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Evening star., 1934-12-19
BABCOCK PARLEY
SOUGHT BY LODGE
Committee Seeks ExpIana-
ton of Charges Preferred
Against A. F. G. E. Group.

A committee from N. r. A. Lodge,
No. 81, American Federation Of Gov
ernment Employees, tomorrow will seek
an interview with E. Claude Babcock,
national president, to obtain an ex-
PLANTATION of the charges he has pre-
ferred against the group, which faces
possibility Of custer.
This was decided last night at a
heated session of the lodge in the
Hamilton Hotel, at which President
Babcock walked out when he was un-
able to obtain the floor.
Purpose Of Conference.
Miss Jessica Buck, the lodge secre-
tary, said today that the proposed
conference was designed to obtain a
peaceful" explanation of Babcock' s
charges. He has called upon the lodge
to show cause why its charter should
not be revoked. for an attack on the
parent body, revolving around a con-
vention wrangle in New York in Sep
tember.
At that time, the federation adopted
q resolution to ban picketing in labor
disputes, over the protest Of John L.
Donovan, N. r. A. lodge president, and
q group Of supporters. This was a
bareback Of Donovan's fight with
Gen. Hugh S. johnson, former N. r.
A. head, when picketing was resorted
to by Donovan sympathizers, after his
dismissal from the N. r. A. by john
son. He was eventually restored to
duty.
DisIoyalty Charged.
After the convention the Donovan
sympathizers circulated through the
A. F. G. E. membership critical re-
port on the convention activities in
New. York and Babcock notified the
lodge the issue was being brought to
the attention Of the Executive, Council
He accuses the lodge of "false and
misleading" statements and "disloy-
atty" to the labor movement. The
council is scheduled to take up the
matter December ~.
At last nights meeting the lodge
sought further light on the trouble
from Babcock, who had been invited
to attend the session. After q clash
Babcock left. Then a committee was
appointed to confer with him.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
RELIEF WORKER CLAIMS
CAR AND S21 STOLEN
Says Men Imprisoned Him In
Hotel Room-New York Wom-
ans Purse Snatched Away.

Walter Hoff, Fairmont, w. Va, re-
lief worker, told police last night he
had been robbed of S21 and his auto
mobile by two armed men who had
forced him to drive them from Fair
mont to this city Monday.
After reaching here, he said, they
confined him in hotel room until
yesterday when he was able to escape
and get to the police station. His
automobile was recovered last night
by Sergt. Frank NJ Alligood. It was
parked near Pennsylvania avenue and
Seventeenth street.
Julia c. Thompson of New York
reported that young colored man
had snatched her pocketbook and
escaped up an alley near North Capt.
tol and First streets last night. The
bag contained q railroad ticket to
New York ands$11.72 In cash, she
said.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
Gangsters Suspected in Theft
Of Guns From Three Stores

12-gauge automatic shotgun, straight
10-gauge shotgun, q straight L.
gauge shotgun, a 16-gauge Stevens
pump gun and three knives.
The Army & Navy Trading Co. said
it could not determine accurately
what had been stolen, but said several
shotguns and q quantity of ammu-
milton was missing in addition to golf
clubs, golf bags tennis racquets and
foot balls. Fogers reported one shot
gun, .22-caliner rifle and q leather
hunting jacket missing.
Show windows of four uptown stores
also were smashed last night and
police said they were seeking young
colored man for questioning In con-
nection with the cases.
Evening star., 1934-12-19

Police today were investigating the
theft of about q dozen shotguns and
rifles from show windows of three
downtown sporting goods stores.
With the possibility that the thefts
may have been perpetrated by gang
sters seeking to replenish their armo-
ries, Assistant Detective Chief Bern
ard w. Thompson assigned two head
quarters detectives-H. e. Brodie and
Leo Murray-to the case.
The stores are the Atlas Co. at
Eleventh and e streets, the Army &
Navy Trading Co. at 801 D street and
Fogel's Army & Navy Store at Tenth
and D streets.
The Atlas store loot consisted Of a
Evening star., 1934-12-19
FIFTY TO SING carol S
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CRISFTELD, Md; December 19.-
The Somerset County. Choral Club,
comprising some SO voices, will sing
Christmas carols in Princess Anne
Friday night.
The club will first assemble around
the lighted community tree 'on the
court house lawn, after which it will
make Q tour of the community. This
viii be the first public appearance Of
the club. which was only recently
organized.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
PEACE TORCH SEEN
BORNE BY PRESIDENT
Resurrection of Wilson's Ideal
Forecast by Tumulty in
Radio Address.
BY the Associated Press.

