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Evening star., 1934-01-23

Miss Bessie Kibbey offered $50,000 for
the erection of suitable building.
The new site was chosen in Georgetown
and the structure started. But there
was a depression on then, too. Mrs.
Hopkins recalled, and the building was
halted by a lien before it was half
Mrs. Frederick MCGUIRE and I went
to the Riggs Bank to borrow the money
needed" Mrs. Hopkins said. I'VE sue
ceeded in getting it at 6 per cent. A
saying she had an anonymous gift OF
1000, asking me to come and pay of
our debt, as we were jointly responsible
For Is years the secret was kept, and
then it was discovered that it was Miss
Kbbeyis additional gift"
Took Over Cancer Gases.
New names attached themselves to
the homes work in the new building
the president said, in the solicitations
Of Miss Ernst, Miss Nichols and Miss
Noble" three young women, that can
Ger cases be taken by the home. The
pleas were needed by the board, and
Miss Ernst, who later became Mrs.
James Harlan, and her mother fur
n1shed the entire cancer ward. Later
$1,000, which now is part of the cancer
wards endowment
As the homes service grew, 1t over
taxed the facilities Of the Georgetown
building. so Robert Woods Bliss pur-
chased the land and building Of that
establishment 10 years ago to add to
his own Georgetown estate and the
Home for 1ncurables then purchased its
present site at Wisconsin avenue and
Tilden street.
Among the medical men who have
contributed much in service to the
home IS DR.. William A. White Of St.
Elizabeths Hospital, who has allowed
the home the use OF his clinic and
X-ray without cost.
THE home" Mrs. Hopkins pointed
out, 'is not q member of the Com
munity Chest. because q majority of
the board OF trustees voted against the
alliance. I, personally, being one of the
trustees of the Chest, am deeply inter-
ested in it. but I would not, on any
account. take a dollar from 1t for the
home. In our population Of more than
half million only 127 900 are giving to
the Chest. I am asking those who do
not, to send to the Home for Incurables
small sums to help us pay our interest
on the debt for this new building.
"Gifts already are coming to us The
first was from a girl who works hard
and who has no one to help her An
other was a gift of $50 from Arthur.
a former patient. who is with us again.
Gifts like these touch us very deeply
and we feel there must be many in the
community who can give us 'trifles' to
pay the interest"
Evening star., 1934-01-23
MANY Joining CLUB
FOR warm SPRINGS
Requests for Membership In
Foundation SWamping
Stores and Banks.

Requests for membership In the
Washington Warm Springs Founda-
ton Club are pouring into every de-
partment store. drug store and bank
at which contributions are being re-
ceived, according to an announcement
today by DR.. George c. Havenner.
chairman of the committee In charge.
Although membership cards were not
placed on sale until yesterday. DR.
Havenner said, requests for additional
quantities have been received from
many stores and banks.
Radio Speaker Announced.
An intensive radio campaign to
arouse public interest In the Nation
wide celebration of President Roose-
velt's birthday. next Tuesday. also was
announced. The following list OF
speakers was given out by Mrs. John
Allan Dougherty, chairman Of the
committee in charge of the Capitals
part in the drive to raise q 81 .000,0 ,00O
endowment fund for the Warm Springs
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis:
Today-Dr John c. Eckhardt
WJSV, $50 pm, and Julian Brylaw-
ski, WMAI,, 9 pm.
Thursday y-Representativs Isabella
Greenway. WJsV, $50 pm. and
Richard Philpott, wRC. time to be
announced later.
Friday-Mrs. E. Goring Bliss, WJSv
10 am, and Ray Baker. WJSV, 6:45
pm.
Monday-Henry I. Quinn, wMAL, 2
pm.
Other Affairs Planned.
The biggest event of the celebration
here will be the Presidents birthday
ball at the Shoreham Hotel Through
out the city. however, there will be
numerous other affairs, including .
ball at the Raleigh Hotel, an enter
tainment at the Central High School
auditorium, dinner dance at the
Elk's home, 919 H street, and q ball at
the Jewish Community Center Tickets
for the Shoreham ball. which at least
$500 persons are expected to attend
are on sale at hotels and Western Union
Offices in all parts of the city, as well
as at the committees headquarters,
1881 H street.
The knights Of Columbus also will
participate in the celebration. their part
being testimonial dinner at the Will
lard Hotel. The dinner will be fol-
lowed by an entertainment program
featuring radio and stage stars. Pre-
ceeds will be turned over to the en-
dowment fund. Arrangements for the
dinner are being made by Carmine
Garofola.
Evening star., 1934-01-23
COURTNEY FUNERAL RITES
WILL BE IN BALTIMORE
Natives Of Capital Moved From
City 20 Years Ago-Leaves
Wife and Five Sons

