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Evening star., 1934-03-10
LECTURER SHOWS
LIFE IN MANCHUKU0
National Geographic Society Told
of Frontier Stages of
Development.

Much of Manchuria (Manchukuo)
is still in frontier stage of develop
ment, although important industries
have sprung up in the cities, mem
bers of the National Geographic So
ciety were told last evening by Owen
baltimore in an illustrated address at
Constitution Hall.
Modern railways, with locomotives
and coaches of the American type,
traverse the land; but most of the
agricultural freight that they have
comes from farms operated by rather
primitive methods. Motion pictures
showed makeshift harrows smoothing
the soil, and grain threshed by drags
and winnowed in the wind. The
outstanding agricultural pictures, how
ever, were of the many thousands OF
sacks of soy beans stacked at railway
stations and at ports. Manchuria
furnishes 80 per cent Of the world
supply of soy beans, from which are
made oil, cattle feed, fertilizer and
dozens of by-products.
Mr.. baltimore said the more de-
veloped sections have specifically the
appearance of Iowa, while the newly
opened up regions are reminiscent OF
the wide spaces Of Western Kansas
and Eastern Colorado. Pictures taken
in the extreme west of Manchuria
showed Mongol influences, including
horsemen with nooses at the ends OF
poles. the Asiatic counterpart of the
American cowboys lariat.
In the outlying regions, Mr.. Latti-
more said, banditry still is a problem.
Some of his pictures showed brigands
captured by troops and tied to carts.
Evening star., 1934-03-10
CUMMING SUPPORT
FOR HOSPITAL ASKED
Institution at Glendale Would
Benefit Tubercular Adults.
P. W. A. Funds Sought.

A delegation from the District Med
ical Society called upon Surgeon Gen
eral Hugh S. Cumming yesterday to
solicit his Endorsement for the pro-
posed adult tuberculosis hospital near
Glendale, Md,
The physicians, headed by DR.. Prem
tiss Wilson, president of the society,
placed before Dr. Cumming the results
of the investigation of the tubercu-
losis situation here upon which it had
based its own Endorsement of the
project.
The proposed hospital would be
built on the 213-acre tract at Glen
dale already owned by the Govern
ment with public works funds-at an
estimated cost of between $1,5O0,000
and 100000.
DR.. Cumming withheld comment on
the project, saying he would shortly
make his report directly to the Presi-
dent, but he has spoken in favor of an
adult tuberculosis hospital for the
District before and it is believed his
report will be favorable.
In addition to DR. Wilson, the dele
cation included DR.. w. D. Tewksbury,
chairman of the tuberculosis Com
mittee of the society; DR.. Worth DAN
iels, chairman of the Public Health
Committee; DR.. John Minor and DR..
Sterling Ruffin.
Evening star., 1934-03-10
P. v. A. TRANSFERS
HOUS|NCPROJECTS
Ickes Turns Over AIIot-
ments for SIum CIearances
to Emergency Corporation.

Public Works Administrator Ickes
today reScinded seven low-cost hous-
ing and slum clearance projects,
transferring their allotments to the
Emergency Housing Corporation. For
these projects $23,67O,500 had been
previously earmarked.
Included among the projects re-
scinded are two Atlanta projects, with
which the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission was co-operat-
ing.
Release of these funds brings the
total amount now available for hous-
ing and slum clearance projects to
S123,67O,5OO.
Six of the allotments were rescind-
ed because the local interests spon-
soring the projects failed to meet the
P. w. A. requirements as to equities.
In the case Of the other project, the
Hutchinson, Kans., Suburban Housing
Association failed to execute the con-
tract
Transfer of the funds to the Emer-
mean, however, that these projects
have been abandoned, Secretary
Ickes announced. Some projects, con-
sidered equitable and practicable may
be constructed either by the housing
corporation or by the administrator.
The allotments rescinded follow:
The Spence Estate Housing Corpora
ton, Brooklyn, N. Y, S2,025, 900;
Hutchinson, Kansas, $4,000; Cleve-
land Home Incorporation, $12,000,-
600: indianapolis Community Plan
Committee, $4,460,0O0; fleetwood
Inc, Atlanta, Ga, $2,600,000: The
University Housing Corporation At
lanta, $1,212,5OO. and the Harms
Park Housing Corporation Chicago
81 1888 900.
Evening star., 1934-03-10
MONEY CIRCULATION
GAINS IN FEBRUARY
Per Capita Increase of so Cents
Over January Estimates
Seen.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Money In circulation increased
slightly during February to $685.
068, ,788.
The amount per capita in circula-
ton in February was estimated by the
Treasury at $42.41. an increase of SO
cents over January.
Among the money out was $167, ,546,-
469 in gold certificates. These were
Of the style used prior to devaluation.
No gold coin was reported in cir
culation. When devaluation occurred,
$287, ,000, 900 of gold coin carried as
Gin circulation" on January l was
deducted from the Nations monetary
supply. Some of this since has
trickled into the Treasury.
Revaluation Of the gold dollar had
the effect of boosting United States
total money stocks from So, ,189 900
at the end of January to $13,147,831, :
900 at the end of February. This fig
ure includes all types of money,
whether in the Treasury or in circu-
lation, such as gold, silver dollars,
silver bullion, United States notes,
Federal Reserve notes, Federal Reserve
Bank notes and national bank notes.
Since January 1, 1879, the Nations
monetary stock has increased from
81, ,007, ,084, 900 to $13, ,147. 1881 900, while
per capita circulation has Jumped
nom Gl6o2 to t42.41.
Evening star., 1934-03-10
DRUNK WHO ROBBED 4 WOMEN
ADMITS 1T AND ESCAPES JAIL

