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Evening star., 1934-03-24
GRAND Jury HOLDS
SIX CITY OFFICIALS
County Engineer and Dele
gate to House Also Ac-
CuSed at Annapolis.
Special Dispatch to TIE Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 24-Six
members of the Board of County
Commissioners of Anne Arundel
County, indicted yesterday by the
grand jury on charges of malfeasance
and misfeasance in office, assembled
at the court house here today as
Sheriff R. Glenn Prout discussed the
bond TO be required with the States
attorney.
John A. Bromley, county engineer,
also indicted for malfeasance and
miSfeaSance, came to his office and
then left for Baltimore accompanied
by Commissioners c. Addison Hodges,
second district, and j. Edwin Wilson,
seventh and eighth districts, and a
delegation to discuss the location of
road with the State Roads Com
mission.
Five Indictments Returned.
Five indictments were handed
down by the grand jury, three against
the six commissioners, one against
Bromley and the other jointly against
Bromley and Zach johnson, chair
man of the Anne Arundel County
delegation in the House of Delegates.
Elmer E. Parkinson of Annapolis.
president OF the commissioners, and
Hodges, Wilson, Louis H. Kelly, fourth
district; F. Guy Kelly, fifth district,
and Severn K. Arnold, third district,
were named in the indictments.
One indictment charges the six
commissioners with malfeasance and
misfeasance in office, with having
expended the sum of $7,420 unlaw-
fully in the purchase of a power
shovel and for concealing the trans
action from the taxpayers by not max
ing the proper entries on the records
of the county, and not being reported
to the auditor for the county, on or
about August Is, 1882.
The other two indictments against
the six commissioners do not men
tlon malfeaSance or miSfeaSance, but
deal with reports of magistrates.
Justices Salary Up.
One of these indictments charges
the commissioners with having paid
Albert H. Dogge. a justice of the
peace in the fifth district, "hiS SAL
ary of $40 without first requiring
the said Albert H. Dogge to make
report of his criminal cases under
oath on or about the month of jan
uary /, 1888, and each and every
month thereafter up to January l,
1884.
1.-The other indictment makes a
similar charge in connection with
the reports of Louis NJ Hopkins,
justice of peace in Annapolis.
Bromley was indicted for NAL
feasance and misfeasance in Office
for not making any report of the
purchase of power shovel for $1,000
on the books of his Office and for not
giving the information to the auditor
for the county on or about the year
1892"
Evening star., 1934-03-24

The trophy room of the Memorial
of the Unknown Soldier has been
looted of nine medals, worth several
thousand dollars. Col. Charles G.
Mortimer, u. S. A., retired, who is in
charge of Arlington National Gene
tery, reported today to police.
The medals, all Of which have been
received since dedication of the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier. were kept in
a glass-inclosed case on the second
floor of the trophy room. The open
ing of the case and removal of the
medals had been carefully done In
order to smoot'. over all traces Of the
theft until an actual check Of the
medals was made.
The medals, authorities agreed, are
very valuable since many of them
we're OF gold. others were Of silver
and bronze.
Col Mortimer said the actual time
Evening star., 1934-03-24
By the Associated Press.

Nv the Associated Press.
CORNING, N. Y, March 24.-Dis-
tinpuished scientists from all over tne
country gathered today to see the
creation of a cyclopean lens Tor the
worlds largest telescope.
Molten glass for a 2O0-inch lens
will be poured tomorrow at the Corn
ing Glass Works-an operation whfcn
has attracted the interest Of the whole
world of science. The delicate task
of molding the glass will be the big
gest job ever attempted by officials
and artisans who have turned out
glasses for astronomers around the
globe.
After the gigantic mold is filled
with molten glass, it will be cooled
gradually in special annealing ovens.
The cooling process is expected to
take nearly 10 months.
Then the arduous and difficult job
of grinding will begin.
DR.. George Ellery Hale, director Of
the California Institute of Technol-
ogy where the telescope will To-
Evening star., 1934-03-24
Pressing Rain or More Sno,o
Due in Washington Tonight
Tenn perature of 26 Predicted-35O More
Men Put to Work to Clear
Slippery intersections.

Still blanketed by the deepest Spring
snow in 10 years, Washington was
thu eatened today by either more snow
or freezing rain"
Notified of the storm threat by
Weather Bureau forecasters, District
officials began mobilization of their
forces for another battle to keep the
streets as nearly clear of snow and
ice. or both, as possible. Although ap-
proximately 500 men worked until
after midnight clearing downtown
streets. the officials had an additional
force of about $50 on the job this
morning, ready for the worst that the
Weather Bureau might have on its
Evening star., 1934-03-24
Icebreaker Sails to Rescue.