Funeral services for George A. Court
ney. SO. native of this city. who died
at his home, In Baltimore, Sunday after
an illness Of about 10 years. were to be
held at his home, 1922 Hollins street.
today at 2:30 pm. Burial was to be In
Parkway Cemetery there.
Mr.. Courtney. an engineer. moved to
Baltimore about 40 years ago, having
lived in Washington previous to that
time and attended the public schools
here.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs
Edna Courtney; five sons Austin, Leo
nard. Albert. Percy and Francis; three
daughters. Alice. Edith and Shirley. all
Of Baltimore. and six sisters. Miss Alice
Courtney. Mrs. Ada Sylvester, Mrs. Mary
Thomas. Mrs. Laura Fowler. Mrs. Eliza
beth Krake and Mrs. Ina GLADDEN., all
Of Washington.
Evening star., 1934-01-23

YTTH ceremonies attended by
! Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
! and Right Rev. James E.
Freeman. Bishop Of Wash
Evening star., 1934-01-23
WOMAN EDUCATOR DIES

CHICAGO, January 23 LP.-Mrs
Mary Leal HarkneSS Black, educator
and writer. died at her brothers home
in Highland Park yesterday.
She was for 81 years professor of
Latin at Sophie Newcomb Memorial
College, now the woznan's department
Of Tulane University. New Orleans. and
for two years she was president of the
Southern Association Of College Women
In 1921 she married DR.. Samuel Charles
Black, president of Washington and
Jefferson College.
Funeral services were to be held to-
day at her former home In Fairfield,
Ioua
Evening star., 1934-01-23

YIIh ceremonies attenQeQ Dy
\A/ Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
wv and Right Rev. James E.
Freeman. Bishop of WASH
ington, the new wing Of the
Washington Home for Incurables will
be formally opened this afternoon.
Ground for the structure was broken
last June when Mrs Archibald Hopkins,
president Of the homes board for 80
years, turned over the hrst spadeful of
earth. Since then accommodations for
40 more persons, eligible as residents
Of the pleasant home, and residential
facilities for nurses have been con-
structed.
In the opening exercises, scheduled to
begin at $50. every resident Of the
home who can will participate. They
have looked forward to the enlarged
facilities for . long time and those who
can walk will do so, while those who
are incapacitated will be taken to the
exercises IN wheel chairs.
Leaders 10 Attend.
Besides the First Lady and Bishop
Freeman, each Of whom plans to speak,
those invited to attend include cabinet
officers and their wives, members of the
Supreme Court and members of the
District and Appropriations Commit
tees Of both houses Of Congress. After
the exercises, tea will be served by
members of the board of trustees.
As she prepared for today's exercises
which mark q new day" for the home
she has championed for so many years,
Mrs. Hopkins reviewed the circum-
stances under which it was founded and
recalled the names OF those responsible
for its success.
In 1888, Mrs. Hopkins, recalled, .
small group Of people realized the need
for Q home to which persons who were
believed to be 'incurable" could be
sent for kindly care. In this early
group were Mr. and Mrs. Sidney
Everett, who were largely instrumental
in launching the home. They were ac-
Quainted with the work Of home for
incurables In England, which was
started by Frances Power Cobb, and
had faith IN the possibilities Of such
institutions.
Donated Small House.
Referring to the little group OF
founders, Mrs Hopkins recalled
After many efforts. and almost
begging from door to door, they found
themselves in q position to begin their
work, Mr.. Everett giving a small house
he owned in Mount Pleasant and Sc
curing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mary
an English religious sister and trained
nurse They opened the home with
five patients, but to support it they
were obliged to continue begging"
But. as the work progressed so did
sympathy and interest. and in 1908
Evening star., 1934-01-23
SETTLEMENTS ISOLATED

snowstorm Cuts Off Several in
Nova Scotia-Food Is Short.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, January. %
R.-Several settlements in Northern
Victoria County, isolated by q driving
snowstorm, were reported today to be
almost destitute"
Barriers Of snow and ice cut of sup
plies by land and sea- Coastal ships
have not been able to enter Victoria
ports for weeks and merchants are
without stocks
Many people have no flour, kerosene
or other Winter supplies. it was re-
ported, and no feed for their horses and
cattle. Officials said they feared seri-
GUS results unless ice breakers arrived
soon
Evening star., 1934-01-23
U. s. LEATHER NET SHOWN

NEW YORK, January % LP.-A net
profit of 1881, ,0l9 for the 10 months
ended October 81, 1888, was reported
today by the United States Leather Co.
This is equivalent to s1295 a share on
the per cent cumulative prior prefer
ence stock, on which there Is an ac-
cumulation of unpaid dividends.
Evening star., 1934-01-23
OUTPUT TO BE DOUBLED.