"An right, then" he replied, draw
ing a pistol from his pocket. "Give
me your money" They handed him
s5.4O, and he staggered away. Near
the corner of Fourteenth and E
streets he stopped another woman,
who ran away.
Then two others came by and he
stopped them, again fourishing the
pistol. They handed over SIT and
called a policeman. When the officer
arrived Green was strolling up Four
teenth street. still swinging the pistol
in his right hand.
Green pleaded guilty to both Of
fenses in court yesterday. Apparently
feeling the man must have been toe
drunk to appreciate what he was do
ing, because Of the recklessness Of
his acts and his failure to attempt
an escape, Justice Gordon, taking into
consideration Green's previous ex-
cellent record, imposed the suspended
Evening star., 1934-03-10
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
FIRE DELAYS TROLLEYS
Blaze Breaks Out Under Roof of
Partly Occupied Buildings
Near Sixth Street.

Street car service was tied up for
more than half an hour this morning
by a fire of undetermined origin
which broke out beneath the roofing
of two six-story brick buildings at
619 and 621 Pennsylvania avenue.
Scores of workers, including many
Government employees, were forced to
leave the cars, which were lined up
on the Avenue for blocks.
A passerby noticed smoke billowing
from the roofs and turned in an
alarm. Another was sounded by the
first firemen to arrive and, with the
aid of the additional ladders and
hose, the blaze was extinguished in q
short time.
Most of the two buildings are unoc-
cupied. The THYME Bottling Co.
operates q shop In one Of the stores
on the first floor. but the other one
Is vacant. Part Of the second floor
is used as living quarters, new ten
ants having moved in today. They
did not know there was ire, how
Ggs9s- untl the appaEatus pulled -.
Evening star., 1934-03-10
THOMAS CIRCLE TRAFFIC
TO BE CHANGED MONDAY
New System Separating Street
Car and Vehicular Movement
to Become Effective.

Beginning at 2 am. Monday, street
car and vehicular traffic at Thomas
Circle will be separated, by employ
ment of a new system of traffic con-
troll lights.
The new system of lights was ap-
proved some weeks ago by the Com
mlssioners on recommendation of
Traffic Director Van Duzer. The lights
will work in three cycles. The first
will be for Fourteenth street traffic
and will run for SO seconds, while all
other traffic entering the circle is
halted. The second will be for q period
of 40 seconds, permitting vehicles to
enter the circle from Massachusetts,
avenue, M street and Vermont avenue
The third will be for a period Of 20
seconds, for pedestrians, while all We
hicleS are halted. While the new sys-
TEN Is being installed traffic signal
control will be of Sunday.
Evening star., 1934-03-10

The advantage Of never doing
things by halves was nicely illustrated
in District Supreme Court yesterday
in the case Of Frank Edward Green,
who escaped long jail sentence by
the very thoroughness with which he
robbed four women and attempted to
rob another one.
Green, a 26-year-old former service
man, was released under a two-year
suspended sentence by Justice Peyton
Gordon after he had pleaded guilty to
two cases of robbery. He might have
been sentenced to the penitentiary for
from 6 to 80 years.
The first robbery occurred on the
night Of February 3, near Fourteenth
street and Ohio avenue. Green, who
was reeling drunk, stopped two women
and asked them where they were go
Ing.
One replied in effect that it was
nons a n b0anAaL
Evening star., 1934-03-10
Jury WEIGHS FATE
Of SIX NAMED IN
WAR GRAFT PROBE
Indications Point Strongly
Toward at Least Two or
Three Indictments.
TWO IN INVESTIGATION
NATIONALLY PROMINENT
Vote Seen Taken on "Cut-in" on
Awards and Proposals for
Stock Exchange.

