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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-22
MARYLAND MINE
OPENS GOLD HUNT
Diggings Near Great Falls
Spurred Anew by Jump
in Prices.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROCKVILLE, Md, May 22.-Spur-
red by the new high price Of gold, a
five-man corporation has re-opened
the old Maryland mine near Great
Falls
A crew Of IS. working almost Sc
cretly, is sinking new shaft, rebuild
ing the timbers and preparing to
mine the gold-bearing ore.
Previous attempts to make a for
tune out of the mine have failed.
The new corporation members, whose
names remain undisclosed, Sre gam
bling that the present price of gold,
$35 an ounce, will hold until they
reach pay dirt.
We're prospecting" said Russell
Turner, engineer in charge Ct tpera-
tions at the mine, only 10 miles from
Washington. I'VE are just in the
process of finding out if tncre is any
thing worth going after i'll the old
mine"
Douglass Guillot, now lanitor at
the, Glen Echo-Cabi John School,
once operated a nearby Mite He
said the Maryland mine was discov-
cred by Civil War soldier who picked
up q nugget there and later bought
the property.
Il know every inch Of .llis ground"
Guillot said, land / know there is
gold in that mine. But until it is
mined Systematically. there won't be
much profit.
During the days when she mine
was abandoned. people used to sneak
up there and take out the ore. ]
know some people who were able to
buy their own homes or farms with
what they. took from that NINE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-22
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
MEETS AT ROCKVILLE
Seneca Group Hears Messages
From Eleven Churches in
Three Counties.
Special Dispatch TO The Star

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
ROCKVILLE. Md. May 22.-The
annual meeting of the Seneca Baptist
Association, which comprises IL
churches in Montgomery, Frederick
and Washington Counties, convened
in the Rockville Baptist Church yes.
terday to continue through this after.
noon. Rev. Paul B. Warrington, pas.
tor of the First Baptist Church, Ha.
gerstown, Is moderator and w. G.
Jones of Frederick is clerk.
Devotional exercises, conducted by
Mr.. Stump of Hagerstown, were fol-
lowed by committee reports, smessages
from the various churches and talks
by Rev. j. T. Watts of Baltimore
and Rev. w. c. Royal of Frederick.
The annual sermon was delivered last
night by Rev. o. A. Eure of the church
at Kensington.
Talks by DR.. Watts. Rev. j. P. Daniel
and DR.. w. C. Tyler feature the
program this afternoon.
Yesterday morning the Women's
Missionary Union of the association
met and held another session this
morning under direction of the pres
ident, Mrs. w. c. Royal Of Frederick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-22

Upper left: Government
agencies worked at top speed
today to insure deliUery of
$4,000, 900 $50 bonds to 2,000,-
900 World War UeteranS by
June IS, the date set for mail
ing. Here are ,Uomen care
fully checking the bonds after
they leaUe the Bureau of En-
grazing and Printing to in
sure protection.
Upper right: Each bond
must bear the official seal of
the Treasury. Four stamped
at each time.
Lo1Uer left: Stacks of fin
iShed bonds, ready for inScrib-
ing OF UeteranS' names.
Lo1Uer right: Miss Edna
Scott OF the Loans and Cur
rency Diuision of the Treas
ury, holding q registered en-
Uelop of the type in Which
bonds 1UilI be deliUered. If
the bonds 1Uere laid end to end
theu mould reach from Wash
ington to Istdnbul.
A. p. Photos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-22
HIGH SCHOOL PIT. A.
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
James E. Malcolm Heads Mont
gomery-Blair Body-Other
Officers.

!. SILVER SPRING, Md, May a.
James E. Malcolm of Capitol View
was elected president of the Mont
gomery- Blair Senior High School
Parent Teacher Association at its an
nual meeting.
Mrs. Harry Dodge of Takoma Park
was elected vice president, Principal
E. M. Douglas, honorary vice presi-
dent, Miss Jane Corley of Silver
Spring secretary and James T. Re-
side of North Woodside treasurer.
The association adopted a resolu-
ton urging the Board of Education
to add civics as a compulsory study
in the curriculum of the county high
schools and requesting that more
adequate course in that subject be
Hade available to the students. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-22
MARYLAND U. H0N0RS
FOLLOW IN FAMILIES
Sons of President and Former
President to Receive De-
grees This Year.

