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Evening star., 1933-05-05

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n.w-Free refrigeration gas; large rms
recep. hall. kit. bath. porch; quiet bldg; gar.
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bath; nice sink. range. large closets: newly
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Evening star., 1933-05-05

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w. p. LOCKWOOD. 141O @ NV. g.
Evening star., 1933-08-17
PARD0NED MAN i
TO START ANEW
Paul Maxim, rs, Who Fled
Ohio Reformatory at 19,
Freed by Governor.

~ the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. August 17.-Gone today
was the skeleton in the closet Of the
life of 25-year-old Paul Maxim and he
was free once again to pick up the
threads of his life that became tangled
last week when he was sent back to
Ohio to complete a reformatory SEN
tence.
known here as j. Paul Faraday,
name he said he had assumed upon
his escape from an honor camp of the
Ohio Reformatory at the age of 10,
while serving sentence for stealing
high school class rings valued at $100,
Maxim had risen to the position of ad-
vertising manager Of a paint company,
then his true identity was discovered
and he was returned to complete his
sentence.
Tuesday Gov. George White of Ohio
handed him pardon and Maxim said
that Faraday was dead forever, but that
Maxim would carry on.
81 decided several days ago that I
wanted to go back to my old name"
he said.
In Chicago it was disclosed that
Robert E. Reardon, head of the paint
concern for which Maxim was en-
ployed, and one of his stanchest sup
porters, was i'll in hospital
Mrs. Reardon revealed that she had
received a telegram from Maxim asking
for funds, but said that due to her
husbands confinement she had been
unable to comply. She said he would
be confined in the hospital several days
yet.
For his part, Maxim said he planned
to 60 first to Youngstown, Ohio, to visit
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Maxim, and after that hoped to get
his job back.
Evening star., 1933-08-17
CREDIT EXPANSION
EXPECTED IN FALL
Financial Observers Declare This
Method Has Not Been Used
to Any Extent.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 17.-Many in
Wall Street believe that first efforts of
the administration to stimulate Fall
business activity will probably be
through the medium of credit ex-
pansion.
It is pointed out that thus far no
effort has been made to use even this
means Of artificial stimulus to anything
like important scope. And it is not
believed that any of the more potent
means to imitation will be adopted until
credit expansion has been tried more
vigorously.
Since the reserve resumed open mar
ket operations in March, it is shown,
its additions to holdings of Govern
ments have not been by any means
substantial particularly since the early
part Of July.
More liberal purchases designed to
boost bank reserves and drive funds
In search of employment are being an
ticipated as nearby development
Evening star., 1933-08-17


down the long en-
trance hall Huff
kins Informed them
that he had been
alone in the house
for the last two
days; that the 9TH
er servants had
been given a vaca-
ton as Mrs. Loom
is, a widow, had
gone to Europe.
where's t h e
body?" Kelley de-
manded.
In here, sir" ="
Hufkins replied,
opening a door on
Evening star., 1933-08-17

their right.
The professor curiously glanced at it
then began to inspect the room minute
ly. From waste basket he picked
scraps of q letter one of which read,
''your daughter and her mother will
:" and there it ended He sought
In vain for the envelope in which the
letter came while Kelley was question
ing the butler.
"You mean to tell me you've never
seen this man before?" the inspector
thundered. How did he get here?
And, you didn't hear the two shots that
killed him?"
The butler replied in the negative and
said that on opening the room that
morning he was amazed to see a man
he did not recognize lying sprawled in
front Of the freplace-deadl That he
had disturbed nothing and had imme-
diately called the police.
WELL Fordney murmured to him
self; there's one clue at least THIS
letter was undoubtedly addressed to a
man" {
(For Solution See Page g.
Perhaps you have a story or problem
you would like to submit to Prof. Ford
ney. If so, send it to him care OF this
paper He will be delighted to re-
ceiye IT,
Evening star., 1933-08-17
M | fNu t E
|l'NXSTERy
Can Can You, @3b
SOLWNZe@T
BY H. A. RIPLEY.

