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Evening star., 1933-01-12
PROMISE IS MADE
AGAINST INAUGURAL
HOTEL RATE BOOST
Housing Committee Chairman
Is Seeking 4,000 Rooms
for Visitors.
HEADQUARTERS OPENED:
SECRETARY is NAMED
Plans for Reviewing Stands Are
Drawn and Work Is Expected
to Commence Soon.

There will be no boosting Of hotel
and boarding house rates to visitors to
the inaugural celebration this year,
Mrs. Blair BanniSter chairman of the
Housing and Hospitality Subcommittee
OF the Inaugural Committee, announced
today.
Mrs. Bannister has just opened head
quarters for her unit in the Willard
Hotel and today announced the ap-
po1ntment of Miss Helen Nance as her
executive secretary.
Through her office, Mrs Bannister
declared, efforts will be made to list
Approximately 1000 rooms for inaugural
visitors.
Lists to Made Available.
There have been made available to
MRS. Baanister's group the lists used
by the District George Washington Bi-
centennial Committee, the Y. M. C. A.
ana the Y. w. c. A. and other lists of
organizations specializing on accommo-
datlonS for tourists and visitors.
Mrs. Bannister called today for all
VINO nave space available for inaugural
VISITORS 20 register with her commit
tee at the Willard. Each registrant
viii be thoroughly investigated as to
rates and accommodations before be-
Meanwhile, vast amount of the
work attendant upon the Inauguration
OF new President has been gotten
under way within a short time of the
organization of the Inaugural Commit
tee. The subcommittee having in charge
the erection of stands for reviewing
the parade and the Inauguration cere-
mony already has drawn plans for the
structures, and work is expected to be
started on the stands shortly. The
inaugural medal work has been put in
the hands of Paul Manship, interna-
tionally famous sculptor; special trans
portation to and from the city for the
event is being arranged, and elaborate
plans are being made for the enter
tainment of visitors, Governors of
the States and distinguished guests.
May Draft Reception Group.
Ray Baker, chairman of the Sub
committee on Reception of Governors
and Distinguished Guests, today an
nounced that several hundred promi-
nent Washingtonians will be drafted to
special duty in receiving the Governors
and distinguished guests. He announced
the appointment of Walter Ballard as
his secretary and will make public the
personnel of his subcommittee shortly.
Already plans are being made through
the cooperation of Mrs. Bannister and
other groups of the General inaugural
Committee TO house and entertain the
visiting State delegations, national
committeeman and State party leaders,
and tentative plans include a varied
array of entertainments for these
groups on the evening of March 3.
Evening star., 1933-01-12

rectionists by a remarkable flight over
hundreds of miles of wild jungle, rugged
mountains and semi-tropical seas, end
ing with their arrival in close forma-
ton over the Capital today.
They were warmly welcomed by the
leaders of the Marine Corps and the
Bureau of Aeronautics, Gen. Fuller
telling them that they were "a great
credit to the Marine Corps and the
Navy and Moffett saying that the
Navy is very proud of you" DR..
Debayle also voiced warm praise while
the Marines stood in front of their
veteran planes and trembled in the
wholly unaccustomed chill of a Wash
ington January.
Following their official welcome home
at Anacostia, the force left Washing
ton for Quantico. Va, where they will
be based temporarily, pending assign
ment to permanent peace-time COM
mandS.
With them. the Marines brought
Ritz, tiny black Boston terrier. who
has been mascot of the Nicaraguan
Evening star., 1933-01-12
FIREMEN'S RELIEF
TRUSTEES NAMED
Members of Alexandria Depart
ment Select Three to
Administer Fund.
BY a s.ar Correspondent Of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va January 12.-
Members of the Alexandria Fire De
p2rtment last night elected a commit
tee Of three trustees to handle the
relief fund to be given disabled fire.
men and their dependents from the
one-half of per cent tax imposed on
fire and lightning insurance premiums
by an act of the last General Assem-
Sly of Virginia
The new committee, which was
elected for one year, is composed of
Norman Roberts. president of No. 4
Engine Company; T. w. McHugh, for
ner president of the Potomac Fire
Company, and Julian j. Davis of No. 4
company. An order seeking their ap-
proyal as trustees Of the fund is be-
ing prepared by Commonwealth Attor-
ney Albert v. Bryan for presentation
to the Corporation Court.
Commonwealth Attorney Bryan ex-
planned provisions of the firemen's re-
lief act under which the funds are to
be obtained Although the statute
went into effect January l, no funds
viii be available until 1884. he said.
Evening star., 1933-01-12
SENATE TO GET SUIT.
Lieut.. Comdr. c. X. Winn to Oppose
Promotion of Oman.

