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Evening star., 1934-04-19
CANNON PREFERS
JAIL TO TELLING
Richmond Man TeStifies
Bishop Gave Him S32,650
for State Drive.

Bishop James Cannon, jr., was pre-
pared to stand on a point of honor
and go to Jail rather than disclose
the names of individuals to whom he
gave money in the Virginia anti
Smith campaign of 1928, it was testi-
fed today at the District Supreme
Court trial of the churchman and his
secretary, Miss Ada L. Burroughs, on
conspiracy charges.
This testimony was given by Frank
B. Dunford of Richmond, who said
Bishop Cannon gave. him S32.650 tc
defray expenses of the State cam
paign.
He quoted Bishop Cannon as saying
at that time: Il do not intend tc
disclose the names of the persons tc
whom this money was given for use
In the Virginia campaign and III &c
to jail before I do So" Dunford said
this statement was made by the
churchman in 1923, during a discus
sion of progress of the campaign.
The conspiracy charge against the
two defendants is based upon an al
legged failure to submit a proper report
to the House of Representatives of a
sos, 300 campaign contribution by E.
c. Jameson of New York. It is ad-
mitted that S17.3O0 OF this money,
spent through the Headquarters Com
mittee of anti-Smith Democrats, was
properly reported. The remaining
$48. 600, however. which the Govern
ment says was spent by the Head
quarters Committee, and the defense
through State committee, forms the
basis of the indictment now being
tried
Dunford was called to the stand by
the defense in an effort to prove the
$4,000 was spent entirely in the State
of Virginia. Under the law it was
not necessary to report such an ex-
penditure.
The witness said that from time to
time during the campaign Bishop
Cannon gave him various sums Of
money aggregating the total of s32,-
$50 Defense Attorney Robert H. Nc
Neill brought out that considerable
part of this money was turned over
in cash.
The witness also said that at one
time during the campaign Bishop
Cannon read to him excerpts from the
Continued on Page 2. Column 81
Evening star., 1934-04-19
RIGGS BANK Wins
IN SUIT ON NOTES
Justice Adkins Holds the
Officers Acted in Good
Faith in Payments.

The attempt of 102 customers OF
the defunct Swartzell, Rheem &
/ Hensey Co. to recover from the Riggs
National Bank for a quarter of a
million dollars worth of bad notes
failed in District Supreme Court to-
day when Justice Jesse C. Adkins
ruled in favor of the bank.
Justice Adkins held that all officers
OF the bank had acted in good faith
in permitting withdrawal of $2,341,-
| 645. 80 from a special account of the
Swartzell company which was estab-
liShed for the benefit of the note
holders. Evidence at the trial showed
this sum was placed in the general
account of the Swartzell company.
and that a total Of approximately
$500, 900 in notes. which the account
was intended to retire, were never
paid
The suit arose from the refinancing
of the Shoreham Building by the
SwartzeG company in order to sell
it to the Shoreham Investment Cor
poration, in which former Secretary
of War Patrick j. Hurley was finan-
cially interested.
Opening of Account.
On July 16. 1880, in order to re-
lease a first trust on the building OF
S2,250,000, Luther A. Swartzell and
Edmund D. Rheem opened a special
account IN the Riggs Bank for the
purpose OF receiving deposits with
which to pay the noteholders under
the trust.
In order to secure the necessary
cash Swartzell and Rheem borrowed
$685., 900 off the Riggs Bank and de-
posted it in the account. On the
same day Sl,706, ,645.80 was deposited
in the special fiduciary account.
These deposits, with other funds,
brought the special account up to the
amount of the trust. The District
Title Co. was then notified that an
amount aggregating the total amount
of the notes under the trust then
outstanding and unpaid was in the
bank. Thereupon a release of the
trust was recorded.
Rheem then checked out the entire
amount of the special account and
placed it in a general account of the
Swartzell Co.
This general account already had
been overdrawn $l84,000. The deposit
of funds from the special account took
up this overdraft. The next day the
Swartzell Co. repaid the $685. 900 loan
to the bank.
Obligation Not Broken.
The noteholders sought to have the
bank make available the $685., 1000 loan
and the $184,000 overdraft. paid out
of funds of the special account for
their benefit
| Justice Adkins held that the sole
question was whether there was a
breach of obligation by the Swartzell
Rheem & Hensey Co. In drawing the
$635,000 check the next day to repay
the loan to the bank.
1T is not important, so far as this
case is concerned" he said, whether
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Evening star., 1934-04-19
INSULL BUSIES HIMSELF
WITH WRITING LETTERS
Aged Captive Refuses to See Cor
respondents as Ship Docks
at Palermo.
. Aecociatsd Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ABOARD THE S. S. EXILONA AT
Palermo, Sicily, April 19.-Samuel
insult hh6d himself with his pen
The aged captive, America-bound
to face trial for the failure OF his
utilities enterprises. spent an hour in
his cabin writing letters before the
Exilona docked at Palermo at $50
am, after a short trip from Milazzo.
insult was not allowed to leave ship.
but fellow passengers took his mail
ashore.
Several Italian journalists boarded
the Exilona today and one and all
met with stern rebuffs when they
sought to interview the Chicagoan.
The Exilona was scheduled to de-
part late this afternoon for Casa
Blanca. expartino to arrive there with
IN fc..- p las -
Evening star., 1934-04-19
Bitter Fight Between Blanton
and Otter on Points of Order
Precedes Drastic Slash.
TEXANS REMARKS EXPJJNCED
FROM RECORD BY RAINEY
PalmisanO Seeks to Restore Original
Federal Contribution, but His
Motion Is Lost.