By Stafi Correspondent of The Star.
COLLEGE PARK. Md, May "a
The son of the president Of the Uni
versity of Maryland and son of a
former president will be among those
receiving degrees at the annual COM
mencement exercises this year.
H C. Byrd, jr., son of the presi-
dent, will receive Bachelor of Science
degree in Agricultural Economics.
Mark w. Woods, son of former
president Albert F. Woods, will receive
Doctor of Philosophy degree. He
obtained his Bachelor Of Science de-
gree in 1881 and his masters degree
two years later. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-22
Cabinet Surprised
By Swanson Call
In Long III Spell
Secretary Returns to Ma
ral Hospital Following
White House Visit.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Swanson yesterday left
the Naval Hospital, where he has
been confined four months, and paid
surprise visit to a White House
cabinet meeting.
Smoking cigarette, Swanson
drove up in an open car in the south
grounds. President Roosevelt imme-
diately adjourned the cabinet and all
stepped out to the grounds for photo
graphs.
The President got into the car and
chatted with the Navy Department
head, while Vice President Garner
and members of the cabinet grouped
about the two. Swanson returned to
the hospital after the call.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-22

lions. Presentations will be made by
Commissioner Allen.
Line of Parade.
Forming at Sixth street and Con-
stitution avenue, the parade will
march west to pass in review before
the reviewing stand at Sixteenth
street, where the awards will be made
to those winning honor medals for
safety work during the past year.
Among the District patrol members
to receive medals are Jack Mettee,
Henry School; Clarence Branham,
Thomas School; Wallace Inman, Ben
ming School: Arthur Young and Sher-
man Harp, Emery School; Semon
Witt, Adams School; Bernard Gittle-
son, Grant School; Richard Stakes,
West School; Donald Fitzgerald. Ken
ilworth School; Joe De Simone, Hine
Junior High School; Victor Hennige,
Congress Heights School; Marshall
Emmert, Weightman School; Stanford
Himmelfarb and James Daras, Gales
School; Dick Williams, Janney School;
John L. Baker, Wallach School; Fred
Harb, Greenleaf School; Stanley An
derson, Langston School; Joseph L.
Smith, Cook School, and Benjamin
jenkins, Slater School.
DR.. John W. Studebaker, United
States commissioner of education, will
be the honor guest of A. A. A. OFF,
Gals in the reviewing stand during
the procession.
Navy Band to Play.
The Navy Band and a score of
school bands will provide music. Crack
drill teams have been entered from
several States. to be judged by high
ranking officers of the Army and
awarded proficiency cups. Broadcast
ing companies will put the program
on the air.
School safety patrols, advocated
since 1921 by the A. A. A., now num-
Der a quarter million members. who
daily protect the lives of nearly 8,000.-
900 schoolmates. A. A. A. motor clubs,
working comparatively with schools
and police officials in As States and
the District, maintaE the patrols.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-22
Memorial Rites Planned.

A memorial service for deceased
telegraph workers will be held at 7:3o
pm. Sunday by the Association OF
Western Union Employees in sixth
Presbyterian Church, G. Limerick,
president of Local No, 81, announced
today. The service. inaugurated last
year, is -sectarian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-22
$166,049 WORK ORDERED
ON BENNING VIADUCT
Northern Half of Structure to
Be Used for Northbound
Vehicular Traffic.

Construction of the northern half of
the Benning viaduct over the Pennsyl-
vania and Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
tracks on Benning road northeast was
ordered today by the Commissioners.
The award went to Bahen g. Wright
of this city, which submitted the
lowest bid of $l66,049. When COM
pleted the northern half will be used
for northbound vehicular traffic only.
The roadway will be "a feet wide, the
same as on the parallel span.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-22
Amateur Forecasters Aid.

Part Of the work of American wealth.
er torecasting is carried on by 5000 oh.
servers who have never received
penny Of Govfnment pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-22
Monument to Dog.

