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Evening star., 1933-09-10
FERGUSON SPEAKS
IN RADIO FORUM
Federal Trade Commissioner
to Discuss New Securities
Act Tuesday.

How the new securities act operates
will be discussed by Garland S. Fergu-
son, jr., Federal trade commissioner. in
the National Radio Forum Tuesday.
September IL, at $50 pm, Eastern
standard time. The National Radio
Forum is arranged by The Washington
Star and broadcast over the network Of
the National Broadcasting Co.
The operation of the securities act,
passed by the special session of Con-
gress as part of the Roosevelt admin
istration's program, is placed by the
act in the hands Of the Federal Trade
Commission
The purpose of the act is to give to
the investing public full information
regarding the securities and the cor
porations issuing them. There is no ef-
fort or intention on the part of the
Government to guarantee any of the
securities listed with the Trade Com
mission. All it seeks to do is to assure
the public that the facts set forth by
the corporations and their prospectus
shall be truthful and that essential
facts shall not be withheld Already
under the terms Of the act a large
number Of securities have been listed
The commission has laid down rules OF
procedure.
Evening star., 1933-09-10
TEACHERS ARE CHANGED
Requirements in St. Marys Are An
nounced by School Head.

Special Dispatch to The Star
LEONARDTOWN, Md, September g.
MISS Lettle Marshall Dent, super
lntendent of the public school system
in St Marys County. today announced
the following changes in the school
teachers list for this year which have
Just been made by the Board of Edu-
cation here
At the Hollywood School Miss Eloise
Buckler Of Calvert County will be the
assistant teacher, taking the place of
Mrs. Elizabeth Birch. resigned
At Compton Miss Bertha Thomas of
Frostburg, Nd. takes the place left
vacant by Miss Jane Harmon, resigned.
In the Great Mills elementary school
Miss Bessie B. Payne of Baltimore. Md,
replaces Mrs. Ruth Judy Johnson, who
has resigned.
Evening star., 1933-09-10
GIRL DIES IN CRASH

CHICAGO, September (R.-Miss
Marion Belcher, 18, of Macon. Ga. was
killed and her sister Paula, 20. was se-
riouSly injured today in collision of
two automobiles at a street intersection
in suburban Tessville. Two men also
were hurt.
The girl died shortly after the acci-
dent from shock. Her sister. who re-
mained unconscious, was severely cut
and burned. Her condition was de-
scribed as grave.
The sisters are the daughters Of Rev
and Mrs. Samuel A. Belcher. Methodist
missionaries to Brazil. They came to
Chicago a few days ago to attend the
Worlds Fair and visit another sister.
Mrs. T. D. Kelly The parents returned
to Brazil recently.
Evening star., 1933-09-10
GIRL ADDS DRAMA +
TO WRECK HEARING
Comes to Aid Of Father. When
Nervousness Makes Cues.
tions Confusing.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HORNELL, N. Y. September 9-The
24-year -old daughter of Martin King,
engineer on the Erie milk train which
crashed into a passenger express at
Binghamton last Tuesday night, killing
IA. came to the defense OF her father
today when he appeared to her to be
confused and nervous on the witness
stand
Elizabeth King, pretty school teacher
at Painted Post, who since her mothers
death has constantly looked out for
dad" frequently interrupted the hear
ing before Inspector A. E. Duffy of the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
ask questions.
Tonight j. w. Graves. superintendent
of the Susquehanna division of the
Erie Railroad. issued statement, in
which he said 1t appeared to him that
Engineer Kings mind. for moment
at least, failed to function normally
this"
Says Signal Lacking.
King again was asked to tell his YER
sion Of what happened, and explained
that his train was running too fast
through a. caution zone because "they
had given me no warning that train
(the wrecked Atlantic Flyer was doing
different than usual" The flyer was
rammed from behind when it stopped
because Of switching operations in
Binghamton yard, something King said
had never happened before.
Miss King listened attentively as John
Mccarthy, engine foreman, testified he
had interviewed King Immediately after
the accident and declared the engineer.
in, 70
collision cause, replied: II got too bold
with the speed and could not stop when
I saw the flagman at the rear end of
No. g.
At this point Miss King rose to ask:
Has any one asked if the same answer
would be given at another time when
the person questioned was not excited
or shaken by remorse?"
Calls Questions Confusing.
Later, with reference to questions
asked by Division Supt j. w. Graves,
she interrupted to say: He has a hard
time understanding your questions and
from observation I would say he under
stands and answers correctly about two
out of five. I haven't seen him since a
short time after the accident, and
know he is still very nervous"
arthur &. Morris, the fagman of the
flyer, recalled to the stand, testified that
the milk train came around a curve a
few seconds before the accident, work
ing steam and working hard"
Graves (to King): DO you feel after
passing that restricted signal at the
tower that you were operating your
train in accordance with the indica.
tons of that signal?"
King: Il was not"
The hearing adjourned. the investi-
gators prepared to go to Susquehanna.
Pa, tomorrow or Monday, to see the
ruined death coach" in the railroad
shops there.
Evening star., 1933-09-10