LENINGRAD, March "a (P.-The
icebreaker Krassin sailed last night in
an attempt to rescue the SO members
of the S. S. Cheliuskin party ma
rooned on Ice in Bering Sea.
The icebreaker is to 60 by way of
the Atlantic Ocean, the Panama Canal
and the Pacific through the Bering
Straits-a voyage which will require
about 48 days as compared with the
three months which would have been
needed under the original plan OF 60
ing by way of the Susz Canal.
Evening star., 1934-03-24
FRANCE PROPOSES
BRITISH ALLIANCE
Reaches Out for Wartime
Set-up as She Sees
Germany Rearming.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 24-France, seeing
her chances of keeping Germany dis
armed slipping steadily away. is CROP
ing today toward resumption of the
old pre-war entente cordiale with
England.
With an answer to Britain's recent
disarmament proposals-an answer
which made clear Frances refusal to
disarm without adequate guarantees
Paris is known to have suggested in
secret communication that revival OF
the entente cordiale, with its unwrit-
ten but powerful implication of Brit
ish assistance for France against Ger
many, would solve the problem.
Declared "IncAnclusive."
Great Britain holds little hope that
France will modify her security de-
mands as a basis for disarmament
treaty and the British cabinet appar-
emily is at a loss as to how TO pro-
ceed with efforts to save disarmament.
This was learned in official circles
today as oral communications between
the two governments proceeded in an
effort by Great Britain to get a more
definite statement on security from
France than was given in the French
note yesterday.
1t was stated in British official
quarters that these exchanges through
the respective Ambassadors. which
began Monday and were responsible
the note until yesterday, had been
'inconclusive."
U. S. Position Is Sought.
In view of the startling nature OF
the French communication, which
vas published last night, it was re-
ported in Paris today that Geneva
disarmament circles and the British
government are considering putting
out feelers in Washington to deter
mine the American position toward
guarantees of security.
The Paris arms note maintained
that "if established violations endan-
ger the security of a state. common
action by the powers should be used
for the benefit of the threatened ma
ton"
1t bluntly added that the world dis
armament conference at Geneva may
as well be considered at an end unless
British guarantees of aid against an
aggressor are Forthcoming.
The French desire to restore the old
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1934-03-24
SOLDIER MEMORIAL
LOOTED OF VALUABLE MEDALS

of the theft could not be determined
since the room was open to the pub
lie, but that in his opinion they had
been removed some time yesterday.
The medals in almost every case
had been especially cast for presen-
tation in memory to the Unknown
Soldier and are easily traceable, au-
thorities agreed, due to the individual
wording and design.
Among the organizations whose
medals were removed are the National
Auxiliary United Spanish War Vet
Grams. Society of the Daughters OF
Cincinnati, Disabled American Vet
Grams of the World War. Daughters of
Union Veterans of the Civil War;
Danes of the Loyal Legion OF United
States of America, National Society
of New England Women and Descend
ants of Signers of the Declaration Of
Independenca
Evening star., 1934-03-24

program. Pending arrival Of the
promised snow or freezing rain" the
men we're kept busy clearing intersec-
tionS.
Despite rising temperatures through
the night, streets and highways were
slippery and both driving and walking
we're extremely hazardous.
Falls and traffic accidents. as usual
under such circumstances, were nu-
merous, but none of them had seri-
GUS consequences, so far as reports to
police indicated
The most seriously injured victim
OF any of the mishaps was Mrs. Rufus
Continued on Page 2, Column So
Evening star., 1934-03-24
PROFIT
BY DOHERTY Barred
Alleged Operations in Cities
Service Stock Described
to Committee.
BY the Associated Press.

