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that study 1t would be possible to
frame permanent legislation for con-
sideration next year.
The House reported out the COM
munications control bill at a time
when there was pending before the
N. r. A. telegraph code proposal
The code was opposed by most of
the industries. with the exception OF
the Postal Telegraph. which urged
the N. r. A. regulation.
Under the control features OF the
bill the commission would be en-
powered to cancel or modify con-
tracts existing between wire or radio
companies and their subsidiaries and
holding companies.
The measure would turn over the
Radio Commission powers to the new
agency, giving it to some extent the
right to dictate the programs that go
into the homes by allowing it to allo-
cate definite percentage of broad
casting facilities for educational re-
ligious and other n-commercial
programs.
The Senate bill would divide the
commission into two agencies, one
to control wire and cable systems
the other to devote itself to radio.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
GIRL s FIRE DEATH
TERMED A SUICIDE
Father Is Unconvinced She
Ignited Her Kerosene
Soaked Clothing.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Calf, May 3O.-A
statement that she heard angels
wings Tapping in her head" was
among the evidence on which authori-
ties based their belief today that Vir-
ginia johnson, attractive 22-year -old
society girl, had committed suicide by
applying match to her kerosene
soaked clothing.
While her father, State Treasurer
Charles G. johnson, and his brothers,
Oscar and John. refused to accept the
suicide conclusion, District Attorney
Neil McAllSter and police officials in
sisted Virginia set fire to her kerosene
drenched clothing because she feared
increasing spells of coma. The au-
thorities pointed to an unfinished
suicide note and statements of wom-
an members of the johnson family
and doctors as substantiating their
analysis.
The suicide note was found in the
family garbage can, where Mrs. Claire
Fitzgerald, a sister, said she threw it
when she discovered Virginia penning
it a few hours prior to her disappear
ance from home
H. o. Furbush, one of Johnson S
neighbors, said he saw Virginia hurry
ing along an alley with gallon jug
of clear liquid. The sister said Vir-
ginia previously had told her she
heard the sounds of angels wings
Tapping in her head"
Ffngerprints on the kerosene jug
found beside the girls body were
identified by police as being Virginia's S
DR.. H. NJ Kanner told McAllister
he attended Virginia on several occa
sions and that she lived in fear OF
periods of Inconsistencies.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
Jefferson Pupils
First Body to Get
Physical Tests
Examinations Result OF
York of Southwest
Citizens association.

Pupils at jefferson Junior High
School, in the Southwest section, are
to be the first in the city to undergo
as a group a complete physical ex-
animation. The examinations, to be
made as a result of activities of
the Southwest Citizens Association,
will begin Friday, continuing from
l to 3 pm.
Working through its Public Health
Committee, headed by DR.. Leon Cor
don, the association has arranged to
have specialists in every field ex-
anime the children at the school as
part or its efforts to obtain more
thorough physical examinations as a
part of the regular school health
work.
1t has been the contention of the
Southwest Citizens Association, head
ed by ]. M. Schaffer, that the school
medical staff is far too small to take
adequate physical care of the public
school pupils. Many of the pupils,
according to its officers, fail to get
more than a cursory examination.
The examinations arranged by DR..
Gordon include every phase of child
health.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
INQUEST ORDERED
IN DEATH OF HERO
Man Who Rescued Family From
Canal Dies After Being
Struck by Auto.