CHICAGO. January % C49-General
Household Utilities Co. will double its
production of electrical refrigerators at
the end Of the month, William C..
day. He predicted the industry will sell
between 100000 and 100000 units
this year. as against 100000 units in
1888
Evening star., 1934-05-08
CUMMINGS DROPS CASE.
Accepts Action of Jury on Mellon
as Final.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Attorney General Cummings said
today there would be no further GRIM
inal proceedings against Andrew W.
Mellon in connection with the pres
ent income tax case.
Informed the grand jury had failed
to indict the former Secretary of the
Treasury, Cummings said there is no
disposition to challenge the result" ="
His statement follows:
1T was for the grand jury to
say whether the facts disclosed and
fairly and impartially submitted re-
quire further proceedings.
Evidently they reached the con-
clusion there was not sufficient evil
dence of improper motive to warrant
an indictment. This was a function
entirely within their province and
there is no disposition to challenge
the result.
Very few people, imagine. were
seriously misled by Mr.. MELONS
statements. which were evidently
timed SO as to be current while the
grand jury had his case under con-
Sideration.
There is no reason. however, to
believe that these highly improper
assertions affected the result.
"The simple truth is that he was
treated like any one else in a similar
situation
After issuing the statement Cum
mings said the case would not be sub
mitted to another grand jury.
Evening star., 1934-05-08
KIDNAPPING
H|DEOUT IS FOUND
Abductors, However, ES-
cape Closing in Posses
in Mexico.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CANANEA, Sonora, Mexico, May 8.
The house in which kidnaped June
Robles may have been neld as re-
Gently as two days ago has been
found. two patrolmen disclosed today
The statement came as a man hunt,
such as thus ancient mining settle
ment has not seen since Mexico's
dread rurales swept down in pursuit
OF early-day brigands, spread through
Cananea and the surrounding ter
ritory
The policemen, Corpls George Ash
and Tom Newell of the Arizona high
way patrol, did not disclose the exact
location of the house, but they said
they were convinced the 6-year- old
heiresS of the fortune of Bernabe
Robles, Tucson cattle baron, was now
in the hands of two men
They pictured the abductors as
lodging desperately from adobe shack
TO sunbaked arroyo somewhere inside
the district around which closing
ring of steel-bandoleered Mexican
federal soldiery with bayoneted rifles
is convergrg. They were conf
dent the kidnapers could not escape.
When they came upon the house
they found evidence the child had
been there but two days ago, her
kidnapers apparently having fed with
her in alarm as the search, originat-
ing in Nogales, on the border to the
West, touched points near Cananea.
The report of the patrolmen came
on the heels of statement yesterday
by criminal officers in which they said
they knew the child was alive and
probably would be returned within "a
hours The point Of her return proved
in error and last night a large force
of officers returned to their bases
empty-handed after an extensive
search.
All roads are blocked by soldiery,
Cananea and nearby settlements, in
cludingArizte, Baga Ochi, Baganuchi,
Santa Cruz and Ojo De Aqua, are en-
circled.
Evening star., 1934-05-08

her with another man. He got a
gun then, but didn't use it.
my son was out of work, but he
took care of the house and the chill
dren while Ann was at work. He was
a good boy but this thing just drove
him crazy He wasn't drunk-he and
Corcoran had only a pint Of whisky
before the shooting, and they didn t
drink all Of that.
Two men followed them from the
Veterans Administration. They told
me they could tell from the frenzied
look in my boys eyes that there would
be trouble. They got there too late,
however"
Mrs. Hunter. according to Virginia
authorities, had her husband brought
into Arlington County Court about a
year ago, alleging he had threatened
her.
Judge B. M. Hedrick, before whom
Hunter was arraigned, dismissed the
case, however, telling Mrs. Hunter
she was taking her husband "too
seriously" and both probably were
at fault.
Hunters mother engaged Clarence
r. Ahalt, Arlington County Court
House attorney, to defend him in the
event he RECEIVERS.
Evening star., 1934-05-08
JONATHAN ROYLE,
NEWS WRITER, DIES
Was Expelled From Mexico
City for Exposing Ger
man Spy Ring.

