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Evening star., 1933-01-02
AMERICAN GIRL KILLS
SELF IN PARIS HOTEL
Frances Johnson Said to Have
Taken Poison Following
Merrymaking.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, January 2.-Frances John
son, 81. believed to be a native of
Philadelphia and former resident OF
Denver, yesterday was found dead In
a hotel in the fashionable Chaillot
quarter. Police said she had taken
poison.
The tragedy followed o merry New
Year eve celebration In Montmartre
night clubs, from which Miss johnson
returned with companion at o'clock
yesterday morning.
It Is believed that Miss johnson had
lived for some time in Hollywood.
The Paris edition of the New York
Herald Tribune said that Miss John
son was the daughter of Mrs. Elmer
johnson of Los Angeles and was "a
WampaS Baby star" in Hollywood in
1928. available records at Hollywood,
however, showed no Wampas star OF
that name.)
Miss johnson had been In Paris dur
ing the last two months, the paper said.
Police, after an inquiry, concluded
that the girl had committed suicide in
a fit Of dependency.
Evening star., 1933-01-02
RICHARD J. REYNOLDS JR.
WEDS AT WINSTON-SALEM
Bride Is Granddaughter Of One
Time Rival of Southern To-
bacco Magnate.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WINSTON-SAIEM, N. c., January
2.-Richard j. Reynolds, jr., heir to
millions Of tobacco fortune. has taken
the granddaughter Of one of his
fathers early business rivals as his
bride
He was married at st. Pauls Epis-
copal Church here at pm yesterday
to Elizabeth McCaw billiard Of Winston
Salem.
Mrs Reynolds is the granddaughter
of viii Taylor, who established the first
tobacco manufacturing plant here,
Taylor Brothers Co. The late r. j.
Reynolds, when building the company
which bears his name. bought and con-
solidated numerous tobacco manufac-
turing plants, but could never persuade
Taylor to sell him his business.
When Reynolds arrives at his 28th
birthday on April Z, 1884, he will re-
ceive approximately $20000,000 from
his fathers estate, now held in trust.
He and his bride will return to Win
ston-Salem in about three weeks and
will live at Reynolda, the Reynolds
family estate here, where his younger
brother, Smith, husband OF Libby Hol-
man, was fatally shot last July.
Evening star., 1933-01-02
OLDEST INHABITANTS
HEAR ]. C. PROCTOR
Chronicler and Vice President Of
Association Makes Annual New
Year Address.

John Clagett Proctor, chronicler and
vice president Of the Association OF
Oldest Inhabitants of the District Of
Columbia. delivered the address today
before the association at its annual
New Year day meeting, which was
postponed from yesterday.
Mr.. Proctor, following his custom Of
many years, reviewed events of the
past year, not only in the United States
but abroad, adding his characteristic
witty comments He also spoke from
the subject 'Epitaphs and Epitaffy."
The usual New Year custom of the
association Of calling on the President
OF the United States to pay their re-
spects was necessarily omitted because
OF the elimination Of the New Year re-
ception by the President, who is in
Florida on vacation.
Evening star., 1933-01-02
WAGE CUTS COST
CAPITAL MILLIONS
Washington Merchants Shar-
ing Burden, John R. New
man Declares.

