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Evening star., 1934-04-24
GIRLS STORY OF @WHITE SLAVE"
SHIPMENT FOUND IMAGINATIVE

After four months Of worldwide
inquiry. immigration authorities have
discovered that the mysterious Dietz
Won Teller, who said she arrived here
from Africa in q white slave cargo, is
just plain Anna Tripp of Seneca, N.
Y, or rather Anna Round-trip" on
her way home.
For some time the authorities
thought they were going 10 send
Anna home to Nigeria, Natal, Greece,
France or Germany. The hitch was
they couldn't learn which place Birth
records were searched by United
States consular agents in many quar-
ters of the world, to no avail.
Anna explained that she was born
in Nigeria, whence she had gone to
Greece. to Germany and France, only
to be included in a cargo of women.
dope and rum consigned for Newark.
N. j., in charge Of a sea captain
known as "the Black Devil"
immigration authorities at Newark
found Anna something Of Z problem
Evening star., 1934-04-24
ASSOCIATED GAS
RECEIVER ASKED
Stockholders Cite Federal
Trade Probe and Thayer
Charges.
By the Associated Press.


ALBANY, N. Y, April 24.-A stock
holders action to throw into receiver.
ship the vast Associated Gas g. Elec-
trio Co., whose operations have been
under investigation by the Federal
Trade Commission, has been filed In
United States Court at Utica, 1t was
learned today.
Charging the company and its sub
sidiaries ARE in a precarious finan-
cial condition by reason of stock
manipulations and diversion of assets, Z"
the action was brought by Lillian
Russell Meehan, stockholder, through
Tonawanda. Pa, law firm. in asso-
citation with Moscoe Irwin of Albany
and Kingston. and New York and
Washington lawyers.
Among the more than 80 allega-
tions in the complaint, filed yesterday,
Is one which states that by reason
OF the diversion of funds of the de-
fendant company and the financial
chaos" of the company and its SUBJ
sidiaries, ut has become necessary for
the national and State authorities to
institute investigations" into the firm.
The action charged these investiga-
tions have shown the company and
its subsidiaries are in a 'precar;ous
financial condition"
The company has sold more than
$500, ,000,0 900 Of stock to the public,
it is claimed in the complaint.
Companion suits have been filed in
Delaware, Massachusetts, and New
York City.
The investigation by the trade COM
mission resulted in institution of
sweeping inquiry by the New York
Senate into purported relations of
State Senator Warren T. Thayer, Re-
publican, with the company.
Evening star., 1934-04-24

last Fall. and when they gave UP she
came on to Washington Here she
repeated her life history with addi-
tions. That was Anna's story and
Washington Investigators were stuck
with it.
Anna. however, had a safe deposit
box in New York City, to which she
made veiled reference from time to
time. Several weeks ago she wrote
concerning it to friend in Delaware
and Anna stood revealed in her true
identity.
Annals mother, it seemed, stir lived
in Anna's native Seneca. Through
her it was arranged to have Anna
placed in care of friends al New
York City.
Sunday they came for Anna Tripp,
who had never been so far away
from home before In her life.
with an Imagination like Annals" :"
sighed an attendant at the House Of
Detention, where Anna has been an
inmate since early in November,
there d little need for travelp
Evening star., 1934-04-24
SPANISH POLITICAL
PRISONERS FREED
Zamora Signs Measure Granting
Amnesty After Crisis
Threatens.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MADRID, April 24.-In the face of
the threatened resignation of the en-
tire cabinet. President Alcala Zamora
today signed bill granting amnesty
to several thousand political prisoners.
Much of the unrest of the past
three days was attributed to Zamora's
reluctance to approve the measure,
passed by Congress and favored by
most ministers.
Zamora's action tended to ease q
tense situation. Premier Alexandra
Lerroux announced the amnesty law
would be published in the official
gazette tomorrow, making it auto
matically effective.
Political prisoners throughout
Spain. many of them in Jail since the
December revolt, will receive their
freedom
Gen. Martinez Anido. a leading
figure in the Primo De Rivera dicta-
torship. will be among those gaining
liberty by the law.
Lerroux said there would be no
crisis of any kind because that word
is not in our dictionary" The cabinet
will probably face a bitter interpella-
tion by Socialists and others in con-
gress on the general strike and riots
Of Sunday.
There were widespread fears in the
capital of another general strike such
as that Sunday. during which two per-
sons were killed when extremists bat.
tied police and civil guards.
Despite the premier's insistence that
the government was "in control Of
the situation" last night was one of
terror for many parts Of Madrid.
Special guards we're thrown around
all religious buildings after the firing
of eight churches during the night
A workers union proclamation urged
laborers to observe May / in protest
against the radical monarchist gov
eminent" 1t threatened violence, "if
necessary" to enforce its demands.
From Valencia came reports that
strikers had thrown some sections of
the city into darkness by breaking gas
street lights used as a result Of an
electric strike which began three
weeks ago.
A civil guard was wounded at Va
lencia early today In a fight which
developed when extremists sought to
destroy an electric line.
Evening star., 1934-04-24
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
Japan Says France Is
Backing China in
New Crisis. !
BY PAUL MALLON.

