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Evening star., 1934-12-02

Announcements have just been re-
ceived of the wedding of DR.. Ralph A.
The Washington times., 1934-03-13
JOHNSON To ASK
FOREIGN BOND
DEFAULT LAW
Bill Would Prohibit Nations in
Default From Floating
Issues Here

Senator Hiram johnson (R.)
Of California today disclosed he
is planning additional legislation
as a result Of default on billions
Of dollars of foreign securities
floated in this country.
He told the House Foreign AT.
fairs Committee that his bill pro-
hibited foreign nations and sub
divisions in default to the United
States from floating future loans
here.
"ThiS Is only the beginning"
Johnson said. 81 have other
things in mind"
Denying that his bill contained
any threat, he said it was in
tended primarily to protect Amer
lean investors by prohibiting de-
faulting nations from floating
new securities here. He added:
'Tt is also an answer to
those who say, What are you
going to do about the default
of foreign gOvernmentS?'"
johnson told the committee
that if war breaks out in Eu-
rope, these countries which are
thumbing their noses at us will
be over here, begging for loans" ."
The Washington times., 1934-03-13
WOMEN FACING
COURT TRIAL

In an effort to get convictions
against women arrested for solicit
ing on the streets, Police Court
Judge Ralph Given today ordered
attachments issued against "a
women who elected to forfeit the
collateral they posted during the
past week.
The women will be rearrested
and tried. However, the forfeited
fines. which represent the maxi
mum penalty for a soliciting
charge, will be laid aside and re-
turned to the women if they
are not convicted.
Judge Given declared the order
was designed so that women ar
rested will have to stand trial in
each case,
The Washington times., 1934-03-13
CWA EXTENSION
SEEN URGED ON
GEN. JOHNSON
NRA Chief Meets Group of
Manufacturers, and Seeks
10 and TO- Alternative
By International News Service


Pleas to industry, made by
President Roosevelt and Recovery
Administrator Hugh s. Johnson,
to shorten hours and increase
wages were shaping into de-
mands today as the first Of two
groups gathered to meet with
the administrator.
Before closing last weeks con-
ference of code authorities, Gen.
eral johnson divided the indus.
trialists into two groups. the man
ufacturers Of capital goods and
the producers of consumer goods.
The first of these is scheduled
to visit General Johnson today
and present an alternative to the
"ten and ten" plan outlined by
Mr.. Roosevelt and clarified by the
general.
InduStrialistS Concerned
The program is to reduce work.
ing hours by 10 per cent and to
increase wages in like manner.
That the industrialists are
serious in their consideration of
the proposed program is indicated
by their return to the Capital in
less than a week after General
johnson laid down his "cut and
dried" rule. That rule General
johnson defined without qualifi-
cation as:
"In this emergency and until
payrOlls catch up with employ
ment it is proper to encourage
increased wages and reduced
hours per week."
The induStrialists pleaded their
businesses could not withstand
the burden of this rule, but Cen
eral johnson was adamant in de-
claring that exemptions might be
allowed where certain industries
could prove they were entitled to
them.
CWA Revival Urged
To all other pleas made by in
dustries since his debate with
George Sloan, president of the
Textile Institute, General John
son has declared that industry
must provide an alternative" for
the "ten and ten" formula as
produced by Mr.. Roosevelt and
himself.
The Washington times., 1934-03-13
Woodring DenounCes
"SCurriIous" Tales
BY International News Service

A statement in defense of his
actions in ordering a change in
the methods by which Army sup.
plies have been purchased in re.
cent years was issued today by
Assistant Secretary Of War Harry
H. Woodring.
Asserting that special, selfish
interests" have been conducting
a campaign of "insinuation and
innuendo" against him; Wood.
ring declared he was confident
of complete vindication. He said:
"ScurrilOus statements and
insinuations have been made
to the effect that serious con-
flicts existed between the Sec
retary of War and myself, and
between the chief Of staff and
the general staff and myself.
There is no foundation what
ever for such inferences."
The Washington times., 1934-03-13
Lindbergh, Wright Asked
To loin Air PrOberS

