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Evening star., 1933-12-09
DISTRICT CLEARED
IN CROSSING CRASH
Jury Rules District Not Liable.
Decides Issue in $4,000
Damage Suit.

The District government is not liable
for grade crossing accidents where it
has only discretionary responsibility for
maintaining safeguards, jury in Dis
trict Supreme Court decided last night
The verdict was returned in suit
for 10000 filed in behalf of Mrs. Ida
Hopkins, who was killed. and her
daughter, Edith M. Hopkins, who be-
came insane efter their automobile had
been struck by Baltimore & Ohio
train at the Chestnut street grade cross
ing in 1929.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Robert
E. Lynch contended the District was
not liable as its supervision of the cross
ing was discretionary. Justice Oscar
Luhring instructed the jury to deter
mine the issue in reaching its verdict.
The trial had lasted for three weeks.
The jury deliberated several hours. 1t
was the largest personal damage suit
ever filed here.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
3 ROBBERS USE PISTOL
TO STEAL CRIPPLE'S So
Mean Thieves Threaten Colored
Victim Confined to
Wheel Chair.

A cripple propelling himself in a
wheelchair near Ninth and K streets
southeast last night was waylaid by
three robbers who took 50 from their
victim after threatening him with a
pistol.
The cripple. Peter Davis, colored, 800
block of Virginia avenue southeast, told
police the men ordered him to hand
over all the money he had Davis said
one of his assailants was a white man
and the other two were colored.
Davis furnished descriptions of the
robbers.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
PECoRA EXTENDS WORK.
QUESTIONABLE Sent to individuals and
Partnership Firms.

3ucoSiVHudirc ScHt W AuuiFluudlS anu
Partnership Firms.
NEW YORK, December 9 lP).-Fer-
dinand Pecora, counsel to the Senate
Banking Committee, has announced he
had extended the stock exchange phase
Of the committees inquiry to IS stock
and curb exchanges throughout the
country.
A QUESTIONABLE, similar to the one
sent to members of the New York Stock
Exchange more than a month ago, has
been sent to individual member and
partnership firms that are members OF
exchanges in practically every large city
In the country.
The QUESTIONABLE seeks specific In
formation on practically every detail
incident to the sale and purchase OF
securities on given dates from July 81,
1928, to September 80, 1888, and asks
numerous questions concerning to what
extent individual members and partner
ships engaged In pool activities; on
what stocks options were held; whether
or not they were specialists In any stock
and whether or not the firm or. indi-
vidual member had underwritten Sc
curtties that were later offered for sale.
A detailed statement Of profit and loss
for the four years 1928 to 1882 also Is
asked.
A letter accompanying the question:
naire requested the information to be
in Pecora's hands net later than De-
cember Is.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
POWER LAW DISCUSSED
Electrical Contractors Want License
Plan to Aid Industry.

