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Evening star., 1934-08-13
Iced Sheets Used
In Hot Midwest
To Insure SIeep
Others Sprinkle Mat.
tresses, Soak Curtains
on TOrrid Nights.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, August 13.-Folks
In the Nations hot spots are trying
all sorts of devices to keep cool these
days.
The lack Of sleep on hot sultry
nights has given birth to several
ideas. Milo Dodson, Poplar Bluff
Mo, sprinkleS water on the window
curtains in his bed room and ther
goes to bed with a wet sheet about
him.
Moisture keeps the room cool all
night" he says.
Members Of one Kansas City family
sprinkle the mattresses of their beds
several hours before retiring, and
place the sheets in a refrigerator be-
fore using them.
Those who have to sleep in the day.
time. use Easements if they have
them.
Topeka, Kans., residents have
adopted the wrist cooler. To cool the
blood stream they tie a piece of ice
on the wrist with a handkerchief
Each filling" is effective for about
half an hour
Tourists place cakes of ice on the
front floor board of their automobiles
Fifty pounds of ice, motorists say, vii
keep car cool for several hours or
the hottest day.
Members OF the Christian Church
Mt Parsons, Kans., worship in com.
fort. Two hours before services begir
the auditorium is closed and fan.
turned on cakes of ice. The room
temperature is lowered from 10 to Il
degrees.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
WIFE SUES MINISTER
IMPRISONED FOR LIFE
Pastor Convicted of Numbering
First Spouse-Second Long
Sought Release.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MUSKOGEE, Okla, August 13.-Ida
Bess Berrie, 20-year-old wife of Rev.
S. Althea Berrie, verse; writing
preacher who is serving life sentence
for numbering his first wife, sued him
for divorce here Saturday.
For months the young woman, about
whom much of the testimony in Berries
murder trial revolved in 1882, had
sought the preachers release, and the
action came as surprise. Her petit
ton merely stated as grounds that
Berrie, a man in his f1fties, is i'm
prisoned for life.
Berrie married the girl 81 days
after his first wife died in convulSions
in 1882. A post mortem examination
led authorities to believe she was
poisoned.
At Berries trial testimony was in
troduced to show that the preacher
had carried on love affair with Ida
Bess. While he was in Jail Berrie
reported he found in his family Bible
a suicide note" by his first wife, but
prosecutors declared he wrote it him
self.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
SOVIET TO HONOR
RUSSIAN BURBANK
Subtropical Fruits Developed by
Scientist Withstand
Cold.

LENINGRAD CP).-Russia' Luther
Burbank, the venerable Ivan Vladi-
mirovitch Michurin, who has given
the world 800 new kinds of fruits and
berries, is to be honored September 90
by celebrations throughout the Soviet
Union of the 60th anniversary of
his career as plant breeder.
I'VE cannot wait for favors from
nature. Our task is to take them from
her." is the slogan which has guided
this 84-year-old scientist.
The town of Kozlov has been re-
named Michurinsk and is the site
of the Northern Horticulture-Scien
tific Institute and an agricultural
college.
Michurin has developed olive trees
which bear as far north as Moscow
and has produced hardy grapes,
peaches, apricotS and other fruits
which Withstand the severe climate
of North Russia.
He also has experimental extern
sively with flowers and has produced
a hybrid of lily and a violet which
possesses great beauty and has rare
perfume.
Pineapples and other subtropical
fruits and nuts have been treated
by him in such manner that they
endure freezing weather.
Evening star., 1934-08-13


NEW YORK, August 13.-John
Haynes Holmes, minister of the Com
munity Church, yesterday asserted the
drought in the West has brought
IAN ironically tragic close to the mad
agricultural policy of the adminiStra-
ton"
He criticized the Governments ag-
ricultural policies on the ground that
it is sheer wickedness" to destroy
food while millions are in need of it.
1T is unspeakably tragic" he said
in a sermon, that this incredible
and immeaSurable catastrophe should
come as the climax of the policy cf
such statesman (Secretary Wallace)
Yet it is not uniting, for Secretary
Wallace, for all his fineness Of spirit
and courage of purpose, has never at
any time shown understanding of the
crisis in which the Nation now is
involved.
He never has had any funda-
mental program of reform and has
thus fallen easy victim to the quack
remedies of the A. A. A, which one
knows not how to describe as more
foolish or more wicked"
Evening star., 1934-08-13
NEW N. R. A. BOARD
MEETING HELD HERE
Former Chairman of Presidents
Re-employment Agreement
Heads Group.