During tumuluouS session. almost without precedent the
House today eliminated from the 1895 District appropriation
an Item Tor S5O 600 Federal contribution municipal
as well as provision making mandatory 3Ocent reduction
Then,
lump sum, but reduced it 295
TWO provisions knocked
oy Representatives Otter Republican of Pennsylvania
ton, Democrat of Texas
Moves to Restore Contribution.
Shortly afterward, Representative PalmiSano
contribution, but it defeated 81 Is
Otter raised the point of order against
and after was sustained Banton raised point against
the whole paragraph containing the Federal
we'll the tax reduction provision point order also was
sustained by Representative Sears Democrat Florida the
presiding officer "
Evening star., 1934-04-19
|CONVICTS TAKE PLACE OF MULES
AS SHORTAGE OCCURS ON FARM

Stedman said. "The men are not
being given harsh treatment, and have
no objection to the work. As a matter
of fact. they are not doing any more
work than they would be otherwise 3"
Every available mule on the farm
also is being used, he said, but there
are not enough.
Six teams" of six men each, guided
by a seventh man, draw the planter,
which weighs less than 100 pounds
and penetrates. the pulverized seed bed
only an inch&
Evening star., 1934-04-19

promote the health. safety and attrac-
tiveness Of our Capital City"
Copies of the proclamation are going
forward today to every civic organ
ization in the city and to private indi-
viduals
Spring" the Commissioners declare
in the order. lis generally accepted
as the proper time to clean up and
renovize homes and private buildings
and grounds. including painting and
repairing. the planting of gardens and
removal of trash and rubbish.
Cleanup activities. through stimu-
lating business activity, create new
opportunities for employment at a
time when many of our citizens are
urgently in need of work
Therefore, we, the Commissioners
Of the District of Columbia, do here
by proclaim that the date of May Z
to -, inclusive, shall be observed as
Cleanup week in the District of CO.
lumbia.
During this period We call upon
Continued on Page 2. Column ~
Evening star., 1934-04-19
MISS ROOSEVELT
CROWNED QUEEN
OF BLOSSOM FETE
Crowds Jam Park Area to
Witness Elaborate
Ceremony.
ESCORTED TO THRONE
BY COMMISSIONERS
Thousands Applaud, Cameras
Grind as DR.. G. F. Dudley
Names Festival Ruler.