Robert E. Healy, chief counsel of
the Federal Trade Commission, today
told the House Interstate Commerce
Committee that Henry L. Doherty,
utility magnate, made a personal profit
of s1e,ooo,00o in dealings with the
Cities Service Securities Co. stocks.
A congressional investigation of al
legations made in a letter by Dr. VIII
liam A. Writ of Gary, Ind. that brain
trusters" were seeking to overthrow
the Government was advocated mean
while by Representative Bulwinkle,
Democrat, of North Carolina.
Bulwinkle, member of the Inter-
state Commerce Committee, before
which the letter was read yesterday
by James H. Rand, jr., chairman of
the Committee for the Nation, said
he would introduce resolution either
today or Monday calling for the in
Quiry.
Marland FavOrs Probe.
Representative Marland, Democrat,
of Oklahoma, also told reporters he
favored JIle lIlVeSJlSdJlOn TO l0drfl
"just who these men are who claim
to be making decisions for President
Roosevelt"
Bulwinkle said the investigation
probably would be conducted by a
subcommittee of the Interstate Com
merce Committee.
Chairman Rayburn said he did not
plan to call DIR. Writ in connection
with the Fletcher -Rayburn stock ex-
change regulation bill before his COM
mittee.
Appearing before the committee to
urge strengthening of the information
provisions of the revised Fletcher
Rayburn bill, Healy said that in a
period of three years the Cities Serv-
ice Securities Corporation sold 81 .100,-
100000 in securities and only $50, 0,O00,-
900 went into new capital.
Asserting he was not limiting the
remainder was embezzled, Healy said
the balance was first used to make a
market price for the stock on the
New York Curb to make investors
think it was an active stock and
worth the price.
Healy gave this as one of many ex-
amples as to the need for regulation
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star., 1934-03-24
POLICE CHIEF SLAIN
AT TOURIST CAMP
Shots Fired Through Window
During Gun Battle Near
Reidsville, N. c.
Nv the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
REIDSVILLE, N. c., March "a
A. j. Fair, chief of police at Leaks
ville-Spray, was killed in a gun battle
at a tourist camp about 10 miles south
of here early today. Details of the
shooting were not available imme-
diately.
First reports reaching here said a
man named Gordon shot the chief
through a window of tourist cabin.
Each was said to have fired several
times.
Chief Fair, 40 years old. was mar
ried and had four children. He was
off duty and had been away from
home, Leaksville police said, since
Thursday The tourist camp where
the shooting occurred has no tele-
phone and county officers went there
to investigate.
Evening star., 1934-03-24
DROWNED FLEEING FIRE

HAKODATE, Japan, March "a H).
More than $50 bodies were washed
up on the beach near Hakodate today
confirming fears that persons were
drowned Wednesday night fleeing
from a fire which destroyed most of
the city.
Police eftimated the dead may reach
1900 with the finding Of additional
bodies in the ruins.
Evening star., 1934-03-24
SOVIET CHARGES SEEING
OF BOOKS IN MANCHUKUO
Protests Taking of 10000 Vol
umes From School Library
in Harbin.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, March pa charge
that a Russian school library has been
seized by authorities in Manchukuo
has been made the basis of q new
Soviet protest.
A dispatch from Khabarovsk,
u. S. s. R., reported last night that
the Manchukuo education department
and police had seized "for inspection"
10000 volumes in raid on the school,
a technical institution at Harbin.
The school is operated by the Rus
sian administration of the Chinese
Eastern Railway for Soviet employees.
In his protest, Julius Rudy. the
Soviet manager of the railway, said
the Manchukuo department Of edu-
cation would be held responsible for
all damages.
Evening star., 1934-03-24
AMADOR, PRESIDENT
OF LEAGUE, EXPIRES
Panamanian Succumbs at Paris
After Short Illness-Rites
to Be Set Later.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 24.-Raoul Amador,
president of the League of Nations
Council and son of the first president
Of Panama, died last night after a
short illness. He was SO years old.
His mother, Maria Amador, his
wife and a few friends were present
at the deathbed. Funeral arrange
ments have not yet been made.
Evening star., 1934-03-24

<AO tAAC AA4ob Ndl1 Vi l14C ulCn
became panic stricken. A high board
wall surrounded the windows of their
sleeping quarters and the men began
tearing this down to leap into the
street.
Some dived to the street IS feet
below. Others clung to the window
sills and dropped.
Policemen reported seeing some of
the men clinging TO trolley wires
before they fell. All those who
jumped were badly hurt. Many had
broken legs and arms in addition to
burns they had sustained.
Fire Door Open.
The fire spread with amazing speed.
Eating through the wood floors, it
continued to the top of the building
before f1remen could get it under con-
troll. The flremen said that within
10 minutes after trucks arrived, floors
at the rear of the building collapsed.
A fire door separating the white
and Negro sections we not closed, it
vas said. If the door had been shut,
the fire probably would not have
spread to the other part of the
building.
Several of the bodies were found in
the Negro apartment.
= The fire cast lurid glare on the
snow which covered the city, and the
bitter weather added to the suffering
of the persons who were forced to fee
the building. Meanwhile would-be
reScuers, in automobiles and on foot
hurried to the scene.
The Lynchburg Bureau was one OF
several camps set up throughout the
State to care for homeless persons.
1t was administered as a Federal
emergency relief measure.
Sees Men Leaping.
Patrolman Allen, on duty at Twelfth
and Main streets, heard shattering
glass and saw smoke spouting from
the windows. He turned in an alarm.
Then he saw men jumping into the
street. Men jumping from the back
of the building fell to a concrete area
way. Many lay groaning and writh-
ing and the snow was blood-stained.
Allen telephoned for ambulances
and borrowed trucks from nearby
bakery to take the men to hospitals.
Most of the men had on little or
no clothing. Over one hundred were
herded into the Salvation Army cita-
del across the street and clothing was
provided there. Some Of the men
who made their way down the mar
row stairway to the street had slight
injuries.
Adjt. L. N. Phelps provided break
fast for the men, many of whom had
been trampling about barefooted in
the snow-covered streets.
As soon as firemen could enter the
Evening star., 1934-03-24
Manner of Running
Displeases Thieves,
Who Slay Victim
By the Associated Press.