Government pay cuts and furloughs
have cost the firms in Washington mil
lions Of dollars, John R. Newman, Sec
retary of the American Federation Of
Federal Employees. declared today.
In many quarters" said Mr.. New
man, we hear 1t said that the Dis
trict is not sharing the depression tc
the extent of other portions of the
country. An investigation Of actual
conditions, however, will show that the
business men of Washington, as well as
the Government workers themselves
are sharing the burden with all sections
OF the country.
Many Millions Lost.
From study OF one portion OF the
Government service, I found the pay
cut has meant the loss of many mil
lions of dollars In purchasing power for
Washington business within one year
This estimate Is based on the earnings
of one comparatively small group OF
1850 employees.
This group may be divided into sub
groups Of $50 employees and 1000 en-
ployes. Those in the smaller group are,
at present, losing four days pay month
ly through administrative furlough and
two and one-half days pay through the
legislative furlough. Those in the larger
group of 1000 are losing two days pay
monthly by administrative furlough and
two and one-haf days pay by legisla-
tive furlough.
Through the operation OF these fur
lcughs and the consequent loss Of pay
IaaC fyrr r3,- 1,-
tion In business channels in this city
an average Of $66,300 month, or
S795 900, if this condition continues
until June 80 next.
Each Worth 81.
ut is an accepted principle that each
of these salary dollars has liquid
value of about 81 when released in
trade If that be true, the reduction
In the purchasing power Of this one
group of 1850 persons is approximately
$4,S69 900. 1t Is inconceivable that any
one could believe for one instant that
the withdrawal of this amount OF
money from circulation is not felt alike
by the worker and those with whom
he is in the habit Of doing business.
Bearing in mind the fact there are
nearly 80 times 1850 Government en-
ployes in Washington, 1t requires no
more than simple arithmetic to show
that the loss to local business may be
expressed in a staggering figure.
"The an-pervading hysteria Of wage
cutting continues, but 1t can be cured
only by increasing the purchasing power
of the great mass Of our people. Until
the group of men who are fostering
wage cutting propaganda realize this
truth and lend their efforts to MAIN
tanning an American standard of living,
Just so long will the depression last"
Evening star., 1933-01-02
"Y" IS HOST AT ANNUAL
NEW YEAR CELEBRATION
First Public Concert Of New SYM
phony Orchestra Opens After
noon Program.

The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton today is holding its annual "open
house" New Year celebration, with a
continuous round Of entertainment for
members and friends.
The festivities began in the Boys De-
partment, adjoining the Central Y. M.
c. A. Building, at 1875 G street, where
the main program centers. Finals of
pool, checkers, ring-o-let and other
tournaments to decide the champion
ships OF the Boys Department were
held under direction of James c. IN
gram, boys work director, and his staff
The program for the afternoon and
evening opened at o'clock with the
first public concert by the new Y. M.
c. A. Symphony Orchestra, under lead
ership Of John A. Van Zuylen, followed
by concert by the Y. M. C. A. Glee
Club, led by j. Nelson Anderson, and
by Justin Lawrie, tenor soloist Of Foun-
dry M. E. Church, assisted by part of
the choir of that church,
Evening star., 1933-01-02
PLAY TOURNAMENT
PLANS ARE BEGUN
Judges to Be Selected for
Community Center De-
partment Event.

Plans for the annual District Of Co
lunbia one-act play tournament, te
open this year on February 13, under
auspices Of the Community Center De-
partment, will get under way this week
with meeting Of the Tournament
Committee. upon call Of its chairman
Mrs. Elizabeth K. Peoples, to select
judges for the preliminaries.
The tournament is one OF number
OF interesting city-wide events planned
by the Community Center Department
for the early part Of 1888.
Continues Two, Weeks.
The play tournament will continue
for two weeks, with program of short
plays on alternate nights and with
finals on March l. In this annual dra-
matte event the Community Center De-
partment has the cooperation Of the
Drama Guild.
The guild is officially represented on
the Tournament Committee by DR.. w.
Haynes Yeager, president of the guild
and Denis E. Connell, chairman of the
administrative council and producing
group Of the guild. Among other mem
bers Of the Tournament Committee are
Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest. Miss Bess
Davis Schreiner and Gideon A. Lyon.
Dramatic Editors May Judge.
Judges of the finals In the one-act
play tournament, 1t Is hoped, will be
the dramatic editors Of the daily papers,
as has been the custom since the tour
nament was originated by the Com
munity Center Department In 1927,
when there were but eight entries in
the contest, all Of them representing
Community Center groups In Washing
ton.
Registrations for the 1888 tournament
must be In the Office of the Community
Center Department by Monday, January
is. Only the first "a plays will be ac-
cepted for this seasons tournament
Rules and registration blanks are now
available at the Community Center de-
partment, Thirteenth and K streets, in
the Franklin School building.
Evening star., 1933-01-02
OFFICIAL PARTY MEETS
MEXICAN PRESIDENT
Cabinet, Politicians and Military
Men at Cuernavaca-Calle
With Rodriguez.
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, January 2.-The
presidential cabinet, leading politicians
and military men motored to Cuerna-
vaca yesterday to greet President Rod
riguez and Gen. Gales.
The President win return from his
holiday trip early tomorrow and at
noon will receive the diplomatic corps
which will be headed by Ambassador
j. Reuben Clark of the United States,
who is dean of the corps.
Four new members of the Rodriguez
cabinet were sworn in yesterday at
Cuernavaca and Immediately assumed
charge Of their departments. They are
DR.. Jose Manuel Puig- -Casauranc. min
ister OF foreign relations; Gen. Lazarc
Cardenas of the war department
Primo villa Michel, minister of ma
tional economy. and Juan de Dios Bo-
jorquez, minister Of labor.
Evening star., 1933-01-02
RECOVERING FROM WOUND
AFTER KILLING ANOTHER
Eddie Fagiola Will Live After At
tempting Suicide Following
Shooting of Friend.