Joseph P. Tumulty believes Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Hull are
carrying Woodrow Wilson's torch of
peace.
The secretary to the wartime
President told a radio audience last
night ''in 1920, we witnessed the
crucif1xion of Wilson's ideal of peace,
but soon, in the Providence Of God, we
will behold its resurrection"
wilson's ideal would have won If
meanness, intrigue and envy could
have been dethroned," he said, refer
ring to the Presidents creation of the
League Of Nations, which the United
States refused to Join.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
CRIME TALK GIVEN
BY HENRY SUYDAM

Speaks Before Women's Demo-
cratic Educational Council on
Importance of Cooperation.
opinions on crime as developed be-
fore the recent crime conference here
were outlined Monday night by Henry
suydarn, special assistant to the At
torney General, before the Women's
Democratic Educational Council at
the Mayflower Hotel.
Mr.. Suydam speaking on Public
Opinion and Crime" emphasized the
importance of cooperation between
the various iaw-enforcement agen-
cies. He also urged a model code OF
criminal procedure and told of the
consensus Of the crime conference
regarding more rigid laws pertaining
to parole systems.
Council members later took part In
I . general discussion Of points outlined
Ia the address,
Evening star., 1934-12-19
paddock INJUNCTI0NS
MAY FOLLOW RAIDS
Action Against Houses of Ill Re-
pute Sought by Vice Squad
Chief,

Paddock injunctions against houses
Of i'll repute, where there have been
repeated raids, will be sought by
Lieut.. George M. Little, head Of the
police Vice Squad, he said today.
This decision was made, Lieut.. Lit
tie said, after a conference with Supt.
of Police Ernest w. Brown and Dis
trict Attorney Leslie c. Garnett.
The paddock injunctions will be
sought under the Kenyon act.
Under the injunctions, Little said,
the right is given to "seize everything
within the walls of the premises"
Evening star., 1934-12-19
Sea Yields 4OO-POund Fish
s-sA@-S

Miss Helen Hay
Uard, 900 Twen-
tieth street,
shoUn z0ith a
400-pound Stur-
geon, ug h t
about 100 miles
OF Cape Hat
teras, by Capt.
Jimmy Temple
m an OF tn e
Irene Pearl. The
sturgeon meas
ured 9 feet In
length. The pic
ture DaS made
after the fish
Das brought to
the George w,
Carroll Co. fish
m ark ct here
Just to provide
CO n, par $50 n.
Miss Hayward is
holding an ordi-
nary bay fish.
Star Staf Photo
se@s
Evening star., 1934-12-19
c. of c. Meets Tonight.

KENSINGTON, Md, December 10
(SpeciaD The Shubert Singers, q
male octette directed by Mrs. Chester
w. Adair, will present a program Of
Christmas music at the meeting of the
Kensington Chamber of Commerce
scheduled for the local elementary
school at 8 o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
Extortion Case Dismissed.

CHICAGO, December 10 R.-Ex-
tortion charges against Edmund r.
Harris, jr., Baltimore architect, were
dismissed In Federal Court yesterday.
Harris was indicted on charges Of
sending an extortion letter to Mrs.
Mary Cave Hall, defendant In $780,
900 alienation Of affeattons suit.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
KING URGES WORK
Senator Frowns on Direct Relief
Policy.

Future Federal emergency relief
plans should, as far as possible, take
the form Of work projects rather than
direct relief payments, in the opinion
of Senator King of Utah. a Democratic
member Of the Senate Finance Com
mittee.
Senator King has been opposed for
q long time to what he describes as
Federal bureaucracy and has fire.
quently in the past deplored the steady
growth Of the total cost Of government.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
TWO GUILTY OF BEATING
Pair Convicted of Assaulting OFF,
Ger Making Arrest.

John F. Thomas, 80, and Walter r.
Thomas, SO, of 605 Sixth street SOUTH
west and 432 Tenth street southwest,
respectively, were convicted by Po-
lice Court jury yesterday of assaulting
Pvt. D. B. Flohr of the fourth police
precinct on October %. Motion for a
new trial was filed.
The two men were charged with
beating Flohr when he attempted to
arrest Nellie r. Thomas, wife Of WAL
ter, and another woman on a disor-
derly charge. The offense is said to
have occurred at 7l9 Seventh street
southwest.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
CLUB TO HEAR, BATES

The Princeton Club of Washington
will hold its monthly meeting tomor-
row at ! pm. at the University Club.
Sanford Bates, director Of the Bureau
Of Prisons, Department OF Justice.
viii be the guest speaker.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
Red Cross Drive Nets 500.