Miss Eleanor Roosevelt was crowned
queen of the Cherry Blossom FeStiva
this afternoon at elaborate ceremonie:
which marked one of the high spot:
of the three-day Cherry Blossom
Festival which started at dawn this
morning.
While crowds jammed the roadways
of Potomac Park and the stretches
of the park west of Fourteenth street
near the Tidal Basin and the Potomac
River, Miss Roosevelt received from
Rev. George F. Dudley the symbol Of
her reign over Washington's first car
nival in recognition of the annua
Towering of the grove of trees pre-
sented the Nation by Japan % years
ago.
The queen arrived at the horse
show grounds, preceded by the Sc
Cavalry Band from Fort Myer and
accompanied by her II attendants
Five automobiles bore the queen and
her court around the field and up
to the dais in the center.
There she and her attendants
alighted, and were received by the
District Commissioners. who escorted
them to the platform in front of the
throne.
Ceremony Filmed.
DR.. Dudley then placed the crown
on Miss Roosevelt's head. while the
thousands OF spectators applauded
and the newsreel and newspaper
cameramen photographed the scene
The crown was carried on a white
cushion by l0-year-old Betsy Baker
while two other little girls, Elizabeth
Goring Bliss and Grace Colgate Rum
bough, bore the queens train.
Four trumpeters sounded fanfares,
and the Georgetown University Glee
Club sang.
The queens attendants were Alicia
Rogers. Valeria Prochnik, Eliza
Mitchell, Anne Eustis, Teenie Ecken-
gren, Elizabeth Walker, Mary Pres
ton Gibson, Gertrude Laughrin, Isabel
Voorhees,, Suzanne Hill, Beatrice
Phillips and Julia Zimmerman.
Places Crown.
AS he placed the crown on her
head. DR.. Dudley said:
The Cherry Blossoms tell that Spring
has come,
That Earth has awakened from her
Winters sleep.
Their beauty is Gods covenant with
Man
For glorious years ahead.
And so your youth
Is radiant promise to waiting world
OF better, happier, holier, things to
come
Now, therefore, Lovely Maid, crown
you Queen.
And bid you rule with courage and
The queen replied:
take the oath, Oh Priest, and pray
that God.
Who made the glory of these blossoms
rare,
May guide my steps with such sure
control
That may carry out His great design.
After the coronation, the queen
and her court took seats and the
horse show began.
The three-day festival had opened
at dawn today with a sunrise cere-
monlal on the banks of Tidal Basin.
1000 Present.
The weather man, whose moods
have been uncertain of late, gave his
blessing to the sunrise ceremonies and
the sun shone brightly on a crowd OF
some 1000 persons who gathered near
Continued on Page 5. Column p
Evening star., 1934-04-19
STRONG AIR FLEET.
is URGED BY D. A. R.
Congress Votes for Force
Equal to That of Any
Other Nation.

The fortythird Continental Con-
gress of the D. A. r. today officially
declared that the United States
should possess AL air fore of strength
and training and performance equal
to that OF any other nation in the
world"
The resolution, passed as the con-
greSs entered its election day. with
delegates voting to select 7 Of the
II candidates for posts of vice presi-
dents general, il another bu lding,
pointed out that modern invention
has multiplied agencies Of warfare"
The airplane and its use" the res
olution stated. has greatly increased
the complexities and difficulties of ma
tional defense. An adequate air force
would be q powerful agency in pre-
venting invasion and thus saving our
population from the horrors Of an In
vading foe"
Defense Committee Fund.
In line with the national defense
work of the d. A. R.. the Congress
also decided that the chapters be
asked to pay IS cents per capita dur
ing the coming year for the support
of the work of the National Defense
Committee.
Action on resolutions was suspended
at IL o'clock after several other reso-
lutions pertaining to organization had
been adopted in order to put on the
air the address of DR. W. A. r. Good
win Williamsburg, Va. to be broad
cast throughout the country. DR..
Goodwin spoke on Restoration OF
Colonial Williamsburg
The Daughters were balloting for
vice presidents general in Memorial
Continental Hall There is no cleo
ton this year of president general.
although the contest between two
leading candidates today increased in
intensity.
Program Tonight.
a distinguished program will be
presented tonight In Constitution Hall,
when two members of the cabinet will
speak. Attorney General Cummings
will speak on Crime as a National
Problem" and Secretary Of Commerce
Roper will discuss New Opportunities
for Women"
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will be
the principal speaker tomorrow. ad-
dressing the morning session, and the
congress will come to a close tomor-
row night with its annual banquet. at
the Mayfiower Hotel.
The congress took significant action
today by refusing to adopt a recon-
mendation that the D. A. r. work Tor
better films be dropped from the list
OF committees.
Officials to Get Resolution.
To deliver officially the attitude OF
the D. A. r. Congress on air defense
to Government leaders, the resolution
will be sent to President Roosevelt. Sec
retary of War Dern. Secretary of Navy
Swanson. Chairman Sheppard of the
Senate Military Affairs Committee;
Chairman Trammen of the Senate
Naval Affairs Committee, Chairman
McSwain of the House Military Al
fairs Committee and Chairman Vim
son of the House Naval Affairs Com
mittee.
Chapters we're asked to pay 3 cents
per capita during the coming year Ior
support of the work on Ellis Island
and to pay cents per capita for the
support of the national publicity work.
Warning that I'VE have passed from
the postwar era to a new pre-War
Continued on Page 4. Column ID
Evening star., 1934-04-19
BY the Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Mass. April l9.-
From Lexington, where ''the shot that
was heard around tie world was fired
159 wears ago, arother shot was fired
today-this time at Congress.
A protest, signed by more than 1900
citizens of Lexington and addressed to
Massachusetts members of Congress,
was carried to v ashington, criticizing
among other things:
Federal interference in business
under the guise of promoting social
reform and economic recovery
Indefinite extension of legislation
originally des'ened solely for = emer-
GEM; - and ~
Evening star., 1934-04-19
1900 AUTO FORCES
THREATEN STRIKE
Chevrolet and Fisher Plants at
st. Louis Refuse to Discuss
Re-employing 100.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, April 19.-John G
Bostwick general president OF the
Federated Automobile Workers OF
America, today said strike OF about
1900 union workers at the Chevrolet
and Fisher Body plants here will be
called unless employers offer by Mon
day a satisfactory" settlement OF
differences over Unemployment of 12o
union men
Bostwicks statement followed a
union meeting last night at which
he reported an unsatisfactory" con-
ference with employers yesterday.
He said the plant management
would not discuss the cases of about
100 workers. who, the union says
were not rehired after a seasonal
layof. because of union afflliation
Preference has been given to en-
ployes who have joined the CON-
pany union, he added.
Evening star., 1934-04-19
Parents Urged
To Drop Stork
Story of Birth
Priest Declares They As.
sumo Too Little of
Responsibility.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 19.-An
admonition to parents to drop the
stork myth in explaining birth and
life to the child comes from Rev
Fetix Kirsch of Catholic University
a speaker at the Catholic Conference
on Family Life.
1t is better to give the child instruc-
tlon in sex matters a year too soon
than too late, he declared before the
thousand parents and educators at
tending the conference.
Parents have placed the RESPONSE
bility for sex education, which he said
rests entirely with them, too much in
the hands of pastors and school teach
ers, Rev. Kirsch asserted.
The younger the child the less en-
barrassment there will be for both
parent and child, he added. when the
time comes for clear explanation.
Evening star., 1934-04-19
FRENCH CABINET MOVES
TOCUT RAILROAD LOSSES
Bring Carriers Under Economy
Act and Cut Employees Pay
5 Per Cent.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, April 19.-The French cabi-
net brought railroads under Premier
Castor Doumergue's economy acts to-
day by decree laws looping one-half
off the yearly deficit of 1000, 900, 200
francs.
The railroad reorganization scheme
approved by the cabinet cuts employees
pay per cent
In addition, the personnel is to be
reduced by motorizing the small Zines
vhic,, -. --' 49, heouieSt Dkers.
Evening star., 1934-04-19
BY the Associated Press.