), improvement was reported today in
lis D street, who shot himself early
Yesterday after killing Luigi Fagnani,
51, roomer at his home Fagiola Is at
Galinger Hospital.
AS the two men drank toasts to the
new year an argument arose and Fagi-
ola is said by police to have shot
Fagnani twice. He then turned the gun
on himself. Fagiola's three small chill
dren witnessed the shooting.
The date of the inquest has not been
set pending recovery of Fagiloa.
Evening star., 1933-01-02
FIVE VICTIMS IN COUNTY.
Auto Hits Fire Plug at Riverdale
Injuring Four.

BY Staf Correspondent OF The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, January a.
Five persons were injured, none seri-
ously, in New Year day accidents near
here.
Four Baltimoreans we're cut and
bruised when the automobile in which
they were riding. hit fire plug at
Riverdale. They were Ellen Fisher, 18,
Louis Rinndone, 26, Frances Rinndone,
%, and Josephine Grinalda, 20. All
were treated at Casualty Hospital.
Falling into ditch while on his way
to get help after his car had stuck in
the mud, near Landover, Elmer. Hunt,
43, of the 100 block of Kenilworth
avenue, northeast, Washington, sus-
tained a broken leg. He was taken to
Casualty Hospital by the Bladensburg
unit of the county rescue squad.
Evening star., 1933-01-02
ARRESTED IN SLAYING
Colored Man Jailed After Victim
Dies With Ak Injuries.

A colored man, sought in the killing
yesterday Of Thurber Battle, colored,
80, of 1704 Winds court, was arrested
this morning by second precinct police
and is being held for questioning.
Battle was found unconscious in his
bed late yesterday by two friends, Wal
ter Mcmillan. 1902 Eighth street, and
Shedrick Wright, 1882 Eighth street.
He apparently had been struck with an
ak, police said. He was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital, where he died last night.
Evening star., 1933-01-02
WATCHMAN FOUND DEAD
IN OFFICE OF SHOP
Aphonse Pariseau Had Been EN-
ploye Of II. W. Heslop
& Bros. Year.

Alphonse Pariseau, 55-year-old night
watchman and part-time mechanic for
II. w. Heslop & Bros, machine shop,
was found dead in the shop office,
Eighth and streets southwest, where
he slept, shortly after O'Clock this
morning. Death apparently was from
natural causes.
The body Of Pariseau was found BY
c. A. Huddleson, 1868 Columbia road,
an employe Of the shop, who notified
police. The dead man had worked
1or and had lived at the Heslop plant
nearly year. Police OF the fourth
precinct, who were investigating the
death, were searching today for a
protner, who, neighborS said, Pariseau
Evening star., 1933-01-02
NINE ARE INJURED
FIRST DAY OF YEAR
Miss Evelyn Brosnahan of
Cottage City Sustains
Fracture of Jaw.