Behind closed doors Of the grand
jury room at the court house TODAY.
a group OF % citizens-five of them
women-were weighing the fate of
half a dozen men named as direct
or indirect participants in two alleged
conspiracieS to defraud the United
States Government.
Two or three of those mentioned
by witnesses in the investigation of
War Department contracts are ma
uonally prominent figures.
Indications pointed strongly toward
at least two or three indictments.
With speculation revolving about the
possibility of additional defendants
in what is recorded as the case of
tne United States versus Joseph
SuVerman, jr., and others"
Silverman Resides Here.
Silverman is a New York dealer
In surplus war supplies, who has
taken up residence in Cleveland Park
In order to be close to the scene of
MS numerous negotiations with the
War Department for clothing and
military equipment contracts.
The grand jury is understood to be
voting on two possible indictment
cases-one involving an alleged plot
OF lobbyists, lawyers and others to
cut in" on awards under the Army's
S10,000,000 motorization program and
the other having to do with proposals
for exchanging Army warehouse stocks
Of military supplies for underwear
previously sold by the War Depart
ment.
A presentment to the District Su-
preme Court was expected by Tuesday
or Wednesday of next week.
Several persons said to have been
named by witnesses before the grand
protect their interests in the pending
proceedings.
Case Presented Thursday.
The case was given to the grand
jury late Thursday by Assistant
United States Attorney David Pine,
after he had delivered a charge to the
effect that the jurors must arrive at
their own decision without recon-
mendations from the District Attor-
ney. and should indict if they believe
the evidence is sufficient to convict
before a petit jury. Public clamor"
must be ignored in considering in
dictments or ignoramuses, the jurors
were advised, it is said.
The hands off" policy with respect
to grand jury decision in the case
was ordered by United States Attor-
of
ences with officials at the Department
of Justice.
Among justice officials who have
conferred frequently with Garnett and
Pine are William Stanley, assistant to
Attorney General Cummings; ]. Ed
gar Hoover, director of the division
of investigation; Frank NJ. Parrish,
of the criminal division, and Amos
w. w. Woodcock. special assistant 10
the Attorney General.
Evening star., 1934-03-10
Protest Meeting Scheduled.

CHESTERBROOK, Va, March 10
(SpeciaD mass meeting of the
patrons Of the Great Falls division
of the washington & Old Dominion
Railway will be held in the local
school auditorium tonight at o'clock
to lay plans for the protest to be filed
before the State Corporation Com
mission against the proposed aban.
donment of train service from Thrift
on Station to the Fsus.
Evening star., 1934-03-10
APPOINTMENT ASKED

Morning Star Lodge. No. 40, I. B.
P. o. Elks of the World, yesterday
sent a letter to President Roosevelt
indorsing Almond w. Scott, attorney
and past exalted ruler of the Negro
fraternity, for a municipal judgeship.
The letter pointed out that place on
the bench nov held by one Of our
race is to be rendered to some other
who merited reward by the party now
in power"
The Endorsement was signd by VIII
liam B. Harris, exalted ruler, and
Cortez w. Peters, secretary Of the
lodge.
Evening star., 1934-03-10
WATTS TO COMMAND
ALASKA AIR SURVEY
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Navy announced today that
Rear Admiral w. c. Watts, COM
mander of the mine forces in Hawaii,
would be in charge of the Navy's
aerial survey Of the Aleutian Islands,
off Alaska, this Summer.
This survey began last year for the
combined purpose of making a
strategic marine study and observing
weather conditions. Most of the
Winter storms affecting the United
States originate in the unknown
Aleutians.
The survey party probably will in
clude two planes, repair ship and
two mine sweepers. The planes prob
ably will be sent from Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii, although they have not yet
been definitely designated.
Evening star., 1934-03-10
Defendant ON BOND
IN JOB RACKET DRIVE
F. ]. Gardner Charged With Op-
Grating Employment Agency
Without License.

F. ]. Gardner, former New York
State Senator and the first person to
be arrested in Commissioner George
E. Aliens drive against job rackets IN
the District, was at liberty on bond
today, pending a hearing in Police
Court next Wednesday on a charge
of operating an employment agency
without license.
Gardner, arrested at the request OF
Assistant Corporation Counsel Elwood
Seal, is accused of having accepted
SITS from w. E. Hawkes., $40 B street
northeast, and Mrs. Henrietta Moore,
1928 Park road, on the promise he
would use his influence" to get them
Jobs.
Evening star., 1934-03-10
MAN HELD UP AT HOME
AND ROBBED OF $82
Joseph Borraccio Reports Theft
by Three Philade1phians, One
u Former Roommate.

