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Evening star., 1934-05-08

Old age is rare thing which is
greatly honored in Indo-China, usually
by decoration with pearl fringes. The
older the man, the higher the decora-
ton. Women, however, are not in
cluded in that law, because women in
the East count for very little
Young Emperor Bao-Day Of Anam
is man with modern ideas, and when
the case of a woman 121 years old was
presented to him he ordered that
henceforth women should be given the
same decoration as the men. only
without the valuable pearl fringes.'
Herr Heutner, q 1UeU kno1rn Ger
man engineer. has inUented nelD
type of airpldne 1Uhich may repolu-
tionize the 1ChOle industry.
Herr Heutner is working now to
perfect the steam airplane. His new
machine, which is being constructed
in great secrecy near Berlin. has a
rotating boiler and a new form of
turbine Instead of the usual boiler
necessary, a small cylindrical boiler
rotates at high speed in the opposite
direction to the turbine, generating
steam by means of OF! gas. The plane.
it is claimed. will be capable of flying
nonstop from Europe to the United
States or to Japan with load of at
least one ton and at speed OF more
than 200 miles per hour
Evening star., 1934-05-08
SCHOOL OF POLITICS
PLANS DISCUSSED
Mrs. Virginia White Speel Ad-
dresses League of Repub-
lican Women.

The League of Republican Women
District of Columbia Chapter, was ad-
dressed yesterday at its regular
monthly meeting in the MayfoWer
Hotel by Mrs Virginia White Speel
who organized the league in 1912
and has been active in its affairs
since that time.
Mrs. Speel discussed the Republican
School of Politics which the league will
sponsor Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day with sessions at local Republican
headquarters, Sixteenth street and
Rhode Island avenue, and at the May
flower Hotel.
Speakers to address the school,
which has been held every other year
since 1924 include Representative
Chester Bolton of Ohio, Edward F.
Colladay, Republican national COM
mitteeman of the District; Frank w.
Mondell. Washington attorney, and
Mrs. Ellis A. Yost, head 'of the wom-
ems division, Republican National
Committee.
Yesterdays meeting was the first
which Mrs. William Fitch Kelley had
presided over since her recent cleo
ton to succeed Mrs Frank Mondell
as president of the local league.
Evening star., 1934-05-08
FARE REGULATION
PLAN CRITICIZED
Spokesman for Bus Com
panies Says Practice Will
Bring Rate Wars.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The effort at regulating competing
forms of transportation under N r. A
codes while the railroads remain under
Government regulation through the
Interstate Commerce Commission, was
raped in a statement last night by
l. L. Keeshin, president of the Ma
tlonal Highway Freight Association
who said it would precipitate rate wars
and halt recovery.
Keeshin's complaint followed the
action yesterday of the commission in
, authorizing the Southern Railway TO
continue its charge of u cents a mile
for passenger coach fares, ant cents
for Pullman passengers.
Motor bus officials had complained
they could not meet these compara-
lively low rates because of increased
costs due to the N. r. A. motor bus
and truck code.
Sympathetic to this contention. Sol
Rosenblatt, deputy N. R. A. admins
traitor in charge of the bus operators
code, called a meeting bout six
weeks ago Of bus operators and rail-
road officials in New Orleans
The Southern withdrew from the
conference after other railroads Serv-
ing Southern territory agreed to the
suggestion of bus operators that fare:
be increased TO a 2-cents-a-m min
/ imum.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion authorized the roads which hac
agreed with N. R. A. officials on the
2-cent minimum to meet the Southern
rates if they desired.
Western railroads which have beer
charging 2 cents a mile were author
lied to continue this rate for si1
months after May 81
/ The Southern, which has suffered
/ severely from bus competition. report
/ eu an increase of 48 per cent in pas
senger traffic during April over the
same month last year. Officials sale
this indicated that the company
had gained materially by reducing
rates
Bus operators complain their ex.
penSes have been increased SIS, 1000 ,OOC
a year by the code
Evening star., 1934-05-08