A proposed draft of license law de-
signed to improve the electrical industry
In the District was presented for dis
cussion to the Electrical Contractors
Association at meeting last night in
the Potomac Electric Power Co.'s audi
torfum by Leslie Rucker, chairman of
a special committee appointed by the
association to draft the legislation,
which the association will sponsor.
It Is essentially the same law as that
presented to Congress at its last ses-
sion, Mr.. Rucker told the meeting.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
COMMITTEE PLANS
PROBE OF COUCH
R. F. c. Investigators to Seek
Directors Relations With
Chase Bank.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Disclosures before the Senate Stock
Market Committee that the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation made railroad
loans beneficial to the Chase National
Bank while Harvey C. Couch, one of
its directors, was indebted to that bank
now are the subject of scrutiny by an
other Senate committee.
The Stock Market Committee closed
its long two-month investigation of the
Chase Bank without calling Couch. but
its members who are also on a COM
mittee inquiring into r. F. C. loans,
indicated they would pursue the case
through that agency.
Senator Fletcher, Democrat, OF
Florida, who is chairman of both COM
mittees. said he would discuss with
members of the r. F. C. committee
further inquiry into COUGHS relations
with the bank.
Other members of the committee in
dicated they would at least determine
whether Couch acted on the railroad
loans which permitted payments to the
bank of more than slo,o0o,coo.
Owed Large Sums.
Charles S. Mccain, chairman of the
bank, and close friend of the r. F. C.
director. told the Stock Market Com
mittee Thursday Couch had owed large
sums to the bank ever since he has been
a Government official.
During that time, he said, the r. F.
c. had made loans to railroads which
permitted them to pay obligations to
the bank of more than $4,000, 900.
Couch. in a letter to the committee. de-
MED any irregularities" in his rela-
tions with the bank
The investigation was almost closed
without Mccain being called for in
quiry into his relations with Couch. He
was summoned only after Senator
Couzens, Republican of Michigan. in
sisted upon an inquiry into the Couch
loans and pool operations
After hearing Mccain, the committee
recessed until December ID to let Fer
dinand Pecora, committee counsel pre-
pare the investigation of Detroit's closed
banks, scheduled for that date.
All thought of completing the inves-
tigation by the end of the year now
has been abandoned by committee
members and they expect the hearings
to last couple Of months.
Cleveland Next.
After the Detroit banks will come
the Cleveland banks, some time in jan
uary
Then the committee plans an in
quiry into the Associated Gas & Elec-
trio Co. and completion Of those into
j. P. Morgan & Co., and Kuhn, Loeb
& Co: before winding up with an
examination of stock exchange prac-
tees.
Pecora said his staff is making rapid
progress on tabulating information fur
nished on exchange practices by broker
members in reply to the committees S
questionnaire. He emphasized it would
give. for the first time, a complete
picture of pool operations to influence
the market.
DCCnpA VvrrNnc SUnDK
Evening star., 1933-12-09
AUXILIARY ELECTS
Mrs. Joseph Davidson President of
Fire Department women's Club.

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the District
Of Columbia Fire Department elected
new officers at its regular meeting last
night in the board room of the District
Building.
The new officers are Mrs. Joseph
Davidson, president; Mrs. Ernest W.
Howard, jr., senior vice president: Mrs.
Chester Moffett. Junior vice president;
Mrs. Charles Whitezel, secretary, and
Mrs. George Kennon, treasurer.
The next meeting will be held De-
cember 81, at the home of Mrs. George
Kennon. 1408 Shepherd street. Distri-
button Of Christmas baskets is to be
discussed.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
TEXAN is ARRAIGNED
ON OLD TAX INDICTMENT
Head of Contracting Firm Is
Charged With Failure to File
Corporation Report.

w. L. Pearson of Houston. Tex. was
arrested here yesterday under an old
indictment charging him with failing
to file a corporation tax report. He
was released under $4,000 bond.
Pearson was the head of w. L. Pear
son & Co., a contracting firm which
had been engaged in extensive road
building projects in Texas. Several
months ago number of men connected
with the road projects were tried in
Texas, and Pearson, according to As
sistant United States Attorney John
w. Fihelly, testified for the prosecu-
ton in that case. Pearson is stopping
here at the Raleigh Hotel.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
Miss Baker to Speak.

Miss Sibyl Baker. supervisor of play
grounds for the District, will be guest
speaker on the Washington Com
munity Forum period at tbs O'Clock
tonight over Station WRC. She will
be introduced by Herbert L. willett,
assistant director Of the Community
Chest. which is sponsoring the forum
tional Broadcasting system. Mis- Baker
will talk on "Wnat the Playeround
Does for the Leisure Time Of wash
ington.'
Evening star., 1933-12-09
NEW PHONE BOOK OUT
Fall Winter Issue Now Being Dis
tributed.