A coroner's inquest will be held to-
morrow in the death of James A.
Sheaffer, hero of thrilling rescue in
the Chesapeake g. Ohio Canal last
Winter.
Sheaffer, who was 48 and lived in
the $500 block of Conduit road. died
of injuries received when he was
struck by an automobile while cross
ing the street near Thirty sixth street
and Prospect avenue. The car. ac-
cording to police. was driven by Joseph
Epps. colored.
While working near the canal last
February Sheaffer rescued family
of three He heard screams from the
canal and running. to the bank, saw
George Harvey. his wife and baby
f1Oundering in the water. He pulled
Mrs. Harvey and the child out and
finally succeeded in dragging out the
father The family had attempted to
cross the canal on a thin coating of
ice
Evening star., 1934-05-30
BOLIVIA WILLING
TO MEDIATE ISSUE
Will Submit Chaco Dispute
to Arbitration, League
Message Declares.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, May 30,-WillingneSS to
submit her territorial dispute with
Paraguay to legal arbitration was ex-
pressed in communication received
yesterday by the League Of Nations
from Bolivia.
Bolivia, the communication said Is
prepared to negotiate a treaty on the
basis that it will be compensated for
renunciation which it is asked to
make of its claims to territory in the
Chaco. -
Claim was made that Bolivia should
be treated on different footing from
Paraguay, which the Bolivian state
ment declared is breaking all the
rules of law and the provisions of the
League covenant and claims the right
of conquest in South America"
Concerning allegations of the
is playing a big part in the Chaco
war. the Bolivian communication in
sistS material interests are only of
secondary importance
The League cabled the President of
Paraguay expressing the hope that
that nation would not carry out its
threat to abandon the rules of war
fare made in connection with accusa-
tionS against Bolivia.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
CITIZENS |ND0RSE
BAN ON PARKING
Southeast Association Gives
Two-Vote Margin on
Van Duzer Proposal.

The Southeast Citizens Associa-
ton voted last night in favor Of
Traffic Director william A. Van Du-
zer's proposal to ban all-night park
ing in the District.
The vote came after a long dis
cussion and the proposal was favored
by the narrow margin of two votes.
Twelve ballots we're cast in its favor
and 10 against it.
Plans for a minstrel show to be
given June in the Buchanan School
auditorium to raise funds for base
ball uniforms for the Metropolitan
Police Boys Club in the Southeast
section, were discussed. Inspector l..
l. H. Edwards, assistant superintend-
ent and executive officer of the Police
Department, and Capt. ]. E. Bobo,
commanding the fifth precinct. spoke
on boys club work and congratulated
the ASSOCIATION for Its interest in the
club Orrin j. Davy is in charge of
arrangements for the minstrel show
and play.
Albert Lyman of the Conduit Road
Citizens Association appeared before
the group and asked for Endorsement
of two projects sponsored by his or
ganization. They we're the appoint
ment of Police Court judges for life,
to take the offices out of politics,
and plan to liberalize the Districts
divorce laws Both were referred to
c. G. Degman's Committee on Law
and Legislation.
A resolution introduced by j. C. L.
Ritter asking the Commissioners to
close the wading pool at Garfield Park
was passed and forwarded to the
District heads.
Three new members were elected,
Charles H. Jenkins, Philip Costimora
and ] Leroy Smith.
President William A. Maio presided.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
CHESTS TRUSTEES
TO HONOR W|LLETT.
Incoming Acting Director
and EIWood Street to Be
Reception Guests.

Herbert L. Willett, jr, incoming
acting director of the Community
Chest, and Mrs. Willett, and Elwood
Street, outgoing director, and Mrs.
Street will be guests of honor tomor-
row at reception given by the board
of trustees of the Chest.
The affair will be held in Chest
headquarters, 110l M street, and, be-
sides affording the trustees an op-
portunity to become better acquainted
with the acting director, it will allow
an inspection Of the Chests new
quarters.
The executives council of the Chest
paid tribute to Street at a luncheon
yesterday in the Y. w. C. A. A testi-
monlal, consisting of a letter from
each council member, was presented
to Street, who is leaving the Chest to
become director of public welfare
Maurice Bisgyer, retiring president
of the council, declared Street had
been responsible for establishment of
the Chest here and for the co-ordi-
nation of all races, creeds and colors
in one vast community working for
the betterment of the city.
Street responded by saying the
work of organizing the Community
Chest had been of a cooperative
nats'e and that each of the execu-
tives present had played an important
part in this work. He expressed
thanks for the tokens of friendship
by members of the council and
pledged cooperation in any move
ment for the betterment of Washing
ton. He said the work of directing
the Chest had been left in able hands
and introduced Willett. who paid high
tribute to Streets ability and pledged
his cooperation to the agency execu-
tives present and besought their Coz
Evening star., 1934-05-30
COURT DISMISSES
EYEGLASSES SUIT
Denies Haussman Action Claim.
ing Interest in Invention
of "Full-Vue' Type.

