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Evening star., 1933-02-04
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MUSIC CLUB CONCERT.


A LARGE audience was present yes
\ terday at Barker Hall to hear
Katherine Ellis, pianist, and Anne
Yago McGuffey, contralto, joint artists,
appearing at the Friday Morning Music
Club.
Mrs. Ellis gave q fine rendition OF
Mozarts Theme and Variations" play.
ing it with fluency and well rounded
tone that added dignity to the flowing
phrases. Her second group contained
Sketch" by Carl Engle, In which she
brought out the full emotional content
which makes it an unusually interesting
number. The "Seguidillas," by Albene,
was brilliant finale. Mrs. Ellis played
with considerable authority and colorful
tone, but an unevenness in sustaining
the effects, q certain letting down Of
interest and control disturbed q per-
formance that otherwise had o decided
brilliancy. She was given sincere and
long applause to which she responded
with an encore.
The rich contralto voice Of Mrs.
McGuffey was heard to advantage in q
variety Of songs that offered consider
able scope for Interpretation. She sang
with finish and wealth Of resonant
sound that filled the hall. However. Mrs.
McGuffey could do more with her f1ne
voice than she Is doing, adding more
sensuous warmth to its quality and .
deeper significance to the interpreta-
ton of such tragedy as in the "Carreau-
Ptque" from Carmen" for the Romance
de Pauline" from Tschaikovsky's "Pique
Dame" She sang two contrasting
songs, "Silent Moon," by Vaughn
Williams, and "Tally-Ho," by Leoni,
with good effect.
The audience showed its pleasure in
her singing with generous applause and
she sang the "Buttercup" song from
"Pinafores as encore with grace and
charm. George Wilson was sympa-
thetic and watchful accompanist.
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Evening star., 1933-02-04
LIEUT.. COL. u. S. GRANT
TO QUIT PARKS POST
Director Here Seven Years Is Or
dered to War College-Will
Report in August.

The list Of students to attend the
1933-34 class of the Army War College,
containing the names of IS officers Sc
lected from IL departments of the serv-
ice, was announced yesterday at the
War Department. They will report for
duty between August Is and August 20.
AS predicted in The Star. Lieut.. Col.
U. S. Grant, Sd, director of the Office Of
Public Buildings and Public Parks in the
National Capital for the last seven
years, was one Of the Engineer officers
who is to 60 to the War College this
year. His successor in charge Of the
parks has not yet been appointed.
Another well known officer in the list
is Lieut.. Col. James A. Ulio, an aide at
the White House. Others include Lieut.
Col. Earl Mcfarland, executive officer
to the Assistant Secretary Of War; Maj.
Ralph I. SaSse, well known foot ball
player, and Maj. John E. Van Vlet,
Army tennis champion.
The Infantry will be represented by
% officers in the class, the Field Ar
tillery by IL officers, while the Cavalry,
Coast Artillery and Air Corps will have
seven each. The remaining 15 places
are divided among the Corps of Engi-
neers. the Signal Corps, Quartermaster
Corps, the Medical Corps, the Ordnance
Department, Chemical Warfare Service
and the Adjutant Generals Depart
ment.
Evening star., 1933-02-04
RUSSIAN PEASANTS DRAFTED
TOSAVE LUMBER EXPORT PLAN
Northern Farm Folk Modified for Month
Labor Cutting Trees in Stain March
to Forests" will Form Brieades.