Nine persons were injured in traffic
accidents New Year day, but the con-
dition of none was thought serious.
Miss Evelyn Brosnahan. %, Of Cot
tage City, Md, sustained a broken jaw,
her right knee was injured and she
suffered severe lacerations early yes
terday when the automobile in which
she was riding collided with tree in
the $500 block Of Sherman avenue Ac-
cording to police, the car was driven
by Franklin Herring %, of the 1900
block Of Columbia road. The young
woman was treated at Garfield Hos
pital.
Cuts and bruises were sustained by
Miss Margaret Lyons, 81, of 1908 Up
shur street, when the car OF Paul Gum
ther, 38, Of the 2100 block Of Thirtieth
street northeast, in which she was
riding, was in collision with another
car at First and H streets The second
car was operated by Harry C. Hickman.
81, 1900 block Of L street, police re-
ported.
Face and Head Cut.
Knocked down at Ninth street and
Pennsylvania avenue by an automobile,
Harry Ames, SO, 800 E street, sustained
deep lacerations to his face and head.
He was treated at Emergency Hospital.
The car was operated by Hunt v. Mar
tin, 26, Of the $500 block of Murray
lane.
Eleven-year-old Helen Macarthur,
1400 block of East Capitol street, re-
ceived broken ankle when she was
struck near her home by a car driven
by Theodore Montgomery, 1900 block Of
Fifth street southeast She was taken
IN Casualty EnsnitaI
Miss Katherine KimmeIl, 10, $500
block Fourteenth street, was slightly
hurt when the car OF Kenneth L. Jor-
dan, ITS Lanier place, in which she
was a passenger, was struck and over
turned on Rhode Island avenue by a
hit-and-run machine.
Colliding with tree at the Randolph
street entrance to the Soldiers Home
Grounds, Melvin M. Connor, 20, Of 1891
Fifth street, was badly cut and bruised
He was treated at Garfield Hospital
Irving Kendrick, IS, 1911 S street
southeast, sustained a sprained back
when his car was In collision with the
machine of Willie Young, IS, Of 262l
Third street northeast.
Mrs. Julian Clavelaux and Arthur L.
Brown OF the 1900 block Massachusetts,
avenue, were injured In an accident
In Bethesda last night.
They we're riding In an automobile
said by police to have been driven by
C. D. Grifith, 1901 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. when 1t struck a car driven by
Harry J. Brown Of 6412 Ridgewood ave-
nue., Chevy Chase. Neither driver was
held by police.
Evening star., 1933-01-02
BR|NKMAN ASSA|LS
ALLEY DWELLINGS;
URGES REBUILDING
Calls on Leaders of Colored
Residents to Petition Men,
bers of Congress.
NON-PROFIT ENTERPRISE
PROPOSED AS REMEDY
Counsel for Senate Subcommittee
Also Denounces Apartment
Owners.