A suit by Otto G. Haussman of
Philadelphia to obtain an interest in
the sale of the So-called "Full-Vue'
eyeglasses. failed in District Supreme
Court today when Justice Jesse c.
Adkins decided he was not entitled
to any interest in the invention.
Haussman's suit named as defend
ants George P. Kimmel, local patent
attorney; Robert l. Hitler of Akron
Ohio, and Ernest E. Emons.
The plaintiff contended he was en-
titled to interest in a company formed
to sell these glasses, because of finan-
cial and other services rendered by
him to Emons, who invented this type
of spectacle frame in 1925.
Justice Adkins in his opinion point
ed out, however, that the plaintiff had
stated in writing on several occasions
that he had no financial interest in
the invention. HE preferred not tc
take the risk of loss and was content
to trust to the generosity of his friend
Emons. if the invention proved profit
able" the opinion said
Justice Adkins ruled that HauSsman
wat not entitled to anything and di-
rected that his bill of complaint be
dismissed.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
Marriage Licenses.

Doris P CTsmpton. II, 346? Macomt
Eusene ser Rsv Be4d ChfFss les hy Wa5Tsn si and
R. Hudson, 81. 3o1s o st; Rev. John
He5seFs H, Penhsm 81. Coral Gables
=, Columbia I'd; Rev, C. E; Smith.
Thomas Fil9rama;i "a and and Eleanor Sc Seal,
Aubrey br : w Johhson. S5a5r u. 1904 a., st, sw
and aad wilma G; varnes. 20. Blue Plains,
H W Wood - Alexandra and Alice
N, GaIlasher, 30. d13 Columbia rd
- JVdse s R, E, Msttinsly. ao,- 49,.
dsorss E PssFs% 90 ol s g. connaS aRd
John R Hill. &c. 1905 .2lst St. and
PerSis e. Myers %. @3lO S st; Rev,
Ss, fnd s, Esanq5s Madi:Eays i;! 4'nSis &f
Ralph E Daring. 25. i9e; G ST., and
Mary H Detwiier, 30, 5460 Both pl.;
Rev W NJ. Michael.
John R R zimmerli; "a. l2os ,Gso 18th St. and and
Abner L. -Rosendorf %. 2s17 NJ st. and
9Yetta Brill. 23. NJ St Rev. J. T.
j. j, o'Brien. 20. and Iva S. Slater o.
pot. 51th of, OF 1926 NJ st; Judge R. E.
T. P. .Cribbins ?s. and Anne E. Faye.
g, both of 81 Bryant St; Rev. NJ. j.
Riordan
Allen F Anderson. 81. Nokes Mill. Va.
and MarGaret E. Golladay 90 Washing
B5s15s.i,1 Klein f. New York city; Rev Rev t'f 8 B.
shuIl. is both of Alexandria. Va; van; Rev. ".
Yale RiGe a3: and Ann seherr 80 both
L R, Becht, %. and Esther Wise, 81.
both of Annapolis. Md; Rev. C. Smith
Louis Wsooker 35 Richmond Va. and
Nellie NJ MGDsniels; I9In1sIs 23. Hopewell, Va
Henry G. walker 81, and c. H. Fried
q. both of Baltimore; Rev. H. NJ
Robert Withers. 81. 44o N st.. and Luc,
Holland 25. 1926 Nailor ct; Rev. Ches-
Isaiah Lucas. IS. 1922 10th st.. and Sarah
Anders; "a: 1912 Columbia rd.; Rev
,. A. LANCASTER, -. 10 Rhode Island
ave. and Juanita Brooks, Il. 424 Rises
St Rey Wsd. j. j ! Albert bert corcor.n g .na
Md; Rev. A. j. Olds.
Clement Smith. 90, 6l1 NJ st.. and Mary
sinslet9n g s3nf.,Sa, "a 1919 9TH ST.; Judge
Ben r. dueen. s Mst'insly ag 1884 corcoran St, and
Rev Rev. \. |. esi Miller, a -4o" georgia ave-
H. L. Abbott. "a. 2so7 Sherman ave. and
