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Evening star., 1935-07-30
u. s. WH|TEWASHED
IN DAVIS CUP PLAY
Perry Defeats Allison and
Austin Trims Bulge in
Final Matches.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WIMBLEDON, England, July So
The United States was whitewashed in
the Davis Cup tennis challenge round
for the first time in 81 years today
when Fred Perry defeated Wilmer
Allison, 4-6, 6-4, IS, 6-3, and
H. w. Dummy Austin : nquered Don
Bulge, 60, 6-, 18, IS. Great
Britain thus swept all five matches Of
the series and completed magnifi-
cent second defense Of the cup won
from France In 1888.
1t was Americas most humiliating
defeat since Australia blanked Uncle
Sans court representatives in 1911
and it marked the end of the sixth
challenge round bid to recapture the
coveted trophy since 1t was lost by the
United States to France in 1927.
Perry and Austin, who accounted for
four points between them, shared the
honors of the sweeping victory, with
the veteran George Patrick Hughes
and young and powerful Raymond
Tuckey, who sprang major surprise
yesterday when they toppled the
highly favored United States combina-
ton of Allison and Johnny Van Ryn
in a stirring five-set doubles match.
Meaningless Exhibitions.
Their victory over the American
team, coupled with Perry's triumph
ovoer Bulge and Austin's win from
Allison on Saturday, clinched the
series for England. AS the result
today's matches actually were mean
ingless exhibitions carried out merely
to determine the size Of England's
winning margin.
Evening star., 1935-07-30
BULGARIA WAGES
MOSQUITO WAR
Engineers and Sanitary Ex-
perts of Rockefeller Foun.
dation Direct. Work.

PHILIPPOPOLIS (Plovdiv), Bull
garia R.-Engineers and sanitary
experts from the Rockefeller Founda-
ton, led by DIR. Ralph Collins, have
begun a war on the mosquito in Bull
garia.
Noxious swamps and lowlands are
being drained to demonstrate Ameri-
can methods Of exterminating the
mosquito and ridding the country Of
malaria. Hygiene centers are being
established In the larger cities OF Bull
garia. Similar work is being carried
on by Rockefeller engineers in Greece.
Since the American sanitary en-
gineers came to Bulgaria the death
rate from malaria ha; decreased by
more than one-half. King Boris fol-
lows the work of the Americans with
interest, and frequently may be seen
with them draining the malarial
swamps near Sofia anc Philippopolis.
simultaneously with this drainage
and hygiene work, the American
Near East Foundation. under the di-
rection of DR.. Laird Archer. Is carry
ing on relief work and socia' service
reform among the poor Of Bulgaria,
with stations or agencies in all the
principal cities and towns. Clinics
are maintained where INDECENT Bull
garians may receive free medical
treatment. Old clothes contributed
by American families are given to
the more needy.
Model Fairgrounds and recreation
centers Of the American type have
been introduced into Bulgaria for the
first time by the Near East Founda-
ton, which wishes these centers to
form the nuclei for other Fairgrounds
in Bulgaria. Already these recre-
alton centers have brought marked
improvement in the health of the
children of Bulgaria.
DR.. Archer, who directs the work
in Bulgaria, says that the poorer
classes in the country are in con-
dition Of great misery and poverty.
He declares that the work of recon-
struction among the lower classes in
the Near East which the American
relief workers are carrying on may
well be regarded as a part Of the
American recovery program, as "un-
less the standard of living is raised
among the 40 million people in the
Near East, world recovery will not be
complete, and American recovery will
be retarded to that extent"
Evening star., 1935-07-30
S750,OOO REQUEST
FOUGHT IN COURT
Heirs and Widow of St.
Louis Man Contest
Gift to Schools.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated PreSs.
ST. LOUIS-The good that the
late Hugh w. Thomasson tried to 90
for the Missouri public schools with
his S750,000 estate has become the
subject of bitter legal controversy. in
volving 49 heirs, his widow. 63 attor-
reys, a st. Louis trust company and
the State of Missouri.
Thomasson married after 70 years
of quiet bachelor life, rendered com
Portable by the profit Of successful
real estate deals.
His marriage started series of in
function suits, restraining orders and
court skirmishes that still continue.
Three Missouri Supreme Court deci-
sions already have been handed down
and appeal of another Circuit Court
decision by collateral heirs is expected.
Left Estate to Schools.
When the aged st. Louisan died he
left the bulk of his $75O,000 estate to
the public schools of Missouri. Heirs
contested the aged mans ability to
decide on disposition of his estate.
The ensuing legal battle was Joined
by the State of Missouri, Thomasson
vivacious blond widow and the trust
company. A circuit court decided that
Thomasson was in possession of his
faculties when he chose to leave his
money to the schools, and upheld the
will. Another State Supreme Court
ruling on this matter is in the
offing.
Thomasson, S years ago, was q
bachelor content to live a drab life
alone with his violin in st. Louis
hotel. The exact extent OF his for
tune was unknown, but records
showed he had paid the largest per-
sonal tax of any St. Louisan, $157, 900,
the year before.
Woman Enters Scene.
Then came Mrs. Grace Mahood, "a
years old, blond and comely. She
said she was a widow and nurse.
She arranged a meeting with Tho
mason at his hotel, where she also
was a guest. Two weeks later they
were married secretly at Waterloo, Ill
There followed a whirlwind motor
car honeymoon trip to Chicago and
Milwaukee. Returning here, the new
Mrs. ThomaSson went on a spending
spree in which she contracted for
$4,000 worth of jewelry and furs.
Thomasson refused to pay the bills
and a long marital tangle started.
He demanded an annulment, charg-
ing he had been tricked into the mar
riage. His bride at first fought sever
ance of the marriage bonds, but final
" consented to a settlement of $1,000
monthly and a s35,000 st. Louis
residence
Later she rewon ThomasSon's affec-
tions and they were remarked. Both
said they were very happy, but rela-
tives sought, and failed, to prove the
aged husband insane.
He died in Little Rock, Ark, in jan
uary, 1888. She sought a widows
share in his estate In Arkansas courts,
the case was brought to st. Louis, and
she finally accepted settlement of her
claims.
A year later Mrs. Thomasson rewed
and since has been divorced.
Evening star., 1935-07-30
MORE VICTIMS HIT
BY ODD MALADY
Disease in Pennsylvania
Mining Community Resem.
bIes Sleeping Sickness.
n, 49, a..aniat.d praes