LEONARDTOWN, Md, December
10 (SpeciaD Rev. Milton B. Crist Of
this city, chairman Of the Red Gross
in st. Marys County, reports his
workers In the nine districts have
collected 500.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
WOMAN DENIES THEFT
Demands Jury Trial on Charge of
Shoplifting.

Anna Miller, SO, of the 1900 block
Of Rhode Island avenue pleaded not
guilty to two charges of petty larceny
and demanded jury trial today when
arraigned before Judge Ralph Given.
She was released on $500 bond.
Oficer Paul z. Ambrose Of the spe-
cial Christmas holiday shoplifting
squad arrested the woman and
charged her with having stolen e6
worth Of goods from department
store and q fye-and-ten-cent store.
Evening star., 1934-01-15
Declines 10 Discuss Statement by Her.
bert Hoover, Jr.


bert Hoover, Jr.
By the Associated Press.
Chairman Black of the Senate Ocean
and Airmail Investigating Committee,
last night declined comment on the
statement of Herbert Hoover, jr., that
he had sought to resign his post with
the Western Air Express in 1880 to
forestall any criticism in connection
with awarding of mail contracts.
He also maintained his non-com-
initial attitude on the checking of
against income tax reports. Hoover in
Pasadena, Calf, said he had informed
the committee his maximum salary
was s466 per month. and denied ever
receiving any gratuities such as cash
or stock bonuses or option rights.
The committee expects to summon
this week more witnesses whose names
are prominent In the aviation industry.
Black said the testimony presented
before the committee when it recon-
venes tomorrow probably would be on
when the committee sought to develop
that mail contracts were virtually ap-
portioned by the big operators among
themselves. working in cooperation,
with Walter F. Brown, former Post
master General
Hearings have been chiefly concerned
with the three major companies oper-
ating transcontinental planes, and the
entrance into the mail pictures Of Pan
American Always, operating to Latin
America, is yet to be described. Also
to be developed is the relation between
plane manufacturers and transport
lines. investigation of which is expected
to bring in names of men prominently
identified with the automobile industry
Committee aides are delving into an
exhaustive mass of detail concerning
the financial setup of the various air
companies. including the awarding of
stock bonuses and option warrants to
officers, directors and investment bank
ers
Evening star., 1934-01-15
ATTACK FORESEEN
BY YOUNG HOOVER
Son of Former President In
forms AirmaiI Probers Res
ignation Was Refused.
Hy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PASADENA, Calf, January 15.-
More than three years ago Herbert Hoo
yer, jr., son of the former President,
upon the circumstances of an airmail
contract award because of his connec-
ton as q technician with an airmail
carrier.
This was disclosed in the answer Of
the young engineer to the QUESTIONABLE
of United States Senate committee
investigating the award of mail con-
tracts, and it showed he had offered to
resign his position to prevent talk.
Hoover's name had been brought into
the inquiry because of his employment
as radio engineer with the Western Air
Express. later consolidated with Trans
continental Air Transport. which re-
ceived the Central Transcontinenta air.
mail contract in 1890.
Saying he had been employed since
1929 on the technical staff. Hoover said
his salary originally had been 5000 a
month and was increased to $466
month in 1880.
While he was off duty in 1880, TAX
ing treatments for tuberculosis, he
heard of the possibility of talk about
his position and the airmail contracts
He said he was told that "a man
named Halliburton was stating In Wash
ington that I was using my relation
ships to promote airmail contracts" He
said he had no part in or knowledge of
that end of the business. but as the
statements were intended to damage
his father, he sent in his resignation on
August "a. 1880.
The company refused his resignation,
he said, granting him instead a leave
of absence of year. Recently he re-
turned at salary of $400 month.
''As to your question as to whether I
have received or been allotted for services
any option, rights. bonuses. gratuities
or stock in connection with any aviation
corporation the answer is, unreservedly,
no." he wrote the committee, land
this includes my wife or any other
person"
He said he had made no political
contributions.
Evening star., 1934-01-15
Cammerer, director Of National Parks,
Buildings and Reservations.

