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ALL FUNCTIONS BANNED

WASHINGTON, D. c. March IA, Formal social functions have been banned by Mrs. F. D. Roose- welt and wives of the Cabinet members for an indefinite period. They announced that this is not a time to be thinking of social shows in view of the economic and un- employment situation.
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AT A STANDSTILL

HOLLYWOOD, March 14,-Mo- tion picture cameras are at a standstill today and all studios closed for the day while conferenc- es are being held between all members and classes of the film organization and labor union lead CTS
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II. $. WILL JOIN

WASHINGTON, D. C., March II, The State Department announc- ed it's acceptance of the invitation from the League Of Nations to join the committee of 21 in discussions regarding the Sino-Japanese con- flict.
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MANY SECURING WORK

ST. LOUIS, March 14,-Traffic was held up in this city Monday when thousands of unemployed rushed to brewery offices seeking employment and hundreds were promised work.
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ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE

SAN FRANCISCO, March I4,- The San Francisco and Los Ange- les Chamber of Commerce have sent 9 joint resolution to Congress asking that light wines be included in the beer repeal bill.
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A FEW MILES SHORT

CAPE TOWN, s. A., March 14,- Victor Smith, young South African aviator, who sought to lower Amy Johnson Mollison's flight, record from London to Cape Town, was forced down within 150 miles of his destination and with a new mark we'll in hand.
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CALIFORNIA STRIKE

PLACERVILLE, Calf, March 14, Discovery of a gold vein with an estimated minimum of $5,000 per ton of ore was reported here by Arthur Seymore, operator of the Lockout mine, nine miles from PlacerVilfe: - = =
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FACED FIRING SQUAD

LONDON, March IA, --Tian Lan- van, Manchurian bandit leader convicted of murdering Mrs. Hell en Woodruff, wife of a British American tobacco official, has been executed by a firing squad, said an exchange telegraph dispatch from Harbin, Manchuria.
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THE FIRST TRANSFER

NEW YORK, March 14,-Sa1e of a New York curb exchange membership at $3,500 up $1,00O from, the previous transaction, was announced. This was the first transfer of a security market membership since prior to the general banking holiday.
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WHEAT. UP ONE CENT

p, WINNIPEG, Man, March 13.- Wheat increased one cent here to a new high for the week on buying by Vancouver and Chicago inter ests. May wheat. closed at 523-8, July 53 1-2.
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ASSASSINATION PLOT

MUNICH, Bavaria, March IA Police announced yesterday that Count Anton Arco had been ar rested and had confessed to pre- parations for an attempt to kill Chancellor Adolf Hitler. Count Arco killed Bavaria's Socialist Pre- mier, Kurt ESiner, in February, 1919.
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APPLE RARRAGE

BELLINGHAM, March 1.-Two men were routed from robbing a grocery store when the proprietor's wife, Mrs. Fred Wright, surprised them and drove them off with a barrage of fresh apples.
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EXPEDITION LOST SHIP

PORSANGER FORD, Norway, March 1.-The Arctic expedition of Capt. R. Larson is reported to have lost their ship and 50 Eskimo dogs. Details were meagre.
Evening star., 1933-12-30
PENNSY REC[[%;!!ES
S77,0lO,0(lD LOAN
Money Will Be Used to EIeC.
trify Road Between D. C.
and Philadelphia.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Ickes and representatives
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad late yester-
day signed a contract for a $4,000 900
loan to the carrier from the Public Works
fund for electriication work between
Philadelphia and the Capital. and for
1000 new freight cars and 100 electric
locomotives.
The company originally had been
granted 1000, 900, but did not require
all of the money because of change
in plans.
Signing of the loan contract was de-
layed because Of discussions with the
Public Works Administration over wage
rates. The Pennsylvania agreed to pay
unskilled labor not less than SIS week
and it was agreed that for the electric
locomotives built by outside manufac-
turers wages and hours of labor of those
companies employees would be governed
by N. r. A. codes.
Public Works officials estimated more
than 100000 man hours of labor
would be created by the work, de-
scribed as the largest private con-
struction job In the country
This loan creates employment and
purchasing power from coast to coast"
Secretary Ickes said after the signing.
1.-THE Pennsylvania will call thousands
Of its men back to work in the shops
and on the right of way
Work can begin Immediately, for the
Pennsylvania has plans and schedules
Of work prepared and is resuming con-
struction on a job that is partially COM
| pleted and which 1t was compelled to
suspend because Of economic condi-
tions."
Evening star., 1933-12-30
WEATHER INCREASES
OVERCOAT THEFTS
$14o Cash Reported Taken-Fill-
ing Station Manager Bound
by Robbers.