BY the Associated Press. 9.
WINDBER, Pa, July 30.-More vic.
tins of the strange malady, resembling
sleeping sickness, which caused one
death in this mining community, were
under treatment today.
DR.. w. F. Fetcho, medical director
made no estimate of the number Ill
but asserted several cases were re-
ported to him in addition to 80 treated
yesterday.
DR.. Fetcho said the disease was in
mild form and patients were respond
ing to serum treatment. He empha-
sized there was no cause for alarm.
Dr. w. S. Wheeling and DR.. H. A.
Slessinger yesterday diagnosed the
ailment as a form of encephalitis
They said the victims manifest many
symptoms of sleeping sickness. as well
as infantile paralysis.
Evening star., 1935-07-30

Il want to be a truly
great writer and I want to live in the
lap of luxury"
The authoress who wrote Lovely
Little Fool" the novel of Washington
life which commences in The Star
Sunday. is fast gaining her wish.
In the last three years she has
written 500 short stories, seven nov-
elettes and five 30,000-word serials,
and not rejection slip has come to
plague her.
From her first article on the manly
sport Of boxing to this latest novel,
syndicates and publishers have ac-
cepted everything Mrs. Gallagher has
contributed.
Career Often Broken.
Her literary career was intermittent
from the time she revealed her long
ing to her grandmother until three
years ago. when Ill and wan she re-
turned from long stay in Europe
Shortly after her marriage TO Ber-
nard j. Gallagher, Washington attor-
ney, her health was shattered, heI
strength gone from the insidious ILL
ness that sapped her vitality.
II had nothing left but my brain, y
she recalls.
But she put the brain to vigorous
use. She read and wrote voraciously
Like James Fenimore Cooper, she felt
she could do as well as many of the
authors she read. She acted on her
idea and produced "Stubby Fingers, {"
which was grabbed at once by the
syndicate to which she submitted it
and printed in The Star.
Evening star., 1935-07-30
HOPS0N IN JERSEY,
SAYS NEWARK NEWS
Missing Witness in Lobby Probe
Declared Trying to Buy House
in Sussex County.
Ry the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. j., July 30.-The
Newark Evening News says Howard G.
Hopson, sought by the Senate Lobby
Committee for questioning about his
activities in the fight of the utility in
terests against the death clause" in
the administration holding company
bill, has been in New Jersey the last
few days.
The News says HopSon, whose COM
pany has Offices in Newark, was seen
here last week and that he was in
the bar of Spring Lake hotel on
Sunday. The utilities executive has
been negotiating for the purchase of
q home near Andover, in Sussex
County the paper says.
Evening star., 1935-07-30