A copy of S3oo,000 damage suit now
pending in District Supreme Court, in
which Capt. Charles M. Oman, U. S.
N. is named defendant, will be sent to
the Senate Naval Affairs Committee
for consideration in connection with
his nomination to be Surgeon General
of the Navy, Attorney Francis Scott
Key-Smith, counsel for Lieut.. Comdr.
Condie K. Winn, the plaintiff, an
nounced today.
The suit, filed last August, charged
that Oman and seven other high rank
ing Naval officers conspired to prevent
Winns selection for promotion by five
successive Navy Selection Boards.
Other Defendants.
Other officers named in the suit are
Rear Admiral Edward R. Stitt, u. S. N,
retired, 1881 Nineteenth street, former
surgeon general; Rear Admiral Charles
H T. Lowdnes, retired, 2100 MaSsa-
chusetts avenue: Rear Admiral Nor
man ]. Blackwood, retired, of Chicago;
ID. c. Navy Medical School; Capt
Holton G. Curl. medical officer, third
naval district, New York; Capt. Henry
Calf, and Capt. George P. Freeman,
11SAASoA OA4ASSAs 4NoNS ca ~ "a
N. H.
Winn, now commander OF the New
York Naval Hospital, charged in the
suit that the conspiracy against him
had its inception in an enmity which
sprang up between him and Oman and
Freeman, while all three were stationed
at Brest, France, in 1919.
The suit alleged that when Winn
then a lieutenant commander In COM
mand Of Base Hospital No. 5, was a
patient in his own hospital, he was
treated by Oman and Freeman, also
lieutenant commanders, but that be-
cause OF what he charges as negligent
careless and inexpert treatment" by the
two doctors. his condition became
critical and it became necessary to call
upon an Army surgeon.
Demurrer to Be Argued.
Thereafter, according to the suit, "the
defendants unlawfully, unjustly and
wrongfully conspired together to thwart
| the plaintiff of promotions to which
| he was by law, length of service ano
/ qualifications. justly entitled"
| Last November Attorney Key-Smith
! filed an amended declaration to the
suit. The defendants retaliated with a
demurrer, declaring the President. not
| themselves, named medical officers for
| promotion and that Winn, therefore
had no cause for action. Argument or
the demurrer is expected to come up ir
| District Supreme Court within a month
according to Key-Smith
Evening star., 1933-01-12

The only actual combat operations in
which an air force of the United States
has engaged since the World War came
to a formal close today with the return
to the Capital from Nicaragua Of %
planes of the aviation force OF the I'd
Brigade, Marine Corps.
Fifty-nine officers and men, burned
by months of tropical sunshine and
the winds of their 2.500-mile flight
back home, shivered in chill wind
which swept the Anacostia Naval Air
Station as they were welcomed by Secre-
tary of the Navy Adams, Rear Admiral
william A. Moffett. chief of the Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics; Maj. Gen. Ben
Fuller, commandant of the Marine
Corps, and DR.. Don Luis Manuel De-
bayle, charge d'affaires Of the Nicara-
guam legation.
without mishap of any kind, the
planes of the fighting force, led by
Capt. Francis Patrick Mulcahy, topped
their months of combat operations
against Nicaragua's jungle-bred Insur-
Evening star., 1933-01-12
DRIVER OF CAR FREED
IN DEATH OF PEDESTRIAN
snecia1 nispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, January 12.-As
result of an automobile accident on
the Conduit road the night OF Decem-
Der %, in which Charles E. Stephens.
young resident of Cabin John Park, was
fatally injured, John T. Lynch OF that
vicinity. was given a preliminary hear
ing before Judge Donald A. De Lash
mutt in the Police Court here yesterday.
The testimony showed that the accident
was unavoidable and the case was dis
missed.
While walking along the road, Steph-
ems was struck by a machine in charge
of Lynch. To avoid pool Of water,
Stephens, it was shown, stepped imme-
diately in front of Lynch's car.
Evening star., 1933-01-12
BOY STRUCK BY TRUCK
X-Ray to Determine if Casualty
Patients Skull Is Fractured.