A monument to dog stands at Fort
Benning,. Ga. The dog was crippled
mascot OF the fort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-22
Georgia Charter Changed.

The original charter Of Georgia,
adopted in 1888, has been redrafted
with important Oranges nine times.
Evening star., 1936-02-24
Wolf Hunts.

Soldiers are to conduct organized
hunting parties in the Kursk district
of Russia to stop the ravages of wolf
packs.
Evening star., 1936-02-24
MUDD MEMORIAL
TABLET PROPOSED
Would Honor Doctor Who
UnknoWing|y Aided John
Wilkes Booth.

Erection of tablet to the memory
of DR.. Samuel Alexander Mudd. the
Maryland country doctor who un-
knowingly gave medical aid and q
nights lodging to John Wilkes Both,
fleeing Washington after he had shot
Abraham Lincoln, IS proposed in a
Joint resolution introduced today by
Representative Randolph, Democrat,
Of West Virginia.
It is proposed that the Secretary Of
the Interior be authorized to place this
tablet of suitable design in the ruins
Of Fort Jefferson, Garden Key, Fla.
lin recognition Of DR.. Mudd's inno-
cence of a crime for which he was
held prisoner for four years on Amer
ica's Devils Island on the Dry
Tortugas."
Representative Randolph. long an
ardent student Of history, said today
ut is high time that DR.. Mudd was
given some official recognition and
honor by this generation who are able
to look dispassionately upon events Of
the War Between the States. After
finally learning the full circumstances
of DR.. Mudd's case. President Andrew
Johnson gave him an unconditional
pardon in the Spring of 1869. thus
establishing his innocence and re-
moving all blots upon his character
from the Government files"
In his resolution Randolph empha-
sizes that, lin pursuance of his oath
and duties as a physician. DR.. Mudd
merely rendered medical aid to a man
who had come to him in the black of
the night suffering from broken leg"
He cited the fact that John Wilkes
Booth, a renowned actor. concealed
his real identity from the physician.
Randolph points out also the heroic
and unselfish medical services which
DR.. Mudd rendered to his superiors,
guards and fellow prisoners during a
yellow fever epidemic at Fort Jeffer-
son."
A suit alleging breach of contract
and Misrepresentation in a motion
picture entitled, Prisoner of Shark
Island" will be filed within the next
few days against the Twentieth
Century-Fox Film Corp. for Mrs. Net
Evening star., 1936-02-24
GREEKS IN TRIBUTE
TO CHURCH LEADER
Diplomats From Turkey and
Balkans Join in High
Mass.

Diplomatic representatives from
Turkey and the Balkan countries joined
with Greek Orthodox Christians from
all parts of Washington yesterday at
SIS. Constantine and Helen Church
Sixth and c streets southwest. to pay
tribute to the late Phoios II, Patriarch
of Constantinople and head of the
Greek Orthodox Church throughout
the world.
Archbishop Athenagoras, head OF
the church in North and South Amer
ica. came from New York to celebrate
high mass. He spoke on the ideals
of the patriarch, who died in Con-
stantinople about a month ago.
His grace was assisted at the high
mass by his deacon and Rev. Thomas
Daniels, pastor Of the church.
Among the diplomats present were
Dimitrios Sicilianos. Minister OF
Greece; Nicholas A. Lely, counselor of
the Greek Legation: Stephen Koun
douriotis, Greek consul here: Panos
Tainghetas. Greek consul from Bos-
ton. and members Of the Yugoslavia
and Rumanian Legations and the
Turkish Embassy.
Members of the Order of Ahepa and
other organizations from many parts
of the country attended.
Evening star., 1936-02-24