study q control act. The drys IN
Iowa have contended that the
Legislature is powerless to enact a
control act until the repeal OF the
eighteenth amendment. In Michigan
and Wyoming commissions are now
studying control plans. In New
Hampshire 6 per cent beer and
wine will be legal with repeal. but
no control act affecting sale OF
spirituous liquor has been passed.
d. States yet to vote on the
twenty-first amendment, but which
will be without Statewide prohibi-
ton after the repeal Of the eighteenth
amendment.
l Colorado 4. Maryland
2. New Mexico 5. Pennsylvania
3. Montana 8. Louisiana
Note: Colorado and Montana have
adopted a liquor control act to be
effective upon repeal Of the eigh-
teenth amendment.
Pennsylvania prohibition law will
be automatically repealed with re-
peal of the eighteenth amendment.
The people of New Mexico will vote
September 10 on q liquor control
plan, to be effective upon repeal.
Maryland and Louisiana have no
Statewide prohibition. MARYLAND
has local option, but Gov. Ritchie
is yet to announce plans for study
Or enactment of a new liquor con-
troll act.
F.. states which have not voted on
the twenty-first amendment and
which remain dry by statute or BY
S<.<. constitution at the time OF
the repeal of the eighteenth amend
Evening star., 1933-09-10
DIES OF INJURIES

John Dykus, 81. New York. who was
found unconscious beside the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad tracks at the New York
avenue bridge Thursday, died in Emer-
gency Hospital last night.
Found by James Barron, switch
man, Dykus was believed to have struck
from q moving train.
Evening star., 1933-09-10
May not vote until 1894.
'*Probably will not vote until 1894.

May not vote until 1894.
'@Probably will not vote until 1894.
Control Action Expected.
This classification may be faulty, in
that several of the States will
probably act between now and re-
peal of the eighteenth amendment
to adopt liquor control acts in
place of their State prohibition laws.
But the indications are that pos
sibly half the States will still be
dry with the repeal of the eighteenth
amendment. In Is States-Florida
braska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma,
South Dakota, Texas. Utah. West Vir-
ginia and Wyoming - State prohi-
bition is provided by State constitu-
tional amendment. OF these, three
Ohio, New Mexico and Utah-will hold
elections this year on repeating thu
State constitutional prohibition, but Ii
| the others State constitutional changes
are not anticipated this year.
According to information obtainabl;
in Washington only ten Of the States
Arizona, California, Colorado, Connectl
cut. Delaware, Montana. Nevada, New
Mexico. New York and Rhode Island
have completed their liquor-control act.
at this time, to be effective with repea
of the eighteenth amendment. Three
of these States-Colorado Montana ant
New Mexico have drawn their con
troll acts before acting on national
repeal This number will doubt.
less be increased by the time the eight
eenth amendment Is repealed, as 1t :
assumed that in those States which
have repealed their prohibition law
without adopting substitute contro
plans the Legislature will be called
into special session in time to act OF
plans now under study
The States have been surprisinel.
slow, however, to make their liquo
control plans effective in time to All
ticipate repeal by December S. Ate
the thirty sixth State has voted II
ratify the twenty-first nrDpdment, tn
eighteenth amendment wfEbe repealed
Evening star., 1933-09-10