TINE Japanese dare not say 1t
openly. but they are coming
around now, whispering in the
L ears OF our officials, that their
new gate-keeping policy in
China was not directed at us. but at
France. The Japanese say they had
inside information about a new loan
France was making to China. This
loan ostensibly was to strengthen Chi
nese banks. but the Japanese assert
the money really was going into mu-
nitions.
The security for the loan was to be
certain concessions In the interior Of
China and on the Yangtze River.
Every one knows China never would
be able to pay the loan, so such q
transaction would only mean the
French were purchasing new foreign
concessions in China.
Evening star., 1934-04-24

From Representative Blant0n1 re-
marks as printed In the Congressional
Record Of Thursday, April 10:
"The Government has spent mill
lions Of dollars for the District in
hospitals to which the District
does not contribute one cent. For
instance, at st. Elizabeth,s Hos
pital every dollar is furnished by
the Government. Take Howard
University, for instance. Every
dollar Is furnished by the Govern
ment and the District spends noth-
ing on 1t.
Il could mention enterprise after
enterprise upon which the Gov
ernment has spent much money.
For instance. take the bridges here,
the Million-Do Bridge on Con-
necticut avenue, or the $2,500 900
Key Bridge, and the $4,000, 900
bridge that spans the river going
over to Arlington-every dollar Of
that has been paid by your tax
payers back home.
Here in the District people do
not pay cent for sewers after
they once get connection. They
do not pay anything for garbage
collection or ash collection. Every
tree that has been planted here
for so years the people have not
paid anything toward it."
From The Star Of Sunday, April z2:
"It Is true. of course, that st.
Elizabeth's Hospital Is a FEDERAL
owned institution, but the District
does pay for the District patients
quartered there. The rate Is based
on the cost Of maintenance and
repair OF the institution, and aver
ages about $500 year per patient.
''Non-residents who become in
sane while in the District and are
committed to st. Elizabeth's are
considered charges Of the District
and their expenses are paid out of
District funds, which tends to in
crease the Districts share of the
expense despite a reciprocal ar
rangement with number Of
States for the return of such pa
tients who are maintained at the
institution temporarily at District
expense.
Howard University also is a ma
tional institution, over which the
District has no jurisdiction. Stu
dents from the States have the
same privileges as those from
Washington. Washingtonians, of
course. contribute through their
national taxes (Which in the ag-
gregate we're. according to the lat
est available figures, more than
any one of 26 States and greater
than 10 Of the States combined) to
the maintenance of these various
national institutions.
Evening star., 1934-04-24
CHANGE is SOUGHT
IN VAGRANCY LAW
Lieut.. Weber Addresses Mid.
City Citizens Associa-
ton.

Declaring that under the present
District laws it is almost impossible
to obtain conviction of person
charged with vagrancy, Police Lieut..
j. P. Weber. in an address last night
before the Mid-City Citizens Associa-
tion. urged the enactment of a "vag-
rancy law with teeth in it."
''Vice conditions in the Nations
Capital are deplorable." he said, "and
the Police Department can do very
little about it."
Under the present system a per-
son charged with vagrancy usually is
set free after posting a small COL
lateral, he said. He believes that if
more convictions could be obtained on
charges Of vagrancy and solicitation,
the number of arrests on these charges
would be greatly reduced.
In a short address Fire Chief
Charles E. Shrom described the pres
ent condition of fire-fghting equip
ment as "deplorable and wholly in
adequate" He urged the group to
fight any further economy slashes to
the District Fire Department and ito
do everything in your power to get
appropriations to buy new equip
ment"
A resolution adopted by the group
asked that the laws against speeding
and reckless driving be strictly en-
forced.
The association disapproved the pro-
posed widening of Thirteenth street,
between Monroe street and Spring
road, at this time, asking that Thir-
teenth street be widened first from
Logan Circle to Florida avenue.
One hundred and ten new members
were received by the association at
the meeting, which was held in the
Thomson Community Center at
Twelfth and L streets. President A.
j. Driscoll reported that over $50 new
members had been received in the
last two months.
Evening star., 1934-04-24
Home improvement Campaign
is Spurred by Stars Contest
More Citizens ASSOCIATIONS Indorse
Plan and Name Committees to
Stimulate Interest.