The Dupont Circle Citizens Asso-
citation wants an end put to all-night
parking on the streets. but it doesn't
want to interfere with social func-
tions at the Mayflower and Carlton
Hotels and the many embassies and
legations included in its area.
A demand that all-night parking
be prohibited after a period of nine
months was made at the associations
last meeting of the season, held yes
terday afternoon in the Pan-American
room of the Mayf1oWer, but the de-
mand made the exception that public
parking should be permitted up to
1:30 am. at social gatherings.
Many Functions in Area.
During the social season the Dupont
Circle territory has perhaps more such
gatherings than any similar area in
Washington. But l 80 am. was fixed
as a limit. Even with the exceptions
asked, the ban would be effective be-
tween that hour and am. on all
occasions.
Admiral Mark L. Bristol, chairman
of the Traffic Committee, submitted
a report in the form of a letter to
the director of traffic in which a
number of recommendations we're
made to improve present traffic con-
ditlons. The report recommended the
Evening star., 1934-05-08
LYCEUM BUILDING
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Dozen Paterson, N. j., Firemen
Injured When Structure
Collapses.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PATERSON. N. j., May 8.-At least
a dozen firemen were slightly injured
shortly before midnight when st.
Bonaventure's Lyceum Building. weak
ened by a fire that brought most of
the city's apparatus to the scene, I'M
expectedly collapsed.
1t was thought at first that some
of the flremen were trapped inside
the two-and-a- half story brick struc-
ture. set below the street level and
formerly used as ST. Bonaventure'S
parochial school.
A check by fire officials. howver.
revealed that none Of the firemen had
entered the blazing building.
Earlier in the evening the young
women of the parish had held social
on the main floor. Every one had left
when the fire was discovered.
Firemen were playing streams of
water on the flames when the walls
collapsed. Several firemen were over
come by smoke. The rest suffered
from cuts and burns as debris was
thrown III a shower over those near
est the place.
Evening star., 1934-05-08
new VIGOR URGED
IN JEWISH DRIVE
Workers Meet to Speed Up Cam.
paign for $4,000 for
Relief.

United Jewish Appeal Workers are
meeting at the Jewish Community
Center this afternoon in an effort to
speed up the S35,0OO drive which is
now in its second week.
Although more than $4,000 has
been raised, the campaign has been
slow in getting up full steam, and the
drive leaders are anxious to wage a
more intensive canvass for funds.
A number of large contributions to
the cause were announced Today by
Louis E. Spiegler, drive director These
included a 81 900 donation by Morris
CafrltZ, prominent builder, and 81 900
from Edmund l. Kaufman and M. S.
Goldnamer Associates. Mr. Kaufman
is co-chairman of the drive
Other large donations included $3.50
from Alexander Hecht and Harold H.
Levi of the Hecht Co.; $500 from The
Evening Star; $500 from the law firm
of Simon, Koenigsberger & Young;
5000 each from Isidore Hershfield, CO.
chairman of the drive. and Mr. and
Mrs. D. j. kaufman, and $3.50 from
Herzmark & Safer. The following each
contributed S100: Mr.. and Mrs
Charles A. Goldsmith, Mr.. and Mrs.
Melvin Schlossberg. Mrs M. S. Gold
manner. 1. j. Mazo Joseph P Tumulty,
Joseph A. Wilmer and W. Ullman.
Members of the Board of Directors
of the Hadassah organization are
guests of the drive meeting today. The
Hadassah is playing an important
part in the drive, supplying many of
the volunteer workers. Tonight the
womens auxiliary of the Jewish War
Veterans are meeting at the Center to
organize teams to assist in the drive.
Funds raised in the United Appeal
are to be devoted largely to assisting
German Jewish refugees to find perm
anent homes in Palestine and else
where.
Evening star., 1934-05-08
MOTHER FINDS BOY, II,
AFTER g YEARS APART
District Court in Minneapolis
Orders Child's Return to
Parent, Divorced.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 8.-An H.
year-old boy who had not seen his
mother for nine years was restored
to her late yesterday through an Or
der of the District Court here.
The mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Jacob
son, obtained a divorce from her first
husband, Arthur Lutch, in 1926, and
was given custody of their child. The
husband, however. had previously dis
appeared. taking the child with him.
Mrs. jacobson, a resident of Cleve-
Ian, started a Nationwide hunt for
the boy. She finally located him
through Minneapolis officials.
THE boy was living with Mrs. Lotus
Lutch, second wife of Arthur Lutch.
The second Mrs. Lutch had been led
to believe that the boys mother was
dead
Judge E. F. Waite heard arguments
in the case and awarded custody of
the boy to Mrs. Jacobson.
Evening star., 1934-05-08
222 STILLS SEIZED
BY TREASURY AGENTS
269 Arrests Made in Enforcing
Liquor Laws During Week
Ending May 5.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Treasury agents seized 222 stills
and made 269 arrests in enforcing
liquor laws during the week ended
May 5.
This compared with 233 stills and
239 arrests during the preceding week.
The largest number of still seizures
was go in the Southern district, COM
prising Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. In
this district GA Of the 269 arrests were
made
The 222 stills had a daily capacity
of 1865 gallons. In addition, 46 auto
mobiles, 330,325 gallons of mash and
1888 gallons of spirits were taken
by the agents.
Evening star., 1934-05-08
L. A. CARRUTHERS
HEADS CITIZENS
Forest Hills Association
Holds Annual Election
in MurCh School.