John Selby, 10, of 1913 Potomac ave-
nue. southeast, was reported improved
today in Casualty Hospital, where he
was taken last night after being struck
by a truck while riding on a small
coaster wagon in the 1000 block of
Eleventh street southeast The boy was
treated for injuries to the head. X-rays
were to be taken to determine whether
his skull is fractured
Raymond E Tannehill, 1900 block of
L street southeast, was the driver of the
truck, police say. =.
Evening star., 1933-01-12
MOVE FOR INVESTIGATION
OF "PEONAGE" ADVANCED
Senate Committee Favors Study of
Mississippi Waterway Work
ing Conditions.

BY the Associated Press.
A resolution for a Senatorial inveS-
tlgation of working conditions on the
Mississippi flood control project was ia
yorably reported today by the Senate
Commerce Committee.
The proposal, sponsored by Senator
Wagner, Democrat, of New York, was
amended by the committee to have the
inquiry conducted by a committee Sc
lected by the Vice President instead of
by the Commerce Committee.
Senator johnson, Republican, of Cali
fornia, committee chairman, said his
group could not make the investiga-
ton "aS it should be done"
Colored organizations have been the
principal complainants against work.
ing conditions on the waterway project,
maintaining in some instances they bor-
der on 'peonage" The War Depart
ment already has under way an in
quiry of its own,
Evening star., 1933-01-12
PROGRESS REPORTED
IN BEER BILL REVISION
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Is
Expected to Vote on Measure
Tomorrow.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
considering changes in the House 80
per cent beer bill reported progress
after a long session today and Chair
man Blaine said it would be ready to
vote on its revised measure tomorrow
The committee, Blaine said. ordered
another redraft Of some tentative pro-
visions" designed to remove all doubt
as to the bills conStitutionality and al
that remained to be acted upon was
lone alternative proposition"
1T is merely a matter OF being Sc
lective as to language and not any
controversy in the committee" the Wis
consin Republican added.
Evening star., 1933-01-12
COBLENTz CUSTER
MOVEMENT STARTS
IN STATE CAPITAL
Action to Demand Resigna-
ton of Frederick Senator
Launched Yesterday.
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
TO URGE HIM TO QUIT
Seek to Avoid Probability of Reso-
luton Being Offered on
Floor of Senate.
By a STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, January PA
definite move to request the resignation
of Senator Emory L. Coblentz of Fred
erick County If he returns to the floor
of the Senate when the State LegiSla-
ture reconveneS next Tuesday was Or
ganized here after the General Assem-
bly, closed the second week of its ses-
sion yesterday. During the next few
days. however, it is reported that
Democratic leaders and Senatorial col
leagues of Mr.. Coblentz plan to call on
him to suggest the advisability of re-
signing and avoid the probability of
having a formal resolution calling upon
him to take such action introduced in
the Senate.
Appeals Convictions.
Last Summer Senator Coblentz was
convicted of violations of the State
banking laws in connection with the
failure of the Central Trust Co. of
Frederick and other indictments re-
sulting from the banks failure are
pending against him.
Maintaining MS innocence, Ine oeIla-
tor appealed the conviction and de-
ciSion on the case is expected during
the January term of the Court of Ap-
peals, now in session.
Appearance Held Surprise.
In the opinion of some members
of the Senate Mr.. Coblentz's presence
at the meetings of the upper house
have been source Of surprise. 1t was
expected some of the Senators said,
that if he did not resign he would
remain away from Annapolis until final
disposition of the charges against him
Senator Coblentz, however, has at
tended all of the meetings of the Sen
ate since the Legislature convened jan
uary 4, but at his own request was re-
moved as chairman of two commit
tees which he headed during the 1881
session. He was reappointed as men,
ber of several committees, however,
including the important Finance group
Evening star., 1933-01-12