Cammerer, director Of National Parks,
Buildings and Reservations.
At the same time q corps of tree sur
geons will give the beautiful trees of
Washington's parks . thorough inspec-
ton, followed by necessary surgical
treatment.
In addition. many grass plots will be
reseeded and flowers and shrubs planted
under . broad landscapfng plan.
Cammerer said that c. Marshall Fin
nan. superintendent of National Capital
parks, already Is mapping out the pro-
gram. and that Spring should find
Washington famous parks more attrac-
tive than ever.
All Of the improvements will be in
line with the Mcmillan plan Of 1901
and will have the approval Of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission and the Fine Arts Commission,
Cammerer stated. These agencies re-
Gently approved designs for new bridges
In Rock Creek Park to replace several
washed away in the severe storms Of
last August.
Cammerer said that because the local
Evening star., 1934-01-15
FRENCH RELEASE FLYER

SHANGHAI, January IS (P).-The
French legation at Peiping reported to-
day that E. M. Allison, Omaha aviator
whose plane had been held by French
authorities at Hanoi French Indo-
China, had been released, and had been
allowed to proceed on his mapping
Journey
in Northeast French Indo-China, last
week. The authorities charged that he
had been flying over the territory with
cllt nermiSSinn.
Evening star., 1934-01-15
OWNERS OF SHlPWRECKED
CRAFT CONSIDER SALVAGE
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PORTLAND. Me. January 15.-Her
decks awash and her holds filled to the
matches with water, the shipwrecked
freighter Sycamore lay at the mercy of
the sea Oh Prouts Neck on the Maine
Coast today while Representatives Of her
owners considered the possibility of sal
wage.
Coast 0uardsmen expressed doubt
that the ship ever could be noated. They
pointed out that another sto2m, such as
the one the Sycamore was battling Sun
day morning when she was driven onto
the treacherolI ledge, probably would
pound the vessel to pieces where she lay
with her keel biting deeply into the
bottom.
Capt. Ralph r. McDonough and her
crew Of 20 were rescued from the Saga
more after q narrowing night during
which they took refuge on the vessels
bridge
Evening star., 1934-01-15

parks now are . part Of the national
park system Of the United States. they
will benefit from the supervision Of the
star Of experienced landscape. archi-
tectural, forestry and educational ex-
perts that has developed the national
system.
The parks here always have been un.
der Federal control. When the Interior
Department was established tn 1849
they were placed In its custody and re-
manned there until 1867. For years they
were under War Department supervi-
sion, but again were transferred to the
Interior Department by presidential
order Of June 10 last
Evening star., 1934-01-15
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PIT. A. Benefit Planned.

BALLSTON Va, January is (Spe-
ciaD.-A roast beef dinner will be given
by the home economies class for the
benefit Of the Parent Teacher Associa-
ton of the Washington-Lee High
School at the school house tomorrow
from $50 to 7:30 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1934-01-15
new BR|D[EPATHS
FOR'CAP|TAL PARKS
Public Works Allotment of
$4,000 to Be Used for
Improvements.

Construction Of new bride paths and
foot trails and improvement of existing
ones will be begun shortly as result
of the allotment Of $4,000 Of public
works funds for park developments here,
1t was announced today by Arno B.
Evening star., 1934-01-15

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Evening star., 1934-01-15
Build Adobe Church.

Residents of a Mexican colony east
of San Jose built church Of adobe
bricks
Evening star., 1934-01-15
RADIO CHANGES STUDIED

on New Wave Lengths.
LONDON, January Is R.-A great
switch-over in radio wave lengths Of $50
transmitting stations Of Europe occur
red last midnight In accordance with
q plan evolved at q recent conference
In Lucerne to prevent overlapping.
M. Raymond Braillard. president Of
the technical commission Of the Inter-
national Union Of Radio Diffusion, at
Brussels with 40 expertA Is testing the
new wave lengths allotted the various
countries, including England It Is
hoped that by the new arrangement
reception for millions will be clearer.
, 1934-11-26
VALLEY
TO Be NAMED


