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Evening star., 1935-05-03
PRESS BUILDING
AGENT EXPIRES
Granville M. Hunt, Rental
Executive, to Be Buried
Here Tomorrow.

Granville Macdonald Hunt, rental
agent of the National Press Building
Corp, known as dean" of the round
table of the National Press Club, died
Yesterday at Sibley Hospital after a
short illness.
A reporter in his early days, Mr..
Hunt had been for number of years
superintendent of registry and mails
of the Washington Post ONCE. During
the Spanish American War he was
sent to Cuba and to Puerto Rico as
q Government representative. He was
sent to China during the Boxer Rebel
lion to take charge of American postal
affairs.
Mr.. Hunt later went into the adver-
tising business. He became associated
with the National Press Building
Corp. in 1926.
Born in Washington. he was the
son of Samuel Stokeley and Lavinia
Spillman Hunt. He graduated from
Georgetown University Law School in
1890. Besides his interest in the
Evening star., 1935-05-03
LEFT|STS TO TALK
THIRD PARTY HERE
Call Conference Tomorrow
Following Longs Attack
on Roosevelt.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
With Senator Long, Democrat, Of
Louisiana, again assailing the Roose-
welt administration, half hundred or
more left-wing leaders headed for a
conference here tomorrow to decide
whether the time is ripe for a ma
tional third party movement.
Some of the rallying liberals
appeared inclined to look on the
Louisiana dictator as a possible ally.
although feeling that his program does
not go far enough.
The call for the conference-issued
by four Representatives and Howard
Y. Williams, National Farmer-Labor
party organizer. among others-added
to the political speculation that Is
plentiful here.
Long attacked the administration
once more as The st. Vitus dance
government" in a radio speech last
night.
Suggests Yacht Trip.
He suggested that Congress might
we'll contract with Mr.. Vincent Astor
and his s5,00o,000 yacht, not only to
take the President out in the British
waters to fish for a few weeks. but to
keep him there several more months
and trust TO luck the country would
find its way back to normalcy"
The Senator divided his address be-
tween thrusts at Mr.. Roosevelt and
advocacy Of his own "share-our-
wealth" plan. He suggested that his
listeners send kilograms to their
Senators. asking them to back the
Roosevelt-opposed Patman bill to pay
the soldiers bonus with new currency
Referring to the Presidents address
of last Sunday night. Long said:
Our President, the knight of the
Nourmahal, says We are confused be-
cause we cannot see Just how this
thing is going to look when he gets
through making it.
Olson to Watch Farley.
why, to be sure. All those millions
Of hogs they killed, all those cattle
they shot down. the milk they poured
into the rivers with the people starv-
ing for it, all the cotton they ploweG
under and wool that they burned up
with the people naked because they
could not get it. None of US can see
just how that is working out"
Gov. Floyd B. Olson. Minnesota s
FarmerLabor executive, will be
closely watching developments at the
exploratory" gathering Of left-wing
men tomorrow. Olson has said he be-
lieves the time is not ripe for a third
party campaign, but he has not an
nounced whether he would be avail
able as leader Of a left-wing move
ment.
Williams, the Farmer-Labor party
organizer, said yesterday in st. Paul
that Olson has many supporters among
those who favor new party advo-
eating production for use rather than
profit He added that Senators Nye
Republican, of North Dakota, and La
Follett, Progressive, of Wisconsin, had
been mentioned as possible third party
leaders.
Back Of the call for the conference
Of ultra-liberals were listed. in addl-
ton to Williams, Representatives Lun-
deen, Farmer-Labor, Of Minnesota;
Schneider. Progressive, of Wisconsin;
Amlie, Progressive. of Wisconsin, and
Marcantonio, Republican. of New
York.
Evening star., 1935-05-03
new ENGINEER DUE
BY MIDSUMM MER
Maj. Robert G. Guyer Will Rep
resent War Department in
This District.

