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Evening star., 1934-08-12
MILLIONS LOST
|NFOREST FIRES
Northwest Suffers Heavy
Loss of Timber in Dew.
astating Sweep.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PfeSS.
SPOKANE, Wash, August IL
With forests still blazing in spots from
the coast to the Rockies and from
California to Canada, the Northwest
today surveyed damage caused by the
almost unprecedented sweep of flames
through timber and prairie scared by
heat and drought.
An unofficial compilation showed
the area burned totaled nearly zoe, 900
acres and that loss estimates ranged
as high as $4,000.00
In British Columbia fighters threw
down their tools today, admitting their
efforts were hopeless, and decided to
let three fires burn themselves out.
Near the Dalles. Ore, a 5,000-acre
f1re was raging out of control and
eating into the Mount Hood national
forest. A crew of 600 fighters bat
tied desperately to curb the blaze in
the face of rising wind. The flames
already had destroyed two homes, sew
eral barns and miles of fence.
California, the first State in ma
tional forest area, WIS shown by the
compilation to be the heaviest loser
so far this year. A fire that swept
a valuable watershed near Pasadena
was unofficially charged with having
done as much as $2,50O,000 damage
to the drainage area affected. About
$4,000 acres in California have been
burned over. The total California loss
was estimated at $2,650,000.
Washington State counted its loss at
81 1000, 600 because of the spectacular
30,ooo-acre blaze in the Colville ma
tional forest.
Idaho and Montana losses were
computed at $500, 900, many of their
fires having been in burned over ter
ritory.
The three fires which caused crews
to 'let nature take its course" were
in the Nelson, British Columbia, area.
Seldom have organized fire fighters
been so utterly defeated, American
toreSters said.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
BRANCH WILL STUDY
ALASKAN AIRMAIL
Will Survey Feasibility Of Serv-
ice With idea Of Developing
Territory.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Early establishment OF airrnail serv-
fee between the West Coast and
Alaska was indicated yesterday IN the
planning OF trip over the possible
route by Harllee Branch, Second AS
sistant Postmaster General.
Branch, who also hopes that air.
mail and passenger service TO Europe
and Hawaii may be realized within
the next few years, wiz visit Alaska
in September. He said the depart
ment for some time had been con-
sidering plans for this service to bring
the territory within day and one
half of the States.
IF 1t is found safe and practicable
to inaugurate airmail service TO
Alaska" he said. II feel 1t would do
much to opening up development In
the territory. Also. / believe the es-
tablishment OF airplane service, con-
Meeting with the present intraterri-
torial service we already have, would
be considerable national defense
addition"
Branch win go TO Seattle from the
National Rural Letter Carriers Con-
vention at Denver. August 81, and
sail from Seattle for Seward probably
on August "a or IS. He plans to
circle through Fairbanks. Juneau and
Nome, returning by the next weeks
boat.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
HEIRS MILLIONS
FREDDY WOMAN
New Assistant Judge Settles
Hundreds of Forgotten
Estates in Chicago.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August lit took a
woman to speed up Cook County 8
Probate Court, after So years.
The court never before had a wonn-
an assistant Judge, but now that Miss
Phyllis NJ Kelley Is on the job, her
boss. Probate Judge John O'Connell,
said the precedent should have been
set a long time ago.
In five months, Judge Kelley has
increased by one-third the number of
estates settled. Old, forgotten estates
have been dredged up out of molding
files and money distributed to fire.
quently astonished heirs.
Judge Kelley, a smiling woman who
has been practicing law in Chicago
more than 20 years, SHES at taking
credit for this unprecedented eff
cheney. That's what I was hired to
do" she said today.
Last March Judge Kelley stepped
into a muddle produced by So years
of accumulated cases. In every year
the number of estates filed for pro-
bate had been greater than the num-
Der disposed Of.
The work isn't done yet. 1t won't
be for years. But for the first time
since the court was established, cases
are no longer piling up. Since Judge
Kelley started house cleaning between
6 and 10 million dollars have been
distributed to rightful heirs, legatees
and creditors In excess of the normal
grist of the court
Probate fees of $1o8,232 have been
collected. compared with S83,825 the
year before. Thus the increase in fees
for five months alone has more than
paid the expenses-$20, ,000-of the
work for the entire year.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
AIR PH|LATELISTS
TO ELECT LEECH
District Lawyer to BE EIe-
waited al Organizations
Session in Chicago.