BY H. A. RIPLEY.
"HE door of Mrs. Noven LOOMS
house was opened to Prof. Ford
ney and Inspector Kelley by a
i short, thin, bird-like man with
a brown beard. He announced
himself as Huffkins the butler.
"Odd-looking character for butler"
thought Fordney. Never have seen
one with q beard before"
Evening star., 1933-08-17

open Untl 9:3U f.N., FT1uay and Saturday
page exciting bargains There
thrilling advertisement You'll find special
every department guiding Plenty of free parking
parking lot Come for of these items
limited in quality
The Washington times., 1933-12-22

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Crane
Wilbur's fervent interest in the
stage career of beautiful Leneta
Lane, former leading lady of the
National Players, w hin g t on
stock company, was based largely
on the actor and playWright'S ro-
mantle desires, rather than any
histrionic urgingS, his wife re-
vealed yesterday.
And so Mrs Beatrice Blinn
Wilbur, who is living at the Ho-
tel St. Moritz, went into Supreme
Court and filed a separation suit,
with her request for 500 a week
alimony and $1,000 counsel fees to
be argued today before Justice
Edward S. Dore.
In an affidavit submitted by
her attorney, Monroe M. Gold
stein, the wife asserts that Miss
Lane was given her big start to-
ward success in Cradle Call" a
play written and directed by viii.
bur. She said:
"His attention, to her grew
into infatuatiOn, and his con.
duct toward me became more
The Washington times., 1933-12-22

neglectfuI and acutely abusive.
"He frankly confessed he was
in love with her, and, much as
I tried to diSsuade him, he was
determined to leave me. We
had many quarrels on her &C
count. Finally, my husband
told me he was going to quit
me forever"
The complaining wife declared
that since the actor-playwright
abandoned" her on March l,
1881, he has been constantly in
the company of the actress she
blames for collapse of her TO
nance. When Wilbur went to
California a year ago. the fair
Leneta followed him there, the
wife alleges.
The latter, whose latest play,
Half Way to He'll" is now in
rehearsal. is out on $4,000 bail for
failure to pay back alimony of
$4,000, agreed upon at the time
of the estrangement.
His attorney, Abner Ruben
announced that his client will Wig
orouSly oppose the motion.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
K|DNAP STORY.
LEADS To RAID

HAGERSTOWN, Dec. 22.-Fed-
eral agents raided the farm home
of Russell Clark. near here, early
today and seized a whisky blend
ing and alcohol cutting plant and
a large amount of the finished
product.
Clark and Albert Huntzberry.
an employe, were found in Ken
sington early yesterday morning.
They told police they had been
kidnapped from their home by
holdup men who stole much Of
their liquor.
Agents said they seized 828
gallons of liquor stored away In
kegs.
Clark and Huntzberry, and
Waverly c. Clark, brother OF
Russell, have been cited to ap-
pear before a United States
Commissioner in Hagerstown.
They were not at the farm at
the time of the raid.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22

sons who have just gone back
to work. ]
President Roosevelt's personal
presents will be packed in three
big laundry hampers, and will be
taken into his bedroom Christmas
morning to be opened by him.
The" family's gifts will not be
distributed until return from
church services.
Two Sons Absent
A large Christmas tree will be
placed at the east end of the hall
way on the second floor. Mrs.
Roosevelt and Mrs. Dali will deco
rate it.
Christmas dinner will be fea-
tured by a big turkey gobbler sent
by an admirer in North Carolina.
James and Elliot, first and second
sons of the President, will not be
present.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
TRACK S|FTS
PAINTING OF
HORSE
Charles Town Animals Iden.
tity Waits on Cleansing
BY State Officials
Bv PADDOCK

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, Dec.
22.-In an effort to determine
the Identification of the paint
ed'' horse now being held in stall
No. % of barn 3, DR.. Hendry
j. Mccarthy, of Baltimore, vet
ernarian on all Maryland tracks
as we'll as for the West Virginia
racing commission, has gone to
Johns Hopkins Hospital, where
he will procure a solution with
which he hopes to cleanse the
thoroughbred and thus determine
his Identification.
Stewards Edward j. Brennan
and John Purcell Turner, the
former the official steward for
the West Virginia racing commits
sion. visited the "painteds horses
gtalr today. e
's3s Not q TwO-Year-Old ..assgz
The only conclusion they came
to is that he is not q two-year-
old. However, they hope to have
something definite on the thor
oughbred as soon as DR.. Nc
Carthy returns from Baltimore
and washes the horse thoroughly.
The stewards are confident they
nipped a ringing" plot in the
bud. After being questioned, M.
Krock, who paid $156 for the
supposedly Hustle Over" in the
recent sale held in the paddock,
disappeared from town.
Arthur Hullcoat, who formerly
trained Mate for A. C. BoStwick,
Of New York, and who was listed
as trainer for the painted"
horse, is still on the grounds. He
has made several unsuccessful at
tempts to get in touch with
Krock, who hired him as trainer.
Hullcoat has several of his own
horses on the grounds and they
will be moved later to Miami, Fla.
Sold Several Days Ago
When the sale was held several
days ago, an old negro walked the
painted" horse into the paddock,
saying he brought him over from
Berryville, Va, to be sold. After
turning the supposedly Hustle
CONTINUED on Page 2; Col. y
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
Gold, And Not Silver,
To Fix Dollar Value