Jonathan Cosby Royle. Washington
newspaper man, magazine writer and
nationally prominent writer on busi-
ness topics, died early today at Provi-
dence Hospital after a three-day I'LL
ness with pneumonia.
The funeral will take place at 4
pm. Thursday at Lees undertaking
establishment. Burial will be in Rock
Greek Cemetery
Mr.. Royle, who was SIS and widely
known as Jack" Royle. is survived by
his widow, Grace Wall Royle, and two
brothers and a sister. He was the
son of Jonathan Cosby Royle. promi-
nent lawyer of Salt Lake City. where
Mr.. Royle was born in 1878. He was
graduated at Princeton University in
1899. On leaving college he became a
mining engineer but abandoned that
/ profession to enter newspaper work in
Salt Lake City. He later was a news
paper man in San Francisco and Den
YER. He joined the staff of the AsSo-
ciated Press soon afterWard and re-
manned for many years.
During the war. before America S
entry, he was correspondent for the
Associated Press at Mexico City, but
was expelled by the Mexican govern
ment because he cabled his New York
ofhce and exclusive story disclosing
the fact the Mexican government was
involved with the German government
in spy system.
When Royle returned from Mexico
he became night manager OF the
Chicago Office OF the Associated Press,
In 1920 he joined the Consolidated
Press Association and became manager
Of the New York office, and later be-
came the business news expert. In
1929 he joined the staff Of the United
States News as news editor, leaving 1t
to become head of the Business News
Service, which he founded.
Mr. Royle was a member Of the Ma
tional Press Club of Washington, the
Washington Correspondents AsSocia-
ton and the Players Club of New
York.
Evening star., 1934-05-08
Six Additional Citizens Groups
Join in Better Homes Contest
Several Name Committees to Boost
Campaign Designed to Aid En-.
ployment and Beautification.

the matter at meetings later in the
week
Of several weeks duration, the
home improvement campaign OF The
Star will occupy the attention OF
associat ton committees during the
Summer recess, it is expected, with
flying squadrons" of workers and
judging committees pressing the drive
in every neighborhood.
Under the campaign set-up, the
various civic bodies assume the re-
sponsibility of promoting the contest
in the territory of each. selecting
their own neighborhood winners for
entry in the final competition. The
cash prizes will be awarded by the
Silver Star Model Homes Committee.
for The Star in selecting homes of
merit for public demonstration under
auspices Of this newspaper.
Prize for Associations.
AS an additional inducement to
citizens associations to assist in the
contest, The Star has put up a $l00
cash prize which will go into the
treasury of the association producing
the best results from the standpoint
of percentage of home improvements
in its section.
For the home owners who desire
to undertake improvements to the
grounds surrounding their dwellings
the Washington Board of Trade has
supplemented the $1,000 cash award
with an additional $100 cash prize
for the best landscaping work COM
pleted during the period Of the con-
test.
Business houses already are working
on plans for setting up additional
prizes in the form of equipment. ap-
pHances and furnishings for home i'm
provements.
To enter the contest, the home owner
is required simply to fill out a contest
entry blank, obtainable from the Bet
ter Homes Contest editor of The Star
or from the nearest citizens associa-
tior and filing it, accompanied by be
fore and after" pictures of the i'm
provement.
Prizes, which will be given on the
basis Of merit rather than cost of the
project, will be in two groups-for
homes valued at $4,000 and less and
homes valued at more than $4,000.
In each class the awards will be: First
prize, $3.50; second prize, 500; third
prize, $50, and four honorable mention
prizes of $25 each.
The contest will close September IS.
Evening star., 1934-05-08

