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Evening star., 1934-06-16
SOUTHWEST HOLDS
DANCE AND FR0L|C
Proceeds Used to Remodel
Potomac School for Boys
Club Home.

Citizens Of the Southwest and many
from other sections of the city turned
out last night to put over" a dance
and frolic, proceeds from which are
to be used to remodel the old Potomac
School, Twelfth and G. streets south
west, into Metropolitan Police Boys
Club for the southwest.
About $500 was taken in from vari-
Gus attractions at the block carni-
val" and nearly $1,000 more has been
realized from contributions, it was
estimated.
At Neighborhood House.
The affair was held at Neighbor-
hood House, 470 N street southwest,
and in the street in front, which was
blocked off from Fourth street to
Union street.
The first half Of the SHOW" pre-
sided over by Harry S. Wender as
master of ceremonies, was put on
largely by the already organized Met
ropohtan Police Boys Club Of the
Southeast. 1t opened with a concert
by the Independent Boys Band and
by Victory Post, American Legion,
Drum and Bugle Corps, and included
boxing, wrestling and tumbling ex-
hibitions.
The "standout" Of the athletic pro-
gram was a bout between two 40
Founders. each less than 5 years old
They were Lee Showalter and Ed
WEIGH, who threw the gloves at one
another with abandon. The boxing
and wrestling contests we're referred
by Benny Bortnick, chief wrestling
refeRee for professional contests here,
who decided to forego the professional
fights last night to aid the Boys
Club festivities.
A minstrel show by the Victory
Post Minstrels, headed by Albert
Stern, former Assistant United States
Attorney. made up the latter half Of
the program. Other end men were
Edward Morris, Jack Lynch and
Charles Plunkett William E. Mar
shall sat in the interlocutor's chair,
and Billie Bernie was head vocalist"
Decorations for the affair were ar
ranged by Mrs. w. B. Wender. form
erly resident of the Southwest who
returned to aid in the affair.
Street Dancing Held.
After the formal show the street
was thrown open to dancing to the
music of Sam Leishear's Vikings,
which was broadcast through a public
address system to all parts of the
block.
Among those listed as patrons Of
the event were Maj. Ernest w. Brown,
superintendent of police, who is re-
sponsible for the organization of the
police boys clubs over the city; the
District Commissioners and other
prominent officials Of the city gov
ernment; Capt. jeremiah A. Sullivan
of the fourth precinct, chairman Of
the Southwest Citizens Association
Boys Club Committee; Harry Minker
and W. W. Leishear, all of whom
worked for the success of the frolic,
sponsored by the Citizens Association.
J. M. Schaffer is president of the
organization.
Evening star., 1934-06-16
GOVERNMENT COST
IS S9,662,615,0DO
Census Bureau Summary
Reveals Per Capita Fig
ure Is $71.09.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The 124, ,511 900 people in the United
States paid, theoretically speaking,
$71.09 apiece in 1882 for the upkeep
of State, county and city governments
and the Nations schools.
A Census Bureau summary has dis
closed that s8,851, ,917OOO represented
the total revenue of these agencies
and a scattering of other minor civil
subdivisions. 1t revealed also the
aggregate cost of these governments
during the year was $9,662, ,615 900.
The summary is one of a series
made periodically to give the coun-
try an indication of what it is spend
ing for government and public serv-
ice activities.
Per Capita Debt S141.27.
The 1882 summary disclosed that
these governmental agencies had ac-
cumulated debts totaling $17,589,-
$4,000. In other words, each person
in the country thus has been obli-
gated to the extent of S141.27.
The total Indebtedness increased
1881 per cent from 1922 to 1888 and
1917 per cent during the 20-year
period ended in 1882.
The assessed valuation of all prop
erty in the United States subject to
levies of the general property tax was
1917, ,104,0 900 in 1882.
This figure represented per
capita wealth of S1,311.67. In 1922
the comparable per capita figure was
$l,l46.l6 and in 1912, S71548.
States Spent S2,5O5,s35 900.
Broken down, the figures disclosed
that the 48 State governments spent
$2,505, 1886 900 in 1892; the 1852 coun-
ty governments, S1,411 $4,000; the
1868 cities, S3,594, 900; the
128,548 school districts, $1,536,472 900;
the 1879 township governments,
S252, ,542 900 and other miscellaneous
civil divisions, 1851 ,293,00O. Here's
what the money was spent for:
Six billion, forty-nine million, one
hundred and eight thousand dollars
for operation and maintenance of
general departments; 1907, ,944 900 for
operation and maintenance of public
interest on debt and S2,3l6 695, 900
for outlays or permanent improve
ments.
The revenues collected in 1882 in
cluded $4,684, $4,000 in general prop
erty taxes; S48,141 900 in special
taxes, $1,236, 1854 900 in licenses and
permits, 1921, ,165 900 in special as
sessments, 1898, 900 in subventions
and donations, $256,1o6.ooO in inter-
est, rents and highway privileges;
$599998,000 in earnings of public
service enterprises, SAIL, ,941 900 in
earnings of general departments and
$36,313,000 in fines, forfeits and es-
cheats.
The total levies on the general prop
erty tax for States counties and other
civil divisions amounted to $1,349,841,-
600 in 1912; $3,5O3, 1850 in 1922,
and $5,O26, 10000 in 1882. These
figures represented per capita levies
of 1891 in 1912, 1929 in 1922 and
$40.37 in 1882.
Evening star., 1934-06-16
OIL TALK CAUSES
TEXAS FIELD DAY
House Discussion Over Reg
uIatory Legislation Near.
Iy Starts Free-for-AII.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Texas delegation had a field
day, and very nearly a free-for-all,
in the House last night as that body
ordered a Nationwide survey of oil
industry and the need for regulatory
legislation.
The dispute over whether Chair
man Rayburn had encouraged the
Interstate Commerce Committee to
kill the administration oil control
bill caused the alteration.
Representative Blanton, Democrat,
Of Texas, remarked that when a
Gulf oil man from Texas came here
I knew there was going to be hell
to pay"
Shouts at Rayburn.
Then, facing directly toward Ray
burn, he shouted:
you know it. You know me and I
know you. You'd better not try any
Of that bluff on me-"
Representative Bankhead, Democrat,
Of Alabama, and Rayburn arose simul-
taneously in protest.
Rayburn moved toward the well
where Blanton stood. Bankhead
grabbed his sleeve and Representative
Dies, Democrat, of Texas, stepped in
front Of him. Rayburn took his seat
as Bankhead said to Blanton:
"The gentleman from Texas referred
TO the chairman of the Interstate Com
merce COMMITTEE"
IT don't care how he refers to me, !"
Rayburn retorted.
And I withdraw the remark, p"
Blanton said, but he insisted the
House should kill the investigation
resolution and pass regulatory meas
ure. But the debate proceeded. Rep
resentative Eagle, Democrat, of Texas,
referred to Blanton's argument as
dumb as an OK"
Rayburn said he could not have a
personal interest in the problem since
there 'is not now and has not been
a drop of oil produced in my district. I"
Time Element Responsible.
Rayburn earlier had told the Rules
Committee his body's refusal to con-
slider the Disney bill had not been on
the merits of that measure, but be-
cause it was brought to us in the
dying hours Of the session"
Rayburn said he believed the in
quiry would be useful both in deter
mining future legislation, and in
throwing fear into producers of illegal
oil, who. proponents of the Disney bill
assert. are preparing for widespread
violation of existing regulations.
Evening star., 1934-06-16
ALLEN POPE TO STUDY
ART IN FOREIGN LANDS
Capital Youth, Senior at Yale, to
Visit Paris, Vienna and
Rome.