NSOlblA4uCA TAOiii EAoN o6Sl
of the companies virtually blank with
reference to the campaign.
What are the outstanding obliga-
tions of the system?" Senator Schwel-
lenbach asked Martin.
1T don't know" the youthful wit
ness replied.
You mean you are head Of the
treasury department and don't know
what your company owes?"
mo"
What is the Utility Management
Corp" Schwellenbach asked.
II would assume it is the manage
ment end Of the system"
Asked about one Of the companies,
Martin said. Il have seen it on the
financial charts" but that was all he
said he knew about &c.
Martin Finally Excused.
Chairman Black asked If Martin
could name a single officer in single
company of the system.
The witness said he could not.
There isn't anybody we can gel
any information from about this sys-
tem." Black said, pointing to a chart
in back of him showing the scores Of
companies in the system, except Mr.
Hopson and Mr.. Mango, is there?"
j. I. Mango is another high off,
Ger, who is in Baltimore hospital.
Giving up on Martin, the committee
called Wasser. He was able to give
more information, but did not tell the
committee much Of vital nature.
He said he was a director of tn.
Associated Gas & Electric Co, bu!
did not own any stock or know who
held the controlling stock.
Questioned by Schwellenbach, Was
ser said he held almost $4,000 Of
bonds in the company.
He said there were three bond
issues out.
you are the controller and own
$4,000 of bonds" Schwellenbach
said, "and you say there are only
three bond issues"
Schwellenbach added there weri
eight issues in all.
Schwellenbach questioned Wasser
about the Utility Management Corp
The Senator said Hopson and Mango
had received $1,412,000 from that
company in year and a half. but
Wasser said he did not know about it
The Senator also placed In the
record voucher showing the COM
pany paid $31, ,602 for legal services
against the utility bill.
Voting Story Amuses Probers. !.
Committee members displayed
amusement at an account of stock
holders meeting for election of offl-
GERS of the Associated Gas g. Electric
Co. of New York, one of the major
holding companies in the system.
Wasser said only two or three stock
holders out Of about 100000 were
present and he nominated the
directors.
I'VE had II per cent Of the proxies
of all the stockholders" he explained.
All holders Of class B stock, the
voting securities, were represented by
a proxy signed by voting trust of
three persons, he said.
$50 the whole control of this vast
Evening star., 1935-07-30
COP. SWEEPS BOROUGH
FIRST TIME IN 40 YEARS
Clean Margin of Victory Marks
Contests in All Offices as
600 Go to Polls.

BY the Associated Press.
STONINGTON, Conn, July 30
The Borough Of Stonington went
Republican at the annual election yes
terday for the first time in 40 years.
Nearly 900 votes were cast as the
G. o. P. made clean sweep in all
offices
william Edgar defeated John E
Garity, Democrat, for warden, 348 to
225. A similar margin separated the
candidates throughout.
In addition to six burgesses, August
o. Mueller was chosen clerk and
treasurer: Frank L. Durham, assessor
and William s. Robinson, collector Of
taxes,
Evening star., 1935-07-30
TAX INTEREST CUT O. KID
Bill slashing Charge From IL to
g Per Cent Passed by Senate.

The Senate passed and sent to the
House yesterday bill reducing from
IL to per cent the interest on de-
linquent Federal taxes.
The measure was described by the
Treasury as intended to relieve small
taxpayers forced into delinquency by
hard times.
It applied to "any delinquent inter-
nal revenue tax or customs duties"
Evening star., 1935-07-30
GIRL SWIMMERS MEET
Playground Representatives in
Western Section to Compete.