A new district engineer from the War
Department for the Washington area
will be here about the middle of the
Summer, when Maj. Robert @. Guyer
reports for duty He Is now attending
the Command and General Staff
School of the Army at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kans.
In the meantime First Lieut.. w. J..
MatteSon, who has been serving here
since last June, has taken over the
duty of district engineer. Maj. Rob-
ert w. Crawford, who has been serving
in that post for some time, has been
detached to become a member OF the
Board of Rivers and Harbors. with
headquarters in the Munitions Build
ing here.
Maj. Guyer was born in Utah, jan
uary s, 1898. He became a second
lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers
in June, 1915. He has a bachelor Of
science degree and Is civil engineer
from Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology. He has graduated from the
Engineering School Of the Army in
the civil engineer course. He was
appointed to the Military Academy
from South Dakota and has been
major since March, 1921.
During his duty here thus far Lieut..
Matteson primarily has had charge
of the washington aqueduct. His
duties concerned the collecting OF
raw water from the Potomac River,
sending it down through the conduit
to the Delcarlia Reservoir, where 1t
is purified and then placed in storage
reservoirs. for distribution to con-
sumers by the District Government
He Is a native Of Illinois, where he
was born June Is, 1908. He has q
degree in civil engineering from Cor
nell University and was graduated
from the Military Academy in June,
1928. He also was graduated from
the Army Engineering School In the
civil engineering course. He came
on duty to Warrington june 0, 1854.
Evening star., 1935-05-03
GEN. DESAUSSURE,
U. C. v. LEADER, DIES
Former Confederate Veterans
Commander Dies at SO in
Memphis.
BY the Associated Press.

BY ths Associated Press.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, May 3.-Gen.
Charles A. Desaussure. s8. former
commander in chief of the United
Confederate Veterans, died here today.
Despite his advanced age. Gen.
Desaussure continued as an executive
of the passenger department of the
Southern Railway until the last, fire.
quently working long hours.
Gen. Desaussure had looked for
ward with eagerness to the Confed-
crate reunion at Amarillo, Tex.
1.-THE veterans will continue to hold
reunions as long as there is COM
mander, an adiutant and two men to
do the meeting" he often said, and
this was the sentiment of others who
served with him in the War Between
the States
Although he always opposed joint
reunion Of Confederate Veterans and
the men who served with the Union,
he bore his former opponents no ILL
will, feeling only that such a reunion
with their conquerers might prove
embarrassing.
Evening star., 1935-05-03

Press Club he was active in the Uni
versity Club. He was the only civilian
member of the Order of the Caribou
and a member of La Fayette Lodge
of Masons here.
His widow. Mrs. Maude Lee Hunt,
and brother Samuel Stokeley Hunt,
survive. Services will be held at the
Gawler funeral chapel tomorrow at
2 pm, followed by burial In Glen
wood Cemetery.
The following are named as hon
orary pallbearers: Mark Foote, Law
renee B. Campbell, Strickland Gill;
Ian, L. M. Lamm, George w. Stimp-
son. Robert B. Armstrong. d. j. Pill
cher, Bertram r. Linz. Clarence N.
Linz, N. w. Harwood, Charles z.
Hamilton, Jesse Cottrell, Joseph Hell
Ter and Walter M Bastian.
Evening star., 1935-05-03

Kilby, native of
Maine. who is 81
years old, entered
the Government
service in the
War Department
in 1917. enlisted
in the Army and
served overseas
W ith anti-air-
craft forces. Re-
turning to Wash
ington he went
to the Treasury
Department and
had served in
several capacities
Of responsibility,
Evening star., 1935-05-03
LONG RESIDENT DIES
Mrs. D. I. Ritenour Buried To-
day in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.

Mrs. Elizabeth H. Ritenour, rs, a
resident of Washington for the past
90 years. died Tuesday at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. NJ v. Keplinger,
108 Fifth street northeast.
Besides her husband, David /
Ritenour, she is survived by eight
children-Mrs. Ezra Weimer of Alex
andria, Franklin Ritenour, Wichita
Kans.; Mrs. r. D. Snider. West Mid
dletown, Ohio: Mrs. M c. Harrison,
Mrs T. c. Lyon, Russell W. Ritenour,
william F. Ritenour and Mrs. Ona Lee
Sans. all Of Washington.
Funeral services were held this
morning. followed by burial in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1935-05-03
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Showers to-
night. tomorrow fair and cooler: mod
crate east and southeast winds. be-
coming fresh northwest late tonight.
Maryland-Rain tonight. probably
clearing tomorrow morning; cooler to-
morrow.
virginia-Showers this afternoon
and tonight; warmer In southeast and
cooler in extreme west portion to-
night; tomorrow fair and cooler.
West Virginia-Shower and colder
tonight: tomorrow fair and cooler.
Evening star., 1935-05-03
Occupants Refuse
To Leave, but House
Is Moved Anyway
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FORT WORTH, Tex May g.
Workers lacked up the house
when its occupants refused to va
cate and moved it miles-in-
cluding Jimmy owens, a con-
valescent daughter. a sick STEP
mother and five chickens.
II tried to sleep while the house
was being moved, but it would go
bump. bump" Mrs. Owens said
after being served with citation.
Asserting her family moved into
the vacant house after a futile
search for the owner, she said
they would vacate before the
eviction suit came up.
Evening star., 1935-05-03
COL. BANISTER DIES

Retired Army Medical Officer Ex-
pires at Petersburg, Va.
Col. William Brodnax Banister, M
D., U. s. A., retired, brother of Blair
Banister Of Washington, died Wednes-
day night at his home In Petersburg,
Va.
His varied and notable cereer in
the Army Medical Corps lasted 80
years. He retired TO Petersburg sew
Noltenius Banister, son. william. of
Milwaukee, Wis; three sisters and two
brothers survive.
Services will be held in Petersburg.
Evening star., 1935-05-03
E. |. KILBY NAMED
TO TREASURY POST
Career Man Appointed Assistant
Commissioner of Public
Debt.