Robberies in which thieves obtained
loot valued at more than $40 are
under investigation by police. Over
coats outnumbered all the other articles
probably because Of the frigid wealth
er, police pointed out.
Robberies were reported by the fol-
lowing:
Guy A. Legg, managed Of filling
station at Fourteenth and D streets
southwest, robbed of $40 by two men
who bound his wrists with radio wire
William H. Sonerville, West Philadel-
phia. Pa, who was In the station with
Legg, was not molested by the bandits
both of whom were armed.
Charles j. Crosby, perfumery valued
at Stat, stolen from a showcase In
his drug store. at North Capitol and
streets.
Charles Foster taxicab driver, robbed
Of S440 by two colored flares"
Overcoats were reported stolen by
Charles Shorter. 1909 L street; M. A
Martin. 30O8 Eleventh street; Edward
A. Dwyer, 724 Shepherd street; MAJ
Levin. 1438 Meridian place; Eddie
Frazier, 1920 Kingman place; Thoma:
Sheedy, 800 L street, and Dora Bell, 92l
Nineteenth street, who also reported
theft of $100.
Evening star., 1933-12-30
Deciding Parentage
ByBIOOd Test Ruled
Out by High Court
South Oak. Supreme Tri-
bundI Establishes Prece-
dent in FatherhOOd Case.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSs.
PIERRE, S. Oak, December so
Blood tests as a means Of determining
parentage were rejected yesterday by
South Dakotas Supreme Court. The de-
cision was the first on this point by a
court of last resort in the United States,
the court said:
The court affirmed the conviction Of
Clement Damn in Minnehaha County
on a charge Of an offenSe against an
adopted daughter
Damn had based his appeal partly on
the ground that the trial court erred
by refusing to order blood test which
he requested in an effort to prove he
was not the father of the daughter s
child
"" 1t does not sufficiently appear
from the record in this case" said the
opinion of Judge Dwight Campbell,
that modern medical science is agreed
upon the transmissibility Of blood char
acteristics to such an extent that it can
be accepted as an unquestioned scientific
fart that if the blood groupings of the
parents are known the blood group of
the offspring can be necessarily de-
termined, or that if the blood groupings
of the mother and child are known 1t
can be accepted as a positively estab-
lished scientific fact that the blood
group Of the father could not have been
a certain specific characteristic group.
Evening star., 1933-12-30
COSTIGAN TO OFFER
ANTI-LYNCHING BILL
Measure Will Provide Penalties
for Officers Who Permit Mobs
to Take Prisoners.

An anti-lynching bill providing penal
ties for peace officers who permit per-
sons in their custody to be lynched. will
be introduced in the coming Congress
by Senator CoStigan. Democrat, of Col
orado. Walter White, secretary to the
National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, said yesterday
there was considerable support in the
South for this measure"
The measure would give the Federal
Government authority to act when
States and counties refused, failed or
neglected to prosecute lynchers. Peace
officers who permitted jails to be broken
and prisoners lynched would be subject.
if found guilty, to penalties Of not more
than five years imprisonment or q
IS 900 fine, or both.
Senator Wagner. Democrat. Of New
York, who said yesterday this bill will
have my most active support" made
public a letter in which he said some
officers of the law have connived with
mass murder and some high public off,
cials have condoned it,
Evening star., 1933-12-30
.LYDDANE: IS NAMED
|. DEPUTY COLLECTOR
Veteran EmpIoye of D. C. to
Fill Place Vacated by
Death of Clark.