Joseph Borraccio, 300 block Of H
street, told police yesterday that three
men from Philadelphia-one Of them
a former roommate-held him up at
his home Wednesday night and robbed
him of s82. He said one OF the trio
had previously entered his room and
taken clothing worth $50.
Thirty-three evening and wedding
dresses and a quantity of mems wear
ing apparel disappeared from the
automobile of Herman Schustack,
New York City, parked on Seventh,
between G and H streets, yesterday.
The stolen wearing apparel was val
ued at s700, police were told.
John F. Maloney, driver of a laun-
dry truck, reported the loss of three
bundles of laundry valued at s175.
Evening star., 1934-03-10
WO0DR|NG FACES
QUIZ IN INQUIRY
Other War Department Of.
ficiaIs Also to Be Called
Before Committee.
BY the Associated Press.


AS a result of testimony yesterday
by Gen. Douglas Macarthur, the
House Military Affairs Subcommittee
has decided to call Assistant Secretary
of War Harry H. Woodring, Maj. Gen.
]. L. De Witt, former quartermaster
general, and Maj. Gen. Samuel Hof,
chief of ordnance, in its investigation
of Army purchases.
Macarthur disclaimed any respon-
sibility concerning the purchases and
said If he had been in charge there
would have been no suggestion of ir-
regularities. He testified in executive
session.
Ignorant of Purchases.
Macarthur, chief of staff, was sum-
moned by the committee to discuss
everything from goggles and trucks to
airplanes bought by the War Depart
ment since he assumed his present
post nearly four years ago. but the
committee found he could present no
detailed information.
As the general put it, he in charge
of the fighting" part of the Army
and knows nothing about ''purchas-
ing" all of which he said comes under
the Assistant Secretary of War, the
quartermaster general, the chief of
ordnance. the judge advocate general
and the Air Corps.
If there have been any irregulari-
ties, Macarthur continued, they
should be traceable to one or another
individual in one of those offices.
Macarthur said, however. the chief
of staff should have control over pur-
chases as well as operations of the
fighting" units.
He said that if the chief of staff
had been in charge we wouldn't have
had these evident violations" Chair
man Rogers of the subcommittee
quoted him as saying.
Rogers was referring, largely, to
airplanes which have been bought on
negotiated instead Of competitive con-
tracts. He and the committee feel
the War Department has violated the
law and the intent of Congress be-
cause it has continued to make direct
purchases instead of calling for bids.
Regarded Not Responsible.
He agreed with other committee
members that Macarthur apparently
was not responsible for the purchase
procedure followed. When the Air
Corps buys airplanes, it was said, all
the Army general staff does is stipu-
late that certain numbers of them
shall be observation, attack or bonn
bardment.
The staff's recommendation is COM
municated to the Air Corps, which
proceeds to handle the remainder OF
the negotiation.
Similar procedure is followed as to
all other purchases, Macarthur testi-
fled. If 200 trucks to carry troops are
wanted, he said, specifications are
drawn by other departments and dis
tributed to the industry for bids.
If any specifications are so drawn
that they permit only one manutac-
turer to bid for the trucks, Macarthur
continued, he would know nothing
about it except through hearsay since
he has no supervision over the actual
contracting.
Evening star., 1934-03-10
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, 40, at 4 pm. yesterday.
Year ago, 40.
Lowest, 80, at am. today. Year
ago, %.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 70, on March 5.
Lowest, -612, on February 9.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
(F'rom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, IA per cent, at am.
today.
Lowest, Al per cent, at pm. yes
terday.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1934-03-10
.UNF AIR PRACTICES
CHARGED IN PROBE
Roper Orders Investigation
of Foreign Ship Lines
Competition.
BY the Associated Press.