The Fall Winter issue of the tele-
rhone directory is being distributed
today to the 225, 900 users OF telephones
in the District, and suburban areas IN
Virginia and Maryland.
Those receiving new directories are
requested to turn over to the delivery
kovs their old directories in order to
destroy wrong numbers and addresses.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
/, Canon Stokes at St. Luke's.

DR.. Anson Phelps Stokes. canon Of
washington Cathedral, VIII ten Of his
pm, at St. Lakes Episcopal Church.
The service win be sponsored by the
Rector's Aid. There viii be special
choral numbers by the mixed choir.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
BRIDGE TO CLOSE
Repairs to Highway Span Necessi-
tates Traffic Detour.

tates Traffic Detour.
The Highway Bridge will be closed
to all traffic from midnight Monday
until am. Tuesday and from mid
night Tuesday to S am. Wednesday.
This is made necessary by repairs to
the fender system of the bridge.
Park police and other officials of the
National Capital Parks arranged to
divert heavy truck traffic around over
the Key Bridge, with light traffic being
sent over the Arlington Memorial
Bridge.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
WILL PROBATE ASKED
Mrs. Yeager, Left Bulk of $l3, 500
Estate to Daughter.

A petition to probate the will Of Mrs.
Mary e. Yeager, who died December /,
was filed In District Supreme Court to-
day by George M. Emmerich, surviving
executor, through Attorney George c.
Gertman.
Mrs. Yeager's will. after several small
bequests, left the bulk of her $l3.500
estate to her daughter. Mrs. Marie E.
Loebe Of Bismarck, N. Oak.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.


Card party, Stuart walcott Post, No.
10, American Legion, Southern Dairies
go NJ street northeast, pm.
Dance. Sigma Theta Sorority, Hamil-
ton Hotel, pm.
Card party and dance. Veterans Ad-
ministration Welfare Association, May
flower Hotel, 8 pm.
Dinner, Delta Sigma ri Fraternity,
Mayfiower Hotel, pm.
Fun fest. Minerva Club Of Sigma
Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, Chapter
House, pm.
Lecture, Persia, Past and Present"
DR.. Ardeshir B. Irani, 1914 Sixteenth
street, Sis pm.
Meeting, Baltimore washington So
ciety Of the Fsychoanalytic Association,
shoreham Hotel, 8 pm.
Dance. Langley Junior High School.
First and T streets northeast, $50 pm.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
HEAVY SAFE STOLEN
800 Cash and SIS in Cigarettes
in Loot.

Burglars who lifted heavy safe out
Of the window of q Sanitary grocery
store at 1880 Fourteenth street and
made away with 1t last night were
sought by police today. The safe con-
Evening star., 1933-12-09
Dance; Sigma Theta Sorority. Hamil.
on Hotel nm

Dinner, Delta Sigma ri Fraternity,
Mayfiower Hotel, pm.
Evening star., 1933-12-09

Dance. Langley Junior High School.
First and T streets northeast, $50 pm.
Evening star., 1933-05-15
Valiant Dust
by Percival Christopher wren
Author of Beau Gesfe."
SYNOPSIS.

money Although enlisted in the Foreign
Legion. tries TO induce Otho Belleme to
desert and. failing that hints OF great
Of Maj Riccoli. Ricoli. his Napoleonic
ambitions barred by LIE Sage Of the french
secret: service. has been forced out OF the
Of major alter enlisting in the Foreign
Legion. AT his baking post near NE.
empire. Then a dirty Arab approaches
Ohio on sentry duty. and says to him
one word only, "YelyerbUry."
Evening star., 1933-05-15