A fellowship for eight months art
study in Paris, Vienna and Berlin has
been awarded to Allen Pope, jr., Yale
University senior, whose father is
head of an engineering firm here, it
was learned today.
Young Pope, whose family lives at
1922 Fifteenth street, is a graduate
of Mckinley High School, where he
was a star hurdler on the track team.
While in high school. he made an
unusual reputation as schoolboy
artist. He specializes in murals, but
also is skilled in portrait painting.
He was given honorable mention OF
the fellowship last year, an unusual
honor for other than senior student.
Evening star., 1934-06-16
B0NDHOLDERS' GROUPS
WILL BE INVESTIGATED
House Adopts Resolution Author
izing Speaker to Name Body
for Nationwide Study.

BY the Associated Press.
A special investigation of the &C
tivities of bondholders' committees
and similar organizations was ordered
yesterday by the House.
Almost unanimously, the House
adopted q resolution authorizing the
Speaker to name a special committee
of seven House members to make a
Nationwide study Of:
1.-THE methods of organization, the
activity and practices Of real estate,
the organization of bondholders' COM
mittees, or similar or other groups,
by use of the mail or otherwise, to
determine whether Misrepresentation
or unfairness has been practiced in
acquiring or representing such Sc
curities, in assessing expenses against
the bondholders and disposing Of or
managing the properties"
Evening star., 1934-06-16
SAMUEL HERRICK, JR.,
MARRIED ON CAMPUS
Miss Betu1io Toro of Bogota, Co
lombia, Is Bride of D. c. At
torney's Son.