Girls from Fairgrounds in West
Washington were competing this aft
ernoon in the annual swimming
match at the Georgetown Playground
pool to select representatives for the
inter-pool meet August Z at the Mon
ument pool. Girls placing first, Sec
ond and third in the events will COM
pete in the meet.
The eastern section meet will be
held tomorrow at the Rosedale pool
and the central section at the Monu-
ment pool August Q.
Evening star., 1935-07-30

Locomotives Ordered.
Twenty new European locomotives
will be placed on the Peiping -Hankow
Railway of China.
Evening star., 1935-07-30
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

TODAY.
Meeting, District Young Democrats,
Willard Hotel, 8:15 pm.
Festival, Navy Band and Washing
ton Community Players, Sylvan Thea
ter, 1880 pm.
TOMORROW.
Luncheon, Optimist Club, Hamilton
Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Rotary Club, Willard
Hotel, 1880 pm.
Luncheon; Zonta Club, Y. w. c. A.,
Seventeenth and K streets, / pm.
Luncheon, Lions Club, Mayflover
Hotel, 1890 pm.
Evening star., 1935-07-30
SPECIAL PLANS MADE
FOR C0L0RED ELKS
Senate Authorizes Use of Special
Buildings for Convention
Here in August.

Use of special buildings by the COL
ored Elks and hiring Of special police
to maintain order and assist with
parades during their annual two
weeks convention here beginning
August 16. was authorized yesterday
in two bills passed by the Senate.
A s35.000 appropriation would be
provided to defray extra expenses TO
the District under the legislation.
The official name of the organiza-
ton Is THE Improved Benevolent
and Protective Order Of the Elks Of
the World"
Evening star., 1935-07-30
SPECIAL NOTICES.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders Of The Potomac Insurance Com
Election Of directors. will be held in the
once Of the company. 900-9O6 r St. NV,
washington, D., C., Monday, August 5: at
stock will be closed from July 25 to August
g. inclusive. 1885.
ALEXANDER K. PHILLIPS.
Evening star., 1935-07-30

Gold Output Jumps.
Nearly s10,0O0,O00 in gold was
mined in the Philippines in the last
year.
Evening star., 1935-07-30
Lobby

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1935-07-30
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
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Washington and all points South Con-
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Same servics-same othcs location-re-
For Information telephone SOUTH
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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-11-08
D NOVEMBER 8, 1885
RECOVERY ON THE WAY

President Roosevelt's first words
on landing at Charleston after his
long cruise were: 1--WE are on our
way back"
There is a great deal in the re-
cord of business conditions to back
up that statement. Compared
with the time of his return from
Hawaii in 1884, business is certain
ly better. 'Carloadings, always re-
garded as al excellent index of
business activity, are nearly IS per
cent greater. The stock market
average price of the so best stocks
was $40 a share when he landed
at Charleston, as against $79 a
share the year before, when he got
back from Hawaii. The excellent
general business index compiled by
: The New York Times stood at
1873, as compared with 1913 a year
ago. Industrial employment has
increased; as, of course, it was
bound to do with improvement in
business conditions. On the whole,
the Presidents statement that 1--WE
are on our way back" seems entire
ly accurate.
Mr.. Roosevelt amplihed his state
ment by adding "We are coming
back solidly because we planned it
that way, and don't let anybody
tell you differently" Nevertheless,
conceding the fact that business is
better, the Opposition is sure to
contend that it would be lots bet
ter than it is, if it had not been for
plans emanating from Washington.
Here we have,an example of one
of those differences Of opinion,
without which, as Mark Twain re-
marked, there would be no horse
races.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-11-08
Dismisses Injunction
Proceedings On Ground
They Were Brought
Prematurely; Invites
Further Litigation

The State Supreme court has de-
clined to rule on the constitutions
atty of the new local liquor laws.
Instead, the court ruled that the
Drys had acted prematurely and
that they had no legal right to en-
join the wet counties of eastern
North Carolina from holding
liquor elections and operating Ii
quor stores, and that they should
have held their fire until the stores
had opened.
Three of the four justices joined
in dismissing the appeal Of Drys
from decisions allowing the hold
ing of elections and the operation
of liquor stores-and in upholding
the appeal of Vets from injunc-
lions against the elections-bu but
they held the gate wide open fo1
future litigation to determine the
validity of the liquor laws, them
selves.
The proper remedy for the Drys,
the court declared in the majority
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-11-08
system into choas.

nomic system into choas.
That is about the way a great
many people look at present condi-
lions. They think they were
brought about by some malignant
outside force. 1t does not take a
long memory or more than ordi-
nary common sense to realize that
that point of view is utterly abb
surd. AS Mr. Ford put it:
W. always imagine ourselves
to be the poor innocent victims;
we seldom think of ourselves as
part of the guilty cause"
Try thinking that owe for a
while.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-11-08
COMMON SENSE FROM MR..
FORD