LONDON, Dec. % Q.N.S0-
Despite the launching Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's silver purchasing
and coinage program, London
bullion dealers today expressed
the belief the international value
Of the dollar still will be con-
trolled by the daily gold price. The
price of silver was expected to be
increased slightly at this after
Moons rate fixing meeting, since
several buying inquiries reached
London from India at an early
hour.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
FILM BOOKING
ASSA|LED BY .
LOWELL
Ex-Harvard Head Tells Why
He Rejected Movie Authority
Position Under the NRA

STON, Dec. %. G.N.S0
Objections to the practice Of
lock-booking and blind buying
in the motion picture industry,
which he held to be monopolistic,
together with the fact that he
was given no vote, caused DIR.
A. Lawrence Lowell, president
emeritus of Harvard University,
to decline presidential appoint
ment as the third member Of the
moving picture code authority,
he announced today.
Breaking a long,standing pre-
cedent by inviting the press to
his home, DR.. Lowell made public
the correspondence between him.
self and officials Of the National
IRE ecovery Administration in
Washington, which disclosed th9t
M Lowell had never accepted
ointpaHnta to the commit
tee, Of which Marie DresS1er and
Eddie Cantor were the other
members.
Explains Position
DR.. Lowell said he had not
accepted because he did not
know Of the appointment until
he received a telegram from Sol
A. Rosenblatt, Deputy NRA Ad.
ministrator, informing him of the
first meeting.
DR.. Lowell. in making public
the series of four letters, stated
he did so because Gen. Hugh S.
johnson, administrator, had
"given the press a part of the
reasons for my declining" and
that Il feel justified in giving
out the rest by publishing the
whole correspondence.
In his first letter, that in reply
to the telegram from Rosenblatt,
DR.. Lowell had termed the busi-
ness methods of the five leading
motion picture companies "a
controlling grip upon the busi-
neSS'.'
Sought by Roosevelt
In his\ first letter to the NRA.
DR.. Lowell wrote:
"This mOnOpOlistic practice,
based on bIOck-bOOking and
blind buying, many Of us asked
to have checked by the motion
picture code; but instead of
that, it has been given a Ger.
tain legal sanction; and hence
the position on the code au.
thOrity, which feel constrained
to decline, is virtually that of a
powerful OnlOOker at conduct
which we can neither change
nor improve. Moreover, it is
expressly provided that he has
q voice but no vote"
In reply, General Johnson apol-
ogized to DR.. Lowell for the over
sight at not having sent notifica-
tion of the appointment to the
authority. He said that President
Roosevelt had requested the ap-
pointment.
The johnson letter pointed out
that the objections to block-book-
ing, which DR.. Lowell termed
monopolistic, had been held to be
not monopolistic by the Federal
court,
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
Trade Boom Seen
In Silver EdiCt

Early improvement Of foreign
trade was expected today as the
result Of President Roosevelt's
proclamation ratifying the Lon
don silver agreement, providing
for limited production Of the
metal and it's increased use as q
medium of exchange.
AS q result of Mr.. RooSevelt's
action, the price Of silver newly
mined in the United States Is
fixed at 64.5 cents an ounce, or
21.5 cents above the price quoted
for bar silver at New York at the
close Of yesterdays market.
Ratio Of 16 to /
The decree, it was pointed out.
will tend Immediately to improve
trade conditions with China and
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
GRAIN RISE
FOLLOWS
LEADS Of
METALS
ST a Bale Added to Price of
Cotton As Commodities
Show General Bulge

