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Evening star., 1934-02-16
U. s. WORKERS PROTEST.
half Million Called, Out to Demon
strate Against Slaughter"

NEW YORK, February Is LP).-A
half million trade union workers
were ordered out foday to demon
strate against the slaughter Of Aus
trian workers"
The walkout, called by its leaders
the most ambitious labor demonstra-
ton in the history OF New York City,
was to be climaxed late this afternoon
at Madison Square Garden where the
workers we're directed to gather for
huge protest meeting.
The demonstration was called by
the joint labor Socialist conference
Ito protest against the ruthless sup
preston Of the traIe union and So
cialiSt movement In Austria and the
slaughter Of thousands of Austrian
workers by the armed forces Of the
Dollfuss regime and the Fascist
Heimwehr."
Scheduled to speak at the Garden
rally are Mayor Fiorello H. La
Guardia and Matthew Vol, vice
president Of the American Federation
Of Labor.
Some ITS policemen detailed to pre-
serve order we're directed to report
for duty without riot sticks, an un-
usual procedure.
Evening star., 1934-02-16

brokers for the balance, as required
by banks.
They incur the obligation, but don't
know It," he said.
Yesterday Pecora drew testimony
from exchange officials that they were
"miSled" In listing securities in which
the American people lost millions.
Pecora is conducting a long distance
contest with Richard Whitney, presi-
dent of the exchange, on the ques-
ton of regulation. He contends
Whitney has sought to line up the
Nations corporations against the
pending Fletcher -Rayburn bill to regu-
late all stock exchanges through q
license system.
He wound up his first year as coun-
sci for the committee yesterday by
eliciting from Altschul testimony that
the exchange had been misled in list
ing such securities as Kreuger & Toll,
General Theaters and Equipment In
corporation.
Evening star., 1934-02-16
MRS. GEORGE GEANAROS
HEADS PIT. A. BRANCH
Elected President of Peck Chapel
Church School at Meeting
Last Night.

Mrs. George Geaharos was elected
president Of the Peck Chapel Church
School Parent Teacher Association
last night, at meeting in tn Peck
Memorial Chapel, Twenty eighth and
M streets. The organization is said
to be the first parent-teacher associa-
ton of a church Sunday school to be
formed here.
Others elected were Miss Helen
Brooks, first vice president; Herbert
c. Tucker, second vice president, and
Carl Poore. secretary.
Mrs. Joseph N. Saunders was the
guest speaker. Rev. Irving w. Ketch-
UNI and Mr.. Tucker also addressed
the group. The next meeting will
be held on March II, it was an
nounced
Evening star., 1934-02-16
Fresh Struggle for Po'oer
Threatens austrian Peace
Conflict BetlUeen DOILfuSS and Prince
VOn Starhemberg Looms as Italy Bids
for Support of Frances Allies.

at the Austrian frontier are likely to
help the move toward FaScism OF
Prince Starhemberg, And Italy is be-
leved to be determined to use these
troops If necessary.
Even during the honeymoon be-
tween HitleriSm and FasciSm, Mus
solini definitely told the Germans
that he would not tolerate the alb
sorption Of Austria by Germany. He
is backing this statement at present
with a sho wof force. And this is
producing a deep impression among
the nations of the little entente.
They all want to remain faithful to
France, they say, but France, too,
must indicate her willingness to go to
the mat for them with more energy
than she has shown heretofore.
Evening star., 1934-02-16
PLANS BENTLEY HONOR

Miss Fay Bentley, new Judge Of
the District Juvenile Court, will be
guest OF honor at the thirty-eighth
anniversary banquet Of the Monday
Evening Club, to be held in Barker
Hall, Seventeenth and K streets,
Monday, at 7 pm. c. M. Bookman
Of Cincinnati and DR.. Fulton j.
Sheen Of Catholic University will
speak
DR. Bookman, past president OF
the National Council of Social Work,
will use for his topic, Social Work
Today" Sanford Bates, president Of
the club. will serve as toastmaster.
Edward NJ. Gerlach is chairman Of
the Arrangements Committee.
Evening star., 1934-02-16
MOOSE LEADER HERE