Samuel Herrick, jr., %, son of the
prominent Washington attorney by
that name, and Miss Betulia Toro,
also %, of Bogota, Colombia, were
married yesterday on the campus Of
the University Of California, where
both were enrolled last year.
Young Herrick, who was graduated
from Williams College in 1892, is tax
ing a postgraduate course at the
University Of California under a two
year scholarship in astronomy. He
expects to complete the course next
year.
The former Miss Toro graduated
from the university shortly before the
ceremony. Beyond the possibility of a
visit to the Herrick home at 4916
Indian lane next Christmas, the young
couple expect to remain on the Vast
Coast for another year.
Herrick plans to teach astronomy.
Evening star., 1934-06-16
SENATE RAT|F|ES
12PACTS IN HOUR
Mexican Claims and Arms
Traffic Treaties Approved
in Record Time.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Senate set a record yesterday
by approving II treaties in an hour,
one of which was the 9-year-old
Geneva pact providing for supervision
of the international traffic In arms.
The State Department felt that this
ratification and that of two other
pacts were long strides for world
peace. The recently negotiated con-
vention with Mexico calling for
lump sum settlement of SAIL, 200, 900
of American claims growing out OF
Mexican revolutions, was approved,
as was the treaty of non-aggression
and conciliation between seven Amerl-
can republics.
A reservation attached to the reso-
luton ratifying the arms treaty pro-
vided it should not take effect so far
as the United States is concerned
until the nine other principal arms
producing countries-the British EN-
pire, Belgium, France, Germany
Italy, Japan, Soviet Russia, CZecho-
slovakia and Sweden-have ratified it
Endorsed by Presidents.
The treaty, Endorsed by Presidents
Coolidge, Hoover and Roosevelt, limits
expectation of arms and other war
materials and sets up system of ex-
port declarations and licenses.
The Mexican claims convention
provides for an en- block settlement on
small percentage basis of American
claims arising from upheavals in the
Southern republic between 1910 and
1920.
The basis of settlement was the
same as that governing allowance OF
$3.50, 100000 in similar claims by Bel
gium, Germany, Italy, France, Great
Britain and Spain. Only S1o,125, 900
was recognized, or an average liza
bility of about 265 per cent.
Other treaties approved were:
The convention on rights and duties
of states adopted by the Seventh In
ternational Conference of American
States at Montevideo and signed De-
cember 26, 1888, by the United States
and many others.
Other Treaties Extended.
An additional protocol to the gen.
eral convention of inter- American
conciliation. signed at Montevideo
December 26, 1888, by the United
States. Uruguay, Ecuador and Chile
1t makes permanent the commissions
of investigation and conciliation
under a pact of 1923.
A treaty of friendship, commerce
and consular rights between the
United States and Finland, signed at
Washington, February 13, 1884.
Supplemental treaties with Finland,
Sweden, Lithuania and Austria signed
this year and adding violation of
bankruptcy laws to crimes subject to
eXtradition.
A treaty for the unification of rules
relating to international transporta-
tion by air, signed at Warsaw October
IL, 1929.
A treaty of extradition signed De-
cember 26, 1893, by the United States
and other republics of the Western
Hemisphere at the Montevideo Con-
ference of American States.
Evening star., 1934-06-16
NORMAN J. CUNNINGHAM
DIES FROM INFECTION
Assistant Chief of Accounting
Section of State Department
Was Maryland Native.

Norman J. Cunningham, "a, as
sistant chief of the accounting section
of the State Department, died last
night of a glandular infection at his
home, 3518 Porter street.
Mr. Cunningham is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Edith Cunningham, and
two children, Norman, jr., II, and
Jean Alice, 5.
Born IN Hartford County, Md, Mr..
Cunningham worked for a time in
York, Pa, and then was employed by
the Civil Service Commission and the
War Department. In 1928 he came
to the old Office of Public Buildings
and Public Parks Until he left the
building branch of the National Park
Service six months ago to go to the
State Department he was chief of the
coast section.
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been completed.
Evening star., 1934-06-16
147 TO BE GRADUATED
Exercises to Be Held by Benja
Franklin University.

The School of Accountancy and
Business Administration Of Benjamin
Franklin University will hold its an
nual commencement exercises at
o'clock tonight in the main ball room
of the Mayhower Hotel. Degrees and
certificates of graduation will be
awarded to LAT men and women.
John T. Kennedy, president, will
depart from the usual custom, ana
make the charge to the graduating
class. An informal reception and
dance will follow the exercises.
Evening star., 1934-06-16
HELD FOR STABBING GIRL
Father Arrested After Child Is
Hurt With Scissors.

