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Evening star., 1936-10-09
MISS SEMPLE SUES
LAWYER FOR LIBEL
$15O,000 Demanded Of Mothers
Attorney, Alleging Use Of
Word "Blackmail."

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, October 9.-Roberta
Semple, complaining she was injured.
disgraced. and DETAINED" demanded
S150,000 today as damages from the
personal attorney of her mother,
Evangelist Aimee Semple Mcpherson,
as the latest turn in the family rift at
Angelus Temple.
A SANDER suit on file in Superior
Court by the brunette heiress to Mrs.
McPherson's Angelus Temple pulpit
was directed against Willedd Andrews.
veteran Los Angeles lawyer.
Miss Semple quoted Andrews as hav-
ing said Mrs. Mcpherson has been
threatened, inundated and black
mailed for the last time" and the
evangelist would take all precautions
to preserve the Foursquare Gospel
Church she founded in 1923.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
LOS ANGELES FETE
TO GREET POWER
Huge SearchIights to Play
on Skies as Line Is
Opened.
b the Associated Press.

81 the ASSOCIATED FteSs.
LOS ANGELES, October GA fes-
tive welcome awaits the arrival here
tonight of the first power from Boul-
der Dam, the Governments COLOSSUS
on the Colorado River.
Across 266 miles Of mountains and
desert, through the worlds greatest
transmission lines. a 1,000-ton gen.
orator will hurl electricity Of 115,00O
horsepower into the largest metropol-
itan area Of the West.
Searchlights producing 1000, 0,000,-
900 candlepower will sweep the skies,
heralding arrival of the current.
Ceremonies at the Civic Center. in
cluding q Nationwide broadcast, will
start at 7 pm. (lo pm. Eastern
standard time). At 1885, Miss Eliza
beth scattergood will touch key
to start the current, which will light
q huge orange-hued arc.
40 Illuminated Floats.
Fourteen minutes later, parade
Of 40 illuminated floats, 5000 per-
eULlS duu HuncIUuS UoiIuo HAA Aio'S
through the streets.
The generator starting today is the
first Of Is to be installed eventually,
giving the dam a total capacity OF
l,835.000 rated horsepower. This Is
more than three times that Of the
next largest production in the United
States, at Wilson Dam, Ala, and
more than twice that Of the next
largest in the world, from the
Dnieperstroy plant in Russia. which
produces 100000 horsepower.
$30,000,000 for System.
Los Angeles spent $4,000. 900 for
its transmission system, or nearly a
fifth of the sl65. 100000 cost Of the
dam project itself, and will gain
about 10 per cent reduction in power
and light costs, the municipal power
bureau said.
Boulder Dam power is allocated as
follows: Arizona and Nevada, l8
per cent each: metropolitan water dis
trict OF Southern California. 80 per
cent; Los Angeles, 13 per cent;
small municipalities, 6 per cent. and
Southern California Edison Co.. 9
per cent.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
TALK WITH CHANG
FA|LSTOEND CRISIS
Toxic Warns Optimism Is
justified-Demands Are
Deemed Excessive.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, October 9.-Japanese Off
cials declared today that the confer
ence between GeneraiisSimo Chang
Kai-Shek, China's dictator. and jap
anese Ambassador Shigeru Kawagoe
did not warrant optimism for settle
ment of the Sino-Japanese crisis.
A joint communique. issued after
the conference at Marking yesterday,
authoritative sources said. suggested
Chang regarded the japanese de-
mandS as excessive" and indicated
negotiations would be protracted and
difficult.
(Sentiment in both Japanese and
Chinese circles in Marking indicated
leSsening of tension.
(The Japanese embassy said Chang
expressed deep regret" over the re-
cent killings of Japanese in China and
applauded Kawagoe's "spirit.")
The newspaper Yomiuri asserted
Japanese demands include:
l. Joint defense against any Red
invasion by third country.
2. More liberal rights of self-gov-
ernment for the five North China
provinces.
8. Sincere efforts by the Marking
government to control anti-Japanese
activities.
4. Revision Of excessive Chinese
tariffs.
S. Completion Of traffic connections
between Japan and China, including
the Shanghai-Fukuoka Airline.
6. Employment of japanese ad-
visers in all departments Of the Nam
king government.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
BYRD TO DELIVER
CAMPAIGN SPEECH
Radio Address Will Be Made From
Richmond Tuesday
Evening.
BY the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, October 9.-Sena-
tor Harry Flood Byrd will make his
first speech of the Democratic national
campaign from Richmond by radio on
Tuesday evening, October IS. at 9
o'clock.
The Senator, who has been recuper-
ating from a recent illness, viii follow
by "a hours the appearance in the
mosque here of Col. Frank Knox. Re-
publican vice presidential candidate,
whose address also will be broadcast.
Senator Byrd's address holds inter-
est beyond that of regular campaign
address because some of his criticisms
of the New Deal have been used by
the Republicans in their campaign.
Before and after the Democratic
National Convention the Virginia
Senator made it plain that he was sup
porting the Democratic ticket, al
though he said he had no apologies for
his opposition to some Of the New Deal
measures. Senator Carter Glass
Democrat, Of Virginia held . similar
position. 4
Evening star., 1936-10-09
ROCKVILLE CLUB PLANS
ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW
BY q stan Correspondent OF The star.