from other fragments will be subjected
to chemical and microscopic examina-
ton at a Baltimore laboratory, Gau
said.
Detectives Walter Martin and Will
liam Feehley OF the Baltimore Police
Department, returned to Leonardtown
late yesterday after questioning q wit
ness near Baltimore. They announced
today that others of Miss Kinks asso-
ciates would be questioned in the in
vestigatiOn.
Meanwhile. authorities had made
little progress in tracing the two sticks
of dynamits found near the scene of
the explosion. ,-.4--t....ls-..
Evening star., 1933-01-12
PROF. PICARD TO MAKE
TALK HERE TOMORROW
Stratosphere Explorer to Be Given
Reception at Belgian Embassy
After Lecture.

Prof Auguste Picard, noted scientist
of the University of Brussels, who last
Summer assembled in balloon to the
greatest height yet reached, will des-
cribe his voyage into the stratosphere
before members of the National
Geographic Society at the Washington
Auditorium tomorrow evening. This
will be his first appearance in America.
He will exhibit photographs of the
Swiss and italian Alps taken from an
altitude of ten and half miles.
Prof. Picard will be q house guest
here Of the Belgian Ambassador and
Nine. May. Following his lecture there
will be reception in his honor at the
BelgianS embassy. He will be -rEen a
lunchedn at the Swiss legation aatur-
day.
Evening star., 1933-01-12
THOMAS HELD SUICIDE
Business Man Shot Self While
Locked in Room.

A certificate of suicide has been issued
by Deputy Coroner c. j. Murphy in
the death yesterday of Hugh B. Thomas
43, president and general manager of
the Walker Thomas Furniture Co., lois
Seventh street. Thomas shot himself
through the head while locked In a
wash room at the establishment and
Hospital
Neither relatives nor friends could
aScribe a reason for his act.
Evening star., 1933-01-12
MRS. W. r. BARNEY RITES
TO BE HELD IN UTICA, N. Y.
Catholic Church Worker Died al
Home Here-Burial Is Set
for Saturday.

Mrs. w. F. Barney, active worker In
Catholic Church activities, died yester-
day at her home, 2844 Wisconsin ave-
nue., following a short illness. The body
will be taken to her former home, Utica.
N. Y. for funeral services and burial
Saturday.
A native Of Utica, Mrs. Barney had
lived here since 1918. She is survived
by two daughters, Mary E. and Margaret
E. Barney, New York City, and two
sisters, Mrs S. B. Hutchins, Columbus,
Ohio, and Mrs. Jules Herbuveaux, Chi
cago.
Evening star., 1933-01-12
INSTALL SAFETY DEVICE
New Boiler Equipment at Navy
Yard to Cost $2,732.