Stephen B. Lyddane, employe of the
District government for rs years, will
become deputy collector Of taxes Tues
day, filling the vacancy created by the
recent death of William D. Clark, jr
His appointment, recommended by
Tax Collector Chatham M. Towers, was
approved yesterday by the District Com
missioners In making the first regular
executive appointment the city heads
accorded promotions to five men in Dis
trict service.
Lyddane, who entered District service
in August, 1908, has been cashier in the
tax collectors Office He will receive a
salary of $4,000 as deputy collector.
Frederick w. Baumann, a District
employe since 1910, was promoted to
the post of cashier. at salary of 1900.
Wade H. Pembroke was promoted to
assistant cashier, Charles M. Sabins to
the post of bailiff, and John D. Padgett
to the position of clerk and bank mes
Senger.
The changes were authorized by
President Roosevelt, as required under
the economy law.
The Commissioners also assigned Maj
Paul A. Hodgson, assistant engineer
commissioner, to take over the duties of
the director of construction, as a result
of the departure last night Of Harold
w. Baker, who resigned the post to be-
come city manager of Rochester, N. Y
Pending appointment of a new mu
nicipal architect, the Commissioners as
signed C. B. MCGreW, chief inspector OF
construction of the architects Office, as
acting municipal architect, as a tenn
porary measure. for the purpose of au-
thenticating papers in connection with
contracts.
Evening star., 1933-12-30
THREE TRIAL BOARD
ALTERNATES NAMED
Commissioners Appoint Trio to Sit
on Schleichert and Bauer
Bribery Cases.

Three additional police officials were
named yesterday by the District Com
miSsioners as alternateS on the Police
Trial Board in a move to provide for
trial Of Pvts. H. G. Bauer and Rudolph
Schleichert, which twice has been halt
ed by disqualification of members of the
board.
The Commissioners, on recommenda-
tion Of Mai. Ernest w. Brown, super
intendent of police, named as the alter
mates inspectors James F. Beckett and
Benjamin A. Lamb and Capt. Richard
H. Mansfield, head of the ninth precinct.
Bauer and Schleichert are accused OF
accepting bribe and of conduct un-
becoming an officer They had been
acquitted of bribery charge in Crimi-
nal Court. When the Trial Board case
opened Wednesday, Elwood H. Seal, as
sistant corporation counsel. challenged
the right of Inspector William G. Stott
and Capt. Maurice Collins to sit in the
case because they had expressed opin-
ions on the case.
The next day Captains j. A. Sullivan
and Joseph Morgan eliminated them
selves from the board and defense at
torneyS challenged the right of Capt.
Edward J. Kelly. third precinct, because
he had heard the case the preceding
day.
Evening star., 1933-12-30
SCHOOL SITE FUND
MAY Be REQUESTED
Hazen Indicates Plea May Be
Made for Jefferson Junior
High.