NEW YORK. Dec. % GN.S).
President Roosevelts silver procla'
nation brought a spectacular re-
versal in all speculative markets
today after their wide open break
earlier in the week.
Stocks scared 81 to $40 a share
at the opening under a buying
wave which sent the high speed
ticker behind.
Silver mining shares, led by U.
s. Smelling and Federal Smelling,
led the upturn. Heavy profit
taking developed on the bulge and
gold. liquor and utility stocks
moved down substantially.
Silver the Leader
sssAs4 sSSiillNeR 1swass the leader of COM
modities, scoring gains running to
more than 200 points in all fu.
lures, or more than 2 cents an
ounce. The maximum gain per.
mitted in one day is 3 cents an
ounce.
Wheat was equally sensational,
with opening gains up to 5 cents
bushel, scored by the July deliv-
cry. Other futures jumped 3 to 4
cents a bushel, while big gains
were scored by rye, corn and oats.
Cotton spurted 81 a bale and other
commodities staged a substantial
improvement.
Dollar Weakened
The dollar was weakened by the
inflationary implications of the
Administrations new step, though
supported by the action of the Re-
construction Finance Corporation
in holding it's gold price at $34.06
an ounce.
The pound sterling crossed $50
for a rise of more than 2 cents,
while French francs rose four
points to 6.1O1a cents, giving the
dollar a value we'll above 64 cents,
against 6068 cents based on the
RFC gold price.
Rail Shares Up
The railroad shares also turned
up with gains in Atchison, New
York Central. Lackawanna and
Southern Railway running to more
than point.
The utility shares were the out
standing laggards in the move
ment, showing only fractional
gains, with trading light.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
JOHNSON RAPS
CWA PAY RATE
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
Discrepancies betwee mini
mum wages paid under NRA
codes and those paid by the CWA
were branded perfectly absurd"
today by Recovery Administrator
Hugh S.. Johnson.
johnson said he had protested
the discrepancies to Federal Re
lief Administrator Harry L. Hop
kinS. He indicated that Hopkins
had not been convinced that the
CWA scale should be lowered to
the NRA code level. Hopkins has
stated that the CWA wage scales
were set at mere decent subSiSt-
ence levels"
An instance of these discrepan-
cies was the payment by the CWA
Of 10 cents an hour to workers
in the lumber industry, whereas
under the NRA codes a minimum
of "a cents an hour had been set.
Describing the CWA wages as
practically a DOLE" nson
said:
eve have q perfectly absurd
situation here. 1 could cite
more flagrant discrepancies, but
there Is no point in that.
81 take the position that the
setting of minimum wages by q
Federal relief agency like the
CWA at levels higher than
those permitted under NRA
codes creates an anomaly and
puts an unfair competitive bur-
den on American industrialistS
competing for business"
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
$4,000 Letters, kilograms
Flood White House Daily

From all over the United States
and from foreign countries cards,
kilograms, letters and packages
are pouring into the White House
in the greatest deluge ever ex-
pefienced there at Christmas
time.
For the past 10 days, the mail
and telegraph offices have been
handling about $4,000 pieces or
kilograms daily.
So great has been the task of
sorting and attending to this
mass Of correspondence that two
rooms in the State, War and
Navy Building have been taken
over and a force Of clerks in
stalled to aid in handling it.
1000 Are Regular
In the basement Of the execu-
tive offices another force is work
ing on the mail. Ira Smith,
White House mail clerk, said that
of the $4,000 pieces of mail and
kilograms being received daily.
about 1000 might be classified
as the regular daily presidential
mail.
Mr.. Roosevelt is receiving about
ten times the usual number Of
gifts sent to occupants Of the
White House.
Small Gifts
This year, however, they are
smaller and less expensive than is
usual, indicating that they are
c0nainU in nnanv rasaS from mar.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
Museum in NeuU York
AWaits LiNdy Plane

NEW YORK, Dec. % Q.N.S).
Preparations were being made to-
day to move the big seaplane in
which Col. and Mrs. Charles A.
Lindbergh this week completed
their 29,0O0-mile air journey over
four continents to the American
Museum of Natural History. It
will be installed as the focal point
Of the exhibits in the new hall
of ocean life.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
.S470,00Q,0O0.
ESTIMATED
. U,S,PROF|T
Drys Succeed In Contest for
High Levy; States Lose
Share of Totals
international News Service