Continued From First Page)
was impossible to forecast what might
or might not be provided relative to
any class of obligations or claims.
Along with disclosure yesterday OF
the draft Of the code designed for
imposition was the announcement
that the step was caused by refusal
of Western Union, American Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co. and Radio
Corporation of America to join in the
offer of a voluntary code. Postal Tel
egraph's complaint that abuses in
imical to the public interest" were
prevalent in the industry also was
cited.
Postal Asked for Code.
Postal. with its affliates. pet!tioned
for a code of fair practice at two
hearings, claiming it was being pushed
to the wall by unfair competitive ad
vantages seized by the others and by
destructive practices all companies
have been forced to adopt.
Upon the testimony submitted at
the hearing May 16 and at subsequent
conferences, N. r. A. will decide
whether to stick by the terms now
drafted or to modify them, and
whether to go through with the i'm
position.
Ultimate decision on the latter will
rest with President Roosevelt, who
under the industrial act alone has the
drastic power. II he decides to 60
through with it. the action may bring
on a direct constitutional test of the
emergency powers IN recovery legis-
iation. .
Evening star., 1934-05-08
WIDOW SEEKING
TOCLEAR HUSBAND
Declares Corcoran Innocent
of Wrongdoing and
Will Prove 1t.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW ORLEANS, May 8.-Mrs.
Henry E. Corcoran, whose husband
was shot and killed in Washington
suburb yesterday as the alleged "other
man" in the lives of John Francis
Hunter and his wife, Mrs. Ann Dalmas
Hunter, left for Washington today
determined to clear her husbands
name Of any hint of being a home
breaker.
Mrs. Corcoran. an attractive, cul-
tured woman. left in a day coach be-
cause. she explained, i've got to con-
serve my little resources now"
Apparently proud of her 20 years Of
married life with Corcoran, the widow
insisted he was not involved in a
triangle.
My husband was a gentleman" she
asserted. He has always been the
best kind Of husband and father. He
loved me and his children. l know
he was the innocent victim of some
body elses troubles. and I'm going to
Washington to prove it.
Just few days ago, I got a tele-
gram from him. 1t said. Will write
tonight. Good luck I'm sure that
letter is in the mails right now. He
always sent me the greater part Of
his salary"
Mrs. Corcorans three children, who
tearfully said good-by her at the
station. seemed equally of their
| fathers innocence.
Father could never HI ye done any
thing mean or wrong to any human
being" said one Of the older girls.
Her sisters nodded approval.
In Washington, Mrs Corcoran was
to meet her sister. Mrs George Tardy,
and her husbands brother. Robert A.
Corcoran, both of Philadelphia.
Henry was friendly sort of man,
Mrs. Corcoran continued. He knew
how to be nice to everybody and if
he showed any attention to Mrs.
| Hunter, it was with the most gentle
manly intentions. There simply must
| have been some sort of trouble be-
| tween the Hunters, and my huS0ond
was the innocent victim. I'd have
trusted him anywhere. and I am &C.
ing to Washington to clear his name.
l will not lay him to rest in his grave
with that stain on him"
One of her twin daughters inter
rupted to say:
Mother. We know you'll not let
anybody say OUT papa was not a good
man and a gentleman"
Henry and have been married too
| long, and knew each other too we'll,
and nothing will make me believe he
! has not always told me the truth, -
| the widow went on.
Henry had lived in Washington
/ before We came to New Orleans, 10
years ago. He may have been ac-
quainted with Mrs. Hunter then. So
when he went back to Washington
last Fall, it would have been natural
for him. friendly and obliging as he
always has been. to look her up. But
whatever the circumstances, I am
| absolutely sure his intentions have
been misunderstood"
Evening star., 1934-05-08
BY VINCENT TUTCHING.

Given added impetus by the Clean
up-Week campaign, which got under
way yesterday, the Stars $1,000 Better
Homes Contest continued to gain the
support OF citizens associations. with
six more groups voting to participate
in the movement.
Intended as a stimulant to employ
ment in the building trades, as well
as an aid to Identification of the
city's homes, the contest is open to
all home owners in the metropolitan
area. Determination of the metro
politan area" is based on the Census
Bureaus definition Of that territory
which embraces points as far as Rock
Vile, Md, on the northwest; Bowie
on the northeast. Fairfax, Va, on the
southwest, and taking in large sec
ton of Prince Georges County. Md,
on the southeast.
Citizens Indorse Move.
The civic groups which took favor
able action on the contest at meetings
last night were the Manor Park Citi-
zens' Association, Dupont Circle Citi-
zens' Association. Citizens Association
of Takoma Park. Sixteenth Street
Highlands Citizens Association. Mich
igan Park Citizens Association and
Kenilworth Citizens Association.
In indorsing the movement as "in
keeping with the ideals of the aSSo-
citation" the Michigan Park group. of
which Dr. Herbert Wright is president,
named a special committee t. spon-
sor the campaign in the territory of
that body. s. H. Hoddinott is chair
man of the committee, with Leo Rover,
Edgar Nye, Jerome s. Murray. Leo F.
members.
The Kenilworth grouI also ap-
pointed a committee consisting of j.
S. Driggers. chairman: j. Burke and
J. o. Alexander, to push the contest.
The Dupont Circle Association
voted to authorize its Executive Com
mittee to name special committee to
cooperate with The Star and the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations in
conducting the contest.
Other Groups to Act.
The Better Homes Contest is sched-
uled to come up for action at meet
ings of the Burleith and Sixteenth
Street Heights Citizens Associations
tonight, while the American Uni
versity Park. Richmond Park and
Brightwood Associations will act on