L. A. Carruthers. a prominent dele
gate to the Federation of Citizens
Associations, was elected president OF
the Forest Hills Citizens Association
at its meeting last night at the Ben
w. Murch School,
Mr. Carruthers succeeds Col j. O
johnson, who declined reelection on
the ground that he is to move from
the jurisdiction of the association.
Other officers chosen in the elec-
ton included Herbert Woods vice
president; Joseph M. McCallum
treasurer; Mrs. Leslie B. Wright, Sec
retary, and Frank Shields and Mrs
Wilbur LaRoe, members of the Exec
utive Committee
Following the brief business ses-
sion. the association gave an informal
reception to its retiring president
Col. johnson. 1t also gave a rising
vote of appreciation to Col. johnson
for his fidelity and his ability" in
the office he was leaving.
During the business session, the
association adopted a resolution re-
queSting the retention of Maj John
c. GotWals as Engineer Commissioner
for the District. This resolution was
proposed by Mrs. Wright, who said
she believed the best interests of the
District would be served if Maj. Got
walls were kept in office.
Action on the proposed ban on all
night parking was deferred pending
consideration by committee Mr..
Carruthers. however. declared he be-
lieved such ban would work to the
disadvantage Of residents of downtown
neighborhoods He said he did not
think it fair to permit him and other
residents of outlying communities to
drive their cars downtown in the
morning and park all day Just outside
the shopping district in front of
another mans house" and then say
to that man that he shall not have
the use of that space for the few
hours of night time.
Evening star., 1934-05-08
DELTA THETA PHI
TO HOLD BANQUET
Justices Proctor and Cox Among
Honor Guests Tomorrow
Night.

Two justices of the District
Supreme Court and others prominent
in the legal field will be guests OF
honor at the Delta Theta Phi an
nual Founders Day" banquet to-
morrow night at 7:30 at the Pow
hatan Hotel. The organization is a
national honorary legal fraternity
and the George Washington Univer-
sity and Georgetown University chap
ters will sponsor the banquet here.
The guests will include Justices
James NJ Proctor, and Joseph w
Cox of the District Supreme Court
South Trimble jr.. Department of
Commerce solicitor; Walter L. Moll
professor of law at George Washing
ton; David A. Pine, first assistant
District Attorney and others.
Evening star., 1934-05-08
Altar Boy Martyr to Job.

PITTSBURGH LP).-Summer and
Winter, Patrick Joseph Hickey, Is,
arose early and went to st. Peters
Catholic Church, where he served as
an altar boy.
He became i'll, but there were the
May devotions, so Peter-as usual
went to church. He collapsed on the
altar steps and was taken home
Pneumonia developed, and he died.
Evening star., 1934-05-08
K 4 K