Three of the country'S outStand'
ing aviation authorities - Orville
Wright, the pioneer: Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh, and Clarence Cham
berlin, both of whom flew the
Atlantic-were named by secre
tary of War Dern today as q
special committee to investigate
and study the problem Of the
Army carrying the air mail
In announcing Dern'S decision
to call upon three Of Americas
greatest aeronautical experts to
join in an investigation Of the
ability of the Army Air Corps to
meet such an emergency as han
ding the Nations air mail, the
War Department statement said:
"The committee will include
the membership Of the Drum
board, which for the past year
has studied needs for q GHQ
(emergency flying squadron
under a general headquarterS
staff air force. This COM
mittee will comprise besides
those mentioned:
'Maj. Gen. H. A. Drum,
deputy chief of staff, chairman:
Mai. Gen. Benjamin d. FOulois,
chief Of the Air Corps, Maj.
Gen. George s. SimOnds, COM
mandant Army War College;
Maj. Gen. John w. Gulick, chief
Of the Coast Artillery, and Brig.
Gen. c. E. KilbOurne, acting
chief Of staff for war plans"
LINDBERGH NOT CONSULTED
Lindbergh, Wright and Cham.
berlin have not yet been con-
suited concerning their willingness
to serve on the committee.
Chamberlin Opposes Lindbergh
Wright is considered one of the
fathers Of American aviation.
With his late brother, Wilbur, he
pioneered in experimenting with
heavier-than-aircraft a quarter of
century ago, and ever since
those days has retained an active
interest in aircraft development.
Lindbergh and Chamberlin are
on opposite sides of the airmail
controversy.
Soon after Lindbergh tele-
graphed a protest to President
Roosevelt against the annullment
Of the private airmail contracts
I1aAt month Si1amhAGaln aAgak a
The Washington times., 1934-03-13
SARAJEVO FINDS WAR IN EUROPE CANNOT BE LOCALIZED
Grand Jury
Drafting
RepOrt
Continued from Page y

Committee, continuing its inquiry
into War Department aeronauti-
cal purchases, today demanded
the evidence and Chairman
Rogers CD of New Hampshire
said he would ask the district at
torney for it Immediately.
Meantime, the committee qulzzed
Brig. Gen. oscar WeStover, assist
ant chief of the Army Air Corps,
on his departments policy in
awarding aircraft contracts.
WestOver Defends Policy
Westover testified that his in
depreciation of the law permitted
award of negotiated contracts.
Asked by Representative James
(R) of Michigan, whether he had
studied a decision by the judge
advocate-general to the effect
that negotiated contracts were
illegal, Westover said he had seen
such a ruling.
He maintained, however, that
acted in an advisory capacity,
and not as an executive officer.
The Washington times., 1934-03-13
JOB SACRIFICED
FOR PARTY
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CONTINUED from Page y
most pleasant nature she ex-
plains:
'"The relation Of State policies
and national policies has al
ways been Of deepest concern to
me and believe I can best serve
the party that gave the United
States the greatest leader Of all
times, by retaining my present
position on the committee.
Mrs. Conner, who is the Demo
cratic national committeewoman
from Kentucky, informed Post
master General James A. Farley
Of her choice.
Inclosing a copy Of her resigna
ton, she stated in a letter:
81 have enjoyed my work in
Washington, but I willingly lay
it aside in view Of the policy Of
this Administration to declare
ineligible for Federal positions
those Of us who are identified
with tt Den. :atic national
committee"
The Washington times., 1934-03-13
Army Ready to Renew
"Safe" Mail Flights
ny International NowS Service