en- route to his automobile after max
ing purchases at store in the 4400
block of Conduit road.
He formerly was chief of police in
Manila, P. l., following Army service.
A native of Rock Island. ILL.,, Capt.
Hohmann served in National Guard
regiments in Illinois and in 1899 en-
listed in the United States Volunteers
for service in the Philippine Islands
against the insurgents under Gen.
Aguinaldo. He was honorably dis
charged in February, 1901, to join the
Manila police force.
Returning to this country in 1920
Capt Hohmann in 1922 went to work
at the Pension Bureau, which later was
merged with the Veterans Admins
tration.
Widely known among veterans Capt
Hohmann was past commander OF
Emmett Urell Camp, No. 9. Spanish
War Veterans. He also belonged to
the Washington Lodge Of Elks.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Elmire Hohmann. and three sisters,
Mrs. John Hillyar of Peoria, ILL.,; Mrs
Henry Lettig, Rock Island. ILL.,, and
Mrs. william Buck, st. Louis.
Evening star., 1936-02-24
EUROPEAN BIRDS
BENEFACT0R DIES
Dr.. Heinrich Lumpe Found
Dead in Home at Aussig,
Czech0sIovakia.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AUSSIG, Czechoslovakia, February
24.-Dr Heinrich Lumpe, n, known
the father of the European bird
world" was found dead at his home
here yesterday
Members of the family said doctors
had concluded the death was by sui
eide, but an autopsy may be held to
determine if a heart stroke might
not have been responsible.
Lumpe's knowledge of and care for
birds attracted the attention of Pope
Benedict and of Premier Benito Mus
solini and gained him honorary men,
herships in ornithological societies
throughout the world. He was a
philanthropist and merchant prince
as well.
twenty-five years ago, DR.. Lumpe set
out to prove to the world that birds,
given necessary conditions for their
subsistence, will settle down even in
the neighborhood of factory towns
He founded the Lumpe Park, on the
outskirts of the industrial center OF
Aussig. where birds are supplied with
food the year round, where they are
protected from birds of prey, cats
and other enemies and where the
hundreds of thousands of school chill
dren who visit the park from all over
Czechoslovakia and Germany are
taught to be kind to birds.
Eighty-one different kinds of birds
are known to make it their home
either in Summer or Winter. The
birds come although the railway tracks
are only a few feet away, large
chemical factory spreads nauseous
odors about, the city is noisy and
bustling and there is no large forest
nearby.
Evening star., 1936-02-24
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY,

TODAY.
Dinner. Phi Lambda Tau, Hamilton
Hotel, 1880 pm.
Meeting, United Food Stores, Ham,
llton Hotel, 8 pm.
Card party and dance, Gonzaga
High School Alumni Association,
Wardman Park Hotel, 10 pm.
Meeting, Shepherds of Bethlehem,
Masonic Temple, Eighth and F streets
northeast, pm.
Meeting, Ladies Auxiliary. District
Fire Department, District Building, 8
pm.
Card and bingo party, Notre Dame
de Namur Alumnae Association, Audi
torium, North Capitol and K streets,
8 pm.
TOMORROW.
Luncheon and book review, Ladies'
Aid. National Universalist Church,
Sixteenth and S streets, pm.
Luncheon, Washington Credit Mems
Association, Raleigh Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Optimist Club, Mayfower
Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Civitan Club, La Fayette
Hotel, 1890 pm.
Dance. Louisiana State Society, La
Fayette Hotel, 10 pm.
Meeting. Society of Colonial Wars,
Mayfower Hotel, 8 pm.
Card party, Sons and Daughters Of
Liberty, Naval Lodge Hall, Fourth
street and Pennsylvania avenue south
east, $50 pm.
Meeting, Ladies of the G. A. R.,
Raleigh Hotel, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1936-02-24
INTEREST RATES
ROW BREAKS ANEW
Walsh Warns of Government
Sledge Hammer on Home
Financing.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Cleavage in the Capital over inter-
est rates was emphasized again yes
terday when Arthur Walsh, assistant
Federal housing administrator
warned against driving down home
financing charges with Government
sledge hammer"
Similar sentiment was expressed re-
Gently by Gov. w. I. Myers of the
Farm Credit Administration and
Chairman John H. Fahey of the Home
Loan Bank Board In some admins
tration circles. however. lower interest
charges have been favored to promote
home building.
Writing in the magazine Sphere,
Walsh said that hundreds of financial
institutions will not take per cent
loans now provided through F. H. A.
insured mortgages.
Evening star., 1936-02-24