The recently appointed N. r. A.
Adjustment Board for the District of
Columbia area had its first meeting
today in the Office Of Raymond j.
Walter, directing compliance for the
District, 315 Lenox Building, it was
announced this morning.
Thomas p Littlepage, who served
as Washington chairman of the Presi-
dents Unemployment agreement cam
paign and later as counsel for the
Washington Compliance Board. is
chairman of the new organization.
Labor'S representative on the board
is Richard A. Dickson, president of
the Central Labor Union, and in
dustry'S representative is James E
Colllf1ower, president of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association.
The board will function in all dis
agreements under N. r. A. codes that
cannot be easily adjusted. Whether
their sessions will be public or private
will be decided by the board. Conduct
OF the hearings, however, will be in
formal, more in the nature of con-
ferenceS than of trials
Evening star., 1934-08-13
CHURCH YOUNG FOLK
END SESSIONS HERE
Sunrise Service at Arlington
Closes Correctional Meeting
of A. M. E. Unit.

A sunrise service at the Amphi-
theater of Arlington Cemetery yeSter-
day morning ended the f1ve-day pro-
gram here of the Sixth Connectional
Young Peoples Congress of the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal Church. g.
A detachment of colored troops from
Fort Myer participated.
Rev. Charles E. Walden, chairman
of the Sunrise Committee of the con-
gress, delivered an address, in which
he paid a glowing tribute to the part
colored soldiers have played in all the
great wars of our country, and also
pointed out that at the time OF the
framing of the Constitution Richard
Allen, the founder and first bishop of
the A. M E. Church, and few fol-
lowers in Philadelphia we're working
upon plans that led ultimately to the
organization of the A. NJ E. Church.
Wreaths were placed upon the
tombS of the Unknown Soldier and
Col. Charles Young, first colored col
onel in the Army, by the daughter of
Bishop M. H. Davis of the Second Dis
trict of the A. M. E. Church, and
S. S. Morris, jr.
The ceremony was arranged by a
committee composed of Rev. Walden,
chairman; Rev w. H. Thomas, Mrs.
Julia West Hamilton and Harry
Parker.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
PRESS DOES NOT NEED
CONTROL, EDITOR SAYS
Fulton Oursler of Liberty, Claims
Gree Press" Needed in
Crisis.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FALMOUTH, Mass, August 13.-
Newspapers do not need Government
control to determine what shall be
printed, Fulton Oursler, editor of the
Liberty Magazine, said Saturday in
addressing a session of the Falmouth
Institute.
In times of rapid changes when
new forms of government are coming
into being" much that has been
heroically built is lost in the con-
fusion" Oursler said. "In troublous
times the people look for leader
who can command. In times
of crisis free press is most needed.
Editors do not need Government
control to determine what shall be
printed The N. r. A. code seemed
to have a clause that was inimical
to a free press which after an in
tense debate with Gen. johnson was
modified to confirm with the rights
Of free speech"
Evening star., 1934-08-13
LIFE-SAVING MEDAL
DECLINED BY WALES
Prince Refuses Offer of France
After Aiding in Drowning
Boys Rescue.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BIARRITz, France, August 13.-
The Prince of Wales has refused a
life-saving medal offered him by the
French government in recognition of
heroism, it was learned today.
Prince Edward aided in saving a
boy from drowning in swimming
pool here q week ago.
Although he has received hundreds
Of laudatory letters and kilograms Of
congratulation. the heir to the British
throne modestly declined to accept
Frances offer of gold medal.
A long document in parchment
from Paris asked him to accept the
decoration and praised him for his
heroism in rescuing the youth, who
was caught by a huge wave and
lifted from a beach into a pool
The Prince at the time of the in
cident refused to be made hero, I"
although scores of persons crowded
around to congratulate him. He
pointed out he was only one of many
persons surrounding the pool at the
time.
Wales is spending a vacation at a
villa here.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
HOOVER CREDITED
W|TH|DEAOF N.R.A.
Economist Compares Trade
Conferences He Held to
Recovery Set-Up.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
JOHNSONBURG, N. j., August 13.
Herbert Hoover received credit today
for some of the foundation work OF
the N. R. A.
DR.. w. D. Ennis, head of the De-
partment of Economics of Engineering
Mt Stevens Institute of Technology,
told engineers that the former Presi-
dents trade practice conferences laid
some of the groundwork for the Ma
tional Recovery Administration.
"Hoover's trade practice conferences
between trade associations and the
Federal Trade Commission suggested
q partnership of business and Gov
ernment, called attention to the un-
duly restrictive effect of antitrust
laws and stressed unfair competition,
DR.. Ennis said
He declared that any currency in
fiation now would completely wreck
the N. r. A. and would produce the
NOSE dangerous labor situation ever
experienced"
DR.. Ennis remarked two OF the pur-
poses of the recovery act, seem to have
been kept in the background; To
promote full utilization of productive
capacity" and "to avoid undue restric-
tion of production" In general, DR..
Ennis said, "costs of materials have
Increased, employment has increased
about as much or little more than
weekly hours have decreased, the
volume of production has perhaps
even decreased"
Labor" he said, lis dissatisfied
and demands a further reduction Of
hours with maintenance of weekly pay
scales to compensate for price ad-
Vances."
Evening star., 1934-08-13
H0LT'S CAMPAIGN
TO OPEN IN CAPITAL
29-Year-0ld West Virginian Will
Call on Roosevelt Before
Leaving Thursday.