Organization of campaign commit
tees to push The Stars $1,000 Better
Homes Contest continued in various
communities today, as the home i'm
provement movement continued to
gain momentum, backed by mounting
Endorsements from trade and civic
groups.
Three more Washington citizens
associations indorsed the contest at
meetings last night and named COM
mittees to stimulate modernization
work in their respective sections.
The North Capitol Citizens Asso-
citation urged residents last night to
enter the contest where 1t Is possible
for them to do it." Commencing the
contest to all property owners in its
territory, the association pledged its
cooperation.
Unanimous Endorsement was given
the contest by the Mid-City Citizens
Association, which named a committee
to commence Immediately the work of
lining up support Of the residents Of
its section.
Hawley Heads Group.
B. j. Hawley was named chairman
of the committee. Other members are
G. w. Frediani, John C.. Dalphin,
George Urciolo and E. e. Brand
statter.
The Georgetown Citizens Associa-
ton likewise gave its approval to the
movement, and B. A. Bowles, presi-
dent, named Better Homes Contest
Committee to foster the contest in
that area. Members Of the committee
include John Hadley Doyle, George
A. King and George Custard.
Meanwhile. representatives Of a
score of citizens associations in Arl-
ington County prepared to meet to-
night at the Ashton Heights Club
House. Pershing drive and Clarendon
avenue. Ashton Heights. Va. to dis
cuss plans for conducting the Better
Homes Contest in the metropolitan
area Of that county.
Arthur Orr. president Of the Arling-
ton County Civic Federation, in
calling the meeting, described the con-
test as "a very meritorious movement
and one which will afford all civic or
ganizations in the county a splendid
to share in a piece of civic
work Of outstanding character"
He predicted substantial benefits
Evening star., 1934-04-24
FRANK B. MOVES
AGAIN HEADS A.P.
Reelected President of
Board of Directors at
Annual Meeting.
BY the Associated press

.! tne Associated PreSs
NEW YORK, April 24.-The board
OF directors Of the Associated Press
met today, with two new members,
Paul Bellamy Of the Cleveland, Ohio,
Plain Dealer, and John Cowles of the
Des Moines, Iowa, Register, also pres
ent.
The board organized by re-electing
I Frank B. Noyes of The Washington
Star. president; william Randolph
Hearst, jr., Of the New York Ameri-
can, first vice president, and w. o.
Taylor Of the Boston. Mass, Globe,
second vice president.
Kent Cooper, general manager, was
reelected secretary; Jackson S. e.
lott. assistant general manager, was
reelected assistant secretary, and ].
r. Youatt, treasurer.
Executive Committee Enlarged.
The board enlarged the Executive
Committee to six, naming thereto
Frank B. Noyes. Adolph S. Ochs.
Clark Howell, Robert Mclean and
Paul Patterson.
An Auditing Committee, as nomi-
mated by divisional sessions at the
annual meeting, was appointed as
follows:
Eastern division: w. Guy Tetrick.
Clarksburg wv. Va). Exponent: CEN
trail division, J. C. Seacrest, Lincoln
(Nebr), State Journal; Southern d.
vision, Charles P. Manship, Baton
Rouge Oa). State Times; Western
division. w. w. Knorpp, Phoenix
(Ariz.), Gazette.
Committees Chosen.
The following Nominating Com
mittee was chosen:
Eastern diTsion-Howard c. Rice,
Brattleboro (Vt) Reformer; Henry
Walser. Hazelton (Pa) Standard
Sentinel.
Central division-Oscar S. Stauffer.
Arkansas City (Kans.) Traveller, sec
retary; A. L. Miller, Battle Creek
Mich.) Enquirer and News, chairman.
Southern division-Frederick Sui
lens, jackson (Miss) News; John D..
Ewing, Shreveport Ga.) Times.
Western division-Frank Hitchcock
Tucson (Ariz) Citizen; 0. S War
den. Great Falls MONTY Tribune.
The Auditing Committee was named
as follows:
Eastern division-w. Guy Tetrick.
Clarksburg (W. Va) Exponent.
Central division-J. C. Seacrest
Lincoln (Nebr) State Journal.
Southern Charles P. Man.
ship. Baton Rouge Oa.) State Times.
Western division-w. w. Knorpp.
Phoenix tAriz) Gazette.
Mr.. Noyes presided at the business
meetings.
Publishers Of the Nations news
papers entered today the first of four
days Of sessions Of the American
Newspaper Publishers Association.
Hearing reports Of improved condi-
tions throughout the country, the
publishers called conferences on nu-
merous questions. including that of
the press in connection with the ma
uonal recovery act.
Evening star., 1934-04-24