After strenuous efforts. the Imam
Yahia of Yemen succeeded in signing
early in February treaty with the
British government, and thought him
self safe until Arabias strong man,
King Ibn Saud, dashed his hopes
To seal the deal. the Imam, fol-
lowing an ancient tradition sent King
George in March a gift of 'fealty''
consisting of two tons of coffee, the
staple product of Yemen.
This is no ordinary coffee; it is
a drink for the kings. Groun on
the terraces OF mountain side,
this rare product is knoUn under
the name OF "the perfumes Of
Arabia" King George receiUed his
coffee about the same time as the
Imam lost his throne
x
Despite the prevailing unemploy-
ment in England, the British war Of
fee is finding it increasingly difficult
to get recruits for the army.
The experts of the war Office are
scratching their heads to find means
to attract a good type of Enghshmar
to accept the Kings shilling" Neither
attractive posters, very much on the
line of Join the navy and see the
world nor the prospects of learning
a trade at the governments expense
seem to have the desired effect.
Now a new plan, which. it is be-
lieved, will prove successful, is being
worked out. The British government
wants to restore the old glamour TO the
line regiments. That is to say thai
the old brilliant uniforms with attrac-
tive colors and shining buttons viii
replace the drab khaki. In reporting
on this subject the British experts de-
clare the world is getting too material
istic. too realistic and too mechanical
The young men of our generation
want glamour, adventure and enter
prise. They are getting the latter two
in the army, but brillient uniforms are
Evening star., 1934-05-08
TRIO REACH NEW YORK
ON WORLD TRIP IN YAWL
Complete First Lap of Journey
Due to Take Them From
8 to 4 Years.
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 8.-Three young
men from Toledo, Ohio, with more
nerve than navigating experience. are
in New York prepared to sail today
in their 45-foot yawl on the second
lap of a three-to-four-year voyage
around the world.
The trio-John A. Meihls, &c, news
paper man; Don c. Woodley, 81, pho
tographer, and William j. Stech-
schultz, amateur natural historian
arrived Saturday on the first lap
which began in Rockford, Me, April
4, and included stops at Boston
Gloucester, New Bedford and New
London.
Heading for the Galapagos Islands
they plan stops at Norfolk, Washing
ton and Miami Beach before sailing
for the South American coast.
Evening star., 1934-05-08
Rocks Aid to Digestion,

BUTTE, Mont. C40.-An aid to di-
geStion-rocks-are on display at the
Montana School of Mines Scientists
say dinosaurs that once grazed in the
Gallatin Valley in Southern Montana
swallowed the rocks and used them to
grind whatever they ate.
Technically the stones are known
as "dinosaur gaStroliths.
Evening star., 1934-05-08
DECLARED SUICIDE
Certificate Issued in Death of
Herman Nelson.

A certificate of suicide was issued
by Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
today in the case of Herman Nelson,
AZ. proprietor of Peoples Cut Rate
Market, 1900 block of U street, who
was found in the basement of the
store yesterday with his throat cut.
His wife, Mrs. Gussie Nelson, found
the body. Mr.. Nelson failed in an
attempt to strangle himself Sunday,
police said.
Evening star., 1934-05-08
This
Changing
World
Europe Revives Debt
Issue to Bolster
Faith in Pacts.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN

The question of the war debts has
sprung into the limelight, even before
President Roosevelt is ready with his
debt message which he promised to
send to Congress. Without any Off
cial statements being made yet, con-
contradictory stories are coming from
across the Atlantic. mostly intima-
tions that the debtor nations would
like to open conversations with the
American Government for an even
tual settlement of the problem.
X
II is not the Johnson act, Uhich
prohibits any further loans to de-
taulttng nations, tUhich is Spurrinq
European governments into action;
neither is there netU spirit OF in
ternational honesty Which is likely
to change the point OF Uielr OF the
debtor governments. The increased
danger OF another international
conflict is responsible for any
change OF attitude.
The principal European nations are
girding themselves for a new conflict.
France and Great Britain are anxious
to avert such a conflict. They have
finally come to realize that one of
the reasons of nova day restlessness
is the complete disregard for treaties,
pacts and agreements. The present
status quo of Europe. which these ma
tions are particularly interested in
maintaining, is based exclusively on
the treaties signed after the World
War. And by not honoring their OBJ
legations toward the United States,
these very same nations, which insist
that Germany and the other defeated
countries should observe the letter
and the spirit of the Versailles treaty.
find themselves now in an embaraSS-
ing situation.
Consequently, it is probable that
within the next few weeks there will
be direct or indirect "soundings" from
Europe about a way to settle the debt
problem
Evening star., 1934-05-08
OPTIMISTS TO MEET
Club Will Mark International