Edwin L. Kilby, a career man Of
more than l6 years service in the
Treasury Department, yesterday was
appointed by Secretary Of the Treas
ury Morgenthau to the post of Assist
ant Commissioner Of the Public Debt,
to succeed the late Sidney r. Jacobs.
Evening star., 1935-05-03
Forum to Hear Pastor.

Rev. Russell J. Clinchy, pastor OF
Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church, will be guest speaker at the
Capital City Forum tonight at 8.l5
O'Clock at 709 G street. His subject
will be The Church and Social
Justice"
Evening star., 1935-05-03
PARENTS AND FRIENDS
ARE GUESTS OF COLLEGE
Special Program at Wilson Teach
ers Scheduled During

Five hundred parents and friends
will be guests at the annual Wilson
Teachers College day program this
afternoon and evening.
Scheduled to get under way at 2
pm. the program will include a
fashion show and tea. a science ex-
hibition and other events. The pro-
gram is sponsored by the freshman
class
Tonight at $40 o'clock DIR. Stephen
E. Kramer, assistant superintendent
Of schools, and DR.. E. C. Higbie, presi-
dent of Wilson College, will speak in
the auditorium Of the college.
The program will be concluded with
q dance.
Evening star., 1935-05-03

until promoted to his last previous post
Of assistant to the Commissioner of
the Public Debt
Kilby is a Mason, member Of the
Congregational Church, Manor Coun-
try Club, is married. has two sons and
resides at 7l06 Ninth street.
Evening star., 1935-05-03
FOUND.

FOR LOST OR WANTED ANIMALS apply
Animal Rescue League. II o St NV
Pho 4 North $3.50
PC ICE DOG. female tan dark markings
on back. Call Lincoln 250a.
Evening star., 1935-05-03
Citrus Growing Pushed.

Egypt is promoting its citrus fruit
industry.
Evening star., 1935-05-03
Report for Last "a Hours.
Temperature. Barometer

Record for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, So, 2:S0 pm. yesterday.
Year ago, "a.
Lowest. 40. am. today. Year
ago, Sc.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 80, on April az.
Lowest. q, on January %.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
F'rom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, "a per cent, at $50 pm
yesterday.
Lowest. 4e per cent. at las am.
today.
Tide Tables.
Furnished by United States Coast
and CyeOdetic SIlrVey1
Evening star., 1935-05-03
LOST.

Lost and Found advertisements
tor the daily Star iDi.l be accepted
Mondays to Fridays. tnclustue. up
to noon day OF issue Saturdays
and legal holidays up to 10 am.
day OF issue. For the Sunday Star
up to II pm. Saturday,
BAG--Amount of money and gold conn
pact inside. Saturday evening. Reward.
Call National O1S5. Branch 254. or De-
eatur 6201. Branch 210.
s5 mans ang agS dng,b be
Ma. 9141 Ext. 35s. Reward
BOSTON BULL. female, black and white;
one bad eve; child's pet. Reward. Notify
fana, g; a; CLARK 6ls5 1884 Randolph st. ne. Po-
BUNDLE OF CLOTHES lost of truck
Liberal reward. 1920 23rd st. NV Phone
SAT sss5n '%aH e siS T. ssa ~ "a. &:s so f.
lost tuesday afternoon. Reward. Return
to desk. Mayflower Hotel.
COLLIE Short hair: brown and white; tag
1S W .er Estu5n fn re srSad dsS 5sSnch s e.
sSas PANE .v.nhs PM Ss and phn: n:
H west 54s4.W. - -1'
I3 6oa: white; male sgitz; snswsIs to Gsn, nsme
Wul1e. Reward. Pnone emerson Oo90.
DOG-Small. shassy. brown. with collar;
named Rags. 5700 32nd st. NV. Emer-
son 1889
DOG. male. medium sized. black. short
haired, tan on face, chest legs, white
SPOT on chest. Emerson 6791. So
GOLD RIM GLASSES. probably 1000 block
S;@., GSnn aye Y:w,rs csll e2o' La Sale Apt eye
IRISH sETTER-Answers to name Of Rex:
strayed from 81 LonsfelIoW st. NV, Lib
eral reward.
LAVALiER-Gold. with small diamond and
pearl in 1t. on fine gold chain; lost We'd
nesday in downtown section. Reward.
Cali Miss Carpenter. between o am. and 4
pm. District 1927. Br. 127. A.
RNG Rshfs fsla h..sss :snst on nsiaS HpI
10 Reward. Lincoln 1850.
WALLET-Black, contained sum Of money
drivers license; Eiltmore st.. near Columbia
I'd. Liberal reward. Fred W. Coleman.
Wisconsin 1909 or Columbia 4517.
car or vicinity. Reward. Phone West
SS~Ss
Evening star., 1935-05-03