.State Action Twenty first Amendment.
/. Alabama ..... Ratified. August g.
q Arizona ........ Ratified, Sept. B.
3. Arkansas .. Ratified August 1.
L. California ...... Ratined, July a.
S. Colorado ...... Votes September IL.
6. Connecticut go. Ratified, July II.
7. Delaware ...... Ratified June "a.
8. Florida ........ Votes October 10.
@ failed to act this year.
II. Illinois ......... Ratified July 10.
~ Indiana ....... Ratified June 20.
13. Iowa Ratified July 10.
IA Kansas Special session in September to act
on beer repeal and State const-
Is Kentucky Votes November for delegates to
convention November 81.
Louisiana Gov says special session will be
IT. Maine ......... votes September II.
49, Maryland $500. Votes September 12
ls. Massachusetts, :. Ratified June 2s.
20. Michigan ...... Ratified April 10.
81 Minnesota . Votes September H.
%. Mississippi ..... Legislature meets in 1884
%. Missouri ..... Ratified, August 29.
"a Montana Governor may call session this year
25 Nebraska ...... Votes November 8, 1884
26. Nevada ........ Ratified Sept. s.
27. New Hampshire. Ratified, July IL.
20. New Jersey. 80. Ratified June l.
2s New Mexico ... Votes September 49,
80. New York. Ratified, June 27
81 North Carolina Votes November Z.
80 North Dakota " Legislature failed to act
50 Ohio ......... Votes November 7.
a. Oklahoma Delegates repeal convention nom
mated mot elected) December s;
election to convention probably in
July 1884
So oregon ....'.. Ratified, August 7.
So Pennsylvania :. Votes November T.
81 Rhode Island Ratified May 8.
ss South Carolina Votes November T.
80. South Dakota. Votes November 6, 1884
40 Tennessee Ratified August H.
A. Texas Elected all repeal delegates for
vention, November a.
A. Utah .......... Votes November 7.
... Elected majority repeal delegates to
convention September 49,
a. Virginia Votes October g.
45 Washington 80. Elected all repeal delegates to
vention October 8.
49, West Virginia :. Ratified, July rs.
~. Wisconsin ...... Ratified, April 25
49, Wyoming .... Ratified May IS.
Evening star., 1933-09-10
Status Of Local Law.


Statutory Statewide prohibition; illegal.
No Statewide law; liquor control act effective with repeal
Statutory Statewide prohibition.
No law new constitutional amendment bans bars
No Statewide prohibition liquor control act effective with
No prohibition; liquor control effective with
No Statewide prohbon liquor control act effective with
- repeal; beer legal.
Of State constitutional proHibition beer legal 0n
statutory e November
on State constitutional prohibition beer legal
No State wide prohibition commission considering control
No state wide prohibition: beer legal
State wide, statutory prohibition beer legal
statutory prohibition constitutional prohibition
State wide statutory prohibition; constitutional prohibition
No Statewide prohibition; beer legal
State wide statutory constitutional prohibition Legislature
tonal prohibition; beer legal
statutory prohibition option by countless
son Toee a6ntsS usn S sss ss act
statutory prohibition working
rol plan a;sesor sesG legal ns.r ss.,
Statutory eehStas ps'es Seer isa 'ee s"
No State wide prohibition commission at work control act
No prohibition liquor control act effective with
statutory and constitutional prohibition beer legal
No probion liquor control act effective with
Statutory prohibition: beer legal.
Nc prohibition liquor commission working
control plan: beer legal
People vote September 10 repeating State prohibition and
on adopting liquor control act effective with repeal pro-
vidmg local option: beer legal.
No Statewide prohbition liquor control effective with
repeal; beer legal.
STAT State, wide. statutory prohibition: beer legal
Statewide statutory and constitutional prohibition people vote
on beer September %.
Vote November repeal constitutional prohibition
commission studying liquor control act effective with
peal: beer legal
Statewide statutory and constitutional prohibition
ture defeated resolution for vote repeal of State proh
bition tFebruary. 1889; beer legal.
ewde prohibition considering
after repeal beer legal.
Statewide prohibition which automatically repealed with
repeal OF the 18th amendment beer legal
No prohibition liquor control act effective with
repeal: beer legal
Statutory prohfoition beer legal
Statewide statutory and constitutional prohibition
vember 1884 repeal Of State prohibition beer legal
te-wide statutory prohibition: beer legal.
tue in MAY 1888 defeated resolution for vote on
OF State prohibition: beer legal September Is.
wide statutory and constitutional prohibition
vembe repeal OF State constitutional prohibtion beer
legal January II State repeal wins.
State wide statutory prohibition beer legal.
State wide statutory prohibition: beer legal
No State wide prohibition; beer legal
statutory constitutional prohibition people vote
repeating State constitutional prohibition November g.
No prohibition Legislative working
liquor control act to be effective with repeal
Statewide constitutional prohibition people will vote No
vember 1894 repeal of State constitutional prohibi
Hon Liquor control plan under study
printed In black-face type.
lature CONSTITUTE onal prohibition written into
Evening star., 1933-09-10
Status Of Repeal and State Prohibition Laws