Week at Luncheon Tomorrow.
The Optimist Club of Washington
will celebrate International Week at
the weekly luncheon meeting at the
Hamilton Hotel at 1890 pm. to-
, morrow.
William Duncan Herridge, Minister
from Canada, will be the principal
speaker. He will invite the members
to attend the Optimist International
Convention to be held in Toronto
June 27-3O Washington will send a
delegation.
Evening star., 1934-05-08
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Declared Discriminatory.

at is discriminatory" he argued.
"in that it would single out one class
of litgants public utilitieS) and deny
to them the right to resort to the
United States courts
Chairman Summers. in his report
said the minority felt that the resort
to the Federal courts against the
termination of State regulatory
bodies as opposed to resort to the
State courts tends to develop feud
between the people of the States and
the public utilities which serve them.
which is to the hurt both of the
public service and to those whose
money is invested in the utilities"
More than 40 of the 48 State utility
commissions have recommended the
Johnson bill as it passed the Senate.
Evening star., 1934-05-08
HOUSE IS SPLIT
ON UTILITIES BILL
Bitter Debate Centered on
Senate-A Approved John
son Measure.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Democratic House was split
wide apart today over the Senate
approved johnson bill to bar utility
companies from obtaining injunctions
in Federal courts against State
created rates.
The issue was thrown open for de-
bate and at the outset it appeared
a toss-up as to which side would
come out on top Of an old-fashioned
legislative squabble
Chairman Summers Of the Judi
ciary Committee stood as leader of
the minority in favor of the johnson
bill as 1t passed the Senate.
Evening star., 1934-05-08
Modification Advocated.

Representative Lewis. Democrat, Of
Colorado stepped up as chief of the
committee majority, advocating modl-
f1cation to permit utility companies
to choose either State or Federal
courts in fighting rates set by State
utility commissions.
The johnson bill would require
utility companies to contest rates in
State courts instead of jumping into
Federal courts after failing in their
efforts before the State judiciary. 1t
would give them, however, the right
to appeal to the United States Su-
preme Court.
Lewis said he felt there had been
abuses by which utility companies
had been able to delay for years
the effectiveness of lower rates fixed
by State commissions, but added that
majority of the Judiciary Commit
tee regards the johnson bill as un-
wise
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1934-04-27
DfLR|O MAN
MURDERED SATURDAY
A. L. Strahl Shoots Son-in-
Law Following Protract-
ed Quarrel

| A. L. Strahl. of Strahl's can.
yon. in the Delrio country, is
confined in the Douglas county
Jail at WaterviIle, charged with
first degree murder for the fatal
shooting of his son-in-Iaw. Clar-
ence Hobart, at the farm home
last Saturday Afternoon at about
2:3O.
The shooting occurred in the
presence of the Douglas county
sheriff and deputy and prose
cutting attorney, who had called
at the ranch because of report
of serious trouble between the
two men, who had had pro
tracted argument over the oper-
alton of the farm,
While the officers and Hobart
were conversing near the house,
Strahl appeared on the porch
with a 10-gage shotgun. With
out warning he aimed and pulled
the trigger. The charge of No.
2 shot hit Hobart in the back
and neck. inflicting a terrible
wound. The officers. running
to their car for weapons, came
in the line of fire and two pellets
wounded one of the sheriff 8
hands, while five entered the
back a deputy Schmitz. Strs hi
tried to shoot again, but his
daughter. Mrs. Hobart, grapplod
with him and secured the gun.
Strahl. under arrest, was brot
to Coulee with Hobart, who died
about 10 miles from town. The
body was left here and later
taken to Ephrata by T. 4. Jen.
kins of the Ephrata funeral par
lors.
Strahl is 20 years old, while
Hobart was 40. Besides lis
widow he is survived by three
small children. Funeral SER
vices were held at Delrio Sun
day afternoon and interim nt
made in the Delrio cemetery.