Miss Katherine Smith, grand
recorder of the Women Of the Moose
arrived in Washington today to SUPER
wise plans for a conference on chapter
development for the organization. The
meeting will be held February 81, p
and "a at the Willard Hotel in con-
nection with the Midwinter session OF
the supreme council, Loyal Order oi
Moose.
The program for the first two days
will be devoted to discussion of the
work OF MooSeheart Laboratory for
Child Research, financed by the
women. On Saturday the delegates
will discuss the work of committees
within the 966 chapters of the women's
organization, and Saturday night the
Mooseheart Alumni banquet will be
held.
Evening star., 1934-02-16
45O FRIENDS PAY
TRIBUTE TO ROVER
Testimonial Dinner Given
Former District Attorney
at MayfIOWer.

Some 450 friends of Leo A. Rover,
former United States attorney, at
tended a testimonial dinner in his
honor last night in the Mayhower
Hotel
The dinner was given primarily by
his personal friends among the mem
bers Of the bar, but the guests in
cluded representatives of the judi
ciary of the United States Supreme
Court, the Court of Appeals and the
District Supreme Court, prominent
public officials and business men.
John E. Laskey, also a former
United States attorney, was chairman
Of the dinner. William E. Leahy
acted as POSTMASTER and Henry I.
Quinn presented Mr.. Rover with a
large silver waiter on behalf of the
bar. Addresses we're made by ASSo-
ciate Justice Josiah A. Van Orsdel
Of the Court of Appeals, Associate
Justice Peyton Gordon of the Dis
trict Supreme Court. George E. Ham
1ton, ST., and Mr. Rover.
Guests included Associate Justice
Owen J. Roberts of the United States
Supreme Court, Attorney General
Cummings, Senator David I. Walsh.
Associate Justice D. Lawrence Groner
Of the Court OF Appeals; Associate
Justices Jesse c. Adkins, Oscar r.
Luhring, Joseph w. Cox, James M
Proctor and F. Dickinson Let's of the
District Supreme Court; United States
Attorney Leslie c. Garnett, Corpora
ton Counsel w. w. Bride, ]. Edgar
Hoover, director Of the Bureau OF
Investigation; Rev. Francis Lucey. S.
j.; F. Regis Noel, president of the
District Bar Association, and William
A. Roberts, president of the Federal
Bar Association.
George H. O'Connor was master of
ceremonies. Miss Mary ODonoghue
sang several selections. Other en-
tertainment was furnished by Edwin
Stef1e, William Raymond, Fred East.
Bernard Fitzgerald. George Wilson
and Matt Horne.
Evening star., 1934-02-16
EXCHANGE OPENS
AIR STOCK PROBE
Wall Street Seeks Data on
Whether "InsiderS" Made
Recent Profits.
BY the Associated Preks.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 16.-The
New York stock Exchange today
launched an investigation into recent
trading In aircraft stocks.
The Exchange has notified all mem
bers to report to the Business Conduct
Committee by noon, February 10, a
list Of all sales made from January
26 to February 8, the names Of mem
bers Of firms through whom transac-
tions were made and Of the customers
from whom they were executed.
The information is requested for the
stocks of Aviation Corporation Of
Delaware, Bendix Aviation Corpora
tion, Curtis Wright Corporation, Dou-
glas Aircraft, Inc: North American
Aviation, Inc; United Aircraft and
Transport, and Wright Aeronautical
Corporation.
While Exchange officials declined to
comment on the investigation, 1t was
widely interpreted in Wall Street as
an echo of the Investigations in
Washington of air mail and Army
and Navy aircraft contracts.
OuTulB Tile IlTSJ Ncck VI LIlC JdAu~
airy 26-February period, the aviation
stocks were traded in large volume at
advancing prices, while during the
second week they were still traded
actively but at moderately declining
prices.
The latest date for which the in
formation is requested, February 9, is
before the cancellation Of airInail con-
tracts which precipitated sharp de-
cline in the stocks.
While the shares were advancing,
the upturn was widely attributed in
Wall Street to the proposals in Con-
gress for heavy buying Of aircraft for
the Army and Navy.
Some brokers suggested that the in
vestigation may be prompted by ru-
mors Of pool operations, or by desire
to learn If insiders had advance in
formation of impending bad news for
the companies in washington, and
unloaded.
Evening star., 1934-02-16
Rabbi Israel to Speak.