Construction OF modern, sanitary
housing to replace the alley dwellings
Of Washington was urged yesterday by
Oscar H. Brinkman, counsel for the
Rent Investigation Subcommittee Of the
Senate District Committee, in an ad-
dress at the Metropolitan A. M. E.
Church, 1918 M street.
Describing briefly the findings and
recommendations he presented to the
Investigating Committee, Mr. Brink
man called on leading colored residents
of the District to send letters to men,
bers Of Congress asking early action
In the elimination of alley dwellings.
He proposed that finances for such
work be provided by loans from the
large retirement fund OF Government
employees to non-prof1t corporations
formed for the purpose of renting or
selling sanitary dwellings, under Gov
eminent regulation.
Recommends Commission.
He also explained he had recon-
mended creation of commission to
regulate rents Of quarters in private
ownership.
Mr.. Brinkman said testimony taken
Oy o11OWCu q ACplOA dp4C
condition of families OF very low in
come and of widespread unemployment
and estimated there are about $4,000
persons In the District now needing
assistance.
There are thousands of persons living
In hundreds of alley dwellings, a con-
dition that is a disgrace to the Capt.
tai he said. Evidence before the COM
mittee showed deplorable conditions Of
overcrowding and sickness of residents
Of alley dwellings, he reported.
These classes Of residents, he de-
clared, are being forced to pay extor-
tionate rents for inadequate and in
sanitary housing
Denounces Owners.
He denounced owners and agents Of
the better class Of apartments as being
greedy, charging they are holding up
rents although there are thousands Of
units standing vacant. He also repeated
his charge that real estate interests
have violated the antitrust laws and
should be prosecuted.
Mr.. Brinkman praised leaders of col
ored organizations who appeared before
the Senate Committee to testify to the
need of better conditions.
Rev. James %. Oiden praised MIR.
Brinkman for his efforts to improve the
conditions Of colored tenants living in
alley dwellings, and charged that when
buildings formerly occupied by white
persons are leased to colored tenants
the rents are greatly increased.
Rev. Olden, speaking of the New
Freedom" movement for the colored
race, urged that members of Congress
be informed of the needs of improving
conditions of colored residents of the
Capital, including housing.
Senator King OF Utah, member Of the
Investigating Committee, who was to
have been the principal speaker, was
unable to attend.
Evening star., 1933-01-02
SUNDAY AMUSEMENT LAW
vI0LATORS POST S25
Must Forfeit Collateral or Appear
In Court to Answer New
Year Eve Charges

Managers OF Washington theaters
who conducted midnight shows after
midnight, must forfeit s25 Collateral 'o ~
appear In Police Court tomorrow ~ - az ~
swer charges of violations of the rea-
ulation prohibiting performances he
tween II am and 2 pm. on SUNDAYS
Rather than cause disturbance.
police did not interfere with the Iate
entertainments, merely notifying fns
managers Of the violation and instruct.
ing them to appear at police staxsons
and deposit collateral
Besides the theater managers, Morton
Wen, manager OF the dance marathon
at the Washington Auditorium, also wa,
aharRed with the oifensa.
Evening star., 1933-01-02
FIVE TAG ARRESTS
Small Percentage of License Pro-
crastinators Face Court.

Only five Of the thousands Of motor
lists who failed to secure their 1888
automobile license tags had been ar
rested this morning.
Those charged with dead tags were
Robert Walker, 1400 block of G street
southeast; Whiteford Walker, colored,
OF the $500 block of r street: John w.
Burrwel Of the 1900 block of Mintwood
place; John Lee jackson, colored, Of
the 200 block of @ street, and John
Guskey Of Pittsburgh, Pa. Guskey was
charged with dead tags after he had
been arrested on q speeding charge On
Sixteenth street.
Evening star., 1933-01-02
WINNERS OF RADIO POLL
TO RECEIVE CUPS HERE
Vice President Curtis to Make
Awards in National Popu-
la. ity Contest.

Winners In the recently conducted
radio star popularity poll, in which
more than 10000 900 votes were cast,
VIII come to Washington tomorrow to
receive awards from Vice President
Curtis.
The winners include Rudy Vallee,
Morton Downey, Jessica Dragonette,
Richard Gordon, Harry Horlick, David
Rubinof and John S. Young. They
viii be presented gold loving cups In
a ceremony to be held at the Vice
Presidents Office at IL am.
Ed Wynn, who was also one Of the
winners, will not be present, but rep
resentative will receive the cup for him.
Evening star., 1933-01-02
MURDER CHARGES FILED
Part Owner of Cafe Held in Shoot
ing of Two Mexicans.