The Army Air Corps was
making preparations today to
resume operations on nine
cross-country air mail routes
during the day or tomorrow.
Postmaster General Farley is
sued a curtailed schedule of the
service to be continued, but re-
sumption Of operations, air corps
officials said, will depend upon
completion Of reforms ordered Sat
urday when President Roosevelt
grounded all mail planes and or
dered the ArIny'S schedule cut
sharply in the interest of safety.
The new schedule follows: From
New York to San Francisco via
Chicago and Salt Lake City: New
York to Jacksonville, Fla: Wash
ington to Atlanta, Chicago to Dali
las via st. Louis and Kansas City;
Salt Lake City to Seattle, Salt
Lake City to San Diego via Los
Angeles; Cheyenne to Denver;
Chicago to st. Paul and Boston
to New York.
The mileage on these routes Is
about IS per cent of the total
covered by private operators prior
to cancellation Of air-mail con.
tracts February 10.
Brig. Gen. Oscar Westover, in
charge Of the corps areas operat-
ing the routes. was awaiting re
ports from his area commanders
to learn if they were ready to con.
tinue mail operations. He had
notified the commanders to make
certain safety reforms and to re-
port to him.
The Washington times., 1934-03-13
Drastic Air Mail Bill
To Be Modified
BY International News Service

Sharp modification Of the
Black-McKellar air mail bill to
soften some Of it's drastic provi-
sions today appeared likely at the
hands Of the Senate Postoffice
Committee, as hearings were re-
Sumed.
Unexpectedly strong opposition
to several provision in the bill de-
veloped during the first days
hearings. Democratic and Re
publican members took turns in
criticizing features they declared
were Objectionable.
OMahoney was First Assistant
Postmaster General under Far
ley from March to December,
1888.
His plan. modelled closely after
the existing system of carrying
mail by train, was opposed by
Howes, but found sympathetic
interest on the part Of Senator
BSsnss a. @ south earoRn0.
The Washington times., 1934-03-13
MEAD F AVO R 8
M'LEOD BILL
ON BANKS
Postoffice Committee Chair
man Cites Good Economic
Effect of Measure

Representative James M. Mead
(D) Of New York is chairman Of
the House Committee on Post
offices and Post Roads and is serv'
ing his eighth term in Congress.
That is why Republicans and
Democrats alike, who are sponsor
ing passage Of the Mcleod bank
relief bill, learned with satisfac-
ton today that the New York rep
resentative is generally inclined to
be favorable toward the measure.
The Mcleod bill authorizes the
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
tion to buy outright frozen" as
sets of national and State banks
now closed, reimburse depoSitors
and dispose of the assets over q
10-year period.
Makes One Provision
Only one provision is made by
Mr.. Mead in indorsing the bill. He
believes the Government should
not take over assets which can
not be eventually liquidated at
least IS per cent.
Pointing out that he already
has asked the Comptroller Gen.
eral and the RFC to submit esti.
mates to him on what effect pas
sage of the Mcleod bill will have
on the general financial structure
Of the nation, he says:
81 would readily favor passage
Of this bill providing the losses
involved do not assume undue
proportion, say above 10 or Is
per cent.
"It would be a very good VEN
ture, in my estimation, for sew
eral reasons. In the first place
strengthen the assets by reason
of the Governments assumption
Of responsibility.
GENERAL GOOD EFFECT
"Then, too, it would have a
healthy effect upon the general
economic situation by making
available q large volume Of pur-
chasing power. 1t would also
enable conservatOrs and liqui-
dating committees to expedite
their work which in turn would
reduce costs Of liquidation now
borne by depOsitors and stock.
holders.
The Washington times., 1934-03-13
Playground Actors
Will Present Farce

Young members Of the Hoover
Playground Dramatic Club will
present a three-act farce. the
"Elopement of Ellen" at the
GorSuch M. C. Church tomorrow
and Thursday night at 8 o'clock.
All members of the cast are
children Of southwest Washing
ton, acting under direction Of
AGAss Eth@ HinA
The Washington times., 1934-03-13
ADMIRAL BLOCH
FORNAVYPOST