At the same time 70 per cent Of the
membership Of the whole northern
region party organization OF $4,000
young Communists were ordered into
the forests to supervise and coordinate
the work Of the drafted peasants.
Must Double Cutting.
The order specified that the present
rate of timber cutting must be doubled
and the rate of transportation tripled
in order to fulfill 80 and rs per re-
spectively Of the plan for these phases
Of work by the end of the drive, in
which cutting will be continuous
through the daylight hours and trans
port day and night.
There was no mention Of pay for the
peasants, but the order said provision
must be made for feeding them.
The Party Committee prefaced the
order: THE northern region Is one OF
the most important sectors In the full
fillment Of the second 5-year plan
especially In the matter of export. But
we failed to complete the production
planned In the last quarter Of 1892 and
work during the first month Of this year
was very unsatisfactory.
"Direct Danger Threatens"
Because Of this, direct danger threat
ems our export plan. not only for 1893,
but also for 1884. Such q situation Is
intolerable. The problem must be
solved in February"
The northern region, 50 per cent OF
which consists Of forest land, had an
official population In 1881 of 2,500, 600
Soviet Russia exported 5,559,821 tons OF
lumber in 1882 as compared with 6,083,
221 tons in the previous year.
Evening star., 1933-02-04
VOTE ON SILVER BILL
IN HOUSE CONSIDERED
But Coinage Committee Agrees
Present Congress Won't Mon
etize the Metal.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Despite agreement that the present
Congress is not going to pass a silver
reconciliation bill, members Of the
House Coinage Committee today seri-
ously discussed trying for a House vote
to obtain the country's reaction for the
benefit of the new administration.
Discussion OF the question cropped
out as Representative Shallenberger,
Democrat, of Nebraska, explained to
the committee his own bill to establish
16-to-l ratio between gold and silver,
and to permit free coinage of silver.
I'VE all know" Shallenberger said,
that this Congress Is not going to pass
this 16-to-1 bill"
DO you think the House would pass
a limited silver bill this session." asked
Fiesinger, Democrat, Of Ohio.
You might possibly get it through
the House, but don't know how the
Senate would receive it, and I don't
think the President would sign It,"
Shallenberger answered.
But don't you think that with new
administration coming in we might
bring 1t up and get the country in
terested?"
First, you have got to get bill that
the new administration will agree upon,
and that might be a little difiicult," +"
Shallenberger said.
We'll, simply thought that the in
coming President might like to see the
reaction of the country" Fesenger
pursued.
Evening star., 1933-02-04
PRUSSIANS REFUSE
TO DISSOLVE DIET
IN SPITE OF HITLER
Continued From First Page.1

was suspended for 'inciting high trea.
son" when it called the Joint National.
lst-National Socialist cabinet "profes-
Slonal politicians and appealed for
tine seizure of huge estates and heavy
out the editorial concluded by calling
on citizens to give their answer March
5" on the ballots, hence advocating a
legal method
A large element in the Socialist party
has remained aloof from the violent
strife between the Nazis and Com
munists after being cautioned in state
ments to avoid such means of Showing
opposition.
The campaign of the Catholic par
tles-the Centrists and Bavarian Popu-
Hsts-against Hitler brought to light a
controversy between Benedictine
monk and church officials in Bavaria
In the face of pastoral letter by the
Blshop OF Linz, advocating that Catho-
lie members withdraw from the Nad
party, the monk, Father Alban Scha-
chleiter, wrote a defense of the Nazis.
He was called upon today to explain
his action to the church officials. The
monk contended the Nazis adhered
strictly to principles of Christianity.
Hitler, himself a Catholic by birth. has
comparatively few supporters of that
faith.
The deaths of three anti-Fascists In
various clashes last night with Nazis
brought the fatalities resulting from
fighting since Hitler took power to 20.
Seven persons were severely wounded
and score slightly injured during a
Observation-Disclosures pistol fight today at
Dortmund. One Nazi was expected to
die.
Evening star., 1933-02-04
VR00MAN BACKS
ALLOTMENT PLAN
Former Agriculture Depart
ment Official Declares Farm
Bill Sound.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A former Democratic Assistant Sec
retary Of Agriculture told the Senate
Agriculture Committee today the do
mestic allotment farm bill passed by
the House was sound and seemed to
have enough political backing to become
q law.
Carl Vrooman Of Bloomington, ILL.,,
who served In the Agriculture Depart
ment under President Wilson, testi-
fied in support Of the bill after Thomas
Y. Wickham, chairman of the Grain
Committee on National Affairs, had op-
posed it.
Vrooman observed that the bill
Seems to have the approval Of the in
coming administration" and Of q ma
jority of the farm organizations.
"AS temporary emergency measure
the basic principle Of the bill is sound
economically" he said.
Wickham said he was little preju-
diced against Congress-" and that he
believed the domestic allotment plan
would fail to raise farm prices. He
said his committee represented grain
and produce exchanges and boards of
trade in Buffalo. Chicago, Duluth
Kansas City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis
New York, Omaha and St. Louis
"One think will put up the price OF
grain" Wickham said. increase the
demand for Gt. II there Is no demand
for an article, all the legislation in the
world cannot put a price tag on it and
make 1t SELL"
Evening star., 1933-02-04
MAYFLOWER HOTEL
DAMAGED BY FIRE
Traffic Tied Up Nearly Hour as
Throng Watches Firemen
Fight Roof Blaze.