st when State Belam. Dry.
June, 1915 (statutory).
jan, 1915 {constitutionaD.
JAN, 1916 (statutory).
National prohibition.
JAN, 1916 (constitutionaD.
National prohibition.
National prohibition.
jan, 1919 (constitutionaD.
Jan, 1908 (statutory).
JAN. 1915 statutory: May. .
1917 (constitutionaD.
National prohibition.
April, 1918 (statptory).
Jan, 1916 (statutory).
1866 statutory; 1888 (con-
stitutionaD.
July, 1920 (constitutionaD.
National prohibition.
1846 statutory; 1856 (re-
pealed); 1857 (re-enacted);
1885 constitutional prohi-
bition.
National prohibition. MARY
land only State never pass
ing State enforcement law
National prohibition.
April. 1918 constitutional pro-
hibition).
National prohibition.
jan. 1909 (statutory).
National prohibition.
Dec, 1918 statutory; later re-
pealed. 1926.
May, 1917 (constitutionaD.
Dec, 1918 (statutory).
May. 1918 (statutory).
National prohibition.
Oct, 1918 (constitutionaD.
National prohibition.
Jan. 1909 statutory.
1889 (constitutionaD.
May, 1919 (constitutionaD.
Nov, 1907 (constitutionaD.
Jan, 1915 (constitutionaD.
National prohibition.
National prohibition.
Jan. 1915 (statutory).
July. 1917 constitutional pro-
hibition): 1885 (constitu-
tional amendment for pro-
hibition in campaign for
Statehood).
July, 1909 statutory.
June 26. 1918 statutory;
1919 (constitutionaD.
Aug. 1917 (statutory); Jan,
1919 (constitutionaD.
National prohibition.
Nov. 1915 (statutory).
Jan, 1916 statutory.
July. 1914 (constitutionaD.
National prohibition.
Jan, 1920 (constitutionaD.
National prohibition
Evening star., 1933-09-10
sPTCIAL NOTICES.