r. n; wisgs. IS ZIG Fairmont St, and
Ihelma 7: Robinson, 23, 1890 18th
Ira MI Miles, : 9i, i, Mss0 a6s Goth st. and Mary
7. Contee 81, 2914 Sherman ave. Rev.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
W|RE-RAD|O BILL
IS GIVEN TO HOUSE
Commerce Groups Report
Differs, However, From
Senate Measure.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The communications control bill,
designed ultimately to bring the wire
and wireless transmission systems
under the regulatory hand of the
Federal Government, was handed
over to the House for action yester-
day by a committee.
Proponents hoped to hasten the bill
through before adjournment.
A difficulty lay ahead, however, in
the fact the measure which the House
Commerce Committee reported out
was different in at least one major
aspect from that passed by the Sen
ate two weeks ago Should the
House put through the measure in
it's existing form, it would be neces-
sary to send the bill into conference
to iron out the disagreement.
Number on Board Disputed.
The primary difference occurred
in the House proposal for a seven
man bipartisan commission to con-
troll the communications systems that
now are supervised by the Interstate
Commerce Commission, the Radio
Commission, the War Department and
the Navy.
The Senate bill proposed a five
man commission.
Although the principle of the meas
ure bore the Endorsement of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, it was delivered for
vote to both the House and Senate
in form which would not imme-
diately put that into effect.
The measure first would set up a
means of a Government analysis of
the problems of bringing telegraph
telephone. cable and radio under one
controlling unit
Chairman Rayburn of the House
committee said yesterday that from
Evening star., 1934-05-30
BATHTUB DEATH
INQUIRY IS BEGUN
Mrs. Charlotte Dodds Found in
Scalding Water in Fash
ionable Apartment,

Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
was conducting an investigation to-
day into the death of Mrs. Charlotte
Dodds, 48, whose partly clad body
was found in an overf1owing bath
tub in her apartment in the West
chester at about II o'clock last night.
Garbed in q nightgown and bath
robe, Mrs. Dodds' scalded body lay
in water so hot that the entire suite
was filled with steam. The discovery
was made by attaches of the apart
ment house after occupants of the
suite below complained that water
was running into their rooms.
Mrs Dodds husband, Charles B
Dodds, a newspaper correspondent
was summoned from National Press
Club function before the body was
removed to the morgue for an autopsy
by Deputy Coroner C. J. Murphy.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
R0TARIANS HEAR LEE

Capt Frederick S. Lee told Wash
ington Rotarians at their luncheon
meeting yesterday in the Willard Hotel
of the various problems faced and
solved by the members of the 1900
Civilian Conservation Corps ca,nns.
President Harrison E. Howe pre-
sided at the meeting.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
Library to Close Sundays.