A new safety factor, known as CON
tinuous blow-off equipment for boilers"
will be installed at the Navy Yard at
a cost of $2,732, it was announced to-
day.
The equipment, to be installed by q
Philadelphia concern, is among a num-
of the country, which I'M cost the
Bureau of Yards and Dotfs. Navy De-
partment, q total OF $255,938.
Evening star., 1933-01-12
IPITAL FROM NICARAGUA.

aircraft squadrons for two years and
who has put in as much flying time as
many members Of the expedition. Ritz
is famous for the part she played in
the Nicaraguan earthquakes of year
ago, in which the Marine pilots played
an important relief role.
The arrival of the % planes at Ana
costa today marks the elimination of
five years of arduous and hazardous
duty, during which total of 10000
hours were flown and 6,500,000 pounds
Of military freight and $1,000 passen-
gers, chiefly Marine combat units, were
carried
The force arrived at Anacostia in
three units-Flight A, land planes. led
by Capt MSllcahy, who also commanded
the whole force; Flight c, land planes,
led by Lieut.. Hayne D. Boyden, and
Flight B, amphibian transports, COM
manded by Capt Harold C. Major
They spent last night at the Naval Air
Station, Norfolk, Va, flying here this
morning.
Evening star., 1933-01-12
R. F. c. INQUIRY ASKED
Failure of Concerns After Receiv.
ing. Loan Questioned in House.

ing Loan QUESTIONED IN House.
Failure of certain companies and
corporations within 80 days after re-
ceiying loans from the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation would be investi-
gated by Attorney General Mitchell
under resolution introduced by Rep
resentative Hamilton Fish of New York
The measure would direct the corpo-
ration to make all information neces-
sary available to the Justice Depart
ment chief.
Evening star., 1933-01-12
Card Party Is Planned.

HYATTSvILLE, Md, January IL
(SpeciaD "A card party win be held
in the Sacred Heart Home, Pine Hills.
here, Saturday night, with Mrs. Clara
Pugh as hostess.
Evening star., 1933-06-11
WOUNDED IN HEAD,
GIRL DISAPPEARS
Police Seek Bullet Victim
Given Treatment at Emer-
gency Hospital.

A 20-year-old girl. who disappeared
after being treated at Emergency Hos
pital for two bullet wounds in her
head, became the object of a police
search early today.
Applying for treatment at the hos
pital, the young woman gave her name
as Patricia Devin,' and said she had
accidentally shot herself while play
ing with" a .22-caliber pistol in a
house in the 1900 block of Connecticut
avenue. She was taken to the hospital
by young man, who identified him
self as Jack Levy, 3400 block Of Oak
wood Terrace.
While Detective Sergts Van Doren
Hughes and H. D. Robey were check
ing on the girls statements, she and
her escort left the hospital-first tell
ing doctors she preferred treatment by
her own physician, then saying she
planned to leave the city. Her wounds
were not considered serious
A check-up disclosed the shooting
had not occurred at the address given
by the young woman, and the detec-
tives believed the name she had given
also might be fictitious. Efforts to To-
cate Levy for questioning regarding the
girls identity and the manner in which
she was wounded failed.
Evening star., 1933-06-11
EXPECTED IN HAVANA.
Army officials Prepare to Greet Span
ish Airmen.

HAVANA, June 10 G).-Two Spanish
Army aviators attempting the Mid
Atlantic crossing from Seville, Spain, to
Havana are expected to land at Camp
Columbia, the army airport here, be-
tween A and pm, Eastern standard
time. tomorrow, the general staff an
nounced today.
The flyers, Capt Mariana Barberan
and Lieut. Joaquin Collar, may not
make it until night, however, and for
that reason a squadron of Cuban Army
airpianes will take off tomorrow aft
ernoon to escort the Spaniards to Ha-
vana.
Father Gutierrez LAMA Belen OBJ
servatory meteorologist, said his obser-
vations indicated good weather would
attend the pilots along the entire route.
He has been cabling weather reports
twice daily since May 26, and it was
on the basis of his predictions that the
airnen decided to take Off
Sergt. Modesto Madariaga arrived
from Spain last week with two cases of
spare parts for the plane. He also
brought clothing for Barberan and
Collar.
Evening star., 1933-06-11
WORLD INFORMATION
URGED AS PEACE AID
Oberlin College President Sees
Need of Bureau to Explain
Conditions.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
HAVERFORD, Pa, June I0.-A SUPER
information bureau to explain world
conditions without fear or favor was
advocated as the most promising way
to peace by DR.. Ernest Hatch wilkins
president Of Oberlin College, at the
Haverford College commencement to-
day
This bureau, financially independent.
would be the fount of facts for a peace
society, composed of members of all
other peace organizations.
1T should have in each of the major
regions of the world one or more rep
resentatives perhaps rs or 80 in all"
said the Ohio educator.
These men should share the pro-
fessional abilities of the best of our for
eign correspondents; should be trained
as scholars in the field of social re-
search, and should be so courageous
and relentless in devotion to their task
as to regard the suppression or falsifl-
cation of news as worse than death.
Perhaps no one generation, even
taking the world as a whole, could yield
80 such men,
Evening star., 1933-06-11
ST. ELIZABETH'S INMATE
OVERPOWERS POLICEMAN
Fellow Officers Called Before Huge
Man Is Placed in Custody
Again.