WHEN YOU NEED AN ELECTRICIAN CALL
the Electric Shop on Wheels. Inc. complete
shop on wheels will be sent to your door.
Phones Wisconsin 1921. Columbia 2400.
CONCORD GRAPES. HORAK'S POULTRY
Farm. miles from Silver Spring. at White
Oak. Telephone Silver Spring .S3-W.
FURNACE VACUUM CLEANING. 80 SO
Furnace Service Co. Sterling 1901.
SPECIAL RETURN-LOAD RATES ON FULL
and part loads to all points within 900
miles; padded vans: guaranteed service; 10
Cal moving also. Phone MA. l46o. NAT.
BEL. ASSOC. INC. 1877 N. Y. ave.
81 90 SMALL ELECTRICAL REPAIR. JOBS.
Switches. sockets, irons. vacuum cleaners.
etc: fuses. sc each: work guar D1 s3l::-
CARPENTER AND BUILDER r REPAIR
work only SOC per hour. Call potomac
living ROOM SUITES AND OTHER FUR
ATLANTIC UPHOLsTERING CO.. 1922 H
ne AT. 5673.
FURNACES VACUUM. CLEANED,
modeled or repaired GE $500. ~
WE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION ON
Thursday. Sept. IA. 1898. at ~ M az
the address below. one Model T Ford ROAD,
ster Engine No. 1901 81 u:1. for storage ano
other charges due and unpaid Autonl0D.it
stored in name of Central Finance co. GlSH
GARAGE 18th and SITS NV.
INVALID ROLLING CHAIRS FOR RENT OR
sale; complete line of new snd used chairs
ali sizes. styles and adjustments; reduced
UNITED STATES STORAGE Co..
10Th ST NV ME- 1873.
Evening star., 1933-09-10

l. Alabama Z Wyoming
9 Arkansas g. Iowa
3. N. Hampshire 9. Massachusetts,
4. Tennessee TO- Michigan
S. Texas IL. Vermont
6. West Virginia
Note: Massachusetts is dry by
statute, but has no enforcement act.
A commission now is studying a
liquor control act. In Iowa the Gov
ernor has announced forthcoming
appointment of commission to
Evening star., 1933-09-10


In the first new line Of battle after
the repeal Of the eighteenth amendment
the anti-saloon drys should derive en-
couragement from the fact that they
will not fight alone. Battling side by
side with them to protect dry States in
their drynes5, to prevent the return of
the old-time saloon. to eliminate the
speakeasy as well IS to shut out the
saloon and to fight to finish against
bootleggers, hdnapers and other rack
eteers, will be all anti-saloonites,
whether wet or dry, both political
parties, If platform pledges are kept,
and, last but not least, the President Of
the United States, who in his speech Of
acceptance Of the presidential nomina-
ton said that after amendment repeal
I'VE as Democrats must and will, rightly
and morally, enable the States to pro-
tect themselves against the importation
of intoxicating liquor when such an i'm
portation may violate their State laws.
We must, rightly and morally. prevent
the return Of the saloon"
Evening star., 1933-09-10

d ~ ~ ace
"" written into State constitution National
Evening star., 1933-03-11

r. L. Willis. owner and builder; Grif-
I'm Bros, designers, to erect one 2-story
brick and frame dwelling. 4645 Chesa-
peake street; to cost $4,000.
Perpetual Building Association. Elev-
enth and E streets, owners; A. B. Hea-
ton, architect; Skinker e. Garrett,
l7l9 / street, builders; to make repairs,
Eleventh and streets; to cost $4,000
Philip Goldblatt. 1928 Pennsylvania
avenue, owner; Julius Wenig, architect;
NJ. Cladny Construction Co. 4707 Kan
sas avenue. builders; to make repairs
1923-l927 Pennsylvania avenue; to
cost $4,000
Caroline Nehrlich Blasiar 1925 Min
nesota avenue southeast, owner and
builder; to erect one stone private ga
rage l70l Poplar lane; to cost 81 COO
Marion Webster Dawley, 1908 Forest
lane, owner; G. E. MacNeil, architect;
William c. & A. N. Miller, 11l9 Sev-
enteenth street. builders; to make re-
pairs, 29l4 Forty-fcurth street; to
cost 1856.
Mary Junta, 1924 Four-and- -one-half
street southwest, owner; Charles Me-
renda, builder; to make repairs, lis D
street; to COS. $500.
joseph Lavezzo. 2807 NJ street. owner
and builder; j. j. Albert, designer; TO
erect one l-story brick rear addition,
2S07 and 2009 M street. to cost $500.
Evening star., 1933-03-11