Connecticut avenue traffic was tied up
for nearly an hour last night while fire.
men fought blaze that swept across
the roof of the Mayf1ower Hotel, damag-
ing the building to the extent of more
than 5000.
Apparently breaking out in a laundry
vent on the roof, the flames, famed by
brisk wind, threatened, for a time, to
spread to machinery lofts and other
equipment.
A crowd Of several hundred lined the
streets in front of the building as nre-
men, handicapped by the difiiculty Of
hosting hose lines to the roof, fought
to overcome the blaze.
Once the hose lines were rigged up,
however, the firemen quickly brought
the flames under control.
The apartment of Vice President
Curtis, directly under the fire area, was
saved from appreciable damage by
spreading salvage sheets over the fur
nishings. Only small amount Of wa
ter damage was reported. The Vice
President was not at home.
Trestles were erected over the street
car tracks on Connecticut avenue so
trolleys could move, but automobile
traffic was rerouted.
Guests of the hotel, for the most part,
were unaware Of the blaze.
Evening star., 1933-02-04
R.E.C; RELIEF L0ANS'
TOTAL $17s,90,S7'
Three.Month Report Also
:. Shows S214,043,326
to Corporations.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton during the last three months Of
1882 made loans for relief and self
liquidating construction totaling $173,-
902,957.
During the same period, 1882 loans,
aggregating $2l4,e43, 326, were made to
railroads. banks, trust companies and
other institutions.
The report Of the corporation was
made public yesterday as . Senate
Banking subcommittee held final hear
ings on Senator Wagner's bill to open
up all resources Of the finance corpora
tion for relief. Quick approval OF the
measure by the committee appeared in
sight.
The Reconstruction Corporation quar-
terly report showed $21 ,000,0 900 was
made available to the Secretary Of
Agriculture for crop production loans.
This brought such advances to a total
of $131 100000 since the corporation
started work. During the quarter. the
Secretary of Agriculture returned $l5,-
100000 repaid
The loan authorizations reported
were:
Banks and trust companies. s96, ,451,-
ITO. including $l1,935,078 to help re-
organize or iquidate closed banks;
Sl2,l41 ,306 to building and loan asso-
ciations insurance companies. $685.
1872; mortgage loan companies, $10,-
990,902 credit unions, S67,446; joint
stock land banks, $4,246.000; agricul-
tural credit corporations, $1,556,476;
live stock credit corporations, $l,l79,-
$40; railroads, $73,068, 160. During the
same period the corporation redis-
counted $7,285,972 of notes given the
regional agricultural credit corporations
Evening star., 1933-02-04
SCRATCHES ON FACE
CLUE IN SLAYING
Police Search Subways for Man
Suspected of Murder of Girl
Is Years of Age.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February A man
with the imprint of f1ngernails on his
face was hunted in the subways and
the smoke filled dens of the underworld
today as hundreds of policemen sought
to solve the brutal Staying of Mary
Helen O'Connor, l5-year-old schoolgirl.
Screeching radio cars rushed this
morning to the Woodlawn avenue sta
ton of the subway on tip the man
was riding a train. The guards, how
ever. said they had not seen him.
The girls body, smashed in what ap-
parently had been a terrible struggle,
was found Thursday In woods at Massa-
pequa, Long Island. She left her Brook
lyn home January 81 to visit friend
in Floral Park and never reached there.
The theory that she was captured by
a white slave gang and murdered to
prevent her from giving evidence was
held by some Long Island police. Others
inclined to the belief the killer was
pSychopath.
Evening star., 1933-02-04
WOMAN SURRENDERS
ON FRAUD CHARGES
Accused of Victimizing Prominent
Women in Philanthropic In
vestment Scheme.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON. February A. Mrs. Flor
ence Hascall, widow of former busi-
ness manager and trustee Of Boston
University, surrendered yesterday on a
warrant charging her with larceny in
an alleged fraud which, police said.
might have victimized prominent wom-
en- to the extent of 100000
Mrs. Hascall was accompanied by her
counsel, David Greer, and was released
in $4,000 bail.
Greer told Judge Michael ]. Murray
in Municipal Court that Mrs. Hascall
had been victim Of the fraud. but at
the request of Police Lieut.. Thomas
Traynor the warrant was issued spe-
cifically charging her with larceny Of
$4,000.
Police investigation was said to have
revealed a strange story OF gift
allowed to become participating men,
bers. Members Of the family" were
to participate in q fund directed by a
mysterious philanthropist with a fair
for financial management that was to
net investors as high as so per cent
profit.
In some vague manner investors
were given to understand, police said
that the poor and needy were to be
aided through the operations Of the
plan.
Attorney Greer pleaded for a delay
in order to produce contract, which,
he said would show that Mrs. Hascall
had acted innocently.
Police were said to have discovered
that a number Of women had invested
sums running as high as $4,000.
Evening star., 1933-02-04
COMMISSIONERS ASK
MUNICIPAL USE OF
EXTRA GAS TAX FUND
Continued From First Page.)