(Continued from Page ~
Col. Louis Hermann Bash; to be
Assistant to the Quartermaster
General with the rank of brig
adler general, Col. William
Ritchie Gibson; to be Chief Of
Field Artillery, with the rank Of
major general, Col. Upton Biz.
ME, jr.
The Washington times., 1934-03-13
News Of
The
World
ENGLAND

LONDON, March 13 ON.S),
An attempt Of an Estonian Fas.
cist organization Of war veterans
to seize the government Of Es-
tonia was reported in Exchange
Telegraph dispatches received
here today. A dispatch from Riga
stated that the organization was
frustrated by quick action of the
government, which arrested 100
Fascist leaders and sent troops
to occupy the organizations
headquarters.
The Washington times., 1934-03-13
Attempt Is Charged
To Railroad StreWL

ALBANY, N. Y, March 13
Q.N.S). - Charges that Dan
O'Connell, Democratic boss Of
Albany county, was attempting
to railroad" Nanny Strewl to
prison for so years were made
today by Daniel H. Prior, counsel
for Strewl. in his summation to
the Jury in Albany county court.
The Washington times., 1934-03-13
GERMANY

BERLIN, March 13 GNS).
Germany is going to have its
counterpart Of the NRA, according
to DR.. Kurt Schmitt, minister OF
economy. Addressing the eco
nomic council today, DR.. Schmitt
forecast a realignment Of German
industry into IL major groups
with strict government control.
Trusts, under the plan outlined by
DR.. schmitt, would disappear.
The Washington times., 1934-03-13
CONDITION OF TREASURY

BY International News Service
Treasury balance as of March
10, $4,816,1 ,129, ,049 .33: internal rev.
enue, $2,177 ,447.14; customs re-
ceipts, 1886, ,23S.63.
The Washington times., 1934-03-13
FRANCE

PARIS, March 13 G.N.SO.-A
complete shake-up Of the Paris
police department as the result Of
disclosurs growing out of the 40
million dollar Stavisky fraud was
decided upon today at a meeting
of the Council of Ministers, pre-
sided over by President Lebrun.
The Surete Generate is particu.
larly affected, it's present head,
Jean Geay, being replaced by Jean
Berthoin.
PARIS, March 13 GN.s).
Premier CASTOR Doume ergue,
through a decree signed today
by President Lebrun. became, in
effect, a constitutional dictator,
with broad powers similar to the
authority granted President
Roosevelt by the Congress of the
United States.
PARIS, March 13.-An appeal
for a dispensation to marry Bao
Dai, 21-yearold Emperor Of An
nam, was made to Pope Plus by
Nguyen LIu Hao, 18-year-old COM
moner, who was brought up in a
Paris convent, it is reported here.
PARIS, March 13. - Franco
Clerici, prominent Italian So
cialist living in exile in Paris,
was shot today. The assassin
escaped,
The Washington times., 1934-03-13
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the cancellation order was based,
holds $4,000 in the stock Of the
Bowen Airlines of Texas, Q COM
pany which was unable to obtain
q contract under the Hoover re-
gime. However, Mr.. Crowley de-
MED this emphatically, saying:
81 never bought, sold nor
owned any Of the stock"
The Washington times., 1934-03-13

LONDON, March 13 QN.S0.
Elsie Ferguson, American stage,
screen and radio star, tomorrow
will marry Victor Egan, former
British army officer, at Caxton
Hall.
Their names were inscribed on
the registry today as Mrs. Elsie
Ferguson Worlock, 49," and "Vic-
The Washington times., 1934-03-13
Malcontents Are Charged
With knitting Air Mail

telegram to the President uphold
ing his action.
The Washington times., 1934-03-13