Kiev to Have New Schools.
Eighty-nine new schools are to be
opened In Kiev Province of Russia.
Evening star., 1935-05-03

Drought Is Feared.
Drought is feared In several dis
tricts of Australia.
Evening star., 1935-05-03
Precipitation.

Automobile lights must be turned
on one-half hour after sunset.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-22

put SOlu UdCA u
work which can be expanded"
The maneuver will place in the
hands of the federal reserve banks
$674.625, $50 of gold certificates, which
must be used as backing for issue of
the same sum in federal reserve notes
to retire the bonds Note issue against
the bonds could be expanded If car.
rency demands warranted, to about
$1,6S7, 100000, since federal reserve
note need not be backed by more than
40 per cent gold or gold certificates in
like percentage. What will happen
will be the immediate simplification
OF our currency system. The treasury
and federal reserve banks will have
all the authority to issue money. The
plan involves retirement on August l
Of $674.625,630 of 2 per cent federal
securities and substitution of federal
reserve notes for 1857 ,937080 Of out
standing national bank currency.
These bonds will be retired with sur
plus funds created by devaluirg the
Roosevelt dollar from 100 cents to
59.06 cents. gold. The total profit was
$2,S12.0OO000.
National bank notes issued by ma
tional banks against federal securities
represent more than one-tenth of the
nations circulating currency. The ad-
ministration's program likely means
the permanent abandonment OF the ma
tional bank note which has been used
since the Civil war. The circulation
privileges expire on all bonds deposit
ed by banks and held in trust by the
treasury on July %, 1885. except on
two issues By calling for redemption,
the treasury will retire all securities
bearing circulation privilege" and ma.
tional banks will no longer have suit
able security for issuance of their own
notes.
COMPLETE collapse of the admin
~ istration's long battle to regulate
prices in the steel industry is seen in
an NRA offer to give up, and in
charges by the federal trade commits
sion of a fiasco Of collision. The
trade commission insists that price
fixing be strapped, and no prosecution
of steel companies under the anti
trust laws. The trade commission
charges that under the code the steel
companies have fixed and raised prices
on government contracts, in defiance
of competitive bidding requirements
Bids were identical, and then steel
executives slapped fines Of $40 ton
on members who let the government
have steel cheaper, the commission
says.
DEMONSTRATORS numbering ap-
~ proximately 1000 marched into
the Minnesota state capitol at st. Paul
and harangued legislators with de-
mands in behalf Of the idle ranks
Threats were made to picket the capitol
unless demands. were met
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-22
WATCH YOUR
kIDN EYS!
Be Sure They Properly
Cleanse the Blood

VOUR kidneys are constantly fl
L tering impurities from the blood
stream. But kidneys get function
ally disturbed-lag in their work
fail to remove the poisonous body
wastes.
Then you may suffer nagging
backache, attacks of dizziness,
burning, scanty or too frequent
urination, getting up at night,
swollen feet and ankles, rheumatic
pains; feel call worn out"
Don't delay! For the quicker you
get rid Of these poisons, the better
your chances Of good health.
Use DoGn's Pills. DoGn's are for
the kidneys only. They tend to pro-
mote normal functioning Of the
kidneys; should help them pass of
the Irritating poisons. Dodn's are
recommended by users the country
over. Get them from any druggist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-22
BIG EATERS AT FESTIVAL