BY tHe ASSOCIdLtu PTtSS.
CHICAGO, March 24.-Two
robbers accosted Morris Krinsky,
38, laundry truck driver. took
$28 from him and ordered him
to run from them as fast as he
could.
Krinsky ran, but not in man.
ner that suited them. They shot
twice, both bullets striking him.
Krinsky died in hospital
early today.
Evening star., 1934-03-24

Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1934-03-24

Continued on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1934-03-24

70. s. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Cloudy with snow or freezing rain to-
night; probably ending tomorrow morn
ing; lowest temperature about 26 degrees.
Temperatures-Highe 81, at noon
today; lowest. 18, at noon yesterday.
Full report on page Al.
Evening star., 1934-06-03
FAIRFAX MEMORIAL
SERVICES ARE HELD
Representative Hill of Alabama
Speaks at Ceremonies in
Court House.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


FAIRFAX, Va, June Presidents
Of Fairfax County yesterday observed
Confederate Memorial day with i'm
pressive ceremonies, beginning in the
court house in the afternoon with an
address by Representative Lister Hill
II Alabama, followed by special me-
rhorial services in the local cemetery
AT the Confederate monument, in
which Sons and Daughters of the
Confederacy took an important part.
Formal roll call of Mari Camp Of
Confederate Veterans by James U.
Kincheloe, commander of the local
camp, Sons of Veterans, showed but
four OF Fairfax County's fast thinning
ranks of wearers Of the gray respond
ing, the two remaining survivors Of
the conflict between the States being
Unable to attend.
Senator John w. Rust Of Fairfax
presided. During the exercises both
in the court house and at the ceme-
terry old Southern airs were sung by
trio including Dr. and Mrs. Macon
Ware of Falls Church and their daugh-
TER, Miss Byrne Ware.
Services at the cemetery. in which
qhe four veterans in attendance par
Ycipated along with the Sons and
Daughters of the Confederacy, includ-
% short talk by kincheloe, and
music, with the Memorial day service
brought to close with the sounding
qf Taps" at the Confederate monu-
nent, Rev. S. Y Craig. pastor of Fair
TAX Baptist Church, opened the
exercises with the invocation, and
Rev. Herbert A. Donovan, rector of
Zion Episcopal Church, Fairfax, as
sisted in the closing ceremonies at
the cemetery.
Evening star., 1934-06-03
MOUNT RAINIER CHURCH
PLANS CHICKEN DINNER
Carnival for Benefit of st. James
to Be Given From June
to June 8.
special pispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MOUNT RAINIER, Nd, June a.
The annual carnival and chicken
dinner Of st. James Catholic Church
will be given June 2-9 at Thirty
seventh street and Rhode Island ave
nue.. The proceeds derived from the
carnival will be for the benefit OF the
church and school.
Rev. r. Cotter Fitzgerald is general
chairman, assisted by Peter j. Hagan.
chairman Of the carnival. The COM
mittee in charge Of amusements Is
composed OF Arthur J. Goelling,
George Cox, Lawrence Whalen. E. w.
Baldwin, Ray Young, Gregory O'Con-
ner. Leo Merkle, Joseph Robicheau,
J. Wersick. James Hastings, William
Sullivan, Hugh O'Connell, H. T.
Glynn, John Messinger, Frank Luck
EFT and Andrew Shields
A chicken dinner will be served In
the auditorium of the church Mon
day and Tuesday evenings from $50
to $50. Mrs. Charles Monninger will
be chairman. assisted by Miss Ger
trude Wedemeier. Mrs. Elizabeth
Hastings, Mrs. T. j. Camfield, Mrs. z.
H. Vannemann, Mrs. Daniel A. Camp
bell, Mrs. Mary Bailey, Mrs. Clara
Speake. Mrs. Letitia Plumer. Miss
Rose Weser Mrs. Glare Padgett, Mrs.
j. w. Pospesiel, Mrs. Patrick Casey,
Mrs. Lillian Green, Mrs. Thomas r.
Graves, Mrs. H P. Jewell, Mrs. Marie
Murray, Mrs. z. N. Gagnon, Mrs.
Samuel Mastin, Mrs. J. Edwards, Mrs.
T. Deck, Mrs. Lillian Berry, Mrs.
John Messenger. Mrs. Helen Phillips,
Mrs. Mary Roland, Mrs. Lawrence
Whalen. Mrs. Marie Latchford. Mrs
H. T. Glynn, Mrs. Margaret Farrell,
Mrs. Octavia Yeomans. Mrs. Archie
B. Fletcher and Miss Dorothea Fa-
mosa.
Evening star., 1934-06-03
ASKS S94O,OOO,00O
FOR RELIEF NEEDS
Hopkins Estimates Sum Is
Necessary Between Now
and March |.