tor Augustus Seymour Egan, So"
It will 'be Miss Ferguson'S
fourth marriage. Her former hus-
bands were Frederick c. Hoey,
heir Of the president of the
Adams Express Company; Thomas
B. Clarke, jr., vice president Of
the Hartman National Bank, and
Frederick Worlock, an English
actor.
Evening star., 1934-06-01
PLANE LEAPER'S
BODY RECOVERED
Charleston, S. C., Man
Drops 1900 Feet on Way
Home From Washington.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va, June 1.-The
crushed body of Alexander M. Luke
30-year-old Charleston, S. c., busi-
ness man who leaped to his death
from an airplane yesterday. was
found today in a ravine about Is
miles from Richmond.
Without a parachute, he hurtled
downward from an altitude OF $500
feet between the airport and the
James River, near Sailors Tavern.
A detail of Henrico County police
aided by Beverley Howard, pilot OF
the plane. searched for hours before
finding Luke's body.
Beverley Howard, the pilot, said he
had piloted Luke on several trips.
We started from Charleston" the
pilot said, and went to Washington
We were headed south again when !
landed at the Byrd field. We took
off again and l was about 800 feet
up when l saw Mr. Luke. who was
sitting in the forward cockpit in front
of me, suddenly raise himself up and
roll over the edge, He wore no para
chute and was dressed in ordinary
clothes"
AS soon as Luke leaped, Howard re-
turned to the field and reported the
Evening star., 1934-06-01
incident. Search parties were organ
lied at once.
The young man WIS married and
had two children.
OWNED AIR SERVICE.
Alexander nj. Luke Operated Big Tim.
ber Holdings.

CHARLESTON, June l Np.-Alex-
ander M. Luke, who leaped to his
death from a plane near Richmond
yesterday, was president of the Haw-
thorne Flying Service, operators of
the Charleston Municipal Airport He
had been in poor health :ecently.
Luke came here In 1929 with the
Cooper River Timber Co.. controlled
by his father. The elder Lake was
president of the West Virginia Paper
Co., large pulp paper manufacturing
concern with mills in West Virginia
and extensive timber holdings in this
section. Luke later went into busi-
ness for himself in the timber trade
and in September, 1882. formed the
Hawthorne company.
His widow, Mrs. Frances Graham
Luke, and their two young daughters
are living with Mrs. Luke's father,
Charles J. Graham, in Pittsburgh.
Also surviving are Mr.. Lukes mother,
Mrs. D. L. Luke of Tarrytown, N. Y;
three brothers, David, jr., William
Luke, Sd, and James Luke, and three
sisters, Mrs. Alfred Langdon and Mrs.
Charles Langdon of New York City
and Miss Jean Luke of Tarrytown.
Evening star., 1934-06-01
EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. G., FRIDAY
CAPITAL HACKERS
FINED IN TEST CASE
3 $100 Assessments Sus.
pended, However, in LA
biIity Violation Trials.
BY a STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, June l-Three
Washington hackers arrested for
bringing passengers to Montgomery
County were given suspended fines
when erraigned in Police Court here
today on charges of violating Mary
land financial liability law.
Pleas OF guilty were entered by
each of the hackers and fines of 500
and costs We're imposed by Judge
Donald A. De Lashmutt and suspend
ed upon recommendation of States
Attorney Ssedman Prescott.
Prescott declared that leniency
should be sho Hn due to the fact that
cases were of the test" variety end
the men among the first arrested
under the law
The guilty pleas were entered upon
the recommendation OF the two attor-
neys. The three convicted drivers are
Carlyle E Lewis TOO block of Virginia
avenue southeast: Henry C. Rideeway.
first block of New York avenue, and
Frank Tralins. $500 block Of K street.
Evening star., 1934-06-01
School Superintendent to Speak