ROCKVILLE, Md, October 9.-The
Community Garden Club of Rockville
will hold its annual amateur flower
show at the Fire House today, it IS
announced by Miss Laura Ann Wads-
worth. club president.
Entries were to close at II O'Clock
this morning with the judging to
be conducted from that time until 2
pm. The show will be open to the
public from 2 pm. until pm.
Miss Wadsworth said that all anna
teur horticulturists are invited to enter
the show. The programs. which may
be obtained from Miss Wadsworth or
Mrs. Eugene Scott. chairman of the
show, includes divisions for dahlias,
roses, ANIMALS, perennials, artistic ar
rangements, unusual potted plants or
cut flowers, fruits and vegetables.
A junior section with Amany prizes
also is scheduled. n
Evening star., 1936-10-09
TWO CHILDREN HURT

An northumberland quite unex-
pected-ride in their fathers automo-
bile yesterday landed Kenneth Moore,
S. and his 1-year-old sister Joan in
Georgetown Hospital.
The children. who live at 32l0
Forty-fifth street, accidentally released
the hand brake while playing in the
car in the 4400 block of Klingle road,
and the machine started down the
street. 1t travelled only short dis
tance, however, ending up in a hedge.
Kenneth and Joan were treated for
cuts and bruises.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
ROLL CALL UNDER WAY
IN COLLEGE PARK AREA
E. I. Oswald Heads Committee in
Charge of Red Cross Drive.
Other Members.

Pysstan Correspondent OF The star
COLLEGE PARK, Nd, october 8.
Organization for conducting the an
nual Red Cross roll call in this COM
munity has been completed, with E. 1.
Oswald serving as chairman Of the
committee, and the campaign has
been started. The territory has been
divided into districts headed by mem
bers of the committee.
The group includes DR.. H. F. Cot
termAn, E. F. Zalesak, Mrs. l.. j.
Hodgins. Mrs. j. L. Kelk, Mrs. Mil
ton A. Pyles. Mrs. Geary Eppley. S. B.
Shaw, j. 1. Palmore, Harry L. ClaEk,
George Darcy, Wade H. Rice, Mrs.
Ridgeley w. Axt. Miss Audrey Kill
Ian. Ralph A. Simmons and Mrs. w.
S, Bailey,
Evening star., 1936-10-09
GOId-PaUedROad
Fails to Cause
Prospector Rush
Workers Blast Into
Vein That Fizzled
in 1870.
BY the Associated Press.

WHEELING, w. Va. October "a
road through the hills will be paved
with gold.
Workmen blasting rock from a hill
side uncovered a vein of ore contain
ing a low content of gold.
But no one became excited. The
pay dirt" first was located in the
1905. There wasn't enough gold to
pay for operations. A gold rush"
fizzled out.
One Of the original prospectors who
abandoned their farms to work" the
vein still is living
He is 83-year-old George Buchan-
an Of suburban West Liberty.
Evening star., 1936-10-09

Mr.. Hardy re-
tired in June,
1884, as principal
engineer Of the
w a S h i n g t on
Aqueduct, the po-
Sition com i n &
under the United
States Engineers
Office, War De-
partment.
He had gone
to San Diego
with Mrs. Hardy
to spend the
Winter. in C e
leaving this city,
iI1St after his 70
Evening star., 1936-10-09
EDWARD D. HARDY
DIES IN SAN DIEGO
Heart Attack Is Fatal to
"Father" of D. c. Water
Systems.

Edward Dana Hardy. who as enei-
neer in charge of building the Dis
tricts modern filtration plants be.
came known as the father of WASH
ington's water publication systems,
died Wednesday of a heart attack in
San Diego. Calf. according to word
received here. He was 72 years old.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Man, ll4, Registers
And Expects to Vote
For Gov. LandOn
Bv the Associated Press.