"The Latest American-Jewish
Crisis" will be the subject of sermon
by Rabbi Edward L. Israel of Har
Sinai Temple. Baltimore, before the
Washington Hebrew Congregation to-
night at o'clock. Rabbi Israel this
week is taking the place of DR.. Abram
Simon, who is out Of the city. Lee
Baumgarten will conduct the services.
Services for tomorrow will be at
1890 am
Evening star., 1934-02-16
HINES APPROVES PLAN
FOR DIVIDEND PAYMENTS
More Equitable Distribution of
Gains and Savings on U. q.
Insurance Seen.

A new plan for the payment Of divi-
dends on Government life Insurance.
has been approved by Brig. Gen. Frank
T. Hines, veterans administrator, it
was announced today.
The plan is said to be based upon
the premise Of a more equitable dis
tribution Of gains and savings than
has obtained in the past"
Gen. Hines also disclosed he had
Just received a report from Fackler a.
Briefly, New York consulting actuaries,
that the Government life insurance
fund is in excellent condition" The
reserves being maintained were said
by the report to be adequate"
Evening star., 1934-02-16
CAPT. MCFARLAND
GETS HONOR BADGE
Remembered for so Years Mem
bership in Mechanical En-
gineers' Society.

An honor badge for so years men,
bership in the American Society oi
Mechanical Engineers was presented
to Capt. Walter F. Mcfarland, re-
tired naval officer and one-time vice
president Of the Westinghouse Elec-
trio Co, Monday evening.
Capt. Mcfarland should have re-
ceived the honor at the last annual
meeting, in 1888, but was unable to
attend. Accordingly, Towson Price,
chairman of the Washington section
OF the saciety, was asked to arrange
for the presentation.
A special presentation committee,
headed by Rear Admiral H l. Cone
was appointed. The committee called
at Capt. McFarland's residence, 1858
Columbia road, to bestow the badge.
Evening star., 1934-02-16
DOUMERGUE WOULD AID.
Military Assistance Favored to
Stop Naxis.

PARIS. February 1S (P.-Cautious,
non-military aid to Chancellor Doll
fuss Of Austria was agreed upon today
by Premier CASTOR Doumergue of
France and Foreign Minister Edouard
Benes of Czechoslovalda as the best
way to prevent the Nazis from taking
over the power in Austria.
Their agreement was reached during
. long interview here.
There was no question, 1t was said.
OF an international force occupying
Austria to assure its independence.
DR.. Benes, 1t was understood, argued
against mixing in internal affairs and
pointed out that Austria was not
menaced by armed external forces.
Otto Bauer and Julius Deutsche,
reputed leaders in the Austrian So
cialiSt rebellion, are expected to reach
Paris shortly from Praha, to which
they fed from Austria.
Evening star., 1934-02-16
Chevrolet Dealers Meet.