ments" without identifying the
churchman.
She was asked If she did not know
the Identification was required by law,
but defense counsel interposed objec-
tions before she could answer.
Says She Retained Books.
Miss Burroughs testified she kept
the records of the committee herself
for two years after the books had been
closed as required by law. Then, she
continued, they we're turned over to
Bishop Cannon in Washington be-
cause he was chairman of the COM
mittee. Just before the trial started.
she said, she asked the bishop for
these records, but he could find only
one ledger book. Her cash books and
cancelled checks had disappeared.
She denied knowing OF the Jameson
contribution before February IL, 1929,
and said she attached no significance
to the mention of a contribution by
the New Yorker in the "thank-you"
letter written on the preceding jan
uary S.
This letter was dictated by Bishop
Cannon and probably" typed by her.
she testified. The letter advised
Jameson that the campaign against
Smith had required considerable
money, and expressed the belief 1t
would not have been successful with
out his contribution"
Does Not Remember Letter.
'I don't remember writing this let
ter" she said, "but I probably did.
since 1t bears my initials. ! did not
know what was meant by the word
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. it referred to
services he had rendered or in what
State it was made. I didn't know Mr..
Jameson at all then"
She was then asked several direct
questions by her attorney.
did Bishop Cannon ever suggest or
intimate to you that you should not
report any money contributed by Mr..
Jameson?"
"He did not"
did you ever conspire with him to
file an improper report of the money!"
mo. did not"
She said there was nothing un-
usual about an exchange Of checks
between the churchman and herself,
which the Government has described
as ordinary check-htink"
Evening star., 1934-04-24

Aircraft. Santa Monica, Calf, a.
1887.
Dean Emery. 12o Broadway, New
York City, 50,l25.60.
Fall River Herald News Publishing
Co., Fall River, Mass, 50,40169.
First National Bank, Madison, N. j.,
,01242
M. Flynn & Co., 10 Broadway, New
York City, 249, ,723.44.
John c. Foster, Lovelock, New, a.
1920.
G. w. Grandin, trustee, Union Trust
Building, Cleveland, 319,7T.75.
F.W. Griffith, Chicago, 50,64l.82.
William NJ. Greve, 33l Madison ave-
nue., New York City, 99.019.1o.
Howard Automobile Co., San Fran
cisco, sol, ,109.01.
W. r. Hubbard, Chestertown, Nd,
25,4s3.9s.
Congressional passage and presiden-
tial approval of bill to authorize the
for use as primary money was pre-
dicted, meanwhile, by a member of the
Senate silver bloc.
The Senator, one OF the seven lead
ers who took part in the White House
conference on silver, said that when
the President was told that silver once
occupied ratio of to with gold
as a primary money Mr.. Roosevelt
suggested the restoration of that ratio.
The legislation would call for the
purchase Of $4,000, 900 ounces of silver
a month. Observers recalled, however,
an authoritatively learned presidential
view that even such an amount would
hardly dent the situation.
Other members of the silver bloc,
definitely split with the White House,
concentrated for enactment Of the
Dies silver remonetization-far re-
lief bill In mandatory form. The Presi-
dent agreed openly to accept only
permissiye white metal legislation.
Evening star., 1934-04-24
What Mr.. BlantOn Said
The Friendly Representative From Texas Blames
The Star for Misrepresentation, But Perhaps
He Meant the Congressional Record.