.6V the hssoclateC freSs.
BALTIMORE, october o.
Resin Williams. ll4-year-old
colored man, registered here as a
Republican and announced he
would vote for Gov. ALI Landon.
Williams, who said he was Or
dained as a Methodist minister
in 1856, was born in Prince
Georges County, Md, in 1922.
He never was a slave. as his
grandmother was an Indian.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
TYPH00N HITS CROPS

MANILA, P. l., october 9 R.-A
typhoon ripped through provinces of
Northern Luzon today. uprooting trees,
destroying crops and shattering native
huts. No loss Of life was reported.
High winds delayed the regular
eastward flight Of Pan-American's
trans-Pacif1c plane.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Koran Heals Sick.

Orthodox Moslems believe that
few verses of the Koran, if written on
a piece of paper which is stepped IN
a bowl of water. will turn the water
into a most powerful medicine which
will heal the sick believer.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Oppose Hair Curling.

That hair curling Is "immodest, ex-
pensive and q device Of the devil" IL
the dictum of Q society formed to pro-
tect the morals Of women In Canton,
China.
Evening star., 1936-10-09

South Africa plans TO pension old
and sick animals.
Evening star., 1936-05-26

retary, also was watching both Ports
year Tire & Rubber employees are on
strike. McGrady Is en- route to Cleve-
land to attend the convention of the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers.
New 'Sitdown' Protest.
AKRON, Ohio, May 26 R.-Three
Ohio National Guard officers watched
the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
plants here today following the latest
In q series Of "sitdown" protests.
The "sitdown" started yesterday
following the arrest of more than q
score Of union rubber workers on war
rants charging violation of the Ohio
anti-rioting statute In connection with
q previous demonstration at the plant.
Yesterdays "sitdown" lasted only Q
few hours.
Thirty of thirty-one warrants issued
against union employees Of the COM
pany on the rioting charge had been
served today. The cases are sched-
uled for hearing tomorrow.
The Akron Central Labor Union
and leaders Of the Goodyear local of
United Rubberworkers Of America
have asked the American tCivil Lib
critics Union to aid In the defense of
the men. The warrants charge them
with holding as prisoners . group Of
company supervisors and non-union
workers.
Evening star., 1936-05-26

broadcast over the Columbia system.
The boys and girls who spurn die
tionaries staged an intellectual warm
ing-up party at get-together dinner
last night. They glibly banded about
polysyllable words, while their elders
listened in wonderment.
Little of the dinner, served in the
Hotel Hamilton, was eaten BY the
youngsters until the ice cream dessert
arrived. Perhaps the most confident
of the children was young Ackerman,
son of a suburban Peoria. H.. farmer.
He is the only repeater" this year,
having finished third in the 1885
competition.
All entrants will receive prizes. Be-
sides the $500, the winner will also
take two plaques, for home and school
display.
Chairman of today's bee was Dean
George B. Woods Of American Uni
versity. Pronouncers were DR.. H. E.
Warner. principal Of Hine Junior
High School, and Prof. H. r. Harding
of George Washington University.
Judges included Miss Eva G. Pinkston
and T. D. Martin, both OF the National
Education Association, and Rev.
James S. Montgomery, chaplain of the
House of Representatives. Director of
the contest Is Donald McWain Of the
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Evening star., 1936-05-26
WILL INSTALL OFFICERS

Newly elected officers of the Young
Democrats of America, District of
Columbia Division, will be installed
at the Willard Hotel at o'clock
tonight.
The officers are: j. Raymond Nunan,
president; Buford Worthy, first vice
president; Gene Pau1ey, second vice
president; Gladys Goeringer, record
ing secretary; Freda HOFFMAN, cor
responding secretary; Steele Kennedy,
treasurer; Hyman Goodbinder, men,
hership chairman; Fred Cuneo, resolu-
tons chairman: Leslie Gillis, District
affairs chairman. Oath of office will
be administered by Acey Caroway,
national executive secretary.
Evening star., 1936-05-26
0FF|C|ALSARE WON
TO 'TUGWELLTOWN'
Richards and Braden Lead
Commissioners on 3-Hour
Inspection.
RY GEORGE PORTER
BY GEORGE PORTER.