Approximately 500 retail statesmen
and dealers Of Maryland, Virginia and
the District OF Columbia are attend
ing conferences being held today by
the Chevrolet Co. at the Mayflower
Hotel. J. M. Crawford. chief engi-
neer OF the Chevrolet Co, and Alec
Taub, combustion engineer, will ad
dress the meetings.
Evening star., 1934-02-16
RUM0RS, THREATS
AND GUNFIRE MAR
PEACE In AUSTRIA
Continued From First Page,

upon Chancellor Dollfuss to recon-
vene Parliament
The party, with which Chancellor
Dollfuss himself is afiliated, would
be the dominant factor should Par
lament be recalled.
Concern was awakened by q speech
broadcast from Munich by the Nazi
leader, Theodore Habicht. He de-
clared the Austrian Nazis were pre-
pared for action"
Speaking at the funeral Of q slain
comrade yesterday, Prince Won Star
hemberg bluntly declared that the
blame for spilling so much blood rests
with democratic corruptionist politi-
clans who betrayed the native
population of this country with their
shameless chickering's with the reds"
Evening star., 1934-02-16

Rents Based on Incomes.
Dunbar, Scotland, will base rents
Of its municipal houses on tenants
incomes.
Evening star., 1934-02-16
U. S. Tourists Decrease.

American tourists visiting Austrian
resorts last year were % per cent
! fewer than in 1882.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
DR.. JONES QUITS
D. {, SCHOOL

DR.. Kenneth B. Jones, who Is
to become head of the Rosewood
State Training School at OwingS,
Md, today resigned as head of
the Districts Training School for
Boys, at Laurel, Md.
The resignation, subm i t t d
today to the Board of Public
Welfare, is to become effective
not later than June 80.
DR.. Jones formerly was assis-
tant superintendent of the Mary
land institution. He is a gradu-
ate of the University of Maryland
Medical School and took post
graduate work at Johns Hopkins
University. He served in France
with the Army Medical Corps.
The Commissioners were ex-
pected to accept DR.. Jones' resig-
nation late today. No considera-
ton had been given to a success
Sor to DR.. Jones at the District
school, it was said.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
LAUNDRY CODE
D. c.
PROPOSED
Local Control Board Offers
Schedule; Cut-Throat Rivalry
Seen Banned

Minimum prices for laundry
service in the Washington trade
area were proposed to the MIRA
today by the local code control
board of the industry at public
hearing held in the Hotel Hamil-
ton.
Under price schedules as pre-
Sented to the recovery adminiStra-
ton, family service No. /, COM
monty known as wet wash" or
damp wash" could not be given
by any local laundry for less than
4 cents a pound, with a mini
mum charge of 81 per bundle.
The highest form of family
service, termed mo. S" by the
industry and including ironing
and other services, would cost
not less than 10 cents pound
for the entire bundle, with a
charge of 20 cents a pound for
wearing apparel.
For piece work, differential
was proposed between prices
charged by cash-and-carry eStab-
lishments and those who call for
and deliver.
Examples for cash-and-carry
laundries are shirts, II cents;
collars 312 cents; handkerchiefs,
3 cents and sheets, 8 cents.
For these same articles de-
livery laundries would be forced
to charge as follows: Shirts, IS
cents: collars, 4 cents; handker-
chiefs. 3 cents, and sheets, 8
cents.
Members of the industry, in urg-
ing the MIRA to accept and enforce
minimum price provisions, pointed
to their increased costs under the
recovery program. They ex-
planned, however, that the sug-
gested prices are nearly all based
on present prevailing rates, and
that consumers need have no fear
of rapidly rising prices.
Cut-throat competition would be
eliminated under the plan, it was
claimed. Some laundries would
be required to boost prices a little,
speakers said, but in many more
cases the minimum prices would
be below the rates now charged.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
F UNDS SOUGHT.
FOR 'K|CK-BACK'
/ QU|RY
Byrnes to Call Early Meeting
Of Senate Group to Scan
Alleged Racket
BY LOUIS E. WHITE