The next president Of the Ameri-
can Airrpaii Society, largest fellow
ship Of airpost philateiists In the
world. VIII be q washingtonisn. He
IN Franch b. Leech, born and edu-
Gated IN the District and long known
as leader In the aerunautic de-
partment Of scientific stamp COL
lecting.
Mr. Leech has been a vice presi-
dent OF the society for two years,
and when the organization meets In
annual convention at Chicago, Au-
gust 30. he viii be promoted 10 the
presidency, succeeding L. b. Catchell,
BronxviIle. ~. Y.
A member Of the District bar, en-
gagged In patent and trade mark
practice, Mr.. Leech finds In his
faYorite branch Of philately certain
recreational values which he says
nothing else affords.
Mr.. Leech owns about 100 covers
carried on accredited pioneer flights.
made during the period 1911 10 1925.
He has exhibited some Of his treas
ures at philatelic expositlons and has
won prizes In competition with other
specialists. He began collecting in
1927 and joined the American Air
mail Society in 1890. He has been
president Of the Washington Airmail
Society since its organization.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
LOW BIDS ON COTTON

MANILA, August IL Op.-An agent
OF a leading Japanese firm, 1t was
learned today, has been offering con-
tracts to Philippine cotton producers
on the basis of 20 per cent under the
world market price because of the as
serted uncertain quality OF the local
output.
Cotton production in the Philippines
Is confined to Batangas and uocos
Sur Provinces Of Luzon Island. The
crop is largely experimental, under
direction Of the Insular Bureau Of
Plant Industry. Only q few bales
were produced last year. They were
disposed Of locally.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A Public Health Service physi-
clan predicted yesterday that better
health-and consequently increased
eficiency-from civil works and Fed
eral relief malaria control work would
pay the Souths depression costs with
in 10 years.
Dr. Louis L. williams. jr, in charge
Of malaria investigation for the
Health Service. said he thought his
optimistic forecast was true despite
an increase in the disease this year in
several sections.
The efficiency Of the population In
an area scourged by malaria is re-
duced approximately one-third by the
disease" Williams said. Malaria has
been costing the South half a billion
dollars a year at least.
Would Pay Depression Cost.
"T believe the control work done by
the c. w. A. and the Federal Emer-
gency Relief Administration will cut
that loss sufficiently to repay the
South for the depression"
Williams, for years student Of ma
laria causes and preventiyes, esti-
mated more than 5000 miles Of ma
larta drainage bitches were con-
structed by civil works crews. 130, 900
men being so engaged at one time.
The Public Works Administration al
lotted 81 200. 900 to the Public Health
Service to supervise this work and
similar projects carried on by Federal
emergency relief.
State health departments probably
will supervise the work, williams said,
after the 81 100000 is exhausted.
The physician said the malaria bor-
der line gradually had been retreating
over a period Of years.
Cause Of Outbreaks Unknown.
Occasionally" he said, I'VE have
year-like the present one-in which
the disease seems to be increasing and
Evening star., 1934-08-12
OFFICER SURVIVES
BRUTAL LAST RIDE.
Shot Eight Times, He Feigns
Death to Escape Be-
fore Burial.
~ the Associated Pres.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. August l1.-Constable
John Griffin went all the way OF the
one-way gangland ride todsy-and
came back. one of the few fortunates
to make that round trip alive.
Shot eight times by four tough
Chicago hoodlums. Griffin took the
sual ride clear up to the point where
usually IL has its grisly ending-the
"bullet-riddled body" and the shallow
grave" Then the body got up and
escaped
Griffin was alive today to tell It.
and he did tell 1t. From the story the
young constable gasped out, after he
had been given blood transfusions and
patched until he was a mummyiike
figure in his hospital bed. Police ar
rested Michael Rosso, "a, named by
Griffin as in the gang, picked up Ros-
SOS brother Frank later and set out
to find the man Griffin named as his
assailant in chief, Edward Deveau, "a.
Escaped Shamming Death.
Griffin escaped death--his wounds
may still kill him-only by shamming
death. He escaped. pulling himself
painfully away to the abductors' car
while they were seeking shovels with
which to bury him.
Conscious, In spite of his many
wounds, Griffin told his story. Co
ing to an apartment to keep an ap-
pointment with a man called Fat, +"
he was seized by four men and shot
with his own gun-a bullet through
his abdomen, another in his neck,
one in the head near the right ear.
His assailants did not stop. They
shot him five times more-a bullet
in the arm, one in the leg, one
through his lower side. Another
shot smashed his left thumb. The
eighth cut his right index finger.
But the indestructible young con-
stable was still conscious.
II pretended I was dead while
they dragged me to the car" he
told police few hours after it had
happened.
Showed Stoicism.
= THE hardest part was to keep from
groaning when they hit bumps. That
hurt terribly"
Dumping him out on the canal
bank, two of the four went for SHOW
els. The others wandered a little
distance away.
Il crawled to the car and drove it
away" Griffin said. Motorists stopped
his zig-zag course and took him to
Frances Willard Hospital.
Doctors said Griffin had a chance"
to live Married, he and his wife
Betty have two children-Betty, 3,
and Ruth, / year old.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
Holds Malaria Control Work
Will Be Beneficial to South
Public Health Physician Declares Fed
eraI Assistance viii Pay
Depression Bill.