A 6-foot colored man, weighing about
200 pounds went on rampage in the
1900 block Of Delaware avenue south
east last night. beating Policeman War
ren E. Grimes. eleventh precinct, be-
fore other officers succeeded in over
powering him.
Police were called to the neighbor-
hood by residents, who reported the
colored man was running Wild with
pistol and knife. When they reached
the scene, however, the colored man
was unarmed.
After being subdued by the officers,
the man was identified as Edward Dy-
son, AZ, an inmate of st. Elizabeth's
Hospital. Given ground parole" Dy-
son, an epileptic, had wandered away
from the institution.
Grimes, who was struck in the mouth
by Dyson, was treated at Casualty Hos
pital. Dyson was taken back to St
Elizabeth's.
Evening star., 1933-06-11
CAPT. FREEMAN SENT
TO SPECIAL SQUADRON
Former Head of Naval Observatory
Here Ordered to Central
/. American Waters.

"A former superintendent of the Ma
val Observatory here is to become COM
rnander of the Special Service Squadron,
operating in Central American wa
tiers.
Orders went forward from the Navy
Department yesterday, directing Capt
Charles S. Freeman, u S. N, now CO.
oridnator of the 9th Area in San Fran
cisco, to assume duty aboard the flag
ship, U. S. S. Richmond.
Capt. Freeman served in Washing
ton as superintendent of the observa-
tory from May, 1927, to May, 1880. In
his new post, he will succeed Rear Ad-
miral Clark Woodward, who has been
ordered to duty with the General
Board here. Capt Freeman reported
for duty in San Francisco last year.
He Is native Of Erie, Pa, and was
appointed to the Naval Academy in
1886 and won the Navy cross for his
World War service as commanding Of
ficer Of transports. 1a
Evening star., 1933-06-11
PLANS SPECIAL COURSE
FOR MARINE RESERVISTS
Navy Department Announces
Training Will Be Given at
Quantico June 1928.

Marine Reservists from the National
Capital will be given a special course
of training at the Marine Barracks,
Quantico. Va. June 18 to 20. The
Navy Department announced yesterday
that 10 officers and enlisted men of
the 9Th Marine Reserve Brigade here
will take the special course at GUAM
tico, which will shortly become the
center of training activity for reserv-
lists in this section of the Nation.
The department said that these
Washingtonians will take the Today
course: Maj. Harvey L. Miller. Capt.
Paul Sullivan, First Lieuts. Winslow
H. Randolph. jr.; George r. Littlehales.
Leon Brusilotf, John w. Augustine,
Theodore L. Bartlett, Second Lieut..
Hilary c. Rowe and Lieut.. Frank r.
Shea of the Navy's Reserve Medical
Corps. attached to the brigade.
Enlisted men of the local outfit going
to Quantico are: Gunnery Sergt. II. M.
Irwin, M. j. Lichtenberg, M. E. Thomp-
son, First Sergt. C. c. Brown. First
Sergt r. L. jenkins, Sergts. R. J.
Bartoo, Albert E. Gill, G. H. Littlefield,
ID. j. Nevin and F. c. Woodman.