ROUND HILL. Va, June l (Spe-
ciaD %. L. limerick, superintendent
of schools of Loudoun County, will
address the meeting of the Com
munity League in the school at
o'clock tonight. The topic is "Op-
tional Forms of City and County Gov
ernment" The annual election of
officers will take place at this meeting.
Evening star., 1934-06-01

or natural, black flowers on pink, brown
on maizeI Cool cape sleeves, nattering
surplice neckline. pleated skirt tsketchedp.
And MORE Summer news for Women.
Pastel print. pure silk chifons, pure dye.
light background printsi Washable crepes.
petal soft. petal tinted! One piece dresses
and ensembles. in appropriate and un-
usually becoming styles for street and
afternoon wear.
Evening star., 1934-06-01

sheer voiles. Ginshams tissue-thin dimi-
ties. seersuckersl sun-back tennis
dresses in the gay. carefree; youth daring
Bingham frock. with short sleeved Jacket,
high collar and a very perky bow! Fluffy
sheer eottons bedecked with tiny ruffles.
pretty buttons. square necklines. orsardy
and piouel Sizes IL to l7.-Junicr Cot
tons. Fourth Floor,
Evening star., 1934-06-01

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with Brown. charming number picked
at random from scintillsting collection
OF one-piece frockS and ensembles White,
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original designs and colorings that you
seldom see. And fashions first choice for
Summer eveningS-Printed Net!
Evening star., 1934-06-01

and ARE cool and immensely smart! With
Sunback dresses or with linen Swagser
coats, Eauticals with double breasted
flannel jackets. One piece frocks. too
ruffles. short sleeves And important
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brieht colored bubble buttons. Sizes
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Evening star., 1934-03-29
DUCHESS ESTATE
ONLY $3,000,0|DD
Virginia Woodbury. LoWery
Brunetti Had Been Thought
Worth $15,0Oo,000.

The estate of the 80-year-old Vir-
ginia Woodbury. LoWery Brunetti
Duchess of ARGOS, was valued at ap-
proximate-y S3,OOO,OOO, according to
petition for probate filed in District
Supreme Court today.
1t had been generally believed her
estate was worth about SIS, 100000.
The petition, filed by Attorney Frank
Stetson on behalf of the National
Savings g. Trust Co., valued real estate
owned by the duchess at $443, 1886 and
personal property worth s2,099, 7O1
The petition also stated she had been
bequeathed property worth $396,973
by her father, Archibald H. Lowery,
and had disposed of this in her will
No Furniture Valuation.
The petition made no attempt to
place a valuation upon her house
hold furniture, jewelry, fans, paint
ings and other objects of art.
Her will, filed early this month
gave more than $1,0O0,000 to
charitable institutions and relatives
in addition to disposing of jewelry, her
valuable art collection and other per-
sonal property. The petition stated
her sole heirs -at-laW are Gist Blair
of Bar Harbor, Me, and Montgomery
Blair.
The petition asked that the will be
admitted to probate, but stated ii
would be necessary to wait several
months before three codicils can be
finally probated, as the witnesses tC
them live abroad The court, how
ever, was asked to issue letters testa-
mentary on the understanding the
codicils will be presented for probate
as soon as possible.
Married in Nineties.
The Duke d'Arcos and Miss Lowery
were married in the nineties after a
betrothal of about 18 years. They
met while he was an attache of the
Spanish embassy. She is believed to
have been the only American woman
to marry a Spanish grandee. Their
bodies will be brought here for burial
in Rock Greek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1934-03-29

to Canada the British government will
lessen its empire preference, while at
the same time increasing the benfits
on hmitd quota Of empire sugar.
The forthcoming budget, it was an
nounced last night by the colonial
Office, will reduce the preference but
at the same time increase special
benefits for empire sugar producers
exporting to Britain to a maximum
of about SITS each hundredweight up
to limit of 100000 tons.
In accordance with this the colonial
Office published a list of quotas divid-
ing q total Of $1,000 tons among the
Evening star., 1934-03-29
Mysterious Malady
Of PetrifcatiOn
Is Killing Youth
pu thu lssnciafed Press

BY the Associated Press.
WILKES BARRE, Pa, March
ga malady which causes a
condition resembling petrif1cation
is said by staff members at
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
to be killing 7-year-old Benjamin
HendriCk.
Only slight hope is held for
recovery of the boy, a patient for
several weeks. He Is being treated
for a rare disease known to the
medical profession as "myositis
ossiflca progressive"
The disease causes depositing
of calcium in the body tissues,
hardening them.