Rush D. Holt. who won the Demo-
cratic nomination for the United States
Senate from West Virginia, although
ne is too young to be seated If elected,
will open his campaign for election
here tomorrow night with a speech
before the Young Dmocratic Club at
the Willard Hotel.
The 2e-year old West Vlrginian,
who defeated the veteran, Glenn
Shaver. will be in Washington until
Thursday, when he will return to his
Democratic Club convention at Hunt
Democratic Club convention at Hun
ington. August II and l8.
Wednesday night Holt will be guest
of honor of the West Virginia State
Society on a boat ride on the Potomac.
During his stay here he will call on
President Roosevelt. He is the guest
of Edward H. Nunnally, 3S17 Legation
street northwest, his campaign man
ager in the District before the
primaries
Evening star., 1934-08-13
TWODOzENF|RES
RAGE IN ESTATES
1000 Battling Flames in
Idaho Forest-Aid Planes
Turn Back.

BY the Associated Press.
SPOKANE, Wash, August l3.-
Black smoke clouds from two dozen
forest fires hung low over Western
Montana, Northern Idaho and East
ern Washington today.
A crew of 1000 men battled des-
perately in the Selway National Forest
of Idaho to bring two wild fires un-
der control.
Planes carrying supplies and food
to the fire fighters we're forced to re-
turn to their bases in Montana and
Washington late yesterday because
pilots were unable to find emergency
landing fields blotted out by smoke.
Spokane Gets Taste of Smoke.
Spokane got her first taste of smoke
today when a savage fire broke out in
the forest 10 miles northwest of the
city and ragged toward the Spokane
River on 3-mile front
Smoke Shrouded the city as fighters
endeavored to stem the faSt-moving
conhagration.
Two fires broke out in the Kooskia,
Idaho, district, but rangers said the
blazeS soon would be under control.
Fires in British Clumbia.
British Columbia, still suffering
from dry, sultry weather, continued to
have bad fires. Three fires in the Mel
son area, deserted by foresters, rage
unchecked. Crews fought several
other blazes. One in the Nelway-Sal-
mo district baked every effort of COM
batants.
Oregon and Montana fires were
generally under control.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
THOMAS, FAMOUS
PLAYWRIGHT, DIES
Author of "Arizona" and
"The Witching Hour" For
mer NeWSman.

BY the Associated Press.
NYACK, N. Y. August 13-Augus-
tus Thomas. the dean of American
playwrightS. is dead at n.
The man who wrote ARIZONA. :"
Alabama" The Witching Hour" and
more than so other plays died yester-
day at the Clarkstown Country Club,
where he had lived for two years. He
had been in poor health.
Thomas was the author of some of
the best-known plays of the American
theater. His first success was ALA
bama," produced in 1891. Other we'll
known plays which came from his pen
were: Col. Carter From Carter
Vile" I'm Mizzoura," The Earl of
Pawtucket," Mrs. Lefingwell's Boots, -
The Copperhead," Colorado" The
Man Upstairs" Still Waters and
THE Education of Mr.. Pipp."
Before writing plays, Thomas was a
newspaper reporter and caricaturist.
He worked as railroad brakeman at
one time and also studied law.
He was born in st. Louis January
8, 1857, but during the Civil War lived
in New Orleans, where his father was
manager Of theater. At the age of
Is he had already written a play,
'Editha's Burglar" produced in San
Francisco in 1884 and in New York
in 1889.
During his newspaper years Thomas
worked in ST. Louis. Kansas City and
New York. He attributed much of his
success in writing plays to this train
ing.
He Is survived by his widow, the
former Lisle Colby of ST. Louis, whom
he married in 1890; son, Luke Gar
retSon Thomas, and daughter, Mrs.
William Elliott, jr.
Funeral services will be held We'd
nesday morning in St. Georges Prot
eStant Episcopal Church, New York.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
LAWYER DECLINES
LIQUOR CASE FEE
G. E. Sullivan, Takoma Park At
torney, Says Services in Seagren
Trial Were "Gratuitous."