contracts let last mOntn Tor IN
dustrial plants generally, filling sta
tions, garages, bus and truck terminals,
levees, sewers and waterworks amount
project was a 100000 oil pipe line
in Oklahoma.
$1,279,00O February Contracts.
General building for such projects
as apartment houses, hotels, bank and
office buildings, churches, dwellings and
stores entailed contracts valued at
81 PTS, 900 in February as compared
with $l,215,000 in January
Dredging rivers, inland waterways
and harbors on the Atlantic coast and
the gulf coast called for contracts
totaling s2.679,ooo.
February's read and street paving
contracts amounted to S8,750000, de-
spite the fact the building programs
of many States have been held in abey-
ance pending legislative action. A
marked gain was shown in public
amounted to s8,341 900 as compared
with $5.804 900 in January.
Washington building during February
totaled $515,095 as compared with
1892 ,080 for January.
Permits issued in the District dur
ing the past week for building con-
struction represented total valuation
Of $125,156, slightly below the figure
for the preceding week. Included in
the total were two public school pro-
jects, having q total value of s72,200.
Permits for the Week.
The list Of permits approved in
cludes the following:
D{r%p to< 4f C@1t $n
erect one l-story masonry gymnasium,
M Street Junior High School, NJ street
between First and Second streets; to
cost So, 900.
District of Columbia, owners; to
erect one 1-story masonry assembly
hall, Douglas-Simmons Addition School,
Pierce street. between First and Second
streets: to cost 29,200.
A. w. Bookof and Joseph Klein, sol
Kennedy street. owners; H. w. Gaines,
designer; Morrison Bros, Bethesda.
Md, builders; to erect three 2-story
brick stores and fats, 439 to 443 Ken
nedy street; to cost $4,000
Caroline Nehrlich Blasiar 2525 Min
nesota avenue southeast, owner and
builder; A. F. Blasiar. designer; to
erect cne 2-story stone, tile and cinder
block dwelling, 17o1 Poplar lane; to
cost $4,000.
Tolson. Kemp & Nix, Inc, 23l4
Rhode Island avenue northeast, own
ers and builders; A. C. Tolson, de-
signer; to erect one 2-story brick and
frame dwelling, 3605 Twenty-sixth
street northeast; to cost $4,000.
j. E. Shortell. owner; Sears, Roebuck
& Co.. 1106 Connecticut avenue, de-
signers and builders: to erect one
1-Story brick and frame dwelling. 2506
Naylor road southeast; to cost s5 900.
Evening star., 1933-03-11

A truck containing nearly seven tons
OF hams caught fire near Daventry, Eng
land, recently. and the burning fat de-
stroyed the road surface for $50 feet.
Evening star., 1933-03-11
REALTY SESSIONS
TO Be JUNE 12-17
Two Days Executive Confer.
enCes to Precede Opening
at Chicago.

Details are already being completed
for the coming annual convention OF
the National Association Of Real Estate
Boards, which will be held in Chicago.
The meeting will cover the entire week
of June u to II, inclusive. The
Stevens Hotel will be convention head
quarters.
The tentative schedule of convention
sessions, already worked out, includes
two days Of executive conferences be-
fore the opening of the convention
proper a meeting of the Executive
Committee of the association and Of
important divisional committees on
Monday. June II; meeting of the
and simultaneous meetings of Exec
utive Committees of its various divi-
Sions on Tuesday. June 13.
General sessions of the convention
will open Wednesday morning. June
IA, with sessions of the full member
ship of the eight specialized divisions
of the association on the afternoon of
the same day. These include meet
ings of the associations brokers' divi-
sion, mortgage and finance division.
property management division, farm
lands and country estates division, in
dustrial property division. American In
Stitute of Real Estate Appraisers, realtor
secretaries division, property owners
division and States council
General sessions will continue dur
ing the mornings of June Is and 16
Divisional meetings through the aft
ernoon Of June Is.
A visit to a Century of Progress
Exposition, which will be in progress
in Chicago at the time OF the con-
vention, is scheduled for three half
days of the convention week
The Chicago Real Estate Board will
be host to the convention J. Soule
Warterfield, its immediate past presi-
dent. has been named chairman Of the
host boards General Convention Com
mittee by Henry G. zander, jr., presi-
dent.