The restaurateur. in offering food
to the public. guarantees its edibiity,
the United States Court of Appeals
for the District ruled today in revers-
ing prior Municipal Court decision.
Even though no negligence is shown
and 1t is clear the restaurant owner
could not have known the food con-
tanned a foreign substance, the patron
has the right of recovery, declared
Associate Justice Harold M. Stephens,
delivering the opinion of the court.
The question arose in damage suit
brought by William j. Gushing against
Morris Rodman, owner of a drug
store and lunch room. Ordering a
breakfast of rolls and coffee on the
morning of November "a, 1884, Cush-
ing found pebble in his roll. injuring
Evening star., 1936-02-24

said, however, that the industry was
getting along splendidly" in the
price-fixing job under the Guffey act
to regulate the soft coal industry.
Representatives Of districts l and 2
In Pennsylvania and 3 in West Vir.
ginia met with the commission to con.
tinue work on coordination. Hos.
ford ordered another public hearing
on prices March 10.
Charles P. O'Nein OF New York, rep
resenting Central Pennsylvania op-
orators, joined Hos1ord in saying that
the industry was making good prog
ress.
We're about 80 per cent co-ordi-
mated now, and when this tangle
between districts l, 2 and 3 is
Strengthened out the job will be nearly
done," he said.
Evening star., 1936-02-24
K. OF c. GIVE DINNER

80 Initiates Into Fourth Degree
Are Guests.
Eighty candidates initiated into the
fourth degree of the knights of Co.
lumbus were guests at dinner given
by members from the District, Mary
land and Virginia in the Mayfiower
Hotel last night.
William E. Leahy was toastmaster
and Leo D. Ward, master of the
Fourth degree for Maryland and the
District, presided. Rev. Coleman
Nevils, former president Of George
town College, and now pastor of St.
Ignatius Church in New York, spoke.
Evening star., 1936-02-24

tie Mudd Monroe of Baltimore,
daughter of DR.. Mudd.
c. A. Newcomb of the Shoreham
Building, attorney for Mrs. Monroe,
said today he has not yet decided
whether to file the suit in District
Supreme Court or In New York City
court
The picture. which will he shown
here next week, deals with the story
of DIR. Mudd and his imprisonment on
Shark Island, OIL the Florida coast.
for suspected completely in Booths
escape.
Mrs. Monroe was paid $4,000 by the
film company and signed a contract
under which she was to see and edit
the script before production. The film
company did not live up to the con-
tract. she charges.
Evening star., 1936-02-24
Cafes automatically Guarantee
Food When Sold, Court Holds

his teeth. It developed that the roll
had been purchased from a bakery
and that restaurant employees could
not have known of the pebble with
out breaking open the roll, thereby
destroying its STABILITY.
Nevertheless, Justice Stephens de-
clared, protection of the public re-
quires that the courts take the view
that there is an implied warranty"
food offered to the public is fit for
consumption. Godfrey L. Munter and
Confer Bailey were attorneys for
Gushing. .&
Evening star., 1936-02-24
COORDINATION HITS
COAL PRICE HEARING
Chairman Of Commission, How.
ever, Says Industry Is
Getting Along"

BY the Associated Press.
The complicated task of co-ordinat-
Ing soft coal prices IN pennsylvania
and Northern West Virginia blocked a
final hearing, before the Bituminous
Coal Commission today, on prices for
the entire Eastern production area.
Charles F. Hosford, jr., chairman,
Evening star., 1936-02-24
H0HMANN RITES
TOBE TOMORROW
Burial in Arlington Cemetery
to Follow Service at
O'Clock.

Funeral services for Capt. Anton
Hohmann, 66, of 1888 Foxall road, an
adjudicator in the Widows and De-
Evening star., 1936-02-24

penQenCS CLAIMS
Service, Veterans
A d m ! nistration,
who died Satur-
day of a heart at
tack, will be held
at 10 am. tomor-
row in Our Lady
of Victory Cath
olic Church, fol-
lowing brief serv-
ices at the resi-
dence. B ur a !
will be in Airing
ton N a t 10 n a !
Cemetery.
Capt. Hohmann
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-22
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By DAN PARKER

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