Explaining his services as attorney
for Arthur Seagren liquor dealer, who
was threatened with cancellation of
his license, were 'gratuitous," George
E. Sullivan, member of the Citizens
Association of Takoma, D. c., which
seeks to keep its community dry, today
announced he would handle no liquor
cases for remuneration.
Sullivan issued the following state
ment:
ITO avoid possible misunderstanding
on the part of some, I want to say
that I have at no time, and shall
at no time, take remuneration from
any source for my services in connec-
ton with any liquor matter. My
services are not for sale to any one
in respect of this subject.
II would not under any circum-
stances accept any compensation frem
Mr.. Seagren for my gratuitous services
in defending him from the unfounded
charges upon which the cancellation
of his license has been sought. His
place is located in the downtown buSi-
ness section, on Connecticut avenue,
south of Dupont Circle, and not in
community section.
so long as the law allows licenses
to private individuals for the conduct
of the liquor business in any part of
the District, it is decidedly in the pub
lie interest that the most trustworthy
and respectable licensees should be
protected against the cancellation of
their licenses upon unfounded charges.
Otherwise, the conduct of the liquor
business may pass entirely into the
hands of persons other than the most
trustworthy and respectable.
Il should add that I still believe the
sale of Intoxicating liquor should not
be given over to the private business,
with a direct tendency to increase
the demand and appetite, but that any
supplying of any existing demand
should be by the public authorities.
have faith that the law will be
changed before very long, but until
it is, the law as it now exists should
be respected, including the wholesome
provision for exempting community
sections which desire to be dry from
any sale of liquor therein"
Evening star., 1934-08-13
25 Girls Are Sought
To Play r Roles Of
Ziegfeld Beauties
BY the Associated Press.


HOLLYWOOD, August 13.-
Twenty-Five girls are sought to
impersonate beauties glorif1ed by
the late Flo Ziegfeld for the
Forthcoming production of THE
Great Ziegfeld."
They will be called upon to
impersonate such former Follies
beauties as Marion Davies, Mae
Murray, Billie Dove, Dorothy
Mackail, Nita Naldi, Ina Claire,
Peggy Hopkins Joyce, Mary and
Doris Eaton, Gilda Gray, Imo-
gene Wilson, Ruby Keeler, Helen
Morgan, Ann Pennington, Gladys
Glad, Dorothy Knapp and Mari
lyn Miller.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
RELIEF ROLLS INCREASE
One of Every Ten on Aid List
in New York City.

NEW YORK, August IS (P).-About
one out of every 10 persons in New
York City is receiving relief, Edward
Corsi, director of the Emergency
Home Relief Bureau, has disclosed.
Alarmed by the increase in cost
of relief, he recommended immediate
steps to include a permanent relief
program as part of the regular well
fare provision of the city government.
He said 671 1866, an all-time high,
received aid during July.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
RELEASED ON BOND

Suspected Slayer of Colored Wit
ness in Kidnapping Freed.
ST. LOUIS, August l3 (P).-John
R. (Bab) Moran. indicted Thursday as
colored, star State witness in the case
involving alleged kidnapers of DR..
Isaac D. Kelly, was released Saturday
on s$2OOOO bond.
The release was ordered by Judge
Jerry Mulloy. after Prosecuting Attor-
ney G. Arthur Anderson protested the
action.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
GIRL WHO ALTERNATED
CLOTHING is CLEARED
Sent to Gallinger for Mental OBJ
servation After Investiga-
tion in Hold-Up.

Isabelle MesSmer, the 19-year-old
girl, whose habit of donning male dis
guises got her arrested here for ques-
tioning in connection with recent rob-
berries, has been cleared of completely
in any crimes, but remanded to Gal
linger Hospital for mental observation
Capt. Rhoda Milliken of the Woman's
Bureau said today.
A pistol was found in ISabelle's hotel
room when she was arrested, and she
said she had been arrested in several
other cities during her wanderings of
the past two years.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
SPECIAL NOTICES.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT. OFFICE OF
the Comptroller of the Currency, Wash
ington d c.. May "a 1884 Notice is
hereby given to ell persons who may have
claims against Chevy Chase Savings
Bank" Washington District of Columbia
that the same must be presented to Cary
A Hardee Receive with the lesal proof
thereof, within three months from this
date or they may be disallowed
r O'CONNtIR
Comptroller of the Currency.
I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts other than those contracted by my
self j. H. VANCE. Jr.. 13 Locust ave,
HyattSville, Md. 10"
SPECIAL RETURN-LOAD RATES ON FULL
and part loads to all points within LOCO
miles; padded vans; guaranteed service;
local moving also Phone National 146O.
NAT. DEL ASSOC. INC. 1917 N Y. ave.
BLOWERS BTRN1NG ING At co.,
Can be installed with fire burning.
Complete with two controls. SIS.
Terms
w. n. HESSTCK & SON. mo-,
l Dist 0744.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
FIRE MENACING HERDS.
U. S. Fight to Save Game on Ma
tiOnal Bison Range.