BY the Associated Press.
The sum of s94O,0oo,o0O was esti-
mated yesterday by Harry L. Hopkins,
administrator, as the amount required
to meet relief needs between now and
next March /.
Hopkins told the House Appropri-
ations Committee that this includes
s64o, 900, 900 necessary for relief of
more than four million families from
July /. 1t also includes about $780,
900, 900 remaining from the $3.50, ,oOo,-
900 Congress made available last
Winter.
Testimony Hopkins recently gave on
the final big supply bill was disclosed
today. He said that:
Fifty millions were needed for
drought relief.
Fifty millions should be allocated
to schools.
SiXty-five millions were needed to
purchase farm surpluses to feed the
needy. in addition to the $3.50, 900 900
the A. A. A. is to spend to purchase
cattle, dairy products and cotton.
The Civil Works Administration was
closed on May except for some un-
completed projects. 1t is to be sup
planted by new three-point program,
calling for industrial Unemployment,
rural rehabilitation and aiding strand
ed populations.
The peak of relief activity was in
January when more than seven mil
lion families were on relief rolls.
Hopkins indicated that employment
is moving along as he expected and
that he does mot think there are 60
ing to be any miracles performed in
getting people back to work"
Robert Fechner, director OF the C..
c. C., told the committee his organi-
zation needed s2s5, 100000 to keep
4S5,000 enrolled from July l to next
March
Evening star., 1934-06-03
BOY, 6, BADLY HURT
IN FALL DOWN SHAFT
Child Is Found at Bottom of Ele.
vator Pit, Unable to Tell
Clearly of Plunge.

Six-year-old Thomas Motley, 1Iol
Columbia road. was in Children's Hos
pital last night, suffering from severe
injuries received in q plunge down an
elevator shaft in an apartment build
ing in the 1400 block Of Irving street.
Found at the bottom of the shaft
by Thomas r. Davis, janitor Of the
building, who was attracted by his
cries, the boy was given first aid by
the Fire Rescue Squad before being
taken to the hospital. There is was
reported he had fractures of both
wrists and was under observation for
possible fractures Of the skull and
Jaw.
The boy, the son of Edward ]. Mot
ley. was believed to have crawled
under the automatic elevator in the
building and plunged down the shaft
from one of the upper floors, but
which one the boy was unable to say.
He was unable to give police q clear
description of the falls He was
thought to have gone into the Irving
street building while playing with
some other children.
Evening star., 1934-06-03
Mercury Climbs as Midwest Drought
Continues.

SUntEHuCss
BY the Associated Press.
Natures hot scythe cut a wider
swath over the great Central plains
yesterday as crops entered two-week
crisis leading to partial resuscitation
or ruin.
From nearly every section OF the
Midwest came reports emphasizing the
increasing gravity of the situation
and stories of drastic measures adopt
ed to cope with the drought.
Scattered showers and cooler winds
served to check the death toll after
more than Al persons had succumbed
to the unprecedented heat, but the
the burning COS in the prairies west
of the Mississippi.
News from most of the worlds
wheat exporting countries told OF the
adverse effects Of protracted aridity
on fields Of grain.
Gov. Floyd Olson of Minnesota
modified the National Guard to en-
force his embargo on shipments Of
live stock into the State for grazing
Gov. Landon of Kansas pleaded for
quick Federal aid.
Western railroads announced emer-
gency reductions in rates on emer-
gency shipments of starving cattle
and badly needed forage Iowa farm
ers prepared to unlock stores of corn
placed unde,: seal In keeping with
Federal corn-hog contracts to provide
feed for their live stock.
Thermometers in Iowa, Nebraska,
Southern Minnesota, Missouri and
Kansas boiled up toward the 100 mark
as the position Of planters in Mime
sofa and the DakotaS was termed
acute"