Beginning next Sunday. the central
building of the Public Library system
will be closed each Sunday during the
Summer months.
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operation in helping to send the
Chest on to new and higher levels.
Miss Hettie P. Anderson, for the
Nominating Committee. presented the
names of Maj. James Asher for pres
ident; Miss Matte Gibson, treasurer,
and Willett as secretary. On motion
the secretary was directed to cast a
single ballot for the three officials,
who will be the officers of the council
for the coming year.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
TIE FOR FIRST PLACE
Anne Totten and Aida Davis Vie
for Art Honors.

for Art Honors.
Anne Totten and Aida Davis tied
for first place in the adult portrait
class at the annual art exhibition
of the Yard School of Art yesterday.
Eleanor Snodgrass, 6, won first prize
in the young children's group, and
Elizabeth Stuyvesant Fish in the old
er children's group.
The entries were judged by Dun
can Phillips of the Phillips Art GAL
lery. The prize winning pictures will
be on exhibition at the Art League,
1903 Twenty-first street, from June
l to 2l.
Evening star., 1934-05-30

11,304 in Labor Camps.
Persons employed in emergency
projects and in labor camps in Switz-
erland now total l1,304.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
WARNS OF COUNTERFEIT
Moran Says $40 Reserve Note Is
"Fajrlv Decepfive >,

Fairly Deceptive"
The public has been warned by
Chief W. H. Moran of the United
States Secret Service of a new $40
counterfeit Federal Reserve note.
1t is on the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York, series of 1928 B: check
letter H" face plate No. 5; back
plate No. 4, w. o. Woods. treasurer
of the United States; A. w. Mellon,
Secretary of the Treasury; portrait
of Hamilton
This note is fairly deceptive, "
Moran said, although wary handlers
of currency should detect its spurious
quality Immediately"
Evening star., 1934-05-30
SIX ARE REMOVED
BY M0RGENTHAU
Philadelphia Revenue Col
Iector Accused of Solicit
ing Political Funds.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Alvin F. Fix, collector of internal
revenue at Philadelphia. and five
members of his office force today
stood suspended because of reputed
political activity involving solicitation
OF funds.
The case is the second of its kind
in the last few weeks.
The appointment of Fix was &C
credited to Joseph F. Guffey, Demo-
cratic nominee for Senator from
Pennsylvania, who is opposing Sem
ator Reed, the Republican incumbent.
In Pittsburgh, Guffey denied he
was responsible for Fix's appointment,
saying it was through the Demo-
cratic State Committee, not me-"
Two Offenses Charged.
In announcing the suspension of
the six men, Secretary Morgenthau
said:
The charges were solicitation of
political funds on the premises of a
Federal building"
These constitute two offenses against
Federal criminal statutes. 1t is
against the law for a Government
worker to solicit political funds and
1t is violation to seek political con-
tributions in a Federal building.
Morgenthau'S suspension order was
issued pending completion of an in
vestigation by the Civil Service Com
mission, before which the original
charges were brought that civil service
employees were being assessed for po-
litical money.
There were official indications the
commission would shift the case to
the Justice Department for considera-
ton and possibly court action.
Another Case Probed.
Another case already is before At
torney General Cummings. Horatio
J. Abbott, Democratic national COM
mitteeman for Michigan, resigned as
collector of internal revenue for the
State after a treasury investigation
into charges political funds were So
licited by employees in his Office. Two
of these employees, George Woods and
John Tighe, were suspended by Nor
genthau
Prompted apparently by publicity in
the Detroit case. charges involving a
number of other cities have been re-
ceived by the Treasury. Morgenthau
says less than half dozen cities are
involved and that all charges will be
investigated.
Morgenthau Impressed"
Morgenthau said he was sufficiently
impressed with the seriousness of the
Philadelphia charges" not to wait for
completion of the Civil Service Com
missions inquiry.
All six suspended officials were given
personal hearing yesterday by
Morgenthau Besides Fix. they were:
P J. Reilly, chief of the income tax
division.
Henry L. Haines. chief field deputy
John J. Gegan, cashier.
Robert NJ. Black, chief of the
narcotic division.
William E. Brown, assistant to the
collector.
After hearing their testimony. Nor
genthau and the Treasurys general
counsel, Herman Oliphant, called at
the White House The suspensions
were announced shortly afterward.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-06-29
Old Litigation Is
AGAIN in Court