Investigating the stabbing Of g.
year-old Florine Jefferson, colored,
police last night arrested the childs
father, Charles jefferson, 33, of 462
Virginia avenue southwest, and were
holding him for questioning.
The child was stabbed in the hip
and right hand with a pair of scis-
sors. She was treated at Emergency
Hospital.
Evening star., 1934-06-16
Lawyers Listed Enormously.

Mrs. Marie deBeauvais Richards.
who was named as correspondent in
the divorce suit of Mrs. Nancy M
Lorleberg against Richard Lorleberg,
was represented in District Supreme
Court by Attorneys William c. Sulli-
van and A. M. Hood. The Star by
mistake yesterday reported that these
attorneys represented Mrs. Lorleberg.
Evening star., 1934-06-16
HALTS BURGLARY; SHOT
Man Suffers Finger Injury When
He Attacks Housebreaker.

Basilo Sapinza, 81, of TAG Rock Creek
Church road, was shot in the index
finger of his right hand last night
when he prevented a young colored
man from burglarizing the home of
Lawrence J. Jones, Sapinza's next
door neighbor.
Sapinza saw the man trying to break
into the unoccupied home. He slipped
up and grabbed him, but the colored
man pulled a gun, firing one shot.
The man fled, leaving a Jimmy behind
him. Sapinza was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital.
Evening star., 1934-06-16
DRIVING ON LEFT HIT
One of Most Dangerous offenses,
Judge Given Says.

Driving to the left of the center
Of the street Is lone of the most
dangerous things we have to contend
with" Judge Ralph Given said yes
terday when q case was brought be-
fore him charging defendant with
the offense.
"I'd rather fine man $100 for that
that offense than $40 for speeding, "
he continued.
Evening star., 1934-06-16
D. c. ARCHITECTS ELECT
Irwin s. Porter Named President
of Chapter.

Irwin 8. Porter was elected presi-
dent of the washington Chapter of the
American Institute of. Architects at
the chapters final meeting of the year
last night at the Columbia Country
Club.
Other officers elected are Arthur
Heaton, first vice president; Donald
johnson, second vice president; Will
liam Douder, treasurer, and Thomas
Edwards, secretary.
Evening star., 1934-06-16
BALLOON RADIO TOPIC
DR.. Briggs Discusses Scientific
Aspects of Stratosphere Trip.

Scientific aspects of the coming
National Geographic Society-Army
Air Corps stratoSphere balloon flight
were described by DR.. Lyman j.
Briggs, director of the Bureau of
Standards and chairman of the Com
mittee on Scientific Arrangements for
the flight, in radio address last
night.
The primary purpose of the expedi-
ton, which is to start from the Black
Hills of South Dakota as soon as pos
sible after June 20, DR.. Briggs said. Is
scientific study of all possible STRAIT
ospheric conditions, including physi-
cal and chemical composition of the
stratosphere and the cosmic and solar
forces at work there.
Evening star., 1934-06-16
INQUEST TO BE HELD
Mary Butler Dies of Unexplained
Injuries

Injuries.
An inquest will be held next week
into the death at Casualty Hospital
early today of Mary Butler, 38, col
ored, $40 c street southwest, who was
found suffering from a broken leg
and other injuries, April 20. in an
alley of the 200 block of Four-and-a-
Half street southwest. The injured
woman was unable to tell what hap
pened to her.
Several days ago police arrested
william Glenn, 38, colored, 200 block
of -Four -and-a-Half street southwest,
and are holding him in connection
with the case.
Evening star., 1934-06-16
BEER TAX BILL PASSED
House Completes Action on Meas
ure Affecting D. C. Brewers.

The House yesterday completed
congressional action on bill provid-
ing that District brewers do not have
to pay the $1.50 gallonage tax on beer
for sale outside of the District.
They also sent to the White House
a bill providing for educational as
sistance to children of veterans who
lost their lives in the World War.
Evening star., 1934-06-16
DOUGLAS Is SPEAKER
Representative on Massachusetts,
Society Program.