TUCKER PRISON FARM, Ark,
April 19.-Convicts did the work of
mules today, tugging at the traces of
cotton planters in the fields of the
Arkansas Penal Farm.
The use of the convicts was made
necessary by a shortage of mules and
a late start in planting because of
excessive rains. Superindent A. G,
Stedman explained
I'VE are confronted with the task
of CITING the crops in right away"
Evening star., 1934-04-19

%. 8. Weather Bureau ForecastJ
Fair and slightly cooler, with lowest
temperature about 46 degrees tonight;
tomorrow fair and cooler. Temperatures
Highest, SO, at $50 pm. yesterday;
lowest, 54, at 600 am. today.
Full report on page 9.
Evening star., 1934-06-09
ROOSEVELT LEAVES ,
ON POTOMAC CRUISE
President Seeks Relaxation, but
Plans to Study Many
Documents.

President Roosevelt will spend the
week end cruising about the Potomac
River aboard the Presidential yacht
Sequoia, to seek relaxation after
hard week.
He left Washington about noon
and did not expect to return to the
White House until Monday morning.
With him on this brief excursion
were Mrs. Roosevelt, Col. Louis
McHenry Howe. his principal sec
retary, who is recuperating from a
long illness. and Miss Marguerite Le-
Hand, the Presidents personal Sec
fetary.
Although the President is looking
forward to a good rest, he is taking
with him a large bundle of docu-
ments and other papers to study dur
ing the trip.
Before leaving, the President con-
ferred briefly with Gov. White of
Ohio. and later with Representative
White of Idaho.
Evening star., 1934-06-09