"The District, however, has con-
tributed directly through local taxes
toward the cost Of the Key and
Taft Million -Dollar) Bridges, and
indirectly toward the Arlington
Memorial Bridge. Fifty per cent
of the cost Of the Taft Bridge was
paid out Of local revenues by the
District. The District likewise
paid about 60 per cent Of the cost
of the Key Bridge. AS national
taxpayers the residents Of the
District contributed directly to the
$4,000, 900 Memorial Bridge and
as local taxpayers they paid. in
addition, so per cent of the cost Of
widening and improving Consti-
tuition avenue, the main traffic
artery leading to the new span.
'As far as the sewers and the
ash and garbage collections and
tree maintenance Is concerned, the
taxpayers bear the expense
through their general taxes. These
items all are financed out of the
general revenues of the District.
Their cost is an important factor
in the calculation Of the tax rate"
From Representative BIanton's re-
marks as printed in the Congressional
Record Of Monday, April 20:
May I tell you how good news
papers misrepresent? The Wash
ington Star Is one Of the most
reliable newspapers In the United
States. except when 1t gets into q
discussion Of District matters and
the Federal contribution. 1t Is a
little bit biased and prejudiced
then. The other day ! called at
tention to the fact that the Gov
eminent had spent lots of money
on various things here. For in
stance. I stated that our Govern
ment had spent lots of money on
this Million-Dollar Bridge on Con-
necticut avenue, and on the
100000 Key Bridge. I did not
say the Government paid all of it.
Then I referred to this new
Memorial Bridge that goes over to
Arlington, and said the Govern
ment spent sl4,000,000 on that
bridge and I said that it all came
out of the Treasury, and it did.
THE Star had long statement
in yesterdays paper to the effect
that I had said the Government
spent all of the money on all of
these bridges. did not say that.
] referred to the Memorial Bridge.
The Government did spend a great
big sum on the Million-Dollar
Bridge on Connecticut avenue. and
on the s2,0o0,000 Key Bridge. and
on the bridge down next to the
Southern Railroad, and they spent
a large sum on every other bridge
which has been built In the Dis
trlct of Columbia.
Evening star., 1934-04-24

would inure to every home owner
entering the contest.
It is expected the citizens associa-
tions in the nearby suburban areas
will follow the same plan recon-
mended to the District organizations
by James g. Yaden. president Of the
Federation of Citizens Associations.
This procedure calls for the forma-
ton Of Better Homes Contest Com
mittee. who will promote the idea Of
home modernization within the terri
tory Of each association. This group
may form flying squadron" Of work.
ers who would cover every street and
neighborhood. spreading the thought
OF home improvement and recon-
mending participation in the contest.
In addition, each association should
name a Judging Committee RESPONSE
BILE for selecting the outstanding ex-
ample Of home modernization con-
Quoted during the period Of the cam
paign. This selection should be for
warded to The Star Better Homes
Committee not later than five days
after the concluding date Of the con-
test. September IS.
How to Enter Contest.
A home owner may enter the con-
test by simply filling out an entry
blank. obtainable from The Stars
Better Homes Contest Editor, or
through the individual citizens asso-
citation, and submitting it, accom-
panied by photograph of the sub
ject to be remodeled, to the contest
editor or to the citizens association.
Later, another photo showing the
completed work, and taken from the
same angles as the first. must be sub
mitted.
The cash prizes will be awarded by
the Silver Star Model Homes Commit
tee, which for years has selected
homes of merit for public demonstra-
ton under sponsorship of The Star.
The total of $1,000 in prizes in The
Stars contest will be distributed in
two groups, as follows:
For homes valued at $4,000 and
less. first prize. $3.50; second prize,
500: third prize. $50, and four honor
able mention prizes Of s25 each.
For homes valued at more than
$4,000, first prize. $3.50; second prize,
s100; third prize. $50. and four honor
able mention prizes Of SIS each.
Evening star., 1934-04-24
Irish Taxes Said to Be Up.

Taxation in the Irish Free State this
year is likely to be at least $40 0,000, 900
higher than before the Fianna Fail
went into power. This was claimed by
Gen. O'Duffy. leader of the Irish Free
State Blue Shirts, during a speech in
Trim. He said this increase is not
withstanding the fact that more than
sl0,000,000 in land annuities is being
withheld,
Evening star., 1934-04-24
HOME LOAN BOARD
BANS UNFIT PERSONS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
John H. Fahey, chairman of the
Home Owners Loan Corporation, told
reporters today Congress certainly
isn't going to get any jobs out of this
board for unfit persons
He made this statement at a press
conference called in connection with
reports that the corporation was going
to proceed against employees in State
offices on charges involving malfea-
sance and inefficiency.
- II am not in any controversy with
Congress" Fahey said. "It is the
sworn duty of this board to employ
on basis of business and we shall
do so.'