q few cases Of biaekwater fever and
cerebral malaria are reported. We do
not known what causes those OUT
breaks, whether the disease becomes
more virulent or a different strain of
mosquitoes is to blame.
But the list of malaria States gradu-
ally is decreasing, and direct control
work has virtually eliminated the dis
ease from many cities and towns in
the South.
Factors in the retreat of malaria
from the Northern States, DIR. Will
hams said. have been the short mos
quito breeding season, better housing
that keeps mosquitoes out, improved
diet that built I'D resistance. along
with intensive eradication work.
Williams said the Health Service
was on guard against species Of ma
laria mosquito, native to Africa, which
has appeared in Brazil recently.
AirpIanes Sprayed.
This disease carrier breeds rapidly
in backyard pools, tin cans, drainage
bitches and other places where the
malaria ia-carrying mosquito Of this
country cannot live. If the African
pest ever reached the United States a
lot of present control work might do
no good.
Passenger and mail planes en- route
to the United States from South and
Central American ports are being
sprayed with pyrethrum, deadly in
secticide to kill anv nnosntIftnas that
might be aboard.
States still on the malaria map OF
the Health Service include Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mis-
souri,, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and
the southern tip of Illinois. Tiny
areas are listed also in New Mexico,
California and Oregon. and Maryland
has a few sporadic cases.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
DILLINGER, SR., BANNED
FROM BROADWAY STAGE

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 11-John Dill
linger, sr, father of the desperate
slain last month by Federal agents in
Chicago. has been refused permission
by the License Department to appear
on tn. stage here, it was disclosed to-
day when theatrical interests pro-
tested the decision.
Irving Schneider, attorney for the
atrical agency, wrote to License Com
missioner Paul Moss contending that
the ban was unfair. He explained that
the fathers brief talk was "a sermon
and lesson for parents and others
generally"
Evening star., 1934-08-12
RECEIVER RESIGNS
TO TAKE BANK POST
G. 0. Thomas Leaves Government
Service to Accept Presi-
dency Job.
BY the Associated Press.


DETROIT, August 1.-THE resig-
nation of c. 0. Thomas as receiver
for the First National Bank, Detroit,
was announced today. 1t becomes ef-
fective August Is, when B. c. Schram,
receiver for the Guardian National
Bank of Commerce, will take over
Thomas duties, as well as his own.
Thomas announced he was leaving
the Government service to become vice
president of the First Wisconsin Ma
tional Bank of Milwaukee.
Thomas became receiver for the
First National March 81, 1888. Dur
ing his receivership so per cent has
been paid to all depositors, and at
least % per cent more is expected
to be paid soon.
Before coming to Detroit he had
been receiver for the Bank of Pitts
burgh, the largest national bank in
the country to close its door when it
closed In 1881.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
CAPITAL WOMAN
is WED IN MOSCOW
Miss Agnes Olive Hill Becomes
Bride Of Attache to Ameri-
can Embassy.
BY the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, August ll.-George J.
Yukmanic, expert on Russian trade
attached to the American Embassy,
and Miss Agnes Olive Hill of WASH
tngton, d, c., were married Thurs
day in Leningrad, following the ar
rival Of the bride then by steamer
The ceremony consisted merely Of
signing the register in the Soviet
Marriage Bureau, and was followed
by a dinner at the Astoria Hotel.
Among the dinner guests were As
sistant Secretary Of State Francis
B. Sayre, who arrived on the steamer
that brought the bride; John Wiley,
counsellor of the embassy; Mrs.
Wiley and about 20 other Americans.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
SPEECH or N0TABLES
STUDIED AT COLUMBIA
Pronunciation and Accent OF Pub
lie officials Is Noted From
Phonograph Records
ny tha Aasociated Prsss.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August ii.-studenes
In the Summer session at Columbia
University are studying the pronun-
citation. Infection and accent Of Press
ident Roosevelt and other public men.
under the direction Of DR.. William
Cabell Greet, assistant professor OF
English at Barnard College.
Phonograph records of the speech
Of the President. cabinet members.
Prof. Raymond Moley, Rexford O.
Tugwell. undersecretary of Agricul-
ture; Huey p. Long and others are
analyged. particular attention being
paid to regional differences.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
TWO WILL ENTERTAIN
Singer and Impersonator on Pro-
gram of Kiwanians.