Congress may be asked by the District
Commissioners for an appropriation OF
Sl50,000 for the purchase of the re-
mainder of the site needed for the pro-
posed jefferson Junior High School in
Southwest Washington. Commissioner
Melvin c. Hazen indicated yesterday.
Funds for the acquisition of the re-
mainder of the property bounded by
Seventh. Eighth, H and 1 streets south
west have lapSed twice because of fall
ure of negotiations for purchase of the
land. involved.
Schaffer Made Plea.
few days ago John M Schaffer,
president of the Southwest Washington
Citizens Association, presented a plea
TO the Commissioners for an early set
tlement of the long controversy on the
purchase price so that the building
construction could be started. Funds
for starting the building are available.
George E Sullivan, attorney for john
son & Wimsatt, Inc, owners of por-
tion of the site needed, yesterday placed
a formal request before the board that
funds be made available before any at
tempt is made to resume negotiations.
He said his client would not decline to
entertain negotiations if an appropria-
ton not restricted to the johnson &,
WimSatt holdings is obtained.
Cites Dollar Depreciation.
He suggested also that the Commits
sioners seek to find another suitable
location, since the claim has been made
that a different site could be found at
a lower figure than that asked for his
clients property.
Sullivan also argued that the value oi
The dollar has deprecated considerably
in discussing a compromise of s185, 900
once reached for the needed land
purchase.
Evening star., 1933-12-30

ankles with my handkerchief as best
I could. Nevertheless, was most un-
comfortable, as the early morning hour
was chilly.
"On my way back to the house I
happened to notice a woman's heel cap
lying on the cement driveway. Slip
ping it into my vest pocket, :! con-
tinued looking in vain for further
clues and was just about to give up
the search when suddenly I saw an
other object that drew my attention.
st stared down at it for q moment
and Just as I was about to pick 1t up
there came a."
May I interrupt, professorf" asked
Bert Merrill.
Fordney nodded.
"Your story can't be true" the stu
dent commented. II learned that from
studying the Hanson case. You see
"AIl right, Merril," hastily tnter1ected
the professor. How many OF you otner
fellows agree with Bert? Give me your
answers. Quickly, nowl"
WHAT Is YOURS?
For Solution See Page AS.
Perhaps you have Q story or problem
YOU would like to submit to Prof. Ford
rley. II 50. send 1t to him care tins
paper. He will be delighted TO re-
cetve 1t.
Evening star., 1933-12-30
ASSOCIATED PRESS
EXECUTIVE RETIRES
E. J. Cox Was One of First to Use
Typewriter to Copy Tele-
graph News.
By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, December 30.-Ed-
ward J. Cox, 70, veteran Associated
Press editor, writer and telegrapher, re-
tired today after nearly 49 years OF
continuous active service with the Or
ganization.
His service dated from the inaugura-
ton of a single Morse wire circuit
among IL cities of the East and Mid
west on April l, 1885, when he joined
the Cleveland Office Of the then West
ern Associated Press as a telegraph
operator.
He was one of the first Morse men
to use a typewriter to take down the
wire report, often relating that the late
Addison c. Thomas, superintendent at
Chicago. found an operator using the
typewriter at Nashville and was so en-
thusiastic about it that he introduced
the innovation throughout the system.
Mr.. Cox was day manager Of the
editorial staff in the New York of1ce
under Melville e. Stone. He was trans
ferred In 1906 to the Baltimore bureau
as manager, position he held for 20
years.
Evening star., 1933-12-30
5PRNATES NAMED
TO NEW PRECINCT
Police Capt. Bobo to Get
Men January 1-Other
Shifts Announced.