Frenchmen who pride themselves
on their capacity for food enjoyed
themselves at the three-day banquet
held in connection with the annual
Stomach festival at Rouen. Most of
them were fat, and a prize was.
given to the one with the largest
girth. Prizes were also given to the
consumer Of the largest meal, and to-
the one who downed the greatest
number of oysters. The best and
rarest dishes Of Normandy we're
served at the three-day meal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-22

political as Mr..
Roosevelt. The Presi-
dent urged legislation
to abolish those hold
ing companies which
were unable to show
they were operated in
the pub Bile interest.
Representative B e r t.
rand H. Smell, Repub-
lican leader, immedl-
ately attacked t h e
message, claiming the
Dr. O.; Il n ~ = ho1 do
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-22

through the use of
gold certificates. Po-
tentially infiationary,
it will deprive nation
al banks of the power
to issue currency, and
save the government
an a n n III al interest
charge Of $13,500,0 900.
Questions on imitation
airy implications were
avoided by treasury
officials, but thew ad-
mitted the plan would
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-22

$513,S78,758 was due
largely to a $411,022,-
428 slash In the AAA
item. The total bill
calls for $653,278, 758,
Of which $780, 900, 600
would go to the Agri-
culture Adjustment ad-
ministration activities.
At committee hearings
It was explained that
1t is impossible to esti-
mate how much would
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-22

DEMONSTRATORS numbering ap-
~ proximately 1000 marched into
the Minnesota state capitol at ST. Paul
and harangned legislators with de-
mands in behalf of the idle ranks.
Threats were made to picket the capitol
unless demands. were met
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-22

THE senate passed the army appro-
i priation bill, and 1t now goes to
the house. The measure adds $4,000.
600 to the original bill, making the
total appropriation of $400,000.0O0 al.
most a record high, and will add 49,.
$50 to our army strength, making the
total of enlisted men 10000. Warm
talk flowed freely as the senate de.
bated the measure. Senator Lewis
said that conflict might come between
Russia and Japan and he asked: with
the army of Russia and the navy Of
japan, where do we stand?" Senator
McAdoo also speaking in favor of the
bill said:
"Unless we want to continue to be
A boob nation. we will not hesitate to
make this increase In the army. It IL
justified by the wisdom and the nece&
stiles Of national defense"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-22
News Review of Current
Events the World Over
Presidents Proposal to Eliminate Utility Holding Com
panies Brings Storm of Criticism Treasury Seeks
to Simplify Nations Currency Structure.
By EDWARD w. PICKARD
9, Western Newspaper Union.

~. The AAA was declared invalid as
regards intrastate business by Federal
Judge Ira Lloyd Let's at Providence,
r. l., who issued an injunction re-
straining Secretary of Agriculture Wal
lace from enforcing the act against
three Rhode Island retail milk dealers,
on the grounds that their business was
conducted entirely within the state, and
the national government had no right
to interfere. At Newark, N. j., Fed
eral Judge Guy L. Fake ruled the ma
tional recovery act unconstitutional as
applied to interstate commerce "be-
cause it attempts an unlawful delega-
ton of legislative authority" The lat
ter decision agrees with that handed
down by Federal Judge Nields in the
controversial Weirton steel dispute.
CHANCELLOR ADOLPH HITLER'S
~ diplomatic" cold is over, and he
will welcome Sir John Simon, British
foreign secretary, to a conference be-
ginning March a. Accompanying Sir
John will be Capt. Anthony Eden. lord
privy seal, and disarmament authority.
After the Berlin visit Eden will go to
Moscow to talk with Soviet leaders. The
Berlin conferences will discuss legaliza-
ton of Germany's rearmament in ex.
change for an air Locarno pact with
Great Britain, France, Italy, and Bel
GUM, and an eastern security pact with
Poland and Russia. Limitation of arm
ament by all nations will also be taken
up. The visit is complicated by re-
cent announcement that Germany pos
sesses military aviation in violation of
the Versailles treaty. Because of this,
France may invoke the Rome accord
with Italy and Franco-British declara-
ton at London in support of its move
to keep the reich from giving the air
force official sanction.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-22

THE house appropriations commit.
4 tee favorably reported out the De
partment Of Agriculture appropriations
bill for the 1896 fiscal year. A cut of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-22

THE Presidents special message
4 calling for abolition Of utility hold
ing companies stirred up storm that
probably surprised even such an astute
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-22

because Of the crop control program,
but the AAA item was a rough esti-
mate of processing tax collections and
is not controlling. Henry Wallace, Sec
rotary Of agriculture, told the commit
tee that the farmers share Of the ma
tional income is now about 1912 per
cent, and that it should be 13 to 16 per
cent.
Wallace said "true prosperity" can
not come until there has been a very
material increase in the output Of phys
ical goods, Industrial goods"
"If in some way it were possible to
turn out so per cent more Industrial
goods at a price definitely lower than
the present price," the secretary testi-
fed, "the result would be to make 1t
possible for agriculture to buy more
with the agricultural dollar and there
would be more factory workers to be
fed in the cities" =