Of the two-cent tax are estimated at
S2150,000, and for the fiscal year 1884,
on the same rate of tax. at $1,000 900.
In the District of Columbia bud
get, submitted to Congress by the Bud
get Bureau for the fiscal year 1884,
appropriation estimates payable from
the gasoline tax fund are approved
for S232l, $50, as against appropria-
tions made from that fund in the flS-
cal year 1888 of 81 1868, 700. Notwith-
standing the large amount of the 1884
estimate, it is estimated that there
will remain moneys to the credit OF
the gasoline tax fund unappropriated
.at the close of the fiscal year 1884 of
over S700,000
The Commissioners of the District
of Columbia believe that there are GER
tain other appropriation charges now
made against the general revenues of
the District Of Columbia that are suf-
.flciently closely identified with street
traffic to justify the transfer OF such
charges to the gasoline tax fund.
Hence their suggestion that the gaso-
line tax fund be made available to the
purpose now authorized by law for park
road improvement and repair; construc-
ton, repair and maintenance OF. bridges;
salaries purchase, installation of elec-
Of the Department OF Vehicles and
Traffic; salaries of employees in the
street and bridge divisions of the High
way Department.; salaries Of members
OF the Metropolitan Police Force as
signed to the Traffic Bureau OF the
Police Department. and salaries of
policemen stationed at street railway
crossings and intersections this latter
provision to be effective when the mer-
ger between the street railway COM
panies in the District of Columbia shall
be accomplished in accordance with
law
The Commissioners do not favor the
proposal now in the bill to require the
filing of bond by gasoline importers.
They express the opinion that the Ii
cerse authority. with the right to re-
woke licenses, gives adequate protection
to the District for the purpose sought
to be accomplished by the bond.
Figures supplied to the committee a
short time ago indicate that if 3-cent
gas tax rate had been in effect during
the current year the total revenue would
have been more than S3,000000. and
for next year it probably would be sew
eral hundred thousand dollars more in
total collections.
Evening star., 1933-02-04
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ARCHANGEL, Russia, February A.
All peasants in the Northern Region
whose numbers run into the thousands,
have been summarily drafted for one
months labor in the lumber camps in
an effort by the Soviet Government to
prevent failure of the timber export
plan for 1933-34.
Admitting that recent bad work in
cutting and transport Of lumber en-
dangers this import phase Of the Sec
ond 5-year plan. the Northern Region
Communist party has proclaimed 81
day period beginning February and
ending March 10 as month for "Stal-
ms march to the forests" All able
bodied peasants, individuals and COL
lectivists, in the whole Northern Region
covering 1.119.000 square kilometers,
stretching from the White Sea to the
Urals and southwark to the Vologda
district, will be mobilized for compul-
sorry work.
Shirkers Termed TRAITORS"
During this period the partys order,
reading like wartime military de-
cree. directs women and children to
carry on the work of the villages which
will be stripped Of men. and declares
that those peasants, who refuse service
in the forests will be considered
traitors and dealt with accordingly.
The peasants will be required to sup
ply their own horses. They will be
formed into brigades, each headed by
trusted appointee.
Evening star., 1933-02-04

tiations was not disclosed by Mr.. Roose-
welt. 1t was simply said that he pro-
poses to discuss the progress of the
conversations with some kind of q
committee of the Senate and House
1t was reiterated that the actual
negotiations are regarded definitely as
an executive function.
Farley on Florida Ride.
James A. Farley, chairman Of the
National Committee and the master Of
the many thousand subordinate jobs
to be passed out by the new admins
tration. rode with Mr.. Roosevelt to his
sea rendezvous.
The President-elect is reserving to
himself alone the high cabinet and
baby cabinet" appointments. But he
realizes that new Government involves
vast appointive task, and in this he
is listening to his trusted advisers.
In the weeks since he has quit the
governorship of New York and turned
to the presidency of the United States,
Mr.. Roosevelt in New York and at his
Warm Springs retreat has nodded
definitely his policies and studied the
men he wants to execute them. He is
ready to act.
But before acting, he is going to per-
NIT the dying Hoover administration to
do its job.
Evening star., 1933-02-04
ANDREW D. BARLOW
DIES AT AGE OF 70
Consul General to Mexico Under
Mckinley and Roosevelt
Expires Here.