tiOnal Bison Range.
BY the Associated Press.
A devastating fire raging on the
national bison range at Moiese, Mont,
today threatened with destruction its
herds of American buffalo, elk, mule
deer and mountain sheep.
The Bureau of Biological Survey
was informed that the fire. begun by
lightning, already had swept through
$4,000 acres of tinder- dry forage and
forest in the big-gam preserve.
A score or more bureau employees
were reinforced in fighting the blaze
by Forest Service men from Missoula.
No immediate estimate was available
of loss of life among the animals in
the sanctuary.
The bureau was informed that a
high wind was driving the flames
through drought-parched forage and
timber with alarming rapidity.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
CHINA BUYS TRAWLERS
Seven Fishing Boats Obtained
From Germany for $750,0O0.

PEIPING Up. - Seven modern
trawlers have been purchased by the
Marking government from German
steel concern at a cost of S750,000.
The ships are fitted with radio and
will help protect small fishing craft
from pirates.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
JOHNSON OUSTING SEEN
Schall Sees Roosevelt Move in
Newsprint Code Dispute.

Senator SchalI, Republican of Min
nesota, predicted today that President
Roosevelt may fire" Hugh S. John
son ito set up White House ahbi"
in the newsprint code dispute.
Schall, persistent critic of N. r. A.,
issued statement attacking proposal
for a special board with authority
over newSprint prices-a plan which
publishers have opposed as monopo-
liStic.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
PRISONER is HELPFUL
Assures Judge $50 Fine Would
Not Be Excessive.

Not Be Excessive.
PITTSBURGH P).-Very obliging
is Martin Joyce, 46, alleged numbers
racketeer. Arraigned on a lottery
charge, he was asked by Magistrate
Anthony Lucas:
How long have you been in this
racket"
"A year" said Joyce.
Then you are able to pay fine?"
Sure"
would $50 be too much?"
mo, not at ALL
Joyce paid and walked out.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
Japan Can Buy More.

Japn's improving purchasing power
is expected to benefit American ex-
porters.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
BABOONS FIRE FORESTS
Sparks From Thrown Rocks Are
Believed Cause.

CAPE TOWN lP).-Forest fires in
the Drakenstein Mountains of South
Africa we're blamed on balloons
which, hunting scorpions, sent rocks
rolling down the slopes, the rocks
striking sparks and igniting dead
grass.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
More Power Used

Electric power consumption in Por-
tugal is greater than year ago.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-06-14
Do you REMEMRER
News hems Taken from FiIex ii
The Hentywuod Herald al
10 YEARS q


Rex Movius and Ernest Helgeson left Monday for
The purpose q getting married. They intend to be gone
two weeks Particulars later.
a J. LANCER. A. r. Martinson and PROF. Huston
returned Monday from a trip to Great Falls. They re-
port : pleasant trip and a big time.
The new PIentywood State Bank building Ia nno
crossing In fine shape and viii be quite an addition
to our business part or town.
Ralph Paske OF the clerk and recorders Office II
taking bis vacation and is out recuperating on the
homestead
In Archer News-Hans Aadsen received his BUN
Tractor last week and it works fine. II is yerv evident
mat the Bull power might replace both oxoline and
horsepower TO q certain extent In this vicinity At least
Inc Moe brothers ball team viii be in line to
meet all Corners after June Ia ais their catcher and
snird baseman. Ole and Martin, WIN return from
ST. Cloud Normal Mt st Paul
Inc Following are among the list of Jurors drawn
TOT the June term q court. Gonius Paulsen- nnr,nsr-
hans Jensen, DaEnar, r. T. Jensen, Dasmar.
NORM. Redstone; NeIs Odegaard and Y. p No4;r~o-
Deenar; Henry Syverud and Walter Olson Cna,rt4~.
and Eriiard Lagerquist. Westby.
Arthur LELAND of Outlook and Miss Am,nd. Nj
son. who has been working in the P1entv~ans 49,
"ifce Tor the past two years we're corzIled nv -
tna1 are not supposed TO break at Culbert.or nm. =
~ her- y 80 Hagen Art LELAND liz ratkr--
young man OF the Outlook community ~,fh 49,.
future before him "i@1