McALLEN, Nov. 25.- Selection
Of the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Glass 3 high school Ali-valley
eleven will be made by Valley
coaches. officials and sports writer's
on December 4 at their annual
banquet at Mercedes. according TO
Orville Cox OF McAllen. secretary
Of the Valley Coaches a. Officials
Association.
Each coach Is permitted to recon-
mend members or hts team for the
ALI Valley honorS. Players on each
Valley team viii pick an All-Valley
team, both these selections being
made before the annual meeting.
AT that time. nominees OF the
coaches and players will be consid-
cred and the vote taken on each
nomination.
The officials and sports writer's
will select a first and second ALL
Valley squad and viii select a list
OF 80 players for honorable mention.
This method, used for the first
time last year. was the most salts
factory yet devised.
The 1888 All-Valley included only
three players who have seen action
this year. Mobiles Of weslaco. Reed
OF Donna and Bill Brumley Of
EdinburR.
, 1934-11-26
FOR
4 y = \ =
ROSE BOWL ARE
BEING

PASADENA, Calf. Nov. 26-tP
Grid g~ueSserS, who felt certain
Stanford would be elected by the
Pacific Coast conference Monday
to represent the west In the Rose
Bowl classic turned their feverish
activities To the absorbing problem
OF picking an opponent for the
unbeaten red shirted horde Of
Palo Alto.
Alabama, thrice a successful
visitor here. was the peoples
choice although selections In re-
cent years In a degree belied the
hope that anyone would listen
to their voices In the matter.
In fact. II Stanford vas select
ed. evidence pointed 10 the pos
sibility OF three Eastern teams. all
OF them beaten, holding an equal
chance with the undefeated south
ern team. These were Colgate,
Pittsburgh and Columbia.
, 1934-11-26
VILLA, CAPPS CROSS DUKES


CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Nov. "a
R-Eddie Casey, reliable sources
said Monday, win resign as head
coach OF Harvard football.
The old halfback who reeled off
many q yard for Harvard In the
days when the Crimson goose hung
high, has decided TO relinquiSh the
reins OF coachehip after the most
disastrous season In the history Of
Harvard football.
The names of several are lanter-
ed about as possible SUCCESSORS
Kipke. Kerr. Little. Adam Walsh,
Arnold Horween. But IL was al
guess work. Formal announcement
OF Caseyis resignation has not been
made.
FOR the first time I'm Harvard
history the team lost four straight
this year: Holy Cross, Dartmouth,
Army and Princeton taking is
measure. Saturday Yale administer
ed the last beating.
, 1934-11-26

DEL MAR, Nov. 26-Several large
catches OF red fish were reported
here Sunday by Col. Sam Robertson.
and indications are that the fishing
season win continue good for some
time TO come.
The catches Sunday included: a.
M. Lee OF Brownsville. is reds; x.
e. zunwalt OF Brownsville, Is reds.
A. M. Olson OF Brownsville. 10
red, Bill Anderson OF Oklahoma
City, 10 reds: Mrs Corynne Holdings
worth or Brownsville, five reds; A.
g. johnson OF Phoenix, three reds
and a founder: r. w. Bennett OF
Brownsville. three reds g. w. Ward
OF Brownsville. three reds and M
3. Gillette Of Brownsville. two reds
, 1934-11-26

A new scoring leader appeared
on the national football horizon
Monday.
He Is Paul Miller. crack triple
threat back Of South Dakota State
Colleges Jackrabbits. Miller COM
pleted a ten game schedule last
week with a total OF Ii6 points,
giving him an eight-point lead
over Art Strut Of Duquesne. the
eastern ~paceSetter.
The scoring leaders In each OF
the nations ma Tor groups or con-
ferences follows.
Midwest-Miler. South Dakota
state. ll6: East-Strutt. D~uquesne,
108; Southeastern-Simons. Tulane,
SO: Pacific-Grayson. Stanford. 60;
Rocky Mountain-Hardin. Colorado
Teachers. So: Big Ten-K0stka,
Minnesota. So: Southwest-WIlson.
Southern Methodist. 4s: Southern
Cornelius, Duke. "A: Big Six
Neal. Iowa state. AZ: Missouri VAL
ley-Wagner, washington Univers.
ity. 81.
, 1934-11-26

ALAMO. Nov. 26.-McAllen grow
ers, who met last week 10 consider
the recently-organlzed Citrus Crow
ers League, viii meet again Tues
day night at the chamber OF CON-
merc6 when organization OF q Me-
Allen unit is expected. q. H. StuE-
ards, league official. said here Mon
day
Alamo also expected to complete
plans for its unit az the meeting
Tuesday night at the Community
church.
The San Juan unit will meet
Monday night In Mr.. Stugard's Of
flee.
All citrus growers interested are
invited to attend any Of these
meetings.