Alfred Oddone, singer, and Law
renee Elliott, impersonator, will be
featured entertainers at the Kiwanis
Club meeting in the Mayfiower Hotel
Thursday at 1880 pm. John B.
Thompson, tenor, will render several
selections.
Frank Romer of the Kiwanis Club,
in charge of the entertainment, will
give two-piano duet with Thompson.
Happy" Walker and a male chorus
also will entertain.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
To Speak on Rail Law.

r. V. Fletcher. general counsel for
the Association of Railway Executives,
will speak on THE Railroad Retire
ment Act" at a luncheon meeting of
the Washington Transportation Club
at the Raleigh Hotel Thursday at
1890 pm.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
Esperanto Groups Elects.

STOCKHOLM. August II (P.-The
International Esperanto Congress, at
its final session today, elected Gen.
Louis Bastien OF Paris president of its
Board Universala." The 1885 Con-
gress will meet in Rome.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
Wins women,s Golf Meet.

LINyILLE. NJ c.. August IL @--
Kathryn Hemphill of Columbia, S. c.,
won the Linville Country Clubs wom-
ems invitation golf tournament today,
defeating Jane Cothran of Green
vile, S. c., on the nineteenth green.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
Next Airmail President
FRANCIS n. LEIGH.

FRANCIS ID. LEIGH.
Washington airpost stamp
and cover collector. who
VIII be promoted from vice
president to president Of
the American AirrnaiI 60
ciety At the organizations
annual convention. Chi
cago. August 30.
Mfr Leech In displaying
o page in one Of his al
buns Of pioneer fight
souvenirs.
Star STAFF Photo.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
SPEED PILOT CRACKS UP

Roger Don Rae Narrowly Misses
Fence at 1oo-Mile Clip.
OMAHA. Nebr., August IL CP.-
Roger Don Rae, Lansing, Mich, speed
pilot. cracked up the landing gear and
propeller of his tiny plane on a test
fight today at the Omaha Air Races,
Rae, coming in against the wind,
barely skinned over a fence at 100
miles an hour. The plane bounced
and skipped down runway, bounded
8 feet in the air and settled again.
The ship came to rest in a ditch, but
Rae was not injured.
An international agricultural exhi-
bition will be held in the new central
market, covering nearly 100 acres, in
Amsterdam, Holland.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
GERMANY'S ATTITUDE
TOWARD JEWS ASSAILED
Baptist Congress Hits Interior
ence in Religion as "Violation
of the Law of God"
nv fha ASonniafad praee

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, August l2.-Blows at
state interference with religion and
unfair discrimination toward Jews
were the final acts of the Baptist
World Congress, closing its conven-
tion in Germany.
This congress deplores and con-
demns as a violation Of the law of
God. our Heavenly Father" said one
resolution, all racial animoSity in
every form, oppression, unfair dis
elimination toward Jews, the colored
people or subject races in any part
of the world" -
Another resolution asserted "any
interference in the freedom of the
church is an intrusion between God
and his people. To limit the liberty
of the church is to hinder the work
ing out of Gods purpose for the re-
demption Of mankind through his
people"
The Washington times., 1934-05-19
Miss King Names
Weddins Date

An engagement of outstand-
ing Importance in Congress
sional circles is being an
nounced today, that of Miss
Kathleen King, daughter of
Senator and Mrs. William H.
King, of Utah, and Mr.. William
Frank Allen, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James H. Allen, of Jack
sonville, Fla.
The wedding will take place
on June IL, at 4 o'clock at the
Latter Day Saints Chapel at
Sixteenth Street and Columbia
Road, Mr.. Edward P. Kimball
officiating.
The bride will be attended by
Mrs. Merrill SchoW, of this
city, as matron of honor; the
maid of honor will be her
cousin, Miss Jeanne Reynolds.
of Salt Lake City; and the
bridesmaids are to be. Miss
Charlotte Garland, of this
city; Miss Jane Frankenberger.
of Charleston, w. Va; Miss
Charlotte Niles, and Miss Mil
dred, both of New. York City.
Little Eleanor King, the
brides sister, will be the flower
girl, and the best man and
ushers will be announced later.
A reception will follow the cere-
mony at the Sulgrave Club.
The Washington times., 1934-05-19