Acting upon recommendations Of
Henry H. Heimann, director of the
United States Shipping Board Bureau,
Secretary of Commerce Roper last
night ordered an investigation of
alleged unfair competitive practices
charged against foreign ship lines by
American members of various shipping
conferences.
At the same time, 1t was said au-
thoritatively in National Recovery Ad-
ministration circles that protests by
Norway and Denmark against rate
fixing provisions in the proposed ship
ping code would not cause President
Roosevelt to order a modification.
Sent to 500 Carriers.
Copies of Roper's order were sent
to the approximately 500 carriers of
the world, both foreign and American,
notifying them the investigation would
be made
Officials said privately that retalia-
tion against unfair practices-alleged-
ly carried on by both foreign carriers
and domestic lines not members of the
conferences-conceivably could take
the extreme form of restricting en-
trance into American ports of any line
that the investigation prbved had
competed unfairly.
Such action, an N. R. A. spokes-
man admitted, might involve interna-
tional complications. but he added
that with the wages and hours con-
dition of American vessels bringing
increased costs, a determined effort
would be made to see that American
shipping was not handicapped by rate
cutting and other competitive prac-
tices.
Protests Sent Weaver.
The protests of Norway and Den
mark were forwarded to Joseph E.
Weaver, deputy administrator for the
shipping industry, and a brief in IA
vor of the proposed code provisions
will be filed next week by the Amer
ican Steamship Owners Association,
The code, now being put in final
form, provides that freight and pas
senger rates on American vessels shall
be in accordance with those deter
mined by the various shipping COM
panies.
The State Department, in addition
to forwarding the protests to N. r. A.,
sent its foreign trade expert to study
them. The department will report
to Mr.. Roosevelt before replying to
the two Scandinavian countries.
Evening star., 1934-03-10
FOREIGN.
Moon Greenwich time. today.
Flood Carries Away Bridge.

KITTANNING, Pa.-It's only about
a stones throw across the Allegheny
River at East Brady, but today it's a
59-mile trip. Ice and food waters
carried away part of the East Brady
Bridge, making it necessary to make
a 59-mile journey by way Of Kittan-
ming to cross the stream.
Evening star., 1934-03-10
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia Snow this
afternoon ending early tonight, cold
er tonight; tomorrow fair and con-
tinued cold; lowest temperature to-
night about 16 degrees; gentle to
moderate northwest winds shifting
to moderate to fresh northwest late
this afternoon or early tonight.
Maryland this afternoon
ending early tonight. colder tonight;
tomorrow fair and continued cold.
Virginia-Cloudy with snow ending
late this afternoon or early tonight
in east portion; colder tonight: to-
morrow fair and continued cold.
West Virginia-Cloudy and colder,
probably snow flurries in east portion
tonight; tomorrow fair, slowly rising
temperature in extreme west portion
in the afternoon.
Outlook for March IL to March II.
North and Middle Atlantic States
Rain or snow over north and rain
over south portion middle of week
and again at end OF week. Rising
temperatures until middle of week:
somewhat colder Thursday or Fri
day, and warmer at end of week.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey)
Today Tomorrow.
High ...... 2;52am. 4:04 am.
Low ....... 9:29am. 10:48 am.
High ...... 3:35pm. SAP pm.
Low ....... 1922 pm. 11:34 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises Sets.
Sun, today. 6:29 6;l0
Sun, tomorrow 6:27 Gil
Moon today. 3:l9am. 1888 am.
Automobile lights must be turned
on one-half hour after. sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in
the Capital current month to date) ::
Evening star., 1934-03-10

Existence of the bankers porch" is
bad prison management" Peak told
the committee, but admitted he was
responsible for assigning Abner Siegal,
former Washington attorney, to a
place there.
AS soon as four dormitories under
construction are completed, he de-
clared, inmates on the porch and all
other clerical convict help will be
housed in a dormitory by themselves.
Peak said when the building prof.
ects are completed, 81 new guards, an
assistant physician and dentist will
be needed.
Immediately after testimony that 1t
was common gossip among the folk OF
the countryside around Lorton and
the Occoquan Workhouse that un-
necessary equipment was purchased.
John R. Selecman, superintendent of
the brick factory at Occoquan, said
he sometimes received machines for
which he has not asked, and once was
sent a brick cutter, although he al
ready had one that was practically
new"
Evening star., 1934-05-28

wire wheels; low mileage: excellent con-
dition; party must sacrifice $500. Adams
Evening star., 1934-05-28

RESEARCHMENS CLUB. 1907 I (EYEl
st-Single 81: double 81 each person:
chance to earn room board. 50 rs up. cs'
1S45 BELMONT RD Ccor Columbia
Large room. private bath and porch; also
double 3rd-door room CO 9134
Evening star., 1934-05-28

CHEVROLET 1928 coupe; r s.: Al
mechanically; newly painted; S47.50; must
Evening star., 1934-05-28

FORD 1884 de luxe sedan; Just same as
new; only Sl07 down. Nolan's. I'LL
Ejrhfeepth 81 n "
Evening star., 1934-05-28

inal owner; condition practically as good
as new: long and easy terms Call HILL
side 00o7
Evening star., 1934-05-28

1916 18th ST NW.-Comfortable room
adjoining bath: suitable for one or two
persons; convenient neighborhood 81
7o15 5th ST w. Takoma Park clean
furnished rooms for Ink; employed
couple: no children