DALHART. Tex, January 2 R.-
The fatal shooting Of two Mexicans at
a cafe yesterday resulted in filing of
murder charges against j. j. Red"
Jones, part owner of the cafe
Evidence at his preliminary hearing
tended to show Jones sought to protect
his partner, Bill Baskins, who was al
legged to have had trouble at a dance
the preceding night The dead iMexi-
cans were Frank C. Garcia and Joe
Quevedo.
Jones was held under $4,000 bond.
Evening star., 1933-01-02
FOUR PISTOL VICTIMS
New Year Celebration in Chicago
Marked by Violence.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January o. Violence
came In with Chicago's New Year cele-
bration. Four men were killed, victims
of pistols.
At the De Rendezvous Cafe, Negro
bright light spot, Frank Buglio. 35.. re-
puted Capone hoodlum, and William
Stanley, IS, colored. were killed, In
another fray of mysterious nature, Nor
ris Barrett, IS, long known to police
as burglar and beer runner, died OF
bullet wounds. Logan Lee. 2s, coloQeo'
was killed in drunken &uarrel.
Evening star., 1933-01-02
KILLED AS CAR UPSETS
Retired Infantry officer Dies in
Crash Caused by Blowout.

BLYTHE, Cali, January 2 R.--
Crushed as his motor car overturned
after tire blowout, Capt. j. E. Baker
of the Sd Infantry, u. s. A., retired, was
fatally injured IA miles west of here
yesterday. friend, Otis Fuller, was
only slightly injured
Capt. Baker, who retired at Fort
Smelling, MINI. in May. 1923, died after
he was brought to a hospital here. He
once lived at Knoxville, Tenn. Three
years ago he came to Blythe
His widow, Kathleen Langley Baker,
is a native of Baltimore. He is sur
vived by three children.
Evening star., 1933-01-02
Banks May Close for Lunch.

DENVER. January Q Cp.-So the
bank robbers win have to go to lunch,
too
The Colorado Bankers Association
today urged small institutions under its
jurisdiction to close during the noon
hour when the STATS are depleted,
The aim Is to avert robberies.
Evening star., 1933-01-02
ACTOR DIES IN FALL

ing Window After Party.
NEW YORK, January [P).-Irving
ODunn, "a, a vaudeville actor, was
Killed yesterday by falling from ninth
floor window Of a midtown hotel to a
concrete-payed rear court.
His widow, the former Bernice Fran
kie OF Chicago, told police she was in
bed when O'Dunn returned from a
party and she asked him to close the
window, which was wide open.
He went over and reached up to
pull 1t down with both hands" Mrs.
O'Dunn told police Then he lost his
balance and fell out"
Evening star., 1933-01-02
Many Bank Robberies Reported.

OKLAHOMA CITY. January 2 CPD.-
Speaking Of bank robberies, Oklahoma
mad % IN 1882. Eugene M. Gum, sec
retary Of the state Bankers Associa-
ton. reports bank robbers were killed
and "a imprisoned. Loot totaled about
$4,000.
Evening star., 1933-01-02
TWO WHO ATTEMPTED
SUICIDE RECOVER
Eddie Christman and Mrs. Mary
Reed Able to Leave
Hospital.

Reported by police to have taken
poison last night, Eddie Christman, %,
OF $500 New Hampshire avenue, and
Mrs. Mary Reed, 29, of 648 Newton
place, had sufficiently recovered from
its effects today to be released from
Emergency Hospital.
The man and woman were found In
the hallway of the apartment house
where Christman lives by Luther Stow
ers, $500 block of Tenth street, who
had been visiting at an apartment in
the building Police said they found
the poison vial. No reason could be
assigned by police for the act.
Evening star., 1933-01-02
PAPER IN NEW HOME
Cincinnati Times-Star Move Ac.
complished in SO Hours.

CINCINNATI, January R).-The
Cincinnati Times-Star published its
first edition from its new $4,000. 900
building today, picking up in full oper-
alton in d new plant barely 50 hours
after closing down In the old.
The new plant Is in effect three struc-
lures In one, standing at the corner OF
Eighth street and Broadway. In front
is 16-story tower, behind is a 6-story
building devoted to newspaper pro-
duction.
Evening star., 1933-01-02
SIS MISSOURI COLONELS
List Published in Preparation Of
Governors Inaugural.

PLATTE CITY, Mo, January 2 CP).-
It's colonel time in old Missouri.
Fifty-six colonies will surround Guy
B. Park when he is inaugurated Gov
ernor next week. His list was published
today.
II means business for the uniform
manufacturers. The spangled coats
will reach to the knees.