The long litigated suit in which Mon
tana seeks to satisfy a judgment against
the Federal Surety company Of Daven-
port, Ia, bobbed back into the supreme
court a few days ago.
The action has been from the state
supreme court to the supreme court Of
the United States and back in the last
three years.
The suit involves an effort through
receivership to gather assets of the
company in Montana and remove them
to Iowa for the benefit of creditors
there. It is this action Montana is op-
posing and, in a brief filed a few days
ago, Assistant Attorney General E. K.
Matson held that the full faith and
credit clause of the constitution never
concerns itself with property rights
in a foreign state to the extent of di-
vesting valid liens.
Should Montana lose its lien, the
brief held, the loss must be made up by
general taxation of all the citizens. .
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-06-29
Work Finished
on Lima Dam

The Lima dam was accepted Official
ly by the Water Users Irrigation COM
pany, Secretary Frank A. Hazelbaker
of the company announced on his re-
turn from the dam site.
Several officials and stockholders of
the company, together with State En-
giner J. S. James, inspected the dam,
which was recently completed by Jer-
ONE Boespflug, Miles City contractor,
and declared the structure satisfactory.
The present dam is 10 feet higher
than the old dam, which was damaged
by a leak a year ago, and will i'm
pound twice the acreage feet of water.
A crew has been working ON the struc-
ture since early last fall.
Construction Of the new dam was
made possible through a loan of $685.
900 from the public works administra-
ton at Washington.
The dam is the first private irriga-
ton project completed in the United
States through a loan from the public
works administration.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-06-29
Published by Special Advancement With The
Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate, Inc.
Copyright: 1884: By ARTHUR
IN TWO PARTS-PART TWO

Published by special ARRANGEMENT Win Ene
chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate. Inc.
Copyright: 1884: By ARTHUR sTRINGER
IN TWO PARTs-PART TWO
To this truth OReilly nodded a quail
flied assent.
"The young divils did da m a g e
enough" he agreed. But from what !
gather over there they're payin' fol-
those things, bit by bit, out O. their
spendin' money. Instead o. movies
and ice cream for the rest O. the year,
they're takin' seventy five cents a week
to this man Butler to pay for the two
pistols that were later thrown in the
park lake."
Judge Tinsdale remained unimpress-
ed by that recital of restitution.
young Prawling's mother contends
he carried no pistol"
Mothers are like that, sir" pro-
claimed the placid-eyed O'Reilly.
They're all ready enough to defend
their own in times O. trouble. And these
lads, I've found, tell only what they
have to tell. But I've a way O. my own
with them in cases like this. And it's
my honest impression, Judge, that
they're holding nothin' back from us"
The dispenser Of Justice sat silent
again, perplexed by some ghostly webb
of Illustration weaving itself about him,
"You too," he finally observed, seem
pretty well on the boys side."
""Tis not for me to decide, Judge"
said the s~uspiciously meek-voiced o.
Reilly. But they have fine homes
And, what's more, they have fine par
ents."
Their conduct doesn't altogether
confirm my faith in their environ
ment," affirmed Judge Tinsdale as he
restored the complaints to his desk
The large bodied officer, interpreting
the movement as a dismissive one, rose
from his chair.
MRS. Prawling. sir, is an uncommon
~ fine woman" he casually observed.
That brought the man at the desk
rather abruptly about in his chair. And
his voice, when he spoke, was fraternal-
~ and unexpectedly frank.
"Just tell me n thing, Dan. Has
Mrs. Prawling been working on you?"
The bland Celtic eye became Opaque.
But the bland Celtic face remained
stubbornly respectful.
1--WE had a bit O. talk with her from
time to time" acknowledged Officer
OReilly. But the woman never lived,
Judge, that could swerve mt from my
dooty."
"Are you sure of that?"
"As sure as I'm livin'," was the de-
layed but sufficiently explosive re-
Spouse.