"How would you like to leave the
ranks ard come with me?" asked the
strange colonel suddenly.
Pardon. mon Conmandant?" replied
Ctho in some bewilderment.
DO you speak Arabic as well as you
do French and English?"
"As badly as I do French. but not as
we'll as I do English, mon Comman-
dant." smiled Otho.
How would you like to be seconded
and come with me. study Arabic, be-
come an Arab. in fact. until I can use
you as one. How, in short. would you
like to Join the secret service, II you
satisfied me during your apprenticeship,
and passed my tests? A hard and dan
gerous life-for brave man: With a
brave mans reward, if he succeeds"
Il should love it, mon Commandant.
Better than anything on earth. But
I cannot leave my company"
why not?"
my friends. They Joined the Legion
because I did. couldn't -
What type of men are these, your
| friends? Englishmen? Educated men?
Gentlemen"
Two of them are pugilists like my
self. mon Ccmmandant All three were
Sailors
Not educated?"
mo, mon Commandant."
ANY of them naturally clever? Good
at disguise good linguists q. good
actors?"
Otho shook his head.
mo. mon Commandant"
And you would not leave them?"
| Again Otho shook his head.
We'll. mon enfant. you are fool. A
silly fool. an Englishman. in fact"
"Oui, mon Commandant."
I'm very fond of the English said
| the officer, and. rising to his feet. ex-
tended huge hand. the grip of which
caused poignant but agreeable pain to
| Otho's damaged fist.
Now. listen, and pay close attention.
| Give me some word-wel have an
Evening star., 1933-05-15

English word, think-that will in
stantly recall me to you, should I utter
it in your hearing. A kind of password,
In effect, that will be private and pecu-
liar to you and me-"
"Oh, should never forget you, mon
Commandant, especially after your
kindness"
Perhaps not, mon enfant. but I trust
that. although you may not forget me,
you won't know me the next time we
meet. A little humiliating for me,
you know, If / accosted you in the
guise Of a starving leper. and instead
Of giving me sou, you saluted me and
stood to attention. l sincerely nope
password will be necessary before you
recognize me-"
Ohio smiled.
Il beg your pardon, mon Comman-
dant. I did not understand. :. What
about 'Yelderbury' where my home is?"
Excellent It is hardly likely that
any Arab. Moor. Bedouin, Touareg or
other Berber will introduce himself to
you with that particular word" smiled
the officer as. with friendly hand upon
Otho's shoulder, he bade him think we'll
upon what he had heard. while re-
membering that still tongue runs in a
wise head.
And now, long after the curious little
incident had faded from his mind, a
typical hill Arab. bearded. brown and
dirty. with turban. sandals and staff
complete had quietly but distinctly and
unmistakably uttered the word "Yel-
verbury" as he passed
That officer! The strange colonel,
disguised as Moor of the Southern
Atlas and SO completely disguised that
but for the password Otho would never
have dreamed that the Arab was other
than he seemed.
Wheeling about, as though changing
his mind and deciding to return to the
little extra mural market, the Arab
approached the sentry. conflded that
the word which he had uttered guar
Evening star., 1933-05-15