Fifty-five privates have been assigned
to the re-established fifth police pre-
cinct under Capt. James z. Bobo, ef.
fective January l.
Police Supt. Brown had announced
the names Of the two ueutenants and
the three sergeants to serve under Capt.
Bobo when the reorganization of the
old fourth and fifth precincts was made
public on December 18. The re-estab-
lished fifth precinct headquarters, at
Fifth and E streets southeast, had been
occupied before the reorganization by
the fourth precinct.
In addition to the personnel for the
newly re-estabhshed precinct in the
Southeast section, Mai Brown also an
nounced yesterday more than a score of
routine transfers in the department.
Included among them are the transfer
OF Lieut.. Emil DeSch from administra-
tive headquarters to the eleventh pre-
cmct; Lieut.. L. D. Redman from No 6
precinct to administrative headquarters
as night inspector, and of Lieut. w c.
Balderson from the tenth to the sixth
precinct. Acting Lieut.. N o. Holmes
was ordered transferred from admin
strative headquarters to the tenth pre-
SAiNS' 4AlC cl1tCIlNt JANUARY
l. at am, also include the following:
List Of Transfers.
Sergt. w. H Bailey, from fourth TO
tenth precinct.
Sergt. T. T. Heffernan, from Traffic
Bureau to seventh precinct.
Pvt. E. L. Musselman, from seventh
to fourth precinct.
Pvt. H. c. Huffman. from fourth to
third precinct.
Pvt. Charles F. Swan from third to
fourth precinct
Pvt. E. P Tucker, from fourth to
third precinct.
Pvt. C. R. Blick, from Administrative
Headquarters to sixth precinct.
Pvt. c. D. Schamp from admins
trative headquarters to sixth precinct.
Pvt. John Auffenberg from admins
trative headquarters to third precinct.
Pvt. S. F. Gravely from third to ninth
precinct.
Pvt. H H Prince from third precinct
to Traffic Bureau, mounted on motor
cycle.
Pvt. William B Sparks from Traffic
Bureau, foot patrol to Traffic Bureau,
mounted on motor cycle.
Pvt. Richard T. Conklin from Traffic
Bureau, foot patrol, to Traffic Bureau,
mounted on motor cycle
Pvt. H. L. Pilling from fourth to third
precinct.
Pvt. C. r Roberts from third to
fourth precinct.
Personnel OF Precinct.
The personnel of the fifth precinct
follows: PvtS Harvey Barefoot, W. E
Bracey, c. R. Burr, J. 7. Bowers, L.
A. Craig, T M Carter, A. G. Contes,
c. D. Cunningham. H. v. Covell, NJ.
J. Engle, w. B. Edwards. E. L. Eu-
banks, ]. A. F1eishhauer. D. A. Cour-
ley, R. F. Harper, w. T. Hayden, D.
F Heard, J. A. Hebrew, J. J. Hen
nesSey, J. l. Hicks. c. E. James, R. J.
James, w. E. Laux, F M Marple. D.
G. Matthews, ]. G. Middleton, J. j.
O'Donovan, P. w. Nicholson, John
O'Connel, J. E. ONeal, c. P. Paul,
H. L. Pearson, R. J. Poquette, R. c.
Redding. c. o. Rouse, E H. Sennett,
G. B. Shoemaker, E. ]. Spence, E. NJ.
Strong. L. G. Scripture. Watson Salk-
eld. B. F. Spittle, Thomas Smithson,
L. E. Skies. R. ]. Thompkins, W. C.
Truesdell, Howard Venable, H. w.
Whitlow, E. v. VIII, w v. Wolfe,
Thomas O'Donnell, w. D. Perry. R. j.
Kirby, F. L. Arlington, F. NJ. Nc
Weary, E. V. Watts.
Evening star., 1933-12-30
AIDS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
DtstDiet Building and Loan Head

District Building & Loan Association.
has been appointed honorary chairman
Of the District of Columbia for the
membership campaign Of the United
States Building and Loan League, 1t be-
came known here today.
The position carries with 1t RESPONSE
bility for bringing all the 26 building
and loan associations in the District Of
Columbia into substantial cooperation
with the national program for these
thrift and home-fnancing institutions.
Mr.. Quinter will be assisted by cam
paigners in the most important centers
Of building and loan activity in the
District. Their appointments will be
made in a few days. To date IT asso-
Citations in the District of Columbia
are members of the league.
Evening star., 1933-12-30
NAVY OBSERVATORY
SCIENTIST RET|RES
John c. Hammond Quits Post
After 35 Years. Service
as Astronomer.

