problems incident to set
ting up the new banking institution.
VIII Report Stock Sale.
Mr.. Graham said he planned first to
present to them as complete picture
as possible of what has been done to
date, especially with regard to the sale
of stock in the merger. While substan-
tial part of the $1,250,000 capital struc-
ture has already been raised, Mr.. Gra-
ham said he would report that 10 per
cent still remains to be sold of the cap
ital stock at $25 share.
= The location of branches which are
to be established was among the prob
lens scheduled for the meeting this
afternoon, but Mr.. Graham thought no
final decision would be reached today
on this point. According to the pro-
Spectus of the Hamilton merger, pres
ent plans provide for branches to be Sc
lected from the best locations of all the
participating banks"
The matter of personnel for the new
merger, Mr.. Graham said, might be dis
cusSed in a preliminary way, but this,
in all probability, would go over to a
future meeting of this board.
Other Problems Pending.
The immediate problem, Mr.. Graham
said, is to complete the sale OF stock,
but while this campaign is being car
ried on strenuously by the General Sub
scription Committee of the Hamilton,
the organizing board will go forward to
take up not only that, but other i'm
portant matters regarding the set-up OF
the new bank.
Meantime, the Franklin National
Bank continued in its efforts to reopen
alone on a plan based on a waiver
signed by depositors. The Franklin
was understood today to be nearing
the total amount of waivers required
and would set up its official organiza-
ton, proposal to submit to the Treas
ury Department for final approval.
Depositors Meet Tonight.
Depositors of the Park Savings Bank
will meet tonight at Central High
School, where a special committee
which has been making an investiga-
tion into the condition of the bank will
report.
j. w. Thompson, chairman of the
committee, said today 1t had been
learned there Is not enough money left
In the bank to start new bank, but his
committee will have some interesting
facts and recommendations to make to
the meeting, which starts at 8 o'clock.