GREENBELT, Md, May 26.-For
three hours yesterday the Prince
Georges County Commissioners walk
ed, climbed and rode over the Resettle-
ment Administration IS 900, 900 brain
child here and then went back to their
routine jobs covered with dust and en-
thuSiaSm.
1t was their first inspection tour
of what promises TO be one of the
largest and by far the most modern
town within the county.
Under the personal guidance of Wal
lace Richards, resettlement regional
co-ordinator, and Roy S. Braden, who
will manage the town when completed,
the commissioners easily envisioned a
picture of the more abundant life in
suburban America life which 1000
souls seem destined soon to enjoy
with gardens at their back door,
beaches at their front door. parks at
their side door and all the modern
conveniences inside the home.
Parkway Is Planned.
The tour started, however. with a
reminder that the more abundant life
ends like an ordinary life-in a ceme-
terry. The first stop was beside a
fenced-in tract which Richards said
was a cemetery dating back to Revo-
lutlonary days, and nearby was the
site Of Greenbelt's future cemetery
with a single mound covered with
wilted flowers.
1t was the grave. Richards said, of
worker who had been on the project
since it started and who died last
week
Between the ancient and modern
cemeteries Richards pointed out val
ley, which, he said, will be converted
into a parkway. 1t will tie in with
the Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commissions park de-
velopment. The area includes the five
Indian springs and the first Washing
ton Baltimore turnpike.
Tugwelltown, the name that seems
to stick to the development in spite of
the official designation Greenbelt. is
intended to benefit the general public,
as well as resettlement families, the
commissioners learned when they Wis
tied the site of the proposed 25-acre
lake.
To Be Three Beaches.
On its shores will be three beaches,
Richards explained, one for local resi-
dents and two others for outsiders, who
will be charged fee to use them. The
commissioners inspected the partially
completed dam, 500 feet long and a.
feet high, which is to impound the
lake.
1t will be stocked with fish. Bathers
row boats and sail boats will be per-
mitted, but motor boats will be ban
ned.
Evening star., 1936-05-26
ROOSEVELT SPENDING
HIT IN G. 0. P. BOOK
People Punch Drunk" With Fig
ures, Pamphlet Charges-Short
Attacks Farley.

BY the Associated Press.
The Republican National Commit
tee, in a pamphlet made public TO-
day, said the American people are
''punch-drunk with figures because
of the spending Of the Roosevelt ad-
ministration."
I'VE have been needed with the
hundreds of millions until a billion
is so much breakfast food" said the
committee pamphlet. I'VE forget
that every time the large hand Of the
clock registers the hour another mil
lion of our money flies out of q win
dow in Washington.
The pamphlet, entitled THE Cost
of the New Deal" was one of q series
of pamphlets announced yesterday by
the committee.
Titled "granitegrsms," they are de-
scribed as discussing the New Deal
in the language of the laynan."
At the same time, Representative
Short, Republican. of Missouri said in
radio speech that the New Deal
was inconsistent, questioned, whether
its leaders have a clear conception"
of what they are trying to do, and
took Postmaster General Farley to
task for referring with what he
called eloquent disdain" to a "typi-
cal prairie State" in a recent ad-
dress.
In addition, the young Republican
organization, through the current
issue Of its magazine, The Trumpeter,
asserted Democratic propagandists"
were setting up q verbal plant
comparable to the one created In
Russia in the revolution"
Evening star., 1936-05-26

A six-letter word-"eczema"-to
day won $500 and the twelfth annual
national spelling bee championship
for a 1S-year old blond lass from
Stuart, Iowa.
Twice ruled from the contest on
disputed spellings. Jean Trowbridge.
daughter Of the Stuart postmaster,
was the sole survivor of contest in
which 100000 grammar school chill
dren have competed.
Second place and a $500 prize went
to Bruce Ackerman, "A, Morton, Ill,
who placed third last year. After a
long duel with the winner, Bruce mis-
spelled "prediliction, substituting an
"e" for the first a." The winner
then corrected him and spelled eczema
to close the finals In which II chill
dren spent three hours struggling over
tongue e-twisters.
While the children remained calm
upon the National Museum audi
torium platform, their elders were
frequently embroiled in heated dis
putes over various spellings.
The pretty victor was first ruled
from the bee on the uncommon
"chare" spelling of the word char,
as in "charwoman."
After 10 minutes discussion and
thorough examination of several
dictionaries, the judges decided she
could return to the platform. Less
than 5 minutes before the end Of the
bee she was again ruled out on the
word "numbskull," which she spelled
without the 3D." Again she was re-
instated when it was found both
interpretations were correct.
Third prize of 500 went to 12-year-
old Catherine Davis. Louisville, KY,
who confused the frequently baffling
"ei" and "ie" combinations in the
word "shrieking."
In order to hurry elimination of
entrants during the last hour Of the
bee q 300-word list, containing words
consistently missed by more than 80
per cent of average eighth grade
students, was used.
The contest was sponsored by the
Louisville CKy) Courier-Journal and
newspapers in 10 other States. It was
Evening star., 1936-05-26
ROOSEVELT BACK
FROM HYDE PARK
Leaves Mother improved.
Appears Refreshed by
Three.Day Rest.
BY ]. RUSSELL YOUNG.