AndrewDickson Barlow, 70. consul
general to Mexico during the Mckinley
and Roosevelt administrations, died yes
terday at Garfield Hospital following an
operation. The body will be taken to
st. Louis for burial
Mr.. Barlow's outstanding work while
in Mexico was in determining the
amount of American capital invested in
that country during the Spanish War.
His report was accepted as the ofncial
Government standard.
He was a brother-in-law Of the late
Daniel M. Houser. former president Of
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat, and his
only survivors are nephews in that city,
now engaged in that papers manage
ment, and two nieces. one in Williams
burg, Va, and one in st. Louis.
Mr. Barlow had been a resident Of the
Capital for 10 years, residing at 1921
M street. He was general agent here
for the Massachusetts, Accident Co.
Evening star., 1933-02-04
River Report.
Report for Last "a Hours,

Potomac River clear and Shenan.
doah little cloudy today.
Evening star., 1933-02-04
BURGLARS BULLETS.
NEARLY HIT JANIT0R
Brookings Institute Employe Es-
capes In Elevator-Door
Found Jimmied,

Walter R. Perry, colored, janitor at
the Brookings Institution, 744 jackson
place. narrowly escaped injury early
today when three shots were fred at
him by burglar, who broke into an
office on the second floor Of the build
ing.
Perry, who lives at 1112 Twentieth
street, was at work on an upper floor.
he told third precinct police, when he
heard q noise. Descending to the second
floor In an elevator, he started for the
office.
He had no more than emerged from
the lift, however, he said, when Q shot
was fired. He jumped back into the
elevator and slammed the door, he said
as two more shots were fred in rapid
One Of the bullets struck
the door of the lift, but did not pierce
the reinforced glass.
Investigation disclosed the ONCE door
had been jimmied. A check-up was be-
gun to determine II anything had been
stolen.
Evening star., 1933-02-04
DATE OF END OF WAR
IS CRUX OF TAX SUIT
Tire Company Says Conflict Ended
in 1921, Government Holds
Armistice Day Was Date.

BY the Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. j., February 4.-The
question of when the World War ended
arose yesterday in the suit OF Kelly
Springfield Tire Co. of Cumberland
Nd, to get q refund of $1,500,000 war
profit taxes" from the Government.
The tire company maintains the war
did not end until the President signed
the peace proclamation On March 3,
1921. The Government holds the war
terminated with the signing Of the
Armistice. November IL, 1918.
War orders, the tire company holds,
made it necessary to enlarge the Cum
berland plant in 1918, and on this
ground the refund is sought.
Federal Judge Guy L. Fake, who Is
sitting In the case, expressed the view
that no company Is entitled to tax con-
cessions except for Government con-
tracts.
The Government stand Is that after
the Armistice and up to March 8, 1921,
the company was filling mainly private
instead of Government contracts.
Evening star., 1933-02-04
LONG FACES QUIZ
IN VOTE INQUIRY
Senator's Probe to Be "Free
From Intimidation" Coun-
sci Promises.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, February "A
warning that the inquiry into charges
Of fraud In the election of John H.
Overton to the United States Senate
would be conducted free from perjury
and intimidation was sounded by
counsel for the special Senate investi-
eating subcommittee as 1t called a sec
ond session today at the Customs House
Al the opening hearing yesterday,
Senator Huey P. Long, appearing as
counsel for Overton, fired objection
after objection to the line of question:
ing of Samuel T. Ansell, committee
counsel but he was overruled in every
instance by Chairman Howell, Repub-
lican, of Nebraska, who explained the
committee was not bound by court pro-
cedure but operated as an Investigat-
ing Committee after facts, and any
testimony bearing on the facts would
be admitted to the record.
The first day was consumed with ex-
animation Of Overton as a witness. An
sell drew from him that Senator Long
supported him for the Senate and ran
his campaign and that he (Overton)
had no knowledge of contributions and
other than a few contri-
buttons from his friends and funds ex-
pended from his own pocketbook.
He also got the witness and Senator
Long to say that dummy candidates
were used In the election to get repre-
with election commissioners,
hut each said dummies were used by
both sides
The committee declined to say what
witnesses would be called today but An
sell announced that Senator Long would
be called as a witness during the hear
ing.
Senator Edwin S. Broussard, who was
defeated by Overton and who filed the
charges, attended the hearing. Spec
tators packed the small room and alter
nately cheered and booed Long.