Taxes estimated by committee
experts to yield $470, 900 900 a year
on liquor, beer and wine were ten
tatively approved today by the
House Ways and Means Commit
tee.
BY the vote of 13 Democrats,
with nine Republicans voting pres
ent, the committee agreed upon
Q tax Of 50 a gallon on whisky
and other liquors.
The decision to tax liquor 81 q
gallon was a victory for high-tax
advocates. The present rate Is
$1.10 a gallon.
A tax Of IS a barrel on all beer
was voted by the committee, The
present rate is S. on 81 per cent
beer and SO barrel on beer OF
higher alcohol Ecentaee.
May Yteld 00a 0|a9 ,....x...
The proposed So tax Is variouSly
estimated to yield from $185. .0O0.-
600 to $3.50, 100000 during the
first year.
The rate Of tax is substantially
that recommended by the Pres1-
dents interdepartmental commit
tee, which proposed tax Of $3.50
q gallon, with 20 per cent to be
returned to States if they agreed
to abandon their own gallonage
taxes.
CONSUMPTION of liquor during
the first year after repeal has
been estimated at from IS to 14O
million gallons, depending to .
large extent on the progress OF
business recovery,
Drys Demanded Share
Although the Administration ia
vored the plan of offering the
States a share Of the liquor reVe-
nue. If they abandoned their own
Rallonage taxes, complications de-
veloped when representatives OF
dry States demanded share OF
the revenue.
The Presidents interdepart-
mental committee recommended
that only those States producing
and consuming liquor be given a
share, since the dry States lack
the power to tax liquor.
A minority Of the Ways and
Means Committee fought to keep
the tax down to $3.50 to SITS a
gallon, arguing a higher tax would
mean continued high prices o.
LIQUOR. Dry members Of the COM
mittee, however, demanded the
higher tax.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
Dynamite Cap Blast
DiSfiQureS Girl, 8

COAL CREEK, Colo, Dec. %
G.N.S0.-Physicians said today
that Estella Lubya, 8, would be
disfigured for life from injuries
received when a dynamite cap
exploded in her hands. The child
picked up the cap thinking it was
q lipstick and rubbed 1t against
her mouth.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
RObber Kills Man,
wife. Then Escapes

ST. LOUIS, Dec. % dN.SJ.
Charles j. Abeln, A, president Of
a chain Of local tobacco and cigar
stores, and his wife, Mrs. Anna
Abeln, 42, were shot to death to-
day by q robber who made futile
attempt to rob Abeln Of more than
$4,000 in store receipts. The killer
ESCAPED,
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
WOOdin's Condition
Continues Better

TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. % Q.N.S).
Condition Of William H. Woodin,
Secretary of the Treasury on
leave of absence, improved today
with his temperature returning
to normal, hospital physicians re-
ported.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
HOOUers to Spend
Xmas at Stanford

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal,
Dec. % Q.N.S) ).-Former Presi-
dent Herbert Hoover and Mrs.
Hoover will spend the Christmas
holidays in their campus home
this year for the first time in
several seasons.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
AUTQ|ST FINDS
MAN HANGING

An unidentified man was dis
covered hanging on a cross bar of
a billboard on the Maryland State
highway between Contee and
Muirkirk by a passing automo-
boiliSt shortly after noon today.
r. B. Mccall of Garfield Ave-.
HyattSville, Md, said that he no.
ticed the man as he came up a
short grade. The billboard sets
back off the road at the top of
the hill. Mccall said at first he
thought the man was working
there but the strange posture at
tracted him and he stopped and
found the body.
The man was white and about
six feet tall.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
PRICE OF GOLD STANDS

The price Of newly mined gold
remained unchanged at $34.O6
per ounce today, the r. F. C. an
nounced.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-02-15

ZAPORA Lsays cave Seattle Arrive rive Juneau a Leave ave 'ansa' % Calling Chcago Hoonan Tenaxee Alexander wock Craig, Ketchikan. trip of only
 Round trip to Seattle $50 Low
 WILLS NAVIGATION A MORGAN. Agent
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-02-15
VALENTINE TEA HAD
 LARGE ATTENDANCE

5 The Valentine tea given in the Church Hall yesterday afternoon and evening by the Ladies Guild of Trinity Cathedral was a com plete success according to the members of the Guild
 z Much fun was caused by the quaint manner in which admission was charged. Each guest was charged by the waist measure saert, one cent an inch, but judg ing by the very satisfactory re- ceipts no one was too vain to give theS correct measure, according to the committee.
 Mrs. c. E. Rice wished to ex press the appreciation of members of the Guild for the generous patronage both in the afternoon and evening.
 During the evening both bridge and whist were played by num- Der of the guests through the ma- jority spent the evening visiting.