Representative Douglas Of Massa-
chusetts will be the principal speaker
at the Massachusetts State Societys
annual Bunker Hill day outing this
afternoon at Olney Inn. The program
will include a dinner and a dance.
Douglas district includes that sec
tion of Boston in which the battle of
Bunker Hill was fought.
Evening star., 1934-06-16
ST. MARYS PAYS
HONOR TO CALVERT
IN FETE CEREMONY

Continued From First Page.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-27
CHICAGO

Chicago, Aug. 27.-tAP-U. 8. D.
A)-Hogs 1900, including 5000 di-
rect; market Is to IS higher than
Friday; 200 to 800 lbs. SIS to Sos;
top IT'S: 14o to 200 lbs. $50 to 7.o0:
few pigs 500 to 600: packing sows
largely CTS to TOO: light light good
and choice l40 to 26O lbs. $50 to TAO:
light weight 100 to 200 lbs. tbs to 7.6S;
medium weight 200 to $50 lbs. 7.5O to
IT'S: heavy weight $50 to $50 lbs. 7.50
to ITO; packing sows medium and
good 275 to $50 lbs. 600 to ITO; pigs
good and choice 100 to $50 lbs. 500
to $50.
Cattle 10000: commercial 5000:
good calves 1000 commercial, 1000
government: good steers and yearlings
IS to Is higher; active at advance,
all interests in trade; top 1850, paid
for l,504 lbs. average: numerous loads
CTS to 1910: all heifers sharing steers
advance; cows steady to strong; bulls
active and strong, best $50; best he'll
fers 7.65: vealers Is to so lower, large
ly $50 down. with best around TOO.
Slaughter cattle and vealers: steers
good and choice $50 to 900 lbs. 6.2s to
900; 900 to HOO lbs. $50 to 1000;
100 to 1900 lbs. TOO to 1850; 1900 to
1900 lbs. 500 to 1850; common and
medium $50 to 1900 lbs. 500 to 500:
heifers good and choice $50 to $50 lbs.
SIS to IT'S: common and medium 3.25
to 600: COWS good 3.75 to $50: COM
mon and medium $50 to 400; low
cutter and cutter 800 to 3.75: cutter
common and medium $50 to $50:
vealers good and choice SIS to TBS:
medium 400 to SIS: Gull and common
800 to 400: stocker and feeder cattle:
steers good and choice $50 to 1850 lbs.
$50 to SIS; common and medium $50
to $50.
Sheep $4,000: fed lambs opening
slow, bids and few sales native lambs
Is to Is lower: few choice TBS: best
held higher; others bid TOO down.
ward: little done on rangers; sheep
about steady. Lambs 80 lbs. down
good and choice $40 to 7.35; common
and medium 500 to 600; ewes 90 to
$50 lbs. good and choice 200 to 3.25:
all weights common and medium $50
to ESQ: feeding lambs so to rs lbs.
good and choice $50 to 600.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-27
GYM @}& e.:

Tchita, Siberia, Aug. 27.-Been
waiting to reach a town that
American readers could pro-
nounce. Chita, that's an old
American word, Came up through
Corea, then the length and
breadth Of Manchuria. Was two
days on the Chinese Eastern rail-
way. That's the one Japan Is
trying to buy. but take this tip,
Russia won't sell. She Is Just
kidding them. Tell you some
time about all the military prepa-
rations on both sides. I said
some time I would tell you. This
Is the heart Of eastern Siberia.
All = beautiful prairie, not .
tree, not . fence. Just grass up
TO your stirups. Tomorrow We
pass around beautiful Lake
Daikal.
Yours,
will Rogers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-27
SIOUX CITY

Sioux City, Ia. Aug. 27.-(R-
USDA-Cattle 1000 commercial and
10000 governments; most killing
classes active, slaughter steers and
yearlings strong to Is higher; heifers
strong to a shade higher; cows steady
to strong: stockers and feeders very
active fully Is higher; car choice
around l,050-l,075 lb. yearlings $50;
load choice around 1850 Id. beeyes
held above 900: numerous sales grain
feds 5.50-7.50; car choice ISL ID. heif-
ers $50: few koshers TOO: bulk
beef cows 2.50-3.50: few westerns up
to 400: low cutters and cutters l.5O-
2.26: five cars choice 1922 ID. sandhill
feeders and car choice 568 lb. Mon
tana stockers 5.25: choice 600 lb. feed
ing heifers up to 4.25: scattered lots
choice stock steer calves $4.97-5.OO.
Hogs, 5000: market: Steady to
strong with Friday on all classes; top
7.25: bulk better grade 10000 Id.
butchers 700-25: 300-360 lbs. weights
6.75-7.00; most 16o-l9o ID. weights
6.20-7.00: sows 6.40-65: light weight
feeder pigs 2.75-325; strong weights
up to 4.75.
Sheep 10000: including 5000 direct
and $500 feeders billed through: mar.
ket: No early bids on lambs: buyers
talking around so lower or $50 down;
best lambs held above CTS: short
double deck aged wsathers 3.75;
around Is lower: feed lambs opening
about steady Ut $3.50: maximum
price for two loads choice rangers
average 81 lbs.