Funds for proposed inveStiga-
ton of alleged "kickback" racket
practices of contractors on Fed
eral projects are expected to be
voted at a meeting of the Senate
Committee on ADULTS and Ac-
counts which Senator James F.
Byrnes CD of South Carolina,
chairman, said today he will call
this week.
The investigation already has
the Endorsement of the Senate
Committee on Education and La
Dor. to which it was originally
referred for consideration, but it
is necessary for Senator Byrnes'
group to approve the proposed
expenditure of $4,000 to conduct
the probe before Senate considera-
ton can be given the resolution
calling for the inquiry.
Probe Delayed
The South Carolina Senator has
delayed bringing the matter be-
fore his committee due to his
connection with banking legisla-
ton, which has been before the
Senate for the past week. The
banking legislation now has been
disposed of, and the "kickback"
investigation appropriation will
be given attention by the ADULTS
and Accounts group within the
next few days, according to Sen
ator ByrneS.
Those interested in the proposed
probe have asserted they believe
Senator Byrnes is friendly to the
proposition, and it is virtually con-
coded that the inquiry will re-
ceive Senate sanction.
Senator David I. Walsh CD of
Massachusetts,, one of the spon-
sorS of the investigation, said to-
day that as soon as the resolution
is approved he will call the Edu-
cation and Labor Committee, of
which he+is chairman, together to
decide on plans for conducting
the inquiry.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
Electrifcation
OfPennsyLne
Before Board

Plans for the identification of
the Pennsylvania Railroad lines
into Washington will be discussed
at the regular monthly meeting
of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission Whic h
opens Thursday.
The District Commissioners
have sent the commission the
railroads plans for the location
and height of transmission towers
and other essential details. These
will be studied by the commission
and recommendations sent to the
District Commissioners.
Another important subject to
be taken up at the three-day
meeting of the commission will
be plans for lighting the Mall.
The commission will also dis
cuss removal of street-car tracks
at Ninth and Pennsylvania Ave.
N. W., and at Fourteenth and c
SITS. S. w.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
WITNESS CITES
PROTECTION
BY POLICE:
Relief Funds Go to Play Game,
Wilbur La Roe Tells House
Subcommittee Hearing

Declaring that the numbers"
racket has forced its way into
every school, club, department.
store, office building and Govern
ment departments here, Leslie c.
Garrett, U. S. District Attorney,
today urged the House to pass the
pending anti-gambling bill
Appearing before a House Dis
trict subcommittee, Mr.. Garrett
declared: ID.
ut is impossible for my men
to put a stop to the 'numberS'
racket, although we know the
runners. Until we can prose
cute for possession of numbers
slips, we cannot get at the man
behind"
ONE OR OTHER
"YOu have either got to
license gambling here or give US
the power to break it up"
The District Attorneys testi.
mony was backed up by Lieut..
George Little, head of the gamb-
ling squad, who warned that
gambling, especially the numbers"
game is increasing rapidly day by
day. Fleets of cars make the
rounds daily to numbers" estab-
lishments and police are power.
less under present laws.
The pending bill, it was pointed
out, would permit local courts to
accept possession of numbers"
slips and other gambling para.
phanalia prima facie evidence Of
guilt.
Pay for Protection
A humorous note crept into the
hearing when self admitted
numbers" salesman, r h ard
Green, colored, voluntarily testi-
fled in defense of his profession.
Explaining he was a bell boy
forced to work the numbers"
racket in order to support his
family, Green described to the
amusement of the committee and
the chagrin of police present that
numbers" operators here can get
police protection for $40 month.
Pressed by Lieutenant Little for
further information, the witness,
very i'll at ease. said:
"Well we better forget about
that"
He further said it cost his en-
ployer $14 a day for all overhead
expense to conduct a business
bringing net daily receipt of
$40O.
Relief Money Spent
A fourth witness, Wilbur La
Roe, chairman of civic affairs
for the Washington Fec sration
of Churches, pointed out to the
committee that the numbers
games takes money away from
the poorest people and SAID even
persons on the relief rolls ere
gambling with the money they
receive for food.
No action was taken oy tns
subcommittee although the Dill
has already passed the Senate
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
School Fund Shy,
Alexandria Fears