anteed him against prohibitive chal-
"Yelverbury!" he said again. II must
see Mai. Riccoli before he leaves this
post Don't recognize me. Know
Yes. this was certainly the secret
service colonel, and Otho's superior
officer But what was going to happen
to the sentry who allowed an Arab to
hang about the gate Of the post?
Would the colonel exculpate him
when he was put under arrest for 80
grave a dereliction of duty, an action
SO fatty contravening his clear instruc-
tions? Any Arab, attempting to be-
have like this. would be regarded as a
spy, and a complacent sentry as his
bribed accomplice.
However, orders we're orders and
senior to Maj. .Riccoli. and was it not
French military law that. In any cir
cumstances. any member Of the French
naval or military forces must obey the
order of the senior officer on the spot
no matter to what branch Of the serv-
ice he might belong?
AS those thoughts flashed through
Otho's mind the Arab produced from
beneath his cloak a folded piece OF
coarse paper, thumbed and filthy. on
which was scrawled:
Monsieur lie Commandant lie Mai
RiccoH."
Get this to Maj. Riccoli somehow, u
he said. If the sergeant Of the guard
refuses, speak to your officer yourself
II nothing happens, come and look for
me in the market there, selling al
monds"
And the speaker, retiring few PAGES
squatted beside the road or track that
led from the gate of the post.
Otho pcrpended.
Clearly he must let Maj. Riccoli know
as soon as possible. that a tribesman
demanded speech with him. Would
Sergt. Maj. Vittorelli take the message
Evening star., 1933-05-15
WOMEN CHANGING,
SAYS MRS. DOUGLAS
Wife of Budget Director Sees
More Serious Minded Type
Due to "This Confusion"
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
From her vantage point as wife Of
the budget director, Mrs. Lewis w.
Douglas sees a more serious, more SIM
ple-living type of American women
emerging from what she calls this
confusion"
To the White House. to embassies. to
the Capitals most luxurious homes.
Mrs. Douglas path takes her. She has
Ions belonged to the smart set" here
and knows her Washington.
There's a difference in the entire at
mosphere." She finds. Entertaining is
less lavish, the whcle social scheme is
simpler But most marked of ell is the
way women have charged in type
they're more serious minded. more abb
sorbcd in what they can do to help
along in their homes"
Pet Named Budget"
In her own home Mrs. Douglas has
a reminder of her husbands position
that wags its tail and barks. It's name
is Budget" The DouglaseS live in a
white brick house in picturesque George
town. Their real home. is Arizona. the
State that used TO send lust one man
to the House of Rcpresentatives-Lsw
Douglas.
His were the most mileage" CAM
paigns. -,
Wed get into our little car" said
Mrs Douglas in describing these. I'D
drive. 1t was great fun. Into every
town in Arizona That's how you find
the really nice people
The vantage point from which Mrs.
Douglas views the changing Washing
ton is one that has its drawbacks Tor
wife
Tn, boyish- looking Budget Director
has had little timn t. "bnau" his wife
around the Capital sinrr h undertook
his stuperdoGs task OF balancing the
budget.
Conferences at Home.
Even his home hours are filled with
conferences on involved subjects TEEN.
ing with financial phrases-the KIND OF
conversation YOU wouldn't expect to
prove especially entertaining to an at
tractive. slender matron with waVy
dark hair end animated eyes.
~. w. Ccuo'n- iuct loves it.
"I'm Just thankful every minute tfre .
my M Band l,P- had this opportunity.
she cc;1 c2-re~tl-. end I thoroughly
arp~ccict3 what e1 unu-ucl opportu-
ritv -, having to watch history be-
ing made
Evening star., 1933-05-15
DISPLAY OPENS SESSION
OF JUNIOR ARTS GROUP
1914 Entries at Philadelphia Rep
resent Best Selections From Local
Exhibits Over Nation.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. May 15.-An exN-
tit:on of fine arts objects selected IN
competitions by local leagues through
out the country opens today with the
gathering of delegates for the annual
conference of the Association OF junior
Leagues OF America, Inc.
From l24 entries selected as the best
In local exhibits jury of PHILADELPHIA
artists has chosen as first prize win
ners in the national competition:
Miss Pauline Beck, Milwaukee. por-
trait: Miss Emeline Bush, Chicago,
landscape; Miss Amelia Peabody, Bos-
ton. sculpture: Miss Margaret Gest,
PHILADELPHIA. water color; Mrs. G. K:
Trim. Montreal. drawing: Mrs. Carl
Mueller. Milwaukee. photography; Hart
ford. Conn., culture chart.
The conference program opens to-
night with dinner at which Owen D.
Young is expected to be the speaker.
Election of officers on Friday will con-
Glide the sessions.
Evening star., 1933-05-15

and the scrap of paper. or curse. him
for q fool and punish him for allowing
an Arab to approach SO close that he
might have stabbed the sentry, snatched
his rife and fed. or have dashed into
the fort and died slaying-perhaps sue
ceeding in killing the commandanb him.
self. or even Sergt Maj. Vittorelli?
Had he better march boldly into the
stone hut that was the commandant' S
quarters, trusting that the scrap of
paper would be his passport to forgive
ness for such presumption?
The moor" and Maj Riccoli have .
strange encounter, tomorrow.
Evening star., 1933-05-15
IVY POISONING
Immediately
Relieved