i. President Roosevelt returned to his
White House desk this morning look
ing we'll and happy after a three-day
visit at the home Of his mother, Mrs.
Sara Delano Roosevelt. at Hyde Park,
N
The President left her last night
with the knowledge that she had i'm
proved from her hip injury. which
has confined her to her bed for nearly
two weeks, and satisfied that she Is
out of danger.
The President arrived at Union Sta
ton at $40 am. on his special train
after an overnight journey from Hyde
Park, and appeared well rested. When
not at his mothers bedside during his
stay he was motoring about the coun-
try, inspecting his farmlands and Wis
,ting old friends and neighbors.
Upon his return the President be-
gan going through his accumulated
mail and routine papers, after which
he resumed the role of consultant with
administration leaders in an effort O
speed the tax and relief bills, which the
President contends are the only legis-
lation on his must list" Mr.. Roose-
welt will start on another trip within
a fortnight If Congress cleans up its
work by June or if it agrees to take q
series of weekend recesses until it can
adjourn.
The President plans to leave here
June 8 on a weeks journey to Ark
ansas, Texas and Vincennes, Ind. He
is scheduled to make at least three
major addresses Next Saturday he
will participate in the Memorial day
exercises at Arlington National Gene
terry. He will be there only as spec
tator.
: During his brief stay at Hyde Park
Mr.. Roosevelt, from all outward ap-
pearances, took no hand in the New
York State political situation. 1t was
expected that he might take this op-
porunity to ask his personal friend
Gov. Lehman of New York, to recon-
slider his determination not to be q
candidate to succeed himself. It was
said the President did not even talk
over the telephone with the New York
Governor or other political leaders
He did. however, have long talk with
James Townsend, the Democratic
leader of the Presidents home county
IN New York
President Roosevelts engagement
dist today did not include any i'm
portant legislative conferences. Proni-
11ent among his engagements was one
with Dr. Rexford G. Tugwell, director
of, the Resettlement Administration
which recently received severe blow
from decision Of the Court of Ap-
peals of the District; Victor Ridder
New York publisher and P w. A. ad.
rninistrator for New York City; Repre-.
sentative Rankin of Mississippi anc
Gen. Frank T. Hines, administrator oi
veterans affairs, who discussed vet.
Grams affairs with the President; Nor.
ris Cook, director of the Rural Electri.
flcation Administration; Representa-
tive Monaghan of Montana, Assistant
Secretary of State Moore and Right
Honorable George Lansbury, member
Iof the British Parliament and first
commissioner of works JoSephus Dan
iels, American Ambassador to Mexict
and Secretary of the Navy when Pres
ident Roosevelt was Assistant Secre
tary, were the latter's luncheon guests
Evening star., 1936-05-26
PARLEY ON BONUS
CALLEDFOR TODAY
Meanwhile Postal Employees
Are Instructed on Proce-
dure in Making Delivery.

Plans for delivery of bonus bonds
TO veterans and the proper identifica-
ton of the ex-service men were to
be discussed at q conference today
between heads of all veterans organi-
zations and Postmaster Vincent G.
Burke at the postmaster's office.
Meantime the Postal Bulletin car
ried detailed instructions today in two
pages OF closely printed instructions
to postmasters and all postal employees
The bonds prepared for mailing
from the big backlog Of applications
filed over the last several months will
be put in the mail. to be delivered
on the night of June is, at IL differ
ent post ofices throughout the coun-
try, including the one here.
The bonds will be in registered let
ters marked for delivery 10 the ad-
dressee only.
Regardless Of the fact" said the
instructions, that the registered let
ters may be addressed in care OF a
person or institution. delivery shall
be made to addressee only"
Evening star., 1936-05-26
Congress in Brief
TODAY.


Senate:
debates commodity exchange con-
troll bill.
Commerce Committee studies rev.
enue-raising proposals.
Appropriations Subcommittee ex-
annines $2,364,22s,712 relief deficiency
bill.
House:
Considers bill increasing funds for
vocational education.
Ways and Means Committee meets
Oh substitute legislation for invalidated
Guffey coal bill.
Investigating committee on Town.
send old-age pension plan meets on
plans for contempt action against
DR.. F. E. Townsend.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Routine bills on calendar.
Appropriations Committee may be
ready to report work relief deficiency
bill.
House:
Considers Patman chain >store bill.
Public Roads Committee considers
Carmichael bill, 10 am.
District Committee considers mis-
cellaneous bills, 1880 am.