John c. Hammond, astronomer at
the Naval Observatory for 35 years
was retired yesterday-and. although It
was at his own request, he wasn't sure
whether he was glad or sorry.
IT haven't made up my mind just
how I feel about it." he said, taking
a last look at his telescopes and other
scientific devices. II can't help feeling
some regret, of course. but, on the
other hand. I'm just little bit glad
too, that I won't have to do any more
hard work"
Mr.. Hammond, who Is 81. has been
engaged in astronomical work at the
observatory ever since he came to
Washington. A native of Michigan, he
was graduated from that States uni
versity in 1894 and, three years later
the University of Chicago. At the latter
institution he obtained his degree OF
master Of science.
Began Service in 1898.
"An interest in mathematics led me
into astronomy" Mr Hammond said
"All through my college days I was
more interested in mathematics than
In anything else. I followed 1t up In
my postgraduate course, and it was
only natural, I think, that my studies
along that line should lead me into
astronomy. After all, the two go hand
in-hand. you know"
Mr. Hammond began his observatory
service April IL, 1898, in the Nautical
Almanac Department. About two years
later he was transferred to the Observ-
ing Department, where he continued
to work until yesterday. Since 1911
he had been In charge Of the Six.
second Transit Circle Division Of ths
department. In 1918 he was in charge
Of the observatory's solar eclipse ex.
pedition.
His astronomical work has been ex-
tenSive, covering comets, asteroids and
satellites and, more recently, the posi-
tions Of fundamental stars.
Written Numerous Papers.
A member of the American Astrono-
mical Society, Of which he was coun-
cilor in 1880, and Of the Washington
Philosophical Society, Mr.. Hammond
has written numerous papers on astron-
omy and kindred scientific subjects
AS a member of the American Men o1
Science, he directed series OF OBJ
servations at the observatory, which
was favorably commented upon BY
many foreign astronomers.
As a parting gift, Mr.. Hammond!
fellow astronomers gave him golf bae
and a supply Of balls.
II don't know just what I'm goine
to do with all my time from now on,
he said II do know, though, that Tn
going to live in New Market. Va, wher
I'm not too busy playing golf in Wash.
ington."
Evening star., 1933-12-30
NEAR 103D ANNIVERSARY
Home Financing Institution's r
Birthday January 8.

On January 8 the $1,000, ,000,000 saw
ingS, building and loan business in
America will celebrate the 1880 ami
versary of the first home-hnancing in
stttution Of this type. The United
States Building and Loan League Off
GERS in New Year message to member
associations point out that the found
ing Of the first association, the oxford
Provident Building Association of Frank
ford, Pa, was the swift fulhllment OF
New Year resolution made by the
leading citizens Of the village at the
beginning of 1881, to see that the hum
BILE people Of the community had place
to borrow money for home ownership.
From this root some II, 900 associa-
tions have sprung into existence dur
ing the century and three years that
have passed.
Evening star., 1933-12-30
WOMEN'S LEGION POST
GIVEN MILLER TROPHY
Award of Merit Won by Eunice c
Dessez of q. S. S. Jacob Jones
Veterans Group.

The U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post, Amer
lean Legion. has been awarded the Wat
son B. Miller Trophy. it was announced
today The trophy is awarded every
year by the Executive Committee OF the
District Department of the Legion to a
post having a member who has rem
dered conspicuous and unselfish serv-
ice" to the Legion during the period be-
tween department conventions.
This years award was made, it was
explained, in recognition of "the splen-
did work" of Past Comdr. Eunice C.
Dessez as department chairman OF the
Committee on Education of War Or
phans.
The Jones Post is composed of women
who served in the Naval Reserve Force
during the World War.
Evening star., 1933-12-30
s1.25O.OOO for Oil Company.

LOS ANGELES, December 80 R.-
Authorization for payment Of $l,250, 900
to the Associated Oil Co. as one Of the
fnal steps in reorganization plans of
the Sunset-Pacific Oil Co. was granted
yesterday by Federal District Judge
Harry HollZer.
The payment Is part Of the plans for
the Sunset-Pacific ownership to pass to
the Associated Oil Co.