President and Mrs. Roosevelt
are enjoying a cruise on the
Potomac aboard the Sequoia.
They left last night, accom-
panied by Miss Lorena Hickok
and Miss Marguerite Leland,
and plan to return tomorrow
morning in time for the Presi-
dent to speak at the Memorial
services to be held at the Capt.
tol at IL O'Clock.
Will Washington society be
surprised when they read about
the remarriage today of Mrs.
Waggaman Pulver to her for
mer husband, Mr.. George Pull
yer? The ceremony is taking
place this afternoon at 4
o'clock with Msgr. Edward L.
Buckley of st. Matthews
Church officiating.
\
Natalie Mai Coe, as pretty an
American girl as one can wish
to see, will be the magic of a
nuptial ceremony, transformed
into the wife of an Italian
diplomat, today, at her fathers
estate, Planting Fields. at
Oyster Bay. The lucky man
is Commentators Leonardo
Vitetti. The Most Rev. Amleto
Viovanni Cicognani, Apostolic
Delegate to the United States,
will officiate.
The matron of honor will be
Mrs. Alexander C. Forbes and
the other attendants will be:
Mrs. Thomas G. Terbell, Mrs.
William w. Kennedy, Lucille
Thieriot and Marguerite Bro
kaw. The italian Ambassador,
Signor Augusta Rosso, is to be
the best man. The ushers in
clude Signor Luciano Mascia
The Washington times., 1934-05-19
Under secretary
Fetes Visitor

The Undersecretary of State
and Mrs. William Phillips en-
tertained at dinner last even
ing at their residence in Massa-
chusetts Avenue. in honor Of
M. Emile Francqui. head of the
Belgian mission which is now in
the Capital and Nine. Franc
qui.
The other guests were the
Ambassador of Belgium and
Nine. May; the Postmaster
General, Mr.. James A. Far
ley; Senator Key Pittman; the
Assistant Secretary to the Pres
ident and Mrs. Marvin H. Nc
Intyre; Mr.. Camille Cutt, Mr..
Etienne Allard and Count
PHILIPPE d'Arschot, members of
the Belgian Mission; Mr.. Adolph
C. Miller, Governor of the
Federal Reserve Board; Mrs.
Curtis B. Dali; the former
Ambassador to Argentine and
Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss; Mrs.
Vernon Kellogg. Mrs. Raynal
C. Boiling, of New York; Mrs.
Hare Lippincott. Miss Barbara
Wendell, the Counselor Of the
United States Embassy in
Brussels and Mrs. Louis Suss-
dorf, jr.. and Miss Beatrice
Phillips.
The Washington times., 1934-05-19
President
oAttend Tea

The Vice President and Mrs.
John Nance Garner will attend
the tea to be given by the AS
sistant Secretary of State, Mr..
R. Walton Moore, and his sisters,
the Misses Jennie and Margaret
Moore, tomorrow afternoon
from 4::30 until 7 o'clock, at
their home in Fairfax.
Mrs. Garner was the guest in
whose honor Mrs. Dial, wife of
former Senator Nathaniel B.
Dial, entertained at a luncheon
today, at her residence in Kali
Drama Road.
Those present were Mrs. ELL
son D. Smith, Mrs. John H.
Overton, Mrs. Felix Hebert,
Mrs. Allard H. Gasque, Mrs.
Hampton P. Fulmer, Mrs.
Arthur Macarthur, Mrs. Charles
c. Worthington and Mrs. Will
bur LaRoe.
Lieut.. Comdr. D. A. Doherty,
U. S. NJ, and Mrs. Doherty.
will give a dinner for 20 this
evening at the Shoreham.
The Washington times., 1934-05-19

and signor Giuseppino Tom
masi.
There will be special
musical program directed by
Pietro Yon, of st. Patrick's
Cathedral. j. S. Bach, violinist,
and choir of 10 male voices
will supply the music. Follow
ing the ceremony there will be
a wedding breakfast.
The twin tea tables under a
striped marquee in the garden
at the debut tea of Miss Mari
anna Dunn. each of which was
adorned with flame-color gladi'
oil, blue .arkspur and pale vel
low roses: bowls heaped high
with the most luscious dark
red cherries; sandwiches of
every kind and variety, and ice
cold and very delicious cock
tails. The guests, all of the
ultra-smart set. foregathered at
little tables with gay red cloths
which were scattered about on
the lawn. The pretty and viva
cious debutante saying, Il am
coming out again next winter.
tool" and Mrs. Dunn finding it
hard to realize that this was
the "day Of days" For, after
all, next to getting married,
making ones debut is about
the most important event in a
girls life. What charming
hosts the Chief of Protocol and
his wife are, and how gay this
party was. The gorgeous flow
ers sent the young bud filled
every available inch of space in
the house and overflowed on to
the terrace which leads to the
garden, which is really lovely
now, with huge bridal wreath
bushes in full bloom.