The boom of an old whaler's cam
non before the gates of Mount Vernon
at 2 pm. today will start great field
of marathon runners on the third
annual Evening Star race for the Ma
tional A. A. U. championship.
The winners should arrive In the
home stretch leading to the. finish line
beside the Zero Milestone on the Ell
lipse between 4:3O and 4:45 o'clock.
Indications were previous records
might be broken this afternoon.
Last years winner, Dave Komonen,
A Finn, who has picked up laurels
right and left in recent years, is out
to turn on the heat" for record.
Marathon fans predict he may shave
the previous best time of 2 hours and
As minutes by at least 10 minutes.
Arrangements are complete for the
accommodation of many thousands of
spectators at the finish line. A lane
100 yards wide has been roped of on
the Ellipse. and large circle similarly
treated around the actual finish.
The Ellipse will be cleared of auto
mobiles by instruction Of Capt. Pat
Evening star., 1934-06-09
CUBA CELEBRATES
END OF PLATT PACT
Registration Of Foreigners Abol'
ished and Political Prison
ers Are Freed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAVANA. June 9.-While Cuba be-
gan a three-day celebration today OF
the abrogation of the Platt amend
ment. foreigners were given cause for
rejoicing when President Mendieta
abolished the registration decree.
Sponsored by q previous administra-
ton, it would have cost the hundreds
of thousands of foreigners as high as
$500 a person and considerable
trouble.
An amnesty law for all political
prisoners except supporters of former
President Machado was approved and
sentences of common prisoners were
reduced one-fourth.
1t was officially explained that the
DEGREES represented 1.-The joy and good
will felt for the Platt amendment
abrogation.
Cuba's highest honor. the Gross OF
the Order of Carlos Manuel de Ces-
pedes will be conferred upon Secre-
tary of State Hull and Marquee Ster-
ling, Cuban Ambassador to Washing
ton, for their part in scrapping the
amendment.
Evening star., 1934-06-09
RUSSIA WILL GET
RECOGNITION Of 5
Little Entente Action Ex-
pected to PreSage Her
Entry Into League.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, June s.-Countries Of the
little entente have decided to recog-
nize Soviet Russia, it was learned to-
day. Geneva observers called the ac-
tion a big step toward Moscows en-
trance into the League Of Nations.
B. Russia. it was held likely, will be
admitted to membership at the Sep
tember assembly.
Yug0slavia to Meet.
Czechoslovakia and Rumania will
Immediately resume diplomatic rela-
tions with the Soviet. Yugoslavia,
while adnering entirely to the prin-
ciples Of recognition. still has some
economic questions to negotiate with
Moscow before exchanging diplomats.
Letters between the little entente
and Maxim Litvinoff. Soviet COM
missar for foreign affairs. announc-
ing recognition will be published soon.
Russia meanwhile has figuratively
held out the hand of friendship to
Germany and Japan, as Litvinoff
pledged his country to cooperate sim
cerely with all peoples.
Evening star., 1934-06-09
foes OF DOLLFUSS
B0MB3RA|L LINES
Vienna SaIzburg-Paris Ex.
press Nearly Wrecked
in Bridge Blast.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
VIENNA, June 9.-Opponents OF
the DoIlfuss regime continued to defy
the gallows today by bombing three
separate railway lines. endangering
numerous lives and disrupting trans
portation.
The bombings were executed de-
spite the fact railway lines throughout
Austria are closely watched and or
ders have been issued guards to shoot
without warning" at any one ap-
preaching lines after dark.
The crack Vienna -Salzburg Paris
Express narrowly escaped disaster
early this morning near Viecklabruck
when the railroad bridge was dyna-
mited 10 minutes before the train was
scheduled to cross 1t. Service on the
line was paralyzed.
Another bridge was bombed neal
Semmering. temporarily interruptine
railway connections between Vienna
and the nearby mountain resort.
The third railway bomb tore ur
tracks near Krems, in Lower Austria,
80 miles northwest of Vienna.
Unidentified persons fired at Fas-
cist auxiliary police patrol near Kitz-
buehel, killing one and injuring an
other.
Evening star., 1934-06-09
AIRLINER SLIDES DOWN GIANT
TREE, BADLY INJURING THREE

the plane, graphically described the
crash.
I'VE had been flying above the
clouds and fog that clung around the
peaks. We slowed down to land. We
thought. We bumped, like hard
bounce on the ground. Then We hit
again, harder.
Then I looked outside the window.
and saw trees. Then I knew.
The plane cut OF the tops OF six or
eight trees. We hit, hard. Then
the plane settled back and slid down
on her tail. her nose and engine high
In the air"
Miss Mercedes Boyd. school teacher
OF winthrop, Wash. who became lost,
attempting to follow Hansen as ne
pushed his way through the under
brush to bring the first word OF the
crash, said she wasn't q bit fright
ened at spending q night alone In
the woods.
Hansen was so badly hurt. We
thought some one ought to accompany
him." she said. "but I couldn't keep
up with him. My shoes came OF. so
I Just stayed where was all night.
although it rained steadily. After
daybreak ] found nv way back to the
plane"