As soon as 1t is applied, Resinol
Ointment sOOthes the itching and
burning Of this distressing trouble.
1t takes away the Inflammation and
soreness quickly, and in a very
short time heals the eruption COM
pletely.
Buy a jar Of Resinol Ointment
from your druggist today. Have it
ready to apply generously at the
first sign of ivy poisoning. and save
yourself hours of torment. You will
also find Resinol Invaluable for
burns. For free sample write Resi-
mol, Dept. 13, Baltimore. Nd.
Evening star., 1933-05-15
CHAPTER VIII.
Yes, NV C0mmandant!"

CHAPTER VIII.
Eyes, My Commandant!"
4 4 ECHANICALLY the astounded
M Otho resumed the position OF
VI attention, and then stood him.
1 / self properly at ease.
"Yelverhury," with just that
peculiar pronunciation and intonation.
OF course! The interview with the
officer. The parade ground at Mel
lerat. The first day that he was
able to 60 on duty again after his
fight With M'Bongu. The messenger
who had hidden him come with him
forthwith to where Monsieur lie Colonel
and a strange officer-another colonel
demanded his immediate attendance.
He remembered every incident, every
word of the interview that had followed.
Saluting and standing smartly at at
tention in that little room specu-
lating regarding the officer, big pow
erful man. srrong-faced and IRON
iaWed. who sat at the table and stared
at him with hard appraising eyes.
lie Legionnaire Otho Belleme?
"Oui. mon Commandant."
Your real name?"
"Oui. mon Commandant.'
You are English?"
"Oui, mon Commandant."
THE name Is French
Norman. A thousand years In Eng
land
The officer smiled.
"Educated?"
"Oui. mon Commandant."
"Where?'
AT home, at Yelverbury Grammar
School, and at Oxford
"Profession?"
"Pugilist."
The officer smiled. He had watched
the defeat of M'Bongu the Invincible.
Fathers profession?"
Gentleman"
The officer raised his eyebrows.
Sir Belleme. them"
Sir Otho Robert Mandeville-Bel-
leme"
The officer reflected. as he scruti-
nized OthoS strong and handsome. II
somewhat dishgured face. Yes, this
was his man tool to his hand
Obviously-in view of that awful
fght-as brave as lion. strong as an
OK, determined and tenacious as one OF
his own British bull dogs. Well
born, too, well educated probably quite
clever. and by report. amenable to dis
cipline and of excellent character.
Character? Then what should such
man be doing in the Foreign Legion?
A woman, no doubt Or perhaps merely
one of those mad romantics who live
for adventure. warming their brave
hearts in the glow of glamorous dreams
Yes. this man would do.
Evening star., 1933-05-15
GOVERNOR White ASKS
SUPPORT OF SALES TAX
Ohio Executive Appeals to Public
to Back General Legislative
Program.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May Is. Gov.
George White last night appealed d.
rectly to the citizens Of Ohio for sup
port of his general retail sales tax and
income tax proposals, legislative pro-
gram which a joint committee of the
General Assembly has rejected.
Saying that many Ohio schools are
in need of immediate relic real estate
tax delinquencies are mC-hting and
more funds must b., provided for poor
Evening star., 1933-05-15

relief, he declared he knew Of mo other
plan" which will provide sufficient
revenue.
Gov. White said he does not advocate
the sales tax "as part Of the perna-
nent taxation structure of the State,
but merely to fill the immediate need"
Evening star., 1933-05-15
Czech Jobless Reduced.

PRAGUE (R).-Jobless Czechoslovak-
ians to the number Of $4,000 found
work in March, thus reducing the
country's unemployment from 100000
to $4,000.