Whenever Henry Ford can be
induced to comment on public af-
fairs, he usually says something
that reeks with sound common
sense. To an interviewer the other
day, who had suggested that econo-
mic affairs are out of gear, Mr..
Ford replied: \
"How long has it been since
everything was all right? In what
year was everything working per-
fectly, or pretty nearly so?"
A great deal of loose thinking
and loose talking about the condi-
ton of the world and of our own
section of it seems to be based upon
the false and foolish notion that it
was not so very long ago that
everything was perfect. Everybody
had a job with good wages, all
businesses were prosperous, all
banks were honest, crime was prac-
tically unknown and all the farmers
were making money and keeping
out of debt! Then something, per-
haps manipulated from Wall Street,
happened, to throw the whole eco
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-11-08
Public Utilities
In North Carolina
Valued For Taxes

Public utilities, including rail-
roads, operating in N. c. are val
ued at $272,25S,792 for tax levy=
ing purposes by the state board of
assessments, Chairman A. J. Max
well, commissioner of revenue, an
nounces.
Railroads give considerably more
than half this valuation, being
$161,792,927, while electric, light
and power and gas companies have
properties valued at $85,S39,6S6,
and telephone companies at $21,-
S95,369. Express, sleeping car and
telegraph companies have values
fixed at $2,526,76o; bridge steam
boat and fetry companies, ST.
900; refrigerator car companies,
$e4,O75, and water companies,
$96,975.
Properties of the Southern rail-
way and affiliates are valued at
$6S,757,520; Atlantic Coast Lire,
$4o,'oo,ooo; SeaBoard, $11,515,-
524; Norfolk Southern, $%1o,511,-
466; Clinchfeld, $1,000, 900; Nor
folk & Western, all lines, $780,
900; Winston-Salem Southbound,
$3,642,000.
Duke Power company properties
are valued at $31,04S,659 and
Southern Public Utilities company,
$16,750,ooo; Carolina Power &
$26,329,37o; Tide Water
Power, $4,000, 900; Virginia Elec-
trio & Power, $2,371,663.
Southern Bell T. & T. properties
are valued at $12, 1000; Ameri-
can Telephone company, $780,
900; Carolina T. & T. company,
$3,239,5S4; North State Tele-
phone, $510,00o; Durham Tele-
phone, $S35,o0o; Norfolk & Caro-
lima T. & T., 100000.
Western Union Telegraph, ST.
352,S03; Postal Telegraph, $135,-
179; Pullman company, $751,12o;
Railway Express Agency, $780,
900; Southeastern Express COM
pany, $137,658.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-11-08
Supreme Court Rules
Whiskey Law Validity
Yet To Be Determined
by A. B. Chaplin

opinion written by Justice Michad
Schenck, was through indictment
and prosecution of those acting
under the Liquor laws"-nd
through injunction.
The constitutionality of III
law, wrote Justice Schenck, wal
mot properly before the court
To that statement Justice Herlt
Clarkson wrote a vigorous dissent
Not only were the suits for in
junction proper. he declared, bu
the laws are null and void on hH
separate accounts.
Fridays decisions concerned New
Hanover, Vance, Warren and
Franklin counties.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-11-08
Stock Mart
Prices Boom
(continued from page y

CONTINUED from page p
Republicans in the New York AS
sembly was a rebuke to the New
Deal and presaged a doubtful out
come of next years presidential
contest. Others, however, were
not in agreement with this think
ing. These felt there had been no
real test of the administrations
strength. 1t was recalled that New
York is normally a Republican
State.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-11-08

ILL dbl Il1l1S VIZ AAdSS AASaAS
IN MANY a day happened recently
+ =
WHEN REPORTS were given out
AT SCHOOL,. Naturally names
ARE OUT of the question, but
A FEW Of our readers may do
SOME guessing. "Son,
I'M GETTING tired of you bring
ING HOME such poor reports
FROM o said this father.
"HERE YOU have started a new
YEAR WITH the same kind. Why
IS IT that Jimmy So-And-So gets
SO MUCH better marks?" The
y 4
BOY THOUGHT a moment.
WELL, DAD" he replied. "You
X X \
GOT TO remember that Jimmy
HAS AWFULLY smart parents.
THANK YOU.