Fears the proposed high school
in Alexandria cannot be built for
the $25O,OOO available and that
construction will be delayed some
time are growing among citizens.
Bids on all phases Of the work
will be opened May 81.
Few Alexandria contractors are
bidding on the project, claiming
that requirements of the PWA as
to wages and hiring of labor are
such that they are unwilling 70
undertake a contract.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
LegiOn's Plea Denied
For Tax Exemption

Adverse action on a bill to
exempt American Legion prop
erty here from taxation was re-
commended by the District Com
missioners today in a letter to
Congress.
The commissioners pointed out
that present tax exemptions of
churches and charitable institu-
tions took in property assessed
at approximately $75,OOO,OOO and
they said adding to this large
total would be undesirable.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
RdyblIrn Feels Sure
OF Stock Bill Teeth

The trend of conferees on the
stock market bill today was in
the direction of sitter meas
Wse than the one passed by
the Senate Saturday. Repre-
sentative Rayburn CD of Texas,
head of the House conferees,
thinks the House provision for
regulation by the enlarged Fed.
eral Trade Commission will be
agreed upon.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
COUNCIL IN SESSION

The one hundred and thirty
ninth annual meeting of the do
cesar council of the Episcopal
Church in Virginia convened in
historic Christ Church in Alexan.
dria today. with ITS delegates in
attendance from parishes in north
ern and eastern Virginia. Bishop
Henry st. George Tucker will pre-
side at the session, which will last
three days.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
MACHINE ROUTS
ART GROUP

The machine age caused no end
of disturbance in the ears of dele
gates to the twenty-fifth annual
convention of the American Fed
Grafton of Arts today.
Scheduled to meet in the west
ballroom of the Shoreham Hotel,
the delegates were moved into an
other room when it was discovered
that steam shovel had begun its
noisy operations just outside the
ballroom windows.
The convention got under way
with a message from Herbert
Adams, long a leader, who remi-
nisced on the Is years of activity
of the organization and con-
demned the inroadS of CONNER.
cial exploitation" in art. He said:
"UnfOrtunateIy, along with a
sincere searching and expert
menting for something better in
art, something more creative,
more expressive of our own time,
commercial exploitation and a
love of new sensations on the
part of the OverSOphiSticated
have played too prominent a
part"
The convention tomorrow will
discuss THE Arts Find a Place"
with speeches by Allen Eaton, of
the Russell Sage Foundation; w.
M. Milliken, director of the Cleve-
land Museum of Art, and Edward
B. Rowan, director of an art gal
lery in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Mrs. Roosevelt will speak at the
annual dinner tomorrow night on
'"The New Governmental Interest
in the Arts"
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
$500 DIAMOND LOST

Mrs. Esther D. Church, 1900
block @ st. N. w., wife of an at
torney, last night told police she
has lost a diamond circle, set with
platinum, the size of a silver dol
lar, and valued at 5000. She. said
she does not know where she
lost il.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15
AGED MAN SHOOTS SELF

James johnson, colored, 10, at
tempted to end his life at his
home in South Washington, Va,
about midnight by firing a shot
into his right temple with a re-
volver, police say. johnson. in Sc
riouS condition, was taken to
Emergency Hospital.
The Washington times., 1934-05-15

clear at night it had scarf of ostrich
feathers and did exactly the right things
to blue eyes and fair skin.
Pretty women are most effective when
seen together Evie Walker and Betsy Cas-
well wandered about a party the other
night practically hand in hand, decorating
the landscapes in their travels with their
contrasting types of beauty. EVE blond,
was in buttercup yellow chiffon and Betsy,
brunette, was in slick black with sort
Of Queen Elizabeth ruff about her neck.
Betsy CaswelI and her husband. John are
going to have the Warren Delano Robbins
L.. d,nr L.